Noon!

Xu Qiyu drove, bringing Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao to the fifth district of City C. This area was the wealthy district of City C. Those living here were either rich or noble, and the area was filled with opulent mansions and villas. Cheng Lai, the current president of the City C Yin Yang Master Association, resided among these extravagant homes.

Eventually, the car stopped in front of a villa surrounded by tranquility.

After getting out of the car and beholding the spacious, upscale villa and its delicate garden inside, Chen Hao couldn't help but exclaim, "Buying this villa must cost a fortune, right!"

"Hmm!" Xu Qiyu nodded, clearly struggling to contain his anger. Much of the money Cheng Lai used to buy this villa came from the compensation meant for the families of his former colleagues and from the Association's support funds.

"Let's go meet him," Chen Hao said with a narrowing smile, though a flame of anger was rising in his heart.

Xu Qiyu strode forward and pressed the doorbell.

Half a minute later, a middle-aged woman dressed as a nanny rushed over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Xu Qiyu hesitated, then turned to look at Chen Hao behind him, seeking his opinion.

After smiling at Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao stepped forward and said, "Call Cheng Lai out. We're here to collect a debt!"

"Collect a debt!" The nanny was shocked. "Are you saying Cheng Lai owes you money?"

Suddenly, with a "bang," Chen Hao kicked the metal door, pretending to be fierce as he said, "That's right, he owes us almost a year's salary! Bring him out to me now!"

The nanny was so startled that she froze for a moment before tremblingly saying, "Wait, I'll go tell him right now."

After the nanny turned and left, Xu Qiyu, looking somber, said to Chen Hao, "When he comes out, try to talk things through first. If that really doesn't work, then we can get tough."

Chen Hao's face hardened as he looked at Xu Qiyu and coldly said, "No need. When he comes out, we'll beat him until he's searching for his teeth on the ground, then make him cough up the money he embezzled from everyone."

Seeing Chen Hao so resolute, Xu Qiyu said nothing more, but he still hoped Chen Hao wouldn't make too big a scene.

Three minutes passed, and a portly, flush-faced middle-aged man walked over furiously, followed by two burly men.

"That's Cheng Lai!" Xu Qiyu said tensely.

Chen Hao examined Cheng Lai closely and noticed the pitifully scant Yang Energy in him, thinking it a sad irony that such a person could be the president of the Yin Yang Master Association.

"Well, well, Cheng Lai, you dare come to my doorstep to ask for money, have you grown tired of being an Onmyoji!" Cheng Lai bellowed at Xu Qiyu from afar, his face contorted with rage and his eyes fierce. However, when he got closer and noticed Ye Yuqiao standing behind Chen Hao, he halted abruptly, his eyes gleaming with infatuation, captivated by Ye Yuqiao's appearance.

After a moment, Cheng Lai came to his senses, hastily opened the gate, and approached Xu Qiyu to quietly ask, "Xu Qiyu, is this young lady with you?"

"Cheng Lai!" Xu Qiyu suddenly shouted at Cheng Lai, "Hand over the salaries and the compensation for the families that you owe us."

"Xu Qiyu, money is not the issue. First, tell me about this young lady. Ah!"

Before Cheng Lai could finish, his left cheek was suddenly struck by a ferocious punch from Chen Hao nearby, leaving him seeing stars and dizzy.

When Cheng Lai got hit, the two robust men who were behind him immediately swung their fists and strode towards Chen Hao. But before their fists could be unleashed, they were each struck by Chen Hao's lightning-fast punches on the jaw and nose, instantly knocking them unconscious.

At that moment, Cheng Lai slowly recovered from his dizziness and saw his two followers sprawled on the ground, taken out by some unknown young man. Trembling, he asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Who am I?" Chen Hao's mouth curled into a smirk, and beneath the shadow of his smile lay a strong sense of disgust. For someone like Cheng Lai, Chen Hao's only thought was to eliminate the nuisance quickly.

"Ah! Ergh!" Cheng Lai let out two cries of agony. His right cheek did not escape Chen Hao's fist, and his bulbous belly received a fierce kick, knocking him flat to the ground.

Witnessing Chen Hao pummeling Cheng Lai with punches and kicks, Xu Qiyu felt immensely gratified, but also surprised; he had not expected the legendary Chen Hao to be so skilled.

"Ah, it hurts!" Chen Hao's foot pressed down hard on Cheng Lai's back, eliciting cries of pain from him.

"Didn't you just ask who I was?" Chen Hao said coldly, "Remember this well, my name is Chen Hao!"

"What!" Cheng Lai was utterly shocked and stared in disbelief. "So you are Chen Hao!"

Chen Hao snorted angrily, then while kicking Cheng Lai, he said, "You're here to demand the salary and compensation for my colleagues. Hand it over right now."

"Ow, ow, take it easy!" Cheng Lai pleaded miserably, his expression one of great pain. After a pause, gasping for breath, he said, "Chen Hao, I know you're formidable, but I'm not afraid of you! I suggest you take your foot off, and apologize to me properly, then this young lady you're with. Uh!"

Cheng Lai's words were cut off as Chen Hao's foot came down hard on his back again. More precisely, it crashed down, causing him to spit out blood.

"So what if you have an uncle who's a president at the Onmyoji Ethics Council?" Chen Hao bent down and disdainfully whispered into Cheng Lai's ear, "Do me a favor and tell your beloved uncle to wait for me; I'll be settling things with him soon!"

Hearing Chen Hao claim not even to fear his uncle, who was a president at the Onmyoji Ethics Council, Cheng Lai's eyes filled with despair. Then, with a hoarse voice, he said, "I'll pay, I'll give them the money next month!"

"With a 'creak,' Cheng Lai's arm joint was crushed under Chen Hao's foot, followed of course by his heart-wrenching scream of agony."

"I want you to hand over the money right now!"

"I will, I will!" Cheng Lai said weakly in pain, his voice almost a sob, "Please, stop hitting me! It hurts, it really hurts!"

Chen Hao bent down, grabbed Cheng Lai by the nape of the neck, and lifted him, yelling, "Call someone to bring the cash over, we want real money! Today we're here to collect the compensation and wages, you better prepare, in a few days we'll be back to collect the support money."

Cheng Lai originally wanted to retort, but after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally succumbed and said, "Fine, I'll get it ready."

A quarter of an hour later, Cheng Lai's lawyer arrived, holding a briefcase filled with cash.

After taking the money, just as Chen Hao and his two companions were preparing to get in the car and leave, Cheng Lai's lawyer suddenly stopped them, "Wait."

"What is it?"

"You've committed assault with intent, we're going to sue you."

Chen Hao glared at him with fury and said coldly, "Are you sure?"

"You're not thinking of hitting me too, are you?"

Chen Hao shook his head, then closed his eyes and began to murmur a spell.

"Ah, ghosts!" Cheng Lai's lawyer suddenly broke down screaming, his eyes filled with terror as he saw all sorts of wandering ghosts floating nearby, for Chen Hao had opened his Yin Yang Eyes with a spell.

After a scornful laugh, Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xu Qiyu got into the car.

"Chen Hao, thank you. On behalf of myself, those deceased colleagues, and their families, I appreciate what you've done!" Xu Qiyu said gratefully to Chen Hao.

Chen Hao shook his head with a smile and said, "No need to thank me, it's just my duty. Go to the bank now and deposit this money, then distribute it to the families of your former colleagues tomorrow. I need you to help me prepare talisman water to draw out the demons hiding in the sea of flowers."

"All right!"

Night fell.

Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xu Qiyu arrived at the entrance of Xinlan Sea of Flowers, with two jars of freshly prepared talisman water.

Not long after the trio arrived at the sea of flowers, Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing also rushed to meet up with them. After a day of recuperation, Tang Jing had fully recovered.

"You bastard, Xie Xiaofeng told me you've found a way to deal with the demons hiding in the sea of flowers?" Tang Jing asked.

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded and then patted the jar in his right hand with his left, "This jar contains talisman water that Mr. Xu has just prepared, it can force out that mysterious demon. We have a total of two jars, so we're going to split into two teams to spread the talisman water. Naturally, Ye Yuqiao and I are one team, you, Xiao Feng, and Mr. Xu are the other!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After drinking the talisman water that could counteract the invisibility bugs, the five of them entered the Xinlan Sea of Flowers. Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao headed to the east side of the sea, while the other three went south.

Then, as the sunset glowed, and a warm breeze filled with the scent of flowers surrounded them, the five of them continued to sprinkle the talisman water as they walked.

"Girlfriend, what kind of demon do you think will appear?"

"Maybe something related to bugs?" Ye Yuqiao speculated.

Half an hour later, the sun left only half of its face on the horizon's edge, and darkness opened its maw over the last evening glow, ready to devour the earth and sky.

In the sea of flowers, a gust of wind suddenly arose, and a strange, terrible presence quietly spread in this world of floral fragrance.

Chen Hao and his party continued to walk and spread the talisman water.

"Boyfriend," Ye Yuqiao's expression suddenly became tense as she sensed a strong surge of demonic Qi rapidly gathering to the south. "Quick, use your Nether Vision to check the south!"

"Yes!" Chen Hao nodded, gently placing the jar on the ground while activating the Nether Vision Technique in his left eye.

Within two seconds, his vision pierced through layers of flowers and grasses, and he saw what Ye Yuqiao was pointing at. He saw thousands of butterflies gathering above a shallow pool, their bodies continuously splitting off the bugs he had seen in Ye Yu's body; besides them, countless more butterflies were rushing in from all directions.

"Girlfriend, do you see that?" Chen Hao excitedly said, "You guessed right, those invisible bugs are being spat from the butterflies and entering into the human body."

"Yes, boyfriend, now take a close look at those bugs in the middle!" Ye Yuqiao instructed.

Chen Hao looked towards the middle of the swarm of butterflies and saw...

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