"You bastard, making me worry about you. I think I'll be driven crazy by you sooner or later..."
As Ye Cangtian just sat down, a soft body threw itself into his arms, followed by a sound as faint as a mosquito's hum in his ear.
Seeing Tang Xinwan relatively calm, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, those people want my life, but they can't achieve it. Just hold on for a while longer, and this kind of life will be completely over before you know it..."
"Mmm..."
Tang Xinwan lightly responded, burying her face in his firm embrace and nestling into a comfortable position.
"Bastard, when all this is over, let's go back to Yangzhou."
"Ah?"
Hearing Tang Xinwan's words, Ye Cangtian was stunned.
Tang Xinwan had already shifted her work focus to the capital, so why would they go back to Yangzhou?
Thinking of this, he seemed to have realized something and quickly said, "Xinwan, did something happen to Grandpa?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Grandpa is fine, how could anything happen to him!"
Tang Xinwan glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian, then pouted angrily, "You bastard, do you really not understand, or are you playing dumb with me?"
"..."
Her words left Ye Cangtian bewildered again, completely lost, unable to guess Tang Xinwan's intention.
"Hmph! Register, register, do you understand!"
"Registration can only be done at the civil affairs bureau in both parties' locations, do you understand!"
Seeing Ye Cangtian's confused expression, Tang Xinwan was instantly furious. She strode forward, grabbed Ye Cangtian's collar, and roared.
Normally, it would be shy for the woman to bring up such a matter.
But who would have thought that Ye Cangtian truly didn't understand, acting like a block of wood, which truly angered Tang Xinwan immensely.
"Ah?"
Ye Cangtian was stunned again. He heard Tang Xinwan's words clearly.
But precisely because of this, his mind went blank. Everything was happening too suddenly, and he wasn't prepared at all!
"You bastard, what's with that expression?"
"Don't you want to marry me?"
Tang Xinwan bit her lip, glaring resentfully at Ye Cangtian, wishing she could just strangle him.
She was so infuriated!
On such a matter, shouldn't he be excited, shouldn't he be dancing with joy?
But she didn't see that this was a significant blow to her, making her think her charm was insufficient!
"No, no, no..."
Only now did Ye Cangtian react, waving his hands repeatedly, "I don't mean that, I haven't proposed yet, haven't..."
Before Ye Cangtian could finish, Tang Xinwan gently covered his mouth with her small hand.
"You bastard, if I wait for you to propose, I'll probably be old and faded!"
"Besides, do we still need all that between us?"
Tang Xinwan rolled her eyes and said somewhat impatiently.
In fact, she had seen everything that had happened at home these past few days.
She knew Ye Cangtian was living a life on the edge for the sake of China.
It was precisely because of this that she wanted to confirm their relationship as soon as possible, because, to put it bluntly, such a life could end at any moment.
She didn't want either herself or him to have any regrets.
"Okay."
Ye Cangtian was taken aback. Despite the immense emotion in his heart, only one word escaped his lips.
In fact, he was already starting to ponder the proposal.
Although Tang Xinwan didn't demand it, as a man, he couldn't not do it.
"Hmph! You should just be single forever!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's reply, Tang Xinwan was very dissatisfied. She snorted and walked directly towards the bedroom.
Ugh... Women!
Watching Tang Xinwan's retreating back, Ye Cangtian's mouth twitched.
He wondered what he had done to offend her. One moment she was actively suggesting getting the marriage certificate, and the next she was wishing him a life of singlehood.
It was truly difficult!
...
Time flew by, and three to four days passed in the blink of an eye.
Tianwang Headquarters.
An old man was roaring angrily at several subordinates.
His subordinates bowed their heads, their bodies trembling, and no one dared to speak up.
This old man was none other than the sworn father of the Tianwang young master.
The true power holder of Tianwang – Xue Ye.
For several consecutive days, Carol had been out of contact.
Through Ying, he learned some things.
Carol used several snipers and the peace talks to attract the attention of China's Long Zu and Yin Zu. During this time, he took his subordinates to assassinate Ye Cangtian.
However, after Carol left, there was no further news.
This made Xue Ye furious and filled him with a bad premonition.
China's Yin Zu was one of the world's three major powers, possessing immense strength.
Although they were currently surrounded by enemies, making Yin Zu handle things with difficulty, it was still very hard to resist Yin Zu's attacks if they encountered a specific force.
Moreover, Carol was essentially delivering himself to them.
He could only say that Carol's idea was good, but it was seen through by China. Those who truly protected Ye Cangtian did not leave.
"Damn Carol! Too stupid!"
"Everyone wants to kill Ye Cangtian, why the rush! Isn't it better to let others make a move!"
Xue Ye was so angry he felt like spitting blood.
Within Tianwang, there were only two God of Wars, one was him, and the other was Carol.
Both were of extraordinary significance to Tianwang, like pillars of support. Now that Carol was in trouble, Tianwang would undoubtedly be affected.
After all, he alone was not enough to deter all forces.
Furthermore, without Carol, continuing their operations in China had become meaningless for Tianwang.
Firstly, Ying's strength was insufficient; he could not defeat Ye Cangtian.
For him, the only way to eliminate Ye Cangtian now was to use other forces, which would incur debts of gratitude. It would be better to give up.
After all, other forces would not let Ye Cangtian off.
Secondly, Ying's abilities were insufficient, not even comparable to the Tianwang young master.
With such capabilities, it was already difficult to maneuver among Xuan Qi, Gui Wu, and Nan Xi, let alone the true old foxes within several factions.
It was likely that if they continued, Ying would be sold and still be helping the buyer count his money!
And now, within the entire Tianwang, the only one who could change the situation was him.
But the problem was, he couldn't go to the capital!
The capital was the heart of China. Causing trouble there was no different from challenging the headquarters of the Dark Association in Ghost City; the risk was too great.
Now that Carol had been lost, Tianwang had essentially lost an arm. He dared not take any more risks at this time.
"Notify everyone, tell Ying to withdraw from China!"
"Additionally, send someone to contact the Guangming Hall. Tianwang has lost Carol and is no longer capable of fighting. We will withdraw from China."
"At the same time, remind Guangming Hall to quickly implement the promised benefits and the compensation for our casualties..."
After a long while, Xue Ye finally made his decision.
Now that Carol was dead and Ying's abilities were insufficient, the Tianwang team that entered China had seen their strength plummet. He believed Guangming Hall would not hold them accountable.
At the same time, it was time for Tianwang to leave and demand that Guangming Hall fulfill the corresponding benefits.
After all, Tianwang had assisted Guangming Hall this time and could not have acted in vain!
...
The capital.
After a few days, Ye Cangtian received a call from Gui Wu.
According to the agreed time, Ye Cangtian went to the meeting place to meet with Gui Wu.
In a private room at the Tianfeng Restaurant.
When Gui Wu saw Ye Cangtian arrive, she immediately spoke, "Did you hear?"
"Are you referring to Carol, or something else?"
Ye Cangtian asked Gui Wu doubtfully.
"Carol."
Gui Wu said calmly. In her recent confrontations with Tianwang, she had always felt that Tianwang's people lacked fighting spirit and dared not fight to the death.
She found this very strange. Tianwang's assassins were desperate outlaws, how could they be like this?
However, it was only yesterday that she received surprising news.
It turned out that Carol's previous assassination attempt on Ye Cangtian had resulted in his disappearance. It was now almost certain that Carol was dead.
If Carol was dead, Tianwang would be demoralized, presenting a golden opportunity to destroy them.
Therefore, Gui Wu had specifically invited Xuan Qi, hoping he would lend a hand to the Renbu.
On the other side, listening to Gui Wu's words, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, Gui Wu. I just received news that Ying has already withdrawn from China with the remnants of his forces..."