Yang Qi had long wanted to deal with these martial artists, but he never had a legitimate reason. This time, they dared to join forces against the Qifei Group and lay their hands on Li Qingyan, which was tantamount to giving him one.

Ye Feng instructed the members of the Star Shining Society to clean up the scene. After more than ten minutes, not a single bloodstain remained, and the members left one after another.

Yang Qi gave Black Widow a Small Revival Pill and turned to Li Qingyan. "Don’t try to be a hero next time. If something feels wrong, call me immediately. As long as I’m nearby, I’ll rush over. For tonight, please take care of Black Widow. She took a blade for you."

"Mm," Li Qingyan nodded woodenly, still in shock and unable to fully process what had happened.

This is just too bizarre. I thought Yang Qi was strong, but now I realize I completely underestimated him. Is he an immortal? This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone fly.

On the other side of the city, Jin Xing received the news and was completely stunned.

Although he cared nothing for those men, he was floored by the fact that tens of thousands of martial artists had vanished from the electronic map in just a few dozen minutes. At first, he assumed it was a map glitch. But after sending people to investigate, he learned that Li Qingyan had returned home safely. All those men had simply vanished into thin air.

"I never expected Li Qingyan to have such a terrifying bodyguard. It seems I miscalculated," Jin Xing finally said through gritted teeth.

"Young Master Jin, what’s our next move? Do we let that woman go?" the bald man at his side asked.

"Don’t touch Li Qingyan for now. I have a feeling the Star Shining Society has stepped in. Go find Jia Mengxue. I must accomplish something before I leave. I want her."

Jin Xing had his eyes on Jia Mengxue for some time but had been too preoccupied with other matters to make a move. Now that he realized he probably couldn’t handle the Qifei Group, he had turned his attention to her. If he could get his hands on Jia Mengxue, he might be able to use her to indirectly control the Jia Family. That would be an even greater prize than the Qifei Group.

And Jia Mengxue shouldn’t have any ties with the Star Shining Society, right? Dealing with her shouldn’t be a problem, right?

"You two, go with Lao Gu and bring Jia Mengxue here. I’ve made a rare trip to Thunder City, and I can’t return empty-handed. I’d become a laughingstock," Jin Xing ordered. He still had no intention of revealing himself; the man was extremely cautious, or perhaps, extremely timid.

"Rest assured, Young Master Jin. We will complete the mission," the Long-Haired Swordsman and the Bald Man promised before heading to the Chen Family to fetch the Gu Technique Man.

"Chen Guoyuan, find Jia Mengxue’s location for me," the Swordsman commanded.

"Jia Mengxue?" Chen Guoyuan was taken aback. Weren’t they supposed to be dealing with Li Qingyan? Why have they switched their target to Jia Mengxue?

Despite his confusion, he didn’t dare voice his questions and obediently began his investigation.

"Jia Mengxue is at the Thunder City Hotel, having dinner with a client," Chen Guoyuan reported.

"Heh, still in the mood for dinner? Let’s go!"

The three men departed from the Chen residence.

Chen Guoyuan sucked in a sharp breath. All three of them are going after Jia Mengxue? She’s definitely doomed. One of them is as strong as an ox with a body so tough that neither blades nor bullets can harm him. Another possesses terrifying Gu Insects that make people tremble at the mere mention of his name. And the last one’s swordsmanship is as fast as lightning; even Heavenly Slaughter Sword is no match for him. With these three taking action, even Li Qingyan would probably have to submit obediently. So why are they going after Jia Mengxue instead? The thoughts of these powerful figures are truly beyond my comprehension.

At the Thunder City Hotel, Yang Qi was sitting directly across from Jia Mengxue.

"Mr. Yang, how did you know Jin Xing would come to make trouble for me?" Jia Mengxue asked curiously. Yang Qi had suddenly invited her to dinner tonight, and she found it quite strange when he brought up the topic.

"Would you believe me if I told you I could divine the future?" Yang Qi asked with a smile.

"I would not!"

"Actually, it wasn’t that complicated. After failing to deal with the Qifei Group, Jin Xing must have gotten scared—scared that the Star Shining Society was secretly protecting Li Qingyan. But he’s not the type to leave empty-handed, so he obviously wanted to do something else. You mentioned before that he came here for a meal and had designs on you, didn’t you?" Yang Qi said calmly. "It just takes a little deduction to know what he’s up to. This Jin Xing... he’s timid, yet he dares to provoke anyone. You could say he’s bold, yet he’s also exceedingly cautious. He’s a truly contradictory fellow!"

As they were speaking, the door to their private room was pushed open. Three figures appeared in the doorway.

"Ah, you’re here. Care to sit down for a bite?" Yang Qi said, looking up at the three intruders. They were precisely Jin Xing’s three subordinates, all of them Third Rank Peak Overlords.

No wonder they’re stronger than Heavenly Slaughter Sword.

"No, thanks!" The Long-Haired Swordsman glanced indifferently at Yang Qi, then fixed his gaze on Jia Mengxue. "Come with us. It’ll save you some physical suffering."

"I’m afraid that won’t do. If you want me to go with you, you’ll have to ask the gentleman across from me first," Jia Mengxue replied with a smile.

"I don’t have time to waste with you! Let’s go!" The Bald Man lunged forward to grab Jia Mengxue, clearly done with talking.

"President Jia, close your eyes!" Yang Qi’s voice rang out.

The next moment, the Bald Man let out a horrific scream. He found that the arm he had stretched out was simply... gone! Blood gushed from the stump.

"My arm! Where’s my arm?" he shrieked in horror.

"Kill him!"

The Long-Haired Swordsman and the Gu Technique Man exchanged a look and charged at Yang Qi simultaneously. The Long-Haired Swordsman was incredibly fast, appearing before Yang Qi in an instant, his longsword slashing toward Yang Qi’s throat.

However, in the next moment, a streak of Golden Light flashed by!

Before he could even register what it was, the Golden Light pierced through his eye socket, carrying his body backward until it was pinned firmly to the wall.

"Ah—!"

The Long-Haired Swordsman was dead before he could even see how Yang Qi had attacked.

Seeing this, the Gu Technique Man released a large swarm of black insects that surged toward Yang Qi.

Yang Qi watched him with an amused smile as a powerful Divine Thought suddenly burst forth from his Primordial Spirit. All the black insects instantly turned back and swarmed onto the Gu Technique Man, beginning to devour him voraciously.

His screams of agony were unceasing.

Only then did Yang Qi say calmly, "You enjoy killing people with Gu Insects, so you can have a taste of them yourself!"

Seeing this horrifying scene, the Bald Man turned to flee, ignoring the searing pain from his severed arm.

Yang Qi rose to his feet and said calmly, "My apologies for making a mess of your room, President Jia. Now, I must go deal with that Jin Xing."

With that, he flicked his fingers. Two small flames landed on the two corpses, which instantly caught fire and burned to ash.