"The night view here is quite good in the evening, shall we go take a look together?" Ilena invited.
"Sure, sure. I didn't eat well last night and didn't get to see the scenery either. We're free today, so we can go out and explore without worry," Xiao Yun said with a smile.
There were quite a few attractions in Sun City, but due to the late hour, they could only admire the illuminated night scenery.
Bathed in the light, the entire castle was exceptionally magnificent. They explored both the exterior and interior, which housed exhibition halls and a gourmet street filled with countless specialty snacks lining both sides of the road.
While they were enjoying the night view, Hughes was escorted out of the manor.
"I heard you found two pretty girls recently? Where are they?" a tall man in a baseball cap asked.
"No. I haven't been looking for pretty girls lately," Hughes replied.
He couldn't recall ever having any pretty girls around.
"You're not telling the truth. Do you think we're easy to fool?"
"There really aren't any. Otherwise, you can check the surveillance footage."
"Don't talk to me about that. I heard the girls you found are quite good-looking. We brothers want to take a look too."
Hughes racked his brain but couldn't remember when he had met any women. His memory had been completely wiped after being hypnotized by Guo Xuyang.
Seeing that he couldn't get any information, the man in the baseball cap made a phone call.
"Boss, Hughes seems to have amnesia. He can't remember anything."
"Lock him up for now. We'll deal with it later."
Lu Liang didn't know what methods Guo Xuyang had used to rescue the person so stealthily, making Hughes unable to recall anything at all.
He became increasingly curious about Guo Xuyang.
"Chick, are all these amethysts going to Lu? Should we take a portion of them?"
A plump old man with white hair said to Chick.
Chick, a lean old man in his fifties or sixties, wore reading glasses and was looking at a book under the light, like an old scholar.
No one could imagine that such a person was the underground king of a city.
"These are of no use to us. We want diamonds. As long as he can normally acquire diamonds, that's fine. I'm worried he'll drive up the prices further. We have no advantage in terms of funds against him," Chick said.
"But we can't let him have a monopoly. Most of the diamonds have gone into his hands over the past two years, and he's suppressed us too much. I heard he's exploring diamond mines again. If he finds another diamond mine, our lives will be even harder," the white-haired old man said.
"We can't stop him from buying diamonds at high prices, but mining diamond mines isn't something he can achieve just by wanting it. You don't need to worry about that." Chick said.
"Besides, diamonds are only a small part of what we have. Our main resources are still oil and gold. There's no need to sour our relationship with him over these matters, as it won't benefit us in any way."
"Hughes has detained Ilena, and another girl has also been taken to his manor. Do you think Lu Liang will agree to our terms this time?"
"It's hard to say. After all, Ilena is just his business partner. But what about that girl, have you investigated her situation?"
"This girl just disembarked from a cargo ship yesterday and came with Lu Liang. We don't know the specifics of her situation. There was also a young man with them, who seemed to be from the same country as Lu Liang, with black eyes and black hair, and nothing particularly remarkable about him."
"Gelf, don't underestimate these people. They come from the magical East, a mysterious country where many mystical techniques originate. Don't be fooled by their appearance either," Chick said.
"What I'm worried about is Hughes not being able to control his 'little brother.' You know he likes that kind of thing. If he does something out of line, I'm afraid Lu Liang won't be pleased," Gelf said.
"Women, don't take them too seriously. Doesn't Ilena have lovers? I don't believe that," Chick said with a slight smile. "We can't control these things. As long as they are alive, Lu Liang won't care too much about the rest."
Unfortunately, Chick was completely mistaken. He never imagined that a woman could almost cost him his entire underground kingdom.
Kempton is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, renowned for its scenic beauty and its harbor. Due to its advantageous geographical location at the intersection of important international shipping routes, its annual cargo throughput reaches hundreds of billions of tons.
As the king of the underground kingdom, Chick certainly wouldn't miss out on this lucrative opportunity.
Like a goose losing its feathers, just supplying provisions and fuel to passing ships made him incredibly wealthy.
Of course, no one would refuse more money, especially considering the substantial profits from diamonds. It was understandable why Gelf was reluctant to give up.
Guo Xuyang was about to get out of bed when he noticed something was amiss. A woman was lying on his bed.
Did he sleepwalk? How did she end up in his room in the middle of the night?
No, it wasn't Xiao Yun, it was Ilena.
How did she end up in his bed?
Guo Xuyang patted his head, unable to recall anything.
Could he have drunk too much?
Last night, he and Ilena had shared a bottle of wine, while Xiao Yun had abstained.
After enjoying the night view and visiting the exhibition hall, the three of them went to the gourmet street, which was filled with many vendors selling local specialty snacks.
Xiao Yun, the foodie, ate her way from one end of the street to the other, wanting to try everything. She only stopped buying when she could no longer eat.
Ilena was more reserved, occasionally buying snacks from Xiao Yun but not eating them, simply carrying them along.
They didn't return to rest until close to midnight.
After returning and washing up, Guo Xuyang was about to go to sleep when Ilena, with snacks and wine, knocked on his door, inviting him for another drink.
He had initially intended to refuse, but for some inexplicable reason, he agreed.
The two of them didn't feel satisfied with just one bottle of wine, so Guo Xuyang retrieved two more bottles of red wine from his memory.
He had completely forgotten that the red wine had been tampered with.
Ilena was somewhat surprised when she saw the wine bottles. She clearly remembered that Guo Xuyang hadn't brought any wine out with him when they were carrying Xiao Yun.
She didn't know where this wine came from.
The night was enchanting, and the wine was potent. As they drank, their intimacy grew, and at some point, they ended up together.
Guo Xuyang truly couldn't remember who made the first move.
But how was he supposed to explain this to Xiao Yun? Should he say that because he drank too much, Ilena didn't go back?
That would be fooling a ghost!
He really didn't know how to explain this situation to Xiao Yun.
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