However, Zhou Ziwei's current soul sea storage limit is only a little over six thousand points. This means that even if countless souls were foolishly lying in front of him waiting to be devoured, Zhou Ziwei simply couldn't swallow many of them.
This... is really a bit of a headache...
Following Vincent's directions, they found a small hotel called "Flat Wind" and went upstairs to find the room according to the room number.
When Zhou Ziwei arrived, all the members of the black market assassin network had already left, and there wasn't even a single person left to look after Liu Xiaofei.
The hotel staff, having been instructed to do so, knew that Zhou Ziwei's surname was Zhou, so they didn't waste any words and directly took out the key to open Liu Xiaofei's room.
Before even entering the room, Zhou Ziwei had already impatiently projected his soul power into it. Fortunately, Liu Xiaofei did not suffer any further accidents and was sleeping peacefully in bed, seemingly having only been temporarily drugged.
Zhou Ziwei estimated that the people from the black market assassin network wouldn't really leave Liu Xiaofei here alone. They probably didn't want Zhou Ziwei to recognize their identities, so they were likely disguised as ordinary people and secretly protecting her nearby.
As soon as Zhou Ziwei entered the room, he immediately found the little mosquito that had been guarding Liu Xiaofei. Then, Zhou Ziwei connected with the little mosquito's soul and instantly received the little mosquito's soul memories.
It turned out that Liu Xiaofei was being hidden in a private room at an entertainment center. That entertainment center was obviously connected to Dr. Hong in some way. Sun Xiaoyu entered the entertainment center through a back door, and the two thugs guarding the door were very respectful to her.
Little Mosquito followed closely behind, and then saw Sun Xiaoyu enter a large private room on the second floor. A man in his thirties with slicked-back hair was having a great time, embracing two women on either side, completely unaware that there were several bodyguards watching over them. When he saw Sun Xiaoyu enter, he even deliberately and excitedly tore off the underwear of one of the escorts from under her skirt.
The man sat there nonchalantly, playing with the two women in his arms. After listening to Sun Xiaoyu's expressionless report, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Now that we've got the person Fourth Brother wanted, I can finally have my way with that pretty policewoman here! Hahaha..."
As he spoke, the man waved his hand, shooing away the two escorts who were nestled in his arms, desperately trying to please him, as if they were flies. Then he jumped up, his eyes gleaming, and crept towards the small private room next door.
In the next private room, Liu Xiaofei was sleeping peacefully on the sofa, dressed in a police uniform. As she slept, Liu Xiaofei appeared even more delicate and charming, which aroused the lust of the slick-haired man, who immediately pounced on her like a vicious wolf.
The little mosquito had been instructed by Zhou Ziwei to protect Liu Xiaofei at all costs once it saw her, and not to let her be harmed by anyone again. So when it saw the man looking like a beast, it immediately pounced on him, intending to corrode his little brother. But unexpectedly, a figure rushed in front of the sofa at an even faster speed, blocking the man.
Seeing the man's shocked and angry expression, Sun Xiaoyu remained unmoved, simply saying indifferently, "I'm sorry... Second Young Master... Dr. Hong promised me he wouldn't harm Liu Xiaofei, so... please don't touch her."
The man called the Second Young Master gritted his teeth and angrily retorted, "What does what Fourth Brother said have to do with me? Go ask Fourth Brother about what he promised. I'm going to sleep with this girl now. If you know what's good for you, get out of my way, or I'll sleep with you too."
Sun Xiaoyu stared coldly at the second young master, showing no intention of making way. The second young master became enraged, turned around and snatched a gun from the bodyguard who had followed him, pointing it viciously at Sun Xiaoyu's head, gritting his teeth and saying, "Give me the information immediately, or I'll shoot."
However, Sun Xiaoyu stood firm against the cold muzzle of the gun without showing any fear, and did not move an inch. She simply shook her head and said, "Xiaofei is my friend. I will not let you hurt her. If you are not afraid of angering Dr. Hong, then shoot!"
"You..." The second young master trembled with rage, nearly shooting the woman who dared to defy him several times. He forced himself to hold back, gritting his teeth as he pointed the gun at Sun Xiaoyu's nose, saying, "You bitch...you wait...next time I'll make sure Fourth Brother sends you to warm my bed, huh...you think Fourth Brother values you? You're getting cocky now...no matter how powerful Fourth Brother is, he still relies on the Hong family's influence in Beijing. Otherwise...do you think he could have built such a large operation with his tricks? Huh...you just wait! Next time Fourth Brother needs help from the family, I'll definitely include you, you bitch, as a condition...then...for greater profit, Fourth Brother will surely obediently send you to me, haha...in that case...you'll be my sex slave! Wahahaha..."
The second young master, still indulging in his fantasies, walked out of the private room laughing loudly. But just then... a commotion arose outside the entertainment center, and a dozen people wearing ghost masks burst in like ghosts...
Afterwards, the second young master, protected by several capable bodyguards, charged out with injuries all over his body, while Sun Xiaoyu, after a slight hesitation, did not continue to guard Liu Xiaofei and jumped out of the window to escape alone.
Those dozen or so masked men were clearly only there to rescue Liu Xiaofei, and they didn't really pursue the Second Young Master and the others. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been difficult for them to leave a few lives behind.
Then, Liu Xiaofei was moved to this small hotel by the masked men. After paying the full room fee and giving them a generous tip, she told them that when a man surnamed Zhou arrived, they shouldn't ask any questions and should just open the door and let him into the room...
Zhou Ziwei gently stroked Liu Xiaofei's slightly rosy cheeks, and an irrepressible tenderness slowly rose from the bottom of his heart.
Prior to this, Liu Xiaofei had always been the one taking the initiative in their relationship, while Zhou Ziwei seemed to have put in little effort. He only occasionally chose whether to accept or reject Liu Xiaofei's advances.
It has been said that people don't cherish things that are easily obtained. Perhaps Liu Xiaofei was a woman that Zhou Ziwei found easy to get. Because of this, he might even temporarily forget about her existence at times.
However, after receiving news of Liu Xiaofei's kidnapping today, he realized that Liu Xiaofei actually held a very important place in his heart. Otherwise, Zhou Ziwei would not have been willing to expend a huge amount of soul power to fly through the air and catch the plane for Liu Xiaofei.
If that were the case, Zhou Ziwei wouldn't have willingly pretended to be dead and been buried in the stinking garbage dump.
Looking at Liu Xiaofei's pretty face, which seemed a little thinner than before, Zhou Ziwei felt a pang of heartache. He finally made up his mind... No matter what, he couldn't abandon this girl again this time.
This matter won't end here. Although they haven't caught up with Dr. Hong yet, Zhou Ziwei hasn't come away empty-handed. At least he now knows that Dr. Hong is probably from the Hong family in Beijing.
Even if Dr. Hong is not easy to find, the Hong family in Beijing should not be difficult to find, right? Although there are many people with the surname Hong in this world, a family that dares to call itself the Hong family of Beijing is definitely not an insignificant family. I believe that once I go to Beijing, I will be able to find them by asking around.
The Hong family of Beijing? Just you wait! I'll show you how to destroy you!
Volume 2 The Assassin's Nightmare Chapter 304 This Place Isn't a Good Place to Make a Move
Seeing that Liu Xiaofei wouldn't wake up for a while, Zhou Ziwei simply called the hotel staff and asked them to buy him a change of clothes. Then he went to the bathroom in his room and took a cold shower to wash off the stench of the garbage. He then wrapped a hotel towel around his neck and came out.
The clothes were covered in trash, so they were absolutely unusable. Zhou Ziwei took out all the important items from inside and placed them on the bedside table, while throwing the clothes inside and out into the trash can.
Zhou Ziwei sat on the edge of the bed and fiddled with the soul beads of varying quality that were stored in several small bottles. After a slight hesitation, he decided to take advantage of Liu Xiaofei's unconscious state to replenish her soul power in order to make up for the damage to her soul caused by crying blood and falling into a coma when she was kidnapped in Tengchong last time.
However, while replenishing Liu Xiaofei's soul power, they dared not replenish too much at once. After all, Liu Xiaofei's situation was different from that of A Da, A Er, and Xiao Mei. Those people had all had their souls severely damaged by Zhou Ziwei's powerful methods, so their soul power was severely depleted. Replenishing more at once would not pose any danger.
However, the damage to Liu Xiaofei's soul was negligible. Therefore, before knowing the specific upper limit of the storage capacity in Liu Xiaofei's soul sea, Zhou Ziwei dared not replenish Liu Xiaofei too much indiscriminately, lest he accidentally overdo it.
So Zhou Ziwei carefully brought a low-quality soul bead to a high-quality soul bead, allowing the high-quality soul bead to quickly absorb the soul power within the low-quality soul bead. Only when the soul power in the low-quality soul bead was almost completely exhausted, leaving only a thin shell that could shatter and disappear at any moment, did Zhou Ziwei separate them. Then, without hesitation, he picked up the nearly broken soul bead and fed it into Liu Xiaofei's mouth.
According to Zhou Ziwei's imagination, Liu Xiaofei only suffered a minor damage to her soul because of the great shock she experienced. This damage was so small that it was negligible in terms of its impact on Liu Xiaofei's physical health, but it would have a subtle influence on Liu Xiaofei's thoughts and behaviors.
Zhou Ziwei has always suspected that Liu Xiaofei's deep attachment to him is likely due to the effects of the trauma she suffered.
So... even if he has decided to completely accept Liu Xiaofei, he must first heal the wounds in Liu Xiaofei's soul. Once Liu Xiaofei's soul is repaired, if her feelings for him remain the same, Zhou Ziwei will naturally have no reason to refuse Liu Xiaofei again.
However, if Liu Xiaofei's feelings for him change in some unknown way... then Zhou Ziwei will definitely not give up on this girl easily, because Liu Xiaofei is, after all, the first woman he has ever been intimate with in his two lifetimes.
Previously, it was always Liu Xiaofei who pursued Zhou Ziwei, but once Liu Xiaofei has fully recovered... Zhou Ziwei can simply go back and pursue Liu Xiaofei again.
Since Liu Xiaofei's previous soul damage wasn't significant, even though only a negligible amount of soul power remained in this soul orb, it should be enough to replenish the damage Liu Xiaofei suffered.
Even if Liu Xiaofei's soul sea is already at its maximum capacity, this extra little bit of soul power would absolutely not be enough to burst it. Otherwise, Zhou Ziwei wouldn't dare to take that risk.
However, to Zhou Ziwei's surprise, the weakened soul bead only flickered slightly after being swallowed by Liu Xiaofei before being immediately absorbed by Liu Xiaofei's consciousness. There was no hesitation at all, just like a drop of water falling into a lake, without even a ripple.
Zhou Ziwei was stunned when he saw this. After feeding the Soul Pearls to A Da, A Er and the others, Zhou Ziwei had accumulated some experience. He could roughly estimate whether the capacity of the soul sea of the person who consumed the Soul Pearl was about to be full from the speed at which the Soul Pearl was absorbed.
When a person's sea of souls is about to overflow, the soul power transformed from the swallowed soul beads will still be continuously absorbed, but the absorption speed will be significantly slower.
The fact that Liu Xiaofei is currently in such a state, with the Soul Pearl being absorbed into her Sea of Souls almost without any hesitation after being swallowed, indicates that there is still a lot of empty space in Liu Xiaofei's Sea of Souls.
Although the Soul Bead that Zhou Ziwei gave Liu Xiaofei this time was almost weakened to the extreme, Zhou Ziwei was still very surprised to see it being absorbed by Liu Xiaofei so smoothly.
Could it be that... the trauma to her soul is far more severe than I had anticipated? Otherwise, how could her sea of souls have such a large empty space?
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Ziwei finally decided to replenish Liu Xiaofei's soul power once more.
This time, Zhou Ziwei even dared to directly replenish Liu Xiaofei's soul power by about five percent of a soul's.
Five percent of the soul power of an ordinary soul is negligible to Zhou Ziwei, whose soul power is measured in thousands. However, for an ordinary person, it is undoubtedly a huge amount of soul power.
If Liu Xiaofei's soul sea didn't have enough space to contain it, it would have been enough to burst her soul alive.
However, Zhou Ziwei believed that his judgment should not be wrong. Liu Xiaofei's sea of souls must have a lot of spare space compared to ordinary people. At least even if this 5% of soul power was excessive, it should not burst Liu Xiaofei's sea of souls.
The result was exactly as Zhou Ziwei expected, or rather, it was completely unexpected.
After Liu Xiaofei swallowed this five percent of soul power, its effect was exactly the same as before. There was still no sense of stagnation, and it was completely absorbed into Liu Xiaofei's sea of souls.
That smooth feeling showed that Liu Xiaofei's sea of souls still had a huge storage space.
Next, Zhou Ziwei weakened a low-quality soul bead before feeding it to Liu Xiaofei, and after more than twenty times, when Zhou Ziwei had almost exhausted all the low-quality soul beads he had accumulated, Liu Xiaofei's sea of souls still did not seem to be about to overflow.
Through this continuous absorption, Liu Xiaofei has absorbed the soul power of approximately three complete souls, which is equivalent to the energy of thirty remnant souls.
Zhou Ziwei was secretly astonished, but he dared not feed Liu Xiaofei such soul beads again.
At this point, Zhou Ziwei finally understood that Liu Xiaofei's ability to absorb so much soul power was not due to a damaged soul, but rather because her soul was special and naturally possessed a much larger capacity than that of ordinary people, which was why it could never be filled.
Having received such a large amount of soul power in one go, Liu Xiaofei's soul should now be many times stronger than that of an ordinary person. Although Liu Xiaofei still seemed capable of absorbing a considerable amount of soul power, Zhou Ziwei dared not continue to replenish her.
It wasn't that Zhou Ziwei was stingy with these soul beads, nor was it that he was afraid of raising Liu Xiaofei to be someone with soul abilities like him.
However, the soul power in this kind of soul bead is different from the soul power purified by the Six-Syllable Mantra. Zhou Ziwei didn't know if this kind of soul power would produce any side effects if it was directly absorbed by someone, so... for now, let's just give Liu Xiaofei this much!
Next, Zhou Ziwei diluted a drop of the Reincarnation Water with the tea in the hotel and had Liu Xiaofei drink it as well, thus giving Liu Xiaofei's physique an initial strengthening before considering waking her up.
After all, Liu Xiaofei's parents were still anxiously waiting for news of their daughter at home, and Zhou Ziwei couldn't linger here for too long.
Liu Xiaofei had likely been given a potent anesthetic chemical in her body. Waking her up wasn't difficult; Zhou Ziwei simply used his soul power to channel it into her body, slightly smoothing out her main nerve pathways. Sure enough, after a short while, Liu Xiaofei let out a soft groan and slowly regained consciousness.
When Liu Xiaofei woke up groggily, she saw a half-naked man with only a towel around his waist standing in front of her. The man had his large hands pressed between her chest and abdomen. Because of the obstruction of his arms, Liu Xiaofei could not see Zhou Ziwei's face clearly.
Liu Xiaofei was taken aback, and then without hesitation, she raised her alluring long leg and kicked straight at the groin of the half-naked man in front of her.
She didn't know if her body had been violated by this man while she was unconscious, but even if it hadn't, it probably wasn't much better. At least right now, these hands were taking advantage of her body. How could Liu Xiaofei tolerate such a thing? Naturally, she did her best to make sure that this guy who dared to molest her was completely defiled.
After making that kick, Liu Xiaofei was pleasantly surprised to find that she seemed to be several times stronger and faster than usual.
However, the kick that Liu Xiaofei was so satisfied with was only halfway through when the person grabbed her, and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free at all.
Liu Xiaofei was both shocked and furious. She let out a sharp cry and was about to raise her other leg to continue the attack when she suddenly heard a gentle and familiar voice: "Xiaofei... if you're really angry with me, I won't mind letting you hit me a few times, but... this place isn't a good place to start!"
"Ah... Ziwei, it's you!" Liu Xiaofei heard this voice that had echoed in her dreams countless times. She was stunned for a long time before suddenly shouting, abruptly turning over and throwing herself into the broad chest that she had dreamed of so much. Two clear tears were already streaming down her face...
Zhou Ziwei's previous worries were obviously unnecessary. After he replenished Liu Xiaofei's soul power so much, even if Liu Xiaofei had suffered a serious soul injury, she must have recovered by now. However, Liu Xiaofei's attachment to him did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it was much stronger than when they parted last time.
At this point, Zhou Ziwei naturally let go of his mental burden and completely accepted Liu Xiaofei.
Now that he had completely accepted Liu Xiaofei as his woman, Zhou Ziwei naturally didn't want to be separated from her any longer, causing Liu Xiaofei to suffer the pain of longing every day.
Moreover, quite a few people clearly knew that Liu Xiaofei was Zhou Ziwei's woman. Since Dr. Hong was able to kidnap Liu Xiaofei to threaten Zhou Ziwei this time, perhaps the Blood Shadow or the black market assassin network would also target Liu Xiaofei next time. Therefore, Zhou Ziwei was even more worried about leaving her alone in Kunming. So, after sending Liu Xiaofei home for one night, Zhou Ziwei formally proposed to Liu Xiaofei's parents that he would take Liu Xiaofei to resign from her job at the Public Security Bureau and work for his company in Dangyang.
Zhou Ziwei originally felt that he should propose marriage to Liu Xiaofei's parents, but since he was still nominally a married man, he couldn't bring himself to say it. So he could only use the excuse of hiring Liu Xiaofei to help him to take her back to Dangyang first.
As for Wang Xuewei... Zhou Ziwei couldn't quite explain his feelings for her. After all, the two had only known each other for a very short time, and Wang Xuewei's impression of Zhou Ziwei was still mostly that of a dissolute playboy who only knew how to indulge in a life of debauchery. So, although they were husband and wife in name, they not only had no emotional foundation, but they had never even engaged in any intimate physical acts that couples should have.
Therefore, Zhou Ziwei felt that Wang Xuewei would be very happy if he proposed a divorce.
Aside from Liu Xiaofei, the only person Zhou Ziwei couldn't let go of was Yu Xiaoru, that silly girl. Through their time together recently, Zhou Ziwei naturally knew how infatuated Yu Xiaoru was with him.
The problem is... Yu Xiaoru's infatuation should be with Yang Hongtao, not Zhou Ziwei, even though Zhou Ziwei is Yang Hongtao in spirit. But whether Yu Xiaoru can accept this is still unknown to Zhou Ziwei.
Furthermore... the most important point is that Yu Xiaoru is Yu Xiaoya's younger sister, and Zhou Ziwei will never forgive Yu Xiaoya for what she did to him.
The last time Zhou Ziwei returned to Zhongdu, the only reason he didn't seek revenge on Yu Xiaoya was because of Yu Xiaoru. But this grudge still had to be settled eventually.
At that time, even if Zhou Ziwei wouldn't kill Yu Xiaoya with his own hands, he would definitely not let that heartless woman off easily. In that case, how could Zhou Ziwei possibly have any closer relationship with Yu Xiaoru?
It was precisely because of these considerations that Zhou Ziwei finally decided to openly bring Liu Xiaofei back to Dangyang. If he could resolve his marriage issues with Wang Xuewei, he might immediately consider marrying Liu Xiaofei.
Liu Xiaofei's parents knew that Zhou Ziwei was a married man, but they also understood their daughter's infatuation with him. Back in Tengchong, they had clearly stated that as long as Zhou Ziwei could cure Liu Xiaofei's eyes, they would no longer interfere in their relationship.
Now that Zhou Ziwei had finally made this request, although they, as parents, still felt a little regretful and unwilling, they could only sigh and agree when they saw their daughter looking happy.
Zhou Ziwei and Liu Xiaofei did not linger in Kunming any longer. They immediately rented a car and headed straight for Tengchong.
Because of his participation in the jadeite rough stone trading conference, Zhou Ziwei had to put his score with Dr. Hong aside for the time being. If he had time to go to Beijing later, even if he couldn't find Dr. Hong, Zhou Ziwei would definitely go to the Hong family in Beijing and make a scene. At least the second young master of the Hong family had already been blacklisted by Zhou Ziwei.
Anyone who dares to lay a finger on Zhou Ziwei's woman, Zhou Ziwei doesn't care who they are. If Zhou Ziwei catches them, he'll make sure they can never touch a woman again, even if he doesn't kill them outright. As for Sun Xiaoyu, Zhou Ziwei doesn't feel much resentment anymore. Although she was involved in the kidnapping of Liu Xiaofei, she was still somewhat grateful to Zhou Ziwei for protecting Liu Xiaofei's innocence even under the threat of the Second Young Master's gun.
They drove in silence until they reached Baoshan. Zhou Ziwei immediately swapped his Audi sedan, which he had previously stored at the airport, with the car, and then drove along the rugged mountain road towards Tengchong.
As the car passed near the area where the Bat Cave was located, Zhou Ziwei had a strong urge to immediately find a way to replenish his soul power.
After all, his soul power is extremely scarce right now, with only a few hundred units remaining.