"Well... How about coming to my place for a bit?"

The home of Goddess Zi, located in a luxurious two-story duplex in Yanjing.

Hard to imagine?

In fact, every big celebrity has more than one residence.

Firstly, it's a trait of Huaxia people, who feel that real estate is stable and secure, just like most folks like to save money in banks.

Secondly, Goddess Zi is definitely surrounded by countless paparazzi watching her, so a public residence is surely meant to attract paparazzi, while her private life is spent in a hidden residence.

The small two-story duplex in front of me is evidently Goddess Zi's hidden residence.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to escort the goddess all the way to a hidden residence, the word 'hidden' alone gives a sort of blush-inducing feeling," a certain beast snickered inwardly.

"Uh, is it convenient this late at night?" Lin Hai blinked as he replied.

Goddess Zi felt a bit shy, after all, inviting a single man upstairs seemed somewhat... you know.

"Ahem, Goddess Zi, actually I'm a gentleman, often misunderstood as a beast."

He wasn't intending to develop anything more with the Little Diva, putting on a serious demeanor, as hypocritically upright as can be.

If Ouyang Xiaoya were here, she'd definitely punch Beast Lin directly.

You claim to be a gentleman? Then where did the nickname Beast Lin come from?

"I know Mr. Lin is a good man." The Little Diva nodded, thinking of how to change the subject.

"Ah, I just remembered, tomorrow is that elder's birthday, Mr. Lin, would you like to accompany me to offer birthday wishes?"

"Sure, I'd love to see what your respected elder is like." Lin Hai nodded.

"Then I'll get out of the car now, Mr. Lin, have a good rest."

Goddess Zi felt a bit nervous, afraid Lin Hai might insist on going upstairs.

Typically, when a man escorts a woman home late at night, they often end up...

"Alright, goodbye, Goddess Zi, good night."

The Little Diva got out of the car, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Under the moonlight, she suddenly noticed Lin Hai's profile was indeed very handsome.

Strong lines, sharply defined features, especially that serious demeanor and mysterious background, which had a deadly allure to girls.

Feeling somewhat apologetic for not inviting Lin Hai upstairs, Goddess Zi quickly flashed him a sweet and gentle smile: "Mr. Lin, if there's an opportunity, I'll invite you to my home as a guest."

"Alright, good night, Goddess Zi."

Lin Hai waved his hand, watched the Little Diva go inside, then slowly started his engine, preparing to go home.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Goddess Zi was glad Lin Hai was a gentleman but also felt a sense of loss... Why didn't Mr. Lin insist on going upstairs, why did she feel disappointed instead?

Shaking her head, she inadvertently noticed her own charming face already slightly flushed.

...

On the other side, Lin Hai, driving slowly, encountered a red light.

Just as he stopped the car, a dangerous scent arose.

"Hmm?"

Years of experience made him immediately observe the surroundings outside the windows, searching for possible sniper locations.

Keep in mind, when ambushing someone, a skilled close-combat fighter isn't scary, what's truly intimidating are snipers hidden in secret locations, if they aren't dealt with first, once entangled in a fight, they might fire fatal shots at critical moments, making them hard to guard against.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, didn't expect you'd come to Yanjing so soon."

A steady voice sounded from behind the car.

Lin Hai raised an eyebrow, this voice was familiar.

Opening the car door, Lin Hai stepped out.

The person in front of him seemed even sturdier than he remembered.

"Long Si? Weren't you investigating intelligence abroad?" Lin Hai blinked.

The visitor was none other than Yanhuang Soul's Long Si.

"I have to return home to rest sometimes, right?" Long Si said with a smile.

"Why did you seek me out?" Lin Hai asked.

Long Si smiled and answered, "After returning home, I immediately went to Huadu, looking for King Yan, only to find he had suddenly disappeared, and so did you. Upon investigation, I found out you were in Yanjing."

"Oh, so you're not looking for me but for King Yan, right?" Lin Hai asked with a smile.

Long Si nodded, "I have important news to tell King Yan, but can't reach him. King Yan said before, if he couldn't be found, I should find you."

"Oh? What news? Worth you returning from abroad?"

Lin Hai felt curious.

"You sure you won't leak secrets, right?"

Long Si paused and added, "After all, according to the data, you're just a laid-back, utterly shameless security guard."

"..." Lin Hai was immediately embarrassed, the data depicted him so poorly.

"Ahem," he coughed lightly, retorting, "Though I enjoy erotic massage and am quite lazy, not a gentleman, some matters aren't to be joked with."

"That's good."

"Tell King Yan, the Hermit Alliance is seeking him globally, apparently for vengeance."

Long Si delivered the news.

"Oh? Hermit Alliance? What's that?"

Lin Hai met Long Si's eyes, showing an expression of surprise, as if he had no clue what the Hermit Alliance was.

"I do know League of Legends, I'm quite skilled at it," Lin Hai added sarcastically.

Actually, when Long Si mentioned the news, he was keenly observing every detail of Lin Hai's facial expressions and demeanor.

But he was disappointed.

Lin Hai's actions didn't show any oddities.

That is to say, he seemed truly unaware of what the Hermit Alliance was.

Also indicating, Lin Hai might just be King Yan's ordinary "carrier pigeon."

Seeing Long Si's eyes flash with disappointment for 0.01 seconds, Lin Hai chuckled inwardly.

Dealing with Yanhuang Soul's super agents, or in fact, agents of various countries, is truly exhausting. Fortunately, my skills in disguise have been perfected.

Otherwise, maybe a single unremarkable conversation would reveal my flaws.

"The Hermit Alliance is a scary organization with many masters."

"Last time, the Eighth Hermit, Boxing God, died in Yanjing according to investigations. I don't know what they found out, only that they're convinced the matter was likely done by King Yan."

Long Si carefully observed Lin Hai again and said, "I might not have believed it before, but with you in Yanjing, and King Yan disappearing in Huadu, the timeline suggests he might have killed Boxing God."

"Uh, I've come to Yanjing for personal matters, King Yan coming to Yanjing also didn't inform me about anything, you know, someone like him is very mysterious, seemingly to protect me, he rarely shares international news."

Lin Hai replied with a smile, effectively explaining Long Si's concerns.

"You almost anticipated my questions," Long Si said.

"Of course, King Yan had instructed me on how to answer these, you know."

Long Si nodded, "Remember to contact King Yan and tell him the Seventh Hermit is coming."

"By the way, what's the Seventh Hermit's name?" Lin Hai blinked.

"The Seventh Hermit is called Hell Priest," Long Si replied.

"Why do you help King Yan? You should be an international agent, should consider King Yan a menace? I'm just earning some small change."

Lin Hai seemed like he was chatting with an old friend, but his tone was more like a movie's mob informant talking to a cop.

"You don't need to know these things, but it's fine to tell you. King Yan informed me, my organization might not be united, lately abroad, I've investigated the death of Long Shier, indeed there are suspicious circumstances, it seems it was done by someone within our circle."

"I'm saying this to let you inform King Yan."

Then, Long Si turned and left directly.

"Seventh Hermit? Hell Priest? Never heard of this name..." Lin Hai muttered, touching his chin.