"Brother, I understand."

Ye Ziyan looked at Ye Xiao's expression, and the awkwardness on her face had greatly reduced, feeling much less embarrassed.

Ye Xiao smiled and said to Ye Ziyan, "In that case, let's go. Zhou Hao is still waiting downstairs."

"Oh right, where do you guys think Mingyue and Fang Jing are now? Do you think they've already had dinner?" Wang Luoxin suddenly turned to Ye Xiao and asked.

Ye Xiao was a bit surprised. Wang Luoxin knew about the ambiguous relationships Ye Xiao had with Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing, yet she still said these words.

"I don't know, maybe they haven't eaten yet." Ye Xiao replied casually.

Wang Luoxin glanced at Ye Xiao and smiled, "Then call them and ask. If they haven't eaten, let's go together."

"Up to you, anyway, it's my treat," Ye Xiao said proudly.

"Looks like that ten billion Northern Federation Coin has already hit your account," Wang Luoxin immediately laughed and said upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, "Then today we must really feast on your account."

Earlier, when Ye Xiao was on the phone with Zhou Hao, he had received a text message on his phone, a bank notification indicating that a sum of ten billion Northern Federation Coin had been transferred into his account. This undoubtedly was the ten billion transferred by Chen Cangyu.

Although these ten billion were Northern Federation Coins and had to be converted before being used in Yan Country, Ye Xiao's card wasn't exactly empty either.

"Even without those ten billion Northern Federation Coins, you've all worked hard today, so I should treat you." Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Why am I so generous and righteous? Well, I can't help it; my standards are just too high."

"Keep posing, go on, see if you don't blow that horn to bits," Wang Luoxin said disdainfully to Ye Xiao.

"You're wrong; it's not bragging, but recounting the greatest facts," Ye Xiao continued to smile with pride. Then, changing his tone, he said, "No rush, if we see Xia Mingyue's car downstairs later, we'll call them. If it's not there, they might have gone somewhere else to eat, so there's no need to contact them. After all, phone bills are quite expensive now."

"Yeah, right, keep pretending," Wang Luoxin sneered again.

Subsequently, Ye Xiao and Wang Luoxin kept bantering as they walked outside, while Ye Ziyan and Cheng Yun followed behind with faces full of helplessness. In their eyes, Ye Xiao and Wang Luoxin were like rivals from a previous life.

It didn't take long for Ye Xiao and the others to reach downstairs. At this time, Zhou Hao, Lu Sen, and five or six other members of Blood Blade were standing outside the entrance, each holding an umbrella. If someone else saw this, they'd think it was some underground syndicate.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Ye Xiao looked at the Blood Blade brothers with a bitter smile.

Zhou Hao immediately smiled and said, "Boss, it's Blood Blade's duty to ensure your safety."

"What did you say?" Wang Luoxin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Did you say someone needs to protect Ye Xiao? You must be kidding; Ye Xiao was born to protect others."

"Huh?" Zhou Hao, Lu Sen, and the six Blood Blade brothers were all surprised, wasn't Ye Xiao injured just now? He was covered in dust earlier, wasn't he?

They didn't know how Ye Xiao's injuries were now, so naturally, they wanted to assign more people to protect Ye Xiao well.

After all, in their eyes, Ye Xiao was their core. Only with Ye Xiao's presence did they have a sense of worth.

However, they didn't know the extent of Ye Xiao's strength.

Does an Earth Rank expert need Xuan Rank and Yellow Rank martial artists for protection?

Clearly, this was Wang Luoxin's thought at the moment.

Ye Xiao smiled and said to Zhou Hao, Lu Sen, and the others, "Don't take her words seriously, but I don't really need protection yet. Let's go have dinner together."

Lu Sen, hearing Ye Xiao's words, knew that earlier Ye Xiao had just called Zhou Hao to go for dinner. How could they possibly follow?

"Brother Xiao, the Blood Wolf Guards' duty is to protect Brother Xiao, but if Brother Xiao doesn't want us to follow openly, we can follow secretly," Lu Sen said.

"Blood Wolf Guards?" Ye Xiao looked at Zhou Hao in puzzlement after hearing Lu Sen's words.

Zhou Hao immediately chuckled and said, "Boss, didn't you mention wanting Blood Blade to become the eyes and the blade? So now Blood Blade has split into two parts—one part is responsible for protecting you and engaging in assassinations, called Blood Wolf Guards, while the other, led by Huo Feng, handles the intelligence system, called Blood Eagle Guards."

Blood Wolf Guards! Blood Eagle Guards!

Ye Xiao chuckled when he heard these names and said, "Good, nice names. I believe they will be famous in the future."

Lu Sen immediately looked at Ye Xiao and seriously said, "Brother Xiao, we don't know if the names will be famous, but we know we must do everything to perfection, or else we'll disappoint you."

Ye Xiao smiled slightly at Lu Sen's words, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I won't be disappointed. You will always be my good brothers. You've worked hard today, so have a good rest. Bird City is a platform, and there will be even broader platforms in the future, so strive to move forward."

"Yes!" This 'yes' wasn't said by Lu Sen alone; it was also said by the six Blood Wolf Guards holding umbrellas outside.

At this moment, Zhou Hao looked at Lu Sen and said, "Old Sen, you guys can head back."

Lu Sen nodded, then looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, the Blood Wolf Guards are on standby at any time."

"Go ahead!" Ye Xiao said.

After that, Lu Sen and the six Blood Wolf Guards left directly.

Ye Xiao looked at the seven Blood Wolf Guards including Lu Sen and smiled slightly. He saw a burning passion in them, a willingness to ignite everything.

"How is it, are you okay?" Cheng Yun looked at Zhou Hao and said disdainfully.

Zhou Hao shook his head indifferently and said, "Of course, I'm fine."

Cheng Yun didn't take it seriously and said sarcastically, "Be careful that internal injuries leave future troubles, this isn't child's play."

"I'm not a child, how could it be like that? It's fine!" Zhou Hao said, deliberately patting his chest to make everyone think he was fine, but couldn't help coughing a few times.

"See? Told you not to show off. Do you think you're Ye Xiao?" Cheng Yun rolled her eyes at Zhou Hao, took a tissue from her bag, and said, "Do you need it?"

Zhou Hao reached out and took it, somewhat embarrassed, "It's just a coincidence, purely a coincidence!"

At this time, Zhou Hao saw Ye Xiao, Wang Luoxin, and Ye Ziyan looking at him and Cheng Yun with surprised expressions, which were simply exaggerated.

"Boss, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhou Hao immediately felt uncomfortable and quickly shoved the tissue into his pocket.

Ye Xiao glanced at Wang Luoxin and then at Ye Ziyan, and the three of them broke into laughter in unison.

"What are you three doing? Don't get any wrong ideas, I just look down on him a bit." Cheng Yun said nonchalantly, "And you are clamoring about protecting others? I think it's enough to protect yourself."

"Who says so?" Zhou Hao immediately responded to Cheng Yun's words, "I'm quite capable too, it's just that the boss is slightly more capable than me."

"Don't you feel ashamed saying that?" Cheng Yun said again disdainfully.

"Hey, are you two done flirting?" At this time, Ye Ziyan looked at the two of them and said, "I'm telling you, I'm hungry."

"What do you know, little girl?" Zhou Hao immediately said to Ye Ziyan, "We're just arguing here!"

"Wait a minute, let me tell you, Zhou Hao, you listen to me." Ye Ziyan cleared her throat, looked at Zhou Hao, and said, "My status is different now, so you need to be respectful to me."

"How is it different?" Zhou Hao asked.

At this moment, Ye Xiao smiled and said to Zhou Hao, "It's indeed different. She's my sister now."

"Huh?" Zhou Hao heard Ye Xiao's words and immediately looked at Ye Xiao and then at Ye Ziyan, and said, "Is that true?"

"Truer than 999 pure gold." Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Ye Ziyan immediately smiled proudly and said, "My name is now Ye Ziyan, so you need to be respectful to me. Otherwise, I'll have my brother teach you a lesson."

"This world is crazy, changes are happening fast. Alright, Miss Ye, you just let me know if you need anything." Zhou Hao said jokingly.

Ye Ziyan said seriously, "I don't have many demands, just keep in mind my Sister Yun is great. You absolutely mustn't bully her, treat her well, otherwise we won't agree, we're all family."

As soon as Ye Ziyan said this, everyone present couldn't help but cough.

Cheng Yun immediately said, "What are you all talking about? How could we? You're overthinking it."

"The weather is nice today, don't you think?" Ye Xiao looked up at the sky pouring rain and said with a nonchalant face to Wang Luoxin next to him.

Wang Luoxin shrugged and said with a smile, "I also think so, seems like we've agreed for the first time."

"Hey? Have you guys had enough fun yet?" Zhou Hao looked at Ye Xiao, Wang Luoxin, and Ye Ziyan, speechless.

At this time, Ye Ziyan smiled and said, "Shouldn't we go find Sister Mingyue and Sister Fang Jing now? I'm starving, let's not get caught up in other people's happiness, okay?"

Hearing Ye Ziyan's words, Ye Xiao and Wang Luoxin immediately nodded and laughed, "Ziyan is absolutely right."

So, Ye Xiao, Wang Luoxin, and Ye Ziyan opened their umbrellas and walked out, leaving Cheng Yun and Zhou Hao standing there dumbfounded.

"Have they noticed?" Zhou Hao couldn't help but ask Cheng Yun as he watched Ye Xiao and others walk far away.

Cheng Yun immediately glared at Zhou Hao and said, "Noticed what? You're so annoying."

Cheng Yun opened her umbrella and left immediately, leaving Zhou Hao with a bitter smile on his face.

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