Out of concern for passenger safety, the taxi driver, aware that he was feeling unwell, insisted that Luo Xiu and Su Shanyue get out of the car. Luo Xiu strolled leisurely by the roadside, planning to walk Su Shanyue home.

Su Shanyue's cheeks were flushed. She stole glances at Luo Xiu from time to time, then swiftly looked away, trying to appear nonchalant. For some reason, my heart is racing… THUMP-THUMP… It feels like a deer is running wild in my chest.

"Luo Xiu, do you know the way home?"

Luo Xiu nodded and pointed ahead. "Turn right at the crossroads up there, then just keep walking straight and we'll be there."

"Oh," Su Shanyue responded softly, then asked, "Are we just going to keep walking like this?"

Luo Xiu chuckled. "What else?"

Su Shanyue smiled sweetly. "Then let's keep walking."

Luo Xiu had no idea that wasn't what Su Shanyue meant. When she said they should "keep walking," she meant it literally… to walk on together, forever. She feigned carelessness and moved a little closer to Luo Xiu. Then, pretending it was an accident, she let her fingertips brush against his, only to retract her hand instantly as if she'd been shocked. She had never held a boy's hand in her entire life.

Unaware of her intentions, Luo Xiu suddenly remembered something. "Right, Yueyue, I don't think we have much food at home. How about we buy some groceries on the way? That'll save Qian Qing a trip after work."

"Sure. I remember there's a fresh food supermarket on the street not far from our community's entrance."

"Let's go there then," Luo Xiu said.

Watching Luo Xiu's handsome profile, Su Shanyue took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and suddenly grabbed his hand.

At that moment, Luo Xiu's broad, strong hand gave me an immense sense of security. It feels like as long as I hold this hand, I'll be safe no matter where I go.

But Luo Xiu was startled. He stopped in his tracks and looked at her with a questioning gaze.

Su Shanyue's pretty face suddenly turned crimson. She quickly let go of his hand and stammered an explanation, "I… I was reaching for my bag and accidentally grabbed your hand. Sorry."

Luo Xiu smiled freely. He was about to speak but then paused. "Speaking of which, where is your bag?"

Su Shanyue was also taken aback. She looked around, and then her eyes widened in dismay. "The taxi!"

Luo Xiu was speechless.

Su Shanyue looked embarrassed. "Am I too silly?"

Luo Xiu barely held back his laughter. "A little bit."

Su Shanyue stamped her feet in indignation. "You're the silly one!"

"So, what do we do now?" Luo Xiu asked.

"It's fine. I'll have someone from the taxi company pick it up later."

Luo Xiu was speechless again.

In the blink of an eye, night fell.

After returning home, Luo Xiu had remained in his room, absorbing the medicinal herbs that Su Guobang had sent that morning. Su Guobang had been rather generous, providing two hundred-year-old, three-whiskered ginsengs, three Blood-Spotted Lingzhi, and a pound of purple Dendrobium. These were all rare, wild-harvested herbs, not cultivated ones, the kind that money could hardly buy.

After absorbing these herbs, the potency of his Qihuang Technique had recovered to thirty percent. As for the two pounds of dried stone clams and the two dried tiger penises, Luo Xiu didn't absorb them, deciding instead to use them for brewing wine or making soup.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Luo Xiu opened his eyes, picked up his phone, and saw it was a call from Boss Huang.

"Yo, Xiao Luo! What're you up to?"

"At home," Luo Xiu replied calmly. "Do you need something?"

"Well, are you free right now? Come on over, I'll send you the address."

"I'll be right there."

Luo Xiu put down his phone and swung his legs off the bed. Thinking of Boss Huang, he shook his head with a resigned sigh. Boss Huang might seem carefree and a bit dim-witted, but he couldn't have become one of Sea City's Dragon Heads without some real skill. I wonder what Su Fox is trying to get from him. Speaking of Su Fox... I kind of miss her. I wonder what she's doing right now.

After freshening up, Luo Xiu said goodbye to the three women and left the house.

「Jin Hao Restaurant.」

As soon as Luo Xiu entered the luxurious private room on the top floor, he saw Boss Huang and Wu Xin. Luo Xiu's gaze fell on Wu Xin. What is the relationship between this fiery beauty with an icy demeanor and Boss Huang? Why does he bring her everywhere?

"Xiao Luo, you're here! Come on, come on, sit over here!"

Luo Xiu walked over and sat down. "What did you need me for?"

"Hey, can't a brother call you just to hang out?"

Luo Xiu smiled. "That's not what I meant."

Boss Huang waved his hand, and Wu Xin lifted a large box from the floor and placed it on the table.

"Xiao Luo, I've gathered all the medicinal herbs you asked for. They cost me quite a bit."

Luo Xiu opened the box for a look and chuckled, "The last thing you should be short on is money."

"Sigh, if it were just about money, it'd be easy. But it's really tough here in Sea City. The Medical Association looks down on me, so I had to ask someone from out of town to help me get these things," Boss Huang complained. "Speaking of which, Xiao Luo, can you really cure this strange illness of mine?"

He looked at Luo Xiu, his eyes full of hope.

Luo Xiu nodded slightly, his expression brimming with confidence.

Boss Huang's eyes lit up as he pressed on, "Can you restore my vigor? Help me regain my manly dignity?"

Luo Xiu grinned. "Better than ever before."

SLAP!

Boss Huang clapped his hands together and roared with laughter. "Excellent! That's fantastic news! Xiao Luo, you're my great savior." He slung an arm around Luo Xiu's shoulder. "You have no idea. Back in the day with your sister-in-law, we'd go at it at least seven or eight times a day. I was a real beast back then!"

Luo Xiu shot an odd glance at Wu Xin, who was standing behind Boss Huang. She remained expressionless, like a statue.

Luo Xiu changed the subject. "Your illness isn't that complicated. Why didn't you see a doctor before?"

"Hah!" Boss Huang waved his hand dismissively. "Don't fucking mention it. Ordinary doctors are useless, and the really skilled ones, like Li Jiuzhen's crowd, look down on a gangster like me. I could never get them to help."

BANG!

Just as he finished speaking, a loud explosion erupted. The door to the private room was blown to smithereens!

The next moment, an elderly figure dashed into the room like a cheetah, sent Wu Xin flying with a single palm strike, and then lunged forward to grab Boss Huang by the neck, slamming him down onto the table.

Luo Xiu's expression didn't change, as if nothing had happened. He slowly raised his eyes and saw that the person who had burst in and seized Boss Huang was an old man. Judging by his aura, this old man's strength is on par with Elder Gui of the Sun Family.

"Well, well, Boss Huang. I never thought you'd see a day like this," a playful voice called out from the doorway.

Boss Huang glared at the man at the entrance, grinding his teeth. "Qian Laoyao, what the fuck do you think you're doing?"

Hearing the name, Luo Xiu also slowly turned to look at the man in the doorway, his eyes half-lidded. It was a middle-aged man, perhaps in his forties or fifties, dressed in a blue Tang suit and holding a string of Buddhist beads. Luo Xiu had actually heard of Qian Laoyao. He was the boss of the North District and another one of the underworld Dragon Heads of Sea City.

At this time, Wu Xin struggled up from the floor, drew her katana, and fixed her sharp gaze on the old man holding Boss Huang by the neck.

"Mixed Yuan Iron Bone Hand… Are you Zhu Hongmo?"

The old man merely smiled. "My apologies, young lady. I'm merely working for hire, just trying to earn a living."

Wu Xin's expression suddenly grew heavy. "I truly didn't expect Qian Laoyao could hire a Grandmaster like you."

Zhu Hongmo was one of Sea City's Four Great Masters!

Boss Huang struggled fiercely, shouting, "Qian Laoyao, what the fuck do you want?!"

Qian Laoyao watched him with a smirk. "To kill you, of course."

Boss Huang's face fell. He looked at Luo Xiu and yelled urgently, "Xiao Luo, take Wu Xin and go! Don't worry about me!"

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