I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Now you know what you're about to face, right?"

Zhang Xu harbored some resentment towards Liang Shaohui, knowing full well that the Xuan'an Bureau was guarding Sun Shizheng, yet he still entrusted such an important matter to him.

Trust is good, but he doesn't want this kind of deadly trust at all!

"Mr. Zhang, what should we do now? Should we take action?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Xu said, "Let's wait a bit longer. There should be more people coming tonight than just those from before. Let others be cannon fodder first, wear down the Xuan'an Bureau's people, and check their strength while we're at it!"

"You should have noticed just now, right? The Xuan'an Bureau deployed a group of five people on each of the three sides of Yunxi Residence. They should have lost three or five of them in the last round of fighting!"

"There's another sniper, and there should be others who haven't shown up yet."

He had already decided in his mind that he wasn't confident of making a move now, and if no one else made a move, he didn't plan to do so either.

No matter what kind of fury Liang Shaohui might unleash, it's better than losing your life!

Moreover, he believed that Liang Shaohui would understand that if they acted rashly, it wouldn't matter if they lost their lives, but it would be troublesome if they were captured alive.

Once we're inside the Xuan'an Bureau, who can guarantee they won't speak up?

If Liang Shaohui is exposed, the Liang family will be finished too!

Of course, their families will also be doomed.

He had just seen it all; the Xuan'an Bureau officers had all fired shots at the enemy's hands, feet, buttocks, and other non-vital parts, clearly indicating that they were deliberately leaving survivors.

We don't even know whose group those people belong to. If the Xuan'an Bureau takes them back alive, then the power behind them is finished!

On the other side, Fan Linsen put away his gun. "You keep watch here for now. I'm going out for a walk."

Zhuang Yan's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and in the end he did not stop Fan Linsen.

He knew Fan Linsen's intention, and the red dots on the thermal imaging screen stopped moving.

With such a commotion outside, it would be highly unreasonable if not a single commander from the Xuan'an Bureau showed up!

Fan Linsen went out for a stroll on purpose to make his presence known, to make it seem plausible, and to lure those people into making a move.

When those red dots on the screen were still, Zhuang Yan hesitated about whether to send more people out.

Adding more people can make the defense more secure, but it may also scare away those who are afraid to take action!

The martial arts skills and weapon characteristics of the Xuan'an Bureau members dictate that they are only good at defense and not good at pursuit.

If those people outside want to leave, Xuan'an Bureau really can't do anything about it!

Let them go, and Sun Shizheng will be safe tonight. But Zhuang Yan was unwilling to give up, thinking of the miserable state of the Fifth Special Forces.

The outer perimeter of Yunxi Residence.

Fan Linsen made a round of inspections, instructing the people in the outer groups to dispose of the corpses and survivors, and then walked towards Yunxi Residence.

Upon entering the hall, he looked around and then called out, "Is Mr. Sun Shizheng here? I am Fan Linsen from the Xuan'an Bureau!"

The sound carried throughout the entire villa, and Sun Shizheng and the others in the basement also heard it.

"They're from the Xuan'an Bureau, could it be a trap?"

Zheng Qiuyi looked at Fan Linsen on the surveillance screen, feeling both nervous and vigilant.

"Probably not!" Le Fei was also staring at Fan Linsen. "The Xuan'an Bureau's combat uniforms are uniform; everyone wears matte black cut- and shockproof special operations uniforms."

"The fabric is blended with high-strength fibers and a thin titanium alloy mesh, which can mitigate impact and isolate the body surface temperature to avoid thermal imaging detection."

"Each person also wears a dedicated communicator in their ear and is equipped with two different special operations firearms, which are used in rotation according to the needs of team operations."

Zheng Qiuyi was surprised and somewhat admiring. "Feifei, how do you know so much?"

Le Fei proudly declared, "I'm a professional!"

Then she looked at Sun Shizheng, "Mr. Sun, would you like to go out and see him?"

"I think it's okay..."

"Don't worry about it, he's coming this way!" Sun Miaomiao interrupted before Le Fei could finish speaking.

Le Fei looked at the surveillance screen and slapped her forehead. "I forgot about that. He's from the Xuan'an Bureau. He even has the design plans for the entire Yunxi Residence. How could he not know about the basement?"

"That further proves that he has no problem!"

Two minutes later, hearing a knock on the door, Le Fei opened it. "Hello, Mr. Fan, what's the situation outside? Has everything been resolved?"

"You knew what was happening outside, and you even hid here beforehand?" Fan Linsen was surprised and looked at Le Fei with curiosity.

He was just asking, knowing it wasn't the time to talk about these things, but he still couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "That Qin Ge is really something else!"

So you felt safe leaving because you thought Xuan'an Bureau could handle it?

This trust is quite profound.

His gaze then fell upon Sun Shizheng. "Hello, Mr. Sun Shizheng, I am Fan Linsen from the Xuan'an Bureau, here to protect your safety."

"A group of thugs just tried to attack Yunqiju, but our people took care of them."

"However, based on our assessment, they are only the first group, and we cannot guarantee their complete safety yet. I came here to check on your situation and to stay and protect you."

Upon hearing this, everyone's nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.

Inside a room in the villa next door.

Zhuang Yan received a report that the people outside had already completed the initial cleanup of the scene. "It seems they're not working together..."

The red dots on the screen remained motionless. If they were with the people who had been arrested, they wouldn't have just stood by and watched the Xuan'an Bureau take prisoners alive.

"Captain, what are they waiting for—neither attacking nor retreating?"

"We'll find out soon, stay alert!"

Zhuang Yan checked the time. Starting from the appearance of the first group of attackers at Yunxi Residence, the Xuan'an Bureau's reinforcements would arrive at Yunxi Residence in at most twenty minutes.

They dared to come even knowing that the people from the Xuan'an Bureau were here; they couldn't possibly be aware of that.

There are only ten minutes left. It's either retreat or take action. There's not much time left for them to consider. Once the main force arrives, they won't be able to leave!

"Captain, it's moving!"

A teammate's slightly excited voice interrupted Zhuang Yan's thoughts, "Something's not right, the red dots are getting more numerous, and they're still increasing!"

"Someone is still approaching Cloud Dwelling!"

The red dot on the thermal imaging screen is moving closer to the Cloud Dwelling, and more red dots are appearing at locations further away from the Cloud Dwelling.

"So many..." Even the usually composed Zhuang Yan was moved. "Attention all groups, scoundrels have appeared!"

"Disable pulse wide-area mode; fire immediately if any rats enter firing range!"

"Snipers, provide support. Your main targets are experts at the Heavenly Realm level and above. After firing, regardless of whether you hit, immediately reposition. If necessary, abandon your sniper rifles and rejoin the formation!"

"Snipers number one and two, remember your duty! Your battlefield lies beyond the inner gate of Yunxi Residence!"

"Other personnel should quickly reinforce as planned after the gunfire!"

"I'll emphasize again, no one is allowed to initiate a pursuit; our mission is defense!"