THWACK!

Su Xuan's palm, though launched late, arrived first, landing squarely on Jeff.

Struck by the blow, Jeff's eyes bulged. His body flew backward at high speed before crashing heavily to the ground.

So powerful! Jeff marveled to himself, feeling a sweet taste in his throat and the urge to vomit blood. He stubbornly swallowed the blood back down to save face, but he never expected it to be so difficult to swallow that it ended up streaming from his nostrils.

At the same time, five or six men in black suits rushed out from all directions to help Jeff up, one of them handing him a tissue for his nosebleed. Seeing this, Su Xuan's bodyguards didn't remain idle. They poured out of the private jet and formed a protective perimeter around him. The two groups faced off, the air thick with tension.

He's gotten so much stronger! Jeff thought, his composure regained. He stared at Su Xuan and sighed, unable to believe he couldn't even withstand a single move. He glanced at the bodyguards around Su Xuan, then at Du Yufei, who was glaring at him. Inexplicably, Su Xuan reminded him of Richard's previous visit to China, except Su Xuan was much, much younger.

"Mr. Su!" Jeff said, taking a deep breath. "I was just playing around with you earlier. You didn't take it seriously, did you?"

"Not at all," Su Xuan shrugged. "If you want to play, we can certainly continue."

Jeff: "...Never mind."

Su Xuan: "Where's Alice?"

"She..." Jeff hesitated before saying, "She's in another state for a three-day conference. It's for a ten-billion-dollar project, so she can't get away right now. She specifically sent me to pick you up. She's already arranged a place for you to stay, so please come with me!"

After speaking, Jeff walked to the stretched business van and personally opened the door for Su Xuan. As Su Xuan started toward the vehicle, Du Yufei and several bodyguards moved to follow him.

"Mr. Su, it's fine if you don't trust me, but you can't distrust Alice," Jeff frowned. "Besides, Alice only wants to see you."

"Brother Su Xuan, this guy is definitely up to no good! We should go with you!" Du Yufei said to Su Xuan, her voice laced with concern. "President Xia also instructed us that no matter where we go, we can't leave your side for a moment. We must ensure your safety."

"It's fine."

Su Xuan knew full well that Jeff was up to no good and was likely acting on Richard's orders. He was eager to see what tricks that old fox could play. He would play along until the very end and see who folded first. Besides, he'd come out this time partly to kill time and have some fun.

He then told Du Yufei, "You guys find a decent place to stay and look around. Contact me if anything comes up."

With that, he got straight into Jeff's car.

Ugh, I knew this would happen! Du Yufei thought, feeling a pang of disappointment as she watched Jeff's car drive away. Then, a mischievous grin spread across her face. I hope Brother Su Xuan can't stand their rudeness and comes back to me soon. There's no place like home, hmph!

Jeff's car drove through the city for a full hour before finally pulling up in front of a hotel. Although the hotel looked quite upscale, it was still a far cry from the Lycar.

The moment Su Xuan saw the hotel, he knew one thing for certain. This place was definitely not arranged by Alice.

Indeed, once he settled into his room, he found the environment to be mediocre at best. An old, bulky LCD TV hung on the wall, and the window frames were starting to rust. It couldn't even compare to a three-star hotel in China.

"Mr. Su, get some rest and adjust to the time zone. I won't disturb you any further." After escorting Su Xuan to his room, Jeff left on his own.

The moment he was out of the hotel, he sped toward the hospital. Su Xuan's palm strike had been brutal; now, even his saliva was tinged with blood. He seriously suspected he had internal injuries and needed immediate medical attention.

After Jeff left, Su Xuan didn't rest. His physique was extraordinary; he could go several days and nights without sleep, so there was no need to adjust his biological clock. He simply stood by the window, surveyed the surroundings, and then sat on the bed, looking at his palm.

Using the Cloud Wave Palm on Jeff hadn't been intentional, but an unconscious reaction. It was as if the Cloud Wave Palm had become muscle memory, something he could unleash effortlessly with a mere lift of his hand. It was a good thing he had restrained his power in time. Otherwise... he had no doubt that a single palm strike could have killed Jeff on the spot.

The skills from that world of cultivators are truly domineering! Su Xuan exclaimed to himself. He then took out a book—the mental cultivation method of the Spirit-Taming Sect that he had taken from Yan Xiaosong and his men.

He read it page by page. As he finished the final page, a series of system alerts suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for mastering the Spirit-Taming Sect's intermediate mental cultivation method!"

"Ding! This mental method has been automatically maxed out!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for comprehending the Spirit-Taming Sect's martial arts, the Zhanling Sword technique!"

"Ding! This sword technique has been automatically maxed out!"

Given his previous experiences, this didn't strike him as strange at all.

He extended his hand flat in front of him and silently channeled the technique. A plume of black smoke spread from his palm, quickly condensing into a sword. Though formed from smoke, it was as sharp as a physical blade. Su Xuan was familiar with this sword; he had personally witnessed Jiang Guinong use it during their fight.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Su Xuan swung the sword through the air a few times, filling the room with a biting chill.

I suspect Alice has no idea I'm here. Satisfied, Su Xuan dispersed the black sword and rubbed his forehead.

He then picked up his phone and dialed Alice's number directly, but the call went unanswered. This only confirmed his suspicion that his current predicament had nothing to do with Alice. It was all that old fox Richard's doing.

So you can't take the loss and want to renege on our deal, huh? Su Xuan thought of their hundred-billion-dollar agreement and couldn't help but chuckle. You only have one daughter. Are you afraid I'll marry her and take over your financial empire as well?

But he had no interest whatsoever in Richard's wealth. For him now, more or less wealth was utterly meaningless.

Since you're so afraid... Su Xuan muttered with a mischievous glint in his eye, I feel like I really have to give you a good scare.

「At dusk.」

A voluptuous beauty appeared outside Su Xuan's door. She took a deep breath, raised her hand, and knocked.

Su Xuan opened the door, glanced at the woman, and said, "If you're here to take me to dinner, forget it. I'm not hungry."

He recognized her. It was Richard's assistant, Susanna. She had been on the losing end of an encounter with him at the airport in China.

"I'm not here to take you to dinner," Susanna said, shaking her head. She glanced into his room and asked, "May I come in and sit down? There's something I need to discuss with you..."

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