The leader looked at the group with satisfaction and said,
"Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shot out of the dark alley like an arrow, his black robes fluttering in the wind.
However, he quickly realized something was wrong.
He was the only one who had rushed out; the others remained where they were.
The leader's face, previously hidden by the shadow of his black robes, now darkened even further.
He had to stop in his tracks, storming back into the alley.
Looking at the five bewildered men, he said,
"What are you all standing there for?"
"Get moving!"
"Wasn't the plan finalized?"
"Didn't you all agree?"
The fifth brother glanced at the four beside him, scratched his head, and said to the eldest,
"Boss, where are we going?"
"We've decided to target that disabled old man."
"But how do we find him?"
"Are we going to have to go to Shrek Academy?"
"With five Soul Kings and one Soul Emperor, we're practically nothing to Shrek Academy."
"Let me make this clear first: I'm not afraid to die, but it has to be for Duke White Tiger."
"Everything here today is the truth, no lies.
To put it bluntly, none of us brothers want to die for the Second Young Master."
"If people find out I was beaten to death by Shrek Academy for bullying a disabled old man..."
"I wouldn't even have the face to be a ghost!"
After the fifth brother finished speaking, the other four nodded in agreement.
These men were either supporters of Dai Yueheng or personal guards of the White Tiger Duke.
How much money did Dai Huabin give them?
Would they risk their lives for him?
They'd be content with just beating up that disabled old man as a token gesture.
The eldest brother sighed, lamenting that the second young master was truly pathetic, lacking even a single loyal subordinate.
However, there was nothing they could do; the second young master had an even more outstanding eldest young master above him.
Even Duke Baihu himself favored the eldest young master.
The eldest brother had met Dai Yueheng many times, and the man truly possessed the demeanor of Duke Baihu in his youth.
If nothing unexpected happened, the eldest young master, Dai Yueheng, would likely succeed to the Duke of Baihu's title.
"I know your concerns."
"Don't worry, we won't enter Shrek Academy; we'll just guard the main gate."
"I don't believe that disabled old man will stay at Shrek Academy forever."
"As soon as he comes out, we'll swarm him, drag him into an empty house, and thoroughly investigate him!"
"We'll film him and send the video to the second young master, then flee Shrek City in one fell swoop! How perfect!"
Hearing the eldest brother's words, the group nodded in satisfaction.
As long as he didn't enter Shrek, that was fine.
None of them had considered that the disabled old man who could live so leisurely at Shrek Academy couldn't possibly be so simple.
After agreeing on their plan, six men in black robes rushed out of the alley, heading towards the street in front of Shrek Academy's gate, presumably intending to ambush them.
"Brilliant!"
"Humans are so interesting!"
The six mischievous men in black robes were unaware that a very high-level mental force was constantly monitoring their conversation.
Gu Yuena's purple eyes gleamed with interest.
She had already planned to act when she heard the six men's intention to retaliate against Feng Jin and the others.
All the elements surrounding the alley where the six men were located were already active; at Gu Yuena's command,
these elements would instantly transform into eight hundred axemen to finely chop them into mincemeat.
However, Gu Yuena was completely bewildered to see the group of men in black robes target the disabled old man.
After a moment of stunned silence, she recalled scanning Shrek Academy earlier.
There was only one disabled old man in the entire academy—
the powerful Light Holy Dragon bloodline holder inside the Golden Ancient Tree.
Gu Yuena blinked, realizing she didn't need to lift a finger; these people would just walk into their deaths.
She immediately messaged Huo Yuhao.
"Gu Yue": "Boss! Target found."
"The target sent six black-robed men (picture), but their target isn't Feng Jin and the others."
"They plan to attack the disabled old man in the picture, film it, and send it to Dai Huabin."
"Should I still take action?"
Huo Yuhao was currently strolling through the streets of Shrek with Xia Die, casually handing her a cotton candy.
Watching the girl eat it, a satisfied expression appeared on his usually indifferent face.
He couldn't resist patting her head, feeling the smoothness of her skin.
He was also taken aback when he saw Gu Yuena's message.
Huo Yuhao hadn't expected Dai Huabin's subordinates to come up with such a wicked idea.
They actually planned to attack Mu En?
"The guy who thought of beating up the disabled old man, filming it, and sending it to Dai Huabin, really has no one to rely on at home."
He originally thought Gu Yuena's amazing wisdom was already astonishing enough, but he didn't expect there to be another expert!
'Level 8 Gale': "Ah, this."
"Alright, then you don't need to do anything for now."
"Just keep an eye on them, let them attack Mu En on their own."
'Gu Yue': "Received!"
After seeing Huo Yuhao's reply, Gu Yuena nodded, withdrew the mental energy covering the entire Shrek City, and only retained the mental energy around the six people and Dai Huabin.
To ensure that these people wouldn't cause any trouble.
This was a task personally assigned by the boss.
"That's fine."
"What's next?"
Gu Yuena thought for a while, then clapped her hands, took out her yellow engineering hat from her storage soul tool, put it on her head, and headed towards the south gate.
"Let's go check out the construction site."
"The design of Shrek South District is very unreasonable."
"Some places are crowded, while others are spacious."
"The space utilization rate is too low."
"How can our future city be so aesthetically unappealing?!"
"I will personally plan it and show the people of Douluo Continent the aesthetics of the Dragon Clan!"
Gu Yuena was still full of energy late at night, just like she was back in Xilu City.
She only slept for three hours every night, and when she woke up, she was either working on documents or planning future work for her subordinates.
This had made the entire Passion Headquarters members suffer, and her subordinates wore masks of pain, forced to work overtime.
Because their boss was leading the way in working, you couldn't possibly run away before your boss, could you?
The boss works, you rest; the boss treats you to meals, you turn the table—isn't that like turning on the light in the toilet, courting death?
Although being Gu Yuena's subordinate was extremely demanding, many Passion members still voluntarily came to work for her.
This idea stemmed from the fact that everyone knew Gu Yuena was incredibly powerful; with this kind of workload, anyone but a strong person would have died from exhaustion long ago!
Furthermore, Gu Yuena was very generous in guiding her subordinates in their cultivation and offering advice on their future development.
Because of this alone, her subordinates had no complaints about their work and worked extremely hard.
(End of Chapter)
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