"Fortunately, as long as you’re in the country, they shouldn’t cause trouble; otherwise, the Dragon Group and Martial Arts forces will definitely take action."

Tang Cha took a deep breath, "Just stay in the country quietly, as long as you don’t go abroad, they shouldn’t be able to do anything to you."

"I understand, I’ll try my best not to involve Heavenly Wolf Palace in the current situation."

Tang Ming nodded solemnly, even Tang Cha feared that Heavenly Wolf Palace so much, he naturally wouldn’t provoke them actively.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up. Every time you call me, you give me a fright. You’re killing me."

Tang Cha grumbled angrily and then hung up the phone.

"Damn it, this time things have really gotten serious."

Tang Ming looked at the phone helplessly. He initially wanted to ask Tang Cha if he could withstand Heavenly Wolf Palace’s attack, but seeing the situation, Tang Cha also had no way to contend with them, which was frustrating.

After a moment of silence, Tang Ming called the Old Madman.

"Heavenly Wolf Palace? Just a trash organization composed of Martial Arts scum, nothing to worry about."

After listening to Tang Ming’s account, the Old Madman remarked disdainfully.

"Hmm?"

Tang Ming was suspicious: "Master, are you sure they’re Martial Arts scum and not a group of powerful, unparalleled experts?"

"They’re indeed strong. If we really fought, I wouldn’t dare to declare war with the entire Heavenly Wolf Palace, but if it were a one-on-one, apart from Greedy Wolf, the others are nothing."

The Old Madman laughed proudly and said coolly, "Back then, the Seven Kills of the Heavenly Wolf Palace was blinded in one eye by me. If we really had to fight... after so many years, I might not win."

"So you’re saying you have a grudge with them?"

Tang Ming widened his eyes incredulously, "What if they find out I’m your disciple?"

"I can’t say about the others, but that Seven Kills guy whose eye I blinded, if he finds out you’re my disciple, he might gouge both your eyes."

The Old Madman speculated uncertainly.

"I..."

Hearing this, Tang Ming almost cursed.

"Don’t worry, Heavenly Wolf Palace specializes in recruiting Martial Arts scum jointly hunted by Huaxia Martial Arts. They don’t dare to cause trouble in the country; otherwise, the Dragon Group and all the Hidden Forces will also move against them."

The Old Madman laughed and assured, "As long as you don’t provoke them abroad, staying in the country is quite safe. If nothing else, I’ll back you up."

"But you don’t have the absolute certainty of winning, what’s the use of dragging you into this?"

Tang Ming rubbed his temples in frustration.

"You brat, your master was once hunted by the entire Martial Arts world, but I didn’t flee overseas like that trash; I fought back head-on. Doesn’t that show who’s tougher?"

The Old Madman scolded angrily, "Just don’t provoke them. If they dare to find trouble with you, I’ll take care of them one by one for you. If they dare to invade on a large scale, isn’t the Dragon Group and Martial Arts forces there to handle them?"

"Alright, that’s similar to what my Grandmaster said."

Tang Ming sighed and curiously asked, "Master, you should know my Grandmaster Tang Cha’s identity; between you two, who’s stronger?"

"The two of us? We really can’t be compared directly. I’m a pure martial cultivator, unmatched in combat. In a fair fight, even Tang Cha isn’t my match."

The Old Madman paused for a moment and cautiously explained, "But in a life-and-death struggle, the best outcome would be a double knockout, and a more likely result is that I’d die, and he would be seriously injured."

"What kind of logic is that?"

Tang Ming was puzzled. Tang Cha was very wary of Heavenly Wolf Palace, while the Old Madman was dismissive. It seemed like the Old Madman was stronger, but he also sounded cautious about Tang Cha.

"Didn’t you notice from his teachings that the guy specializes in ’dark arts’?"

The Old Madman looked down his nose at him, "He’s skilled in using poison and Gu, hard to guard against. That’s why your combat skills aren’t strong, but your poison skills are impressive, especially the Dust Gu on you, which isn’t something an average person can cultivate. Despite being formidable, I was hunted by the entire Martial Arts world back then, but they didn’t dare hunt Tang Cha; his killing power is too fierce."

"I think I somewhat understand now."

Tang Ming nodded in realization. Using poison is indeed a terrifying method; even a child who can use poison could kill a Martial Arts expert. This is the fearsome aspect of poison skills and why Tang Cha doesn’t want him to expose his poison skills.

"Alright, I have to train Xiaoli. I don’t have time to chat with you. Remember, although people from the Heavenly Wolf Palace are troublesome, you have me and Tang Cha to back you up. In single combat, I can’t say who can defeat Heavenly Wolf Palace between Tang Cha and me, but if we join forces, even the Heavenly Wolf Palace will suffer heavy losses."

The Old Madman impatiently instructed and then hung up the phone.

"After saying so much, both masters are pretty much saying the same thing: just don’t provoke Heavenly Wolf Palace overseas."

Tang Ming put down the phone, furrowed his brows, and looked out the window: "A Forbidden Land for mercenaries, punishable regardless of distance. It seems this description of our country is no empty talk."

Knowing that Heavenly Wolf Palace was unlikely to stir up trouble domestically left Tang Ming feeling more relaxed and ready to quickly organize the following matters.

After obtaining the useless information from Liu Gaoze, Gao Ye separated from the others, planning to cozy up to Ouyang Xiao before reporting back to his superiors.

As long as he submits the information he holds, not only will he escape punishment, but he might also be rewarded and become the new leader of the Flying Wolf Organization, making future matters much simpler.

Liu Gaoze, following Tang Ming’s suggestion, went into hiding and publicly declared himself dead.

Chen Cang and Zhou Dafu were responsible for handling the follow-up affairs of Liu City Group.

...

After everything was arranged, Tang Ming hurriedly headed to the Imperial City that night to prepare for the upcoming medical competition.

In a private room of a barbecue restaurant near Imperial University, Meng Xianjun, while grilling skewers, looked at Tang Ming with amazement: "I must say, your luck is incredible. Surviving a sea crash and being missing for such a long time without dying, that’s impressive."

"Yeah! You really scared us. Logically, we should have landed almost the same spot when skydiving, so how did you drift so far away?"

Hua Yingjie, munching on beef tripe, curiously eyed Tang Ming.

"Don’t even mention it; it’s a tale of tears."

Tang Ming sighed; if it wasn’t for Mu Zixin’s meddling back then, the parachute wouldn’t have malfunctioned, and they wouldn’t have drifted so far off course.

Of course, without the initial entanglement, the subsequent events wouldn’t have occurred.