After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

He was reborn from the night and returned to the present.

Although he always referred to himself as a "cow or horse," he helped him analyze various situations and even taught him martial arts techniques.

But the more relaxed and carefree the old devil appeared, the more he seemed like a kind old grandfather, the more uneasy Zhou Ran felt.

In the world of cultivation, what love is there without a reason?

Possession.

These two words have always been like a sword hanging over our heads.

Tonight, he has absorbed the essence and inner strength of four experts, and his cultivation has faintly touched the threshold of the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

If Ye Futian absorbs this bone jade and spirit stone, his divine soul power will surely increase greatly.

If one day, when my cultivation has improved enough, I am able to bear his demonic soul...

Zhou Ran's mind raced with thoughts, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Old Deng, my foundation is not yet stable. Wuji Sect may send even stronger people at any time. We need to keep these things as trump cards."

"you……"

Ye Futian clearly understood Zhou Ran's excuse and snorted coldly.

"Little fox cub, you're quite wary."

"I have always acted with integrity and uprightness; why would I plot against you?"

After saying that, the old man fell silent and stopped talking.

Zhou Ran's lips twitched.

What kind of demonic cultivator would claim to be upright and honorable?

He took a deep breath and carefully put away the bone jade and spirit stones.

Tonight's battle, though seemingly won easily, was actually extremely dangerous.

If Xing Lie's final move, "Heart-Eating Gu," had been used by an ordinary cultivator, they would probably have suffered a great loss.

Fortunately, the Yin-Yang Manual is powerful and can overcome these evil spirits.

At this moment, the enormous energy absorbed from Xing Lie in his dantian was churning like magma.

The essence of a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm is indeed extraordinary.

After "playing chess" with Xiao Hongli, he was already on the verge of a breakthrough.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged under the shower, continuously refining the essence he had absorbed that night.

"call……"

He exhaled a breath of turbid air, and a white stream of air shot out more than three feet like a sharp arrow, indicating that his cultivation had reached the sixth level of Qi Condensation.

The late stage of Qi Condensation, the realm of a terrestrial immortal, is just around the corner.

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Xiao Hongli, dressed in a smart black suit, came out with light makeup on her face to cover up her fatigue and paleness.

At this moment, she transformed back into the powerful and icy female CEO.

But when she looked at Zhou Ran, a tender, gentle look appeared in her eyes.

Chen Ya also stood up, straightened her skirt, walked to Zhou Ran's side, and handed him a well-fitting suit.

"Let's go, my great hero."

Chen Ya parted her red lips slightly,

"Let's go see what kind of show those clowns from the Xiao family have prepared for us."

Seeing this, Xiao Hongli hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and stepped forward to take Zhou Ran's right arm.

One left and one right.

Two stunningly beautiful women were by his side.

As Zhou Ran felt the distinctly different warmth and elasticity coming from both sides of her arms, her guard against Ye Futian was temporarily washed away by this gentle embrace.

He now understands Ye Futian's happiness a little better.

The main hall of the Xiao family mansion is extremely spacious.

The space, which could easily accommodate hundreds of people, felt unusually crowded at this moment.

The air was filled with the smell of expensive cigars and the sour stench of greed.

The main seat in the center of the hall was empty; it was the reserved seat for the old man, Xiao Zhenguo.

Xiao Changfeng sat at the head of the left-hand seat, holding a pair of pointed lion head clasps in his hands.

To his left sat a group of elders and collateral relatives of the Xiao family.

On the right sat a middle-aged man with a large belly, who was Xiao Hongli's uncle, Wu De, the head of the Wu family, a first-class family in Jiangcheng.

This Wu Deren lives up to his name; he's utterly shameless.

At this moment, his triangular eyes were lecherously staring at the doorway, clearly waiting for the protagonist of the night to make his appearance.

"Second brother, why hasn't that girl come yet?"

Xiao Yufen was getting impatient and kept looking towards the door.

"What's the rush?"

Xiao Changfeng didn't even lift his eyelids.

"It's better if they don't come back."

"If she doesn't come back, it will confirm that she is involved in Song Shao's death and has fled to avoid punishment. Once the old man passes away, the board of directors can dismiss her from her position legitimately."

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.

Immediately afterwards, three figures walked in against the light.

The once noisy hall instantly fell silent.

All eyes were fixed on the group of one man and two women, like iron filings drawn to a magnet.

The art style is too bizarre.

The two most powerful queens in Jiangcheng, Chen Ya and Xiao Hongli, were like obedient maids, each holding a young man's arm on one side.

"Oh, isn't this our young lady?"

Xiao Changfeng was the first to react. He didn't get up, but just gave a forced smile.

"Bringing in strangers and other unsavory characters in the dead of night—is this the conduct of the head of your Xiao family?"

The label of "shameless" was thus slapped on his head.

In the past, Xiao Hongli would have turned pale with anger.

But now, she only glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, her voice icy.

"Second Uncle, this is the main residence of the Xiao family, not your backyard."

Do I need to report to you who I bring back?

Xiao Hongli's voice was cold and clear, carrying an air of authority that came from long-held power.

Xiao Changfeng's hand holding the walnut suddenly stopped. He never expected that his niece would dare to humiliate him in public like this!

"presumptuous!"

Xiao Yufen, who was standing next to her, screamed and pointed at Xiao Hongli's nose, cursing.

"It's true that you're the chairman, but how dare you speak to your second uncle like that!"

The elders are all here, don't you have any manners at all?!

"You're shameless enough to have affairs outside, offending the Song family and the Wuji Sect, and now you want to bring trouble home?"

I'll tell you!

If you don't give me an explanation tonight, don't even think about leaving this house!

"statement?"

Zhou Ran, who had been silent all along, suddenly smiled.

He released the two women's arms and strode towards the center of the hall.

"These walnuts are quite nice; they've been around for a while."

Xiao Changfeng subconsciously gripped the walnut tightly, watching Zhou Ran warily.

"What do you want to do?"

This is the Xiao family home; we won't tolerate an outsider like you running wild here!

"Outsider? If I'm an outsider, then isn't he an outsider too?"

Zhou Ran turned to look at the pot-bellied Wu De.

"You're Wu De?"

Wu De felt a chill run down his spine as Zhou Ran stared at him with his dark eyes.

But with his superior numbers and the presence of two highly paid bodyguards by his side, his courage immediately grew.

"Boy, now that you know who I am, why don't you kneel down and kowtow?"

Perhaps I can put in a good word for you with the Song family and save your life.

Wu De brandished the cigar in his hand, his face full of arrogance.

Zhou Ran nodded: "It seems so."

"I heard you also want to acquire that piece of land in the south of the city, and you even want Hongli to personally come to your house to sign the contract?"

"Hehe, that's giving her too much credit..."

Snapped!

A crisp slap interrupted Wu De's foul language.

That slap was too fast and too hard.

Wu De's body, weighing over 200 pounds, was sent spinning twice in the air by the slap before crashing heavily onto the coffee table.

The coffee table shattered, and shards of glass cut Wu De, leaving him covered in blood.

"Ah—! Murder! Murder!"

Wu De covered his face, which was swollen like a pig's head, and let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

No one expected that this young man would dare to make a move in full view of everyone!

And he was so ruthless when he made his move!

"Damn it! Cripple him!"