"I know, I'll leave right away!" Wang Zihao stood up, exchanged a glance with Wang Chengye, and quickly left with his men.

"Young Master Tang, it's Wang Zihao. There's a good opportunity regarding the matter I asked you about yesterday. Xu Hao is already on his way to Huadu—could I trouble you to arrange something?" Wang Zihao got into the car and called a brother from the Tang Sect while heading towards the provincial capital.

...

When Xu Hao and Liu Ruyan drove off the highway and entered Huadu's border, it was already past nine in the morning.

On the way, Xu Hao had gone through all the information on the Zhou Family and the jadeite dealers from Myanmar. The Zhou Family's information was complete, with all their personnel relations clear and detailed.

However, the information about the suppliers from Myanmar was much rougher—so rough, in fact, that the name of the supplier, a general in control of a part of the Northwest Region of Myanmar, wasn't even known. All that was known was that he always wore a mask during meetings, keeping his true face hidden from everyone.

It was said that for this distribution of agency rights, the general himself would come to Jing'an in person. The meeting place was Yunmeng Grand Hotel, at three in the afternoon.

Upon entering Huadu West Suburb, Xu Hao gazed at the bustling city around him and couldn't help but sigh. Huadu, as an international metropolis of the Southwest Region, was indeed much larger than Jing'an.

Of course, not all of Huadu was that bustling. On the way from Huadu West Suburb to Huadu District, they unexpectedly passed through a run-down old neighborhood.

This area was clearly unplanned, with its alleys crisscrossing disorderly. Even the main road would have been difficult for cars to avoid each other.

Xu Hao had just turned a corner when he suddenly saw a girl wearing white shorts and a small backpack, who ran frantically up to his car window and began pounding on it.

"Quick, Brother, save me! Someone's trying to kill me..." Her Mandarin wasn't particularly standard, but her voice was pleasant.

Behind the girl was a bloodied bodyguard who seemed to be holding off the pursuers. Behind the bodyguard, about a dozen men wearing masks were swinging machetes and steel pipes, mercilessly attacking him.

Bang bang!

It took less than three seconds for the bodyguard to be beaten down to the ground.

Xu Hao gave the girl a quick once-over: her long hair fluttered, her appearance was pure, and her eyes shone brightly. Her features suggested she might be mixed race, with an exotic charm to them.

The burly men rushing over, their Qi Force fluctuating strongly, clearly were not just anyone.

Xu Hao was still hesitant about whether to save the girl, but Liu Ruyan in the back seat had already opened the car door, "Little miss, get in the car quickly!"

Xu Hao was speechless— this Liu Ruyan!

After the girl got into the car, Liu Ruyan quickly closed the door. Seeing Xu Hao still startled, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but scold, "What are you dazing at? Drive the car, quick."

Xu Hao's mouth twitched, "Ruyan, you really are a troublemaker!"

At that moment, the dozen or so masked strongmen had already surrounded Xu Hao's car, brandishing steel pipes and machetes, and bellowing at the windows, "Stop the car, hand over the girl immediately, or I'll kill you all."

If it were any other driver, they would have been terrified by these men. This chapter's true source is My Virtual Library Empire (*).

But Xu Hao's strength was at the peak of mastery, nearly a half-step Grandmaster—he naturally wouldn't be afraid of these people. He stepped on the gas pedal frantically, the vehicle let out a fierce roar, and he charged forward directly, not caring that there were people in front.

The masked men in front were stunned and hurriedly moved aside, cursing, "Are you insane, damn it... Quick, group two, move the car to block him!"

With one press of the pedal, Xu Hao's car shot forward a dozen meters, and he was about to make it onto the main road. From an alley on the side, a small truck screeched perfectly into place in the middle of the road, blocking Xu Hao's path.

Already narrow, the road was completely blocked. The dozen masked bodyguards from behind rushed up again. With the addition of five or six bodyguards gathered from the alley in front, there were nearly twenty people on the other side now.

The leader was a scar-faced man who toyed with a steel pipe in his hand and shook his leg mockingly at Xu Hao, "Go on, run. Keep running if you can."

Xu Hao sighed deeply—were they really forcing his hand?

He hadn't intended to get physical, but now it seemed he had no choice but to flex his muscles.

After killing the ignition, Xu Hao turned to Liu Ruyan and the girl in the back seat, "Don't move around in the car, lock the doors and windows, and don't come out."

As he finished speaking, Xu Hao got out, rubbed his fists, and smiled at the group of masked strongmen, "Can you guys let us go for my sake?"

Xu Hao's voice wasn't loud, but the strongmen with masks burst into laughter upon hearing his words, "Let you go? Are you dumb? Open the doors and let that girl out now, or I'll end you."

A young man with yellow-dyed hair spoke up, "Big brother, why bother talking to him? Just go in directly and do it—worst comes to worst we kill him. Who cares in the provincial city!"

The scar-faced man immediately scolded, "Don't meddle, the girl is our target."

Xu Hao warmed up his limbs on the spot, "So there's no room for discussion?"

"No room for bullshitting, stop yapping... You two, go smash the car and take the girl," the scar-faced man commanded two of his underlings.

Instantly, two men with Azure Dragon tattoos on their arms moved swiftly, brandishing steel rods as they really meant to smash the car.

Xu Hao stepped forward and quickly grabbed the arms of the two strong men, "Fellas, let's talk this out, why resort to violence?"