When Xiao Zheng arrived at the Nightlife, it was already past ten in the evening.

Although it was nearing midnight, this street was still bustling with bright lights, lively music, and a steady flow of people.

Xiao Zheng walked into the bar and quickly spotted Mo Anna in the crowd.

No wonder, she was simply too recognizable.

Even just with her back turned to Xiao Zheng, her alluring aura was unique in Zhonghai City.

"Beautiful lady, would you care to join me for a drink?"

Someone approached Mo Anna with two cocktails in hand.

Mo Anna merely glanced at him without saying a word.

The man wasn’t in a hurry; he smiled and casually prepared to sit next to her.

"Sorry, that seat’s taken."

At this moment, Xiao Zheng’s voice suddenly sounded from behind the man.

The man froze for a moment, and before he could react, Xiao Zheng had already moved beside the seductive Mo Anna and gave her a long, passionate kiss that lasted half a minute.

This scene left everyone around them stunned.

The man eventually couldn’t stand it; he turned red-faced, spun around, and ran away. It was unclear if it was from anger or embarrassment...

After the kiss ended, Mo Anna’s face was flushed.

She looked at Xiao Zheng with sultry eyes and then laughed coquettishly, saying, "I thought you’d come over around midnight. Was it inappropriate for me to call you today? After all, you had just returned, and yet I called you out."

Xiao Zheng sat down beside her, smiling as he said, "Not at all, what’s inappropriate about it? Rather, why did you suddenly feel like drinking? And drinking so much alone, when did you get here?"

He noticed the table in front of them was already filled with empty bottles.

Hearing this, Mo Anna said, "When I called you earlier, I was already here. There’s nothing special; I just suddenly felt like drinking and missed you."

For a moment, Xiao Zheng didn’t know what to say.

Then Mo Anna poured him a glass of wine and said, "You don’t need to say anything, just drink with me."

Xiao Zheng did not refuse; he picked up the glass and drank it down in one go.

Mo Anna poured him another full glass, and he downed it again...

Thus, the two of them drank one glass after another, not knowing how much they drank, and eventually stumbled into a nearby hotel...

The next day.

When Xiao Zheng woke up, he smelled the strong scent of alcohol on himself.

The once large hotel room now only had him.

Sitting on the bed, Xiao Zheng recalled the madness of the previous night and couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh. His relationship with Mo Anna was definitely tangled and complex.

Feeling a bit of a headache from all the thinking, he simply decided not to think about it anymore.

After sitting on the bed for about ten minutes, Xiao Zheng stretched and prepared to get up.

At that moment, he received a call from Long Qie.

"Mr. Xiao, are you free now? Is it convenient for you to come back to headquarters?"

Long Qie asked over the phone.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Sure, I’ll be there in half an hour."

After a brief conversation, they quickly hung up the phone.

After freshening up, Xiao Zheng drove straight to the Sky Net headquarters.

Half an hour later, they met.

Xiao Zheng sat down on the sofa and asked, "What’s the matter? Why such urgency to call me over?"

"I’m not sure if this is a big issue, I’m a bit uncertain, so I wanted to discuss it with you. It’s about the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect—there’s been a problem," Long Qie said.

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng immediately furrowed his brow and asked, "There’s an issue with the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect? What could they possibly stir up? Is Liu Wufeng actually looking to die by making a move against us?"

Long Qie shook his head and said, "No, the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect hasn’t acted against us. It’s an internal problem they’ve encountered. According to our informants, Liu Wufeng might have gone insane!"

"Liu Wufeng went insane? Really?" Xiao Zheng asked, surprised.

Long Qie first gave a wry smile, then said, "At first, I couldn’t believe it either, but the investigation left me no choice. Since Liu Wufeng recovered from his injuries, he seemed like a changed man."

"In just two days, he even killed twelve of his most loyal subordinates. Not just that, he even crippled his most favored disciple Wei Busheng without reason and imprisoned him in the dungeon!"

After hearing this, Xiao Zheng was stunned again.

Xiao Zheng hadn’t expected Liu Wufeng to take such drastic actions: "Could it be because I defeated him last time? That the defeat drove him insane?"

"It’s a possibility," Long Qie replied.

Xiao Zheng then furrowed his brow and said, "But it still doesn’t make sense to me. If Liu Wufeng’s mind was that fragile, how could he have led the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect to endure for so many years?"

"I think there’s definitely something peculiar behind all this!"

"I have that same feeling, but I can’t quite pinpoint it, which is why I wanted to talk it over with you," Long Qie said with a wry smile. "Mr. Xiao, should we send someone to conduct a deeper investigation?"

Investigate?

Xiao Zheng was momentarily silent.

For some reason, the image of Liu Yiyi slowly surfaced in his mind.

In the entire Heavenly Evil Demon Sect, the only person Xiao Zheng was slightly concerned about was this young girl with a mysterious illness.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zheng said, "First, have someone investigate the cause, and make sure not to alert anyone. Do it discreetly. Especially look into who Liu Wufeng came in contact with during his recovery period."

"I just feel like the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect, or more precisely Liu Wufeng, is not as simple as we think."

Hearing this, Long Qie nodded and said, "Understood, leave this matter to me."

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be off then," Xiao Zheng checked the time and said, "It’s almost noon, and I need to get home for lunch."

Long Qie then stood up and saw him out of the headquarters.

The two chatted for a bit at the door before Xiao Zheng drove off.

On the way home, Xiao Zheng kept thinking about the Heavenly Evil Demon Sect. The more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong. He had a nagging feeling that an invisible hand was controlling Liu Wufeng, orchestrating some grand scheme.

In fact, he didn’t only start having this feeling today.

Back when he first met Liu Wufeng at the Tianxie Manor in Canglong City, Xiao Zheng had already sensed something was off...