After leaving the State Hospital, Ye Xiao and Yan Luo hailed a taxi and went straight to Jinling District.

By the time they arrived in Jinling District, it was already after seven o'clock.

"Do you want to come up?" Ye Xiao turned to Yan Luo with a smile.

Yan Luo replied with a smile, "Brother Xiao, I won't go up. I'll wait for you here since I'm no longer with Blue Star Technology Company."

Seeing that Yan Luo did not wish to go upstairs, Ye Xiao did not insist and nodded, "Alright then, I'll be back down soon."

After that, Ye Xiao went directly into the Dongning Building. Despite it being nighttime, the security guards at the entrance were still diligently on duty. The guard greeted Ye Xiao immediately as he passed by, clearly the same one who had stopped Ye Xiao that morning.

"Working the night shift?" Ye Xiao said to the guard with a smile.

"Yes, haven't you all finished work?" the guard said with a laugh.

Ye Xiao replied, "I left something at the company, just going up to get it."

Then, Ye Xiao walked towards the elevator. However, he did not notice that as soon as he entered the Dongning Building, the guard's face revealed a mocking smile, and then he seemed to be sending a text message on his phone.

Ye Xiao, completely unaware of all this, took the elevator and quickly reached the twelfth floor.

By this time, the workday had ended. The hallways were empty, and although it was unknown whether other companies on various floors were working late, there was no one from Blue Star Technology Company working overtime. Ye Xiao stepped out of the elevator and quickly went to the General Manager's office. Since Xia Mingyue hadn't locked the door, Ye Xiao easily entered, found his suit on the couch, and then left the General Manager's office.

Everything went smoothly. On his mind were thoughts about how he would later introduce Wu Shengchang to Yan Luo.

He entered the elevator again, this time to go down, but then something strange occurred.

When the elevator was descending between the seventh and eighth floors, it suddenly stopped, and the interior of the elevator went dark as if the power had gone out, with only the dim emergency light flickering.

Ye Xiao frowned, wondering why he was so unlucky. Dongning Building was touted as the best commercial building in Jinling District, yet its elevator could still suffer such a fault.

Ye Xiao immediately picked up the emergency telephone inside the elevator to contact the building's property management.

Connecting with the property management went smoothly; after picking up the phone, he soon got in touch with the staff. Ye Xiao informed them about the elevator's situation, and they promptly assured him that the elevator would be restored soon and asked for his patience.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiao felt puzzled but couldn't think of what might have caused the issue, so he stopped pondering it.

The property management's words were accurate; the elevator was quickly fixed, about five minutes later, the lights went on, and the elevator returned to normal operation.

When Ye Xiao exited the elevator, two property management staff members, relieved to see him safe, apologized profusely, "We're really sorry. The elevator was functioning fine, but somehow the power sockets got loose, which was our mistake. We truly apologize."

Hearing the staff's sincere explanation, Ye Xiao chuckled, "It's okay, it's fixed now. I have other things to take care of, we'll talk another day."

Then, Ye Xiao walked towards the exit of Dongning Building. Even after walking some distance, he could still faintly hear the two staff members responsible for the elevator discussing among themselves.

"It's so strange; those sockets were very securely fitted. How did they come loose?"

"Indeed, I personally inspected them. It was a close call; we need to be more careful in the future."

Hearing their conversation, Ye Xiao smiled secretly to himself, thinking that no job was easy.

When Ye Xiao approached the entrance of Dongning Building again, the guard was still watching him with a laugh and asked, "Leaving?"

"Yes."

As they were not familiar with each other, they exchanged only a few words. After that, Ye Xiao left the Dongning Building.

Meanwhile, the guard checked something on his phone, a cold sneer spread across his face.

"Were you getting anxious waiting?" Ye Xiao walked up to where Yan Luo was and said with a smile.

"Not really, but just now I noticed the seventh, eighth, and twelfth floors suddenly lost power, and then the lights came back on quickly," Yan Luo said with curiosity.

Hearing Yan Luo's words, Ye Xiao looked up at the Dongning Building, puzzled, "Are you saying that the seventh, eighth, and twelfth floors all lost power?"

Yan Luo answered, "I don't know if it was a power outage, but it went dark suddenly for a few minutes."

Ye Xiao was also somewhat puzzled, muttering to himself in his heart. Could that really not have been a coincidence? But if it wasn't a coincidence, no one had done anything to him.

"Forget it, let's not worry about it, let's go," Ye Xiao said to Yan Luo with a smile.

They didn't immediately go to look for Wu Shengchang, but first headed to Ye Xiao's place, as they couldn't keep carrying their clothes around. Here, they happened to bump into the landlord, Niu Chuang.

"Brother Xiao, you're back pretty early today," Niu Chuang said, seemingly sober for once, so he spoke to Ye Xiao with a cheery smile.

"You look like you haven't had dinner yet. Join us for a meal later; it'll be a good opportunity to get to know my brother here," Ye Xiao said.

At that moment, Niu Chuang also saw the resolute-faced Yan Luo and greeted with a smile, "Hello, my name is Niu Chuang."

"Yan Luo!" Yan Luo replied indifferently, not as casual as he could be with Ye Xiao since he wasn't familiar with Niu Chuang.

Niu Chuang didn't care much about Yan Luo's personality; what caught his attention was Yan Luo's name.

"King Yanluo? Add one more word, and wouldn't you be King Yanluo?" Niu Chuang burst into laughter.

"Don't joke about other people's names. But I do like the nickname 'King Yanluo'," Yan Luo's voice was still calm.

Niu Chuang looked at Yan Luo and stretched out his hand with a laugh, "As Brother Xiao's friend, let's shake hands—we're friends now."

Ye Xiao knew what Niu Chuang was up to, but didn't stop him.

Seeing that Ye Xiao didn't say anything, Yan Luo also extended his hand politely, and as soon as their hands clasped together, Niu Chuang immediately began exerting force.

Yan Luo felt a tremendous force coming from Niu Chuang and raised his eyebrows slightly while looking at Niu Chuang. However, there wasn't any change in his expression, as he gradually increased his strength too.

One was a steel soldier trained in the military, and the other was naturally very strong. As their hands held each other, a silent competition of strength ensued. At first, both thought they could easily crush the other's hand, but in reality, as they both exerted force, they were evenly matched for the time being.

Seeing the two surprisingly equal in strength, Ye Xiao figured they wouldn't be parting any time soon, so he went upstairs with his clothes. When he came down again, he couldn't help but laugh because both were drenched in sweat, yet their competition continued, apparently unwilling to stop without a clear winner.

"Still going?" Ye Xiao approached with a smile, looking at the two still glaring at each other.

Barely managing a smile while using almost all his strength, Niu Chuang said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, you came down so quickly. Just wait a bit longer and your 'King Yanluo' brother here will lose."

Ye Xiao chuckled and did not respond to Niu Chuang's remark, instead looking at Yan Luo, who said nothing. But his expression had already told Ye Xiao that he and Niu Chuang shared the same thought: He believed he would win very soon.

These two were evenly matched in strength, of course, that was just raw power. If it came to combat skills, Niu Chuang was no match for Yan Luo. After all, a fight is not just about brute strength; being able to apply power in the most skillful way is what is most useful.

Ye Xiao suddenly grabbed the hands of the two who were exerting all their might and with a slight effort, they immediately felt as if their hands were clamped by a steel vise, causing a tingling sensation that left them unable to exert any more strength. Then both hands were released.

"Uh!" Both men let out a muffled grunt at the same time and withdrew their hands.

Clearly, Ye Xiao's strength was too great; a light effort had already overwhelmed them.

"Do you still think your strength is formidable?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile, looking at Yan Luo and Niu Chuang, both of whom now felt their palms tingling.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Yan Luo and Niu Chuang exchanged a look, their faces turning slightly red, obviously embarrassed by their pointless contest.

Niu Chuang was the first to speak to Yan Luo, rubbing his hand and saying, "I'm sorry, Yan Luo. I'm just someone who likes to compare strengths with others. Don't take it to heart."

Hearing Niu Chuang's words, Yan Luo also hurriedly said to him, "We were also too immature. Brother Xiao is right, we can't just think about ourselves."

At that moment, Niu Chuang looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, I can't figure it out. You don't seem to be particularly strong, so how come you have such great strength?"

"Me? Ha ha!" Ye Xiao laughed heartily and didn't reveal the reason.

However, Yan Luo immediately said to Niu Chuang, "Brother Xiao practices Qigong, of course his strength is great."

Qigong?

Hearing Yan Luo's words, Niu Chuang's eyes lit up, and he turned to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, you can do Qigong?"

Ye Xiao hadn't expected Yan Luo to tell Niu Chuang, as he hadn't mentioned it to him yet.

Seeing that Ye Xiao did not immediately respond but only gave him a look, Yan Luo understood that he had said too much.

But since it was already out, Ye Xiao didn't hide it anymore; of course, he wasn't going to say he was a Martial Artist but instead said with a laugh to Yan Luo, "Yes, I practice Qigong. How else could I possibly be stronger than you?"

"That makes sense. Brother Xiao, can you teach me Qigong too? Today I heard that Sixth Master Wu seems to be recruiting followers, and I was hesitating whether to go or not," Niu Chuang said to Ye Xiao, "If I knew Qigong, I would definitely be able to secure a position in Hong Company quickly."

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