"Chen Xiao! How did you know about our plan!" Watanabe Ichiba roared in defiance.

"You can ask King Yan on the Road to the Underworld."

"If you kill me, our Watanabe Clan will never let you go! An ant like you will never understand how truly terrifying the power of my Watanabe Clan is!"

Watanabe Ichiba bellowed, "As long as you let me go, I promise I will never set foot in Divine Land again—"

Before he could finish, his head flew into the air!

Terrified, Jiang Tianquan wet himself and scrambled to run away.

Chen Xiao casually tossed his sword, pinning Jiang Tianquan’s body to the wall. He died with his eyes wide open.

Still not satisfied, Xu Yanran viciously stabbed their corpses a few more times. Thinking of the compatriots they had harmed, she wished she could cut them into a thousand pieces. A traitor like Jiang Tianquan, who colluded with Yang Country to harm his own people, deserved death more than anyone.

Just then, a graceful figure descended from the stairs.

It was Zhu Baixi.

Xu Yanran instinctively drew her dagger.

Zhu Baixi sneered, "Chen Xiao, I gave you the tip, and this is how you treat me?"

"What an ungrateful wretch."

Zhu Baixi’s tone carried a hint of chiding, but Xu Yanran keenly sensed a flirtatious undercurrent. When did this guy get involved with a woman from the Jiang Family?

Chen Xiao stopped Xu Yanran. "Don’t get worked up. She’s my informant."

Xu Yanran could only lower her dagger, but her eyes remained fixed on Zhu Baixi with a trace of hostility.

Zhu Baixi heaved a long sigh. "Now that you’ve killed both Jiang Tianquan and Watanabe Ichiba, I’m the only one left alive in this villa. How am I supposed to explain that to Jiang Baifeng?"

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. "What are you getting at?"

"We obviously need to discuss some things in private," Zhu Baixi said with a faint smile. "Have your companion leave first."

Xu Yanran took a deep breath. "Chen Xiao..."

"You should go," Chen Xiao said.

Xu Yanran was silent for a few seconds. "Be careful. This woman is trouble."

With that, she turned and left.

After hearing the sound of Xu Yanran’s car engine fade, Zhu Baixi stretched lazily and walked up to Chen Xiao, her red lips curling into a beautiful arc. "It’s been so long, and you greet me with such a cold face?"

Chen Xiao countered, "What did you want me to do?"

"You’re no fun." Zhu Baixi glanced at the corpses of Jiang Tianquan and the others with disdain. "Let’s find somewhere else to talk. The stench of blood here is too strong; it’s killing the mood."

「Half an hour later.」

The two appeared in a hotel room.

Zhu Baixi, wrapped in a bath towel with her hair slightly damp, walked out of the bathroom barefoot. A sliver of snow-white skin was visible below her collarbone, and her slender waist swayed with an indescribable allure.

Chen Xiao swallowed. "So this is what you meant by finding a place to talk?"

"What’s wrong with this place?" Zhu Baixi’s delicate hand rested on his shoulder, her tone playful. "Don’t you like it?"

"It’s acceptable," Chen Xiao said, touching his nose.

Zhu Baixi sat on his lap, her eyes filled with a playful grievance. "You’ve killed everyone in the villa, leaving just me. There’s no way I can explain this to Jiang Baifeng. If I go back, I’ll surely die."

Chen Xiao said, "You want my help?"

Zhu Baixi stated nonchalantly, "Both his sons are dead. It’s time he died too."

A chill went down Chen Xiao’s spine. "Do you hate him that much? After all, even a brief marriage is supposed to mean something. This is making me nervous. If you’re this ruthless to your own husband, who’s to say you won’t stab me in the back one day?"

"Let me tell you a story," Zhu Baixi said with a faint smile. "Over a decade ago, a girl fresh out of university, full of dreams for the future, joined the Jiang Group.

"The company’s boss took an interest in her, but she constantly refused his advances. Then, at a company party, she was plied with alcohol until she was drunk. When she woke up the next day, she found she had been violated.

"The girl wanted to call the police, but she was imprisoned instead. She was treated like a plaything for months until she was finally forced to submit.

"That girl was me, over a decade ago. And that beast was Jiang Baifeng.

"He forced himself on me and destroyed all my hopes for the future. Am I supposed to thank him for that?

"All these years, I’ve endured the humiliation, thinking of nothing but killing him every single moment. But he’s too powerful and always on guard around me, so I could never succeed."

Her eyes brimmed with grief and helplessness.

Chen Xiao said, "He forced himself on you, and I guess you could say I did too. I’m worried you might just gut me someday. It’s making me nervous."

Zhu Baixi shook her head. "It’s different."

"How is it different?"

Zhu Baixi giggled. "You’re much better than him. You bring me so much pleasure and have shown me the joys of being a woman. Is that answer satisfactory?

"As for that beast Jiang Baifeng, I had him turned into a eunuch not long after we married. In all these years, I’ve never once let him touch me."

Zhu Baixi cradled his face and smiled. "Jiang Baifeng ruined my life, which is why I can be so heartless. I could never bear to treat you that way.

"Of course, you can choose not to believe anything I’ve said.

"It’s not so bad, being the beautiful villain in your heart."

Zhu Baixi shifted her delicate body downward with some difficulty, her expression showing a hint of pain as a soft moan escaped her red lips.

As her emotions intensified, Chen Xiao’s breathing grew ragged, and he shifted from defense to offense.

This honey trap... he really couldn’t refuse.

They were entangled for a long while before Zhu Baixi, completely spent, lay curled like a kitten on Chen Xiao’s chest. The flush had not yet faded from her face, and her skin seemed to glow after being so thoroughly nourished.

"It doesn’t matter if you won’t help me. At worst, I’ll just book a flight abroad and run away. I doubt that old eunuch could find me then.

"However, I still have family and friends. They’re my weakness. If I disappear, knowing Jiang Baifeng’s ruthlessness, he would never spare my loved ones."

At this, Zhu Baixi gave a bitter smile.

"Besides, if that old eunuch dies, we won’t have to sneak around anymore. Plus, once I inherit his fortune, I can even support you.

"The Jiang Family is a big, fat sheep."

Chen Xiao pursed his lips. "I still prefer married women."

Zhu Baixi glared at him. "How about I get remarried after Jiang Baifeng dies?"

"No, no, no! I was just kidding." Chen Xiao quickly changed the subject. "Jiang Baifeng’s hands aren’t clean either. He must have been involved in what Jiang Tianquan and Watanabe Ichiba were doing. If his part is exposed, he’s finished!

"Dragon Soul will probably come knocking on his door tomorrow! He won’t even be able to save himself, so how could he possibly have time to worry about you?

"For the next few days, just stay here and relax."

Zhu Baixi thought for a moment. "That makes sense."

Chen Xiao said, "This time, the Jiang Family will be dealt with for treason at the very least. He can’t escape! Even if he does, I’ll take care of him myself. Don’t worry!"

Zhu Baixi kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks, darling!"

Chen Xiao shuddered. "Please don’t call me that. It’s creeping me out..."

They shared a few more tender moments until Zhu Baixi couldn’t take any more and fell into a deep sleep. Only then did Chen Xiao leave.

A figure lurking in the shadows captured the entire scene on camera.

Chen Xiao called Xu Yanran. "What’s the situation with Dragon Soul?"

"Those guys confessed everything," Xu Yanran said angrily. "The Ghost Medical Sect’s main objective in entering Divine Land was to release various highly contagious toxins, using infected patients to spread them and cause mass death!

"The Grandmaster is furious. He’s ordered us to leave no stone unturned to find any fish that slipped through the Ghost Medical Sect’s net! Once found, they are to be killed on sight, no survivors!

"The infected patients have been sent to the hospital and are under quarantine, but the situation is dire. We don’t know if other potential contacts have also been infected."

Chen Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly. "What about the Jiang Family?"

Xu Yanran replied, "We’ve already dispatched a large force to purge the Jiang Family! No one involved in this matter will escape!

"By the way, can you come over... and save these infected patients?" Xu Yanran took a deep breath. "You have a way, don’t you?"