After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

The group of people disembarked from the plane, their legs trembling.

This is a vast, empty place, with sandstorms swirling in the air and yellow earth covering everything. The word "desolate" is not enough to describe it. Looking up, one can only see what appear to be mountains and trees on the horizon.

"What kind of place is this?" Lou Chen kicked at the mud and sand on the ground, his disgust unspoken.

"It's so desolate and sparsely populated, how are we supposed to leave?" Lu Ze was stunned when he saw the scenery after getting off the plane.

Only two bodyguards were on board the plane. As soon as they got off, they immediately surrounded Zhu Yan and checked the surroundings.

"I just checked, there's no signal here, I can't contact the outside world." Xu Zhiyuan took out his phone, raised his hand, and tried to find a signal in all directions, but there was no place with a signal.

"Use the satellite phone to ask for help," Zhu Yan instructed Lin Shen.

Lin Shen took out his satellite phone after boarding the plane and made a call, whispering to himself. It was unclear whose number he was dialing, but his eyebrows and eyes were almost furrowed together.

Zhu Yan took the map from the bodyguard, lowered his head, and examined it carefully.

The more I looked at it, the more something seemed off.

This place seems somewhat familiar...

Zhu Yan took out his pen and circled the flat land where they were, as well as a mountainous area not far from them—the Qingmang Mountains.

"Young Master, Third Young Master is looking for you." Lin Shen carefully walked to Zhu Yan's side and handed him the satellite phone.

The Third Young Master? Is it Zhu Yu?

Unexpectedly, Lin Shen sought help from his third brother.

Zhu Yan took the phone.

"Third Brother." Zhu Yan's flat voice revealed no particular tone.

"Ayan? How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?" Zhu Yu, on the other hand, was so frightened by what he heard from Lin Shen about Zhu Yan's harrowing experience that his voice trembled. He wished he could rush to Zhu Yan's side right now.

"It's alright, but you might need to send some people over." Zhu Yan's gaze remained fixed on the map.

"Where are you? I'm coming right now." Zhu Yu was at the Dark Night headquarters at the moment. As long as he knew Zhu Yan's location, he could immediately dispatch troops to him.

"It's on the back side of the Qingmang Mountains. You can check the exact latitude and longitude using satellite positioning," Zhu Yan said, looking at the map.

"Okay, Ayan, don't be afraid, stay in touch, and wait for your brother." Zhu Yu was really panicked, swallowing hard, his voice choked with emotion.

He was afraid, afraid of losing the celebration banquet again.

He had had enough of the pain of losing his younger brother.

"Um."

In contrast, the banquet was eerily calm.

Because this wasn't his first time here.

"Brother Yan, Brother Yan, your brother is pretty efficient, he arrived so quickly." Lu Ze shouted to Zhu Yan as he looked at the group of "little ants" approaching from afar.

More than a dozen off-road vehicles sped up from the hillside in the distance, with motorcycles even leading the way.

The nearly 50-degree slope was like flat ground to this group of people, clearly indicating that they had lived in this area for a long time and knew the terrain like the back of their hand.

"This doesn't seem like they're here to rescue us." Zhu Yan frowned, realizing that the group of people approaching them... was not right.

Sure enough, the group changed the formation of the convoy, from a straight line at the beginning to now forming a circle, slowly surrounding Zhu Yan and the others.

"These people don't look like they're here with good intentions. Let's run." Lu Ze realized that this group of people were definitely not here to rescue him!

"Where are you going? Don't you want to see how many people are on the other side?" Xu Zhiyuan dismissed Lu Ze's thoughts.

It seems the plane carrying Zhu Yan's bodyguards hasn't reached this flat area yet to make an emergency landing. Therefore, the people present alone are no match for the group opposite them.

Remaining unchanged amidst constant change, Zhu Yan and the others quietly waited for these people to approach.

"Buzz—"

Until several cars drifted in front of them, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The bodyguards behind Zhu Yan quickly moved in front of him, blocking most of the sand and dust and protecting him well.

The crowd watched the cars in front of them warily, observing their every move.

At this moment, a man with a buzz cut stepped out of the car. He had regular features and a sharp beauty, but his only flaw was a long scar on his face.

But the scar added a touch of mystery to the man.

"Who are you?" Xu Zhiyuan squinted, took a few steps forward, and stared directly at the man in front of him.

The scarred man completely ignored Xu Zhiyuan, his gaze sweeping over everyone else before landing precisely on Zhu Yan.

"Let me introduce myself, Ye Yu." Ye Yu raised the corners of his mouth, his smile intriguing.

"Who cares who you are? What do you mean by this? Want to fight?" Lu Ze couldn't stand Ye Yu's smile and bravely stepped forward.

"Fighting?" Ye Yu's gaze never left Zhu Yan. "I don't have the time to mess around with you guys."

"Boss, is that your friend? Why is he staring at you?" Ye Yu was openly staring at Zhu Yan, making it hard for Lou Chen not to notice.

"Do you think we're friends?" Zhu Yan gave him a speechless look.

Zhu Yan had no recollection of the scarred man, but he gave her a feeling of familiarity.

It seems like I've encountered it somewhere before.

"If it's not a fight, then what's the point of all this big fuss?" Xu Zhiyuan disliked Ye Yu's gaze, especially his extremely aggressive look at Zhu Yan.

"Of course, I'm inviting a friend... to come over." Ye Yu's smile widened.

You could tell from Ye Yu's gaze who this friend he was talking about was.

Everyone else's eyes were also drawn to the banquet.

"Inviting guests, quite a grand affair." Zhu Yan stepped out from behind the bodyguards and looked directly at Ye Yu.

"Of course, after all, I'm showing my utmost sincerity, so naturally I should treat my guests with the highest level of hospitality." Ye Yu didn't avoid Zhu Yan's gaze and met his eyes.

"So, is this sincerity enough to move you?" Ye Yu dropped the pretense and invited Zhu Yan to a private banquet.

Zhu Yan gave a cold laugh, glancing at the men in black behind Ye Yu. "Do I have the right to choose?"

"Hahaha," Ye Yu's hearty laughter rang out, but there was no hint of sarcasm in it.

"Of course I do. If you don't like it, I'll try another way to invite you." Ye Yu changed his position, sitting on the hood of the SUV, with his hands resting on the car.

Zhu Yan stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "Alright, lead the way."

Zhu Yan wanted to see what this scarred man was up to.

He turned around, nodded to the others, exchanged glances, and prepared to get into the car.

Seemingly because Zhu Yan readily agreed to his request, Ye Yu smiled and got up, deliberately walking to the back seat of his car.

"Wait, you, sit with me." Ye Yu looked at Zhu Yan.

The others were genuinely worried about letting Zhu Yan be with such a dangerous person, and they all looked at Zhu Yan with concern.

"Is this your way of treating guests?" Zhu Yan didn't touch the food.

Ye Yu personally opened the car door, leaning against the door frame with one hand, a smile playing on his lips:

"Little friend, you really don't remember me?"

Ye Yu lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

"Oh, that would be so heartbreaking."