Ermin thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Xiaotao wanted to stay and gain some experience, but he was too embarrassed to ask, afraid that you wouldn't agree."

Seeing Ermin's hesitant manner, I knew that things weren't as he described; there must be another reason.

But I just smiled and didn't expose them. After thinking about it for a moment, I nodded in agreement.

However, he instructed us to tell him after we returned from Old Master Fu's place, and Brother Ermin was very happy to agree.

I chatted with Ermin for a while longer, then glanced at my watch and saw it was already afternoon. I told Ermin to prepare the car.

I'm going to the hospital to visit my brother who's hospitalized. Ermin nodded in agreement and went out to prepare.

After he left, I said to Heimu, "Go and investigate, find out what's going on with Xiao Tao."

What's going on with that hesitant, stammering speech?

Kuroki, also looking on with a gossipy expression, went out to ask.

I didn't wait long before Ermin returned, and we headed together towards Old Master Fu's ancestral home.

I was thinking about things the whole way, so the car was very quiet, which made Ermin very nervous.

The car drove very fast, and we arrived at our destination in no time. Wen Ge went up and knocked on the door.

Old Master Fu's butler quickly welcomed us inside.

We sat in the living room for a while before Elder Fu came out from the inner courtyard. He waved his hand, indicating that I didn't need to get up.

He said, "Why aren't you at home resting? What are you doing here at this old man's place?"

I said to Elder Fu with a grin, "I didn't want to come either, Elder Fu. Aren't these people who stayed in Black Mountain Prefecture unable to go back? I came to pick them up."

Then, suddenly becoming serious, he continued, "Elder Fu, give me the truth. Who is targeting me? Why is someone taking action against my people while I'm away?"

Mr. Fu, quite interested, looked at me and said, "You figured it out."

Then, quite formally, he said, "It's not very obvious, but there's definitely a group of people..."

They're very secretive about causing trouble in Black Mountain Prefecture; they're only exploiting the overt conflicts between gangs.

Even so, Black Mountain has recently been plagued by frequent gang conflicts, and the naval headquarters has ordered martial law.

No one is allowed to cause trouble at this time; those who disobey will not be let off lightly.

He then watched me take a sip of tea. I frowned and looked at Elder Fu, asking, "Is the Black Mountain Garrison Commander a member of the Ye family?"

When Old Fu heard what I said, his eyes lit up, and then he burst into laughter.

He waved at me while laughing, shooing me away.

I walked out of the Fu family home dejectedly. After all, they are a political family, and they used the power of the state to take action openly.

I had no choice; after all, I can't compete with the government when it comes to fighting. I could only resort to the proper channels and ask someone to intercede on my behalf.

But judging from Elder Fu's attitude today, he doesn't want to help me, so I'll have to figure out a way myself.

Just as we were driving back, Wen suddenly became alert. A large truck loaded with goods was rushing towards me.

I frowned, looked at the truck in front of me, grabbed Ermin, and used my earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).

Our car was completely smashed. I don't need to worry about Wen. If he gets hurt by this, he might as well just die.

Following this, a group of over twenty ruthless bandits launched a surprise attack with guns.

A ruthless bandit wielding an Akanov submachine gun rushed out of the nearby bushes and opened fire without a word.

There's also the Iron Fist rocket launcher; an ordinary martial artist really couldn't withstand that.

However, in China, no one would easily do such a blatant use of firearms; China's gun control measures are unprecedented.