If Zhou Ziwei didn't know about this, it would be fine, but now that he does, he will naturally not allow this situation to happen under any circumstances.
Of course... if there were a chance to have the Bat King devour all those Soul-Eating Flying Insects and condense their energy into black crystals, that would be even better.
That way, not only could this terrifying crisis be completely resolved, but it would also provide Zhou Ziwei with a large amount of highly concentrated solid soul power, which would definitely be a win-win situation.
Unfortunately, the Bat King's body was far too enormous for Zhou Ziwei to carry along as he burrowed into the soil. Therefore, he couldn't bring the Bat King to the underground tomb for the time being. Furthermore, Zhou Ziwei didn't know how long he would have to wait in the bat cave until the Soul-Eating Insects had devoured all the souls and returned the way they came. Left with no other choice, Zhou Ziwei decided to destroy the bat cave first, cutting off the Soul-Eating Insects' escape route. This would at least prevent these terrifying little insects from escaping and harming humans. He could enter the underground tomb later when he felt capable of completely eliminating the Soul-Eating Insects.
Zhou Ziwei had originally considered using the Soul Beads to forcefully create a tunnel in the Bat Cave to connect with the underground tomb, but after counting the few Soul Beads he had left, he had to abandon the idea for the time being.
This amount of soul beads is enough to destroy the Bat Cave, but it's far from enough to open a passage tens of meters long. Even if his soul beads were barely enough to open the passage, it wouldn't work. The underground tomb is too big. If Zhou Ziwei takes the Bat Cave into the depths of the underground tomb, and then there are Soul-Devouring Flying Insects flying out of the exit, then there will be big trouble.
With a loud "boom," and amidst a shower of flying debris, the entire Bat Cave was completely blocked by the collapsed mountainside.
Among the souls Zhou Ziwei absorbed were one or two talents who were proficient in architecture. So, after using his professional knowledge to do a little calculation, he quickly found several weak points that were more likely to cause the cave to collapse. Several soul beads were then struck at those weak points, and the cave immediately made a series of crisp "crackling" sounds.
Zhou Ziwei selected thirteen weak points in total, but when Zhou Ziwei threw out the eleventh soul bead, the entire cave immediately shook and collapsed.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei was prepared. As soon as he saw something was wrong, he immediately used his force field to envelop his entire body and then rushed out of the cave at near-light speed, without regard for the energy consumption, just before the cave collapsed.
Looking back, he saw that the entire bat cave had been completely filled in after the landslide. He figured that no matter how small the soul-devouring insects were, they wouldn't be able to crawl out. He breathed a slight sigh of relief, then flipped over and jumped onto the bat king's back, flying straight towards the mountaintop...
When Zhou Ziwei returned to the highway, Liu Xiaofei was already anxiously waiting outside the car. Suddenly seeing Zhou Ziwei covered in mud, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, she was first startled, then her face lit up with joy. Ignoring how dirty Zhou Ziwei was, she immediately rushed into his arms, scolding, "Why didn't you turn on your phone... Honestly... I called your phone so many times but it was always off. Just now I heard a rumbling sound coming from down the mountain, I don't know if it was you making that noise, it really scared me to death."
Zhou Ziwei patted Liu Xiaofei on the back reassuringly and said with a smile, "It's okay... Look, I'm back with all my limbs intact, right? Hehe... That commotion just now was something I made on purpose, you don't need to worry. Hmm... I wanted to introduce you to a friend, but I don't know... if you'll be scared or disgusted by it!"
Liu Xiaofei asked with some curiosity, "Your friend? Didn't you go down to the bottom of the valley alone? Why did you bring a friend with you? And why should I be afraid of him or dislike him? Is he some kind of strange minority? Hehe... I'm not one to discriminate against people of color!"
Zhou Ziwei rubbed his nose, amused, and said, "It's good that you're not being racist... Well... I'll let it out... Uh... Little Gray, come out!"
"Little Grey? What's that? Could it be that you're not talking about a person... but a pet?" As soon as Liu Xiaofei heard the name Zhou Ziwei mentioned, she guessed something and couldn't help but crane her neck to look in the direction Zhou Ziwei was waving. Suddenly, she saw a huge figure, like a dark cloud, fall from the sky. Liu Xiaofei was so shocked that she covered her mouth and let out a low scream.
"Are you kidding me? It...this...is this the...friend you were talking about?" Liu Xiaofei instinctively shrank back behind Zhou Ziwei, somewhat timidly glancing at the bat king that had landed on the ground, its thin wings folded, yet its size was still like a small mountain. She couldn't help but glare at Zhou Ziwei angrily, snorting, "Although your friend is a bit unusual, it's not a big deal. But...how could you give it such a name...Little Gray...Look at it, where is it small?"
Volume 2, The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 339: My Heart is in Turmoil
Hearing Liu Xiaofei's dissatisfaction with Zhou Ziwei calling the bat "Little Gray," Zhou Ziwei, uninterested in arguing with a beautiful woman, simply chuckled and said, "I'm not very good at naming things. Anyway, it looks all gray and bald right now, so I'll just call it Little Gray... Hmm, let's not discuss the name for now. Didn't you clamor for me to take you flying last time? Hmm... I'll give you a chance this time. Let's not take a plane at all. We'll just fly back to Dangyang in Little Gray... What do you think?"
"Okay, okay..."
When Liu Xiaofei heard that Zhou Ziwei was going to ride Little Gray back to Dangyang with her, she was so excited that she almost jumped up.
Girls tend to be more prone to daydreaming, and Liu Xiaofei was no exception. When she was young, what she admired most was the heroic and romantic feeling of Guo Jing and Huang Rong riding giant eagles through the sky in novels. She fantasized more than once that one day her Prince Charming would take her to experience that feeling of being a couple like the Condor Heroes.
As I grew up, this wonderful fantasy was gradually dispelled by the rationality of reality, but the longing in my heart never seemed to have truly disappeared.
When she suddenly heard Zhou Ziwei say that they could ride the Bat King to Dangyang together, how could she not be excited?
Although Guo Jing and Huang Rong rode snow-white eagles, while they rode gray bats, it seemed a bit too much... But the feeling was still similar, and it finally fulfilled one of Liu Xiaofei's dreams!
The two of them immediately packed up some important things in the car, moved them all onto Xiao Hui's back, locked the car door, and left it by the roadside. They figured Li Yifeng would send someone to pick up the car later.
The Bat King was enormous and incredibly strong. Carrying two relatively light-weight people was no burden at all. Once the two were settled on its back, Zhou Ziwei recalled all his Kun pets and had them crawl into one of his pockets. Then he pointed to the air and said, "Let's go."
The Bat King immediately spread his extremely wide, thin bat wings, and with a gentle flap, he floated up like a light feather.
Wow...it really flew!
Liu Xiaofei seemed somewhat nervous at first, keeping her eyes tightly closed and not daring to open them. But when she felt her body sway slightly and then slowly rise, she finally couldn't help but open her eyes and peek. She immediately cried out in a mixture of panic and excitement.
Zhou Ziwei smiled slightly, sat behind Liu Xiaofei, and wrapped his arms tightly around her slender waist. He whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm here..."
Liu Xiaofei nodded gently upon hearing this, leaning back happily into Zhou Ziwei's arms. She then watched as the clouds around her grew thicker and thicker, and the scenery below became smaller and smaller, marveling at the sight.
"Ugh... such a strong wind!" After the Bat King flew into the stratosphere in one breath, it finally stopped ascending and began to fly rapidly towards Dangyang. After experiencing the thrill of flying, Liu Xiaofei finally experienced the pain of flying again. Feeling the sharp air currents, like knives, constantly hitting her delicate face, she was so shocked that she cried out repeatedly.
Zhou Ziwei had naturally thought of all this long ago. He smiled slightly and with a slight movement of his soul consciousness, he transferred his force field space in front of the two of them. After slightly infusing it with some soul power, the force field space immediately transformed into an invisible, streamlined windshield. No matter how strong the wind was, as long as it blew onto the force field space, it would be blocked and deflected to both sides along the arc formed by the force field space.
Using the force field space in this way naturally requires a continuous consumption of soul power. However, compared to the enormous soul energy consumed when flying by stepping on the force field space, this small consumption is almost negligible.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ziwei had already taken out a Heart of Flame from his pocket and exposed it to the light of the stars and moon. Then, feeling the gradually rising heat on it, he began to absorb strands of pure energy without any attributes into his sea of souls, so as to replenish the large amount of soul power consumed in the battle with the Soul-Devouring Flying Insects as soon as possible.
The two rode the Bat King through the air for almost a whole night, and finally arrived in Dangyang City just as dawn was breaking.
Taking advantage of the quiet morning, the two people and the bat landed on a mountain peak in a nature reserve called Black Bear Mountain near the city.
Black Bear Mountain has many natural caves, and because it is a nature reserve, it is usually sparsely populated, allowing the Bat King to live freely here.
Most importantly, this place is not far from the city. At Zhou Ziwei's speed, even without flying, he could get here in less than ten minutes by running.
In addition, Zhou Ziwei's research on sound waves is quite profound. In order to be able to summon the Bat King at any time when necessary, he has made an agreement with the bats. When Zhou Ziwei wants to call the Bat King, he only needs to emit an ultrasonic shout, and the Bat King will immediately fly towards Zhou Ziwei at the fastest speed.
Zhou Ziwei and Liu Xiaofei stayed on Black Bear Mountain for a while longer. After helping Bat King find a relatively ideal place to stay, Zhou Ziwei carried Liu Xiaofei on his back, holding two travel bags in his hands, and then ran back towards the city as fast as he could.
Zhou Ziwei ran at full speed, almost as fast as flying. In just a few minutes, the two of them arrived at a national highway very close to the city. They then randomly flagged down a passing car and finally returned to the Zhou family compound when it was completely light.
Zhou Ziwei stepped forward and opened the door. When the security guard at the door saw that it was Zhou Ziwei who had suddenly returned with a beautiful woman, his expression turned somewhat strange.
However, he didn't dare to be careless. He quickly pressed the remote control to open the electronic door, and then ran over to take the things from Zhou Ziwei's hands.
"Mr. Zhou...you...this..."
When Zhou Ziwei saw the security guard take the item, he kept glancing furtively at Liu Xiaofei behind him while looking hesitant to speak. He frowned slightly and said, "Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush."
"Oh...yes..."
The security guard gave Liu Xiaofei another strange look, then said with a pained expression, "Um... Mr. Zhou, your original room is currently occupied. Would you like to... find a guest room to settle in first, or..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziwei's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Is someone staying in my room? Who moved into my room?"
Zhou Ziwei is now the master of this house. He really can't imagine who would provoke him like this and even occupy his room. Could it be that something special happened here while he was away? Did someone overthrow him, the new chairman of the Zhou family?
However, this seems unlikely! After all, he has almost taken back all the shares of the Zhou Group, with only a small portion remaining in Zhou Zixu's hands. It can be said that the Zhou Group is now the real Zhou Group, with the two brothers completely in control of the entire Zhou Group, and they no longer need to listen to those messy small shareholders pointing fingers.
Although Zhou Ziwei hadn't spent much time with Zhou Zixu, he knew him to some extent and knew that the boy valued family ties. Even though he now knew that Zhou Ziwei and Zhou Zixu weren't related by blood, the bond they had formed since childhood was genuine. Therefore, Zhou Ziwei didn't believe that Zhou Zixu would do anything to harm him at this time.
That would be strange. Who could possibly occupy the room of the Zhou family patriarch and chairman of the Zhou Group now?
Seeing that Zhou Ziwei made no attempt to avoid Liu Xiaofei, the security guard could only helplessly reply in a low voice, "That...it's...Mrs. Zhou returned three days ago..."
"Mrs. Zhou? Which Mrs. Zhou?" Zhou Ziwei didn't react at first, but when he saw the security guard's bewildered expression, he suddenly realized and couldn't help but ask, "You mean... Wang Xuewei... moved back here? And... and took over my room?"
Seeing that his master had finally understood, the security guard nodded his head repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice. In just a short while, he was already soaked in sweat.
Speaking of which... seeing that the master had just returned with a stunningly beautiful woman, I had to remind him... that the mistress, who hadn't returned in a while, had already taken over the large bed in the bridal chamber... This kind of thing is really hard to explain...
Thinking this, the bodyguard glanced back at Liu Xiaofei again. He saw that her previously excited face had indeed darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, muttering to himself: "How could such a beautiful woman have fallen for our playboy young master...sigh..."
Zhou Ziwei was quite puzzled when he learned that Wang Xuewei had suddenly moved back to the Zhou family compound. However, at this moment, it was not appropriate for him to settle Liu Xiaofei in the guest room.
Even if Liu Xiaofei were to be settled in the guest room, he absolutely couldn't go back to the master bedroom by himself... Besides, even if he wanted to... Wang Xuewei probably wouldn't let him in...
Zhou Ziwei was puzzled. Wasn't his nominal wife always disgusted with the Zhou family? Why was she now offering herself up to him?
After shaking his head slightly, Zhou Ziwei decided to stop trying to escape. He knew that Wang Xuewei had never had any feelings for this nominal husband from beginning to end. She only became a nominal daughter-in-law of the Zhou family to maintain the interests of her father's company.
So now... I suppose her father's company has already gotten out of its predicament thanks to the formulas for the two products Zhou Ziwei provided to them last time!
Although half of her father's daily chemical company's shares ended up in Zhou Ziwei's hands, Zhou Ziwei had promised to only receive dividends and not participate in management. So... could it be that Wang Xuewei felt there was no need to rely on the Zhou family anymore, and therefore planned to completely break things off with her nominal husband?
If she wanted to confront him, she could have done it in another way. Why did she have to come back and take over his room? Uh... or maybe Wang Xuewei has finally realized that her husband, whom she has neglected for so long, is a treasure, and now she has a change of heart and wants to truly return to his embrace?
Zhou Ziwei scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, unsure of what Wang Xuewei was planning.
Before understanding the true situation, Zhou Ziwei naturally couldn't just openly leave Liu Xiaofei in front of Wang Xuewei.
Fortunately, the house in the Zhou family compound was quite large. Zhou Ziwei asked the security guard to call two nannies over and quickly prepared a spare guest room so that he and Liu Xiaofei could rest there for a while before continuing their business.
Although Zhou Ziwei didn't know why Wang Xuewei had come here and occupied his room, he didn't want to go back and argue with her. After flying in the sky all night on the Bat King, even without exerting much effort, both Zhou Ziwei and Liu Xiaofei felt exhausted. So, they put aside their big problem for now and immediately took a comfortable shower in the guest room before embracing and getting into bed...
The two slept until late afternoon before waking up.
Because both of them were a little tired, they didn't do anything while they were cuddling together in the same bed.
However, having just caught up on a day's sleep, Zhou Ziwei was full of energy. His large hands, which were wrapped around Liu Xiaofei, immediately began to diligently explore her body. His little brother, even more restless, raised its head and thrust hard against the beauty's sexy, plump buttocks... For a moment, all that could be heard was Liu Xiaofei's panting... Slowly, the two became one and began the great undertaking of human reproduction.
Just as the two people in the room were at a crucial moment, and Liu Xiaofei couldn't help but let out a series of low, melodious moans that sounded like crying, the door was suddenly banged on.
Liu Xiaofei was startled by the sound and bit her lip hard, refusing to make another sound. She then pushed Zhou Ziwei's body forcefully, signaling him to get down first.
However, Zhou Ziwei had spent half a day working hard, and now he was about to reach the moment of reaping the final pleasure, but he was not willing to give up easily. In the midst of his busy work, he used his soul power to scan the outside and saw that the person knocking on the door was indeed his nominal wife, Wang Xuewei. He couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.
Although his wife caught him having sex with another woman at home, Zhou Ziwei didn't take it to heart. After all, Wang Xuewei had never really treated him as her husband, so even if she knew all this, she probably wouldn't be jealous. Or maybe this would give her an excuse to rightfully ask Zhou Ziwei for a divorce.
So Zhou Ziwei raised his voice and said, "Please wait a moment if there's something to do..." Then he ignored Wang Xuewei and his body movements suddenly accelerated, causing Liu Xiaofei, who was caught off guard, to let out a series of panicked exclamations.
Wang Xuewei, who was outside the door, was delighted to hear Zhou Ziwei's voice coming from inside the room. However, she was then taken aback by a woman's soft gasp.
She had been staying at the Zhou family compound for three days. She originally just needed to talk to Zhou Ziwei about something, and thought that staying here would allow her to see him as soon as he returned.
Otherwise, it might be like last time, where she wouldn't even know Zhou Ziwei had returned, and by the time she heard the news and came looking for him, Zhou Ziwei had already disappeared.
However, to everyone's surprise, when Zhou Ziwei's younger brother, Zhou Zixu, heard that his sister-in-law was going to stay here, he naturally welcomed her with great enthusiasm and let her stay in the most luxurious master bedroom in the entire Zhou family compound, where Zhou Ziwei had always lived.
Well... she and Zhou Ziwei were husband and wife in name only. Regardless of their private relationship, they had to maintain a respectable public image, so Wang Xuewei couldn't insist on changing rooms at this point.
When she woke up this morning, she was overjoyed to hear that Zhou Ziwei had returned. However, according to the maid, Zhou Ziwei had traveled all night and had only just fallen asleep. Although she was anxious, she was too embarrassed to wake him, so she had no choice but to wait in the small courtyard outside Zhou Ziwei's room.
The master of the house brought a beautiful woman to sleep in the guest room. Naturally, the servants could not tell the mistress about this.
So Wang Xuewei had no idea that Zhou Ziwei had brought a woman back with him; otherwise, she would never have rashly gone up to knock on the door.
Upon hearing the woman's soft moans coming from the room, Wang Xuewei, though inexperienced in matters of love, was not a complete idiot. She immediately recognized what was happening and her pretty face flushed red. She bit her red lips tightly, suppressing the urge to kick open the door and catch them in the act. Then, she stomped her foot angrily, turned around, and went back to sit down in the courtyard.
"Zhou Ziwei, you bastard..."
Wang Xuewei cursed under her breath at the door, but then she suddenly froze... It seemed that Zhou Ziwei used to often go out and find some shady women. Back then, when she occasionally accompanied clients to dinner, she might see her nominal husband shamelessly being intimate with some heavily made-up women on the street.
At that time, Wang Xuewei simply ignored it and wouldn't let that good-for-nothing's behavior disturb her mood in the slightest. But now... what's wrong with her?
Volume 2: The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 340: Predicament
When Zhou Ziwei came out of the room dressed, Wang Xuewei's pretty face was still flushed, as if she had just been drunk. She had a charming and seductive air about her, which made Zhou Ziwei stare at her for a moment.
Seeing this, Wang Xuewei frowned slightly, feeling secretly annoyed.
Thinking to myself, "You just did *that* with some shady woman, and now you're staring at me like this? You're a born lecher..."
"Ahem..." Seeing Zhou Ziwei's distraught appearance, Wang Xuewei coughed a few times in annoyance. When Zhou Ziwei came to his senses, she snorted and said, "Zhou Ziwei, I need to talk to you about something. Can we... find a quiet place to talk properly?"
Zhou Ziwei frowned slightly. Recently, his soul power had increased significantly, and his senses in all aspects seemed to have improved considerably without him even realizing it.