The cleaner was suddenly taken aback when he saw this, he really hadn't expected to encounter so many gunmen here!

"Brother Xiao!" At this moment, a man stepped forward from the crowd of black-clad people and looked up at Ye Xiao.

This man was none other than Gao Shuang, and with him was Tian Yi!

Although warehouse number one was a Blood Blade stronghold, the Sunshine Garden community was where the Blood Blade members lived. Naturally, this was also to provide better protection for people like Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan. Therefore, the ordinary people hadn't noticed the fight between Ye Xiao and the cleaner just now, but the Blood Blade members did, and under the leadership of Gao Shuang and Tian Yi, they hurried over!

"Are they your men?" The cleaner looked at Ye Xiao with a face full of astonishment.

Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "They are my Imperial Guards!"

"Hmph, I want to see just how capable your Imperial Guards really are!" The cleaner did not attack Ye Xiao but instead leaped directly towards the Blood Blade members.

Clearly, the cleaner didn't take these ordinary Blood Blade people seriously, even though they all wielded handguns. In his eyes, they weren't much of an obstacle.

But...

When the cleaner leaped down, a dark shadow flashed through the crowd and instantly appeared in front of the cleaner.

Upon contact with the shadow, the cleaner was forced to retreat!

The cleaner was slightly surprised because he had not expected there to be another martial artist here besides Ye Xiao!

"Our boss said, it wouldn't make sense for all of us Imperial Guards to be pushovers," said the shadow as he somersaulted in mid-air before landing and then looking at the cleaner, who had also just landed.

At this point, everyone could clearly see that this person was none other than the Blood Blade captain, Zhou Hao!

When Ye Xiao saw Zhou Hao appear, he first felt joy and then shock.

Joy because Zhou Hao was truly a good brother, daring to fight a Xuan Rank as a Yellow Rank.

Shock because the strength Zhou Hao was displaying didn't seem like that of a Yellow Rank at all.

Could it be—

Indeed, as soon as Zhou Hao landed, Ye Xiao immediately deduced that this guy must have made a breakthrough.

Ye Xiao was truly astonished; Zhou Hao had made a breakthrough with just one use of the Source Life Liquid.

The difference between the Yellow Rank and Xuan Rank was stark.

The cleaner looked at Zhou Hao and said coldly, "Do you think you can stop me with just that?"

"I don't know if we can stop you, but now you have two options: first, tell us who you are and your purpose here; second, die here!" Zhou Hao's voice was resolute.

Upon hearing Zhou Hao's words, the cleaner almost laughed. If Ye Xiao's words were already quite arrogant, then obviously, Zhou Hao was even more so.

"You—" the cleaner started to speak, but then Ye Xiao also slowly landed.

The cleaner then turned his gaze to Ye Xiao, and at the same time, all the gunmen directed their guns at the cleaner!

The cleaner was surrounded by a tight net; escaping now would be like trying to ascend to heaven!

Ye Xiao looked at the cleaner and said with a smile, "Who sent you, and what is your purpose here? You'd better tell us, or else I'll make sure your death is more than just simple."

At this moment, the cleaner was truly helpless, looking into Ye Xiao's eyes and then glancing towards the villa not far away.

"May I have a word in private?" the cleaner finally spoke up, resignedly looking at Ye Xiao.

Zhou Hao immediately said, "Boss, don't listen to him."

Ye Xiao smiled, then waved his hand and said, "Back off!"

How could Zhou Hao and the others not understand Ye Xiao's gesture? He was signaling for them to retreat. But everyone was unsure of what trick the cleaner was trying to play, and they were hesitant to leave since protecting Ye Xiao was Blood Blade's top duty.

But now Ye Xiao had given the order!

Though Zhou Hao was reluctant, he ultimately waved his hand and said, "Back off!"

The Blood Blade members quickly retreated ten meters.

"Now you can talk!" Ye Xiao said to the cleaner.

The cleaner nodded and said, "I really hadn't expected you to have such strength. If it weren't for the mission I have, I would be willing to just go with the flow."

Hearing the cleaner's cryptic words, Ye Xiao grew even more curious. What did he mean by that?

Ye Xiao didn't ask because he knew there must be more to come.

The cleaner looked at Ye Xiao, a hint of surprise in his gaze, and asked, "Why don't you ask me what my mission is?"

"Heh, I think you'll tell me," Ye Xiao responded as he watched the cleaner.

At this moment, looking at Ye Xiao's sunny demeanor, the cleaner almost believed that this guy was just an ordinary, bright young man.

"Is Tang Rong inside that villa?" the cleaner slowly asked.

When Ye Xiao heard this janitor's words, he was suddenly slightly surprised, because he had always thought that the janitor had come here definitely to catch Ling Shuya, to blackmail Ling Hengyu, in order to achieve the goal of obtaining the Heavenly Book!

However, what he didn't expect was that the janitor was now asking him about Tang Rong!

Could it be that his purpose was related to Tang Rong?

"Who are you?" Ye Xiao looked at the janitor and said.

"Tang Fu!" The janitor did not conceal it any longer and said.

Tang Fu?

Surname Tang?

Ye Xiao immediately said, "You also have the surname Tang? Could it be that you are a member of the Tang family?"

"Strictly speaking, I am not a member of the Tang family, I can only be considered the servant of the Eldest Young Master Tang."

"Eldest Young Master Tang?" Ye Xiao suddenly thought of a name and immediately said, "Are you talking about Tang He?"

Tang Fu said, "That's right. I think you should also know about the matter of Eldest Young Master Tang running away from home for more than a decade. Over ten years ago, Eldest Young Master Tang left the Tang family, and to prevent Eldest Young Master Tang from coming to harm, Old Master Tang specially dispatched me to secretly follow him to Minghai City. Since then, I have stayed in Minghai City in the shadows. Eldest Young Master Tang did not know that I had also come. For more than ten years, I have secretly protected the family of Eldest Young Master Tang until a month ago when Eldest Young Madam Tang passed away due to illness; only then did I reveal myself, and Eldest Young Master Tang also decided to leave Minghai with me and return to the Tang family in the Northern Territory. I was only separated from Eldest Young Master Tang for two hours when... Afterwards, I learned through various inquiries that Tang Rong had been taken away by you, but I wasn't sure if she was in this villa, so I planned to take the chance while you were away to investigate, but I didn't expect…"

Ye Xiao smiled slightly and said, "You didn't expect that I would return, did you?"

Tang Fu didn't speak, but nodded his head, clearly agreeing with Ye Xiao's words!

"If Tang Rong is indeed here, what will you do?" Ye Xiao said.

Tang Fu said, "Take her back to the Tang family!"

"She is unwilling to go!" Ye Xiao said.

Tang Fu said, "That's not up to her. My responsibility is to ensure the safety of the Eldest Young Master Tang's family. Now that Eldest Young Master Tang is no longer here, I must take this sole bloodline back!"

"Do you think you can take her away from here?" Ye Xiao looked at Tang Fu with cold eyes.

Tang Fu stared at Ye Xiao and said, "Are you trying to make an enemy of the Tang family in the Northern Territory?"

"I have no shortage of enemies, one more won't make a difference!" Ye Xiao's smile deepened on his face.

Tang Fu looked at Ye Xiao and, in the end, was helpless.

Tang Fu understood that it was impossible to forcefully take Tang Rong away today. With Ye Xiao and those people there, there was no chance at all!

"You will regret this!" After saying that, Tang Fu was ready to leave.

However, after a few steps, he was stopped by Zhou Hao.

Ye Xiao gestured with his hand and said, "Let him go."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao looked at Tang Fu and finally let him pass.

In the end, Tang Fu took one last look at Ye Xiao and said, "Being an enemy of the Tang family has no benefits. Take care of yourself!"

After saying that, Tang Fu leapt and bounded away several times and then disappeared.

"Boss!" Zhou Hao quickly came up to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said, "It's all right now."

"Boss, who was that person? What was his purpose for coming here?" Zhou Hao looked towards where Tang Fu had left and immediately turned to Ye Xiao with a puzzled look.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Don't worry about him. By the way, you've had a breakthrough, haven't you?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao immediately grinned and said, "Boss, you noticed!"

"Nonsense, I am your boss!" Ye Xiao laughed and said, "It seems that the Source Life Liquid is quite useful."

"Indeed, it's extremely useful. Although it can't be described as 'advancing at a swift pace,' it's still pretty amazing, and I even managed to breakthrough miraculously three hours ago," Zhou Hao joyfully told Ye Xiao.

"Xuan Rank and Yellow Rank are fundamentally different stages. How do you feel now?" Ye Xiao asked Zhou Hao with a smile.

Zhou Hao immediately chuckled and said, "Definitely different. I feel like my body is filled with strength now. It seems like I'll have to use this Source Life Liquid more often."

Ye Xiao said, "Frequent use is fine, but it's a pity there are no ingredients."

"That's okay, we can always go buy more ingredients," said Zhou Hao.

Hearing Zhou Hao's words, Ye Xiao immediately retorted jokingly, "Do you think ingredients don't cost money? It seems we need to quickly concoct some Heart Cleansing Pills and then exchange them for money."

Zhou Hao said, "No problem, let me handle finding the materials for the Heart Cleansing Pills, as a small contribution for the Source Life Liquid."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately offered, "I'll give you a ten percent commission."

"Boss, there's no need!" Zhou Hao was aware that this ten percent commission was not a small amount, considering the high value of the Heart Cleansing Pills. Although Ye Xiao could produce several pills at a time, domestic and international Martial Artists were in great demand for them. Not to say just a few, even a few hundred pills would probably be like a drop in the ocean.

"The money isn't all for you. Blood Blade needs patient management. I hope that Blood Blade's equipment can reach international first-class standards, so this all needs money. Use those funds to equip Blood Blade," Ye Xiao said.

"Ah?" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao, who originally thought the money was substantial, now felt it wasn't so plentiful after all.

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