You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

The auctioneer, suppressing his professionalism, quickly brought down the gavel to finalize the deal.

"3.1 billion... just once!"
Twice! Sold! Congratulations to our esteemed guest in the Ze-class private room!

Every "Congratulations" was like a red-hot iron, searing Xue Haonan's heart! It burned him almost to the point of suffocation!
The subsequent auction was completely meaningless to Xue Haonan, who was slumped like a puppet in the "Ze" VIP box, in a daze.

But Chen Yang made his move again.

He took a fancy to a set of lightweight, form-fitting silver soft nails, clearly a women's style. They were as thin as cicada wings, yet shimmered with a star-like light, exuding a lively and ethereal quality.

"Wind whispers, silver armor flows."

This time, no one competed with him. Xue Haonan was still reeling from the huge blow and humiliation of the 3.1 billion "sky-high price junk".

Chen Yang easily won the bid at a "reasonable" price.

He glanced at Lina, who was sitting quietly beside him, but said nothing.

As the auction ended, a flood of people poured out of Yuquan Pavilion.

Chen Yang and his group walked out with the crowd. When parting ways with the Living Yama and his daughter, Chen Yang took out the "Wind Whisper Silver Armor" that he had bought, which was made of extraordinary material and had a flowing silver light. Without much explanation, he handed it to Lina.

"A small parting gift, for self-defense."

Chen Yang's tone was very natural.

A hint of surprise flashed across Lina's eyes, which was quickly replaced by a complex expression. However, she did not refuse and accepted the armor with ease, feeling a cool and light sensation in her hand.

"Thank you, this gift... I really like it."

She looked at Chen Yang, smiled slightly, her eyes seemed to hold a thousand words, but in the end, they all boiled down to a word of gratitude.

Chen Yang hailed a car and personally escorted Lina safely to her upscale apartment building.

Farewell.

Chen Yang stood beside the car.

Lina gave him a deep look and said softly.

"Take care on your journey."

She then turned around and disappeared into the revolving door of the apartment building, her steps calm and elegant.

As Lina's figure disappeared, the gentleness on Chen Yang's face vanished instantly, and his eyes became as cold as the wind over the Siberian wilderness.

Instead of returning directly to his hotel, he vanished into the city's dazzling yet cold night.

The threads of spiritual energy spread silently, like the most precise radar.

A tracking mark that he had previously placed on Xue Haonan with a clever and almost imperceptible technique flickered like a beacon in the darkness.

Target locked!
West of the city.

"Misty Butterfly" Top-Tier Private Club!

Inside the luxurious and decadent presidential suite on the top floor.

Outside the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, the city lights shimmered in a mesmerizing glow. Expensive red wine spilled on an Italian leather sofa, and Xue Haonan lay on top of a voluptuous woman in a sheer dress, venting his immense frustration and humiliation.

His eyes were bloodshot, his movements were as rough as a wild beast, and he was muttering incoherent curses.

"You filthy bitch! You look down on me?! You're messing with me?! Tonight I'm going to fuck a hundred women to death! Fuck you to death! Fuck you to death..."

Just then!

"Bang—crash!"

The massive reinforced bulletproof floor-to-ceiling window shattered completely! It was as if it had been struck by an invisible giant hammer! Countless sharp fragments, like hailstones of death, howled in, accompanied by the biting cold night wind!

A ghostly figure, like the Grim Reaper descending from the torn sky, stood silently at the broken window, the cold moonlight and the city's neon lights outlining a silhouette behind him!
Xue Haonan's cursing stopped abruptly, like a duck being choked!
The woman beneath him screamed in terror!

"Who?!"

Xue Haonan was shocked and furious. He sobered up almost instantly, and a huge fear swept over him! He subconsciously reached for his pants, which had been kicked off the bed.

"Snapped!"

A slap, too fast to see clearly, landed hard on his face!
It wasn't the crisp sound of flesh hitting flesh, but a deep, muffled thud, as if bones were about to shatter!

Xue Haonan was flung off the bed like a sack of potatoes, crashing heavily against the wall three meters away with a loud thud, blood gushing out mixed with broken teeth!

Excruciating pain! Dizziness! Fear! Overwhelmed him in an instant!
He didn't even see who hit him!
The shadowy figure had already taken a step forward, appearing before him as if teleported! Cold fingers, like steel clasps, gripped his vulnerable throat, pinning him firmly against the wall!

The fear of suffocation overwhelmed him like icy seawater!

He saw it!

It was those eyes! The eyes that were chillingly calm in the jade shop! The eyes that casually shouted out astronomical figures at the auction! Now, those eyes held no emotion, only a pure, soul-chilling coldness! As if... looking at a piece of trash about to turn to dust!

At the same time, the figure slightly bent and flicked the other hand, and an invisible stream of energy precisely brushed across the pressure points on the neck of the terrified woman on the bed. The sound stopped abruptly, the woman's body went limp, and she fell into a deep sleep.

"The dosage was very strong; he was drugged and dragged here."

A deep, emotionless voice rang in Xue Haonan's ears, like the whisper of death.

"Before I die, I'll pass on a message for her."

'Despicable! He deserves to die!'

Xue Haonan's soul was scattered!
He could even smell a strong stench of death!
"No...spare me...my...my father is Xue..."

"Crack! Bang!"

Two extremely faint sounds, yet they completely froze his soul, echoed deep within his skull!

A chilling, eerie energy, like the most precise scalpel, instantly severed several key neuronal bundles in his cerebral cortex!

Xue Haonan's eyes, which had been wide with fear and pleading, instantly lost all their luster, becoming dull and empty.

His body, like a puppet with its strings cut, slid stiffly from the wall onto the carpet, remaining in a kneeling position, completely lifeless.

A person in a vegetative state!
With a flick of his finger, the figure sent the "sucker's jade box" that had fallen onto the bedside table and hadn't even been warmed up into his arms.

His gaze fell on the unconscious woman on the bed. A faint blue light emanated from his fingertips, and a gentle, wood-based life force silently flowed into her.

The woman slowly woke up, and the moment she opened her eyes, she saw Xue Haonan kneeling stiffly on the ground and a strange figure standing by the bed, as well as the mess of broken glass all over the floor. She was instantly terrified! But the expected assault did not happen.

"Don't be afraid."

The calm voice carried a subtle, almost imperceptible soothing quality.

"That scumbag has gotten his comeuppance. You're safe now."

The woman was still in shock, but looking at the shattered French window and the unfamiliar yet unreservedly upright figure beside the bed, she was overwhelmed by intense fear and gratitude for surviving the ordeal.

Her voice trembled as she forced herself to sit up.

"Thank you so much for saving my life! I, Ye Qingqiu, will never forget your kindness! If you ever need my help..."

She hurriedly pulled a gold-embossed business card from her scattered coat pocket and handed it over.

"If you need anything in Hainan City, just come to me."

The business card had a simple and elegant design, with only one name in the center.

Ye Qingqiu, in smaller print below.

Tianye Group. Chen Yang glanced at it, casually took it, and said indifferently.

"No need for formalities. We've only just met. It's not appropriate for us to linger here."

After saying that, he didn't even glance back at Xue Haonan's stiff, kneeling corpse. He turned around, took a step out of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and his figure instantly blended into the colorful city lights and deep night below, disappearing without a trace.

The cold wind, carrying the sound of sirens, rose from afar and approached through the city streets, breaking the silence above the luxury club.

In the city center, a high-rise hotel suite disguised as an ordinary apartment building.

The city lights outside the window resembled scattered stars. Chen Yang landed silently, without disturbing a speck of dust.

Night had fallen, and only a small wall lamp was lit in the hotel suite, creating a somber atmosphere.

He had just taken off his tactical trench coat, which was damp with the night dew, when there was a knock on the door.

The rhythm consists of three fast and two slow periods.

It's Qiuniu!
Chen Yang opened the door, and Qiu Niu, tall and strong as a rock, immediately squeezed in and closed the door behind him.

He also carried the scent of travel-worn travel, along with an undeniable weariness and a heavy excitement.

"Boss!"

Qiuniu lowered his voice and stared intently at Chen Yang.

"We've made contact with Minister Jiang."

Chen Yang walked to the bar, poured him a glass of cold water, and handed it to him.

"Sit down. What did Lao Jiang say? What was his attitude?"

Qiuniu took the water glass and gulped down a large mouthful, then sat heavily on the sofa, causing it to sink in significantly.

"You almost deafened me!"

He grinned, his eyes filled with a mixture of lingering fear and a sense of relief.

"You didn't hear it. When Lao Jiang heard those scumbags extracting genes from living people to make medicine and equipment, his voice was like a raging Tyrannosaurus Rex! I could feel the floor shaking even through the communicator!"

He paused, his expression turning serious.

"But don't worry, boss. I've emphasized every single point you stressed, breaking it down and explaining it to him several times!"

Although this old guy has a bad temper, he definitely knows what's important!
He was utterly enraged by the shocking file, but he also understood how treacherous the situation was!

"Final decision?"

Chen Yang sat opposite him, his fingers gently tapping the side of the glass.

"Hold your positions and guard against information leaks at all costs!"

Qiuniu was resolute and decisive.

"Old Jiang made the decision: we absolutely will not alert the enemy! But he will not let us fight alone."

He immediately dispatched an elite hidden force to support us!

"Elite covert agents?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.

"specific?"

"It's the two of them."

A strange, almost imperceptible smile played on Qiuniu's lips, tinged with a hint of trust.

"The two sisters, 'Luanhuang' and 'Luanfeng,' are leading the team!"

"Luanluan and Phoenix?"

Chen Yang stopped tapping his fingers, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Them? Aren't they in the Western Theater Command dealing with those 'ancient tomb remnants'? How can they spare the time?"

"Old Jiang said that our second echelon of troops has already been sent to the western front. They are all tough nuts to crack, and they have temporarily stabilized the situation and will not cause any major problems."

Qiuniu explained.

"The Luanfeng sisters are ruthless in the west, but they are also steady."

This gene-stealing case, in terms of its scale, severity, and scope, far surpasses those "zombie hopping" cases in the West. After careful consideration, Old Jiang concluded that the sisters' ruthlessness, investigative and electronic warfare capabilities, and most importantly—their absolute secrecy and loyalty—were the best fit for the current mission!

They're already on their way and are expected to arrive secretly by tomorrow morning!

Zhou Luan, also known as "Luanhuang".

"Luanfeng" Zhou Feng... Chen Yang immediately pictured two faces with vastly different temperaments yet equally heroic bearing: one seemingly gentle but actually meticulous and controlling of the overall situation, and the other sharp and ruthless like a drawn blade.

He had no doubt about the sisters' abilities, but he never expected Minister Jiang to transfer this trump card over.

"it is good."

Chen Yang nodded, his eyes slightly lowered, exuding an invisible pressure.

"Once they arrive, Qiuniu, you immediately take over and establish a dedicated encrypted communication channel. The clues we have, 'Kangping,' are just the tip of the iceberg. The key is to follow its bloodline to find the upstream vessels and the heart that provides the energy!"
The surveillance cannot be relaxed. Su Meng's team needs to expedite the in-depth analysis of the data regarding the pharmaceutical factory hijacking! We also must conduct an internal investigation into the points exposed during the last operation! The enemy may already be reviewing the footage, searching for any clues!
Not a single string can be loosened!

"understand!"

Qiuniu nodded solemnly, his eyes gleaming with the light of a falcon.

"Su Meng's team has been working around the clock, the server is practically smoking! I've personally checked the external monitoring points, no problem! As for the internal traces... don't worry, it's absolutely clean!"

If any of those brats dare to leak even a single word this time, I'll be the first to twist their heads off and use them as a football!

The two quickly exchanged a few more details in hushed tones, confirming that everything was running smoothly and under control. Seeing the obvious fatigue on Chen Yang's face, Qiuniu tactfully got up to take his leave.

"Boss, you need to rest! There are going to be tough battles ahead, and you're our backbone!"

After sending Qiuniu away, the door was locked from the inside, and several invisible small protective arrays were set up.

Chen Yang didn't immediately go to bed. Instead, he walked to the center of the room and closed his eyes. A powerful mental force silently spread out, completely enveloping the entire suite and isolating it from any possible physical or energy probing.

After confirming that everything was in perfect order, he raised his hands and formed a mysterious and ancient hand seal in front of his chest.

"open!"

With a low shout, the void space suddenly distorted, cracking open a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through! Abundant and pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth, far surpassing that of the outside world, instantly flowed out, enveloping his entire body!

Take a step.

Just one step away, yet it feels like crossing two different worlds!
# # #
Within the Sumeru realm.

It was no longer the simple, rudimentary space that Chen Yang was familiar with.

What appeared before him now was a true paradise on earth!

Above them floated the nine-layered Jade Void Heaven, condensed from gentle energy and radiating a soft glow, dispelling the darkness and making it as bright as day.

Before me stretched a vast, vibrant plain, while in the distance rose verdant mountains shrouded in mist.

Beneath our feet lies a vast plaza paved with solid, seemingly boundless jade, its surface gleaming like a mirror.

In the very center of the square, a magnificent and ancient-looking palace rose from the ground! The palace stood nine zhang tall, with flying eaves and bracket sets, carved beams and painted rafters. Above the palace gate hung a plaque with three ancient seal characters, gleaming with golden light. (End of Chapter)