The evil dragon has been released from prison; it will only kill, not save!

Qin Hao didn't sleep for long.

At 3:17 a.m., my phone kept vibrating on the bedside table.

His right arm was being supported by Lin Chutang, and he dared not move.

My left hand reached for my phone; the screen was blindingly bright—it was a call from Wei Shiyue.

"explain."

"Master! The Qin family's old residence has been attacked!"

Qin Hao suddenly sat up.

Startled awake, Lin Chutang groggily looked up and asked, "What's wrong...?"

Qin Hao had already gotten out of bed and placed one hand on her shoulder: "It's okay, you can continue sleeping."

He strode out of the bedroom, closed the door behind him, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"Ten minutes ago, five people scaled the wall and entered the backyard of the old house. Our sentries spotted them immediately, and a firefight broke out between the two sides."

"Where is Grandpa?"

"Old Master Qin is safe and has been moved to the basement. But the people who came are all tough opponents, at least at the eighth level of the cultivation realm—the six of us in the old house are under a lot of pressure."

As Qin Hao listened, he had already put on his pants and pulled his shirt over his body.

"Five people?"

"Five have been confirmed so far, but we cannot rule out the possibility of backup on the perimeter."

Five experts at the eighth level or above came specifically for the old house.

When the operation was closed last night, all twenty members of the Heavenly Fiend Alliance were wiped out.

Logically, it should be impossible for the other side to organize another attack in a short period of time.

Unless these people are not from the Heavenly Fiend Alliance.

"Falcon Pavilion?"

"It's not confirmed yet. The fighting is too intense, and our men can't spare any time to capture prisoners alive."

Qin Hao clenched his fist.

Where are you now?

"The hospital. I can't leave here with Uncle San and Ruoqing."

"Don't retreat, you hold the hospital. I'll go to the old house myself."

"Master, should we inform Fang Jiuming—"

"It's too late."

Qin Hao hung up the phone and sent Jiang Qingqian a voice message: "Bring everyone in Fengtang who can move to the entrance of Peninsula Garden within five minutes and come with me to the Qin family's old residence."

After sending the message, he went to the entrance to put on his shoes.

The bedroom door opened.

Lin Chutang stood at the door wearing a coat, her hair still loose.

"Qin Hao, what happened?"

"The old house was attacked."

Lin Chutang's face turned pale: "Grandpa—"

"Grandpa is safe and has gone into the basement. I'm going there now to handle things."

Qin Hao walked over, cupped her face, and kissed her forehead.

"Don't go out. Lock the door and don't open it for anyone."

Lin Chutang bit her lip and nodded.

"you……"

"Don't worry, I'll make you breakfast when I get back."

Qin Hao turned and left.

During the thirty seconds the elevator descended, he called Fang Jiuming again.

No one answered.

Play it a second time.

Still no one answered.

Qin Hao frowned.

Fang Jiuming is someone who always has his phone with him; he won't answer twice.

Not right.

He dialed the number a third time, and after six rings, the call was finally answered.

"Master, Master—" Fang Jiuming's voice was heavy with breathlessness, and there were sounds of weapons clashing in the background.

"Did something happen to you too?"

"Yunxi Dock has been attacked!"

Qin Hao stopped in front of the elevator door.

"What?"

"Seven or eight people, who appeared out of nowhere, rushed straight to the basement—we stopped most of them, but two of them sneaked into the corridor leading to the interrogation room—"

Crows.

Qin Hao's temple throbbed violently.

"The raven is in the interrogation room!"

"I know! I sent people to stop them! But the people who came were too skilled in martial arts, at least at the peak of the ninth level—"

Qin Hao gripped his phone tightly.

The old house was attacked, and Yunxiwu was ambushed.

The incidents occurred in two places simultaneously.

Before he could finish speaking, a thought exploded in his mind.

There were five people at the old house.

There are seven or eight people here.

There are thirteen in total.

Last night, all twenty members of the Heavenly Fiend Alliance were captured. Where did these people come from?

Moreover—the attack from the old house came too suddenly and too precisely.

It was as if they had timed it perfectly, precisely when he was away from the Qin family.

Luring the tiger away from the mountain.

The five people at the old house weren't there to kill him; they were there to lure him over.

The real target—is Cloud Dwelling. It is the crows.

They want to silence them.

Qin Hao stood at the elevator entrance and made a decision within three seconds.

"Fang Jiuming, protect Hanya at all costs! Even if it costs you your life, you can't let her die!"

"Master—"

"I'm going straight to Yunxiwu!"

He rushed out of the building.

In the parking lot, Jiang Qingqian was already waiting with four other people.

"Master, the car is ready—"

"Let's not go to the old house, let's go to Yunxiwu!"

Jiang Qingqian paused for a moment: "Over at the old house—"

"The old house was a feint. Their target is the jackdaws."

Jiang Qingqian immediately realized what was happening and opened the car door.

"Get on the bus!"

The car engine roared as it sped out of the parking lot, the tires screeching as they scraped the ground.

Qin Hao sat in the back seat and dialed Fang Jiuming's number again.

busy tone.

The call won't go through.

He then called Wei Shiyue.

"How's the situation at the old house?"

"Master, the situation has stabilized. Those five were attacking fiercely, but we've brought in two more teams. We've already pinned three of them down in a corner of the backyard, and the other two have been forced against the wall—"

"Capture one alive, the rest are up to you. I suspect the old house is a diversionary tactic."

Wei Shiyue reacted quickly: "The leader means—"

"Yunxi Dock has been ambushed; the target is Han Ya."

Wei Shiyue on the other end of the phone fell silent, only rapid breathing remained.

"I will immediately send two men to provide reinforcements—"

"It's too late. I'm already on my way. You finish up at the old house first, and interrogate the suspects as soon as you catch them alive."

"yes!"

Qin Hao hung up the phone and leaned back in his seat.

It takes at least 25 minutes to drive from Peninsula Garden to Yunxiwu.

Twenty-five minutes.

I can't get through to Fang Jiuming by phone.

The corridor leading to the interrogation room was that long.

For a master at the peak of the ninth level or above, killing a woman chained with iron chains wouldn't take more than two minutes.

He closed his eyes, his knuckles turning white from the effort.

"Qingqian, could you go faster?"

"That's already 160, Master."

"Stepped down to 200."

Jiang Qingqian gritted her teeth and floored the accelerator.

The car sped along the empty night road, the streetlights casting streaks of light outside the windows.

Qin Hao called Fang Jiuming again.

It answered after two echoes.

"Master—" Fang Jiuming's voice was hoarse, as if he had been burned in a fire.

"Where are the crows?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

In that instant, Qin Hao's heart sank.

"Master... your subordinate is incompetent."

Qin Hao slammed his fist on the car door with a muffled thud, and the car window cracked with spiderweb-like patterns.

"She's dead?"

"...Yes. Those two experts broke through the corridor's defenses and entered the interrogation room, shattering her skull with a single palm strike. By the time I arrived...it was too late."

The carriage was deathly silent.

Jiang Qingqian glanced at Qin Hao's face in the rearview mirror.

His face was expressionless.

But on the back of his hand holding the phone, the veins were bulging.

"What about the other two?"