The silver-masked man was dead!
This was Ye Cangtian's first time killing a Xuan-level expert from the Dark Association.
It wasn't too easy, but it also wasn't too difficult!
At least this silver-masked man was far inferior to Zhao Ziyang in strength and posed no threat to Ye Cangtian at all.
The silver mask had fallen off, revealing an unfamiliar face, appearing to be in his thirties.
Ye Cangtian took a photo of him with his phone, planning to send it to Old Master Xu to investigate his identity.
The silver mask could no longer be used, as it automatically deactivated once the host died, a fact Murong Yun had explained previously.
A search of the man's body yielded a clue.
A world map and two international flight tickets!
The world map, in particular, had marked locations.
Ye Cangtian couldn't help but connect this to the recent deployment of some Dark Association members overseas. Clearly, this silver-masked man was one of those planning to go abroad!
He didn't examine them further for now, as there was still one person to deal with. The close personal female bodyguard accompanying Xibiya seemed to be injured and likely wouldn't last long alone against the middle-aged man.
Not long after, he returned to their previous location.
However, only the female bodyguard remained. As for the middle-aged man, he had likely fled not long ago!
"Mr. Ye!"
The female bodyguard clutched her injured abdomen; the wound seemed serious.
Ye Cangtian nodded and then asked, "Xibiya returned to the Saudi royal family, why are you still in China?"
"I..." the female bodyguard hesitated.
Ye Cangtian smiled, "Is it for the Longevity Root? Did Xibiya ask you to stay in China for this?"
"Yes!"
"Your Chinese is very good, what's your name?" Ye Cangtian didn't care what Xibiya intended to do with the Longevity Root, as she had plenty of money anyway.
"My name is Lolita. I studied languages at a base before!" the female bodyguard, Lolita, replied.
Her Chinese was indeed excellent. When she was at the base, she was required to learn at least several foreign languages, with Chinese being one of them.
Even Princess Xibiya's Chinese studies in the past two years were taught by her.
Lolita thought for a moment, her tone laced with nervousness, "Mr. Ye, do you also want this Longevity Root? I'm very sorry, but I need to bring it back to the royal family."
"I was just saying that to those two just now. I don't want this thing!" Ye Cangtian said with a laugh.
"Then thank you for saving me, Mr. Ye!" Lolita breathed a sigh of relief.
The man's strength far surpassed hers, and he had just saved her life. If he truly wanted the Longevity Root, she wouldn't have known what to do.
As she struggled to get up, Ye Cangtian sighed, "Your injury is quite severe. It's best to take some Longevity Root, otherwise, you might die on the way back to the Saudi royal family!"
Lolita shook her head. She was just a bodyguard, what right did she have to use such a precious item?
Ye Cangtian smiled helplessly, reached into his pocket, and then said, "Open your mouth!"
Lolita blinked, hesitant, but obediently opened her mouth.
Ye Cangtian then placed a thumb-sized piece of Longevity Root into her mouth. Though it was only a small section, it was indeed the Longevity Root.
She was about to refuse when Ye Cangtian chuckled, "Eat it! It's already in your mouth, are you going to spit it out and give it back to me?"
Hearing this, Lolita had no choice but to eat it. At the same time, she felt a warm current spread through her body, and even the pain from her injured abdomen lessened.
She looked up at him with a strange expression, then said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Ye!"
"Alright, go back quickly once your injuries have healed!"
Ye Cangtian waved his hand, unconcerned about the Longevity Root he had given away. After all, she was Xibiya's personal bodyguard.
When Xibiya was assassinated last time, this female bodyguard named Lolita had stayed by her side, showing her loyalty.
...
A moment later!
Lolita left. As long as she didn't encounter a powerful individual like the silver-masked man again, she should be safe.
Ye Cangtian also exited the cargo terminal and soon returned to where he had parked.
An hour had already passed since the competition. He would have easily taken first place, but because he had discovered Xibiya's female bodyguard being pursued, he had ended up in last place.
The Maserati was still parked by the岔道. Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette and was about to leave.
Suddenly, he heard a voice not far away: "Haven't found the person yet? What are you doing, it's been an hour, could they have been kidnapped? Fine, fine, I'm calling the police now. Goodbye!"
Then, Fu Qianxue appeared, holding her phone and walking towards him, her brow furrowed with worry.
She then looked up, and their eyes met!
Ye Cangtian gave an awkward smile, "Were you looking for me?"
Fu Qianxue's initial relief upon seeing him quickly turned into a cold glare. She gritted her teeth, "Where exactly did you go just now?"
Where had this guy gone?
Two drones had searched an area within a two-kilometer radius, but they hadn't found a trace of him for a full hour.
Fu Qianxue had been considering calling the police.
Ye Cangtian coughed awkwardly and gave a perfunctory excuse, "Uh, I had an upset stomach, so I went to the restroom!"
"You scoundrel!" Fu Qianxue was speechless.
He'd been in the restroom for an hour? Couldn't he come up with a better excuse?
"Uh, the competition must be over by now? I guess I lost!" Ye Cangtian changed the subject.
"It ended a long time ago, and I'm the one who lost this time! I don't need anyone's pity."
Fu Qianxue huffed and walked away, leaving him with those words.
She believed Ye Cangtian had intentionally lost the competition, and her pride had been hurt.
"I really didn't do it on purpose!" Ye Cangtian chuckled wryly.
However, the young woman ignored him, walked straight to the red Lamborghini parked by the roadside, opened the door, and got in.
Then, the fiery red sports car roared away with its wild growl.
It seemed to be venting her anger!
Ye Cangtian watched the Lamborghini disappear into the dust, shrugging. That girl had quite a temper, leaving without even saying goodbye!
Half an hour later!
When he returned to the auction house, he didn't see Fu Qianxue, nor did he see Su Can.
However, Tang Xinwan happened to be walking out.
"It seems the discussion with Old Master Fu went well!" Ye Cangtian guessed the cooperation had been successful seeing her smiling face.
Tang Xinwan couldn't hide her excitement and nodded, "The Fu family has over a dozen projects to cooperate with our Tang family. This is a tremendous opportunity for our Tang family's business!"
Although she had only discussed the general direction of these projects with Old Fu, and the final decisions would still need to be made by her uncle and grandfather, this was already incredibly promising.
She needed to return to the old residence immediately to share this good news with her uncle and grandfather!
Compared to Haitian Pharmaceuticals, and the real estate projects her uncle was handling, this deep cooperation between the Fu family and the Tang family was even more important for the Tang family itself!