Looking at the black pill on the ground, Fang Tao’s eyes widened, and his face fell, but he forced a smile.

"Come on, Young Master Sun, this... isn’t this too unethical?"

"Damn it!"

Li Song glared and raised his tennis racket, ready to strike.

"I’ll eat it, I’ll eat it!"

Fang Tao quickly covered his head with his hands, not daring to hesitate any longer, picked up the pill, and swallowed it without a second thought.

Sun Zhe said calmly, "It might make your stomach ache later, but it won’t kill you. But if too much time passes, I can’t be sure you won’t rot all over, turning into pus from head to toe."

Hearing this, Fang Tao felt a chill in his heart, crying with a pig face, "Spare me, Young Master Sun..."

Sun Zhe chuckled and added, "You know I’m a quack doctor, leaving so many patients disabled. I’m not sure what effects my medicine has either."

Fang Tao panicked immediately and crawled over to hug Sun Zhe’s leg, "No, no, Young Master Sun, you’re a divine doctor, the best in Yang City, you must have an antidote, right?"

Sun Zhe looked down at Fang Tao at his feet, "You have to come to me for an antidote once a month. But first, you must be obedient."

Hearing that, Fang Tao nodded repeatedly, "Definitely, definitely, from now on, I’m your man, Young Master Sun! Whatever you say, I’ll do!"

Compared to being dragged out and killed now, Fang Tao chose to take the pill. Even if he would be under Sun Zhe’s control in the future, it was better to live miserably than to die miserably.

He had fought his way up, risking his life to gain his current power in the Late Stage of the Golden Core Realm, and he wasn’t about to lose it all and die.

Sun Zhe lowered his eyes and said, "When you get back, keep an eye on Fang Ruoxue. Report to me immediately if she makes any moves."

"Understood, Young Master Sun! I’ll complete the mission!"

Fang Tao patted his chest hard and then added, "By the way, Young Master Sun, should I bring Fang Jiayun out for you to have some fun tomorrow night?"

Sun Zhe was speechless for a moment and kicked him, "Enough. I’ll call you when I want to play with Fang Jiayun. Now get lost."

"Yes, yes, Young Master Sun!"

"Good night, Young Master Sun, rest early!"

Fang Tao, feeling reprieved, got up and left. Halfway through, he turned back and made a heart shape with his thumb and forefinger towards Sun Zhe.

"Damn it!"

Li Song was thoroughly disgusted and raised his tennis racket to chase after him.

Seeing this, Fang Tao ran away in fear.

After a while.

Once Fang Tao had limped away, Li Song walked up to Sun Zhe and asked, "Is Ms. Zhu alright?"

Sun Zhe shook his head, "She’s sleeping, doesn’t know a thing."

Li Song breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good. If anything happened to Ms. Zhu, I’d get beaten when I went back."

"By the way, Young Master Sun, what medicine did you give Fang Tao just now?"

Sun Zhe shrugged, "Just some random pill I made, I don’t know what it is either, probably Qiaoqiao and their cosmetics."

Hearing this, Li Song froze for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh, "It doesn’t really matter what it was. What’s important is that he believed it was poison."

"After all, everyone knows your medical skills are exceptional, any medicine you bring out is not a joke."

Sun Zhe smiled and suddenly asked, "From the look on your face, did you intend to let him off from the start?"

Li Song nodded slightly and said frankly, "There’s no need to be so ruthless. After all, there are very few martial artists nowadays, especially one in the Golden Core Realm."

"Young Master Sun, to be honest... I’ve known that bastard Fang Tao for a long time. We just ended up working for different people. He took the surname Fang and worked for the Fang Family, and I changed my surname to Li and worked for the Li Family."

"We don’t have much of a relationship, but we’re both in the game, and it’s not easy for either of us."

"That’s why when I fought him before, he didn’t try to kill me either."

"That bastard may be of questionable character, greedy, cowardly, and deceitful, but he does have some skills. He’s best at stealing, and it’s said in the underworld that there’s nothing Fang the Great Thief can’t steal, or any woman he can’t abduct."

"Keeping him around might be useful someday."

Sun Zhe nodded, "It’s getting late; you should head back and rest. Thanks for tonight."

"Ah, no need to thank me, Young Master Sun, it’s my duty. My task is to secretly protect Ms. Zhu, to ease your worries."

"..."

...

Late at night.

Coastal area of Yang City.

In a luxurious seafront villa.

Fang Tao, his head wrapped in bandages, knelt dispiritedly before Fang Ruoxue, occasionally sneaking a glance at her feet wrapped in gray stockings, and said, "Sorry, President, Sun Zhe is too strong, I’m really no match for him."

Then with an indignant expression, he said, "If not for the Li Family’s interference, and them notifying Sun Zhe, I would have succeeded in abducting Zhu Yan for you tonight!"

Fang Ruoxue’s face was icy as she squinted at Fang Tao, feeling a bit helpless.

She knew there was no point in punishing Fang Tao now. After all, it was not a matter of failing the task, but rather a lack of strength.

And she hadn’t expected that Sun Zhe could crush a Late Stage Golden Core Realm martial artist.

This indicated that Sun Zhe’s power level was above the Golden Core!

And above the Golden Core is the Nascent Soul!

As she was lost in thought, Fang Tao suddenly sighed and said, "With the current experts of our Fang Family in Yang City, I’m afraid no one is a match for Sun Zhe."

Hearing this, Fang Ruoxue adjusted her position on the sofa, elegantly crossed her gray-stockinged legs.

Fang Tao took the opportunity to sneak another glance, his eyes landing on the thighs exposed by the slit in Fang Ruoxue’s cheongsam, and he swallowed hard.

Fang Ruoxue naturally knew that Fang Tao was sneaking a look, her eyes showing disdain. She said indifferently, "I seem to have heard not long ago that the Sect Leader of the Jade Fox Sect, Yao Rao, is also in Yang City."

Hearing this, Fang Tao furrowed his brows slightly, "You mean... ask Yao Rao to deal with Sun Zhe?"

Fang Ruoxue remained silent, picking up the teacup beside her, sipping lightly, leaving a faint lipstick mark on the rim of the cup.

Fang Tao rubbed his chin and pondered, "But would a peerless master like Sect Leader Yao, who transcends worldly matters, agree to intervene?"

Fang Ruoxue said, "There’s no such thing as transcending worldly matters. Even if there is, it’s not Yao Rao."

"So, President, do you have confidence in persuading her?"

"We’ll try."

Fang Tao said, "If we do get her to act, the cost will be huge. Is it worth it just for someone like Sun Zhe?"

Fang Ruoxue suddenly laughed and said, "Someone like Sun Zhe, in his twenties, with strength surpassing the Golden Core Realm, do you think such a monster is simple?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Fang Tao’s expression shifted slightly.

Fang Ruoxue put down her crossed silk-clad legs, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking into the distant night. "Since we’ve already formed a grudge, there must be a resolution. If we don’t crush Sun Zhe early, he will become a big problem in the future."

"..."

...

Yangcheng First-class Villa District.

Prime Villa.

Sun Zhe finished cultivating, got out of bed intending to take a bath, but his phone rang just then.

Picking up the phone, he saw it was a message from Fang Tao.

Looking at the contents of the message, Sun Zhe’s lips curved up slightly, "They want to invite Yao Rao, huh? Just right, I also want to settle a score with her."

With his current power at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection level, Sun Zhe was full of confidence. He might not beat Yao Rao for sure, but he could at least give her a hard time.

Next day.

Early in the morning, Sun Zhe was still dreaming when a sneeze woke him up.

Opening his eyes, he found Zhu Yan sitting on his stomach, using the ends of her hair to tickle his nostrils.

"Yan’Er, what are you doing?"

Zhu Yan pinched Sun Zhe’s ear and said coyly, "You little rascal, did you take my stockings and underwear when you came back last night?"

Sun Zhe: "..."

"Where did you hide them? Hand them over; they’re expensive, don’t use them for your antics."

Sun Zhe: "..."

Zhu Yan pinched him a few more times in exasperation, "You’re such a pervert, wearing stockings, waiting for you to come back, and you’re more interested in the ones I changed out of."

Sun Zhe finally couldn’t take it anymore. He suddenly sat up and hugged her, "Yan’Er, want to fool around a bit?"

Zhu Yan turned her head to the side, "No, I have to go to work."

Sun Zhe looked at her, "Then why dress so enticingly and wake me up?"

"I... I just..."

Sun Zhe suddenly pinned her down, "You just want to get it, don’t you!"

"..."