This was indeed a very tricky problem. Xu Ke had now turned into a hedgehog, completely untouchable.

At that moment, Peng Hetong spoke up. "Young Master Huang, the records have been organized. Take a look, and I'll send them to Vice Alliance Leader Yuan."

He passed the computer to Huang Sheng.

"Okay." Huang Sheng took it.

「Dapeng Business Society.」

Peng Hetong's records had been sent over.

Yuan Shang glanced at them. There's nothing I can pick on!

He was seething with frustration. "If I could kill him, I'd do it in a heartbeat," he snarled. "Is the Ye Family his daddy or something? The way he licks their boots is disgusting. Damn it."

When Yuan Shang was blinded by rage, he truly didn't care about the consequences.

A grave expression crossed everyone's faces as they witnessed the Ye Family brazenly allow the head of the Law Enforcement Hall to openly oppose the Martial Alliance Vice Leader. The Ye Family was simply too arrogant. But still, they couldn't find any fault with their actions. That was why Yuan Shang had been so happy when the Ye Family ran into trouble before; they were simply too insolent.

"Alright, it's no use talking about this now. You'd better think of a strategy, quickly." Duan Chongfeng stepped forward and patted Yuan Shang's shoulder. He was the only one present with a close enough relationship to Yuan Shang to make such a gesture. "The Zhou Family's medical report should be out tonight."

After the people from the Zhou Family had arrived, Duan Chongfeng had immediately sent them on their way.

"Okay..." Yuan Shang took a deep breath and stood up. "Next, I'll have someone pull up the surveillance footage, then get Xu Ke's medical report..."

At this point, Yuan Shang suddenly paused. His eyes narrowed slightly. "They used a gun, too?"

He had caught a glimpse of the bullet on Xu Ke's bedside table.

Xu Ke nodded.

Yuan Shang took a deep breath. "Damn it... Take this back for testing. Let's see if it's from one of the guns exclusive to the Ye Family." He stepped forward and took the bullet, which was encased in a plastic bag.

"It was Chang Yi's gun," Xu Ke reminded him.

Yuan Shang froze for a moment, then laughed out of sheer anger. "Chang Yi..."

"Heh, it seems the Huang Family is getting more and more full of themselves now that they have Wong Ting's support!"

The last time Huang Qi kidnapped Xu Ke, Yuan Shang, who wasn't in Tianhai at the time, was furious. He felt that the authority of the Martial Alliance was being disrespected. And now, Chang Yi had even resorted to using a gun...

"Alright, I'll head back first," Yuan Shang said, getting to his feet.

"Take care," Xu Ke and Wong Qifu replied.

Yuan Shang nodded and left.

After Yuan Shang departed, Duan Yi returned.

"Boss," Duan Yi reported with a bow, "I heard from the snakehead. Zhao Chengyang crossed the border to the port at noon and was gone by the afternoon."

Duan Chongfeng's expression turned grim. "Damn it..." He had probably guessed as much.

Wong Qifu's eyes flashed. "Who is Zhao Chengyang?"

"He was the one renovating my clinic," Xu Ke explained. "He must have been the one who sold out my location, allowing the Ye and Huang Families to corner me."

Wong Qifu's expression turned icy, a murderous intent flickering in her eyes.

Seeing the shift in mood, Duan Chongfeng hurriedly apologized, "Director Wang, I'm sorry. This matter was my oversight."

"Boss Duan, don't blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you." Wong Qifu shook her head. Her killing intent was directed solely at Zhao Chengyang.

"That's good..." Duan Chongfeng coughed, then turned to Duan Yi. "Call back to Long Capital. Have our people there find him and keep him under surveillance."

If they could capture Zhao Chengyang, it would greatly aid their case against the Ye and Huang Families. They couldn't let him get away.

"Yes!" Duan Yi nodded immediately.

After Duan Yi left, Duan Chongfeng also excused himself, leaving the room to Wong Qifu and Xu Ke.

"I'll have someone tighten security at the port tonight," Wong Qifu said. "I'm afraid Ye Fan might try to escape in the next couple of days."

"Okay," Xu Ke nodded. "And don't worry, I should be able to move around normally by tomorrow."

His recovery ability had become ridiculously fast with the increase in his strength. He was even more formidable now, especially after enduring the torment of the Dragon Essence entering his body.

Wong Qifu sighed. "Alright."

"But you should still have Uncle Wu follow you. It's too dangerous..."

Now that they were alone, Wong Qifu's face finally showed a deep, lingering fear. Xu Ke had almost died again. How many times had this happened in the past month?

This time, Xu Ke didn't refuse. "Okay, but have Aunt Lin pick you up before you go back."

"You never know what kind of stupid moves the Ye and Huang Families might pull next."

He could sense Lin Qinghua's aura wasn't nearby; clearly, only Wang Wu had come.

Wong Qifu nodded, her expression still very solemn. No one could remain perpetually calm when their husband had nearly died yet again.

Seeing Wong Qifu weighed down with heavy thoughts, Xu Ke smiled, trying to distract her. "You look quite cute when you're being obedient."

Wong Qifu glanced at him. "You're wrapped up like a mummy. I'm not in the mood for flirtatious banter."

Xu Ke laughed even harder. "So, are we usually engaging in flirtatious banter?"

Wong Qifu stared at him quietly.

Xu Ke's laughter died, replaced by a grimace of pain. The laughter pulled at his wounds!

「A short while later.」

Lin Qinghua arrived.

"Boss Duan, Uncle Wu and Xu Ke will be borrowing your place for the night," Wong Qifu said to Duan Chongfeng before she left.

Hearing this, Duan Chongfeng waved his hand. "No problem, I have plenty of rooms."

All the villas in the vicinity belonged to the Dapeng Business Society and could accommodate over a hundred people without an issue.

"Then that's settled." Wong Qifu then glanced at Xu Ke on the bed. "I'm leaving now. Let me know if anything happens."

"Alright," Xu Ke replied. "Send me a message when you arrive."

Wong Qifu nodded and left with Lin Qinghua.

Wang Wu stood guard outside Xu Ke's door while Duan Chongfeng sat by the bed.

"You really are unlucky..." Duan Chongfeng said, exasperated. Why did Xu Ke get injured so often?

"I got used to it during my training," Xu Ke said with self-deprecation.

He had sustained serious injuries before when learning from Ren Gu on the mountain. Ren Gu seemed carefree and acted unpredictably, but he was serious about training. Whenever he wanted to push Xu Ke to his limits, he would create situations of mortal danger, believing it was the only way to unlock his true potential.

So, for Xu Ke, such injuries had indeed been commonplace.

Duan Chongfeng was left speechless. "Used to it..."

He wanted to argue, but then he remembered how Xu Ke had voluntarily endured the torment of Zhou Hongsheng's evil ring, and he found he had nothing to say. Xu Ke really is a glutton for punishment.

Duan Chongfeng remembered something. "Right, I've already sent Duan Yi to supervise the work. I've also replaced the entire renovation team."

"Good. Thanks for taking care of it."

Duan Chongfeng continued, "Also, the Zhou Family left a prescription, but they asked me to show it to you when you woke up, to see if anything needed to be added or removed. I just didn't bring it out earlier because there were too many people."

He pulled out a prescription slip.

Xu Ke took it and glanced over it. "There's no problem. Just brew it as is... However, let's replace this one with a Western medicine. The dosage will be more precise since it's a refined extract."

Duan Chongfeng was surprised. "Can Western and Chinese medicine be taken together?"

"Of course they have to be taken separately. Do I have a death wish?" Xu Ke replied, looking helpless.

Duan Chongfeng chuckled awkwardly. "Haha, you scared me for a second."

After taking his medicine, Xu Ke managed to sit up and began to cultivate. Before entering meditation, he touched his shattered Dragon Ring and sighed.

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