Published: February 10, 2025
As dawn broke, the number of people moving around Cloud Summit Villa increased.
Recently, most of the large force had left, and the majority of those left behind had returned to the villa. Only a small number of personnel remained at the trading market and Ying City.
Although the other two teams had departed secretly, who could say they wouldn’t be discovered? In case someone took advantage of this opportunity and had designs on the seemingly vacant Cloud Summit, precautions were still necessary, even with a team from Star Beauty Corporation helping with defense.
Sister Rong, Liu Zhenghong, Le Da Yuan, and Jia Chong, the current second-in-command of Star Beauty Corporation, sat around a table having breakfast.
These four were the management team left to guard Cloud Summit.
“There have been some undercurrents in Ying City these past two days. I don’t know which faction it is, but activities are being coordinated frequently. I’ve already asked Shasha to keep an eye on it,” Liu Zhenghong stated, continuing to eat leisurely.
This information was relayed to her by the people from “avoidance.” With the absence of Xia Lei, the founder, and Ye Zhongming, the leader, Liu Zhenghong temporarily took over the matters concerning avoidance in Ying City.
Le Da Yuan and Sister Rong remained expressionless; neither of them was enamored with power. The latter had even survived life-threatening situations and viewed everything with an open mind.
Only Jia Chong, who usually kept his opinions to himself, showed a flicker of emotion but quickly calmed down.
How could Cloud Summit not have backup plans and trump cards? Judging by their control over the situation in Ying City, it was clear that a powerful force lurked in the shadows. Anyone who thought Cloud Summit was empty and attempted to provoke trouble would likely suffer a dire fate.
For those who betrayed, Cloud Summit’s means were ruthless enough to instill fear in everyone.
That was true cleansing, even carrying a hint of a brutal philosophy of “better to wrongfully kill than to let escape.”
Jia Chong knew that the elusive Boss Ye only had a vague understanding of these matters. The real enforcers were women like Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Xia Bai, but tacit consent was certain. Therefore, he would not underestimate the young man. He held even greater fear for the women who usually managed Cloud Summit.
Sometimes, Jia Chong pondered if his boss became one of Boss Ye’s women, what would happen then?
Shaking his head, he dismissed such thoughts, as he genuinely had no idea whether that scenario would be a blessing or a curse for him and Star Beauty Corporation.
“Let’s strengthen our defenses in the villa. I estimate that within five to six days, the teams will gradually return,” Sister Rong suggested. Although the Flame Tiger Project was somewhat risky, to her, it didn’t seem like a big deal. Cloud Summit appeared vacant, but Ying City was basically integrated with the villa, housing hundreds of thousands of warriors.
Le Da Yuan was preoccupied with today’s research and didn’t pay much attention to these matters. If it weren’t for Liu Zhenghong pulling him out of bed, he wouldn’t even have come here.
“Yeah, let’s pay more attention recently. Jia Chong, we’ll need your help too,” Liu Zhenghong said. Upon hearing this, Jia Chong was taken aback, responding repeatedly that it was no trouble at all. This woman held an extraordinarily lofty position in Cloud Summit and likely in the entire world too; even if everyone in Cloud Summit and Ying City perished, she would survive because too many would line up to take her place.
This was one of the reasons Jia Chong admired Ye Zhongming. How did he manage to bring Le Da Yuan and Liu Zhenghong together, and even get them both to share a bed?
After breakfast, the four of them started to disperse, but after walking a few steps, their expressions suddenly changed. All four looked up towards a small black dot flying towards Cloud Summit in the sky!