Ye Cangtian returned to the villa after seeing Feng Ze.
He went to the balcony alone and lit a cigarette.
After thinking for a long time, a shocking thought finally emerged in his mind.
Ting Feng Lou could not be kept!
At the very least, Ting Feng Lou had to be forced into a state of seclusion again!
Firstly, Ting Feng Lou was powerful. If they joined the Guangming Hall faction, they would undoubtedly be aiding and abetting evil.
Secondly, Ting Feng Lou was skilled in various formations, which posed a significant threat to China's forces.
Finally, there was Ting Feng Lou's intelligence network. If they continuously provided intelligence to Guangming Hall, it would be a disaster.
For these three reasons, Ye Cangtian felt the urge to kill. He had to nip it in the bud.
However, he had not yet figured out how to deal with Ting Feng Lou.
From a standpoint, using his identity in Po Xiao would be most appropriate. Even if the truth came out later, all the animosity would be directed towards the Dark Association.
But the problem was that the Dark Association had just cooperated with Ting Feng Lou through Guangming Hall. They might not agree to his actions at this time.
Moreover, Ting Feng Lou was powerful, and the Dark Association might not be willing to make an enemy of them.
However, if he acted as Ye Cangtian, it would probably not be suitable. After all, he could not control the consequences of dealing a heavy blow to Ting Feng Lou.
What's more, Old Master Xu had explicitly told him that China did not want to engage in a large-scale frontal battle with Guangming Hall...
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian couldn't help but sigh and say, "It seems I still need to persuade the Dark Association as much as possible!"
Ring!
Just as Ye Cangtian was pondering, his phone rang. The number displayed was that of Viper.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian answered the call without hesitation.
"Boss, I've found out some more news about Ting Feng Lou. Do you want to hear it?"
The moment the call was connected, Viper's voice came through.
Ye Cangtian snorted and said impatiently, "Stop wasting time, speak quickly!"
"Heh heh, listen closely."
Viper chuckled and relayed the intelligence he had gathered.
During this period, he had infiltrated the databases of various factions and finally gained some understanding of Ting Feng Lou.
Ting Feng Lou had only been established for a few decades. It had always made a living by selling intelligence internationally, thus offending many factions.
However, Ting Feng Lou, relying on its strength, never restrained itself, and eventually angered a powerful figure in China.
It was said that after that powerful figure visited Ting Feng Lou, Ting Feng Lou completely withdrew from the public eye and went into seclusion.
Recently, Guangming Hall, through some unknown means, found the reclusive Ting Feng Lou.
And heavily funded Ting Feng Lou's rise, causing Ting Feng Lou to completely stand on Guangming Hall's side.
"Oh? What kind of funding?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian interjected, asking for details.
He needed to know exactly what had happened to have a chance to sow discord between Ting Feng Lou and Guangming Hall.
"Simply put, it was to enhance Ting Feng Lou's overall strength."
"Speaking of which, I have to mention another piece of gossip."
Viper quickly said and then relayed another piece of news.
It was rumored that the management of Ting Feng Lou had recently undergone turmoil, and it was said that there had been a change of leadership.
Moreover, from the楼主 to the elders, all the top management personnel had been replaced without exception. This was likely a significant move by Guangming Hall.
What!
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian was once again stunned.
If all of this was Guangming Hall's doing, then Guangming Hall would have to spend several more Nine-Revolving Golden Pills.
It was simple. According to Feng Ze, Earth-level experts could serve as elders of Ting Feng Lou. Now, both the elders and the楼主 of Ting Feng Lou had been replaced.
This could only mean that the current elders and楼主 had not reached the Earth-level before.
Then, the only thing that could enable them to break through successfully in a short period would be the Nine-Revolving Golden Pills.
Damn it! Where did Guangming Hall get so many Nine-Revolving Golden Pills?
And such a large investment in Ting Feng Lou would mean that Guangming Hall itself must have also promoted a batch of Earth-level experts.
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian's brow furrowed again.
Regardless of where Guangming Hall obtained so many Nine-Revolving Golden Pills, it was no longer important.
What was important was that Guangming Hall's strength might have doubled, which was not a good thing, as Guangming Hall had always been ambitious.
With its rapidly expanding strength, it might make even bigger moves!
"Any other news?" After a moment, Ye Cangtian asked again.
Viper was silent for a moment and said, "There's another piece of gossip that I haven't had time to verify. It's said that decades ago, the Chinese expert who went to Ting Feng Lou was a man surnamed Zhou..."
"Surname Zhou? What are you trying to say?"
Ye Cangtian suddenly paused and then spoke.
"Boss, if I remember correctly, your master also has the surname Zhou, right? Do you think they might be the same person?"
Viper voiced his guess. Being able to single-handedly bring Ting Feng Lou to the brink of seclusion was definitely the work of a powerful expert.
And the only Zhou-surnamed expert in China that he knew of was Ye Cangtian's master, Old Zhou.
"What a joke, how could it be that old man!"
Ye Cangtian retorted directly. Although that old man's strength was unfathomable, this matter had happened decades ago.
At that time, the other party was probably still a wet-behind-the-ears child, or perhaps a perverted uncle...
In fact, even Ye Cangtian didn't know his master's exact age.
But thinking about how his master was always elusive, doing nothing of substance, he felt it couldn't be his master.
Besides, there were plenty of people with the surname Zhou in China. Just because Viper was ignorant didn't mean there weren't other powerful experts named Zhou.
"Heh heh, boss, don't get agitated!"
"As I said, the news hasn't been verified yet!"
"I'll do my best to verify this matter and give you a satisfactory answer as soon as possible."
Viper chuckled and quickly said.
"Hmph."
Ye Cangtian snorted and hung up the phone.
He took two more puffs of his cigarette to calm himself down and said, "Old man, I haven't heard from you in such a long time. Where have you gone..."
After composing himself, Ye Cangtian was about to return to his room when he saw two figures appear in the side courtyard.
They walked one after the other. The one in front was Gui Wu, looking relaxed and at ease, with a triumphant smile on her face.
The one walking behind, Nan Xi, looked slow and hesitant, occasionally glaring fiercely at Gui Wu with her eyes, as if she had been greatly provoked throughout the day.
"Heh heh, you're back?"
"How was your outing?"
Seeing the two women approaching, Ye Cangtian greeted them first.
"It was okay, I'm in a pretty good mood,"
Gui Wu glanced at Ye Cangtian and smiled.
As for Nan Xi beside her, the moment she saw Ye Cangtian, her eyes showed immense indignation. She snorted coldly and directly entered the villa.
It was as if she wanted to unsee him.
"Gui Wu, don't let her idle around. We still need to figure out dinner!"
"I think it would be nice to have some Western food today, what do you think?"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's voice, Gui Wu immediately smiled and nodded, saying with a sly grin, "That's a wonderful idea."
"After all, it's not often that the proud daughter of Guangming Hall cooks for you..."
Bang!
A moment later, as Ye Cangtian entered the room downstairs, he heard Nan Xi's angry roar.
"Gui Wu, there's a limit to bullying with power, don't go too far!"
Inside the room, listening to Gui Wu's voice, Nan Xi's face instantly turned red. She pointed furiously at Gui Wu, her fingers trembling wildly.
She hadn't expected Ye Cangtian to actually restore her strength and allow her to go shopping.
However, since that was the case, she naturally wouldn't give up on the idea of escaping. But in her repeated escape attempts, she was always caught by Gui Wu in half an hour at the shortest, or two hours at the longest.
At first, she had tried to fight Gui Wu, attempting to struggle.
But after being easily defeated by Gui Wu twice in a row, she finally recognized the reality that she was no match for Gui Wu.
Therefore, in every subsequent capture, she chose to give up resistance, but her resentment towards Gui Wu deepened.
Even these were acceptable, but now that the other party was asking her to serve Ye Cangtian and his family, it was an unbearable humiliation for her.
On the other side, Gui Wu stood at Nan Xi's door with a playful smile.
"Nan Xi, it's just cooking a meal, why are you making such a fuss? It's as if you won't be eating it!"
"Besides, what's the point of you shouting at me? As if you can beat me, have you forgotten the lesson from earlier today?"