After taking the young lady home, Qin Ziling sent a text message to Xue Zhu, asking her to find a place to stay near the Chu family so that she could protect Chu Xinyue.

Blood Spider had witnessed his methods and knew his own identity, so Qin Ziling trusted her.

A few days later, in the evening, Qin Ziling received an invitation from Ye Han to meet at the Di Zi Hao Restaurant.

"Tsk tsk, boss, your luxury car must be expensive! Where do you work?" Ye Han asked with a sigh.

Qin Ziling calmly swallowed a glass of wine and said, "I'm working as a bodyguard for someone else; this is their car."

"Holy crap! A bodyguard? No, boss, with your status, why are you working as a bodyguard?" Ye Han stared at him, wide-eyed in disbelief.

Qin Ziling said, "I'm just returning a favor after being asked to do it; consider it a transaction."

"Who is it?" Ye Han asked curiously.

"You probably haven't heard of the second young lady of the Chu family," Qin Ziling said with a faint smile.

"Wow! They're from the Chu family? That's incredible. I heard the Chu family has two stunningly beautiful women. Are they the ones you're supposed to protect, boss?" Ye Han raised an eyebrow.

Qin Ziling was surprised, but he nodded and said, "Yes, Jianghai has been a bit turbulent lately. Experts from abroad have been pouring in, and they have some connection with the Chu family. The Chu family has some history with me, and the main reason I came back to Jianghai this time is because of this."

"I see. But since it involves foreigners, that means you're in quite a bit of trouble, boss!" Ye Han said with some complicated feelings.

"It's alright. Once this trouble is resolved, I should leave Jianghai," Qin Ziling said. He had more important things to do, which was to find his parents.

"Oh, that's a bit of a pity. I was thinking of having you stay and work with me, boss. With the two of us working together, Jianghai would be unstoppable, wouldn't it?" Ye Han said regretfully.

"Alright, you should just stick to your business. Being too flashy might attract unnecessary trouble," Qin Ziling said with a faint smile.

"That's true..." Ye Han sighed, "But things haven't been very peaceful lately."

"What?" Qin Ziling asked, puzzled.

"Just yesterday, those bastards from Longmen came knocking on my door, and they came with great force. There were three Inner Strength martial artists and one Transformation Strength martial artist. They almost demolished my bar," Ye Han said, his expression turning cold.

"Hmm? How's the situation now?" Qin Ziling asked.

Ye Han's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "Fortunately, someone tipped me off, and I was able to leave in advance, thus escaping a disaster. However, after their disturbance, the bar suffered some serious losses. I also fought with them at the time, but they outnumbered me, so I had to temporarily back down."

At this point, Ye Han snorted: "If I hadn't been injured and my strength was still there, I would have beaten that mere Transformation Realm cultivator to a pulp!"

Qin Ziling agreed with his words. After all, Ye Han used to be a second-grade innate realm expert, a martial arts master who could control true qi. However, due to his injuries, his strength had greatly declined, and he could only exert the level of transformation energy.

"Longmen has caused trouble time and time again, do they think I'm easy to bully? I'm thinking of getting revenge!" Ye Han said in a deep voice, then looked at Qin Ziling: "Boss, what do you think?"

Qin Ziling smiled and said, "Your business is my business. Let's go pay a visit tonight."

Ye Han nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Longmen is there, their business will never be peaceful for a single day!

………

Meanwhile, the eastern branch of Longmen Temple was established.

"Master, all the brothers under my command have returned, but they haven't found any trace of the brother and sister," a subordinate respectfully reported to the Sixth Master.

The Sixth Hall Master nodded: "Understood. Continue the search. Mobilize the forces we just subdued. I refuse to believe we can't find two mere people."

"Understood!" The subordinate withdrew upon receiving the order.

"Master, Ye Han is very skilled. If we find him, we must deal with him swiftly and decisively, otherwise the consequences of his counterattack will be unimaginable," a hall leader said solemnly.

The other leaders also nodded solemnly.

They had all witnessed Ye Han's strength; he was undoubtedly a master of internal energy transformation, and only the hall master in the arena could fight him.

"Such a young master of the Transformation Realm, if he cannot be used by my Dragon Gate, then the only thing to do is to kill him!" A faint killing intent appeared in the eyes of the Sixth Hall Master.

"When I fought him, I discovered a good thing: he has a hidden ailment that prevents him from performing at his peak. This is a good opportunity. We need to find him as soon as possible!"

"Understood! I'll gather the brothers right away!"

…

On the other side, in a dark alley, dozens of figures were moving about.

"Master Xi, are we really going to make a move?" a burly man in black asked the man in front of him in a low voice.

The man was about thirty years old, with long hair, one eye covered, giving him a sinister look. His skin was very white, yet he also had a feminine appearance.

“Of course, the sect leader has ordered us to go to war with the Dragon Gate. A direct assault won’t be advantageous, but we can take them down one by one. The eastern branch is the weakest in the Dragon Gate’s forces, and we’ve received information that they recently lost an Inner Strength expert. This is our chance. Once we take the eastern branch, we can catch them off guard!” the long-haired man said slowly.

His name is Ge Xi, one of the four generals of Humen, with a mid-stage Transformation Realm cultivation. He came here to secretly attack Longmen.

Besides him, there were three other masters of internal energy and nearly forty thugs.

The preparations were very thorough.

"Heh, Longmen thinks we've been afraid of them by not openly waging war. They never expected we'd strike first in secret! We'll catch them off guard!" a martial artist with internal energy said coldly.

“We can’t underestimate the Dragon Gate. Even the weakest branch has a leader who is at the Transformation Realm, and the number of Inner Strength martial artists is no less than ours!” said another Inner Strength martial artist.

Kasai nodded: "That's right. If things go smoothly this time, it would be best if we could take them down. Otherwise, we should at least inflict heavy damage on them!"

"It is said that a few days ago, all the experts from the Six Halls were mobilized to deal with the owner of a small bar. It is said that the owner was a master of the Transformation Realm and even escaped the Dragon Gate's extermination!" The silent Inner Strength expert suddenly said.

Kasai's eyes lit up: "This is a good opportunity. Right now, the Eastern Branch's mind is probably not on us. We can catch them off guard!"

Everyone showed excited expressions.

"Tell the brothers to make their move as soon as it gets dark, and to finish this quickly!" Kasai said in a deep voice.

"clear!"

On the surface, Jianghai appears calm and peaceful tonight, but beneath the surface, undercurrents are surging!

Meanwhile, Qin Ziling and Ye Han were walking unhurriedly toward the eastern branch of the Dragon Gate. They were dressed in ordinary casual clothes, giving off an unremarkable vibe. No one would have guessed that these two young men were about to head to the largest force in the Jianghai underworld and stir up trouble!