"What''s wrong?" Qing Ruolan noticed a change in Ye Fan''s behavior and asked with concern.


    "Nothing. You guys go ahead and enjoy yourselves; I need to use the bathroom." Ye Fan called out to Qing Ruolan and Guo Li, then his body flickered, and he quickly moved towards the staircase.


    As soon as Ye Fan left, all the business tycoons and guests in the hall swarmed towards Qing Ruolan.


    "President Qing, do you remember me? It''s Old Wang. We''ve had a meal together. Let''s cooperate when there''s a chance!"


    "President Qing, here is my business card. We have strong channels in the Jiangnan Region. Let''s work together in the future!"


    "President Qing, my older cousin is in the jewelry business. I hope you''ll look after us more in the future!"


    If it wasn''t for Wang Fugui and Guo Li protecting Qing Ruolan, she might have been crushed by the crowd in an instant.


    Although Elder Xiong had just rejected cooperation with the Qing Family, everyone knew that when Qing Ruolan stood up during the Ye Family''s funeral to announce her marriage to the fool of the Ye Family, she had made the right bet!


    Now, the Ye Family had re-established the Grand Tutor Mansion!


    Such a powerful new institution was clearly the royal family supporting the rise of the Ye Family. No matter the reason, one thing was certain—now the Ye Family was powerful!


    And as for the legends about Ye Fan, everyone had heard a thing or two!


    Five years ago, Ye Fan was a brilliant prodigy, entering the Grandmaster Realm at just fifteen years of age. After being foolish for five years, now he had returned with overwhelming power. His future prospects were undoubtedly limitless!


    If he entered the Martial Saint Realm, even the royal family might have to look up to him!


    ...


    After Ye Fan left the crowd and went past yesterday''s staircase, he ''Teleported'' directly to the third floor!


    Just as Ye Fan left through the stairwell, two youths stealthily followed him. "Huh! Wasn''t Ye Fan just here? How did he suddenly disappear? How could this guy run so fast?"@@@@


    "Quick, look around! See where that guy went? We were ordered to keep a close watch on him!"


    However, Ye Fan, who had gone up to the third floor, heard the conversation between the two youths at the stairwell loud and clear.


    Hmph!


    Thinking of trailing Young Master Ye? Dream on!


    "Furthermore, Young Master Ye, you already know about the situation inside Mr. Xiong''s body! Inside all of us from the Xiong Family, we have been afflicted with the evil Poison Gu such as the Three Corpses Brain Gu, and if our Xiong Family harbors any dissent, they would hesitate not a moment to poison us all to death! Luckily, the Poison Gu in Mr. Xiong''s body was all miraculously cleared by Young Master Ye today... Young Master Ye is truly our Xiong Family''s savior!"


    "I earnestly request Young Master Ye to save our Xiong Family, we will go all out to support Young Master Ye... and fight Capital King Jin to the death! Moreover, King Jin recently required our Xiong Family to transport a batch of very precious Elixir Pills, medicinal materials, and a collection of Ancient Artifacts and Techniques from Southwest Miaojiang... We are willing to quietly shift them all to Young Master Ye..."


    Listeng to Xiong Tianhua''s speech, Ye Fan finally understood!


    So the Xiong Family was being controlled by King Jin, but the means employed were not honorable! And everything that Xiong Tianhua did in the hall earlier, was it all just for show?


    Xiong Tianhua understood everything!


    Knowing that Ye Fan could remove the Three Corpses Brain Gu, this was their only chance at survival, so he secretly arranged to meet with Ye Fan, hoping to secure a future for the Xiong Family.


    "Young Master Ye, rest assured, I will definitely find an opportunity to apologize to Miss Qing in person! As for the transport contract, I will have someone quietly sign one with Miss Qing, we won''t take a cent from the transport fees... Everything is at Young Master Ye''s command!"


    Ye Fan looked at Xiong Tianhua, who was prostrate on the ground before him, a hint of a smile emerging at the corner of his mouth, "Elder Xiong! Stand up... I agree to your terms!"


    "How many more of your Xiong Family have been afflicted with the Three Corpses Brain Gu? Tonight, I will find some time to sneak into the Xiong Family and clear them all! As for the hostages in the Capital, I''ll make a call later, and they should be resolved quickly!"


    A profound look flashed in Ye Fan''s eyes!


    There were two people who could help with the hostages in the Capital.


    One was naturally Princess Consort Chu Lanwei, while the other was Empress Ji Ningxuan!


    However, Ye Fan was more inclined to seek help from Ji Ningxuan, given that she had the backing of the Prime Minister Manor and, in case of any conflict, would receive support from both the Prime Minister Manor and the royal family, hence no trouble would arise!


    Just as Ye Fan was thinking about Ji Ningxuan, his phone suddenly chimed!


    Chime! Chime!


    After ringing several times, Ye Fan saw several stunning private photos pop up on his phone—a nurse outfit, a flight attendant uniform, a sailor suit, and even a catwoman costume...


    That figure, curves in all the right places, was absolutely top-notch!


    "Consider this a congratulatory gift for the establishment of the Grand Tutor Mansion from me... Only this once, you have to delete them immediately after viewing! Hmph!"


    There was a slightly warning note behind the images!


    It sounded like a threat, but more than that, it was like a coquettish complaint...