Meanwhile, at the residence of the Ninja Association in the Island Country, within a room, several figures knelt on the ground before an elderly man with white hair. His eyes gleamed coldly, and his face was somber.

"Do you know who killed my son and rescued those three girls?"

The elder’s voice was chilling as he scrutinized the people before him, for he was the father of the man with the goatee whom Ye Luo had slain last night, and an elder of the Ninja Association.

"Elder, we still haven’t discovered who it was, but we’ve already sent people to investigate, and we should have news very soon," one of the figures replied.

"Find out immediately. Once you find out who it is, kill him, and make sure to deal with Sakura Miko and the other two. Otherwise, if the leader blames us, you will all die," the elder said with a grim voice, his eyes flashing coldly while a terrible aura emanated from him, causing the several Saint Realm powerhouses to tremble.

In Zhonghai, inside a luxurious hotel room, Zhu Fuchang emerged from a bedroom clad in pajamas, while on the room’s bed...

Two girls, barely sixteen or seventeen, had been violated to the point of being unrecognizable. These were the perverse pleasures of Zhu Fuchang, who enjoyed playing with underage girls— which was why he had set his sights on Alice and Miao Xiaoling.

Exiting the bedroom, Zhu Fuchang walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa, leisurely pouring himself a small glass of wine to savor.

Then, the suite door opened, and four solemn-faced middle-aged men in martial arts attire stepped in. Their auras were restrained, eyes sharp with brilliance—all four were at the Innate Peak Stage.

"Second Master Zhu, we have been sent by the old master to assist you!" the four men said, bowing to Zhu Fugui.

"Good, very good!"

Watching these four experts, Zhu Fuchang’s face broke into a smile, his expression one of excitement, his eyes gleaming with delight.

The ease with which the Zhu family could dispatch four experts at the Innate Peak Stage was a testament to their formidable strength.

On the other hand, Ye Luo had just finished telling Luo Jingxuan and the girls about the move to a new villa when Ling Qingya called him.

"Hello, sweetheart, they say a day apart feels like three years, but you couldn’t even wait a while before calling me," Ye Luo joked.

"Stop spouting nonsense, come to the company, someone is looking for you," Ling Qingya said curtly.

"Someone looking for me?" Ye Luo appeared startled, then he left the villa and drove towards the Ling Corporation. Upon arrival, Hei Zi quickly approached him.

"Boss, earlier a weird man came looking for you. We didn’t let him in, but just then the president arrived and took him to the office," Hei Zi reported.

Ye Luo nodded, and with a sweep of his Clairvoyant Eye, he already knew who it was, the corners of his mouth lifting into a faint smile.

Inside the office of Ling Qingya at the Ling Corporation.

Ling Qingya sat in her office chair, occasionally glancing at the man seated on the sofa. His hair was unkempt, his clothes tattered, making him look like a beggar.

But with her exceptional insight as a CEO, Ling Qingya could sense an extraordinary aura about this man. He was definitely not ordinary, and since he was searching for Ye Luo, she had brought him up.

The office door swung open, and Ye Luo strode in.

"Ye..."

"You’ve arrived!"

Ling Qingya was about to speak when the man suddenly leaped to his feet, fixing his gaze on Ye Luo.

"Why did you suddenly come to Zhonghai?" Ye Luo looked at the man before him and spoke indifferently. This man was the same one Ye Luo had encountered in the Island Country, who had been incapacitated by the Golden Needle technique, named Feng Tian.

Previously, Ye Luo had told the other party that if he wanted to release the Gold Needle lock vein, he should come to Ling Corporation in Huaxia’s Zhonghai to find him. He hadn’t expected the other party to actually come.

"She died, she died trying to save me, and yet I lacked the ability to protect her," Feng Tian said with a solemn expression, his demeanor laced with a hint of remorse and pain.

Ye Luo didn’t ask, but he knew who Feng Tian was talking about. Obviously, it was the landlord from the Island Country who had taken care of Feng Tian. It seemed that this event had also been a trigger for him to come to Zhonghai in search of Ye Luo.

"Do you want to release the hold of the Golden Needle and recover your own strength?" Ye Luo looked intently at Feng Tian as he spoke.

"Yes, I want to regain my strength. I don’t want to keep running away anymore. Back then, my powers were sealed, and I became a useless person who couldn’t do anything, enduring immense pain every day. That’s why I chose to flee."

"Upon arriving in the Island Country, unexpectedly, because of me, a good girl lost her life. So, I want to regain my power, face my past again, be brave, and stop hiding!"

Feng Tian enunciated every word, his eyes glittering with unwavering determination.

"Good, very good! Since you have this mindset, I am very willing to help you, but I have one condition," Ye Luo said.

Feng Tian glanced at Ye Luo, "You want me to be your subordinate."

"That’s right, but I only need you to stay by my side for one year, following my arrangements," Ye Luo nodded.

He was willing to help Feng Tian because he wanted to recruit him as a subordinate. With a year’s time, he believed Feng Tian would willingly follow him.

According to Ye Luo’s estimation of Feng Tian’s abilities, his strength was at least at the seventh or eighth level of the Saint Realm. Once recovered, he would be of great assistance to the current Ye Luo.

"As long as you can help me remove this Gold Needle lock vein, I am willing to recognize you as my master and follow your commands," Feng Tian stated directly.

"Alright," Ye Luo agreed without hesitation.

"When can we start?" Feng Tian asked eagerly.

"There are a total of eighty-one Golden Needles piercing through the meridians in your body. Making contact will surely cause great damage to your meridians, so I need to concoct a few elixirs for you to take," Ye Luo said calmly.

"You know alchemy?" Feng Tian looked at Ye Luo with astonishment.

The corners of Ye Luo’s mouth curled up, revealing a smug grin as he said, "There’s nothing in this world I can’t do."

"Can you give birth to a child?"

Watching Ye Luo’s smug expression, Luo Jingxuan couldn’t help but throw a jab at him.

Ye Luo gave an embarrassed smile, touched his nose, and looked at Ling Qingya with a devilishly charming smile, "I can’t give birth to children, but I can make them."

Ling Qingya’s face turned red, and she spat in exasperation.

Ye Luo then left with Feng Tian, heading to Rejuvenation Pavilion, where he purchased a batch of medicinal herbs, and then they returned to his villa.

Inside the villa, only Yan Ling, Lin Xiaoyan, Alice, and Zi Yun were left, as they packed their things, preparing to move to a new villa. Seeing Ye Luo walk in with a man, they looked somewhat surprised.

"This is my friend," Ye Luo briefly introduced, then continued with Feng Tian into his own room.