Zhou Yuyan had become Ye Xiao's woman. Although no one said it directly, it had become a fact, and Zhou Hao was even more convinced by Ye Xiao because he knew Ye Xiao was from the Qiu Mountain Sect.

Others might not know the power of the Qiu Mountain Sect, but Zhou Hao did.

That night, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan rested upstairs. Resting was hardly the word, as Zhou Yuyan, who had received the Gathering Yang Xuan Fire Skill from Ye Xiao, was intent on finding Hu Zhihan for revenge and did not sleep at all, practicing diligently instead.

Ling Shuya, seeing Zhou Yuyan's determination and although wanting to cultivate with Ye Xiao, decided against it when she remembered that Zhou Hao was downstairs and Zhou Yuyan was in her room.

However, Zhou Hao had already said that he would stay in Minghai City for at least three months. Everyone had decided that in the future, Zhou Hao and his sister would rest at Zhou Yuyan's villa. This was Zhou Hao's suggestion, clearly hoping his sister would end up with Ye Xiao, but he also knew that Ling Shuya and Ye Xiao were in love.

Zhou Hao was a sensible person.

That night, all four of them spent the time cultivating.

Cultivating inner strength had huge benefits; martial artists needed only a short rest to feel refreshed and clear-headed.

The next day at seven o'clock sharp, Ye Xiao, Zhou Hao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan all left the villa.

Leaving at seven o'clock was not just for school; Zhao Dapeng had called Ye Xiao, saying that Blue-tailed Fox Bar had been attacked at one in the morning by the Black Dragon Company members.

Heavenly Gate had just been established, and Ye Xiao could not afford to be careless; he would rely on Heavenly Gate to control the tycoons in the future. Therefore, they hurried to the Blue-tailed Fox Bar.

The Blue-tailed Fox Bar was supposed to be empty in the morning, but because it was attacked by the Black Dragon Company the night before, when Ye Xiao and others arrived, there were quite a few people inside, all on the first floor.

"Brother Xiao," Zhao Dapeng said as he stood up and approached Ye Xiao upon seeing him enter the bar.

At this time, Wang Qing, Zhang Biao, and Huang Feng were all there. Zhan Bo and Wei Yang, who were now in charge of Minghai Academy, did not often come to the bar, so they were not present.

There were quite a few people in the bar with bruises, indicating that last night's attackers were formidable.

"What happened? Did the Black Dragon Company really come?" Zhou Hao asked in surprise when he walked in and saw the injured people.

"They didn't expect the Black Dragon Company to come. Even around midnight, we saw no sign of them. Our brothers lowered their guard, but who expected the Black Dragon Company to show up at one in the morning? Honestly, they caught us off guard. However, they didn't bring many people," Zhao Dapeng explained.

"How many came?" Zhou Hao asked.

"About ten, but each was well-armed and strong in combat," Zhao Dapeng answered.

Zhou Hao looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao stated, "The Black Dragon Company is a powerful group after all; they're mainly focused on another company right now. Otherwise, they would not have come with so few people."

Then Zhang Biao looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, are we going to let them bully us like this?"

"The power of the Black Dragon Company is not to be underestimated. How about this, Zhou Hao, you stay with Dapeng during this period and lead Heavenly Gate's brothers to take over the Minghai Academy security industry under Heavenly Gate's banner. Also, the task I assigned to you, get it done quickly. Without other groups to restrain the Black Dragon Company, Heavenly Gate could be destroyed in the blink of an eye," Ye Xiao said.

Zhou Hao immediately nodded in agreement.

Finally, Ye Xiao turned to Huang Feng, "Manage the entertainment venues, and don't worry about expanding our turf."

Huang Feng nodded immediately, knowing that entertainment venues would be Heavenly Gate's main business in the future, and Ye Xiao was entrusting him with the most important responsibilities.

After giving instructions, Ye Xiao felt that Zhao Dapeng could handle the rest, so he left the Blue-tailed Fox Bar with Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan. Zhou Hao stayed to discuss the expansion of Heavenly Gate with Zhao Dapeng and the others.

Rushing over that morning meant none of them had eaten yet. So, after leaving the bar, Ling Shuya complained about being hungry. Thus, the three went to a breakfast stall near Minghai Academy, which served soy milk, spicy soup, deep-fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and more.

They ordered their favorites and began to eat.

Such a small breakfast stall had never encountered several beauties eating there at once, so many people looked over at Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan.

"Look, they are all staring at us, how annoying," Zhou Yuyan said with a pout, sipping her soy milk.

"Who says so? Not necessarily. Look at that good-looking guy over there; he's been staring at Ye Xiao the whole time," Ling Shuya commented.

Ye Xiao, who was eating his steamed bun, suddenly heard Ling Shuya and looked over. Indeed, a handsome young man in his mid-twenties was staring at him. When Ye Xiao looked at him, the young man didn't look away. Instead, he smiled slightly at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao was puzzled as he didn't seem to recognize the person.

Being wary of strangers, especially with two beauties by his side and the recent event with Hu Zhihan, Ye Xiao became even more cautious.

But just then, the young man stood up and started walking towards Ye Xiao and his companions.

"Look, he's coming this way. Guess who he's going to strike up a conversation with," Ling Shuya whispered with a giggle.

"Let him try to hit on me; I'll put an end to him," Zhou Yuyan immediately said.

Good grief, as a martial artist, her talk became even more arrogant.

In fact, that person wasn't hitting on Zhou Yuyan at all, but instead, he smiled and looked at Ye Xiao, asking, "Excuse me, are you Ye Xiao?"

Ye Xiao was slightly taken aback. This person actually recognized him. Could he really be one of Hu Zhihan's crew?

Ye Xiao looked at the young man and said, "I am. Who are you?"

"May I have a word with you in private?" the young man asked.

Although the young man was very polite, Ye Xiao didn't give in, looking at the young man and saying, "Give me a reason."

"About the Heavenly Gate," the young man said with a smile.

What was strange was that there were two beautiful women sitting right beside them, and yet, from beginning to end, the young man hadn't glanced at them once, not even a quick peek.

Hearing it was about the Heavenly Gate, Ye Xiao slowly got up and walked to the side with the young man.

"Heavenly Gate Master Zhao Dapeng, Zhao Dapeng's Master, Ye Xiao," the young man offered Ye Xiao a cigarette and said softly.

Ye Xiao unceremoniously accepted the cigarette.

"What do you want with me?" Ye Xiao asked.

"Don't you want to know who I am?" The young man looked at Ye Xiao in some surprise.

"If you want to tell me, you'll tell me," Ye Xiao replied.

The young man smiled at this and then said, "Indeed, a young hero to my taste. My name is Nie Zhen."

"Nie Zhen?" Ye Xiao wasn't familiar with the name at all and responded, "I don't know you."

"Then surely you know of Axe Company's Brother Ye," Nie Zhen said.

Ye Xiao was taken aback. Could this person be related to Axe Company?

Nie Zhen said, "Axe Company's boss Nie Lei is my father."

So this was the son of Axe Company's boss—Axe Company's young boss? Was Axe Company's young boss here drinking soy milk? It probably wasn't that simple; he must have come for me.

Ye Xiao spoke bluntly, "Nice to meet you, but that seems to have nothing to do with me."

Nie Zhen said, "I hope to cooperate with Heavenly Gate. Of course, I think Heavenly Gate will develop very quickly once we work together."

"Heavenly Gate will not slow down its development even without your cooperation. As the young boss, what you should be thinking about is how to stabilize the situation within Axe Company now that it's headless, and how to take over your father's position. Did you come to me thinking I could help you with that?" Ye Xiao sneered.

Nie Zhen said, "No offense, Brother Ye, but I had already looked for Chairman Ling of Hengyu Group earlier, and Chairman Ling told me he couldn't help me. However, you can."

"Again with this Ling Hengyu, he just can't leave me in peace without causing trouble," Ye Xiao said, somewhat annoyed.

Nie Zhen said, "Brother Ye, our cooperation would be mutually beneficial. I hope to work with you."

Ye Xiao said, "Since you want to cooperate with me, then fine. I have conditions."

"Please speak, Brother Ye," Nie Zhen, eager to take over as boss of Axe Company as soon as possible, placed great importance on Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said, "I need a batch of firearms and ammunition. Not too much, fifty pistols would do, with as many bullets as possible. Also, I need you to provide one million Yan Country Coins. Of course, all of this is for Heavenly Gate."

Ye Xiao was essentially demanding a robbery. If it were someone else, they might have walked away right then and there, but when Nie Zhen heard Ye Xiao's request, he didn't hesitate at all and said directly, "No problem, I can provide two million Yan Country Coins and a hundred pistols."

Ye Xiao looked at Nie Zhen and finally showed a smile. "Alright, I'll make sure it's done. I want the goods to be in Zhao Dapeng's hands before noon today, and by five o'clock this afternoon, I guarantee you'll be sitting in the boss's chair of Axe Company."

Nie Zhen was somewhat incredulous, asking, "Really?"

"Of course, it's true," Ye Xiao said with a smile and then walked over to Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan.

Seeing Ye Xiao leave, Nie Zhen looked at him for a moment, hesitated slightly, and then left.

"Ye Xiao, who was that person?" Ling Shuya asked as soon as she saw Ye Xiao approaching.

Ye Xiao answered, "An insurance salesman."

"Really?"

"Really."

"That's odd, could it be that you are involved with Heavenly Gate?" Zhou Yuyan asked.

Ye Xiao let out a chuckle and remained silent.

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