Tang Qi naturally understood what the Ever-changing Star Lord meant.

As long as they had teleportation arrays, once Kujo Koji chose to use the Pendulum of Life in other cities, they could quickly rush over.

In addition, the powerful reinforcements that the Ever-changing Star Lord spoke of could also arrive silently and unnoticed through the teleportation arrays in other cities.

This was equivalent to establishing a rapid response network covering the entire Sakura Country right under the nose of the Kujo Family.

"I'll leave the coordination work of the major cities to you," Zhou Huai quickly made arrangements.

"Notify all the brothers in Sakura Country to work harder these days and stay two hundred percent sharp."

"Report immediately if there's any situation."

Tang Qi's expression turned solemn, and he nodded heavily.

"Understood."

"I'll go arrange it right away."

With that, he didn't linger any longer, turning around and walking out the door.

Silence returned to the room once again.

At this moment, a clear image was being transmitted in real-time to Zhou Huai's mind.

The moment he spotted Lu Qi on the street earlier, Zhou Huai had already silently arranged for a miniature Information Bug to follow him.

It wasn't that he was petty and insisted on making things difficult for this buffoon.

It was mainly that he didn't want these traitors who had fled to Sakura Country to live too comfortably.

Especially Lu Qi.

This nominal "younger brother."

...

In the image.

Lu Qi was driving that bright yellow sports car, stopping at the entrance of a heavily guarded villa district.

After a brief conversation with the guard, the vehicle was smoothly let through.

The sports car finally stopped in front of a detached villa.

Lu Qi pushed open the car door, a trace of smugness still lingering on his face.

Humming a little tune, he strode with big steps into the villa's lobby.

Inside the lobby, a crystal chandelier emitted a brilliant glow, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

A slightly plump, bald middle-aged man with a shiny bald head was sitting deeply in an expensive leather sofa, making a phone call with a gloomy face.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

"You can't even handle such a small matter! What's the use of me keeping you around?!"

The middle-aged man suppressed his anger, his voice low.

The smile on Lu Qi's face instantly vanished, and his footsteps became much lighter.

He carefully walked to the side, standing with his hands at his sides, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

It wasn't until the middle-aged man hung up the phone with a "bang" and slammed the communicator onto the coffee table that he hurriedly put on a face full of flattery and approached.

"Lord Asō."

His waist was bent at a ninety-degree angle, his posture extremely respectful.

The middle-aged man called Lord Asō slowly raised his eyelids, cold light flickering in his small eyes.

He ignored Lu Qi's greeting, only giving him a faint glance.

"Was it you who took people to do that thing on Ginza Street just now?"

Lu Qi's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no.

Looking at his gloomy face, it seemed like he had... messed things up.

He didn't dare to lie; lying in front of Asō Tarō would only lead to a worse end.

Lu Qi had no choice but to brace himself and squeeze out a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Ye... Yes, Lord Asō."

"I just wanted to..."

Before he could finish his sentence—

Slap!

A crisp and loud slap suddenly echoed through the empty lobby.

At some point, Asō Tarō had stood up, and with a backhand slap, he struck Lu Qi squarely across the face.

The immense force sent Lu Qi staggering. He retreated several steps backward and fell hard onto his buttocks on the cold floor.

Half of his cheek swelled up at a visible rate, and the burning pain made his head spin.

"Who told you to act on your own authority?"

Asō Tarō looked down at him from above, his eyes filled with disdain and fury, as if looking at a dog begging for mercy.

Before his voice could fade—

Slap!

Another, even louder slap!

This time, Lu Qi was slapped straight to the ground, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"What kind of thing do you think you are, huh?"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Huai was amused.

He had thought that the arrogant and overbearing Lu Qi was living a great life in Sakura Country.

It turned out he was still being scolded like a dog.

Lu Qi lay on the cold floor, half of his face swollen high, with blood hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Ignoring the pain, he scrambled forward a few steps on his hands and knees, looked up, and squeezed out a flattering smile that was uglier than crying.

"Lord Asō, I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"I... I just saw that you were troubled over Lord Koji's matters lately, and wanted... wanted to share your burdens..."

"I absolutely had no other intentions!"

Asō Tarō slowly paced in front of him, the tip of his polished leather shoe gently kicking Lu Qi's chin.

"Share my burdens?"

"Are you worthy?"

Lu Qi's body trembled violently, and the smile on his face froze.

A flash of violence crossed Asō Tarō's eyes. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked Lu Qi hard in the chest.

Bang!

With a dull thud, Lu Qi was sent sliding backward several meters like a kicked ball, only stopping when he crashed heavily against the wall.

He hunched his body over, coughing violently, feeling as if his internal organs had all been displaced.

Asō Tarō unhurriedly adjusted his collar, looking down on him from a height.

"A dog must have the awareness of a dog."

"Is the master's mind something you can try to guess?"

Lu Qi endured the intense pain, struggling to crawl up again, constantly begging for mercy.

"Ye... Yes! Your Lordship is right to lecture me!"

"I... I will never dare to do it again!"

Asō Tarō seemed to lose his patience. He lunged forward, his large hand suddenly choking Lu Qi's neck, lifting him off the ground by force.

With his feet off the ground, a feeling of suffocation instantly enveloped Lu Qi.

His face turned a deep purplish-red, his hands weakly clawing at Asō Tarō's steel-like wrist.

"Never try to guess the thoughts of the lords."

"You only need to be an obedient dog. Bite whoever you are told to bite."

"Lick whoever you are told to lick."

"Understood?"

Lu Qi's eyeballs bulged outward due to oxygen deprivation. He nodded desperately, making "he-he" sounds from his throat.

The force in Asō Tarō's hand tightened a bit more.

"If it weren't for the fact that your flirtatious mother still knows how to serve people, do you think you would still be breathing right now?"

"Do you believe I could choke you to death right now?"

The shadow of death was clearer than ever before.

Lu Qi completely broke down.

He gave up struggling, tears and snot mixing with the blood from the corner of his mouth as they flowed down together.

"I... was wrong..."

"Lord... Asō... I was wrong..."

"I... am... your... dog..."

"If you say... go east... I will never... go west..."

Seeing his pathetic state with tears and snot flowing, the violence in Asō Tarō's eyes finally faded gradually.

He casually threw Lu Qi onto the ground like a piece of trash.

Bang.

Lu Qi fell heavily to the ground, greedily breathing in the fresh air while coughing violently, his tears flowing uncontrollably.

Asō Tarō squatted down, a smile appearing on his face.

"That's more like it.

"Be a good, obedient boy, understand?"