Someone Had Broken In

After saying so much, Poisonous Insect seemed afraid Jiang Yue might misunderstand, and explained, "A lot of these things came to me while I was captured by the Bizarre Tree and held prisoner this time, combined with things I'd seen before. You know how it is, Mr. Jiang. When someone's on the verge of death, all hope is gone and their mind is free of distractions. Their thoughts can actually become clearer."

Jiang Yue merely smiled, unconcerned.

He knew Poisonous Insect was worried he might blame him for not bringing this up when he surrendered at Yangfan Middle School last time, instead waiting until now.

"Mr. Jiang, the Bizarre Tree's plans have been foiled by you time and again. I reckon it must be furious. We've got to guard against it lashing out in desperation. If I were the Bizarre Tree, my top priority now would be to kill you, at any cost."

If Jiang Yue hadn't interfered, the Bizarre Tree might already have completed its evolution, and all of Star City would have fallen into its hands.

There was no doubt Jiang Yue was a thorn in its side.

Jiang Yue had already prepared himself for that. His biggest advantage was that his family wasn't with him, so he had no one to worry about.

Even if the Bizarre Tree made a move against him, it could only target him personally. He didn't have to worry about it going after his family.

Besides, the Daozi Lane Villa had a miraculous protective aura. Even if the Bizarre Tree sent people to invade it, they might not succeed.

Villa No. 9 was especially secure, like a fortress. Unless all of Star City fell, taking the Daozi Lane Villa—or Villa No. 9—would be no easy feat.

"Poisonous Insect, if you were the