At the side, Sun Luo sneered, "That's right. We should see just how miserable he ends up."

"Once this is over, Lord War God will certainly not forget the Huang Family's assistance."

Huang Zhenyang nodded, a fawning smile on his face. "Then I'll be in your debt, Elder Sun."

Meanwhile, Yang Qing sat nearby, her heart filled with spiteful anticipation. She couldn't wait to see the domineering Wong Qifu forced to compromise with reality. And the thought of Xu Ke being abandoned... that will be so satisfying!

As for Huang Sheng, he remained silent, quietly watching his tablet.

***

「At the same time.」

In an office at the Ye Family's company.

A man in a suit stood bowed before a desk. "Young Master Fan, about the matter at the construction site..."

Ye Fan, with his legs crossed, waved a dismissive hand. "Don't bother me right now. I'm about to watch a good show."

A smug grin graced his face. He had already pulled up the Wang Family's livestream. Amid his excitement, he felt a twinge of regret.

Xu Ke, oh Xu Ke, you're just too weak. I haven't even made a move, and you're already about to die?

***

「In a rental apartment.」

"The eight hundred thousand is in the account," Nie Qinghe said, excitedly staring at his bank balance.

Xu Feng'an was even more ecstatic. "Really?"

"Mom, if you don't believe me, look..."

"Units, tens, hundreds, thousands... Wow, it really is eight hundred thousand!"

Xu Zhenmin leaned over, his eyes burning with greed. "So when do I get my share?"

"Go on, what's the rush? We'll talk about it after we finish this livestream and get back to Jiang City."

Xu Feng'an pushed Xu Zhenmin away and clicked her tongue. "Look at this. We try to negotiate nicely with that ungrateful brat, and we can't even get a hotel room."

"Now look at us! This is the life!"

"Hurry up and start the stream. I want to record the moment Wong Qifu dumps Xu Ke and send it to that bastard Xu Zhenguo."

"And he had the nerve to talk to us about a Black Card? About resources?"

"Pah!"

***

Besides them, Chang Xiujuan and her son, who had also received eight hundred thousand, Shan Lan, who had posted a lengthy tirade, and even the Li Family, Ye Chong, and others who held extreme animosity toward Xu Ke all opened the livestream.

The keyboard warriors who had insulted Xu Ke the night before, congratulating themselves on removing a public menace, also began to tune in.

Today, they were as excited as if it were New Year's Day.

Everyone wanted to see how it would end for Xu Ke.

Everyone wanted to see what it meant to get your just deserts!

***

"Brother, can you handle it?" Xu Ke, who was driving, answered a call from Duan Chongfeng.

"No problem," Xu Ke replied with a faint smile.

Duan Chongfeng said, "Don't you worry. If Wong Qifu doesn't want you, just come to me. I'll introduce you to eight or ten others, a different one for every day of the week."

"My Dapeng Commerce will always welcome you. If you don't like the women in Tianhai, I'll take you to Long Capital. You can take your pick from any of the great families."

Xu Ke chuckled. "What in the world are you talking about? Don't be ridiculous. If Qi Fu heard you, I'd be a dead man."

"Alright, alright." Seeing Xu Ke's relaxed response, Duan Chongfeng was convinced everything was under control. "You focus on driving. I just woke up, going to grab a bite."

"Okay!"

Xu Ke hung up, stepped on the accelerator, and drove straight toward the Wang Family Corporation headquarters.

***

「Wang Family Corporation, Fifth Floor. Two-thirty in the afternoon.」

"The Wang Family Corporation press conference will now officially begin," the middle-aged man on the stage announced gravely.

As his voice fell, the room erupted in applause.

The members of the media below had a ravenous glint in their eyes, like wolves that had spotted fresh meat.

Everyone knew today would be a day of sensational headlines.

Wong Qifu was one of the top female entrepreneurs in not just Tianhai City, but the entire country. What was even rarer was that she was also incredibly beautiful, a breathtaking vision.

From the moment such a woman became famous, her love life became a subject of intense gossip. Yet, for all these years, Wong Qifu had maintained a pristine reputation, with not a single rumor leaking out.

It was only at the beginning of this month that news of her marriage emerged, followed by the bombshell that she was involved with a fitness coach...

The sheer amount of attention this story generated had fed countless media professionals.

Even though Wong Qifu had managed to divert some of the focus with several celebrity scandals, the topic never truly died down.

Then, last night, Xu Ke's own scandal pushed the topic to a fever pitch.

The story of Xu Ke and Wong Qifu had indisputably become the number one point of interest.

And now, Wong Qifu was going to hold a press conference to address it head-on?!

The very thought had kept countless reporters too excited to sleep. Even though the Wang Family had issued a clarification last night stating there was no relationship between Wong Qifu and Xu Ke, they refused to believe it.

Or rather, they refused to give up.

They would absolutely not miss the chance to keep digging into the Xu Ke issue!

"Next, I will address matters concerning the Wang Family Corporation's..."

To the growing irritation of the reporters, however, the spokesman on stage didn't invite Wong Qifu out. Instead, he droned on with a boring business report.

A wave of listlessness swept through them.

Who wanted to listen to this?

It was all incomprehensible anyway!

***

Meanwhile, seated in a corner of the audience, Wang Yu asked the person beside him with an expressionless face, "Where is Xiao Fu?"

"Director Wang said she will be down in five minutes," the aide reported in a low voice.

Wang Yu sneered. "Five minutes? What good will another five minutes do her? Does she think I don't know that Xu Ke just arrived in the parking garage? Trying to pull a fast one on me? She's still too green for that. So what if he got lucky and killed Ouyang Shuang? He wants to climb his way into the Wang Family Corporation? He'll never set foot in here, not in this lifetime..."

***

「Ten minutes earlier.」

Using the employee pass Wang Wu had given him, Xu Ke arrived at the parking garage.

But before he could even reach the elevator, an old man in a collared shirt blocked his path.

"The Wang Family Corporation is holding an important press conference. Unauthorized personnel, please leave." The old man stared at Xu Ke, his face a cold mask.

The aura roiling within him was like a dormant volcano, fierce and overwhelming.

Xu Ke's eyes darkened, and a cold smile touched his lips.

This was an Innate Maestro.

They were certainly generous, sending an Innate Maestro just to stop me.

"What's your name?" Xu Ke asked, making no move to advance.

"Not important," the old man said indifferently.

"Why are you stopping me?"

"President Yuu knew you would come, so he ordered me to wait here."

Xu Ke smiled. "You dare to make a move inside the Wang Family Corporation?"

The old man's presence was as deep as an abyss and as heavy as a mountain, but his expression remained calm. "If you try to force your way through, I will act. And if I act, you won't be leaving here on your own two feet. Go back. I do not wish to harm anyone within the corporation."

Xu Ke let out a breath. "I'll say the same to you. I don't wish to harm anyone, either."

The old man laughed, a sound full of derision. "You frog in a well—arrogant and ignorant. Let me tell you, Xu Ke, you are not qualified to enter the Wang Family. And you will not set one foot higher in this Wang Family Corporation."

As his words faded, Xu Ke laughed. "Whether I'm qualified or not isn't for you to decide."

True Qi began to circulate within his body.

For the first time, the old man looked at Xu Ke with genuine focus, his surprise evident. "Postnatal Late Stage?!"

Wang Yu had told him that Xu Ke, who killed Ouyang Shuang, was only at the Innate Middle Stage. He'd even thought this assignment was a case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. But now, seeing a cultivator this young already at the Postnatal Late Stage, the old man's expression finally changed.

This potential was terrifying.

Xu Ke smiled. "Pretty much."

"What do you mean, 'pretty much'?" the old man asked, his eyes narrowing slightly.

But at that moment, a piercing whistle, like a clap of thunder, suddenly tore through the silent air.

WHOOSH...

The old man's answer came not in words, but in a volley of poison darts glowing with a wicked purple hue...

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