"Found you!"

As the Dark Smoke entered Long Xiwén's hospital room, Wei Junhao, hiding on a rooftop at Kangnai, curled his lips into a smile. However, controlling the Dark Smoke seemed to be a significant burden, as beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead. Incredibly, he could see everything in Long Xiwén's room through the smoke, as if it were his own eyes. He and the Dark Smoke shared some kind of profoundly close connection.

At that moment, the lights in the room were off, plunging it into darkness. The medication from her IV drip had knocked Long Xiwén out, and she was sleeping soundly. Su Xuan was also dozing with his eyes closed. No one noticed that the Dark Smoke had entered the room.

The Dark Smoke suddenly expanded, slowly morphing into a humanoid shape on the floor. The figure was very similar to Wei Junhao's build but was extremely small, like a child of five or six.

PFFT!

On the rooftop outside, Wei Junhao bit his tongue again, spraying out a mist of blood.

In the hospital room, the small figure's arm trembled. It raised its palm, and a sharp, blood-red knife condensed in its hand. Knife in hand, the child looked at Long Xiwén, then at Su Xuan, seemingly deliberating on whom to kill first.

KNOCK, KNOCK!

Just at this critical moment, a knock sounded at the door. Immediately, a nurse pushed the door open and turned on the light. The child formed from Dark Smoke hurriedly dove under the bed.

"Sir, excuse me. It's time to change the IV drip."

The nurse first nodded apologetically to Su Xuan, then changed Long Xiwén's IV bag. After observing Long Xiwén's condition for another two minutes, she turned off the light and left.

Su Xuan continued to doze. The child crawled out from under the bed again.

First, silently drain the woman's blood! Then, stab the man to death! Once that's done, my great work will be complete, and I can go to Qi Li to claim credit!

Wei Junhao made up his mind. He was about to control the child to climb onto Long Xiwén's bed and slit her throat when the door was knocked on again. Wei Junhao's eyebrows twisted in frustration as he once again commanded the child to hide under the bed.

"Master, I've brought you the item."

This time, the one who entered was Butler Liu. He handed an object to Su Xuan—it was the Ruyi Stick. He had come to deliver it after receiving a call from Su Xuan.

"Master, should I keep you company here?" Butler Liu then asked. Since Su Xuan had asked him to bring the Ruyi Stick, something bad might be about to happen.

"No need." Su Xuan placed the Ruyi Stick beside the hospital bed. "Go back and stay with the two children. You don't need to worry about me."

As he spoke, he gave Butler Liu a strange wink, as if hinting at some hidden meaning.

"Well... okay, then!"

Butler Liu had no choice but to leave the hospital room, which became quiet once again.

Su Xuan continued dozing.

A moment later, the child crawled out from under the bed, its movements much slower this time, as if it had little strength left. Meanwhile, Wei Junhao, hiding on the rooftop outside, was already drenched in sweat. Indeed, he could not control the child for long. He was now desperate to kill Su Xuan and Long Xiwén. He was doing this out of sheer necessity. Since Su Xuan had managed to defeat Qi Li's senior brother, Wei Junhao wasn't confident he could win in a direct fight. Otherwise, he never would have resorted to such a taxing assassination method.

This will be over in three seconds!

The child successfully climbed onto Long Xiwén's hospital bed and slashed the knife toward her neck. Just as the blade was about to touch her skin, something unexpected happened.

"Had enough fun?"

Su Xuan, who had just been feigning sleep, was now wide awake. He was gripping his Ruyi Stick and swung it fiercely.

The child was sent flying, crashing onto the floor. Its body hissed with escaping Dark Smoke, its form looking highly unstable.

PFFT!

Hiding on the rooftop, Wei Junhao seemed to be linked to the blow. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

"Come back!"

Wei Junhao hurriedly raised his hand and pressed hard on the small porcelain bottle in front of him. But he suddenly froze. The child was supposed to dissolve into Dark Smoke and drift back from the room, but it didn't. He pressed again. Still no success.

"Thinking you can come and go as you please? Dream on!"

Back in the hospital room, Su Xuan had pinned the child down with the Ruyi Stick. Not only that, but the little girl who still hadn't named herself suddenly appeared beside Su Xuan. She pounced on the child, which was now unable to dissipate, and began to suck at it as if enjoying a delicious feast.

Hidden on the rooftop, a chill ran down Wei Junhao's spine. His spirit and vitality began to wither rapidly. Because the Dark Smoke was linked to his very mind, the little girl's actions felt as if she were draining his soul.

What was the origin of the Dark Smoke in his little porcelain bottle? It was cultivated using a secret technique after his ancestor's death. In Taoist terms, it was his Protective Dharma Treasure.

More than a minute passed, and the little girl had already absorbed over half of the Dark Smoke. Wei Junhao's complexion had drained of all color, making him look like a corpse.

"Ancestor, forgive me!"

A resolute expression appeared on Wei Junhao's face. He bit his finger and drew a line of blood between himself and the small porcelain bottle, his voice trembling as he commanded, "Sever!"

This single act cut the blood connection between him and the Dark Smoke.

The moment the word left his mouth, Wei Junhao felt as if he'd been struck by lightning, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. But his expression noticeably relaxed, a sign of immense relief. In the depths of his eyes, however, a thick hatred emerged.

His Protective Dharma Treasure was only in its initial stage. Once his cultivation became more profound, he could have upgraded it. At a high enough level, taking a head from a thousand miles away would have been simple. But now, Su Xuan had ruined it. Moreover, it had been cultivated from the very soul of his ancestor!

"This vendetta has been established!" Wei Junhao muttered fiercely, staring in the direction of the hospital room. He then took a deep breath and left the rooftop.

In the hospital room, the little girl rubbed her belly and looked at Su Xuan with a cheeky grin. "I'm so full this time. Will there be more later?"

"Good things like this don't happen all the time."

Su Xuan smiled at the little girl. Just then, his phone rang.

"Brother Su, the target isn't a woman! It's a man in very strange clothes. He's been locked on by our drones!" Chen Yuesheng's voice came from the phone.

"A man?" Su Xuan was taken aback. He had assumed that the cold woman, Qi Li, would be the one to come looking for trouble. He had arranged things with Chen Yuesheng in advance, planning to use Shenfeng Security's help to catch the culprit in one fell swoop. He had no qualms about using their resources now, as he had long since become a partner in the company.

"Let's catch him first, then we'll talk," Su Xuan said to Chen Yuesheng.

"The same way we caught Zhai Dean?"

"Yes, follow the same routine."

Su Xuan hung up the phone. He walked to the hospital room window and glanced at the night sky outside...

"Hmm?!"

After leaving the Kangnai rooftop, Wei Junhao ducked into a dark alley to recover. Suddenly, he realized something was following him. High above, two drones shone bright beams of light, illuminating him completely. Not only that, but two vehicles that looked like they were clad in iron armor drove into the alley...

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