At dusk.

At the city gates, the convoy was fully prepared and ready to depart.

A group of Master Blacksmiths who had just suffered defeat at the Divine Smith Grand Ceremony showed no signs of dejection whatsoever; instead, their faces were filled with eagerness as they surrounded Ou Yezi's car window, reluctant to leave for a long time.

The newly appointed disciple Murong Chen clung to the car window, his aged face full of reluctance.

"Shifu, you've only been in Skyfire City for two days, why are you in such a rush to leave?"

"Why not stay a few more days and let this disciple show my filial piety and properly entertain you!"

"Precisely! Shifu Ou Yezi!" Master Chen from the Imperial Capital chimed in hastily, "Please stay a few more days, we still have many forging problems we'd like to consult you about."

"Right, right, right! Shifu Ou Yezi, you must let me know when you come to Chuan Capital!"

Facing everyone's enthusiastic pleas to stay, Ou Yezi inside the car merely shook his head indifferently.

He leaned back in the backseat with a calm expression.

"I still have many matters to handle in Donghai City, so it is inconvenient for me to stay long."

"Everyone, take care."

"Until we meet again if fate allows."

Seeing that his mind was made up to leave, the crowd found it difficult to force him to stay further.

Murong Chen had no choice but to take a step back and solemnly cupped his hands in a salute.

"Then Shifu, please take care all the way!"

"I will definitely go to Donghai City to see you when I have time!"

"If you have the chance to come to Modu, you must give word in advance, and I will definitely sweep the couch to welcome you!"

Amidst everyone's lingering gazes, the black convoy slowly started, drove out of the city gates of Skyfire City, and merged into the national highway leading to Donghai City.

Inside the car.

Lin Wei, acting as the temporary driver, cautiously glanced through the rearview mirror at Ou Yezi, who was resting his eyes in the backseat.

She hesitated for a moment before finally unable to help herself from speaking.

"Shifu Ou Yezi, why... why are we traveling through the night?"

"I heard that the wilderness at night is very dangerous, and the number of exotic beasts increases exponentially."

In the backseat, Ou Yezi still kept his eyes closed and replied simply:

"Drive your car."

"Don't ask too much about anything else."

Lin Wei's heart tightened, and she quickly straightened her posture, not daring to say another word.

She did not see.

The young man in the backseat curled the corners of his mouth into an intriguing arc, muttering in a voice only he could hear.

"If I don't take risks, how... will the fish take the bait?"

The vehicle drove steadily on the empty national highway.

The night, like splashed thick ink, quickly devoured the last trace of light between heaven and earth.

A waning crescent moon quietly climbed up the sky.

Just as the convoy drove into a remote stretch of road flanked by dense forests on both sides.

"Screech——!"

The harsh sound of braking pierced the silence of the night.

Lin Wei was thrown forward by the immense inertia, only to be yanked heavily back by the seatbelt.

She looked up, still shaken.

She saw several heavy trucks blocking the road haphazardly right in the middle of the road not far ahead.

Dozens of dark figures holding weapons slowly walked out from behind the trucks, casting long, distorted shadows under the illumination of the headlights.

"Gr... Master!"

Lin Wei's face instantly turned pale, her voice carrying a cry.

"We... it seems we've encountered robbers!"

"What should we do? What should we do?"

Zhou Huai in the backseat slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at the tense scene outside the car and smiled.

"They got here pretty fast."

He patted the front seat, his voice calm.

"Don't be afraid."

"Be a good girl and stay in the car, don't go anywhere."

Lin Wei nodded in a trance, her small hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Where had she ever seen such a battle array? She was already scared out of her wits.

"Clatter!"

The doors of the escort vehicles behind opened one after another.

The dozen or so guards arranged by Gu Yan quickly got out of the car, neatly forming a defensive formation, firmly protecting the vehicle where Ou Yezi was in the center.

The captain of the guards stepped forward, pointing his long saber straight ahead, and shouted in a deep voice.

"What people are you?!"

"Why block our path?"

Opposite them, the burly man leading them let out a ferocious laugh.

He didn't answer the guard captain's question, but instead issued a cold command to his subordinates behind him.

"Capture that Ou Yezi alive."

"Leave none of the others alive!"

"Kill!"

At the order, dozens of dark figures pounced forward like hungry wolves.

The battle erupted instantly!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The clanging of metal collisions, the dull thuds of weapons piercing flesh, and painful screams were endless.

They cooperated tacitly, struck ruthlessly, and every move was fatal.

In just a few breaths' time.

The guard team sent by Gu Yan retreated step by step, suffering heavy casualties.

Except for the guard captain who was over level 30 and could barely support himself, the others collapsed at the first touch, being slaughtered like cutting melons and vegetables.

Just as this guard squad was about to be completely wiped out.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Dozens of even more agile dark figures suddenly shot out from the dense forests on both sides of the road!

They were dressed in uniform black martial outfits.

On their chests, a silver crescent moon emblem flickered with a chilling light under the moonlight.

They moved silently, like ghosts in the dark night.

With the addition of these figures, it was like a red-hot blade fiercely slicing into hot butter.

The battle situation instantly reversed!

"Pfft!"

A member of the Skyfire Guild didn't even see how the enemy attacked before feeling a chill in his neck, his vision spinning upside down.

Every single one of these newly appeared men in black was like a top-tier killing machine.

Their actions were concise, efficient, and fatal.

Every single strike was bound to take a life.

The members of the Skyfire Guild, who originally held an absolute advantage, had now instead become the ones being slaughtered.

Seeing this, the burly man leading them saw his face instantly sink.

With a slash, he forced back the guard captain in front of him and roared angrily at the group of men in black.

"What people are you?!"

"Do you know who we are? How dare you come and block our Skyfire Guild's good deeds!"

However, no one answered him.

What responded to him were only the continuous screams of his companions.

Night was their home turf.

Under the blessing of the "Night Demon" state, every single member of the Evernight Guild erupted with terrifying combat power far exceeding their own Level.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, a flash of ruthlessness crossed the burly man's eyes.

He no longer lingered in the fight, stomped his foot heavily, and his body rushed out like a cannonball, forcibly knocking aside the two men in black in front of him and directly lunging towards the car where Ou Yezi was.

To capture the bandits, capture their leader first!

As long as that Ou Yezi was captured, tonight's mission would be considered complete!

"Bang!"

With a punch, he smashed the backseat window. Amidst Lin Wei's piercing screams, his calloused big hand grabbed towards the calm young man inside the car.

However, at the instant his fingertips were about to touch the corner of Ou Yezi's clothes.

An even broader, more powerful palm, like iron tongs, firmly grabbed his wrist.

The burly man was startled in his heart and turned his head abruptly.

What met his gaze was a pair of double pupils containing boundless dominance.

It was none other than Xiang Yu.

"You're courting death!"

The burly man roared explosively, pulled out the short saber at his waist with his other hand, and slashed fiercely towards Xiang Yu's neck with all his might.

Facing this powerful and heavy blow, Xiang Yu did not dodge or evade, nor did he even lift an eyelid.

"Clang——!"

The short saber landed solidly on Xiang Yu's neck, but it emitted the sound of metal clashing, scattering sparks everywhere.

A bright red damage number floated up from above Xiang Yu's head.

【-2581】

The burly man's pupils shrank violently.

His full-strength blow had actually only caused this little damage?

How could this guy's defense be so terrifying?!

However, before he could recover from his shock.

An even more intense, heart-rending sharp pain suddenly came from his chest.

He looked down and saw that on his own chest, an unknown terrifying wound deep enough to see bone had appeared.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

An even more terrifying damage number floated up from above his own head.

【-5162】!

His health bar, which was already not very healthy, hit rock bottom instantly.

"This... What kind of monster is this..."

The burly man's face was filled with panic and incomprehension.

This was his last sentence left in this world.

Xiang Yu let go of his hand expressionlessly, allowing his corpse to collapse limply.

【Scale of Reverse Armor】, reflects 100% physical damage.

The harder you hit me, the faster you die yourself.

With the leader's fall, the remaining battle quickly drew to a close.

The manpower of the Skyfire Guild was completely wiped out.

Zhou Huai, controlling Ou Yezi, leisurely pushed open the car door and walked down.

He glanced at the corpses all over the ground and smiled.

"I gave you a chance, but you're useless."

"Then don't blame me."

Soon, all members of the Evernight Guild quickly cleaned up the battlefield and came before Ou Yezi.

"Thump!"

They knelt on one knee in unison, their movements flowing like clouds and water.

Fanatic and respectful voices converged into a wave of sound, echoing in the silent night.

"Greetings, Lord!"

In the driver's seat, Lin Wei, who saw this scene through the shattered car window, was completely dumbfounded.

Her small mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.

Lor... Lord?

Shifu Ou Yezi... when did he become a lord again?

...

Meanwhile.

Skyfire City, a certain luxurious, high-end nightclub.

Inside the luxurious private room, the air was reeking of alcohol.

Xie Boyu held beauties in both arms, embracing two hot young girls, and laughed as he consoled the man with vicious eyes on the sofa.

"Master Nakamura, you can rest assured!"

"My men have already been sent out, and I believe it won't be long before that audacious Ou Yezi is captured and brought back to you!"

At this moment, Nakamura Shinichiro was already flushed all over from drinking.

He picked up his wine glass, drank the spicy liquid inside in one gulp, and his eyes were filled with malice.

"At that time, I will definitely make him feel a hundredfold, a thousandfold the humiliation!"

As he spoke, he staggered to his feet.

"I'm going... going to use the restroom."

However, the moment he pushed open the door of the private room's restroom.

On the ground, a dark shadow almost integrated with the floor tiles silently slid in along with him.

For a long time.

Seeing that Nakamura Shinichiro still hadn't returned after a long time, Xie Boyu couldn't help frowning.

"What's going on? Taking so long to use the restroom?"

He gave a wink to his subordinate beside him.

"Go check it out."

That subordinate immediately stood up and pushed open the restroom door.

The next second, the expression on his face instantly froze.

"Pr... President!"

"This is bad! Master Nakamura... is gone!"