Regarding the mishap in the Wu Family, Hua Tianhai became suspicious of his eldest son, Hua Yunfei.

Hua Tianhai’s face suddenly turned grim and, in a rage, he spoke up.

"Someone, go to the East Wing and inform your great master to come see me immediately!"

"Yes, Old Master!"

Normally, the deaths of those ants in the Wu Family would mean nothing; Hua Tianhai wouldn’t have cared at all.

Under his command, the number of deaths wasn’t just in the thousands, but possibly over ten thousand.

But now, the timing of the deaths in the Wu Family was unfavorable.

That old fox Hong Zhi seemed to be very dissatisfied with the actions of my Celestial Sea Gang.

If I truly provoked that old fox Hong Zhi, Hua Tianhai was genuinely afraid he would personally visit the Profound Bird Guard and invite that terrifying entity to deal with me.

East Wing of the Hua Mansion.

This is where Hua Yunfei, the Gang Leader of the Celestial Sea Gang, resided.

In the main room of the East Wing, Hua Yunfei was not dressed in his usual formal attire but instead had donned a loose, black robe.

Sitting on his lap was a graceful woman.

The woman wore a pink, sheer, long garment, her skin as fair as snow, her eyes captivating, and her lips like cherries, exuding an indescribable allure with every move.

Hua Yunfei tightly wrapped his right arm around the woman, pulling her to his chest, fearing she might disappear in an instant.

Meanwhile, Hua Yunfei held a delicate wine glass in his left hand, savoring the drink.

This woman had been acquired by Hua Yunfei from Wu Wei some time ago.

"Yurong, I received news this morning that Wu Wei is dead!"

The woman lying in Hua Yunfei’s embrace was slightly startled at the news, her delicate body trembling involuntarily, a complex emotion flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"How did he die?"

Hua Yunfei detected the implication in her words, realizing the woman in his arms suspected Wu Wei’s death had something to do with him.

This made Hua Yunfei extremely frustrated.

He really seemed to be down on his luck—Wu Wei was dead, and that was that.

But why did everyone think Wu Wei’s death was related to him?

Earlier this morning, Hua Yunfei had been called by his father, Hua Tianhai, for questioning.

"Yurong, you don’t suspect it was me, do you?"

"As the Gang Leader of the Celestial Sea Gang, how could I engage in such underhanded deeds?"

"If I really wanted Wu Wei dead, I wouldn’t have held back when I struck him yesterday."

"That idiot Wu Wei—I’ve already been generous, I paid dearly, and gave him a Heavenly Spiritual Object."

"That precious item was enough to help him cultivate to the Blood Refining Realm."

"But that ungrateful bastard still dared to come to me asking for more, it’s pure delusion."

"I was already merciful by not killing him with a single palm strike yesterday."

After speaking, Hua Yunfei didn’t wait for the woman in his arms to respond, instead, he picked her up horizontally.

"Forget it, let’s not talk about that idiot Wu Wei anymore."

"My beauty, the sky is almost dark, let’s talk about something more enjoyable."

"Hehehe!"

Hua Yunfei placed the beauty in his arms onto the bed, just as he was about to take things a step further.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just then, the door to the room was lightly knocked on several times, followed by a soft voice.

"Master, the Old Master sent me to invite you to the main hall."

Hua Yunfei’s movements froze, his rising interests abruptly dissipated.

What followed instead was a bellyful of anger, as Hua Yunfei shouted towards the door.

"You incompetent fool, don’t you know your master is busy?"

"Scram immediately!"

However, after finishing speaking, Hua Yunfei’s body betrayed him with its actions. In a rather comical display, he retrieved the clothes he had just shed from the floor.

Despite his curses, Hua Yunfei still had to go see his father; he dared not defy his father’s orders.

Knock, knock, knock!

Yet, as Hua Yunfei fumed, the door was gently knocked again, just as before.

Followed by that same, emotionless voice.

"Master, the Old Master sent me to invite you to the main hall."

??????

Hua Yunfei felt no sense of abnormality, instead, he perceived his authority being insulted by a servile underling.

It seemed that his lack of action lately had made these servants bold enough to overstep their bounds.

Once dressed, Hua Yunfei, veins throbbing on his forehead, walked angrily towards the room’s door.

Subsequently, Hua Yunfei pushed open the room door, revealing the scene outside.

"You damned fool, didn’t you understand your master’s words, you cur?"

"Are you... uh?"

Where is everyone?

After pushing open the door, Hua Yunfei saw no sign of anyone outside.

There was only a dimly lit corridor, with traces of the sunset’s afterglow adorning it.

Did that fool run away?

"Lucky for you running fast, otherwise your master would’ve broken your legs."

Seeing this, Hua Yunfei decided not to dwell on the impudent servant and intended to turn around to close the door.

Knock, knock, knock!

The sound of wood knocking reached Hua Yunfei and Yurong’s ears.

"Master, the Old Master sent me to invite you to the main hall."

The sounds weren’t particularly loud, but in this dead silent and empty environment, they were startlingly out of place, making one feel utterly eerie!