Mature and Steady Boss Li

The Anchoring Beacon was gone.

It had not been shattered or stolen—it had simply vanished into thin air.

The attackers apparently did not fully understand the mysteries within the Anchoring Beacon, so, to be safe, they had chosen to transfer it away and seal it permanently rather than destroy it by force.

What if the device inside could still send out a signal after being destroyed? That would have been a ridiculous blunder.

So they had chosen the safest method.

Now,

with their contingency removed, the hearts they had kept clenched finally relaxed.

The young man within the slowed time flow seemed to be speaking to someone. They only heard him ask:

"The threat on my end has been dealt with. All right, I'm coming."

As he spoke,

the young man in the crisp, stylish suit looked at Old Man Lu. "Hello. This is not a personal grudge. Please forgive me."

As he spoke, the young man's seemingly slow yet actually swift finger stabbed toward Old Man Lu's brow.

Old Man Lu, trapped in a state of stagnation, was frantic, but faced with such an absolute disparity in power, he was no different from a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Then,

the young man's outstretched finger was suddenly seized by a warm, soft hand and forcibly bent upward—crack!

The crisp sound of breaking bone rang through the surroundings. Even Old Man Lu, standing so close, felt his heart jolt painfully just from hearing it! That was far too ruthless! Yet it was not over.

That hand grabbed the young man by his extended index finger, swung him around twice, then flung him away...

Only then

did Madam Qian step fully out of the void. Seeing that Lu Xingshen was unharmed, she let out a long breath. Thank goodness, thank goodness she had