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The next day, Ye Xunhuan went to work as usual and didn’t dwell on the events of the previous night.

Qi Shijie’s death had not become public yet, so on the surface, Jiangzhong City was calm and stable without any disturbances, but beneath that facade were swirling undercurrents.

Qi Jieyu had watched her son, Qi Shijie, die at the hands of Ye Xunhuan. Although she didn’t call the police or use legal means to deal with Ye Xunhuan, she was not idle behind the scenes.

At the same time, every single one of Xiao Jiu’s men was wiped out last night, infuriating Xiao Jiu. Fortunately, he had his own ace up his sleeve; otherwise, it was likely that he would have suffered a huge setback!

Initially, Xiao Jiu suspected Qi Jieyu, but after having people investigate, he discovered that it wasn’t Qi Jieyu backstabbing him but Qin Wenxian from the capital, which only fueled his rage even more.

I didn’t provoke or bother you, yet you still schemed against me.

Indeed, it was Qin Wenxian who had schemed against Xiao Jiu. After suffering a setback at Ye Xunhuan’s hands, Qin Wenxian wanted to eliminate Ye Xunhuan and take Qin Muge away, so he made a deal with Qi Jieyu. She would deal with Ye Xunhuan while he held Xiao Jiu back.

Now both their plans had utterly failed, with Qi Jieyu losing her son in the process, and Qin Wenxian had exposed himself.

All of this only proved that both Qin Wenxian and Qi Jieyu were too presumptuous, overestimating themselves and underestimating Ye Xunhuan and Xiao Jiu, thinking they could easily control them like fish on a chopping board.

But the harsh reality taught them that both Ye Xunhuan and Xiao Jiu were unfathomable!

Ye Xunhuan’s abilities were incredibly formidable, and Xiao Jiu’s network and connections were extensive!

Ye Xunhuan and Xiao Jiu were not in contact, otherwise the two of them would have understood what was happening immediately.

It wasn’t just the struggle between Ye Xunhuan and Qi Jieyu that was stirring up undercurrents in Jiangzhong City and even the whole of Zhonghai Province, but also the appearance of He Luo, which had attracted numerous powers.

This was the real reason behind the undercurrents in Jiangzhong City and Zhonghai Province.

However, Ye Xunhuan didn’t care about other powers flocking to Jiangzhong City; He Luo’s matters did not concern him, and he wouldn’t care who came.

While Ye Xunhuan was playing games, Long Zu Bodhi pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing Long Zu Bodhi, Ye Xunhuan looked up and said, "What do you want?"

Long Zu Bodhi wouldn’t come without a reason; he must need something from Ye Xunhuan.

"I heard that He Luo will appear at an auction in three days."

"An auction?" Ye Xunhuan was surprised, his face full of amazement. Using He Luo as an auction item was indeed outrageous.

That auction was bound to be incredibly exciting.

"Yes, an auction. I’ve already found out about it. Will you go?"

"No, if I went, I don’t know how many people would get uneasy. Besides, if I run into people still coveting the ’Taiji Mark,’ I would be asking for trouble for no reason."

Although the auction had not yet started, Ye Xunhuan could guarantee that it would be unprecedentedly grand.

After all, so many powers wanted to acquire He Luo; how could it not be bustling?

"Then you must back me up from the outside!"

"I’ll see. If I’m free that day, I can lurk in the shadows and help you out," Ye Xunhuan replied.

Seeing Ye Xunhuan agree, Long Zu Bodhi smiled coyly, "Great, if you help me get He Luo, how would you like me to thank you?"

Before Ye Xunhuan could speak, Long Zu Bodhi said, "How about if I devote myself to you?"

Ye Xunhuan’s mouth twitched slightly, "If you really want to thank me, why not just go back to India at that time?"

"You wish," Long Zu Bodhi snorted coldly. "Staying by your side is the safest, and you can also protect me."

Just then, Ye Xunhuan’s phone rang. Seeing the familiar caller ID, he immediately answered the call.

"Hello..."

"Xunhuan, is the Dragon Ancestral Bodhi with you?"

A voice as pleasant as heavenly music flowed through the receiver into Ye Xunhuan’s ears.

"Do you want to talk to her?"

"Yes!"

"The Empress’s call, she wants to chat with you!"

"I have nothing to talk about with her!"

"You don’t want to talk about He Luo either?"

Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan mention He Luo, Dragon Ancestral Bodhi hurriedly took the call, "You wretch, what do you want with me?"

Facing Dragon Ancestral Bodhi’s unfriendly words, Willow Qing didn’t take it personally but got straight to the point, "This time, you and I join forces to snatch He Luo away."

"I have the Marshal’s help, I don’t need to cooperate with you..."

"If that’s the case, I will talk to the Marshal as well and see who he will really assist!"

"Empress, you..."

"I don’t have time to dawdle here, just thought I’d let you know."

As her voice faded, Willow Qing hung up the phone without saying anything further.

Hearing the busy signal, Dragon Ancestral Bodhi stomped her feet in anger. What did this woman think, that she was her servant? Just say whatever she pleases?

How dare she speak to her in such a commanding tone, did she think she was so insignificant?

"Ye Xunhuan, have you two been in contact all along..."

"There has been contact, but not recently, and we haven’t spoken about He Luo," Ye Xunhuan said indifferently, "I told you last time, the Empress wouldn’t miss out on such an affair."

Regarding Willow Qing’s current whereabouts, Ye Xunhuan really had no clue. After seeing her only once before, the woman seemed to have vanished into thin air and hadn’t reappeared.

"Tell that woman for me, I am open to cooperation, but He Luo must be mine, or there’s no deal!" Dragon Ancestral Bodhi stated strongly.

"You two sort it out yourselves, I’m not getting caught in the middle to suffer!" Ye Xunhuan immediately refused without a second thought.

None of these two women were easy to provoke, and being caught in the middle was absolutely unpleasant, the wisest strategy was to let them resolve it themselves!

"You..."

"I’m staying out of it anyway," Ye Xunhuan said as he lit a cigarette.

Seeing Ye Xunhuan’s indifferent demeanor, Dragon Ancestral Bodhi snorted in dissatisfaction. No matter what she said, she knew this guy would never get involved in her and Willow Qing’s affairs and thus turned and left Ye Xunhuan’s office.

After Dragon Ancestral Bodhi left the office, Ye Xunhuan fell deep into thought. If He Luo was going to appear at the auction, then the State Security could easily whisk him away without anyone noticing, but now they had to hold some damned auction!

The more he thought, the more Ye Xunhuan felt something was amiss, a sense of conspiracy that was growing stronger.

Time flew like a fleeting horse, and before he knew it, it was time to close up shop.

Upon arriving home, Ye Xunhuan had just entered when he saw a young man dressed in Givenchy sitting on the living room sofa. Qiu Ruoxi was also sitting on the sofa, maintaining a casual but measured distance, chatting about something, with two cups of green tea on the coffee table in front of them!

Clearly, this man had been there for a while.