Upon arriving at the military research institute, Ye Qiu found Fei Ming there as well and directly handed over the bear gall and some other materials to the researchers.

"Ye Qiu, was your trip smooth this time?"

Fei Ming asked casually.

Ye Qiu smiled and said, "It went okay, a few hiccups, but I got what I wanted. Also, Tian came after me again, but by the time he found me, he was seriously injured for some reason, so I gave him a beating."

"Tian actually tried to kill you again!" A flash of anger crossed Fei Ming's eyes.

Tian had repeatedly targeted Ye Qiu, nearly taking his life, which already made Fei Ming despise him.

"That's not the key point," Ye Qiu frowned slightly and said, "The key is that Tian was injured. I want to know who it was that could hurt him so badly."

"I'll have someone look into it," Fei Ming gave him a meaningful look.

Even knowing Tian was seriously injured, there was still a lingering fear. If it hadn't been for some mysterious master stepping in, Ye Qiu might have been in real danger this time.

Ye Qiu understood Fei Ming's concern and felt a bit moved.

However, he was quite exhausted these days and didn't want to say much more. After a brief chat with Fei Ming, he left the military compound.

It was already nighttime when he returned home.

As soon as he entered the villa, he saw Bai Lan sitting there, watching TV out of boredom.

Ye Qiu zipped over in a flash and hugged Bai Lan from behind.

"You're back..." Bai Lan said softly, her tone a mix of worry and a hint of reproach.

"Missed me?" Ye Qiu grinned widely.

"Hmph!" Bai Lan snorted coldly, turning her head to look at him icily.

"You definitely missed me," Ye Qiu continued to smile cheerfully while gazing at Bai Lan with affection.

He indeed had missed Bai Lan.

"Maybe it's you who missed me?" Bai Lan felt a bit proud upon seeing Ye Qiu's expression.

"Yes, I absolutely missed you!" Ye Qiu nodded slightly and then flipped Bai Lan onto the sofa before she realized what was happening, and kissed her.

The two of them embraced tightly, rolled on the sofa for a few moments, and then spent a passionate night together...

The next day.

Early in the morning, Ye Qiu's phone rang.

Upon answering, Fei Ming's voice came through immediately: "Ye Qiu, we've figured out why Tian was injured, head over to the intelligence department."

"Okay!" After responding, Ye Qiu got up at once and went to the military compound, then headed straight to the intelligence department!

Fei Ming wasn't there, but the intelligence department was already prepared. Ye Qiu directly saw the situation at the time on the satellite map.

Initially, Tian was very relaxed, grinning widely, muttering continually to himself, clearly confident in his pursuit of Ye Qiu.

But just as Tian was feeling smug, an old Taoist with an immortal-like demeanor suddenly appeared.

Then, Ye Qiu saw a scene that shocked him.

They began to fight.

As soon as Tian made his move, he went all out, deploying the same trick he once used on Ye Qiu, a punch that left Ye Qiu defenseless.

However, the old Taoist merely flicked his duster a few times, easily negating Tian's attack.

"Such power, it's terrifying..." Ye Qiu murmured in amazement.

Just as he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.

The even more astonishing event unfolded!

The old Taoist not only neutralized Tian's attack but also restricted Tian's movement, then tossed out a bell that struck Tian.

Just that one strike severely injured Tian, causing him to cough up blood!

"Strong, incredibly strong."

Ye Qiu exclaimed again.

Upon seeing the old Taoist, he immediately thought of someone.

A super expert from Huaxia he had read about in top-secret documents from a century ago, Dao!

Ye Qiu also knew that Dao was exceedingly powerful, but he never imagined Dao would be this overwhelmingly strong.

Against the foe who once left him defenseless and nearly killed him, Dao managed to resolve it with ease!

This piqued Ye Qiu's intense interest in Dao.

He very much wanted to find this Huaxia expert.

"Can you locate this old Taoist?" Ye Qiu asked the intelligence personnel.

"Can't find him, simply can't."

"This person is too miraculous, one second we can see him on the map, the next, he's gone, vanished into thin air."

"Yes, just vanished, as if he never existed."

"Could this person be the legendary Immortal?"

Several staff members shook their heads repeatedly, and it was clear they were also intrigued by Dao.

"As expected, we can't find him..."

Unable to get any information, Ye Qiu was a bit disappointed, but he'd anticipated this outcome, shook his head, and left without much choice.

Ye Qiu did not leave the military compound immediately but instead went to the laboratory.

"How's the research going?"

Ye Qiu got straight to the point, asking the lab supervisor.

"Very smooth," the supervisor beamed with delight and said, "The materials you brought back have been a tremendous help to us, greatly increasing the chances of us developing a breakthrough drug this time."

"Thank you for your hard work."

After a brief chat with the researchers, Ye Qiu turned and left, still not leaving the military compound, and went to the training grounds instead.

"One two one, one two one, one two three four!"

"One two three four!"

A group of soldiers was engaged in weight-bearing training, shouting slogans with an unstoppable momentum.

Such training was quite routine in the barracks, but this ordinary affair stirred up memories in Ye Qiu.

A faint smile curved at the corner of Ye Qiu's mouth.

Just then...

Thud! Thud!

With two dull thuds, two soldiers couldn't handle the intensity of the training and sat on the ground, gasping heavily.

Ye Qiu chuckled, walked over, and said, "You guys need to train more."

With that, he took the weighted backpacks off the two soldiers, slung one on his back, and held the other on his chest.

In an instant, not only the two exhausted soldiers but all the training soldiers were dumbfounded.

You have to know, each backpack weighed a full fifty kilograms!

If it's just carrying it, that's simple, but to bear fifty kilograms and complete a thirty-kilometer trek wasn't an easy feat.

Yet Ye Qiu directly shouldered two training backpacks!

"Who is that guy? Does he plan to train carrying a hundred kilograms?"

"He's too cocky, I bet he won't make it two steps before collapsing."

"Judging by his appearance, he's not wearing a uniform, probably a retired soldier trying to show off. Heh, this is going to be a laugh."

The soldiers openly disdained Ye Qiu's actions, all ready for some entertainment.

However, just when everyone was expecting Ye Qiu to make a fool of himself, something astonishing occurred.

With a hundred kilograms on him, Ye Qiu vanished in a flash!

In the next instant, the entire space froze...

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