Junhao Hotel was one of the most famous and top-tier five-star hotels in Yanjing, so grand that even the Qingshan International Hotel couldn't compare. It soared seventy-eight stories high, occupied a vast area with immaculate greenery, and was decorated in resplendent gold, giving it an imperial aura. Among all the hotels, Junhao Hotel stood like an emperor. As darkness fell, its brilliant lights would illuminate half the sky.

At five minutes to six in the evening, Zhang Bin and a sunglasses-wearing Zhu Danyan walked through the hotel's main entrance.

Zhu Danyan lowered her voice, "Junhao Hotel is Lv Yuze's property. Do you feel the immense pressure from this man now? If you weren't my bodyguard, I would never have dared to agree to dine with him. I would have had to hand over the Empress's throne to someone else."

"Pressure? Indeed, it's substantial." A wicked smile touched Zhang Bin's lips. "But if this pressure comes from wealth, I can crush him with ease."

Zhu Danyan's laugh was as lovely as an oriole's song. "You're so full of yourself. Have you forgotten that not long ago, you were borrowing money everywhere?"

They continued their hushed conversation as they walked inside, boarded an elevator, and headed for the top floor.

In the most luxurious private suite on the top floor, Lv Yuze was lying arrogantly on a black leather sofa. Two young women knelt on the floor massaging his legs, a flower-like beauty kneaded his shoulders, and another beauty rested in his embrace.

Zhao Liang perched on the edge of the sofa opposite him, his posture tense and respectful.

"Reporting to Master Yu! Heavenly Queen Zhu Danyan has entered the hotel and is now in the elevator…" a subordinate in a black suit and red tie burst in to report, his face alight with excitement.

"HAHAHA…" Lv Yuze let out a wild, wolf-like laugh. "Heavenly Queen Zhu Danyan, one of the most beautiful women in China. She's graceful and adept at self-preservation, never having lost out to any man. She has a miraculous ability to cleverly escape any trap. But because she's so beautiful and charming, no one can stay mad at her. So, she climbed step by step to where she is today and became the Empress. However, it's time for me to reap my harvest. A woman like her is the only kind worthy of my conquest."

"Congratulations, Master! You're a brilliant strategist, setting your trap step by step and luring Zhu Danyan right into it. Perhaps you can even kill two birds with one stone," Zhao Liang said, his face a mask of sycophantic praise.

"HAHAHA…" Lv Yuze laughed triumphantly once more.

This time, he had truly expended a lot of effort. First, he promoted contestant number three, Feng Banmei. This promotion, of course, meant having Zhao Liang write suitable and novel songs for her. This allowed her to shine in the Masked Singing King competition and put immense pressure on Zhu Danyan. It instilled a deep sense of threat in her, making her realize that her Empress's throne was in jeopardy without new songs from Zhao Liang.

Perhaps for someone still struggling to climb the ladder, failing to claim the Empress's throne for some reason might not be too regrettable. But for a woman at the peak of her career, already sitting on the Empress's throne, being suddenly cast down would be devastatingly painful.

Therefore, he was confident Zhu Danyan couldn't bear to lose her position. He was certain she would compromise and obediently come to dine with him. And what did dining together imply? Any woman would know. Now he could declare that from this day forward, Zhu Danyan belonged to him, Lv Yuze. He would keep her for a while, at least until he was utterly bored with her.

Finally, with Zhang Bin as her escort, Zhu Danyan stepped out of the elevator and glided gracefully toward the most luxurious private suite.

The four stunningly beautiful women standing by the door all had a faint, suggestive look on their faces. They clearly knew that any celebrity or beautiful woman invited to dine here could never leave unscathed once they entered this suite. They could only become Lv Yuze's lovers, obediently yielding to his desires. Now that Heavenly Queen Zhu Danyan had arrived, wasn't her fate already sealed?

Despite their inner mockery of Zhu Danyan, they all bowed respectfully, bending at a ninety-degree angle. Their movements were perfectly synchronized, and their postures were exceptionally elegant. It was clear they had all undergone strict training.

Heavenly Queen Zhu Danyan couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, but Zhang Bin noticed that these four beauties were all experts. They had all cultivated to the Initial Stage of the Qi Sea Realm, and their bodies even emitted the faint aura of a Special Ability. In other words, they were not just Cultivators but also Supernatural Experts. What was even rarer was that they were all stunning beauties standing at 1.75 meters tall. Although not quite on par with Zhu Danyan, Xiao Fang, Liu Ruomei, Liu Ruolan, or Su Man, they weren't far behind.

From these four gatekeeping beauties alone, one could glimpse the vast power Lv Yuze wielded. This was not a force that could be cultivated in a short time; it was the result of a family's painstaking management over hundreds of years.

Indeed, on the way here, Zhang Bin had secretly had Tutu look up information about Lv Yuze. The results were shocking enough to make even him feel a sense of dread.

Lv Yuze's family was ancient, being descendants of the Three Kingdoms' fiercest general, Lv Bu, with a legacy spanning thousands of years. It was not only an Ancient Martial Family but also a terrifying family of those with Special Abilities. The clan was full of geniuses, and its experts were as numerous as raindrops. And Lv Yuze was one of the most outstanding figures among them.

Adding Lv Yuze's own genius and talent to the mix, he had built a vast business empire and even established his own Special Ability Organization—Baoyu. In just a few decades, he had scouted many Supernatural Experts and cultivated numerous beautiful female Cultivators and Supernatural Experts. His power, combined with the strength of the Lü family, was comparable to that of a powerful sect.

He's a formidable rival. I mustn't underestimate him, Zhang Bin thought.

He knew perfectly well that his own rise had been too swift, taking only a single year. Although he had become very powerful and was cultivating Genius Disciples through the Longyin Martial Arts Hall, it would still take decades to see any real results. Success couldn't be achieved overnight. Therefore, in terms of established forces, Lv Yuze was streets ahead of him. He was no match for him at present.

Zhu Danyan and Zhang Bin walked in, one after the other.

The private room was lavish and exquisite to an unbelievable degree, surpassing any presidential suite. First, there was the size—at least three thousand square meters. It not only had a spacious ballroom but also conference rooms, a kitchen, and eight large bedrooms.

The walls of the main hall and the rooms were adorned with famous paintings. There were as many as fifteen Grandmaster Level paintings, each worth over four hundred million. Among them, there was even a painting created by Zhang Bin. Obviously, Lv Yuze had gotten it from Lin Lanting. Now it was hanging in the main hall for show...

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