What a devoted man indeed.

The sky had already grown dark, but the light from the streetlamps on the highway above the riverbank still shone down here.

Even though Tong Guoguo was wearing sunglasses, her tall, slender figure and the curve of her chin made it obvious that she was a beauty.

Wu Tian revealed a hint of a smile. The assassin in the Divine Power realm had just fled, yet she dared to show up.

This proved that this woman's strength was even greater than the man from before.

Wu Tian felt a desire to recruit her. A killer like this was exactly what he needed right now.

When there was work, he could have this killer do it; when there was no work, he could have his way with her.

"Beautiful, I advise you to leave immediately. Your goal is impossible to achieve, because... I am here!"

Wu Tian stood with his hands behind his back, casting a disdainful glance at Tong Guoguo.

Seeing this, a trace of admiration appeared in Yan Baizhi's eyes as she stood to the side.

So domineering.

Opposite him, Tong Guoguo did not stop her steps, walking toward them step by step.

"Looks like we can't reason this out. But don't worry, I know how to be tender toward women. I won't kill you."

Wu Tian pulled out a dagger. Looking at the approaching Tong Guoguo, his figure suddenly dashed forward.

Yan Baizhi's face was full of shock. "Brother Wu Tian is so fast!"

Swish!

Wu Tian flashed in front of Tong Guoguo. He feinted again and arrived at her side.

He thrust the dagger in his hand toward her thigh. But suddenly, Wu Tian's eyes widened in disbelief.

Facing his attack, this woman actually caught the blade of his knife with her bare hand.

Seeing this, Li Poshan quickly warned, "Not good! Run!"

Boom!

Tong Guoguo clenched her other hand into a fist, raised it high, and smashed it hard onto Wu Tian's shoulder.

A terrifying pressure bore down like a massive mountain. Wu Tian's body simply couldn't withstand it, and he fell directly to his knees.

Crack!

The concrete road beneath him shattered into pieces. The powerful impact caused Wu Tian to cough up blood.

Li Poshan quickly took control of Wu Tian's body and struck a palm toward Tong Guoguo.

Tong Guoguo didn't dodge at all. She also threw a fist toward Wu Tian's body.

Bang! Bang!

The two hit each other almost simultaneously. Tong Guoguo only took one step back before steadying herself.

Wu Tian's body, however, jolted violently and flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into the river water in the distance.

Seeing this, Yan Baizhi was dumbfounded.

What was going on?

Wu Tian was actually so utterly defeated in front of this young woman.

Tong Guoguo lightly patted her chest and continued walking toward Yan Baizhi.

Yan Baizhi's face turned deathly pale. She immediately turned and fled into the distance, but after only a few steps, Tong Guoguo's hand grabbed her shoulder.

"Come with me. As long as you cooperate, I won't kill you."

Tong Guoguo said calmly.

...

At this time, Xu Mu had already gotten into bed and was discussing national affairs with Ye Tong, grasping global opportunities, and deeply understanding the advantages of various channels.

Right then, Xu Mu's phone began to vibrate.

"Damn it! Whose call is this?"

Without even looking, Xu Mu hung up the phone directly. He hated being interrupted the most.

But after he hung up, the phone rang again.

"Hubby, it might be urgent," Ye Tong said softly.

Only then did Xu Mu pick up the phone, realizing it was a call from Xu Ningbing.

"What's wrong? Calling me so late."

"Yan Baizhi just called me and said she needed to find you for something, asking me to give her your phone number."

Xu Ningbing said from the other end, "So I immediately wanted to ask you if the assassin Cui Yunshen sent was successful."

"I didn't expect it to be this fast."

Xu Mu was surprised inwardly, then smiled. "Give her my number. I'll see what the situation is on my end and tell you afterward."

"Okay."

Xu Ningbing didn't think much of it and hung up the phone.

Xu Mu put the phone aside and continued his business. Not long after, his phone rang again.

He picked up the phone and found it was an unknown number.

Just as he answered, a woman's cursing came from the other side.

"Xu Mu, you bastard! I have absolutely nothing to do with you! Who broke up with you and got back together? You better explain this clearly right now!"

Yan Baizhi's voice carried a crying tone.

"Baizhi! What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

Xu Mu's voice was full of urgency.

"Damn you..."

Before Yan Baizhi on the other end could finish, her voice was replaced by another person.

"Xu Mu, if you don't want her to die, come over immediately."

"Who are you? Let her go right now!"

Xu Mu said sternly, "Whatever you want, I can satisfy you."

"It's not convenient to say what I want over the phone. We'll talk face-to-face. You must come alone. If there's even one extra person, she dies."

Tong Guoguo's voice came through. "I know you are in Jiang City, which is about a three-hour drive from here. I will give you three and a half hours. If you haven't arrived by then, I will break one of her fingers every ten minutes."

"Who exactly are you? Baizhi is innocent. If you have the guts, come at me!"

"What a devoted man. Don't worry, I will come at you. I'll send you the address. The clock starts now!"

After saying that, the person on the other end hung up.

In the quiet room, even without the speakerphone on, Ye Tong clearly heard the voice from the other end.

"Hubby, hurry up and go save that sister."

Ye Tong said with a serious face.

"Heh, save my foot! We'll finish our business first."

Xu Mu wasn't anxious at all. This Yan Baizhi still wanted to fight with him.

This was a lesson for her.

...

Inside an abandoned fertilizer plant, Yan Baizhi slumped weakly on the ground.

She had already been poisoned by Tong Guoguo. Let alone using her Qi, she couldn't even lift her arms.

Tong Guoguo was still wearing her sunglasses, sitting on a nearby iron rack.

Moonlight shone into the interior through the glassless windows.

"Big sis! You've been fooled! This is all Xu Mu's trap. I have absolutely nothing to do with him."

Yan Baizhi said with tears flowing down her face.

"Nothing to do with him? Then why does he care so much about you?"

Tong Guoguo said calmly.

"He's faking it! His goal is to get you to kill me!"

Yan Baizhi felt so much hatred in her heart.

This Xu Mu truly deserved to die ten thousand times.

"Do you think I believe that? Just now when you were on the phone with him, you started off by cursing him, saying you had nothing to do with him. You just wanted to take the opportunity to warn him, right?"

Tong Guoguo glanced at Yan Baizhi.

"I swear... Sister, your imagination is way too rich."

Yan Baizhi was speechless. She just couldn't wait to curse him; she wasn't trying to warn him at all.

"Don't worry, I always keep my word. As long as Xu Mu dies, I won't harm a single hair on your head."

Tong Guoguo looked at Yan Baizhi and said.

"I'm telling you, you fell for it. He won't come. His goal is to make you kill me."

Yan Baizhi paused, then continued, "How about this? If Xu Mu doesn't come, it proves that what I'm saying is true. Then could you let me go, sister?"

"Are you trying to make me laugh?"

Tong Guoguo said coldly, "I just said, if he doesn't come, I will break one of your fingers every few minutes. Once all ten fingers are broken and he still hasn't come, I can consider letting you go."