"It's people from the Qi Sect."
Zhuang Jian looked at the group, his brow furrowed, his eyes filled with caution.
The brothers Fan Tian and Fan Di were the same.
As for Bu Qingyu, she wore her displeasure openly, her beautiful eyes filled with disgust.
A group of disgusting people.
Approaching Zhuang Jian and the others were three figures, dressed fashionably and adorned with various expensive accessories.
Two men and one woman.
One of the men was tall, about 1.8 meters. The other was relatively thin. However, both of them had somber expressions, their eye sockets appearing slightly sunken. Their steps were somewhat unsteady.
Clearly, symptoms of excessive indulgence.
The woman accompanying them was a rare beauty, with a figure of over eighty points, slender and well-proportioned.
But when she saw Bu Qingyu, a clear hint of jealousy and malice could be felt in her eyes.
Indeed, compared to Bu Qingyu, a girl who was innocent and lively, exuding a spirited aura at all times, she was less dazzling.
"Is that Dao Heart Jade something belonging to your Qi Sect, something we're not allowed to touch?" Zhuang Jian asked coldly, looking at the mocking members of the Qi Sect.
"Brother Jian speaks the truth."
The Fan brothers stepped forward, also looking at the group.
There was a sense of shared enmity.
"What, do you want to fight?"
Seeing this, the tall man from the Qi Sect stomped his foot forcefully, exuding an imposing aura. However, his stomp did not create much of a stir.
But at that moment, Zhuang Jian seemed to sense something, his expression changed, and he quickly pulled Fan Di, who was in front of him, back:
"Careful!"
Bang!
In the next second, a mass of invisible energy erupted bizarrely at the spot where Fan Di had just stood. The bluestone-paved floor instantly turned into rubble.
"This..."
Fan Di looked at the cracked ground, a chill suddenly running down his spine. If Zhuang Jian hadn't pulled him back in time, he would not be standing here safely.
The methods of the Qi Sect were too insidious.
Fan Tian's expression turned cold as he saw the Qi Sect members make a move. True Qi began to condense on his fists.
He was ready to fight at any moment.
"Enough!"
At this moment, the woman from the Qi Sect glanced at Zhuang Jian and his group and said coldly, "If you want to cause a commotion, then continue your attack!"
With that, she left without paying any attention to the two men from the Qi Sect.
As she left, she deliberately glanced at Bu Qingyu, her thoughts unknown.
"Hmph! You're lucky!"
The man who had attacked realized that he couldn't cause too much of a disturbance and stopped.
He led the other man and caught up with the woman from the Qi Sect.
As they walked away, they also looked at Bu Qingyu. However, their eyes were filled with greed and possessiveness.
"Let's go too!"
Zhuang Jian's face was grim, and he didn't say anything more.
He had realized that this trip to Minghai might not be so simple.
...
Black Tiger Gate.
"What the hell is that old immortal Nangong Li up to?" Since receiving the news of the Nangong family's charity auction last night, Hei Hu had been sleepless for almost the entire night.
Before this, he had already formulated a complete plan to be the "oriole."
Once implemented, he was confident of obtaining the Dao Heart Jade.
But with the announcement of this charity auction, his plan had to be scrapped once again.
"Damn it!"
Bang!
A series of sounds of breaking jade perfectly encapsulated Hei Hu's current anger.
If he couldn't get the Dao Heart Jade, his hope of being promoted to the Twelve Generals would once again be dashed. If that happened, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
"Someone!"
Hei Hu took a deep breath, calming his volatile emotions.
"Master, what are your orders!" a man entered.
"Any news from Chi Lang?"
At this point, there was only one other path to take.
As long as he eliminated the last remaining dark force in Minghai City within a month, he would still have a chance to be promoted to the Twelve Generals.
His only concern now was that competitors from other provinces and cities might have already passed the assessment.
"Master, Lord Chi Lang has found traces of them several times. But the other party is too cunning, and they always managed to escape."
"All useless!"
Upon hearing the reply, the anger that had subsided flared up again.
Of course, this was not entirely due to Chi Lang's ineffectiveness.
Because he knew very well that that last remaining dark force was indeed difficult to deal with.
Because those people were too good at running.
Especially their peculiar movement techniques, which were completely unfathomable.
"It seems I need to rendezvous with Chi Lang."
Hei Hu decided that this time, he would mobilize all the forces of Black Tiger Gate and go all out.
...
Hotel.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Sister Yue Mian!"
Du Xiaoqing knocked on the door, her eyes filled with worry.
Ever since her young lady returned yesterday, she had shut herself in her room. Du Xiaoqing clearly remembered the look of disappointment and sadness on Du Yue Mian's face at that time.
The lively glow in her eyes had vanished, replaced by an extreme darkness.
This was the first time Du Xiaoqing had seen Du Yue Mian looking like this.
"Why did Sister Yue Mian become like this after only one day with that Divine Lord?" Du Xiaoqing wondered, looking at the door that remained shut for a long time.
"Could it be..."
Du Xiaoqing suddenly had a somewhat indecent thought.
"No! It can't be!"
Perhaps Du Xiaoqing had thought of some scene, as she began to shake her head frantically.
"But... but what if..."
No matter how much she rejected the idea, it kept appearing in her mind and generating a series of images.
Just as Du Xiaoqing was about to confirm her guess, the door suddenly opened.
"Ah!"
This startled her greatly.
"Sister... Sister Yue Mian, are you alright!"
Du Xiaoqing asked quickly, looking at a somewhat dispirited Du Yue Mian.
"I'm fine."
Du Yue Mian forced a smile and turned back into the room.
But that smile was as bitter as it could be, tinged with self-mockery.
Recalling the disappointed look from before, Du Yue Mian's heart still ached faintly.
"Sister Yue Mian, looking at you like this, does it seem like you're fine?" Du Xiaoqing also noticed her young lady's abnormality.
Then, recalling the imagined scenes from earlier, she gritted her teeth and muttered, "That beast!"
Huh?
"What are you talking about?"
Du Yue Mian turned back and asked upon hearing Du Xiaoqing's curses from behind.
"N-nothing."
Du Xiaoqing quickly shook her head, thinking to herself, "Such things cannot be mentioned. Miss is already pitiful enough as it is."
But seeing Du Yue Mian's sad expression, Du Xiaoqing's teeth itched with anger.
She was filled with indignation.
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she said to Du Yue Mian, "Sister Yue Mian, that Divine Lord is truly despicable for doing such beastly things to you. Let's go back to the Du family and get someone. We must tear him into a million pieces."
"???" Du Yue Mian.