"It's useless for you to go."
"If there's truly something that can stop Po Xiao, your going would be suicide, not to mention you haven't fully recovered from your injuries yet!"
Gui Wu glanced at the frantic Mandarava and slowly spoke.
Although Mandarava worried about Po Xiao, she had to admit that it was all futile and overconfident.
"Then I can't just stand by and watch!"
Mandarava snapped back to attention, glanced at Gui Wu, and said indignantly.
After experiencing so much, she already viewed Po Xiao as family. Now that her family was in trouble, she absolutely could not stand idly by.
It was also for this reason that she felt extremely angry at Gui Wu's dampening actions.
"Hmph!"
Seeing Mandarava's indignant look, Gui Wu snorted lightly.
She simply didn't want Mandarava to die in vain, yet the other party was ungrateful, truly unappreciative.
Creak!
Just then, the door opened, and Po Xiao's figure appeared before the three women.
He immediately noticed the unusual expressions on Gui Wu and Mandarava's faces and couldn't help but be startled: "What's wrong with you two? Did you have a fight?"
"Hmph! I'm a cripple, how would I dare to argue with Lord Mandarava? Wouldn't that be seeking death!"
"I have that much self-awareness!"
Gui Wu snorted coldly at Po Xiao and then got up and returned to her room.
"You..."
Watching Gui Wu's departing back, Mandarava was rendered speechless.
This woman's scheming was too deep!
This was clearly a setup to complain to Po Xiao about her bullying him, leaving him to decide what to do.
She didn't even give herself a chance to confront him.
Thinking this, she glanced at Po Xiao and quickly said, "Sir, I didn't! I was just worried about your safety and wanted to help you, but she said I was overconfident..."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian roughly understood the situation and said helplessly, "There's no need to quarrel over such a small matter. Go call her out, let's eat."
"..."
Mandarava was slightly stunned, then she began to grind her teeth. After hesitating for a long time, she slowly walked towards Gui Wu's room.
After all, they would be working under Po Xiao in the future, and they would likely see each other often. It wouldn't be good to let the relationship become too strained.
After a small interlude.
Gui Wu also obligingly came out of her room, and everyone sat at the table, eating dinner.
"Sir, you're back so late, where exactly did you go?"
Mandarava was very curious about Ye Cangtian's whereabouts today and asked.
Seeing the gazes of the three women, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, just that some people called me a coward, which made me very unhappy, so I went out for a stroll."
Uh...
Upon hearing this, Mandarava and Fei Yan's gazes immediately darted towards Gui Wu.
In this room, only Gui Wu dared to shout at Po Xiao. Besides her, who else could have said such a thing!
Sensing the gazes of the two women after hearing the same sentence, Gui Wu's delicate face instantly flushed.
This was indeed something she had said, but it was out of anger after being ambushed.
Later, she thought that the words were indeed a bit inappropriate, as everything Po Xiao had done was for her own good.
Thinking of this, Gui Wu snorted lightly and, mustering her courage, said, "Alright, I admit I misspoke. Tell me, what was the result?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "There was no result. I exchanged blows with the leader and deputy leader of the Anti-Black Alliance, and it was a narrow escape from death!"
As for the matter of Tang Qingshan and his wife, it was absolutely classified, so Ye Cangtian naturally wouldn't tell the truth, and merely fabricated a small lie.
These matters were not good for the three women at the moment, and it was best they didn't know.
What!
As the words fell, Gui Wu, Mandarava, and Fei Yan's eyes widened instantly.
They would never have imagined that Po Xiao would encounter the leader and deputy leader of the Anti-Black Alliance, nor that their strength was so formidable.
Even Po Xiao had narrowly escaped death at their hands.
"I'm sorry, I almost got you killed."
Thinking of this, a look of shame appeared on Gui Wu's face.
Although Po Xiao had glossed over everything with a single sentence, she could imagine the danger involved.
In her opinion, if it weren't for her, Po Xiao wouldn't have risked his life. She truly felt guilty.
"Heh, this has nothing to do with you. These were all my own choices."
"I also didn't expect the opponent to be so strong, but fortunately, it's all in the past."
Ye Cangtian comforted Gui Wu and then turned to everyone, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about these mood-killing things. Let's eat first."
"Sir, we can't just swallow this!"
"Since the Anti-Black Alliance made a move against you, then we have no need to be polite."
"I think we should teach them a lesson, and remove their informants embedded in the headquarters, as a small warning!"
Mandarava did not pick up her chopsticks. After a moment of thought, a sinister glint appeared in her eyes.
As the saying goes, if others don't offend me, I won't offend them; if others offend me, I will surely kill them.
The Anti-Black Alliance making a move against Po Xiao was equivalent to making a move against her, and she felt there was no need to hold back any longer...
"No!"
"Don't be impulsive!"
"Removing the Anti-Black Alliance's informants is simple, but dealing with their retaliation would be difficult."
Ye Cangtian was very gratified by Mandarava's intention to help him vent his anger, but at the same time, his head ached immensely.
He was joking, that was his mother-in-law and father-in-law's established power. If he went looking for trouble, how would that turn out?
Helpless, he could only come up with a far-fetched excuse.
"Sir, you can rest assured about this. Even if their leader is powerful, we are still within the headquarters, and they can't do anything to us!"
"They can't possibly come to the headquarters and kill us, can they?"
Mandarava quickly said. Within the headquarters, there were several Earth-level supervisors, and Lord Xing Yuan himself was present. She didn't believe they would dare to force their way in.
Since her safety could be guaranteed, taking some retaliatory action was not a problem.
This girl!
Why is she still not giving up!
Ye Cangtian felt speechless and said with annoyance, "Do you think you are safe in the headquarters? If they can infiltrate the headquarters, they can get close to you. This matter ends here, don't mention it again!"
Seeing Po Xiao's firm stance, Mandarava weakly agreed.
Gui Wu, who was eating beside them, gave Po Xiao a deep look. A sharp light flashed in her eyes. She had already seen that Po Xiao was somewhat acting strangely.
But she didn't say anything more and continued to lower her head to eat.
...
Almost at the same time.
In a secret chamber within Ghost City.
Tang Qingshan and his wife called Fei Chen to their side.
"Fei Chen, lead all your subordinates and withdraw from Ghost City!"
"Abandon the assassination of Gui Wu and Po Xiao!"
The deputy leader said directly.
Now that Po Xiao's true identity was known, they could no longer continue the assassination.
And Gui Wu was Po Xiao's person, which was equivalent to being one of their own, so they could not assassinate her either.
Therefore, there was no need for the Anti-Black Alliance personnel to continue staying in Ghost City.
After all, Ghost City was ultimately the headquarters of the Dark Association, with very strict guards. Staying there long-term might lead to exposure, and any losses would not be worth it.
"Why!"
Fei Chen looked at the deputy leader with great confusion. Po Xiao and Gui Wu were in Ghost City, and Gui Wu had clearly not recovered her strength.
If they didn't assassinate them now, the chances later would be even more slim.
Moreover, Gui Wu might break through to the Earth-level realm in a short period. Should they just stand by and watch the Dark Association grow stronger?
"Why?"
The deputy leader's cold gaze fell upon him and said, "You dare to ask why? It's all because of your stupidity! Do you understand what 'startling the snake by beating the grass' means?"