After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Outside the Xiao family's helipad.

The group had been waiting there for some time.

The tablet was glowing with a faint light.

Chen Ya scrolled through the last asset report and turned off the screen.

"The production lines of those pharmaceutical companies under the Wang family's name have all been replaced with our people."

"The Asia-Pacific shipping routes left behind by the Sheng Hui Consortium were also fully taken over and liquidated yesterday."

"In the past two weeks, the net profit of Xiao Group, including the assets we merged with, has tripled."

Business is going smoothly, and the financial chain is rock solid.

Chen Ya felt no relief whatsoever.

She turned to look at the gloomy, leaden-gray clouds above the tarmac, her knuckles turning white from gripping them so tightly.

The business landscape of Jiangcheng has been completely stabilized, and all the foreign-invested industries that were acquired have been absorbed.

But if he doesn't come back soon, the newly recruited desperados and powerful figures in Jiangcheng will soon be out of control.

This is too big a business.

Only when Zhou Ran personally held the knife would these people dare to lie on the ground like dogs.

Standing in the windy spot, Lin Qingxue rubbed her temples.

"The business community's backlash is a minor matter."

"In the past six months, the spatial rifts around Jiangcheng have increased more and more, and the speed at which the Yin energy is recovering is extremely abnormal."

"A message just came from the Taoist sect last night that a large number of unidentified ghosts have been found gathering in the wasteland on the outskirts of the city."

Lin Qingxue was meticulously planning her defenses.

With the existing formations in the manor, plus a few talismans from Longhu Mountain, they simply cannot stop a well-organized regular army from the underworld.

Another minefield must be laid in the western suburbs.

Xiao Hongli stood on the outermost side.

She wore a minimalist black dress and exuded a chilling aura.

She didn't speak, her eyes fixed on the depths of the clouds.

Six months.

Since Zhou Ran went to Laoshan to find the method of forming the Golden Core, there has been no news of him.

If the black-gold dragon cub remaining in the underground chamber of the manor hadn't had stable vital signs, they would have already stormed the prison mountain and turned it upside down.

The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the bluestone slabs came from behind.

"Look at you all, acting like complaining women."

Li Zhiyao walked gracefully out of the manor path.

A tailor-made, high-slit blue-and-white porcelain cheongsam perfectly embodies two thousand years of family heritage and classical elegance on silk fabric.

At the high slit, her slender waist and long, straight legs were on full display.

"Even without Zhou Ran, the sky won't fall, will it?"

Li Zhiyao's lips curled into a cold smile.

Chen Ya and Lin Qingxue subconsciously straightened their backs.

Faced with the aura of an empress like Li Zhiyao, who had been immersed in the past for two thousand years and had served as a judge in the underworld, she naturally paled in comparison.

"Sister Yao."

Xiao Hongli was the first to bow her head, her tone filled with absolute respect.

Li Zhiyao stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Hongli's wrist.

An extremely pure and icy spiritual energy forcefully crashed into Xiao Hongli's dantian, probing in and out.

Xiao Hongli grunted and endured the impact.

A few seconds later, Li Zhiyao released her grip.

"good."

"After practicing the 'Nether Moon Frost Flower Technique' that I taught you over the past six months, the Yin energy in your Qi Sea has become completely stable."

Li Zhiyao took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the dampness from her fingertips.

"You are inherently of the yin element."

"From now on, when facing vengeful ghosts from the underworld, don't use those fancy spells. Your blood is the most potent poison."

"Thanks to my sister for teaching me everything she knows."

Xiao Hongli bowed her head in greeting.

Chen Ya and Lin Qingxue exchanged a glance, each suppressing the bitterness in their hearts.

With the foundation laid by a two-thousand-year-old empress, the abnormal formations and cultivation bottlenecks in the manor were all suppressed by Li Zhiyao.

In the Xiao family manor today, the hierarchy has long been implicitly based on her status.

Om-!

The clouds overhead were forcibly torn apart by an extremely tyrannical force.

The roar of propellers grew louder as the wind shattered the tranquility of the manor.

A completely black helicopter suddenly hovered ten meters above the helipad.

The hatch was suddenly pulled open.

A black and gold afterimage leaped down from mid-air!

boom!

The hard cement floor cracked into large spiderweb-like patterns, and gravel flew everywhere!

Zhou Ran straightened up.

His black and gold robe fluttered in the wind, and the primordial totem on his left arm seemed to flow faintly.

He did not deliberately release his aura.

But he just stood there.

An absolute sense of oppression, belonging to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and having devoured the Demon Emperor's essence, swept across the entire area like a tsunami.

Even breathing became extremely viscous.

Chen Ya's breath hitched.

The meridians felt a sharp pain from the pressure of this energy field.

This force is too strong.

So powerful that her pride as the queen of Jiangcheng's business world was worthless, leaving her only with absolute submission to those in power.

You can't just be a housekeeper who keeps accounts!

Chen Ya gritted her teeth. She had to earn the qualification to kill alongside him, so her cultivation level had to be improved!

Lin Qingxue's hands trembled violently.

An intense sense of resentment exploded within me.

With her current cultivation level, she's simply not good enough; she's not even worthy of taking a blow for him!

A rope was lowered from the helicopter.

Xiao Rou slid down the rope.

He landed on the ground using both his hands and feet, and followed Zhou Ran half a step behind without saying a word.

His eyes were both fervent and vigilant, keeping a close watch on any movement around him.

"Half a year has passed."

Zhou Ran put his hands in his pockets and glanced at the four women in front of him.

Divine senses are like knives.

It sliced ​​through their defenses without any resistance, and instantly grazed their dantian.

Zhou Ran's gaze fell on Xiao Hongli, and admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Hong Li will soon reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

The foundation is very solid.

"It's all thanks to Sister Yao's excellent teaching."

Xiao Hongli replied in a low voice.

Zhou Ran turned to look at Li Zhiyao.

Li Zhiyao walked forward gracefully and met his gaze.

He bent his knees and performed a very standard ancient greeting.

Li Zhiyao raised her chin, her tone undisguisedly sarcastic.

"I thought you'd been bewitched by some reckless wild fox and forgotten all about this mess at home."

Zhou Ran grinned upon hearing this.

He forcefully pulled her into his arms!

Rough fingertips caressed the silk fabric of the cheongsam, feeling its amazing elasticity and warmth through the fabric.

"With a fox like you, who can fight, keeping the house in check, why would I even look at any other women outside?"

He then took the opportunity to examine the strength of the physical body.

"Your physical bodies have merged perfectly. From now on, you will no longer be restricted by the Gathering Yin Banner in the mortal realm."

Half of Li Zhiyao's empress aura, accumulated over two thousand years, dissipated.

Her body softened slightly in Zhou Ran's arms, and she obediently leaned into his chest.

Chen Ya concealed the bitterness in her eyes and stepped forward with the composure of someone in charge.

"It's windy outside, let's go inside and talk."

Zhou Ran was escorted into the manor hall by the crowd.

Chen Ya skillfully poured the tea.

Lin Qingxue tacitly went behind the sofa, placed her hands on Zhou Ran's shoulders, and massaged his muscles.

Zhou Ran took a sip of tea, savoring the warmth she hadn't experienced in half a year.

The divine sense of the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator transformed into a vast, all-encompassing net, covering every inch of the Xiao family manor.

They even raided the basement.

No exception.

But his brows furrowed little by little.

Within the range scanned by his divine sense, two familiar auras were missing.

His eyes suddenly darkened.

He placed the teacup heavily on the glass coffee table.

boom.

A muffled thud.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Lin Qingxue's hand, which was massaging her shoulders, stopped in mid-air.

Chen Ya immediately lowered her head.

"Don't just stand there, I have something important to tell you."

Zhou Ran opened his eyes, his gaze turning cold as he scanned the entire room.

"For the next month, put aside all your trivial matters and I will give you hellish training."

"The chaos in the underworld has already spread to Jiangcheng, and the vanguard of the rebels could arrive at any moment."

Zhou Ran's tone revealed an undeniable cold-bloodedness.

"I don't keep any vases around me that can't even protect themselves."

Anyone who can't handle it, get out of this manor.

The women were awed.

The competitive spirit that had been stirred within them grew even stronger, and they all bowed their heads in agreement.

"Li Zhiyao".

Zhou Ran raised his hand, his index finger slightly hooked.

"Come upstairs with me."