"Family Head Ge'er, Mr. Ge'er!" Jiang Chen and the others stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Jiang, you really gave me quite a scare!"

Ge'er Kusi sat down with a wry smile, his gaze deep. "If I hadn't made that choice yesterday, would the Ge'er Family still exist today?"

"Haha!" Jiang Chen chuckled meaningfully. "Of course, it would. After all, it's Scar's family—how could it be annihilated?"

Ge'er Kusi froze for a moment, glanced at Ge'er Yan, and gently nodded.

Ge'er Yan looked at Ge'er Kusi, then at Jiang Chen, utterly confused. "What family survives or doesn't?"

"Yan'er, you'll understand soon!" Ge'er Kusi replied softly, turning his gaze to Jiang Chen. "Mr. Jiang, when do we take action?"

"You've decided?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, his tone light.

Ge'er Kusi nodded firmly. "I've decided!"

"Will you do it yourself, or shall I?" Jiang Chen asked again.

Ge'er Yan furrowed his brows, about to speak again when Yan Hu reached out and patted his shoulder, shaking his head at him.

"I'll do it!" Ge'er Kusi sighed heavily, his eyes filled with sorrow.

Jiang Chen was silent for a while before speaking softly. "Family Head Ge'er, when you take action, add one more person."

"Who?" Ge'er Kusi's head snapped up, his eyes fixed on Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's voice was cold and indifferent. "Madam Na Lita—she's also a member of the Soul Devouring Group!"

"What?!"

"The Soul Devouring Group?!"

Ge'er Kusi and Ge'er Yan exclaimed simultaneously.

Ge'er Feite's expression darkened as he stared directly into Jiang Chen's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Jiang, are you sure about this?"

"I'm sure!" Jiang Chen nodded lightly.

"How can you be so sure?" Ge'er Feite pressed further.

Jiang Chen glanced at Ge'er Feite, then at Ge'er Kusi and Ge'er Yan. All three were staring intently at him.

"The cultivation technique I practice allows me to identify members of the Soul Devouring Group and the Gene Organization," Jiang Chen explained softly.

"I can corroborate that!"

Bu Langshi suddenly chimed in. "Just like how our Holy Court's cultivation techniques can discern members of the Dark Church, Mr. Jiang's cultivation technique counters the Soul Devouring Power of the Soul Devouring Group and the green Life Force of the Gene Organization. He can clearly identify them!"

Ge'er Kusi and Ge'er Feite fell silent. Though they could doubt Jiang Chen, they couldn't dismiss Bu Langshi's words.

The Holy Court does indeed restrain the Dark Church, and Bu Langshi had no reason to help Jiang Chen deceive them!

"Bastard!" Ge'er Yan cursed angrily. "I never thought they would actually be..."

Now, he finally understood the cryptic conversation between Jiang Chen and Ge'er Kusi. His face turned ominously dark!

"I'll take care of it." Ge'er Kusi spoke desolately. "By tomorrow, they will no longer exist."

Jiang Chen nodded lightly. To personally kill one's own family—it wasn't something anyone could easily do.

Jiang Chen understood. Ge'er Kusi's decision to act himself was, on the one hand, to prove his commitment, and on the other, to sever any ties, ensuring he wouldn't hesitate when facing the three major organizations in the future.

"Family Head Ge'er, if you find yourself unable to do it, my people can help," Jiang Chen said gently after some thought.

He did not doubt Ge'er Kusi's resolve but felt this task was overly cruel for him.

Ge'er Kusi glanced at Jiang Chen. Understanding his intent from the look in his eyes, Ge'er Kusi shook his head gently. "I'll do it myself!"

"Alright!" Jiang Chen did not press further, nodding again to respect Ge'er Kusi's choice.

A while later, the banquet commenced, and everyone moved to the main hall. Xuan Long, Blood Kylin, and Yan Mo, however, left the estate to prepare for the merger declaration scheduled for the next day.

Throughout the banquet, Jiang Chen didn't see Ge'er Pusi or Na Lita. However, he wasn't surprised. After all, this was a banquet celebrating Ge'er Yan becoming the heir. It was normal for the mother and son not to attend. Jiang Chen also wasn't worried they would flee; Ge'er Kusi would make sure they were watched!

The banquet concluded.

Jiang Chen, Bu Langshi, Yan Hu, Spirit You, Fang Tiancheng, and Ge'er Yan returned to the villa where Jiang Chen was staying.

"Mr. Jiang, my father said he'll act at midnight," Ge'er Yan said with a complicated expression.

Though Ge'er Yan had been furious upon hearing the news earlier, now that he had calmed down, he couldn't help but feel grief—it was, after all, his family.

"Good!" Jiang Chen nodded lightly.

"Mr. Jiang, we need to take the Hellfire Mercenary Corp seriously," Bu Langshi reminded softly.

At those words, Jiang Chen's expression grew solemn. "I won't underestimate Hellfire, but… I don't know if I'm overthinking this. For Hellfire to appear now, and to back Ge'er Pusi at the competition, isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

"That… indeed requires caution," Bu Langshi said after frowning in thought. "I'll report this matter to the Arbiter!"

Jiang Chen nodded lightly, then suddenly seemed to think of something. He asked, "How is His Holiness the Pope doing?"

"Dragon Saint Senior has arrived at the Holy Court, but I'm not privy to the specifics," Bu Langshi replied with a slight shake of his head.

Ring, ring, ring!

A phone suddenly rang.

Jiang Chen pulled out his phone and glanced at it, muttering to himself, "Speak of the devil..."

"Hello, Dragon Saint Senior," Jiang Chen answered, his tone heavy. When Dragon Saint called at this time, it was rarely good news.

Bu Langshi and the others paused, collectively turning their attention to Jiang Chen.

"Young Jiang, you'd better come to the Holy Court. The Pope's injuries require your expertise!" Dragon Saint's grave voice came through the receiver.

Jiang Chen's expression changed at those words, and he solemnly responded, "Alright, I'll head to the Holy Court with Mr. Bu Langshi tomorrow!"

After hanging up, Jiang Chen turned to Bu Langshi. "Mr. Bu Langshi…"

Buzz!

Suddenly, an overwhelming oppressive force appeared outside the living room window.

Crash!

The window shattered instantly as an ice-cold palm shot toward Jiang Chen, who had his back to the window.

"Watch out!" Bu Langshi shouted.

Buzz!

Fang Tiancheng's face darkened. His figure flickered behind Jiang Chen's sofa, striking out with a fierce palm.

Boom!

A muffled explosion echoed as Fang Tiancheng staggered back two steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He exclaimed, "A Venerable Realm peak!?"

Thud, thud, thud!

Crack, crack!

The fierce exchange of Qi Force shattered the villa into rubble in an instant.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Splash!

Jiang Chen and the others were flung into the debris by the powerful Qi Force, each coughing up blood.

Glancing at the assailant, Ge'er Yan's face turned pale as he cried out in shock:

"Na Lita? Is it you?!"

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