After Sun Luo hit the ground, Wang Wu didn't rush to finish him off. He hurriedly helped Xu Ke to his feet, a hint of guilt on his face. "Mister Xu, are you all right?"

He had left too quickly, never expecting that Wong Ting's men would have already hidden inside Xu Ke's home. Wang Wu naturally recognized someone of Sun Luo's caliber.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ke shook his head. "I'm fine. No serious injuries."

"It's all my fault," Wang Wu sighed.

Xu Ke smiled. "It's all right, Uncle Wu. You arrived just in time."

Wang Wu didn't commit to a response, but his eyes showed a flash of apology.

BANG!

Wang Wu casually shut the door and turned to look at Sun Luo, who was lying on the ground like a corpse. "Sun Luo, there's no point in continuing this act. Get up."

As the words fell, Sun Luo, who had been lying motionless, finally reacted. He coughed heavily a few times and slowly stood up, his mouth stained with blood. "Wang Wu, I didn't expect you to be so punctual."

Xu Ke raised an eyebrow.

It seems Sun Luo really has some tricks up his sleeve! I had assumed Wang Wu's mountain-shattering punch would have taken him straight down, especially since Sun Luo's cultivation didn't focus on defense. But now, he's only sustained minor injuries. It looks like the people under Wong Ting are indeed no pushovers.

"Sun Luo, what on earth are you planning, being in Mister Xu's house in the dead of night?" Wang Wu asked coldly.

"Isn't it obvious?" Sun Luo sneered, struggling to his feet. "Lord War God wishes to meet Miss Wang's fiancé, so of course, I must faithfully carry out his orders."

"You people are utterly lawless!" Wang Wu scolded.

Sun Luo sneered back, "We're just inviting Xu Ke for a visit. What's so lawless about that?"

But at that very moment, Wang Wu spoke. "What goes around comes around. Our Miss would also like to invite you for a visit."

Wang Wu's pupils suddenly constricted as his True Qi boiled once more. A dangerous aura instantly locked onto Sun Luo.

Sun Luo's face fell.

This Wang Wu... is he really going to attack over a single disagreement?! In my current state, I wouldn't be able to withstand another one of his punches!

Sun Luo immediately stepped forward and scooped up Yang Qing. Yang Qing is useful to Wong Ting; I can't abandon her.

"Go to hell!" Sun Luo roared, throwing all of his hidden weapons in a massive volley. Without a backward glance, he bolted toward the window and jumped out.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The air split with the sound of the projectiles. As the storm of hidden weapons closed in, Wang Wu remained calm and collected, blasting a stream of True Qi straight at them. An invisible current, compressed by his True Qi into a cannonball, exploded forth, completely halting the momentum of all the incoming weapons.

CLATTER!

All the fiercely thrown hidden weapons fell limply to the ground like withered eggplants. By the time they landed, Sun Luo and Yang Qing were long gone.

Even though Sun Luo was injured, the floor Xu Ke lived on wasn't very high. For an Innate Initial Stage master, escaping with Yang Qing was a simple task.

Seeing Sun Luo's successful escape, Wang Wu's face showed no trace of disappointment. "Mister Xu, I could only drive him away; I couldn't kill him," he said, shaking his head.

He hadn't planned to keep Sun Luo there in the first place, but he still felt a little bad about it for Xu Ke's sake.

Xu Ke was slightly taken aback, then understanding dawned on him. He said softly, "It's all right, I understand."

Sun Luo was one of Wong Ting's men. Even if Wang Wu had the ability to kill him, he couldn't. One death would change the entire situation in Tianhai. Although Xu Ke was in the right, he was helpless against Wong Ting's formidable strength.

When facing the Ye Family and the Huang Family, as long as Xu Ke was in the right, he could do as he pleased. But that was because the Wang Family's power was equivalent to that of the Ye or Huang Families, which forced them to sit down and discuss who was right or wrong. Wong Ting was currently at the peak of his power and highly sought after, with numerous forces betting on him. If one of his men died, Wong Ting wouldn't even need to act; those forces would rush in like frenzied hounds that had caught the scent of meat.

Thinking of this, Xu Ke sighed softly, his fists clenching slightly.

Power. Power is what matters most!

After Sun Luo and Yang Qing left, the spoils of battle consisted of the hidden weapons scattered across the floor and the key that had been given to Siao Jia. It seemed what was lost had been returned to its rightful owner.

"How are you feeling, Mister Xu?" Wang Wu asked, helping Xu Ke to the sofa.

Xu Ke gave a relaxed smile. "It's fine. I'm just a little winded from his True Qi. I'll be fine after I catch my breath."

The hidden weapons were filled with Dark Energy. Considering Sun Luo's True Qi was nearly three realms higher than Xu Ke's, his mastery of the snake-like Dark Energy within the weapons was nothing short of perfect. Xu Ke was no immortal. His ability to defeat the higher-level Ouyang Shuang was a stroke of luck, and his successful ambush on Sun Luo was due to the element of surprise. Moreover, Sun Luo hadn't sustained any substantial injuries. If Xu Ke could miraculously defeat Sun Luo now as if he were a god descending to earth, it would defy all logic.

Just managing to maintain the current situation was the best that the still-recovering Xu Ke could do. Had it been any other practitioner at the Innate Middle Stage, they likely would have been defeated in the first few exchanges.

"In that case, why don't you stay at Miss Wang's place tonight?" Wang Wu inquired.

"Uh... that's not necessary, right?!" Xu Ke was taken aback.

"It's not very safe here anymore," Wang Wu said, shaking his head. "Better safe than sorry. We can't rule out the possibility that Sun Luo might return for a midnight attack." As he spoke, he walked to the window. The street below was quiet, with hardly any pedestrians, let alone any sign of Sun Luo.

Hearing this, Xu Ke fell silent for a moment. It was indeed a possibility.

Just then.

RING. RING.

Wang Wu's phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, he promptly said, "Mister Xu, excuse me for a moment. I need to take this."

"Sure, Uncle Wu, go ahead," Xu Ke said with a smile.

Wang Wu turned and stepped onto the balcony to answer. "Ah, Qing Hua..."

Xu Ke smiled. It's Aunt Lin. It seems that with Uncle Wu being so late, his wife, Aunt Lin, is calling to check on him.

While Wang Wu was on the phone, Xu Ke picked up the key Yang Qing had left behind and placed it on a nearby cabinet. He also sorted through Sun Luo's scattered hidden weapons, picking out the ones that were still usable.

It's a shame, he thought. Uncle Wu had to use his full strength to scare Sun Luo into fleeing. Although he attacked from a distance, which weakened his True Qi, it still destroyed most of the hidden weapons, rendering them useless. These were high-quality hidden weapons. If I could have kept all of them, my own strength would have seen another boost.

As Xu Ke was gathering the last of the weapons, Wang Wu finished his call. He walked in from the balcony and said, "Mister Xu, the Young Mistress insists that you come over. Otherwise, she will come and drag you there herself."

Xu Ke paused, his hands full of hidden weapons, at a loss for words.

Now that she's put it like that... if I still refuse to go, I might not live to see tomorrow's sun.

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