Katarina, interrupted from her thoughts, looked up at me and asked, "Whatever your request, please feel free to make it up to me, and I will do my best to fulfill it."

After she finished speaking, she tried to smile at me, but I just shook my head and said, "I don't have any requests."

Katarina, however, asked with a puzzled look, "Why?" I turned and walked away without even turning my head.

But as she walked, she replied, "It's nothing, I just felt so sorry for you, my compassion kicked in."

Because of cultural differences, Katrina didn't understand what I meant by saying she was pitiful, because she didn't realize that there was anything pitiful about her.

But after I told her she could take me away, she was indeed much happier. She thought about what I said for a long time...

In the end, I still didn't understand what I meant, so I stopped worrying about it and turned to leave to attend to other things.

I also put on my waist trainer and headed back. On the way, I ran into Old Ma and reminded him again to be careful about everyone's safety these next few days.

"Don't cause any more trouble," Old Ma nodded in agreement, promising to give everyone extra reminders.

Just before I entered the elevator, I glanced back at the restaurant. Actually, my conversation with Katarina had been overheard the whole time.

He's one of Bai Jiarui's lackeys. He has a secret technique that allows him to eavesdrop on conversations from a great distance and in a very discreet manner. This guy is a coward.

Once they realize their lives are in danger, they'll try every trick in the book to survive. At that point, they'll likely be targeted and used for some kind of scheme, perhaps as bait to catch something.

After I returned to my suite, I started making arrangements, explaining my plans to all the combatants at the third realm and above.

I especially instructed the guard from the Bai family to keep a close eye on his young master and make sure he wasn't tricked.

He understood after hearing this and assured me that he would definitely not let anything happen to his young master. I didn't take it to heart; it was just a casual move anyway.

I didn't expect to catch any big fish at all; I just wanted to find something for everyone to do so they wouldn't just sit idly in the hotel.

Moreover, by the time he came to our door, we would probably all be heading back. But everyone was feeling quite uncomfortable due to the tense atmosphere, so when we suddenly had something to do, we were all very happy to get to work.

It really made me think. People can't be idle. If they're too idle, other things will inevitably happen.

We must find something for everyone to do from time to time; keeping everyone busy will make time pass faster.

As I was lost in thought, I told Meiyao that I needed to go out and deal with the spoils I'd brought back yesterday.

We need to investigate what exactly these so-called tsukumogami are, and whether they can be artificially cultivated.

There's probably no one in the entire Dongyi region who's researching this stuff. If I manage to research something good, it would be a way of bringing glory to the country.

Meiyao didn't think much of it, just told me to be careful. I smiled, kissed her head, and turned to leave.

We had to avoid people the whole way. I left the Evil Emperor at the hotel just in case. Mu Xinghui was an ascetic sword cultivator, and his mental cultivation was very advanced.

For so long, he'd done nothing but cultivate in his room. Old Huang and Daoist Yunhe would often get together for a few drinks.

The four senior brothers took turns patrolling the surrounding area every day to prevent accidents, while Aunt Lan went out shopping every day. However, as a Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm, no one was worried about her safety.