After leaving Tianxie Manor, Xiao Zheng arrived at Canglong Airport.

Unfortunately, there were no flights to Zhonghai City that night, so he had to find a hotel near the airport and wait until the next day to fly back to Zhonghai City.

After leaving the airport, Xiao Zheng did not go home or to the Qianqiu Group first but went straight to the Sky Net headquarters.

He arrived at Long Qie’s office door with ease.

But when he opened the door, Xiao Zheng was taken aback.

Because, besides Long Qie, he saw Catherine in the office.

"Why are you back?"

Xiao Zheng asked in surprise.

Hearing this, Catherine winked at him and then said, "What’s wrong, dear? Don’t you want to see me? I miss you every day in Europe and even bought several sets of very alluring lingerie for you, only to find out that you’re so heartless."

Upon hearing her words, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but roll his eyes and said, "Oh please, who knows if that lingerie was really bought for me? There’s no proof—if you have the guts, show it to me tonight."

Ahem.

Long Qie, sitting to the side, awkwardly coughed twice.

Although he had heard many bold conversations between Xiao Zheng and Catherine over the years, he still couldn’t get used to it.

Catherine, however, turned angry on the spot and said with a snort, "Dream on. When I wanted to show you, you didn’t want to look. Now that you want to see, I won’t show you."

"In just two hours, I have to head back to Europe."

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng directly ignored the first half of her sentence and then raised his eyebrows to ask, "You’re heading back to Europe soon? Why so quickly? When did you come back?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"I arrived last night. I came back this time to report some work to Long Qie and, incidentally, to see you." Catherine said, and then, rather resentfully, added, "But I didn’t expect you weren’t home yesterday."

"I was handling business. I just got back." Xiao Zheng shrugged and said somewhat helplessly, "As soon as I got off the plane, I came to headquarters."

Hearing this, Long Qie curiously asked, "Mr. Xiao, did you hear some news? Is it possible that the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect really plans to make a move against us?"

He knew Xiao Zheng’s entire itinerary and knew that he had recently gone to the headquarters of the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect.

Xiao Zheng nodded and then said, "The Heavenly Evil Demon Sect indeed has such intentions, but we can ignore them from now on."

"Why?" Long Qie asked with a frown.

"Because I already fought with Liu Wufeng last night, and he almost died by my hands." Xiao Zheng said very calmly.

Long Qie was internally shocked, looking at Xiao Zheng with eyes full of awe: "Mr. Xiao, it seems that your strength has indeed grown stronger. Even Liu Wufeng, who is at the Martial Saint Peak State, almost died by your hands."

"But I’m curious, why didn’t you kill him then? If he dies, wouldn’t the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect pose no threat to us at all?"

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng smiled and said, "Even if I spare his life, the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect won’t be a threat to us. Let’s leave this matter for now and don’t report anything about the demon path to me anymore."

"Alright." Long Qie nodded.

Though he still couldn’t quite understand Xiao Zheng’s actions, since Xiao Zheng had already spoken, he still obeyed unconditionally.

After finishing the discussion about the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect, Xiao Zheng’s gaze fell on Catherine, and he asked, "By the way, you haven’t answered me yet, why are you going back to Europe so soon?"

"Can’t you stay here a few more days?"

Hearing his words, Catherine couldn’t help but sigh and said, "You think I don’t want to? It’s just that there are too many things going on over there, I can’t get away."

"What, is something big happening in Europe again recently?" Xiao Zheng asked.

Upon hearing this, Catherine nodded and said, "There really is something big going on in Europe, and it’s related to the Netherworld King. Frankly, we even have some responsibility in it."

"What’s happened to Hades? Why is it related to us?" Xiao Zheng asked, getting more confused.

Catherine sighed and said, "This goes back to when I was kidnapped last time..."

It turned out that after Xiao Zheng left the Netherworld King Temple, Hades launched a purge within the Blood Clan. Any Blood Clan member harboring disloyalty towards her faced her thunderous retaliation.

In just three days, those in the Blood Clan who died at Hades’ hand numbered in the thousands.

As the head of Sky Net in Europe, Catherine was naturally inadvertently dragged into this massive purge.

After learning the entire story, Xiao Zheng finally understood.

When Catherine said the matter was somewhat related to them, she wasn’t wrong. If Xiao Zheng hadn’t discussed the Blood Clan’s kidnapping of Catherine with Hades back at the Netherworld King Temple, Hades might not have initiated the purging within the Blood Clan so suddenly.

"When it comes to killing, I really am no match for Hades." Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head and said, "But I am a bit worried, such large-scale slaughter might lead to other unforeseen events."

Hearing this, Catherine said, "The Netherworld King must have thought very clearly about the consequences of such a large-scale slaughter. Although she acts dominantly, her mind is clearer than many of ours. We needn’t worry about her."

Xiao Zheng nodded, agreeing with her point.

Long Qie then looked at the time and said, "It’s just time for a meal, and it’s rare for us to gather together, plus Catherine will be heading back to Europe soon, so why don’t we have lunch together?"

"Sure, let’s go then, it’s on me." Xiao Zheng said.

Catherine said coquettishly, "Of course it’s on you, we all work for you, you’re the boss. If you don’t treat us, are you going to exploit us laborers?"

Hearing her words, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but find it amusing.

The three of them then left the headquarters together and drove to a restaurant to dine.

Meanwhile, on the vast European continent.

In a sparsely populated and nearly desolate mountain range, four gaunt old men in red robes were walking on the snowy mountain. The strong winds and heavy snow couldn’t stop them from climbing...