In a high-end club in Wuling City, inside a private room.

"In three days, Zhiming and Yiyun are supposed to get engaged, and now you're telling me you want to keep Yiyun at home and bring in a live-in son-in-law? Are you joking with me?"

Wan Guofeng slammed the table, his eyes wide with anger as he glared at Feng Wanming across from him.

"I hope Brother Wan can understand my predicament. After all, a promise was made first. Brother Wan wouldn't want me to become someone who breaks promises and lacks sincerity, would you?" Feng Wanming looked at Wan Guofeng with a troubled expression.

"Even if what you say is true, why didn't you mention it before the engagement? Now the news of our families becoming in-laws has spread throughout Wuling City, and you're coming here to tell me you want to call off the engagement? Are you trying to make a fool of the Wan Family and turn us into a laughingstock for the whole city?"

Wan Guofeng's anger grew as he spoke.

"Brother Wan, given the current situation, to express my apologies, the Feng Group will withdraw from the bidding for the old city redevelopment project in Anxin District."

"This is your apology?" Wan Guofeng snorted coldly, looking at Feng Wanming with disdain. "Do you think the Wan Family is like a three-year-old child, that you can slap us and then placate us with a worthless date?" With that, he stood up angrily and stormed out.

"The Wan Family will not let this go easily. We will make the Feng Family pay the price."

With a cold voice echoing, Wan Guofeng's figure disappeared through the door of the private room.

"It seems we can only deal with whatever comes our way," Feng Wanming sighed, shaking his head.

He had anticipated Wan Guofeng's anger before coming here.

The old city redevelopment project in Anxin District was already the greatest sincerity the Feng Family could offer. If he were to further harm the group's interests to appease the Wan Family, even if he was willing, the shareholders would not agree.

…

As soon as Wan Guofeng returned home, he convened a family meeting to discuss the situation with the Feng Family.

Upon learning of the Feng Family's withdrawal from the engagement, Wan Zhiming was shocked, and his face was filled with anger.

"No, I don't agree," Wan Zhiming said in a low voice.

"What does it matter if you don't agree? Feng Yiyun's childhood betrothed has come to the Feng Family, and they've clearly called off the engagement," Wan Guofeng said, trying to console his son.

Wan Zhiming's face was sullen, silent, his heart filled with anger and unwillingness.

He had been dating Feng Yiyun for half a year, and their intimacy had only gone as far as holding hands. There was no further physical intimacy, not because he was a true gentleman, but because Feng Yiyun was traditional and wanted to save her first time for her wedding night.

On the surface, Wan Zhiming appeared to be a gentleman, gentle and refined, but in reality, he was obsessive and domineering. Anything he set his sights on, he had to have, or he would rather destroy it than let others have it.

Especially a beauty like Feng Yiyun, how could he let her slip away to someone else?

"Zhiming, you don't need to be angry. I will make sure the Feng Family pays tenfold for this insult," Wan Guofeng said gently, trying to comfort his son.

"There are plenty of fish in the sea. Why cling to just one flower like Feng Yiyun? Don't worry, your mother will find you someone ten times more beautiful and outstanding than Feng Yiyun," his mother also tried to persuade him.

Wan Zhiming nodded, but once his parents left, a murderous intent filled his eyes. "I want to see who dares to take my woman. I will make them pay with blood and their life!" With that, he took out his phone and dialed a number. "Qiangzi, investigate for me…"

…

As night fell, Jiang Hao left the Feng Family after dinner and walked into an internet café.

After setting up a computer in a private booth, he sat down.

He entered a complex and intricate URL into the browser and clicked enter.

The page opened, revealing a login screen for a member account and password.

Jiang Hao's fingers danced across the keyboard, quickly entering a complex account and password, then pressed enter.

The login was successful, and the page opened, displaying a dark red theme with a large black butterfly at the top.

Below the black butterfly were several options.

News, information release, hiring, trading…

This dark web was the website under the most authoritative organization in the Dark World, the 'Black Butterfly.'

The website was public, but only members could enter.

For the full version, visit pawread dot com.

Membership was divided into ordinary, advanced, and gold levels.

Ordinary membership was $150,000 per year. Advanced membership was $300,000 per year. The highest level, gold membership, was $800,000 per year.

Different levels had different permissions on the website.

Although the Black Butterfly Network was not the largest dark web in the world, it was the most authoritative and private.

Human trafficking, organ trading, arms deals, contract killings… all could be found on the Black Butterfly Network.

The Black Butterfly Network served as both media and intermediary in the Dark World…

…

Jiang Hao was a gold member of the Black Butterfly Network.

In addition to the $800,000 membership fee, he also paid an additional $1 million privacy fee.

The privacy fee ensured that every time he logged into the Black Butterfly Network, no trace would be left on the site. This guaranteed that his membership identity would not be exposed.

Having secluded himself in a mountain village to heal, he hadn't logged into Black Butterfly for over a year.

Fortunately, he had paid his membership fee for three years in advance, so there was no issue of his membership expiring and being unable to log in.

Jiang Hao clicked on the news section.

The page opened, and rows of the latest news appeared before his eyes.

The Southeast Asian arms tycoon Guersi was assassinated at home yesterday.

A batch of non-slaves being transported to Europe by the Black Eagle Society mutinied midway, resulting in dozens of casualties.

…

As Jiang Hao continued to scroll through the news, he paused when he saw a piece about Zhuo Qiubai, a Grandmaster of China and a master of Southern Fist, known as the Eastern Roaming Dragon, being issued a global kill order by the Keersi Family.

He knew Eastern Roaming Dragon 'Zhuo Qiubai.'

Back when he was training under his master, his master had taken him to visit Zhuo Qiubai.

Zhuo Qiubai was a close friend of his master, a martial arts authority from one of the Three Great Southern Fist Schools, Liu Tianfeng.

In his impression, Zhuo Qiubai was gentle and courteous, treating others with kindness, and had personally guided him in martial arts, making him a half-mentor, leaving a deep impression on him.

Jiang Hao used his gold membership privileges to view the detailed news, wanting to know why Zhuo Qiubai was being hunted by the Keersi Family.

The Keersi Family was a well-known family in Europe, with immense wealth and status. For them to issue a global kill order, it was clear they were truly enraged.

Upon opening the details, he discovered that a direct descendant of the Keersi Family had been studying at a university in China, committing heinous acts and raping and murdering a female student.

The judicial authorities released this Keersi Family descendant due to insufficient evidence.

This descendant not only showed no remorse but even sent people to assassinate the mother of the victimized female student who kept appealing.

When this reached Zhuo Qiubai's ears, his hatred for evil drove him to secretly kill this Keersi Family descendant, along with more than a dozen family bodyguards.

Learning that their direct descendant had been assassinated was akin to touching the Keersi Family's reverse scale.

In their fury, the Keersi Family used their vast information network to quickly trace it back to Zhuo Qiubai, and immediately issued a global kill order.

The bounty for killing the Chinese Grandmaster Zhuo Qiubai was set at $200 million.

A Grandmaster is a title of respect in the Chinese martial arts world, reserved for those who have reached S-Rank strength.

$200 million to kill an unaligned, unaffiliated S-Rank martial artist was an astronomical price.

In the past, when 'Wolf' took on missions, the highest price for hunting an S-Rank martial artist was only $100 million.

$200 million was typically the price for assassinating a small country's leader, a terrorist organization head, or a rebel leader.

For a lone S-Rank martial artist like Zhuo Qiubai, the most they would usually offer was $100 million.

Offering $200 million showed just how furious the Keersi Family was.

Jiang Hao hoped Zhuo Qiubai wouldn't fall under the Keersi Family's pursuit. He didn't want his mentor's close friend to be assassinated.

Jiang Hao continued to scroll through the news.

As a gold member, he had the privilege to view news from the past three years.

Having been secluded for a year, he naturally wanted to know what major events had occurred in the Dark World over the past year, especially news about his organization, 'Wolf.'

As he sifted through the news, he finally found a piece about 'Wolf.'

This news was from eight months ago, four months after he was declared dead by Black Butterfly.

News content: The leader of the Wolf Organization, 'Wolf King,' has fallen. The fourth member, 'Sky Wolf,' has become the new leader of the Wolf Organization.

Seeing this news, Jiang Hao was slightly stunned. He had expected the second member, Lone Wolf, to succeed him as the new leader, but it turned out to be the fourth member, Sky Wolf.

By seniority and individual strength, it should have been Lone Wolf without a doubt.

What was going on?

Jiang Hao was filled with doubt.

From a personal standpoint, he also hoped Lone Wolf would succeed him as the leader of Wolf.

He had mixed feelings about Sky Wolf.

Sky Wolf always wore a smile, but his mind was deep. Jiang Hao prided himself on his ability to read people, but he couldn't see through Sky Wolf's true thoughts behind his smiling exterior.

He wanted to know the reason, but now he was considered dead in this world. If he contacted any organization members, it would expose the fact that he was alive.

Not being in his position, he wouldn't concern himself with its affairs. Now, aside from breaking through to the Transcendent Realm, he had many things to do.

For instance, visiting his master. Since joining the Wolf Organization, he hadn't seen his master once.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he didn't want to bring trouble to his master because of his identity, nor did he want his master to know he had become an assassin.

He also had to visit and take care of Red Wolf's family.

This was Red Wolf's dying wish to him.

Red Wolf sacrificed his life to save him, allowing him to escape. He must fulfill Red Wolf's dying wish.