The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

"lead?"

Lu Yuan snorted coldly. He built his own base; why should he need someone else's leadership? Since the club was going to openly rob them, he didn't need to hold back. Lu Yuan's face darkened, and he spoke directly.

"The guild is welcome to send people, but I must remind you that the wilderness is not like the city; anything can happen there."

"Are you threatening the association?"

Qin Dingfang's gaze suddenly turned stern, his demeanor completely different from before.

As the deputy director of the Starry Sky Club, how could he possibly be a harmless middle-aged man?

"How dare I threaten the guild? I'm just stating a fact. After all, many people die outside the city every year."

"Hmph, don't worry, the people the guild sent will definitely not die."

Qin Dingfang smiled, looking confident and assured.

Even without using his mental perception, Lu Yuan could tell that Qin Dingfang wasn't bluffing. He couldn't help but frown. Where did he get his confidence from?

Clearly, the association wants to send people to take over the base directly, but the question is, how? By talking?

Lu Yuan wasn't stupid. If he gave in as soon as the other party opened his mouth, it must have been through force!

In other words, the guild needs to deploy enough force to suppress Lu Yuan's entire base.

Even if the guild doesn't fully understand Lu Yuan's current strength, they should be able to see the two armies on the surface and know what kind of force they will deploy under these circumstances.

Grandmaster-level experts? Or an army whose numbers far exceed Lu Yuan's side?

Both are possible, but neither is highly probable. After all, neither grandmaster-level experts nor such a large-scale army can be easily mobilized.

That's why Lu Yuan wondered where Qin Dingfang got his confidence from.

"I have other things to do, so I won't say any more. Young man, take care of yourself."

I checked the time; it was exactly ten minutes.

Qin Dingfang said something and then got up and left.

Now that Qin Dingfang has left, there is no need for Lu Yuan to stay here any longer.

After leaving the office and taking the elevator, Lu Yuan still couldn't figure out what tricks the club was up to, even after leaving the Starry Sky Building.

I originally wanted to inquire, perhaps by talking to Lu Diaolong or Wu Jianming, to see if they had any inside information.

But then I thought, I shouldn't cause them any trouble. They couldn't possibly know about this, and even if they did, they wouldn't tell anyone, since they are ultimately members of the guild.

"……Depend on."

Unable to figure it out, Lu Yuan decided to stop thinking about it and stood by the roadside, when he suddenly came to his senses.

The guild hall ripped me off.

They sent a car to pick him up, but they didn't send a car to take him. He's here alone and doesn't have a car.

He rolled his eyes, pulled out his phone, and prepared to contact the Shen family to send a car to pick him up. But before dialing, he thought better of it; it seemed faster for him to take a taxi himself.

"...Go to Qinglin Residential Area."

Once in the taxi, Lu Yuan changed his mind again. There didn't seem to be anything to do back at the Shen family's place, so he might as well go see other people and do some things he liked.

Liang Hongyun happened to be in the city at this time, not out hunting or exploring the secret realm. Lu Yuan still preferred to meet with Liang Hongyun in the evening.

Ye Qingluan lives in Xingchen Jiayuan, which is not far from the clubhouse. However, after joining the Nandou team, Ye Qingluan, like Shen Qiubing, usually stays at the Xingdou base in the western suburbs.

Then there's Li Wenxiu. Lu Yuan sent her a message, and Li Wenxiu went straight back to her residence from the company. By the time Lu Yuan arrived, she had probably already taken a shower.

In truth, Lu Yuan's year outside the city wasn't as arduous as he claimed, except for one thing: it was indeed too plain.

In the back seat of the taxi, Lu Yuan's eyes were slightly closed as he pondered his conversation with Qin Dingfang, considering the tricks the club might pull and what preparations he should make.

"Um?"

A dozen minutes later, Lu Yuan opened his eyes and glanced out the window.

This isn't the right way.

If you encounter an unlicensed taxi taking a detour, it won't circle half the city.

Lu Yuan smiled slightly, but said nothing and closed his eyes again.

The car drove for nearly an hour before finally coming to a stop.

"Have we finally arrived?"

Lu Yuan stretched, looking as if he had just woken up.

As he got off the bus, he took out his phone and sent a message to Li Wenxiu, saying that he would be a little late.

Looking up, one sees a vacant lot in front of them, which looks like a construction site that has not yet been started.

A group of people were standing in front of the open space.

The leader was an old man, with several people standing beside him. Lu Yuan recognized one of them: Ye Hongyuan.

There were also twenty other people, all dressed identically and all possessing the strength of a one-star general, clearly the Ye family's private army.

But compared to those disguised as security guards, these were clearly stronger, roughly comparable to the Shen family's Broken Mountain Team.

"Such a big show."

Lu Yuan smiled and looked at the old man.

Not only is he the oldest, but he is also a nine-star warrior and the strongest in terms of individual strength.

"Which member of the Ye family are you?"

"Ye Hongxia".

"So it's Grandpa Hongye, my apologies for my rudeness."

Lu Yuan said something and bowed respectfully.

Despite having a feminine name, no one in the entire Chongming Base City dared to underestimate Ye Hongxia.

He is not only a nine-star warrior, just one step away from becoming a grandmaster, but also the head of the Ye family's red lineage.

Unlike other families, the Ye family is divided into four branches: Red, Green, Azure, and Yellow. You can tell which branch they belong to just by looking at their names. For example, Ye Qingluan belongs to the Azure branch, Ye Hongyun and Ye Hongyuan belong to the Red branch, and Ye Cuidi, whom Liang Hongyun introduced earlier, belongs to the Green branch.

The Ye family has four branches, each with a patriarch, and the four patriarchs jointly manage the Ye family.

The presence of the head of the Ye family's red lineage was, undeniably, a great honor for Lu Yuan.

"The head of the Hongye family has come in person; I wonder what guidance he may offer?"

"I wouldn't call it giving you advice; I'm just asking you to settle a debt."

"Debt collection? When did I ever owe the Ye family a debt?"

Lu Yuan frowned. Could it be because he had abducted Ye Qingluan?

It should be the Green Clan coming to collect the debt, not the Red Clan.

"Kid, don't play dumb."

Ye Hongxia snorted coldly and pointed at Ye Hongyuan beside her.

"You've met my good-for-nothing grandson, haven't you?"

"Yeah, I slapped him across the face."

Lu Yuan nodded, then frowned again.

"Is this the slap you deserved? Is your Ye family really that petty? Or did he break that Ye Quan's arm? It's not like a servant would be so cruel."

"Lu Yuan! Stop pretending!"

Seeing Lu Yuan's blank expression, Ye Hongyuan couldn't help but speak, a cold smile on his face.

"You vandalized our Ye family's shopping mall, how are we going to settle this score?!"

"Oh, right, that shopping mall belongs to your Ye family."

Lu Yuan nodded. Wu Guying had fought with the security guards, and half of the building collapsed, resulting in significant losses.

However, it wasn't just his men who took action; the Ye family's private army was also involved, and the whole thing started with the Ye family, yet now they were here to collect a debt. Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile, sensing a hint of using this as an excuse to his advantage.