Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

Guo Haihuang landed lightly, his toes touching the hilt of the long sword stuck in the ground. His clothes fluttered, and he remained as steady as a mountain. His gaze calmly fell on the last burly man, who was terrified and wielding a meteor hammer.

"Tsk, now you're the only one still standing." Guo Haihuang shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with mockery. "Congratulations, lucky one. If our leader hadn't ordered that someone be kept alive for questioning, you'd be keeping them company by now."

The burly man watched in horror as the old man dealt with his four companions with ease, as if slicing melons and vegetables. He was terrified out of his wits.

Upon hearing the word "live," he lost all will to fight. With a scream, he threw down his meteor hammer and turned to run for his life in the distance, wishing he had two more legs.

"Since the chairman wants you alive, then I'll spare your leg."

Guo Haihuang murmured to himself as he gracefully descended from the hilt of his sword. The instant his toes lightly touched the ground, an invisible and intangible wave of energy emanated from him in a ring. Strangely, the dust on the ground only stirred slightly and did not rise, demonstrating his exquisite control over his power.

The long sword stuck in the ground seemed to be activated by this invisible force, and with a clear "hum," it sprang up from the ground on its own. Guo Haihuang didn't even look, but grabbed the hilt with his backhand, and then flicked his wrist, throwing the long sword like a javelin!

"Whoosh—!"

The longsword transformed into a silver lightning bolt, tearing through the air and catching up with the fleeing burly man in an instant.

"Pfft!"

The blade pierced his right scapula with precision, and the powerful momentum propelled his body forward until, with a loud "Duang," it pinned him firmly to a brick wall dozens of meters away! The burly man let out a shrill scream, struggled a few times, but could not break free.

Guo Haihuang clapped his hands, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

Night fell silent once more, with only the lone lamp by the door and the mess on the ground telling the story of the brief but intense battle that had just taken place.

Meanwhile, inside a luxury car being watched from a distance, the man clenched his fists.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! And you call yourselves Xuan-level assassins? You can't even handle a dying old man!!"

Just then, a knocking sound came from the window.

The middle-aged man looked out the window and realized it was her.

Then the window slowly rolled down.

The woman spoke first: "The head of the Chen family certainly has a refined taste, enjoying the moon here so late at night."

Chen Rui's lips curled up slightly: "Isn't this Director Wang? What brings you here?"

Wang Yanzhi smiled and said, "I received news that someone was going to cause trouble here, so I came to check it out."

Chen Rui pretended to know nothing and looked around.

"Causing trouble?! No, I've been here the whole time, nothing's happened around here. Director Wang's intelligence is a bit wrong."

"Perhaps so. Then I won't disturb Patriarch Chen's moon-viewing."

The car window slowly rolled up, completely isolating the inside from the outside. The instant the window closed completely, the smile on Chen Rui's face vanished, replaced by a chillingly gloomy expression, almost dripping with menace.

"How did she get here? Is it a coincidence, or..." Chen Rui's mind raced, a growing sense of foreboding intensifying. He immediately turned to his trusted driver, who was also his personal bodyguard, and asked in a low voice, "Has there been any news from the Chu Group?"

Seeing the patriarch's grim expression in the rearview mirror, the driver cautiously replied, "Master, for now... there's no news. Communications are also silent. I'm afraid... the situation isn't good."

"Damn it!" Chen Rui cursed under his breath, slamming his fist on the armrest again. This time, in their attempt to bring down the Black Dragon Society, the Chen family had risked inviting trouble, cooperating with "outsiders" of unknown origin, and even tacitly approving the black-clad assassins they sent to create chaos in the city—all to distract the police and the Black Dragon Society, making it easier to target the core assets of the Chu Group. They thought this two-pronged approach would be foolproof, but it seems both sides have run into trouble!

"Go! Leave this place immediately!" Chen Rui made a quick decision; this place was not a safe place to stay.

"Yes, Master!" The driver immediately started the engine, and the black sedan slid silently into the night like a ghost, quickly disappearing into the distance.

After the Chen family's car drove away, Wang Bin walked out from the side.

"Young Miss, the battle over there is over."

"Guo Haihuang won, didn't he?"

"Yes, Miss. Guo Haihuang easily dealt with the assassination squad ranked third on the Xuan-level assassin list all by himself."

"Their skill levels are not that different, but their combat awareness and experience are vastly different."

"The martial artist's level is probably at an extremely high level, but I haven't been able to discern the opponent's characteristics."

Wang Yanzhi nodded. ("Who exactly are these guys? A year ago, the intelligence showed they were nothing special, but in just one year, their strength has grown to such a level. The Black Dragon Society must have some big secrets that no one knows about.")

She temporarily set aside these doubts and asked about another important matter: "What about the other areas? Have any traces of those assassins in black been found?"

Wang Bin's expression turned serious: "Yes. 'Never-Sleeping City' in District A of the main city has been confirmed to have been attacked by men in black. Preliminary statistics indicate that dozens of civilians have been injured or killed, and several of our brothers who rushed there... have also been killed."

Wang Yanzhi's eyes suddenly sharpened like knives, and a chill naturally emanated from them.

Wang Bin immediately added, "Captain Liu Qingyun has already led an elite team to handle the situation, but there's still no news. However, the Black Dragon Society has sent Huashan Xun to guard Area A, so the matter should have been resolved by now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yanzhi's brows relaxed slightly.

She had witnessed Kaoru Hanayama's strength, and he described her as a born monster with a divinely bestowed physique.

"Notify me immediately if you have any news."

"It's the young lady."

At this moment, a large number of people from the Chu Group were patrolling outside, while Chu Yuntian and Ye Ming were sitting in the hall drinking tea.

At this moment, Ye Ming put down the cup in his hand.

"They're here."

Chu Yuntian revealed an excited expression.

"It's finally here! I've been waiting for so long!"

Li Bo then took out a walkie-talkie and warned everyone to be on guard.

Ye Ming said with some disappointment, "I thought we'd catch some big fish today, but it turns out they've all just small fry."

"Do the Chen and Lei families really think they can take the key away with these guys?"

Chu Yuntian laughed and said, "That Lei Laohu is just a brute. The Lei family was built up by his father's hard work. He was not good at studying since he was a child. If it weren't for his good awakened meridians, he wouldn't be where he is today."

"That dead rat Chen Qingyuan is different; he's incredibly cunning. This kind of thing was probably his idea."

Ye Ming rolled her eyes at Chu Yuntian, because in Ye Ming's eyes Chu Yuntian was also a brute.