After settling Great Master Ouyezi back in his apartment, Lin Wei didn't dare to delay for a moment, jogging towards Supervisor Shen Qiu's office.

“Supervisor Shen! Supervisor Shen!”

Shen Qiu was leisurely sipping tea, startled by her abrupt actions.

“So flustered, what happened?”

Lin Wei panted, her pretty face flushed red with excitement.

“Great Master Ouyezi... he... he crafted forty-two rare quality rings in one night!”

“Pfft—!”

Shen Qiu spat out a mouthful of hot tea, nearly scalding himself.

“How... how many?!” he shot up, his voice changing pitch.

“Forty-two! All rare!” Lin Wei nodded vigorously, her tone certain.

Shen Qiu’s eyes widened, and he gasped.

“Hiss... a Prodigy! He’s truly a Prodigy!”

He muttered, pacing back and forth in the office, his face filled with shock and wild joy.

“I finally understand why the Guild Leader wanted to sign him at all costs!”

“This isn't just a forger; this is a walking ATM! The cash cow of our Guild!”

Shen Qiu slapped his thigh.

“Quick! Immediately transfer the payment for this forging, and the bonus promised earlier, every single cent, to Great Master Ouyezi’s account!”

“You must! You must ensure this esteemed gentleman is well taken care of!”

He rubbed his hands, chuckled, and lowered his voice: “Little Lin, I see Great Master Ouyezi is still young and doesn’t have a companion by his side. When necessary, shouldn't we... hmm?”

He winked and made suggestive gestures.

Lin Wei’s pretty face instantly turned crimson, and she stomped her foot in annoyance.

“Supervisor Shen! You... you’re joking again!”

With that, she ran out of the office, her face red, as if fleeing.

Shen Qiu watched her retreating figure, laughing triumphantly.

...

On the other side, after settling Ouyezi, Zhou Huai’s consciousness briefly focused on Yasuo’s dungeon battle.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, Yasuo, with Ye Xi and Jasmine, had successfully advanced to the first BOSS territory of this Nightmare-level Clear Water Lake dungeon.

In the dark underwater cave, a giant crab, the size of a small truck, was brandishing two terrifying giant claws capable of snapping steel, glaring menacingly.

Its entire body was covered in a thick, dark green carapace, shimmering with a metallic luster, and the carapace was covered with sharp bone spurs and grotesque patterns.

Eight thick, segmented legs supported its massive body, making the ground tremble slightly with each step.

【Abyssal Giant Pincer Crab LV12 (Nightmare Elite BOSS)】

【Health: 32000 / 32000】

This BOSS, at first glance, was thick-skinned and had explosive attack power!

Its only drawback was probably its relatively slow movement speed.

The battle had already begun!

Yasuo’s figure was elusive, moving like a ghost, weaving through the BOSS’s massive pincer attacks and corrosive venom spews.

Thunder Armor was already equipped, and electrical light crackled around him!

His Wind Breaker Longsword precisely struck the gaps in the Abyssal Giant Pincer Crab’s carapace or its relatively weaker joints every time.

“Clang!”

“-285!”

“-302!”

The slashes imbued with the power of lightning, even against this incredibly defensive BOSS, could still deal a considerable two to three hundred points of damage!

Ye Xi, from the rear, exerted her full effort, alternately releasing Holy Light Bullet and Light Chant, striving to maintain Yasuo’s health.

Jasmine’s Spirit Eagle continuously circled and harassed from above, attracting the BOSS’s attention, and occasionally reporting the BOSS’s upcoming skills.

Their coordination was quite good.

Seeing that the battle between the few and the BOSS had gradually stabilized, Zhou Huai finally relaxed completely.

His consciousness slowly withdrew from Yasuo, returning to his main body.

There was no other way; today had involved leaving the city and intense battles, and he had barely closed his eyes all night.

At this moment, an indescribable sense of exhaustion surged like a tide.

Zhou Huai could no longer hold on, collapsing directly onto the bed, pulling up the covers, and almost instantly falling into a deep, heavy slumber.

...

Meanwhile, at the Zhou Family mansion, Lu Qi was carried back on a stretcher.

After several hours of painful torment and fright, he was completely drained.

Although he received emergency treatment from the Family’s enshrined Light-element healer immediately upon returning home, his “lifeblood” that had been ruined could never be restored.

At this moment, his face was as pale as paper, his eyes lifeless, and he was completely listless, as if utterly hollowed out, sprawled weakly on the bed.

Liu Yuru stood by the bed, looking at her son’s miserable state, her heart aching so much that tears almost fell.

“My son! What... what exactly happened?!”

“Didn’t you take that girl Ye Xi to level up outside the city? How did it end up like this?!”

Liu Yuru’s voice trembled, full of urgency and anger.

At the mention of this, Lu Qi’s empty eyes instantly filled with endless malice and fear, tears streaming down his face, his voice hoarse and twisted.

“It was Yasuo! Mom! It was all that bastard named Yasuo!”

“He not only killed all the bodyguards I brought but also... also tied me to a tree and tortured me in every way!”

“Finally... finally, he even abducted Ye Xi!”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuru’s eyebrows immediately shot up, her anger burning, and a monstrous surge of ferocity erupted from within her!

“Yasuo?! What a Yasuo!”

“How dare he bully my son, Liu Yuru’s son, like this! I don’t care who he is, I will find him, dismember him, and flay him alive!”

Just then, the bedroom door was pushed open.

Zhou Feng rushed back from outside, looking hurried.

“Yuru, I heard something happened to Qi’er? How is he now?”

When Liu Yuru saw him, her pent-up anger instantly found an outlet, and she sharply turned her head, her gaze as cold as a knife.

“Zhou Feng! You finally decided to come back?!”

“Qi’er has been in trouble for so long, and you’re only showing up now after all this dawdling! Is he not your own son? Don’t you feel any pain, don’t you care at all?!”

Zhou Feng heard this, a trace of helplessness flashed across his face, and he quickly stepped ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) forward to explain.

“Yuru, what are you saying? I was just dealing with urgent matters in the Guild.

As soon as I received the news, I rushed back without delay.”

The Zhou Family’s Guild, the Radiant Alliance! That was one of the top three Guilds in Tianhai City, with thousands of professionals under its command, a vast power, and one of the Zhou Family’s most important economic pillars.

Currently, it was entirely managed by Zhou Feng.

However, Liu Yuru completely ignored his explanation, hands on her hips, like an enraged lioness.

“I don’t care what you were busy with before! Now, Qi’er has been bullied by a man named Yasuo! And that girl Ye Xi has also been abducted by him!”

“I’m giving you one day! Immediately! Right now! Go and find out everything about that Yasuo! Bring him back to me!”

“I must personally avenge Qi’er and vent this anger!”

“Alright, alright, alright! Don’t get agitated, I’ll go do it right away!” Zhou Feng nodded repeatedly, not daring to show any slack.

After appeasing Liu Yuru, he immediately turned and left the room, beginning to contact all of the Radiant Alliance’s informants and intelligence personnel in the city, fully searching for the whereabouts of the man named “Yasuo.”

On the other side, at the Ye Family, Ye Zhentian, the Head of the Ye Family, learned that his beloved daughter, whom he cherished as the apple of his eye, had been abducted in broad daylight and her fate was still unknown, immediately flew into a rage!

The entire Ye Family mansion was enveloped in a low-pressure atmosphere.

He dispatched a large number of skilled Family members to quickly leave the city and conduct a carpet search along the Clear Water Lake direction.

At the same time, he directly called Zhou Feng, his tone chilling.

“Zhou Feng! My daughter went out of the city with your son, Lu Qi!

Now she’s missing! I don’t care if this matter is related to your Zhou Family or not, I want her back alive, or her body! If Xi’er suffers any accident, your Zhou Family must give me an explanation!”

Zhou Feng was utterly distraught and had a terrible headache.

For a time, the city was abuzz with rumors and turmoil.