Ye Xiao, upon hearing Huang Tian's words, suddenly let out a chuckle and looked at Huang Tian, "Why do you act as if you've received such a huge favor? If it weren't for me yesterday, you all would have nearly kicked the bucket, so you should be thanking me. However, I am not someone who likes to be thanked, so let's just not say thanks to each other."

Although Ye Xiao said this, Huang Tian still felt very grateful in his heart, and was also amazed by Ye Xiao's strength. That was the power of Ye Xiao.

"Everyone circulate your True Qi and see how it feels. If there's an issue, speak up quickly," Ye Xiao said, looking at everyone present.

At this moment, Ling Hengyu had drunk ginseng soup. Although he was still very weak, he was now in a sub-healthy state.

"Ye Xiao, is Xiong Daoliang really dead?" Ling Hengyu looked at Ye Xiao.

The question from Ling Hengyu actually echoed the thoughts of everyone present, but it was Ling Hengyu who voiced it.

With a smile, Ye Xiao said, "Dead, he's already dead."

As soon as Ye Xiao's words came out, almost everyone gasped in surprise. Such a powerful Martial Artist had actually died.

"So," Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "from now on, Minghai City will be very peaceful."

Just then, Zhou Hao hurried into the villa, looking at everyone's pale faces—it was clear they all had suffered internal injuries. Last night, there was a massive power outage in Minghai City. At the same time, the society experienced unprecedented chaos. The three big companies fought all night, and because it was too dark, there were many instances of friendly fire. Up until now, Zhou Hao and Zhao Dapeng were just able to get the social affairs in order. What surprised Zhou Hao and Zhao Dapeng the most was that just as dawn broke, the once mighty Axe Company crumbled like a deflated balloon. In the blink of an eye, they were crushed into bankruptcy by the forces of Heavenly Gate Security Company and Black Dragon Company.

"Boss, how are you guys?" Zhou Hao looked toward Ye Xiao, speaking anxiously.

Ye Xiao replied, "Do we look like we are in trouble? Last night must have been very chaotic, right?"

When Zhou Hao heard what Ye Xiao said, he looked at Ye Xiao in surprise and said, "Brother Xiao, did you also go downtown last night? How do you know there was such chaos? The social order of Minghai City has completely changed. Oh right, Dapeng, you tell us."

At that moment, the people present noticed someone following behind Zhou Hao—it was none other than Zhao Dapeng, the boss of Heavenly Gate Security Company.

"Brother Xiao!" After greeting Ye Xiao, Zhao Dapeng said excitedly, "Heavenly Gate Security Company is now the master of the underground order in Minghai City. Axe Company has been completely eradicated. Li Cangjie, the boss of Black Dragon Company, just announced two hours ago that Black Dragon Company was disbanding and also declared his joining Heavenly Gate Security Company. All the members of Black Dragon Company disbanded and joined Heavenly Gate Security Company."

Listening to Zhao Dapeng's words, the smile on Ye Xiao's face thickened. At this moment, the issue of Minghai City's public security that he had promised Song Jianping should be deliverable now.

"Very good!"

Zhou Hao then looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Boss, when I came in just now, I heard a few friends outside say that Xiong Daoliang is dead?"

"Dead!" Ye Xiao said.

Zhou Hao, upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, was startled.

"Unbelievable, Xiong Daoliang, a figure like a god, really dead!" Zhou Hao said with a bitter smile.

"A figure like a god?" Ye Xiao looked at Zhou Hao and said, "Don't overpraise him, okay? Now, there's one more thing that needs your attention, Zhou Hao, Dapeng."

"Please tell us, Boss (Brother Xiao)!" Zhou Hao and Zhao Dapeng immediately responded.

Ye Xiao said, "Xiong Daoliang's son should have fled by now, but their Strong Bear Group is still there. Go find Tang Xuewen and make use of the relationships in the city. Oh right, there's someone in the Bureau of Industry and Commerce named Peng Dehao. Get together with them and discuss how we can turn Strong Bear Group into our asset."

"Ah?" When Ye Xiao said this, almost everyone present was shocked. The meaning of Ye Xiao's words was too obvious—they were going to brazenly take over Strong Bear Group.

Strong Bear Group was also a big financial conglomerate in Minghai City, with assets of at least a billion. Now that Xiong Daoliang was dead and Xiong Tao had run away, Strong Bear Group was effectively ownerless. How could Ye Xiao possibly let it go?

"Ye Xiao, shouldn't Strong Bear Group be confiscated by right?" Ling Hengyu suddenly said to Ye Xiao.

The crimes committed by Xiong Daoliang were sufficient for his assets to be confiscated, but now Ye Xiao wanted to take possession of Xiong Daoliang's assets for himself, which obviously was somewhat improper.

However, Ye Xiao just raised an eyebrow and said with a smirk, "I eliminated a parasite for the country, which saved the country a good few billion, right? So, let's consider this my reward."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's somewhat rogue-ish statement, what more could Ling Hengyu say? He could only let out a chuckle and say no more.

"Brother Xiao, can this really work?" Zhou Hao asked, "This doesn't seem to comply with legal procedures, right?"

"Has anything Heavenly Gate Security Company done ever complied with legal procedures? The law is made for those who don't use their brains. Don't delay, go write it now. Remember, you must listen to Tang Xuewen's advice. In the future, he will be the one steering the Strong Bear Group," Ye Xiao reminded.

Zhou Hao and Zhao Dapeng immediately nodded in agreement but were very curious as to why Ye Xiao trusted that milk-nosed kid so much. He was only eighteen, what could he do? They thought this, but they didn't dare say more and immediately left the Ling family villa.

"Ye Xiao, you're truly shameless!" At this moment, Wang Luoxin looked at Ye Xiao with disdain and said.

"How is this shameless?" Ye Xiao asked.

"You killed their people and now you want to seize their assets too. It's lucky they don't have a daughter!" Wang Luoxin's insinuation was clear.

Yet, Ye Xiao wasn't bound by such worldly views at all. He chuckled and replied right away, "You're right, but let me correct you; it's lucky that Xiong Daoliang doesn't have a beautiful daughter. I, Ye Xiao, would be quite willing to commit such a deed. Being a villain is much easier than being a good guy."

When Ye Xiao said this, everyone felt a sense of helplessness. This was just Ye Xiao for you—sometimes a paragon of justice, at other times brimming with evil.

Ye Xiao touched his stomach and suddenly said, "I'm a bit hungry, huh, wait, something's wrong!"

At that moment, Ye Xiao looked around with a puzzled face.

Shen Qiuyu looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Where's one person? Where's Qin Yulu?" Ye Xiao asked, sounding surprised.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao mention Qin Yulu's name, Ling Shuya immediately said, "She's in the room on the side. Last night, Yulu's cold poison acted up again. But fortunately, there was a life-saving pill. Otherwise, Yulu's life would have been in danger."

Ye Xiao was shocked to hear that Qin Yulu's cold poison had flared up again the previous night, but he was relieved to hear that it was a pill that had saved her life. However, upon further thought, what sort of miraculous pill could suppress the cold poison? Could it be a Fire Yang Pill?

Thinking of the Fire Yang Pill, Ye Xiao immediately looked at Ling Hengyu and said with a smile, "Uncle Ling, your Fire Yang Pill is really great. It might not bring the dead back to life, but it can save lives when it really matters. But why didn't you mention it earlier? If you had given me one of the two Fire Yang Pills, I wouldn't even ask you for a salary, right?"

"Two pills?" Ling Hengyu found Ye Xiao's words somewhat puzzling. However, after contemplating a bit, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked urgently at Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu, saying seriously, "The life-saving pill you mentioned, is it the white pill that came with the Fire Yang Pill?"

Seeing her dad's expression seeming a bit off, Ling Shuya was very surprised. Was her dad being stingy at a time like this? It was a matter of saving a life—weren't pills kept just for such a purpose?

"Dad, you can't be that stingy. It was for saving a life," Ling Shuya said, looking at Ling Hengyu.

"What do you mean I'm stingy? Did you really let Miss Qin take that pill?" Ling Hengyu's eyes widened.

Ling Hengyu's expression told everyone that something was about to go wrong.

"Yes, what's the big deal? How much could it be worth?" Ling Shuya said with contempt.

"You silly girl, that wasn't a life-saving medicine; it was poison," Ling Hengyu said excitedly as he stood up from the sofa, anxious with the urgency in his voice, "How long ago did she take it?"

"About... eight or nine hours, I guess." Hearing that what her dad called poison shocked Ling Shuya, but then she thought it didn't make sense because if it was poison, why did Qin Yulu's cold poison get suppressed last night?

At this point, Ye Xiao also quickly looked at Ling Hengyu with concern, asking, "What poison is it?"

"It's too late now; the pill has clearly been completely absorbed," Ling Hengyu sighed.

"What exactly is it?" Ye Xiao asked Ling Hengyu again, clearly becoming impatient.

Ling Hengyu looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Hundred-Day Soul-breaking Pill!"

"Ah?" Ye Xiao was startled upon hearing what Ling Hengyu said, and his face turned extremely dark. Then, he immediately rushed to the side room, where Qin Yulu was still asleep, her breathing steady, looking like any normal person, with no sign of cold poison at all.

"Lu Lu!" Ye Xiao looked at the current Qin Yulu, his heart a whirlwind of emotions. He couldn't accept that the Qin Yulu before him could only live another hundred days.

Meanwhile, back in the living room!

"Dad, what is a Hundred-Day Soul-breaking Pill?" Ling Shuya knew she and Shen Qiuyu had made a huge mistake, but she was also curious about what exactly her dad's so-called Hundred-Day Soul-breaking Pill was. Could it really be that powerful?

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