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The morning sunlight pierced through the thick smoke and dust, casting an ominous golden hue over the ruins of the Donghai Grand Theatre.

Li Haotian plopped down on the head of the broken stone lion and dusted himself off.

Dozens of dark green SUVs surrounded the area, and the men in black who jumped out of the vehicles moved in unison, each with a "keep away" sign on their face.

The leader had two long legs and shoulders so broad that two crows could perch on them.

He walked ten meters in front of Li Haotian, put his feet together, and gave a crisp military salute.

"Dragon Shield Mobile Team Two, Captain Chen Dong, is ordered to provide backup!"

The sound was so loud that it made the remaining dust in the air jump.

Li Haotian lazily raised his eyelids, pointed with his chin at Liu Hu, who was being carried onto a stretcher by medics not far away, and then pointed to himself as Su Wan was disassembling a first-aid kit to treat his wounds.

He toyed with the bronze dagger he had just retrieved halfway, the golden light on the blade flickering in the morning light.

"To provide backup?"

He swiftly drew the dagger again and twirled it between his fingers.

"Is your support service charged by data usage? Do I have to wait until I've defeated the boss and cleared the entire map before your progress bar even loads?"

Chen Dong's square face twitched slightly, but his salute remained perfectly in place.

"Reporting to Mr. Li, we have received orders from the highest authorities to take charge of the aftermath work in Donghai City and ensure that the threat is completely eliminated."

"Clean up the mess?"

Li Haotian laughed. He stood up, tucked the dagger back into his waistband, the movement as casual as if he were carrying a sickle.

"To put it bluntly, it's just cleaning up the battlefield. Well, you guys came early. I've already sorted the trash. The dead go over there, and the living go over here."

He walked up to Chen Dong, half a head shorter than him, but his imposing manner was like someone carrying a hammer ready to crack walnuts.

"Stop with the formalities, and don't call me Mr. Li, it sounds awkward."

Li Haotian held up three fingers.

"I have three conditions. If you meet them, I'll cooperate with you in cleaning. If you don't, you can go somewhere cool and don't delay me from taking my sister out for breakfast."

Chen Dong's eyes flickered, and he finally lowered the hand that had been held up until it ached.

"Please speak."

Li Haotian broke off a finger.

"First, my two brothers, Liu Hu and Su Wan, send them to the best medical centers in the country, find the best doctors, and use the best medicine. No matter how much money or resources it costs, I want them to come out healthy and strong. If they're missing limbs, find a way to replace them, and make sure they're even better than before. If anything happens to them, I'll tear down your Dragon Shield signboard and burn it for firewood."

Chen Dong didn't even blink.

"Yes, Academician Wang's team at the Life Science Center affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences will take over personally."

Li Haotian nodded and broke off another finger.

"Second, for me and my sister, the one over there."

He gestured towards Lin Mo, who was standing quietly to the side, looking at him with eyes as clear as glass.

"I need to find a quiet place to stay, where no one will bother me. I don't want any random people on guard 24/7. I'm a light sleeper; I can't sleep if I hear mice grinding their teeth."

Chen Dong hesitated for a moment.

"Security Question……"

"Safety?" Li Haotian seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "I am the greatest safety. What you should worry about is the safety of those who want to cause me trouble."

Chen Dong's throat moved, as if he wanted to refute, but looking into Li Haotian's calm and unwavering eyes, he swallowed his words back.

"...Yes, the security system of Villa No. 1 in 'Jinghaiting' on the outskirts of Donghai City is directly connected to the Dragon Shield headquarters, but without your permission, no one can get within 300 meters."

"Okay, this will do."

Li Haotian broke off his last finger.

"Third, and most importantly, when you see me in the future, don't call me Mr. Li, call me Li Dazhu. It sounds more friendly and down-to-earth."

Chen Dong was truly stunned this time. He stared at the man in front of him, dressed in rags and covered in dust, who had just single-handedly overturned half a city, and couldn't react for a long time.

"...Li, Dazhu?"

"Yes, it's Li Dazhu, the one at the entrance of the village who carries a hoe to the fields every day and likes to squat under the wall to bask in the sun when he has nothing to do."

Li Haotian patted Chen Dong's shoulder. The force wasn't strong, but it made Chen Dong feel as if he were being crushed by a mountain.

The moment Li Haotian's hand touched Chen Dong's shoulder, Chen Dong's eyes narrowed.

As an elite member of Dragon Shield, his mastery of spiritual techniques ranks among the best in the entire system.

An invisible probe of spiritual energy, like the finest spider silk, silently probed into the depths of Li Haotian's consciousness.

He wanted to know just how deep this man's abilities truly lay.

However, the moment that spiritual energy touched the surface of Li Haotian's body, it was like a drop of water falling into a red-hot iron pot.

"Sizzle—"

A crisp sound seemed to ring in Chen Dong's mind. He felt that his mental energy had not crashed into a wall, but into an erupting volcano.

That scorching, domineering golden energy, which seemed capable of burning everything, surged back wildly through his mental probe.

"Well!"

Chen Dong groaned, involuntarily taking half a step back. His face turned as white as paper, and large beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

He felt as if his brain had been stuffed into a high-speed blender, buzzing loudly.

The Dragon Shield team members around them immediately tensed up, and several dark gun barrels instinctively rose.

Li Haotian scratched his neck impatiently, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, and looked at him sideways.

"What's wrong? You look terrible. Did you have an upset stomach for breakfast?"

In Chen Dong's view, his utter ignorance was more terrifying than any direct demonstration.

This means that the other party didn't even bother to notice his probing, and that terrifying backlash was merely the other party's instinctive physical reaction.

Chen Dong forcibly suppressed the excruciating pain churning in his head, took a deep breath, and stood at attention again.

"It's nothing, you might just have low blood sugar."

He bowed deeply to Li Haotian, his attitude this time being more than a hundred times more sincere than before.

"Mr. Li... Dazhu, we accept all your conditions."

"That's more like it."

Li Haotian nodded in satisfaction and took Lin Mo's hand.

"Come on, I'll take you out for a big meal."

One hour later.

A black Hongqi sedan with a special license plate smoothly stopped in front of a three-story detached villa with a swimming pool and garden.

A young team member wearing a Dragon Shield uniform respectfully opened the car door.

"Mr. Li... oh no, Brother Dazhu, this is No. 1 Jinghaiting. You and Miss Lin Mo will be living here from now on."

Li Haotian carried Lin Mo out of the car and looked around.

The white building has large floor-to-ceiling windows, a neatly trimmed emerald green lawn, and the pool water shimmering blue in the sunlight.

"It's too big."

Li Haotian frowned.

"There are too many windows. It takes forever to draw the curtains, and it's such a hassle to clean them."

The young player was stunned, and after a long pause, he finally managed to utter a single sentence.

"Um...we have dedicated domestic helpers..."

"No." Li Haotian waved his hand. "I said I want quiet. I don't like outsiders in the house."

He pushed open the villa's door and walked straight in. The living room on the first floor had a high ceiling of seven or eight meters and was decorated with a crystal chandelier that could blind anyone.

"This light looks like it uses a lot of electricity."

He was picky as he went.

"This sofa is too soft; it hurts my back when I sit on it."

"This carpet is fuzzy and collects dust."

"Can you even keep fish in this swimming pool? I think it's a waste of water."

The young team member following behind kept twitching at the corner of his mouth. He really wanted to say that this was the most luxurious mansion in Donghai City, and that money couldn't buy it.

Lin Mo found it all very interesting. She followed behind Li Haotian, touching and exploring everything with her little hands, like a child who had just arrived in the city.

Li Haotian drove around the entire villa, finally stopping in the kitchen, which resembled the back kitchen of a small restaurant.

He opened the huge double-door refrigerator, which was crammed full of everything from Australian Wagyu beef to French caviar.

Li Haotian didn't even look at it before closing the refrigerator door.

He turned around and looked at the young team member who was almost petrified.

"Alright, this is fine."

The young team member breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something.

Li Haotian then asked a question.

"Are there any pots or pans in the kitchen?"

"Oh? Yes, yes, a complete set of German-imported kitchen utensils are all in that cabinet."

Li Haotian walked over, opened the cupboard, looked at the shiny pots and pans inside, the labels still on, and shook his head.

He turned around and looked at the young team member very seriously.

"I'm asking if there's a bigger pot? Like the kind that can cook twenty packs of instant noodles at once, with two big handles, the kind of big iron pot that's used in the countryside to stew pork during the Lunar New Year."

The young team members were completely stunned, their mouths agape, unable to utter a single word.

Li Haotian sighed and pointed to Lin Mo, who had been quietly following behind him.

"This girl's appetite has been astonishing lately. The pot is too small; it's not enough for her alone."

Looking at Lin Mo's slender frame, which seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her over, and then at Li Haotian's serious face, the young team members felt their worldview being reshaped.

After he left, only Li Haotian and Lin Mo remained in the huge villa.

Li Haotian rummaged through the corner and found an electric kettle, then boiled some water.

Lin Mo sat on the living room carpet, hugging his knees, staring blankly at the huge crystal chandelier.

"Are you really hungry?" Li Haotian handed her a cup of hot water.

Lin Mo took the cup, shook his head, and then nodded.

She pointed towards the kitchen and whispered.

"That pot is too small."

Li Haotian was stunned for a moment, and was about to laugh when he noticed that Lin Mo's eyes looked a little strange.

Deep within her pupils, beneath the clear glass, a faint purple light flashed by, like a sleeping beast.