Li Qiushui then sat in the driver's seat and drove.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Li Qiushui's long, fair legs were very close to Ye Feng's, as if she was deliberately enticing him.

But Ye Feng only glanced at it indifferently before turning his gaze away and admiring the scenery outside.

“Mr. Ye, you’re not a local from River Valley City, are you?” Li Qiushui asked.

“That’s right, I’m not from your River Valley City,” Night Wind said.

"Then what are you doing in our River Valley City? The situation between the Red Sun Kingdom and our Great Xia Kingdom has become more tense, and a large-scale war could break out at any time. The Central River Valley is the common area between the Great Xia Kingdom and the Red Sun Kingdom."

"Therefore, once a major war breaks out, the Central Valley will immediately become a battlefield."

"Our River Valley City is too close to the Central River Valley. The flames of war could easily spread here, so many people have already left River Valley City with their families. There are no tourists coming to visit us at this critical juncture. Mr. Ye, you don't seem to be here to visit relatives, so why..."

Before Li Qiushui could finish speaking, Ye Feng interrupted her: "You talk too much."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye, since you don't want to talk about it, then forget it," Li Qiushui said.

After returning to the hotel, Ye Feng rested in his room.

At 8:30 p.m., a knocking sound suddenly came at the door.

As soon as Ye Feng opened the door, a female staff member standing outside said respectfully, "Hello, are you Mr. Ye Feng? Our boss asked me to come and invite you."

"Okay, let's go," Night Breeze nodded.

The female staff member led the way for Ye Feng, and soon Ye Feng arrived at Li Qiushui's office.

"This is none of your business, you can leave," Li Qiushui said to the female staff member.

"Yes, boss."

After the staff member left, Li Qiushui warmly invited Ye Feng to sit down.

"The boss you mentioned hasn't arrived yet?" Ye Feng asked.

"It'll be here soon, in no more than ten minutes," Li Qiushui said.

Night Breeze nodded and sat quietly on the sofa to wait.

Li Qiushui brewed a cup of hot tea for Ye Feng, but Ye Feng didn't even glance at it, sitting there as if he were in deep meditation.

The ten-minute incident passed in the blink of an eye.

A burly, imposing man strode in from outside, followed by a male martial artist with a long ponytail.

The male warrior carried a longbow on his back, which clearly showed that he was skilled with a bow, and the longbow was bright red and of excellent quality.

Ye Feng only needed to release his divine sense to investigate briefly to determine that the longbow was a ninth-grade spiritual artifact.

As expected of the Xuan Ye Great World, any spiritual artifact that appears is either of the eighth or ninth grade, which is much more powerful than in the real world.

In the present world, only some mysterious and ancient families are qualified to possess eighth- or ninth-grade spiritual artifacts!

"Mr. Li, it's been so long! Have you missed me?"

The burly male boss laughed heartily and even came over to give Li Qiushui a hug.

Li Qiushui immediately moved aside and sat down next to Ye Feng.

"Mr. Wang, please have a seat. Let me introduce you. This is my newly hired bodyguard, named Ye Feng," Li Qiushui said, pointing to Ye Feng.

"Bodyguard? Him?"

The male boss glanced at Ye Feng a few times, then burst into laughter, his face full of disdain.

"Mr. Li, if you really want to hire a bodyguard to protect you, then you should find a good one. How could this kind of trash possibly be capable of protecting your safety? If you really can't find a good candidate, I can introduce you to someone," the male boss said bluntly.

You're so smug.

You'll soon find out just how amazing Mr. Ye is!

Li Qiushui thought to herself, but her face showed no unusual expression.

“Mr. Ye, this is Boss Wang Dong. His bodyguard is named Su Bai, an exceptional archery master and a martial artist at the early stage of the Divine Travel Realm,” Li Qiushui said to Ye Feng with a smile.

"Okay, I understand." Night Breeze nodded slightly.

Wang Dongguo originally thought that Ye Feng would be shocked when he found out how powerful his bodyguard was.

The night wind's reaction was so indifferent that it puzzled him greatly.

Could it be that this seemingly ordinary young man is actually highly skilled and not an ordinary person?

"Su Bai, can you tell what level of martial artist Ye Feng is?" Wang Dongguo asked telepathically.

Su Bai immediately replied through telepathy, "I can't discern his cultivation level. There's no fluctuation of true energy on his body. Either he's just an ordinary person, or he's a highly skilled martial arts master!"

Wang Dongguo was cautious and stopped mocking Ye Feng, lest he suffer a setback.

"Mr. Wang, our cooperation..."

Before Li Qiushui could finish speaking, Wang Dongguo interrupted her directly: "Ms. Li, don't think about lowering the price. The goods I gave you are already very cheap. If you are still not satisfied, then don't blame me for being unreasonable."

“But Mr. Wang, your goods are clearly priced higher than the market price. Can’t I even say that?” Li Qiushui sneered.

Wang Dongguo chuckled and said, "My goods are indeed more expensive than the market price, but only I can provide you with such a sufficient supply. Besides me, can you find such a stable source of goods in the River Valley area?"

"It seems there's no room for negotiation. In that case, forget it. I'll cooperate with someone else. I refuse to believe that no one can cooperate with me without you," Li Qiushui said coldly.

Wang Dongguo's face immediately showed deep anger.

"Li Qiushui, I've been very polite to you, don't push your luck!"

"Is it rude of me to refuse to cooperate with you? Wang Dongguo, isn't your business practice too domineering?"

"Overbearing? If it weren't for my support back then, could you have built your company into such a large and powerful enterprise? Could you have secured a place in River Valley City? Now that you've succeeded, you want to kick me aside? Dream on!"

"You supported me back then, didn't I repay you? Our deal was a mutual agreement, neither of us owes the other anything. You're really shameless to say such things now."

Wang Dongguo suddenly stood up and slapped Li Qiushui across the face.

Li Qiushui was not afraid; instead, she looked directly into Wang Dongguo's eyes.

Just as Wang Dongguo's hand was about to land on Li Qiushui's face, Ye Feng suddenly made a move and grabbed Wang Dongguo's wrist.

"Is it really okay to do this in front of me?" Ye Feng said calmly.

"Who do you think you are? Let me go, or I'll get rough with you!" Wang Dongguo roared.