After the Protagonist Ascended, I Set My Eyes on His Woman - Chapter 22:

Chapter 22: Taking a Head from 100 Meters Away

“Yiyi, have you thought of a plan?” Guoguo asked excitedly. “Tell me quick.”

“I’m thinking of doing this…” Chen Lanyi leaned close to her best friend’s delicate little ear and whispered a few words.

“Ah!” After hearing it, Guoguo’s face turned bright red, looking adorably flustered. “H-How can you do that? You’d be at such a loss!”

Chen Lanyi rolled her eyes at her best friend and said softly, “He’s already had my whole body. Haven’t I lost enough?”

“But… will he fall for it?” Guoguo blinked her sparkling eyes.

“Don’t worry, he definitely will. That guy is a total pervert—he wants it every day,” Chen Lanyi said with full confidence.

“That bastard is nothing short of a beast. Yiyi, you’ve really suffered.” Guoguo felt her heart ache. Her dear sister had been toyed with day after day by that scoundrel, every inch of her body defiled. If it had happened to her, she couldn’t even imagine what she’d do. Yet her best friend was still going to school every day like nothing had happened.

After that, Chen Lanyi and Guoguo left for the Rong family estate. Upon meeting the Rong Patriarch, they explained they came to retrieve Butterfly Blue on behalf of Chen Fan’s sister. Naturally, the Rong Patriarch didn’t dare refuse and immediately brought out the poison. Chen Lanyi took it and quickly left. She couldn’t return too late—if he noticed something was off, it would all be over.

…

At the same time, at Li Wanji’s villa.

A hundred meters away, atop a massive banyan tree just outside the villa…

Click click.

At the treetop, a man dressed in a ghillie suit was lying prone, holding a sniper rifle aimed straight at Li Wanji’s villa, eyes fixed on the slightest movement inside.

“This 50 million yuan is really easy money. Within the Yanhuang borders, there’s no one I can’t kill,” the assassin murmured in satisfaction. After this job, he’d be able to enjoy life again for a while.

Just then—whoosh!

A green flying sword shot through the air!

“Ugh!”

Blood sprayed instantly. The assassin died on the spot.

Blood splattered onto the chessboard beneath the banyan tree, startling the elderly men playing below. Thud. A corpse crashed down onto the table.

At that moment, this group of retired elders was so terrified, it was like they’d instantly turned into grandsons—decades younger from the fright.

The incident quickly made the news. When the Cao family received the report, their upper echelon was stunned.

“How is this possible? The assassin actually failed? How did he get discovered?”

“That was one of the top domestic assassins!”

“Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!”

“Patriarch, what should we do now?”

Everyone turned to look at Cao Aiguo.

The current Cao Patriarch, Cao Aiguo, frowned and said, “We wait. When the border isn’t so tightly secured, we’ll plan again.”

At the moment, Cang Qingtian was active near the border, and foreign assassin organizations didn’t dare step in. They had no choice but to hire someone domestic. But the truly top-tier killers were all in the international underworld.

“Hmph, you won’t get the chance!” BOOM! A loud crash echoed—the main door was kicked open.

“Xiao Tianxiong!” Seeing the brawny man in the lead, the Cao family members were all shocked.

Xiao Tianxiong waved his hand, “You may enter now.”

At that moment, a group of uniformed officers stepped inside.

“We’re from the Long’an Bureau,” the lead officer said, showing his badge. “Cao Aiguo, Cao Renqiang, Cao Cha—you are suspected of multiple criminal offenses. We are here to arrest you. Here is the warrant…”

Soon, all the senior members of the Cao family were taken away. Following that, the Xiao family began swallowing up the Cao family’s industries.

At the same time, Gu Qingning also heard about the incident. She fell into deep thought. “Taking a head from 100 meters away… That bastard is actually that powerful?”

Her delicate eyes were filled with shock. Back when Chen Fan was at his peak, even he had only managed to kill from a hundred steps away.

“What do I do… What do I do…” Gu Qingning completely panicked. Hugging her head, she scratched anxiously, on the verge of a breakdown.

“Qingning.” Xie Yourong walked in quickly, her elegant brows furrowed with concern.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Qingning asked.

“The Cao family… has fallen,” Xie Yourong said.

“What?” Gu Qingning’s mind exploded, as if struck by lightning. “Was it that bastard who made the move?”

In her mind, the image of that man surfaced.

“No. It was just the Xiao family. Don’t forget—Xiao Dai is now one of Wanqing’s shareholders,” Xie Yourong said.

Gu Qingning took a deep breath. “It’s fine. That bastard has the power to crush us, but he hasn’t. That means he wants to defeat me in business.”

“As long as I don’t lose to him, I believe I can buy some time—until Chen Fan returns!”

She understood what Li Wanji wanted. The business world was her home turf. That bastard wanted to crush her in the very field she prided herself on, to break her spirit.

But she wouldn’t lose!

“Mhm. We still have the automobile, catering, and chip industries. Even if we lose cosmetics, it’s only a partial loss,” Xie Yourong nodded, staying calm.

…

The collapse of the Cao family left many domestic families trembling with fear. Ordinary people didn’t understand, but they did. Without a major figure orchestrating behind the scenes, a colossal family like the Cao family couldn’t have crumbled overnight.

Just who was this mysterious figure?

Yet, Li Wanji remained oblivious that his recent moves had triggered widespread panic.

“I’m back,” Chen Lanyi said, walking to the sofa and setting down her bag.

Li Wanji was sitting on the sofa, playing with Nuonuo. The aroma of meat wafted from the kitchen, making mouths water.

“Come over and massage my thigh,” Li Wanji ordered.

“Okay.” Chen Lanyi obediently walked up to him, knelt down, and began massaging his thigh.

Li Wanji reached out and ruffled her silky hair, saying, “You look beautiful in that outfit today.”

She was wearing a pale pink knitted top, a blue plaid skirt, and had her long hair tied in a ponytail—radiating youth and energy.

Chen Lanyi rolled her eyes at him. “Tonight… do you still want it?”

“Want what?” Li Wanji asked.

“You know… that…” Chen Lanyi blushed, lowering her head and focusing on massaging his leg.

“Do you have something to do tonight?” Li Wanji loved seeing her shy like that—she looked stunning. They say nothing beats the sight of a blushing girl. That was absolutely true.

“I… I have homework tonight,” Chen Lanyi murmured, “Can you let me off just this once?”

“No,” Li Wanji refused flatly.

Pouting, Chen Lanyi glared at him fiercely—but inside, she was secretly delighted. Hmph, just you wait. Tonight, you’re going down!

In her mind, she was already picturing Li Wanji dying just like Wu Dalang after being poisoned—blood streaming from his seven orifices, a gruesome sight.

Tonight, she would be a venomous woman!

Dinner was served not long after. By 8 p.m., Bai Ya had taken Nuonuo to bed.

“I’m going to shower,” Chen Lanyi said as she headed upstairs.

Before Li Wanji came up, she grabbed the porcelain bottle and entered the bathroom.