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Upon realizing that Ye Chen was massaging her stomach, Nangong Qian's body tensed instantly, and all ten toes curled up tightly.

"Don't overthink it, young master is just helping you heal."

Nangong Qian glanced at it once and quickly lay down, pretending to be indifferent on the surface, but in her heart, it was already like a flood, with all sorts of thoughts that she couldn't contain.

This was the first time in her twenty-four years of life that a man had touched her body, and in such an intimate way at that.

Just as she was lost in thought, Ye Chen withdrew his hand and said with a smile.

"That should be about right. Qian-jie, is your stomach still hurting?"

"No...it doesn't hurt anymore, thank you, young master."

Nangong Qian hurriedly sat up, her face flushed as she buttoned her clothes.

"Um... I suddenly remembered that I have some work to take care of, so I'll head out now."

Nangong Qian got up and walked out in a fluster.

Watching her leave, Ye Chen chuckled and shook his head. This beautiful older sister was quite conservative.

Unlike the inmates in the Prison of the Phoenix, who would practically strip naked for him to do whenever he performed acupuncture on them.

Not long after Nangong Qian left, Li Muling called.

The Lingxiao Pavilion's intelligence system is truly impressive. In just half a day, she started with Grand Tutor Yan and uncovered another big fish, Grand Commandant Hong, lurking in Longdu.

On the surface, this person had no dealings with Grand Tutor Yan, and they even clashed repeatedly in the court.

However, in private, the two of them maintained close ties with their core clansmen, and their various companies collaborated frequently, with constant financial transactions.

More importantly, both of their families started to prosper five years ago.

Those in the clan who held official positions were promoted one after another, and those who went into business made a fortune. This shows that Grand Marshal Hong was definitely involved in the persecution of the Ye family.

"Hehe, we're getting more and more clues."

Ye Chen smirked and ordered Li Muling to continue investigating the two people.

"We already have leads in Longdu, and within the Qinglong Military Region, Grandpa has also activated his undercover agents to secretly investigate the traitor."

There's no need to investigate Japan; just kill them as they come. Once I reach the Nascent Soul Realm, I'll have time to make a trip to the Eastern Capital and thoroughly cleanse those families stained with the blood of the Great Xia people.

After much deliberation, Ye Chen realized that the only area he hadn't yet sent anyone to investigate was the Miao region in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Southwest China.

The Miao region is a vast and complex area, characterized by its harsh environment, poisonous miasma, and swarms of ferocious insects. Locals raise Gu poison in every household, and numerous factions exist, making the situation extremely complicated.

If we send outsiders, they probably won't even know how they died.

However, Ye Chen already had someone in mind.

He took out his phone and made a call to Prison Phoenix.

"I am Ye Chen. Please help me find Lan Yulu."

"Young Master Ye, are you alright out there? We all miss you so much. Please wait a moment, I'll send someone to find Lan Yulu right away."

On the other end of the phone was a young girl from the prison's reception room, who seemed very excited to hear Ye Chen making the call.

Ye Chen chatted with her for a few minutes, inquired about the current situation of the four masters, and learned that since he left, the four masters had gone into seclusion one after another.

Soon, a captivating and alluring voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Master, you finally called me! I've missed you so much, especially at night..."

Hearing her voice, Ye Chen said irritably.

"Lan Yulu, you are, after all, the Holy Maiden of the Miao Jiang Gu Cult, a once powerful figure who instilled fear in countless martial arts experts. Can't you have some dignity as a powerful person?"

"What Gu Cult Saintess, what dignity of the strong, I don't want any of that, I just want to be your dog."

Seeing that she was still shameless, Ye Chen had no choice but to use his ultimate move.

"Are you asking for a beating? Do you want to taste what it's like to have your heart devoured by the King of Ten Thousand Gu?"

As he spoke, Ye Chen's skin twitched, and a plump, white worm, resembling a silkworm, crawled out from the back of his hand.

This King of Ten Thousand Gu was the natal Gu that Ye Chen subdued when he killed the leader of the Gu Cult, and then nurtured with his own blood and qi for several years.

The Gu cult leader's natal Gu already possessed the ability to command all the Gu in Miao territory. After being nurtured by Ye Chen, this Gu worm has now reached an even higher level of strength.

Any venomous insect must bow down and obey its commands.

Sure enough, Lan Yulu's voice changed upon hearing this.

"Please don't! Whatever you need, Yu Lu will obey."

"That's more like it. Now I want you released from prison, returned to Miao territory to regain control of the Gu Cult, and then to investigate which forces in Miao territory were involved in the persecution of the Ye family five years ago."

After wielding the big stick, Ye Chen didn't forget to give her a treat.

"Once you've finished everything I asked you to do, you can come to Jiangnan Province to report to me in person."

"Really? Yulu can see her master again! That's wonderful!"

"Master, please wait for me. I'll set off for Miao territory right now and make sure I handle things perfectly for you." Lan Yulu was overjoyed.

After explaining things to Lan Yulu, Gu Ning and Nangong Qian went to find Ye Chen together.

All the documents are ready, and I'm just waiting to go to the provincial capital tomorrow.

Jiangcheng is still too small. If the Ye family wants to further expand its influence, it still needs to establish a presence in the provincial capital.

After discussing it, the two women decided to invite Li Muling, Shen Qianqian, and others to have dinner together and discuss their next business strategy.

Ye Chen didn't care much about business matters. Nangong Qian, Gu Ning, Li Muling and others were all experts. He just needed to eat and drink along for this dinner.

Meanwhile, in the provincial capital.

Early in the morning, the Nangong and Sima families received news that the Blood Shadow and Cherry Blossom assassins had failed in their attack on the Ye family.

Sima Yu and Nangong Qiyu, the heads of the two families, were both extremely panicked.

Neither of them ever dreamed that the Ye family had such a powerful foundation. Despite Xueying and Gangcun bringing so many experts, they were all wiped out in the end.

At the same time, they finally realized how naive and ridiculous their previous idea that they could bring down the Ye family with some tricks was.

Now that the Ye family has shown its fangs, it is bound to make a big move to establish its authority.

Besides the Sima and Nangong families who are right next door, is there a better target for establishing authority?

In the villa courtyard, Nangong Qiyu paced anxiously, repeatedly calling Grand Tutor Yan, but Grand Tutor Yan simply disappeared.

"What's wrong with this Grand Tutor Yan? All our actions against the Ye family were ordered by him, and now that something's happened, he's just playing dead. Isn't that just too despicable?"

Nangong Qiyu's wife, Lin Yunxuan, couldn't help but complain.

"Who says otherwise? That bitch Nangong Qian has latched onto the Ye family, and now she's sharpening her knives. I'm afraid she'll be coming to their door in a couple of days to avenge her damned mother."

Nangong Qiyu's face was full of worry as he kept calculating the cards he held in his hand.

Just then, a clear and aloof female voice suddenly came from the front door.

"How dare you speak ill of our godfather? Are you tired of living?"