"Hmm, how's your mom doing now? Is she recovering well?" Ye Xiao asked.

Yan Luo said, "Thanks for your concern, Brother Xiao. My mom is doing great and she even said she wants to see you again."

"I'll definitely visit her when I have time. Spend more time with your mom. By the way, did you go to the Hong Company today?"

"Yes, I was there all afternoon," Yan Luo said. "Now I'm under Ma Chao, and he's quite good to me. But Niu Chuang is becoming more arrogant, even daring to show his teeth to Ma Chao."

Ye Xiao smiled when he heard Yan Luo's words, and said, "This kid, maybe he'll only remember his lessons after suffering a bit. Right now, others are giving him face because he took a bullet for Wu Shengchang."

"Yeah, Wu Shengchang is telling many people how brave Niu Chuang is, so his name is quite well-known among Wu Shengchang's subordinates. But that's good, at least we entered the Hong Company together, so we can look out for each other," Yan Luo said nonchalantly.

Ye Xiao said, "You should quickly gather some brothers around you, and it'd be best to contribute something to the Hong Company."

Yan Luo said, "I'll find the opportunity."

"By the way, do you know about Tulong Company?" Ye Xiao asked Yan Luo.

Yan Luo immediately nodded and said, "Yes, it's a well-known company in Jinling District with decent strength, and it's one of the few companies in Jinling District that dares to disregard Hong Company's orders. It's said that Tulong Company has ties with the Azure Dragon Company, so Hong Company hasn't troubled Tulong Company. However, I heard from Ma Chao that when Wu Shengchang led Hong Company into Jinling District, he had some grievances with Cao Jinlong, the boss of Tulong Company. It's also because of these grievances and the influence of the Azure Dragon Company that Wu Shengchang hasn't acted against Tulong Company. Oh, and Tulong Company controls one-third of the drug transactions and nearly half of the casino business in Jinling District. They might not compare in combat strength, but in terms of financial power, they're unmatched in the entire Jinling District."

Ye Xiao found the information about Tulong Company quite intriguing and gained a new understanding of it.

Evidently, Tulong Company is not just a small company; it has the backing of a larger company. This kind of small company is essentially a small branch of a big company like Azure Dragon Company. Although it bears the title of a small company, no one dares to really go against it because of the strength of Azure Dragon Company.

Azure Dragon Company!

Ye Xiao had heard before that in the entire Yan Country, there are super organizations, namely the North Hongwu Company and the South Azure Dragon Company.

North of Kun River is the territory of Hongwu Company. In the northern part of Yan Country, mentioning Hongwu Company warranted a thumbs up. Of course, if you're south of Kun River, the Azure Dragon Company is the unchallenged authority.

However, this territorial division doesn't mean that the entire north of Kun River belongs to Hongwu Company, or the entire south to Azure Dragon Company. It's just that in these regions, both Hongwu Company and Azure Dragon Company have influence in almost every city. They don't dominate any single city excessively, but if someone dares to challenge their branch, surrounding branches will immediately provide support.

A branch might consist of a few hundred to over a thousand people, but what if several branches banded together? That would be a formidable force. This is why no one dares to provoke Hongwu Company and Azure Dragon Company easily; if they do, it's only between Hongwu Company and Azure Dragon Company having conflicts.

Yan Luo looked at Ye Xiao curiously and said, "Brother Xiao, why are you asking about Tulong Company?"

"Nothing, go take care of your business, and spend some time with your mom," Ye Xiao said.

Yan Luo immediately nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Xiao. I'll be going then."

"Hmm!" Ye Xiao nodded.

Yan Luo turned to leave but was called back by Ye Xiao.

"Have you practiced the Qigong formula I gave you?" Ye Xiao asked Yan Luo.

Yan Luo said, "I have. By the way, I was just about to ask you something."

Yan Luo glanced at Wang Luoxin standing beside him.

Wang Luoxin tactfully moved to the side.

Although Wang Luoxin stepped aside, he still said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, it's like this. Early this morning, I noticed after practicing that Qigong, some black stuff started oozing from my skin, and there was a faint strange smell."

Ye Xiao laughed lightly upon hearing Yan Luo's words and said, "Just wash it off, but it'll soon stop. It's a good thing!"

"A good thing?" Yan Luo looked at Ye Xiao in confusion.

Ye Xiao said, "Those black substances are impurities in your body. Once they're expelled completely, they won't appear anymore. So, just practice with peace of mind."

When Yan Luo heard Ye Xiao's explanation, he felt reassured.

After chatting with Ye Xiao for a few more sentences, Yan Luo left.

"What were you whispering about?" Wang Luoxin came over to Ye Xiao, his gaze following the departing Yan Luo.

Ye Xiao said, "I taught him a simple inner strength formula, just to let him try it out."

"Are you trying to lead him to become a martial artist?" Wang Luoxin said with mild surprise.

Ye Xiao said, "He's my brother. What's wrong with helping him become a martial artist?"

Wang Luoxin said, "Seems like you have big ambitions."

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow at Wang Luoxin's words and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Only by building a team of martial arts experts around you can you truly enter the world of martial arts. Isn't that what you're starting to do? Plus, in Minghai City, I've noticed Zhou Hao is also teaching some people at Heavenly Gate Security Company these martial arts codes," Wang Luoxin said sharply.

Ye Xiao said, "You know too much."

"Why?" Wang Luoxin raised an eyebrow with a smile and said, "Do you want to kill me to silence me?"

"Of course not, how could I bear to harm such a delicate flower? There's also another way you won't tell anyone." Ye Xiao smiled mysteriously.

Wang Luoxin heard Ye Xiao's words and chuckled softly, saying, "Haha, I'm a bit confused, what's your method to make me not tell others? I won't be threatened by you."

Ye Xiao heard Wang Luoxin's words, smiled slightly, and said, "A woman will only keep a man's secrets when she becomes his woman."

Wang Luoxin was slightly stunned by Ye Xiao's words, but she still braced herself and looked at Ye Xiao calmly, pretending to be composed, saying, "Humph, so what? Do you intend to use force?"

"Use what force?" Ye Xiao chuckled softly and turned to walk upstairs, meanwhile saying, "You're already my woman, why would I need to use force?"

After Ye Xiao finished speaking, he immediately burst into laughter.

Ye Xiao's laughter truly made Wang Luoxin's face blush.

"Shameless!" Wang Luoxin, who was originally smiling warmly, now had a cold expression, but there was still a touch of helplessness and complexity in that coldness.

After a brief displeasure, Wang Luoxin eventually walked towards Ye Xiao.

Entering the room, everything was as usual!

"You live here?" Wang Luoxin walked into the room and said, looking at the untidy room, "It seems there's a bit of a moldy smell."

Ye Xiao immediately said, "Can't be."

"Of course it can. Anyway, I've just decided not to take the stuff." Wang Luoxin said.

Ye Xiao was about to pick up those rare herbs when he heard Wang Luoxin say this, immediately looked at her in confusion and said, "Why not take them? What if someone steals them?"

"Why would that happen?" Wang Luoxin looked at Ye Xiao and said, "You can just stay here, can't you?"

Ye Xiao heard Wang Luoxin's words and knew she was probably annoyed by what he just said, but he didn't care. He shrugged, smiling, saying, "Alright then, actually, this place is pretty good too. It's getting late, if you want to sleep here, you're absolutely welcome!"

"You..." Wang Luoxin glared at Ye Xiao.

Initially, Wang Luoxin hoped Ye Xiao would say something soft to her, but Ye Xiao, this rascal, didn't say a single soft word and acted nonchalantly.

The battle was about to start, but Wang Luoxin's phone rang at that moment.

Wang Luoxin glared at Ye Xiao, took out her phone, glanced at it, then answered, "What's up?"

Cheng Yun heard Wang Luoxin's voice seemed a bit unhappy, immediately chuckled, saying, "What's wrong? Sounds like you have some grievances."

"Nothing!" Wang Luoxin certainly wouldn't tell Cheng Yun about the petty matter with Ye Xiao.

Cheng Yun said, "We're back, why didn't we see you and Ye Xiao? Listening to your tone, did you guys have a fight?"

"Fight? What would we fight about?" Wang Luoxin said while giving Ye Xiao a fierce glare.

Ye Xiao just acted like he hadn't noticed, leisurely picked up his phone and started looking at it.

Cheng Yun listened to Wang Luoxin's tone and immediately laughed again.

"What are you laughing at?" Cheng Yun laughed and said to Wang Luoxin, "Sis, if you really didn't care for Ye Xiao, you wouldn't be angry with him. It's not worth it. Now you're angry because of him, doesn't that prove..."

Cheng Yun didn't continue speaking, but it was evident what he meant.

Wang Luoxin said, "Stop with the nonsense."

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you here," Cheng Yun said and then directly hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Wang Luoxin didn't look at Ye Xiao and held her phone hesitatingly. Clearly, she was hesitating whether to have Ye Xiao go with her.

Women can be quite sensitive sometimes.

Ye Xiao was well aware of this.

"They're back, right? Are we supposed to go over?" Ye Xiao asked.

Wang Luoxin walked straight to the door, saying as she went, "I'll wait for you in the car, bring your stuff."

As Wang Luoxin finished speaking, she had already walked out.

Ye Xiao sat in the chair, grinning widely.

Afterward, Ye Xiao tidied up his clothes. Honestly, he didn't have many clothes, including an unwashed formal suit and a bag of herbs, and then headed downstairs, ready to move out!

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