Ye Xiao might have claimed his cooking skills were mediocre, but when Song Jiamin took a bite, she was instantly taken aback by surprise, for the egg and tomato noodles Ye Xiao had prepared were truly delicious. It seemed like every ounce of nutrition from the egg melted into the soup, while the rich and flavorful broth thoroughly permeated the bowl of noodles!

Initially not very hungry, Song Jiamin's appetite surged after a single taste, and she ended up polishing off the entire large bowl—not just the noodles, but the soup as well!

When Song Jiamin lifted her head, she found Ye Xiao looking at her with a mischievous smile.

"What are you looking at?" Song Jiamin glared at Ye Xiao and said.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said to Song Jiamin, "Tastes good, right?"

Although Song Jiamin felt it was delicious, she still replied nonchalantly, "It's average."

Ye Xiao knew Song Jiamin was being stubborn but didn't press further. Smiling, he said to Song Jiamin, "The meal's finished, and I guess you don't want me to stick around any longer. So, I'll be going now. I made the meal, you can wash the dishes!"

Song Jiamin didn't expect Ye Xiao to leave right after saying he would. He had refused to leave when she had earlier tried to send him away, but now he was actually heading to the door!

Ye Xiao opened the door, suddenly turned his head toward Song Jiamin, and said with a smile, "You know, your body scent is quite nice."

Song Jiamin's face immediately turned cold, while Ye Xiao laughed out loud, and quickly closed the door behind him as he left.

After leaving the first family courtyard, Ye Xiao immediately drove towards the school. He wasn't on campus for the entire afternoon—Shuya and Yuyan might not be too pleased with that!

Just as Ye Xiao started the Q Rui car, his phone suddenly rang.

Ye Xiao picked up his phone and saw it was from Yang Ming.

Seeing Yang Ming's number, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile and then quickly answered the call.

"Brother Xiao, Han Zhimin has been caught by the head inspector's men!" Yang Ming said with some astonishment.

"Aren't you happy he's been arrested?" Ye Xiao asked.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Yang Ming immediately realized this must be Ye Xiao's doing and quickly said, "Brother Xiao, Han Zhimin being arrested has to do with you, right?"

Ye Xiao replied, "You don't need to worry about that. Just get ready to be Head of the Guard Bureau. By the way, there's someone in your bureau named Liuu Qiliang, right?"

When he heard 'Liuu Qiliang,' Yang Ming immediately said, "There is such a person, but since Han Zhimin disliked him, even though he is the head of the investigation department, he has basically been stripped of his powers. Brother Xiao, do you know him?"

Ye Xiao said, "We've met once. The head position at the Guard Bureau will be acting first. Once you have some achievements, Song Jianping will quickly make it official. Also, this Liuu Qiliang—you must make good use of him, preferably train him to be your right-hand man because I want him to be the second in command at the Guard Bureau!"

"Ah?" Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Yang Ming was shocked. What was Liuu Qiliang's relationship with Ye Xiao that he was being promoted to second in command of the Guard Bureau?

"What's wrong? Any problem?" Ye Xiao asked.

Yang Ming quickly said, "Of course not, Brother Xiao. I will move Liuu Qiliang into the position of second in command of the Guard Bureau as soon as possible!"

Ye Xiao said, "Enjoy the game. If nothing unexpected happens, Song Jianping will issue your appointment this afternoon. I congratulate you in advance on becoming the head!"

Yang Ming immediately said with a smile, "Brother Xiao, you're joking. Whether I'm the head or hold an even higher position, I will always be just another member of the Heavenly Gate Security Company, and your most loyal brother!"

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Enough talk; I'm off to charm the campus belle!"

After hanging up, Yang Ming felt a deep sense of awe. He knew almost nothing about Ye Xiao's background, but Ye Xiao could really promote him from a team leader to the head of the Guard Bureau in just a few days. Though it was an acting role, others couldn't even dream of an interim position, and at this moment, Yang Ming was genuinely impressed by Ye Xiao's capabilities!

Ye Xiao drove quickly to the vicinity of Minghai Academy. He had planned to go straight back to school, but upon seeing the hotel where Huo Feng was staying not far away, Ye Xiao drove to the hotel, parked the car, and walked briskly inside!

Huo Feng had never practiced any internal cultivation methods before. Although Ye Xiao had explained the steps of internal cultivation methods to Huo Feng, he wondered how her cultivation was going after these few days.

These past days, Huo Feng had been living in the hotel, relying on the hotel for food and drinks. Having had a not-so-comfortable life since childhood, she wasn't picky about food and spent her days diligently cultivating. Though Ye Xiao had warned her that haste does not bring success, Huo Feng, driven by her desire to personally take revenge on Chen Ming who had humiliated her, pushed everything else aside, fixated on the idea that it would all be worth it if she could kill Chen Ming.

In fact, Huo Feng's cultivation speed over the past few days had been quite fast, even faster than Ye Xiao had anticipated. However, since the cultivation technique she practiced was not a rare one, despite her diligence, she still had not become a high-level martial artist quickly. Moreover, these past few days she often felt a sensation of swelling in her meridians.

At this moment, Huo Feng was striving in her cultivation, and she felt an intense surge of blood within her, causing her meridians to swell in an unprecedented manner. A powerful force roamed ceaselessly inside her body, and for some reason, Huo Feng found it somewhat uncontrollable!

Suddenly, that force began to expand rapidly. Huo Feng tried to suppress it, but to no avail. The pace at which her meridians swelled intensified, and there was even a tingling pain throughout them!

What was happening?

Huo Feng was astounded. Why was her body undergoing such changes? The force inside her felt as if it wasn't her own. What in the world was going on?

In order to suppress this force, Huo Feng exerted herself even more to mobilize the little energy she had left in her body, but in reality, it was almost nothing compared to the overwhelming power!

Huo Feng now sensed that something was terribly wrong. The pain was intensifying, her face alternating between shades of blue and red, her body shifting from cold to hot!

The change was happening so fast, she felt like she was thrown from the Arctic to the top of a volcano in just a moment!

The torment of feeling both ice and fire was simply unbearable, worse than death!

Just then, the door was suddenly knocked on loudly with a "bang bang bang"!

Hearing the knocking, Huo Feng immediately tried to end her cultivation to answer the door, but to her shock, she found she couldn't move at all. Her body simply wouldn't respond to her mind, not even allowing her to make a sound!

What was this...

Huo Feng suddenly remembered what Ye Xiao had said before: haste makes waste, and one could easily deviate when rushing cultivation, which could lead to a situation even immortals would find difficult to save!

For Ye Xiao to say immortals would find it difficult, the deviation must be extremely serious!

Could it be that she was deviating?

Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Huo Feng realized that if it were true, she would be...

Oh God, this can't be some kind of joke. Heaven, don't torture me like this!

She screamed inwardly without end!

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao stood outside the door. As he approached Huo Feng's room, he keenly sensed large disturbances of True Qi in the vicinity; the energy felt strange.

He knocked on Huo Feng's door repeatedly, but there was no response from inside.

Ye Xiao had already checked with the hotel staff before—Huo Feng was indeed in her room. Perhaps she was in the restroom?

But if Huo Feng wasn't cultivating, why would there be such strong True Qi fluctuations around?

Ye Xiao pondered and suddenly had a terrible thought. Huo Feng was a very stubborn girl, solely focused on avenging Chen Ming, and the only way to do so was to rapidly improve her strength. That would definitely lead her to cultivate intensely every day!

Thinking of this, Ye Xiao turned pale with fear—perhaps...

Without any more hesitation, Ye Xiao conjured a faint flame in his palm and then forcefully struck the door lock. The lock immediately broke under the impact of Ye Xiao's palm. Pushing the door open, he entered.

Inside, he saw Huo Feng, sitting cross-legged on the bed, her face alternating between red and blue.

Compared to Huo Feng, Ye Xiao was well-versed and world-wise.

Seeing Huo Feng's state, he knew immediately that this was the precursor to deviation.

Fortunately, she hadn't actually deviated yet. If she had, it would have been a case where, as Ye Xiao said, even immortals would struggle to save her.

Ye Xiao quickly stepped to Huo Feng's side, channeling the thick Nine Yang True Qi in both hands—placing one hand on her chest and the other on her back—simultaneously using Nine Yang True Qi!

The Nine Yang True Qi flowed into Huo Feng like a torrential river, quickly entering her body, wrapping around that odd force she was unable to withstand, and Ye Xiao immediately enveloped it with the True Qi.

When a martial artist deviates during their practice, a wild True Qi Energy forms within their body, inherently destructive to their physique. Once deviation occurs, their Inner Strength True Qi simply cannot resist this mad energy. If left unchecked, the martial artist will truly deviate, bleed from all orifices, and die!

Huo Feng had only just begun to experience this, but that energy was already increasing gradually, manifesting in the severe pain she felt in her meridians.

Ye Xiao's power was nearing the Mid-Stage Xuan Rank. To Huo Feng, the True Qi Energy within her body was insurmountable, but in the face of Ye Xiao, it was incredibly weak. Merely wrapped by Ye Xiao's Nine Yang True Qi, the originally manic energy surrendered at once!

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