The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The old butler stood respectfully outside the door, looking troubled.

"An, the master... he suddenly wants to go out."

An Changqing immediately stood up: "Go out? Where to?"

The old butler lowered his head and spoke even softer.

"The master said that he can only sleep peacefully when he is with Miss Su Qing, and none of us can stop him."

"Su Qing is... a close female friend of the master."

The old butler looked troubled; he had indeed phrased it rather tactfully.

An Changqing's face darkened completely.

To leave the most heavily guarded manor at such a time and go to a lover's place is no different from walking into a hunter's trap.

"Let's go with him!"

An Changqing said decisively.

But they were too late.

When they arrived at the garage, Liu Tiancheng's car had already started and, ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, drove straight out of the manor gate.

An Changqing immediately arranged for another car, and the four of them quickly followed.

The car drove through the Shanghai night and finally stopped in front of a detached luxury house with equally tight security.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Baal suddenly laughed in Chen Guan's mind, his laughter filled with the joy of discovering a new toy.

"The show is about to begin, my contractor."

Barr's voice was playful.

"The woman inside named Su Qing has His scent on her."

……

The car was completely silent, with only the faint sound of tires rolling over the road.

Long Ao gripped the steering wheel, staring at the taillights of Liu Tiancheng's car ahead, his brows furrowed in worry.

"Going to his lover's place? I think this old man is really crazy. The manor is a hundred times safer than here."

Hongyuan, clutching the giant axe, leaned against the back seat, equally bewildered.

"Exactly, what if that Su Qing also has a problem?"

An Changqing shifted his gaze from the navigation route to the night view rushing past the window, his voice remaining calm and steady.

"That's why we need to keep up."

He turned his head and glanced at the coffin beside him, which was closed in meditation.

"Chen Guan, do you sense anything?"

Chen Guan calmly uttered two words.

"Malice".

Baal chuckled in his mind, a hint of anticipation in his voice.

"It's not just malice, it's the same kind of flavor, diluted a million times, it's hidden so well."

The vehicle quickly stopped in front of a high-end apartment building.

Liu Tiancheng's car drove directly into the underground parking garage.

Looking at the brightly lit lobby and the security guards at the entrance, An Changqing whispered the order: "Go through the back door."

The four of them quietly circled around to the back of the apartment building, where there was a small garden, which happened to be a blind spot for the surveillance cameras.

An Changqing waved his hands, and an invisible ripple swept across the locked fire escape door, causing the lock to pop open automatically.

The entire process was smooth and seamless, without making a single sound.

Chen Guan glanced at this action and didn't realize that An Changqing had a talent for thievery.

They followed the stairs to the floor Liu Tiancheng had entered. The thick carpet in the corridor absorbed all the sound of their footsteps.

The four stopped in front of a door. An Changqing pressed his ear against the door, while Long Ao and Hong Yuan stood guard on either side of the corridor.

A woman's gentle voice came from inside the door.

"Tiancheng, don't scare yourself."

The woman paused, then said, "I watched Chengjun grow up. How could he harm you?"

Liu Tiancheng's weary voice rang out.

"You don't know, you don't understand, the way he looked at me was like he was looking at a dead person."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, with me here, no one can hurt you."

The woman gently comforted him, followed by the sounds of clothes rubbing and water being poured.

"Here, have some hot water to warm yourself up. You're just too stressed."

"Lie down, let me massage you."

Outside the door, Long Ao's expression wavered slightly. He lowered his voice and said to An Changqing beside him, "It sounds... like there's no problem."

Hongyuan chimed in softly, "Yeah, it's just an ordinary woman comforting him. Aren't we being too nervous?"

Although she despised this behavior of destroying other people's families, she couldn't smear others with baseless accusations.

An Changqing didn't speak, but turned to look at Chen Guan, asking with his eyes.

Chen Guan's brows furrowed even more the moment he heard the woman's voice.

He could clearly sense that the malice inside the door, which Baal called his kind, had not diminished because of the warm conversation. Instead, it was like a coiled venomous snake, slowly flicking its tongue, waiting for the moment when its prey would completely relax.

He made a silent gesture to An Changqing, indicating that he was ready to take action.

An Changqing's eyes narrowed, and without further hesitation, his right hand quietly rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

He trusted Chen Guan's judgment more.

Inside the door, Liu Tiancheng completely let his guard down. He lay on the soft sofa and buried his face deeply in Su Qing's arms.

The familiar scent gradually eased his tense nerves.

"It's best to stay here. Only here can I truly get a good night's sleep."

Su Qing gently stroked his back, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

"Go to sleep, you'll feel better after a good night's sleep."

She looked down at the top of the man's head in her arms, all tenderness vanished from her eyes, leaving only murderous intent.

"I will let you rest in peace forever."

As soon as she finished speaking, a black steel needle slid out from her hair bun, was firmly held between two fingers, and silently pierced Liu Tiancheng's unsuspecting back.

Her movements were fast, precise, and ruthless; she was clearly a highly trained assassin.

Just as the needle tip was about to pierce the skin.

"Time changes and stars shift."

An Changqing's voice rang out from an eerie angle.

His figure outside the door turned into a blur, instantly swapping places with a blue and white porcelain vase in the corner of the living room.

An Changqing appeared directly behind Liu Tiancheng, without even having time to draw his sword.

Ding.

A crisp sound.

He used the end of his sword sheath to preemptively knock off the tip of the steel needle.

The immense force made Su Qing's fingers go numb, and the steel needle flew out of her hand and fell onto the carpet.

The assassination attempt failed.

Su Qing showed no panic. Without lingering, she slid off the sofa and turned to crash directly into the living room's French windows.

boom.

Long Ao and Hong Yuan also violently broke down the door at that moment.

"Trying to run away?!"

Long Ao roared and threw a punch from a distance, the force of which was aimed straight at Su Qing's back.

Su Qing neither dodged nor avoided the impact. Instead, she used the force of the punch to smash through the glass at an even faster speed, her figure disappearing into the night in a flash.

Chen Guan did not chase after her. He slowly walked to the broken window and looked in the direction where Su Qing had disappeared. In just a short while, she had vanished without a trace.

She is no ordinary person.

Baal's voice echoed in his mind.

"There's no escaping it. Her scent on her is like a firefly in the dark; I've already memorized it."

Inside the room, Liu Tiancheng remained in a prone position, his body stiff.

He slowly turned his head, staring blankly at the broken glass on the floor, at the deadly steel needle on the carpet, and then at An Changqing and the others who had suddenly appeared in the room.

The fact that he was assassinated by the person he trusted most in bed broke his last nerve.