"For myself, I guess!" Qin Yulu gave a bitter smile.

Ling Shuya listened to Qin Yulu's words, looked deeply at her, but said nothing.

After a while, Weei Jie came back in, holding an umbrella, looking very anxious.

"Uncle Weei, why are you looking so anxious?" Ling Shuya looked at Weei Jie with confusion. Clearly, Weei Jie's flustered appearance was strange to her, especially since his eyebrows were knitted into a tight frown.

"It's nothing serious, just that there are a few strangers about a kilometer away from our villa, and I suspect it has something to do with Xiong Daoliang," Weei Jie said to Ling Shuya.

Hearing Weei Jie's words, Ling Shuya immediately let out a chuckle and said, "Uncle Weei, aren't you being too sensitive? It's been half a month since there's been any news of Xiong Daoliang, and I've heard that he hasn't appeared at his Strong Bear Group for half a month. Maybe he's already fled. Besides, you said they are a kilometer away, right? If someone was surveilling us, would they need to be that far? Isn't that just making trouble for themselves?"

"But I still feel something isn't right. I need to talk to Ye Xiao about this," Weei Jie said.

"I'll go talk to him." At that moment, Shen Qiuyu, who had been sitting in the living room reading a magazine, suddenly stood up and said to Weei Jie.

"Then I'll trouble Miss Shen," Weei Jie quickly responded.

Although everyone referred to Weei Jie as "Uncle Weei," he was very polite to everyone.

Shen Qiuyu then ran upstairs and in no time, she was at Ye Xiao's door. She knocked, heard a "come in," and then entered.

Ling Shuya looked up at Shen Qiuyu walking in, then turned to Qin Yulu and said, "Actually, I know a way that can help you get rid of the cold poison."

"Oh?" Qin Yulu, curious upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, immediately asked, "What way?"

Qin Yulu then immediately said, "You should know about Zhou Yuyan from Minghai Academy, right? She, like you, suffered from cold poison, but then Ye Xiao gave her a martial arts secret manual, and after that, her cold poison disappeared. Back then, Zhou Yuyan's condition was even worse than yours."

Qin Yulu, now very curious upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, also said, "But why have I never heard Ye Xiao mention this? Also, the martial arts secret manual you mentioned, isn't that Ye Xiao's special ability?"

"Special ability?" Ling Shuya looked at Qin Yulu with a puzzled face upon hearing her words.

"Yes, how do you not know that Ye Xiao has special abilities?" Qin Yulu looked at Ling Shuya with surprise.

"Haha, so you thought Ye Xiao practiced special abilities. Well, you can say that, but more accurately, Ye Xiao is practicing a type of Inner Strength, the kind you see in martial arts TV series, only stronger than what's shown in those series," Ling Shuya said with a laugh.

"Ah?" Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Qin Yulu was even more astonished and said, "Stronger than in TV dramas? Is that... is that really true?"

"How could it not be true? I don't know why Ye Xiao has chosen not to let you come into contact with Inner Strength, but I'm very close to Zhou Yuyan and can get the martial arts secret manual she knows about for you. It's of the Fire Attribute, which should counteract the cold poison in your body. I believe, in the future, you won't have to rely on Ye Xiao every day. What if one day you anger Ye Xiao and he refuses to treat you? Wouldn't you be done for?" Ling Shuya said with a smile.

"He... he wouldn't do that!" Qin Yulu said.

"Humph, there's nothing that guy wouldn't do. Later, I will get the secret manual for you," Ling Shuya said confidently.

Qin Yulu thought about it and felt that, although Ling Shuya's words seemed incredible, there was some truth to them. After all, one can't depend on one person forever.

Just like Ling Shuya said, what if one day Ye Xiao becomes unhappy? Would she really be finished?

"Alright, I'll give it a try, but I've never practiced it before!" Qin Yulu said with difficulty.

Ling Shuya put on the air of a teacher and said with a smile, "What's there to worry about? Don't I know how? I'll be your teacher and surely can train you to be a martial arts expert!"

"You?" Qin Yulu looked Ling Shuya up and down.

Seeing that Qin Yulu seemed not to trust him, Ling Shuya immediately said, "Why don't you believe me? Everything I've told you is true!"

"No, I believe you!" Qin Yulu hurriedly said to Ye Xiao.

Just then, Shen Qiuyu, who had just entered Ye Xiao's room, came out.

Ling Shuya, Qin Yulu, Weei Jie, and the others immediately went over, because Ye Xiao hadn't come out with her.

Weei Jie looked at Shen Qiuyu and said, "Miss Shen, how did it go?"

Shen Qiuyu replied, "Ye Xiao said that he is entering a short period of seclusion, which is very important, and he does not know exactly when he will come out. However, Ye Xiao said to call on the Seven-colored Lamp to guard the villa, and he believes there won't be any big issues."

Upon hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, Weei Jie glanced at Ye Xiao's room upstairs. Could it be...

Weei Jie did not speak his thoughts, but still turned to Shen Qiuyu and said, "It's good that the Seven-colored Lamp is coming. After all, their strength is very formidable."

After the members of the Seven-colored Lamp were treated for their internal injuries by Ye Xiao, they all used the Source Life Liquid. Now, among the Seven-colored Lamp, there were already five Early Xuan Rank experts. The remaining Source Life Liquid had naturally been returned to Ye Xiao.

Now that the Seven-colored Lamp's strength had naturally improved again, everyone felt more reassured with the Seven-colored Lamp guarding the place.

There was no time to lose; Shen Qiuyu immediately called Wang Luoxin and conveyed Ye Xiao's intentions. Wang Luoxin was already familiar with Shen Qiuyu and the others because of their association with Ye Xiao, so she didn't waste words and simply said she would arrive soon!

Although the intelligence brought back by Weei Jie had seemingly put the villa on high alert for a moment, when a day passed without incident and the weather continued drearily with unending rain, Ling Shuya was not pleased at all.

"Isn't everything fine? Uncle Weei really made a mountain out of a molehill." After dinner, Ling Shuya, sitting on the living room sofa, said to Shen Qiuyu and Qin Yulu who were also sitting there.

Shen Qiuyu said, "It's better to be careful. Alas, where's Luo Xin?"

Ling Shuya looked around and then said, "I don't know, could she have gone to join the other Seven-colored Lamp members out back?"

Shen Qiuyu said, "It's good for the Seven-colored Lamp members to be together; they wouldn't have the same power if they didn't stick together."

"Right, the Seven-colored Lamp's power was unmistakable when they fought Xiong Daoliang half a month ago. I saw it myself; they were incredibly strong. Those Xuan Rank experts were like slicing vegetables within the Seven-colored Lamp's array." Ling Shuya exclaimed in admiration.

As a Martial Artist, it was very normal to admire the strong.

"The Seven-colored Lamp's strength is indeed very strong!" Shen Qiuyu commented lightly.

Just then, the villa door was pushed open, and the people inside immediately looked over as Ling Hengyu strode in, with Weei Jie standing right beside him.

Ling Hengyu's expression was very serious. After entering the villa, he immediately scanned the living room and asked, "Everyone, has Ye Xiao not come out yet?"

Shen Qiuyu said, "Not yet."

Ling Hengyu furrowed his brows upon hearing Shen Qiuyu's response, but, feeling helpless, he was about to head towards his study with Weei Jie when suddenly, the villa's lights went out all at once.

"What?" When people saw all the lights in the villa go out, most of them were taken by surprise.

"What's the matter?" Ling Hengyu immediately shouted loudly.

At that moment, a guard rushed in, saying anxiously, "Mr. Ling, there's been a power outage, and it's not just here, the power is out within ten kilometers around us."

"What?" Upon hearing the guard's words, Ling Hengyu was shocked and said, "How can you be sure?"

"It's..."

Before the guard could finish, another guard ran in and whispered a few words to the first guard at the doorway.

"What happened?" Ling Hengyu pressed.

"Mr. Ling, all four substations in the north, south, east, and west of Minghai City... all exploded at the same time," the guard reported, hardly able to believe it himself, but that was indeed the case.

"What on earth happened?" Ling Hengyu said loudly.

At that point, the emergency lights inside the villa finally switched on. Although the light was dim, it was still much better than candles.

The guard said, "We're not sure yet, but it's definitely a calculated move."

"Not good, the network connection has failed!" Suddenly, Shen Qiuyu exclaimed in alarm.

"Oh?" Hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, nearly everyone instinctively checked their phones, but to their astonishment, they found not a single signal on their mobile devices. This clearly wasn't a good sign, or rather, it was an exceptionally bad situation.

The last time Xiong Daoliang came, he started by cutting off the signal, but this time, it wasn't just the signal that was cut off—the electrical infrastructure had completely collapsed, and all four substations had exploded, a clearly premeditated act.

"Mr. Ling, it's best to call Ye Xiao out to discuss this," Weei Jie said, showing signs of impatience; after all, the situation seemed more dire than the last time!

Upon hearing Weei Jie's words, Ling Hengyu hesitated, but just then, Shen Qiuyu said, "No!"

Ling Hengyu looked toward Shen Qiuyu.

Shen Qiuyu said, "Ye Xiao is currently in seclusion, and no one should disturb him!"

Just then, the members of the Seven-colored Lamp started pouring into the villa.

"Is there a problem?" Wang Luoxin entered the villa and immediately asked.

Shen Qiuyu quickly said, "The entire Minghai City's power and communication equipment have failed, and Xiong Daoliang is likely on his way."

Upon hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, Wang Luoxin's expression immediately turned serious, as she said, "It seems it's not just likely he's coming, but certain."

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