In the dead of night, at the outskirts of the Capital City base.

Inside a building, in the bedroom, Chen Wuyue, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, seemed to sense some impending danger and suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them.

With the prowess of a Martial Emperor and being an admiral, even in his sleep, Chen Wuyue remained vigilant.

At any sign of disturbance, he would wake up alert immediately, a reflex honed over time.

Then, wearing his pajamas, Chen Wuyue sat up, got out of bed, and opened the bedroom door.

What met his eyes was a living room brightly lit at an unknown time, with five bald monks sitting on the sofa, tattoos of poisonous snakes, centipedes, scorpions, spiders, and geckos on their arms.

These five were none other than the Netherworld Five Poisons.

"Five Poisons of the Netherworld?" A hint of surprise flashed across Chen Wuyue's face, then a cold gleam settled in his eyes.

Monk Snake, with a smile on his face, addressed Chen Wuyue, saying, "Admiral Chen, we pay you a visit at this late hour, disturbing your sweet dreams. Surely you won't hold it against us?"

Chen Wuyue laughed coldly, "Even if I hold it against you, you'd still come, wouldn't you? You've killed my old friend's granddaughter; are you here now to kill this old man?"

With that, Chen Wuyue walked out of the bedroom and sat across from the Netherworld Five Poisons on the other side of the sofa, face showing no fear, with the dignity of an admiral.

Monk Snake laughed, "Admiral Chen, you jest. You are a national admiral; we wouldn't have the guts to dare disrespect Admiral Chen?"

"We are here to inform Admiral Chen that Duan Xing was one of our people from the Netherworld. Lin Fei killed him, so he should pay with his life. We hope Admiral Chen will not get involved."

"Otherwise, we will have to offend Admiral Chen, and even if Admiral Chen enlists the National Guardian Martial Saint, we absolutely will not back down."

After saying this, Monk Snake looked at the other four monks and said, "Let's not disturb Admiral Chen's rest. Let's go back!"

The other four monks nodded their heads.

Then, the Netherworld Five Poisons exited the small balcony of the bedroom, one after another, flying into the night sky like bats disappearing into the black night.

The base was an exceptionally heavily guarded place, and Chen Wuyue resided on a bedroom floor dozens of stories high in the military building. To break into the base without anyone noticing required someone of extraordinary martial prowess.

And indeed, the Netherworld Five Poisons, with their Martial Venerable level power, possessed that strength.

What puzzled Chen Wuyue was how they knew which floor of the military building he lived on, as this was impossible for outsiders to know, yet the Netherworld Five Poisons knew.

Looking out at the night sky, where stars and the moon were absent, deep and unfathomable, Chen Wuyue naturally knew of the Netherworld but had little knowledge of this mysterious force in the desert.

However, he had heard that there was no one the Netherworld couldn't kill.

The Netherworld Five Poisons appearing silently in his bedroom proved this point.

This made Chen Wuyue even more worried about Lin Fei's safety.

"They came here to warn me not to interfere with matters concerning Lin Fei?"

"And behind them, there must be some significant figure; hence, even if I enlist the National Guardian Martial Saint, they remain fearless."

"But without dire necessity, the Netherworld Five Poisons also don't want to offend me, nor do they want to offend the National Guardian Martial Saint."

Chen Wuyue, sitting on the sofa, quickly analyzed the situation thoroughly.

"This time, it's the Netherworld, not Hidden Kill. The Netherworld Five Poisons aren't the Capital City's Four Freaks and Duan Xing. Lin Fei was able to defeat Hidden Kill, the Four Freaks, and Duan Xing, but he may not necessarily defeat the Netherworld Five Poisons and the Netherworld, and behind the Netherworld, there might be an even more terrifying figure."

"No, I can't stand by while Lin Fei's life is at risk. I need to save him."

Chen Wuyue frowned tightly. He wanted to save Lin Fei, but how should he go about it?

He thought of the National Guardian Martial Saint.

This was the only thing the Netherworld Five Poisons feared.

Thus, Chen Wuyue took out his phone and dialed an extremely confidential number.

After a few rings, the call was connected, and a distant, aged voice came through: "Wuyue, what brings you to me so late?"

"National Guardian Martial Saint, I want to ask for your help to save someone," Chen Wuyue pleaded.

"Wuyue, although I am the National Guardian Martial Saint, I have an agreement with the highest authorities: unless it's a national crisis, admiral, or utmost importance, I won't intervene unless ordered by the highest authorities. The person you want me to save is probably not of utmost importance or an admiral, is he?" The voice on the phone was devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"He is neither an admiral nor of utmost importance, just the grandson of a benefactor of mine, named Lin Fei. The Netherworld has sent the Five Poisons to take his life, so I earnestly plead with the National Guardian Martial Saint to save him. As long as you save him, I will give you anything," Chen Wuyue said.

"Wuyue, I want nothing, and I won't save him either. The master behind the Netherworld is a Martial Saint with power not inferior to mine, unless this Lin Fei presents me with the Martial Saint Heart Sutra; then I might consider getting involved."

"National Guardian Martial Saint, Lin Fei doesn't have the Martial Saint Heart Sutra. That was Duan Xing and the Capital City's Four Freaks imagining things. Lin Fei is innocently embroiled by these martial arts experts."

"Wuyue, since he doesn't have the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, then he should quickly leave the Capital City, far away from the disputes of the Capital City, to bring peace."

"Wuyue, it's late. Let's end here; I am going to sleep."

With that, the National Guardian Martial Saint hung up, and hearing the disconnected tone on the phone, Chen Wuyue had no choice but to hang up.

This seemed to be an outcome Chen Wuyue had long anticipated.

Indeed, the National Guardian Martial Saint had an agreement with the highest authorities: unless it was a national crisis or of utmost importance, he would not intervene.

The National Guardian Martial Saint's refusal to save Lin Fei was an expected outcome.

Chen Wuyue thought of one last option: to have Lin Fei leave the Capital City as soon as possible.

With that thought, Chen Wuyue immediately called Lin Fei.

The call was quickly connected, and Lin Fei's voice came through: "Elder Chen, calling me so late, is there something urgent?"

"Lin Fei, at dawn tomorrow — no, I'll have Li Guang pick you up and bring you to the base right now," Chen Wuyue said decisively.

"Elder Chen, is it about the Netherworld Five Poisons? However, I won't stay at the base this time. With the Martial Venerable level power of the Netherworld Five Poisons, entering the base to find me would be an easy task," Lin Fei said calmly over the phone.

"However, tomorrow, I will send Su Xiaoyue and Zheng Yutong to the base. I don't want them to become another Liu Wei."

Chen Wuyue showed a trace of sadness on his face and said, "So, you already know about the Netherworld Five Poisons. Then, we'll talk more tomorrow."

"Mm, Elder Chen, rest well." With that, Lin Fei hung up the phone.

Early the next morning, a black Mercedes arrived at the base.

Chen Wuyue, Chen Lin, Chen Xinyi, along with Deng Fangzhen, and Deng Ziyu were waiting in front of the apartment building.

As the car stopped, out stepped Lin Fei, Su Xiaoyue, Zheng Yutong, and the driver Leng Ying.

"Chen Lin, Xinyi, Ziyu, Deng Han, help Miss Su and Miss Zheng move their luggage into the apartment," Chen Wuyue instructed Chen Xinyi and Deng Ziyu, among others.

"Yes, Grandpa (Grandpa Chen)!" The four young people responded in unison, then went to the trunk to help Su Xiaoyue and Zheng Yutong with their luggage.

Meanwhile, Chen Wuyue pulled Lin Fei aside, saying, "Lin Fei, I have something to say to you."

Then, the elder and the young man headed towards the military building.

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