I am destroying the protagonist in the fantasy world!

In the dark alley, the damp air was filled with a musty smell. A few dim oil lamps barely illuminated the potholed road beneath their feet. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli walked side by side, heading towards the unassuming black iron gate at the end of the alley.

Behind the iron gate is the legendary underground chamber of commerce.

"Are you sure that the businessman Su is trustworthy?" Dongfang Liuli lowered his voice, and his cold voice was particularly clear in the quiet alley.

Lei Yi nodded, his eyes firm. "I've inquired from many sources. Although Merchant Su is in an underground chamber of commerce, he values ​​credibility very much. He is also well-informed and may be able to help us."

As they were talking, they had already reached the iron gate. Lei Yi didn't knock, but instead pulled out a black token engraved with strange patterns from his sleeve and gently placed it on the door.

A moment later, the iron gate silently opened a crack. A thin man looked at them warily, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"We want to see Merchant Su. Please let him know." Lei Yi handed over a crystal clear low-grade spirit stone.

The lean man weighed the spirit stone, his expression brightened slightly, and he stepped aside to let them in. "Follow me."

The underground chamber of commerce was brighter and more spacious than expected. The dome was inlaid with night-shining pearls, illuminating the entire space like daylight. The chamber of commerce was bustling with people, displaying a dazzling array of rare treasures, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining were endless.

The lean man led them to a private room and said, "Mr. Su is inside. Please come in."

Inside the room, a middle-aged man in a cyan robe was facing away from them, fiddling with a jade ring. Hearing footsteps, he turned around, revealing a shrewd and capable face.

"My name is Su Yuan. I wonder what you two want from me?" Su Yuan's tone was calm, but his eyes were filled with scrutiny.

Lei Yi got straight to the point. "I've heard of Mr. Su's great name for a long time, and I've come to visit you today. I'd like to ask for your help."

Su Yuan remained silent, merely staring at Lei Yi quietly, as if assessing the truth in his words. After a long pause, he slowly spoke, "Young Master Lei has been quite the figure lately, and I've heard about your story. It's just..."

He paused, his tone somewhat cold, "I like peace and quiet, and don't like to get involved in disputes."

Dongfang Liuli frowned slightly and was about to speak when Lei Yi stopped her. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "I understand Mr. Su's concerns. However..."

He paused, looking at Su Yuan with burning eyes, "I came here today not to ask you to take risks for me, but to bring you something you might be interested in..."

Lei Yi paused, looking at Su Yuan with burning eyes, "I came here today not to ask you to take risks for me, but to bring you something you might be interested in..."

After that, he took out a jade slip from his bosom and handed it to Su Yuan, "Here are recorded several kinds of pill recipes and formation diagrams, which are rare treasures on the market. I believe it will be helpful to the development of you and the Chamber of Commerce."

Su Yuan took the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense. His expression suddenly changed. The pill formula and formation diagram recorded in the jade slip were more precious than he had imagined. It even contained several long-lost secret techniques.

He looked at Lei Yi deeply, his tone showing a hint of interest. "Mr. Lei, you are very sincere, but I don't know how you want me to help you."

Lei Yi smiled slightly and said confidently, "Mr. Su is well-informed. I hope you can help me gather some information about the Xiao family, and..."

He paused and lowered his voice, "Help me find some reliable people. I need to build my own force to protect myself in this dangerous environment."

Su Yuan didn't agree immediately, but instead lowered his head in thought. He understood that Lei Yi was trying to leverage the power of the underground chamber of commerce to compete with the Xiao family. This was a huge risk for him and the entire chamber of commerce, but it could also be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Just as Su Yuan was weighing the pros and cons, there was a sudden commotion in the hall of the underground chamber of commerce.

"What's going on?" Su Yuan frowned and looked up and asked.

A Chamber of Commerce clerk ran in in a panic, his face pale. "Mr. Su, this is bad! Someone is causing trouble in the Chamber of Commerce and has injured several of our brothers!"

Su Yuan's face darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Who is so bold as to dare to touch the Tai Sui?"

"I don't know, they came in a fierce manner, as if..." The man hesitated, seeming a little scared, "as if they are here to look for Master Lei!"

Su Yuan and Lei Yi exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of solemnity in the other's eyes. It seemed that their conversation had been watched by someone.

"Let's go and take a look!" Su Yuan stood up and walked out of the private room with Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli.

At the same time, in a corner of the underground chamber of commerce, a figure dressed in black and wearing a conical hat was whispering something into the sound transmission note.

"I have followed your instructions and sent people to infiltrate the underground chamber of commerce and successfully created chaos. Lei Yi should be unable to take care of himself now." The man in black said in a cold and emotionless tone.

A sinister laugh came from the other end of the sound transmission note. "Well done. Keep watching them and look for an opportunity..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a chill envelop him. He turned around suddenly, only to see a sliver of white clothing flash by in the crowd.

"Who is it?!" He was shocked and immediately chased after him, but he could no longer find the man.

Dongfang Liuli returned to Lei Yi calmly, a cold glint flashing in her clear eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lei Yi noticed her abnormality and asked in a low voice.

Dongfang Liuli shook her head, a meaningful smile curled up at the corner of her mouth, "Nothing, I just found an...interesting little mouse."

The commotion in the underground chamber of commerce grew louder, the chaos mingling with the clinking of weapons and the panicked shouts of the people. Su Yuan, his face grim, strode towards the center of the commotion, followed closely by Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli.

In the center of the crowd, several Chamber of Commerce guards were being besieged by a group of men in black. Outnumbered and in danger, they were surrounded. Each of the men in black used ruthless moves, clearly well-trained assassins, their target directly targeting Lei Yi.

"Mr. Lei, it seems that someone doesn't want us to have a good conversation." Su Yuan's eyes flashed coldly, and there was a hint of displeasure in his tone.

Lei Yi's face was calm, but his heart was already stirring. He knew that these people must have been sent by the Xiao family to prevent him from cooperating with Su Yuan. It seemed that he had underestimated the Xiao family's determination and means.

"Don't worry, Mr. Su, these jumping clowns can't do anything to me." Lei Yi said, and was about to take action, but was stopped by Dongfang Liuli.

"Young master, please be patient. Liuli will be back soon." Dongfang Liuli said, and her figure flashed and disappeared in the crowd like a ghost, leaving only a faint fragrance.

Lei Yi's heart moved. He knew that Dongfang Liuli had noticed something, so he did not insist. Instead, he turned to Su Yuan and said, "Mr. Su, it seems that we have to solve these problems first before we can continue the conversation."

Su Yuan nodded slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. He wanted to see what kind of ability this seemingly weak young master Lei had that made him so confident.

Dongfang Liuli shuttled through the chaotic crowd, his eyes like lightning, quickly locking onto a suspicious man in black. Although this man was in the battle group, he always stayed on the periphery, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping in the direction of Su Yuan and Lei Yi, obviously conveying some information.

"It's you." Dongfang Liuli sneered in his heart, approached the target silently, and condensed a stream of true energy at his fingertips, ready to subdue him.

At this moment, the man in black suddenly moved. He seemed to sense danger, turned around abruptly, and stabbed behind him with the dagger in his hand like lightning.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, Dongfang Liuli's figure appeared. She casually pinched the dagger between two fingers, and a hint of mockery flashed in her cold eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you following us?" Dongfang Liuli asked coldly, and at the same time secretly sealed the acupoints of the man in black, making him unable to move or speak.

A trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the man in black. He wanted to struggle, but found that he could not move at all. He could only stare at Dongfang Liuli with resentment.

Dongfang Liuli ignored his gaze and reached out to search his body, quickly finding a sound transmission talisman. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a cold smile.

"It seems that the master behind you is very concerned about our conversation." Dongfang Liuli muttered to himself, then injected his true energy into the sound transmission talisman, preparing to detect the other party's voice...

Meanwhile, Lei Yi and Su Yuan were teaming up to deal with the black-clad assassins. Despite their superior numbers, neither Lei Yi nor Su Yuan was a pushover. With one possessing agility and sharp swordsmanship, while the other possessed profound internal energy and a palm strike as sharp as a blade, they quickly turned the tide of the battle.

"Master Lei, it seems you are not as simple as you appear." Su Yuan couldn't help but speak as he fought the enemy. He had originally thought that Lei Yi was just a dandy boy with nothing but treasures, but he didn't expect him to have such skills. It really surprised him.

"Mr. Su, you are too kind. I, Lei, only know some basic martial arts, so don't take it seriously." Lei Yi said modestly, but his hands were not slow at all. He pierced the heart of a man in black with a sword.

Su Yuan smiled and said nothing more, but his eyes showed a hint of deep meaning. He knew that Lei Yi's words were just a humble remark. Being able to take out these well-trained assassins so easily was not as simple as "knowing some basic kung fu".

At this moment, a man in black suddenly abandoned Su Yuan and rushed towards Lei Yi desperately, with the long sword in his hand pointing directly at Lei Yi's throat. It was obvious that he wanted to use a fight to the death to hold Lei Yi back.

Lei Yi was prepared and dodged the fatal blow by moving his body to the side. At the same time, he swung the sword in his hand and cut the opponent's throat.

"boom!"

The man in black fell to the ground, and his blood stained the ground and the corners of Lei Yi's clothes red.

Lei Yi frowned slightly and was about to go forward to check when he suddenly heard Dongfang Liuli's voice in his ears... "Young Master, be careful!" Dongfang Liuli's voice sounded in Lei Yi's ears with a hint of anxiety.

Lei Yi was startled. Dongfang Liuli's sound transmission note relayed a conversation between the man in black and the mastermind behind the plot. They wanted not only to kill him but also to destroy the entire underground chamber of commerce, pinning the blame on Lei Yi and completely severing his escape route!

"What a cruel method!" A cold light flashed in Lei Yi's eyes. He never expected that the Xiao family would use such unscrupulous means to deal with him.

"Young Master, what should we do now?" Dongfang Liuli asked with a hint of worry in her tone.

Lei Yi took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and quickly thought of a countermeasure. He knew that the most important thing now was not to find out who wanted to harm him, but to prevent this disaster from happening.

"Mr. Su, be careful!" Lei Yi suddenly shouted, and at the same time, he flashed and knocked Su Yuan to the ground.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the originally bustling underground chamber of commerce instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire. Countless screams rang out one after another, and the originally luxurious decorations turned to ashes in the flames.

Su Yuan got up from the ground in shock, his face pale as he looked at the hellish scene before him. If Lei Yi hadn't tackled him in time, he would have been buried in the sea of ​​fire.

"Mr. Lei, what is going on?" Su Yuan asked in shock and anger.

"Mr. Su, now is not the time to explain. Let's leave here first." Lei Yi said in a deep voice. He knew very well that this explosion was just the beginning. Next, the Xiao family would definitely take advantage of the chaos to kill them.

Su Yuan also knew that now was not the time to pursue responsibility, so he nodded and followed Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli out of the sea of ​​fire.

"They're there!"

"kill!"

As soon as they escaped from the sea of ​​fire, shouts and screams came from all directions. A group of men in black, holding sharp blades, surrounded Lei Yi and others.

"Mr. Su, it seems that we will not be able to escape today." Lei Yi looked at the murderous man in black in front of him, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Lei, you saved my life. Even if it costs me my own life, I will protect you!" Su Yuan said in a deep voice, his eyes full of gratitude and determination.

"Mr. Su..." Lei Yi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Su Yuan with a wave of his hand.

"Master Lei, there's no need to say more. I know what to do." Su Yuan said, turning to face the men in black, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "Come on, let me see how much you villains are capable of!"

Seeing this, Lei Yi knew that it would be futile to continue talking. He took a deep breath, gripped the sword tightly in his hand, and prepared to fight the enemy to the death.

Dongfang Liuli stood beside Lei Yi without saying a word, but the cold murderous aura emanating from her was more powerful than any words.

At this moment, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from a distance. The sound carried a hint of sadness, but was full of determination and hope.

Hearing the sound of the flute, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli. This flute sound...

"It seems that someone is more anxious than us..." Dongfang Liuli said in a low voice, with an intriguing curve at the corner of his mouth.

Lei Yi said nothing, but looked deeply into the distance. He knew that a bigger storm was coming...