240: Second Master, please shut up!

The Scarred Old Man’s gaze was sinister and sharp as he looked toward the door. He was inwardly astonished; he hadn't expected anyone to actually dare cause trouble at his place. They really were tired of living.

Along with the door being kicked to the ground, three men in black flew in as well, clutching their chests and vomiting blood wildly. Finally, they lay motionless on the ground—dead!

Two burly men in black glared, released their grip on Ai Guosheng, and stood in front of the Scarred Old Man.

They blocked the Scarred Old Man’s view completely.

Behind the two burly men, the Scarred Old Man only heard the sound of two sets of footsteps walking in step by step.

He wanted to know who was bold enough to barge in, but all he could see were broad backs.

His eyes narrowed involuntarily. With a flip of his hand, a cold black mist emerged from his palm and quickly wrapped around the two burly men.

The burly men were watching the intruders warily when suddenly, they were hoisted into the air by a force and then tossed aside, hitting the backs of their heads and passing out.

"Why are you so big for no reason? You made it so I couldn't see anything." The Scarred Old Man looked toward the door as if nothing had happened.

To his surprise, he saw two pretty Little Girls walking in from outside.

The old man behind the Scarred Old Man didn't have his eyes on the girls; instead, he was looking outside the door in disbelief.

In the hallway outside, corpses were piled up in a mess. However, the Scarred Old Man didn't notice any of this; his entire focus was on the girls walking in.

These two girls with murderous expressions were none other than Ai Yue and Ye Rui, who had fought their way up from the bottom floor.

"Oh, so it’s two beauties as lovely as flowers. Hehe, it seems I’m in for some good fortune today."

The Scarred Old Man said with a lecherous look.

The old man behind him was breaking out in a cold sweat. He didn't even bother to wipe it, leaning down to the Scarred Old Man’s ear and whispering urgently, "Second Master, please shut your mouth! Didn't you see that these two girls took down everyone guarding the outside?"

The Scarred Old Man froze. He then remembered that all the people he had brought were guarding outside. Now that these two women had barged in at will and even smashed the door, it meant all his men outside had been sacrificed and failed to stop them.

Coming to his senses, the Scarred Old Man’s gaze was no longer lecherous but became clear and sharp.

As soon as Ai Yue entered, she saw her parents tied to chairs, unable to move.

Seeing this, Ai Yue was so furious her lungs felt like they would burst. She stepped forward quickly, intending to untie the ropes on her parents.

Unexpectedly, she was stopped by that old man. "Miss, please stay where you are. Do not come forward!"

Ai Yue was about to strike, but two people suddenly appeared in front of her parents, their hands resting on the heads of Ai Guosheng and his wife.

Ai Yue immediately didn't dare to act rashly.

"Let them go!"

Ai Yue said with a cold gaze.

The old man sighed and said, "Miss, we have no intention of being your enemies. This is all a misunderstanding. Your parents aren't hurt. Look, if we release your parents, can we just let this matter go?"

"A misunderstanding? You kidnapped my parents with such fanfare, and then you expect us to just forget it with a flimsy sentence?"

The corner of Ai Yue’s mouth curled into a mocking smile. "Heh, do you think it’s that easy?"

At this moment, the Scarred Old Man, who hadn't spoken, stood up and said, "Little Girl, don't be so aggressive. In these troubled times, having one more friend means one more way to survive, don't you agree?"

"You old bastard, so you know these are troubled times? You know about making friends? But look at what you've done! Hmph, if you want us to let you go and call it even, it's not impossible. Give us five hundred level 3 crystal cores, and we'll forgive you!"

Ye Rui’s face was flushed with anger. Seeing them backing down and trying to act as if nothing happened, she unhesitatingly made an outrageous demand.

Ai Yue didn't object; she nodded in agreement!

The Scarred Old Man’s face instantly darkened. For so many years, no one had dared to curse at him or talk back to him. Now, two little brats who think they're all grown up were being so disrespectful. Fury rushed to his head, and he was about to strike and finish them off.

The old man beside him, seeing that his Second Master’s temper was flaring up again, immediately stopped him and advised, "Second Master, these two girls aren't simple. It looks like we might not be able to beat them. Please don't strike; let me handle this, alright?"

"Hmph!" This time, the Second Master saw the situation in the hallway outside and couldn't help but feel startled, a trace of fear arising. However, his face remained expressionless as he silently agreed.

The old man looked at Ai Yue and Ye Rui and laughed. "Ladies, we were in the wrong this time. I apologize to you, and I hope you won't take it to heart! As for the compensatory crystal cores, of course, they are a must. However, five hundred level 3 crystal cores are indeed a bit too many. We didn't bring that many. Can we reduce it a bit? One hundred cores, just to make friends with our Da Yu Safety Tower, how about it?"

"One hundred? Are you treating us like beggars? It seems you have no sincerity at all!" Ai Yue sneered.

"How insolent! You are just ordinary people with no background, yet you look down on our base? You two, don't forget, your parents are still in my hands!"

The Scarred Old Man said sinisterly, his anger poorly concealed.

Hearing his Second Master’s words, the old man couldn't stop the cold sweat from flowing again. He's actually threatening them now? Doesn't he see what kind of situation they're in?

The old man felt that he truly couldn't carry the Scarred Old Man!

Ai Yue’s gaze turned cold, and she attacked without hesitation. With a wave of her hand, the men in black near her parents quickly vanished.

Ye Rui wasn't idle either. With a flick of her finger, a thick bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck toward the two old men.

Seeing that there was no possibility of reconciliation, a look of helplessness flashed in the old man’s eyes, and his expression became serious.

He crouched down and clenched his fists. An earth wall rose from the ground, blocking Ye Rui’s lightning.

Ye Rui’s eyes narrowed, and she moved her fingers repeatedly. Thick bolts of lightning appeared in the air above the two men.

Ai Yue took this opportunity to flash to her parents' side. Holding her military knife, she cut the ropes and tore off the gloves that were suppressing their Superpowers.

"Dad, Mom, are you okay?" Ai Yue asked with concern.

"We're fine! We were careless and fell into their trap. It's nothing serious, but they fed us some medicine, so our bodies have no strength."

Ai Guosheng said with a look of annoyance.

Ai Yue raised an eyebrow, wondering how they had fallen for it, but now was not the time to talk.

Ai Yue waved her hand, and two green lights of Healing entered their bodies.

After a moment, Ai Guosheng and his wife regained their strength.

Seeing that Ye Rui was still fighting back and forth with that old man, they didn't intervene.