Half an hour later, Bai Qinghe spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

She felt an unprecedented lightness in her body.

Upon careful examination, she found that not only had the Bone-eating Poison inside her disappeared, but so had the poison Ye Guichen had previously given her.

What shocked Bai Qinghe even more was that some latent issues from years of refining Gu poisons had also been cleared.

"How is this possible?" Bai Qinghe was stunned again and grew increasingly curious about Ye Guichen's identity. "Who are you really? How could you possess such needle techniques?"

Ye Guichen put away his silver needles. "My master is named Li Fengxian."

"Li Fengxian?" Bai Qinghe's pupils contracted, evidently familiar with the name.

Aside from anything else, in the eyes of many, Li Fengxian was seen as a demi-immortal, someone who could snatch lives from the hands of King Yan.

Moreover, there was a legend circulating around the Miaojiang region; if Li Fengxian were to practice Gu Poison Technique, even the head of the voodoo practitioners would be no match.

She had thought this was just an exaggeration, but seeing Ye Guichen's methods with her own eyes, Bai Qinghe finally understood.

"No wonder." If he was Li Fengxian's apprentice, then all of this made sense.

Bai Qinghe believed she did not lose unfairly.

"Even our Gu poison elders are extremely wary of Li Fengxian. It seems Qingyun Chamber of Commerce really kicked a hard rock this time." Bai Qinghe let out a bitter laugh, with no previous hostility left in her eyes—only deep gratitude that she had bet on Ye Guichen.

"Mr. Ye, you've cured my poison so easily, aren't you afraid I'll run away?" Previously, a large part of the reason Bai Qinghe agreed to stay beside Chen Ziran was because Ye Guichen had poisoned her, leaving her no choice but to use stalling tactics.

But now, Ye Guichen had nothing to hold over her.

Ye Guichen smiled. "Do you have any other choices besides following me now?"

"This..." Bai Qinghe's face stiffened, and moments later, she could only lower her head in resignation with a sigh. "Indeed, the Azure Dragon Commerce has issued a warrant for me. I've become a traitor to the Azure Dragon Commerce. You should know they have a group called Sakura Falling, which has skilled poison users. While they may not match you, you're just Li Fengxian's apprentice; how can you fight such a colossal entity like the Azure Dragon Commerce?"

The Azure Dragon Commerce had occupied the entire Eastern Region, with thousands of businesses joining them openly and dark organizations like Shadow and Sakura Falling operating behind the scenes.

Though Ye Guichen could drive away Ning Chengyuan this time, he was just one person. What could he use to fight such a massive enterprise like the Azure Dragon Commerce?

Ye Guichen, seeing Bai Qinghe's concern, said nothing more. He took a ring from his pocket and played with it in his hand. "If I were merely Li Fengxian's apprentice, I wouldn't have the capital to fight the Azure Dragon Commerce. But if I wanted to, I could make them disappear in half a day."

"What?" Bai Qinghe was startled by Ye Guichen's arrogant words. She instinctively looked at him, but upon seeing the ring in his hand, she stood completely still, as if paralyzed by an immobilization spell.

Her whole body even started trembling uncontrollably.

The ring bore the image of a black-winged skull.

Bai Qinghe recognized this symbol all too well.

The Heavenly God Temple!

A newly established but so mysterious organization that even the Azure Dragon Commerce couldn't trace any of its whereabouts, even with Shadow.

Some rumors suggested that the top ten global families and enterprises had traces of the Heavenly God Temple.

These were just rumors, and no one could verify them.

But seeing the symbol now, Bai Qinghe instinctively doubted it.

How could a big shot from the Heavenly God Temple show up here?

However, thinking of Ye Guichen's words, a glimmer of hope appeared in Bai Qinghe's heart. "Are you...from the Heavenly God Temple?"

Her tone became much more respectful.

If there were truly traces of the Heavenly God Temple, she could wholeheartedly follow Ye Guichen without fear of the Azure Dragon Commerce's pursuit.

Ye Guichen smiled, put the ring away, then looked at Bai Qinghe and instructed, "Take good care of your injuries. Chen Ziran still needs your protection. As for the Azure Dragon Commerce, you don't need to worry."

After speaking, he turned and left without another word.

It was only long after Ye Guichen left that Bai Qinghe regained her composure.

Not denying it meant he acknowledged it?

Is he really from the Heavenly God Temple?

No wonder!

No wonder he is so arrogant!

Bai Qinghe touched her chest, feeling lucky she had made the right bet.

No matter what Ye Guichen's rank was within the Heavenly God Temple, with that mountain behind her, the Azure Dragon Commerce couldn't do anything to her.

But if Bai Qinghe knew Ye Guichen was actually the chief of the Heavenly God Temple, what would she think?

...

Meanwhile...

A man about forty years old, wearing a leather jacket and boots, carrying a black rectangular box, appeared at the entrance of Wendong Financial Building.

His appearance quickly drew the attention of the security guards.

"Who are you?" The security guard intercepted him without a second thought.

Even though Wendong Finance appeared to be a finance company, it dealt with private loans and had many enemies. There were often people causing trouble behind the scenes.

Judging by the man's attire, he didn't seem to be a friendly person.

The man glanced at the security guard.

Just one look made the security guard feel like he was being watched by a beast, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Usually, the security guards at Wendong Finance had seen their share of trouble and blood.

But the security guard had never felt such pressure before.

His tone softened. "Who are you here to see?"

"Niu Lan." The man replied succinctly, spitting out two words.

The security guard was momentarily stunned and swallowed hard.

Niu Lan was their boss; not just anyone could see her. If something went wrong, the security guard wouldn't be able to keep his job either.

Though scared, the security guard frowned and asked, "Do you have an appointment? Our boss..."

"Tell her, I'm Red Scorpion." The man interrupted the security guard.

The guard increasingly felt that this man was here to cause trouble.

Not only did he call the boss by her name, but he was also curt with his words.

"Sir, our boss isn't someone you can just meet. Without an appointment, I can't let you in." The guard's tone hardened, and he reached for his walkie-talkie. "Old Cat, bring a few guys to the front gate."

The man didn't stop the guard's action; he just glanced at him, then walked towards Wendong Financial Building.

The guard was anxious and moved to block him. "You dare to barge in?"

"Get lost!" Without any hesitation, the man kicked the guard aside, sending him flying seven or eight meters away.

At that moment, four or five more guards rushed out, each holding electric batons. Seeing their companion beaten, they immediately surrounded the man. "Damn, who are you to cause trouble here? Do you have a death wish?"

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