Upon entering the room, Ling Hengyu casually shut the door. Right at that moment, Ye Xiao tossed a cigarette to Ling Hengyu—it was a Panda brand.

"Hehe, got it from Uncle Weei," Ye Xiao chuckled, lighting up without another thought.

Ling Hengyu cracked a slight smile before immediately asking Ye Xiao, "What do you plan to do?"

Ye Xiao responded with an indifferent smile, "Plan to do what? Just go with the flow."

"But you seem very confident, and besides, I've had someone check. There's not a single enemy left around Minghai Academy. Oh no, that's not right—I should say not a single Martial Artist can be found. They've all withdrawn completely. Why would Xiong Daoliang be so obedient?" Ling Hengyu was clearly surprised.

Ye Xiao just chuckled and said, "Isn't that a trivial matter? A single phone call did the trick. Actually, sometimes Xiong Daoliang really deserves some praise."

Ling Hengyu didn't understand why Ye Xiao would say that, raising an eyebrow he asked, "For instance?"

"Knowing the times!" Ye Xiao replied with a smile.

"Ah?" Ling Hengyu, confused by Ye Xiao's words, asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Ye Xiao explained, "Actually, I just called him and gave him two choices: either be our enemy, or be mine!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Hengyu felt puzzled and said, "That doesn't seem to make much difference."

"Being our enemy includes the Flame Dragon Team. Being my enemy means just me. Do you see the difference?" Ye Xiao said.

"That…" Realization dawned on Ling Hengyu, who then looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, you can't intercept everything yourself; it will be very exhausting."

"No, I think it's good as it is right now. Uncle Ling, your doubts are cleared up now, aren't they?" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Ling Hengyu replied with a wry smile, "I really feel so useless. As the head of the Ling family, I can't do anything. I'm just a waste."

At this point, Ling Hengyu's heart ached as if being cut by knives. If it weren't for the depletion of his strength, he could at least fight alongside Ye Xiao. For someone not even twenty years old to bear such a heavy burden, Ling Hengyu truly felt guilty.

"Hehe, Uncle Ling, charging into battle is for the young, of course. Your job is to command the entire situation!" Ye Xiao said with a smile. "I need to continue my cultivation now. This Mad God Skill is really hard to practice."

Ling Hengyu knew how challenging it was to practice the Mad God Skill, as it was the reason he ended up in his current state.

"Ye Xiao, how about you stop practicing the Mad God Skill? It is not fated for everyone; not even one in a hundred may succeed," Ling Hengyu sighed.

Ye Xiao offered a slight smile and responded, "Then, maybe I'm that one percent? Uncle Ling, go take care of your things. I have a sense of measure. Oh right, Uncle Ling, aren't you supposed to give me a bonus this month? If it's still the same salary, I really feel a lack of motivation."

Ling Hengyu never expected Ye Xiao to still talk about this at such a time, forcing a wry smile before responding, "Of course, there will be one. How could there not be?"

After that, Ling Hengyu left Ye Xiao's room.

Seeing Ling Hengyu leave, Ye Xiao smiled faintly. Ling Hengyu didn't know that he was cultivating the Nine Yang Dragon Skill, which was the legendary Heavenly Book. If he knew, his doubts would probably be fewer.

However, Ye Xiao had no intention of sharing this secret with Ling Hengyu.

Soon after, Ye Xiao entered into his cultivation state again.

Time ticked by, and in a blink of an eye, a whole night passed. Ye Xiao was fully immersed in the Void State, oblivious to day and night, just lost in a thick ocean of True Qi.

After an indefinite period, Ye Xiao suddenly heard his phone ring, which brought him to slowly open his eyes. If anyone had been there, they would have been greatly surprised to see his hair not only turned blood red but also grown longer, now covering his ears.

Ye Xiao slowly concluded his cultivation session and picked up the phone, which displayed an unfamiliar number. He answered it immediately.

As soon as the call connected, a very anxious voice came through.

"Is that Brother Xiao?"

Ye Xiao recognized the voice as Lu Sen.

"This is Ye Xiao!"

When Lu Sen heard Ye Xiao's voice, he urgently said, "Brother Xiao, there's been an accident. Weren't you having the guys ensure Miss Qin's safety? This morning, just after half a class session, Miss Qin suddenly became emotionally unstable, and her body turned icy cold. She caused a scene in the Third Academy classroom, and finally, she hit her head against the wall. She's currently on her way to the city hospital."

Upon hearing that it was about Qin Yulu, Ye Xiao was momentarily surprised, and from Lu Sen's description, it was clearly no ordinary situation. Could it have something to do with that Ice Palm technique from Liuyun Yue?

Ye Xiao immediately said, "I'll be there soon!"

"Yes, Brother Xiao!" Lu Sen was also terrified because Qin Yulu was under Ye Xiao's personal order for protection. Now, something had gone horribly wrong with Qin Yulu, who had gone mad on her own while under their supposed guard.

Ye Xiao hung up the phone, his mind racing. The day Qin Yulu had been struck by the Ice Palm, she was severely poisoned by the cold, but when he had just infused a little of his Nine Yang True Qi, the poison disappeared. At the time, Ye Xiao found it odd, but her pulse was normal, so he didn't think much of it.

However, thinking back now, it surely must be related to that incident.

Ye Xiao hurriedly cultivated the Nine Yang True Qi alone to suppress the violent energy residue from the Mad God Skill and resumed his normal appearance. Then, he immediately grabbed his phone and walked outside while checking the time. At this moment, it was almost nine o'clock.

When Ye Xiao opened the door to leave, it was exactly the time Weei Jie arrived at Ye Xiao's doorstep, preparing to knock.

"Ye Xiao, I was just about to call you for dinner," Weei Jie said with a smile but noticed something was off with Ye Xiao's complexion.

Ye Xiao looked at Weei Jie and said, "Uncle Weei, I'm afraid I can't eat right now, there's an urgent matter I need to attend to immediately."

Weei Jie found Ye Xiao's words quite surprising but did not ask what it was about, instead, he said, "Your Haval H6 was taken by Miss Shen and the young lady. There are several cars outside, you can take whichever you want."

"Any will do, as long as it's a car!" Ye Xiao said, and then he went downstairs and walked out of the villa.

At this time, Ling Hengyu also walked out of his room, dressed formally, obviously also about to leave.

"Ye Xiao, where are you going?"

Upon hearing Ling Hengyu, Ye Xiao didn't look back, ran straight out, and jumped onto an Audi Q7, saying to Ling Hengyu, "Uncle Ling, I have to go out for a bit."

Before Ling Hengyu could respond, Ye Xiao sped off in the Audi Q7.

"What's he in such a hurry for?" Ling Hengyu came out, watching the Audi Q7 race away, and asked Weei Jie with confusion.

Weei Jie shook his head and said, "Not sure, but it looks very important. Could he be going to see Xiong Daoliang?"

At this, Weei Jie suddenly looked surprised.

Ling Hengyu shook his head and said, "No, if he was going to see Xiong Daoliang, it wouldn't be this urgent."

"Should I follow him?" Weei Jie asked Ling Hengyu.

Ling Hengyu, seeing how fast Ye Xiao had driven off, laughed and said to Weei Jie, "Do you think you can keep up?"

Weei Jie also looked at the speed at which Ye Xiao was racing away, gave a bitter smile, and said, "This guy must be a pilot in disguise."

Weei Jie and Ling Hengyu exchanged a smile and said no more.

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao gripped the steering wheel with one hand and quickly accelerated to 120, while taking out his phone to dial a number.

"Ye Xiao? What made you think of calling me?" The voice of Song Jiaqian came through the phone.

Indeed, Ye Xiao's call was to Song Jiaqian.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "I need your help."

"What is it, which of your friends is hurt this time?" Song Jiaqian asked as a matter of course, as if it was a given that those associated with Ye Xiao couldn't stay unharmed.

Hearing Song Jiaqian's words, Ye Xiao also seemed to realize this and said with a wry smile, "True, it seems my friends do all share this one thing in common, but this time it's serious. It's a head injury, and there's probably bleeding."

At those words, Song Jiaqian, as a medical professional, instinctively responded, "What happened? How did they get so seriously injured? Where is the patient?"

Ye Xiao said, "We're on the way to the city hospital now, her name is Qin Yulu, and I'll be there soon."

"It's a girl, huh!" Song Jiaqian's voice tinged with sourness.

Ye Xiao immediately laughed and said, "Yes, would I be so concerned if it weren't a girl?"

"Shameless!"

"Thank you!"

Song Jiaqian was left speechless. What could she do with someone as shameless as Ye Xiao?

After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiao sped toward the city hospital like a flying bullet.

At the same time, inside a black business van.

"Brother Sen, Miss Qin's bleeding won't stop, this might spell trouble," a crew-cut young man said to Lu Sen with concern.

These people were responsible for Qin Yulu's safety, and if something serious happened to her, it would be troublesome - not because they feared Ye Xiao's blame, but their own guilt.

"Try to stop the bleeding temporarily as best as you can, we're almost at the city hospital," said Lu Sen with a serious face, though he appeared calm, his heart was in turmoil.

"We can do a temporary stoppage, but for some reason Miss Qin keeps shivering, which is making it difficult to stop the bleeding effectively."

Lu Sen knew all too well; Qin Yulu's face was ashen, her lips purple, and her body was shaking uncontrollably, which directly caused their attempts to stop the bleeding to be ineffective. Despite the small wound, the incessant bleeding was unbearable for anyone.

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