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

"Furthermore, when the bracelet senses the wearer's death or fatal injury, it will instantly emit electromagnetic waves within a radius of 100 meters. People within this 100-meter radius who receive these electromagnetic waves will be captured by the bracelet."

"It's completely impossible to kill someone in a secret realm without being detected, especially in a newbie area like Green Grassland."

"The evil forces aren't that stupid to carry out occasional massacres inside."

Liu Qi pondered, "Should we continue investigating?"

Liu Qingyun pondered for a moment: "Let's report to the bureau chief first."

the other side.

After returning home, Chu Yu and Lin Yue immediately told Chu Yuntian everything that had happened that day.

The living room of the Chu family villa was brightly lit. After listening to his daughter's account, Chu Yuntian, sitting in the main seat, suddenly became serious and his brows furrowed.

"Are they specifically targeting students with poor talent?"

He pondered, his fingertips lightly tapping the mahogany armrest: "There's probably more to this than meets the eye. Xiaoyu, you all need to be extra careful these next few days."

"Dad, I know it's dangerous."

Chu Yu sat down next to her father and took his arm: "But the martial arts exam is just around the corner, and we really can't let the training in the secret realm be delayed. Our team will look after each other."

"We have plenty of cultivation resources at home, why insist on going on adventures in secret realms?" Chu Yuntian sighed helplessly as he looked at his daughter's stubborn eyes.

He knew his daughter's temperament; once she made up her mind, nothing could change it. He changed the subject, his tone filled with indulgence and pride: "Here's what we'll do! I'll talk to your Uncle Ye and see if you can train in his company's internal training room. How about that? That place is much better than ordinary secret realms!"

Chu Yu's eyes lit up instantly, like they were filled with stars: "Really? Then... can I bring Lin Yue and the others along?"

"certainly!"

Chu Yuntian laughed heartily and patted his chest: "With my influence, it's just a matter of a word!"

Lin Yue, standing to the side, was completely bewildered. He didn't understand what was so special about "Ye Ming Company's training room," nor did he understand why Chu Yu was so excited. He noticed that when Chu Yu mentioned "Uncle Ye's company," there was an indescribable admiration in her tone.

"Young Miss, is there anything special about that training room?" he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Chu Yu turned her head, smiled mysteriously, and lowered her voice: "You'll know when you get there. Training there will improve your skills much faster than fighting monsters in the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue clicked his tongue in amazement and began to wonder what was so special about Ye Ming's training room.

Chu Yuntian was in a good mood and immediately picked up his phone to call Ye Ming. The call was quickly connected.

"Hey, Brother Chu?"

"Brother Ye, busy?"

"Just tell me what's on your mind."

"Hehe, haven't there been reports of people indiscriminately killing students in the secret realm recently?"

"Oh, that's something. I heard Baki and the others mention it. What happened?"

"You know me, I only have one daughter, and I cherish her dearly. Could you let them train in your training room?"

"Oh, no." Ye Ming's response on the other end of the phone was crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Chu Yuntian's smile froze, thinking he had misheard: "What did you say?!"

"I said, no." Ye Ming repeated, his voice calm and even.

Chu Yuntian's face fell, and he raised his voice a few decibels: "With all these years of friendship between us, you won't even help with this little thing? My daughter almost got into trouble; it's safer for her to stay with you!"

"Oh."

A faint, ambiguous chuckle came from the other end of the phone: "Brother Chu, friendship is friendship, but rules are rules. My facilities involve top company secrets; there are rules in any gang. If I make an exception for you, what will my core members use?"

"Damn it! It's just a training room, why are you being so stingy? How about I offer 1000 yellow spirit crystals!" Chu Yuntian was getting angry, especially since he had been humiliated in front of his daughter.

"This isn't about money, it's about principles," Ye Ming said calmly.

Chu Yuntian took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "So there's no room for negotiation?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone before Ye Ming's voice rang out again, his tone subtly changing: "It's not entirely out of the question."

Chu Yuntian's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed, "What are your conditions? Just say it! As long as I, Chu, can do it!"

"It's very simple," Ye Ming's voice came through the receiver clearly, with a hint of barely perceptible amusement.

"You'll have to pay more."

"..."

Chu Yuntian held the communicator, his expression instantly freezing. He opened his mouth, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say. Chu Yu and Lin Yue exchanged glances, and the atmosphere in the living room became somewhat strange.

When the Yun family heard about it, Yun Yulin showed curiosity.

The fact that someone could kill someone in a secret realm and still not be caught by the Secret Realm Management Bureau shows that that person must have extraordinary characteristics.

Deep within an abandoned air-raid shelter beneath the surface of Luoxia City, the damp, musty smell mingled with the stench of decaying old newspapers. A makeshift incandescent light bulb swayed overhead, casting elongated and shortened shadows of several people gathered around, their distorted projections onto the mottled walls adorned with faded slogans.

A burly, one-eyed middle-aged man with several scars on his face exuded a chilling aura as he swept his eyes over the crowd below.

"I'm sure you've all heard about what happened in Luoxia City recently." His tone wasn't so much a question as a confirmation.

The middle-aged man in the leather jacket, standing slightly forward, frowned and interjected, "Leader, are you referring to... those attacks on students? According to the intelligence, weren't they killed by hordes of monsters?"

"That was true in the past, but today I received information that this was deliberate. The fact that it was able to evade the Secret Realm Management Bureau's investigation and remain undetected means that the perpetrator must possess a powerful ability."

"Ever since we were wiped out by the Black Dragon Society, my wounds ache whenever I think of that guy."

"I thought we had been abandoned by headquarters, but according to news coming from inside the Chu Group, a brand new gene drug is about to be successfully developed."

"The higher-ups are very interested in this stuff. Soon they will send down one of the Twelve Earthly Branches, and we need to cooperate with him to seize the data on the gene serum. We also need to help us destroy the Black Dragon Society so that we can regain our foothold in Luoxia City."

"Therefore, we can't just sit here and wait to die. We need to find that guy; we need his strength."

&: "Yes, Chief!"