Crick fled from Wang Haoran's villa in a sorry state, maintaining a look of unease even from a distance. Ye Qiu was simply too powerful! Unreasonably so!

All of a sudden, he seemed to remember something, and immediately took out his phone, dialing a number.

"Crick?"

A middle-aged man's voice soon sounded on the other end of the line.

"Island Lord, I saw the Demon King today," Crick quickly said.

"Oh?"

The Island Lord was puzzled; was there anything strange about seeing the Demon King?

"I, I fought him today, and I discovered that we in Purgatory have too little intelligence on the Demon King." Crick took a deep breath and said.

"What do you mean? What was the outcome of your fight with him?"

For years, Purgatory and Blood Cross had always been at odds, and the Demon King, who was the arch-enemy of Blood Cross, was already well-known to them.

"I think we were wrong; we greatly underestimated the Demon King. His power is immense! So much so that I could only withstand a few moves from him." At this point, Crick couldn't help but shiver.

"What did you say?"

The Island Lord was taken aback. Crick was considered a skilled fighter, and yet, people like Crick couldn't withstand a few moves from the Demon King? The Demon King was unbelievably strong!

"Island Lord, I think it's essential for us to conduct a comprehensive and new evaluation of the Demon King. If we continue to view him as we did before, we'll be the ones suffering when we inevitably encounter him!" Crick said solemnly. He had already prioritized addressing the Demon King's threat as Purgatory's top task.

"If what you say is indeed true, we must regard the Demon King seriously!"

Though Crick wasn't the strongest in Purgatory, he was certainly among the rare super warriors. Since even he spoke up, the Island Lord had to listen.

After transmitting the intelligence concerning the Demon King back to headquarters, Crick quickly hung up the phone.

At that moment, Crick needed to find a place to recover from his injuries. Looking around, he murmured to himself, "Isn't this near Tian Ming's home?"

With that, he turned and approached a villa. Though its doors were shut tight, that posed no problem for Crick; he agilely slipped into the villa.

Surveying the silent surroundings, he took out his phone to call Tian Ming.

"Hey, Master!"

The moment the call connected, Tian Ming's respectful voice came through.

"I'm at your villa now — you're not home?"

"Yes, Master, I probably won't be back until the day after tomorrow."

"Alright then."

After speaking, Crick ended the call, feeling particularly reassured with his disciple. Tian Ming had never caused him any worry.

...

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

"If you have time, it's good to go out for walks; it'll greatly help in your recovery."

Seeing Bai Lan's complexion improving day by day, Ye Qiu was genuinely happy for her.

"Mhm."

Looking at the man before her, Bai Lan felt an inexplicable wave of emotion. During her most challenging times, when she almost couldn't persevere, he never gave up on her, always staying by her side, encouraging and comforting her. It's impossible for Bai Lan not to feel touched!

Having a man who genuinely cares for her by her side — nothing could be happier than this.

"Brother Ye!"

Just then, Wang Longbo noticed Ye Qiu and Bai Lan and eagerly ran over.

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

Wang Longbo was behaving like a junior, being extremely enthusiastic towards Ye Qiu and Bai Lan.

After witnessing Ye Qiu's skills, Wang Longbo's admiration for him was as vast as the river's waters. Ye Qiu was quite pleased with Wang Longbo's transformation; at least he no longer indulged in poker and wasn't ruled by gambling.

If Wang Longbo truly wanted to change his situation, even though Ye Qiu hadn't planned to take on disciples, he wouldn't hesitate to teach Wang Longbo some techniques and skills.

Meanwhile, at Lingtian Casino.

"Brother Tian, it's great you're back."

Seeing an impressive man enter through the casino doors, He Mingfeng immediately became excited.

"What's wrong?" This man was confused by He Mingfeng's heightened excitement.

"Brother Tian, you wouldn't believe it; while you were away, someone came to cause trouble at our casino." He Mingfeng immediately poured out his grievances, saying:

"Just two days ago, a guy beat our casino's Walker, causing significant losses, and he's quite skilled — we're not his match."

"Really?" Hearing that the man's skills were decent, Tian Ming's expression turned disdainful, and he carelessly said, "If he dares to return, I'll finish him off myself!"

"Yes! With Brother Tian committing to this, everything is assured!"

He Mingfeng was overjoyed; he had blind faith in Tian Ming's abilities. In his view, as long as Tian Ming intervened, nothing could challenge him.

Not only did He Mingfeng think this way, but many gamblers within the casino nodded in agreement upon hearing their conversation, recognizing Tian Ming's words.

Tian Ming's reputation for prowess was well known. It was said that Lingtian Casino's current status owed much to Tian Ming's connections — in Jiangdong City, he wielded incredible influence over both the underground and legitimate circles!

"If there's nothing else, I'll go see my Master."

Tian Ming hardly paid any attention to the person mentioned by He Mingfeng; he was just here for a glance before intending to leave.

"Alright, Brother Tian!"

He Mingfeng had no capacity to refute anything Tian Ming said — he would comply with whatever Tian Ming wanted.

After leaving Lingtian Casino, Tian Ming hurried back to his villa.

Even though his Master hadn't clearly expressed anything on the phone, Tian Ming picked up his Master's unusual tone- making him feel puzzled and strange.

To him, his Master was invincible, so what on earth could have happened?

"Master, are you okay?"

Seeing Crick's slightly pale face, Tian Ming's curiosity deepened.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

"Is there anyone in Dongjiang City that could hurt you?" Tian Ming was extremely respectful towards Crick, but was more perplexed.

Tian Ming knew well that no extraordinary experts existed in Dongjiang City, making his Master's injury baffling.

Listening to Tian Ming, Crick couldn't help but think about Ye Qiu, recalling Ye Qiu's overwhelming prowess, which filled him with apprehension and fear.

"Well…"

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