Feng Lidong, threatened by the sharp gleam of the blade, trembled uncontrollably. "Feng Sixi… don't be impulsive… you just got out of prison… do you want to go back in?"
"So what? Three years, ten years, or a lifetime—there's no difference."
Feng Sixi remained perfectly composed, his demeanor refined and indifferent, as if the knife in his hand were not a lethal weapon but the most ordinary of objects.
His deep black eyes held a bone-chilling coldness. Clearly, from start to finish, he had never once cared about Feng Lidong's life.
If Feng Sixi said he wanted his eyes, he would gouge out his pupils without a moment's hesitation.
"No… Feng Sixi… you can't! I was wrong, I admit it!"
Feng Lidong was so terrified he was nearly trembling in terror, all traces of his earlier arrogance gone. He begged pitifully, "Let me go, Feng Sixi, just let me go. I promise I won't cause you any trouble. Do whatever you want…"
But even as he pleaded desperately, the tip of the blade drew closer to Feng Lidong's pupil.
The icy sharp edge was frigid and menacing. Fearing for his life, he had completely forgotten how arrogant he'd once been, his face flushing a livid red. "Feng Sixi… please…"
Yet Feng Sixi remained utterly unruffled.
"Feng Sixi!"
Yan Yang called his name softly, stepping forward to grip his wrist. "Why let a fool like him affect you?"
She stood on her tiptoes, leaning close to the man's ear. Her breath was hot and warm, carrying an unnamed hint of seduction. "There are better ways to deal with him. Why leave behind this kind of leverage? I promise… you'll be very interested in my suggestion."
He cast a fleeting glance at Yan Yang.
She showed no fear, meeting his gaze openly and honestly.
To her astonishment, the terrifying bloodlust in Feng Sixi's eyes slowly receded, replaced by an unfathomable darkness that spread thickly. The next second…
The blade pulled away.
The hand gripping Feng Lidong's neck also loosened effortlessly.
Realizing he was out of danger, Feng Lidong collapsed limply to the ground, his expression still frozen with lingering terror.
He had truly felt the threat of death just now and finally understood just how terrifying and cruel the Feng Sixi before him really was.
Feng Sixi was nothing short of a madman!
Yan Yang's brows curved slightly as she turned to Feng Lidong. "Get out of here now. If you come looking for trouble again, that eye of yours really will be gouged out."
"I-I promise…"
But just as he scrambled to his feet, he heard Feng Sixi speak coldly, "Wait."
Feng Lidong nearly burst into tears. "Y-you… what else do you want? I'll do anything!"
"Those words you used to threaten her earlier…"
"I take them back, I take them back! I-I promise I won't affect her in any way!"
Only then did Feng Sixi curl the corner of his mouth. "Get lost."
Feng Lidong finally dared not act recklessly. He fled as fast as he could, not even bothering to think about saving face, running off in utter disgrace.
What a complete waste.
After the bodyguards had limped away as well, the hallway finally returned to peace.
Fortunately, the neighbor across from Yan Yang's place had already moved out long ago—otherwise, such a commotion would have scared them half to death and ruined neighborly relations.
"Come on, let's go inside first. You disappeared early this morning—where did you go?"
Yan Yang's tone was calm, as if nothing had happened at all, accepting everything before her with extreme composure.
Feng Sixi furrowed his brow and stared at her. "Aren't you afraid that one day I'll go mad and gouge out your eyes too?"
Yan Yang smiled brightly. "That hasn't happened yet, has it? Besides…" She leaned in again, blinking her eyes. "Would you really have the heart to gouge out eyes this beautiful?"
The lively, mischievous glimmer in her beautiful eyes was the only thing that made her seem so full of life—radiant and brilliant… If they were truly gouged out, it would indeed be a pity.
Feng Sixi averted his gaze and stepped through the doorway of Yan Yang's home.
Yan Yang followed behind him, chattering away. "You just got out, so you probably need to stock up on quite a few things… Since you don't have anything to do anyway, how about we go shopping this afternoon? I'll buy you whatever you're missing!"
Feng Sixi sat down on the somewhat cramped sofa, a faint, ambiguous smile on his lips. "So you really do plan on keeping me as a sugar baby."
Yan Yang put on a coy expression. "Well… that's not entirely out of the question, if you don't mind…"
Perhaps having never encountered such a shameless woman before, Feng Sixi was visibly at a loss for words for a moment.
"…Yan Yang, I'll only stay here for one week. Once your wound has healed after that week, I'll leave."
Feng Sixi issued his final ultimatum coldly.
Up until now, he hadn't truly taken Yan Yang seriously; his attitude toward her was merely that he could spare her life and let her off.
This was probably the most compromising decision Feng Sixi could make.
As the arch-villain, Feng Sixi possessed all the traits of an arch-villain—cold-blooded, ruthless, and merciless.
But Yan Yang also knew that he wasn't just made up of those fearsome qualities.
Otherwise, Feng Sixi wouldn't have just warned Feng Lidong not to take his anger out on her. So now that she'd found his weakness, it would be much easier to act.
"At least you're still here for now—you're my guest, so don't stand on ceremony with me." Yan Yang seemed not to understand the warning in Feng Sixi's words, muttering to herself, "If you don't want to go shopping, I'll just buy things for you myself…"
Feng Sixi's brow furrowed even deeper.
This woman… if she really had been sent to get close to him, her methods were far too sophisticated.
Yan Yang lowered her head, pretending to shop online, while concealing the faint glint of darkness in her eyes.
Although she wasn't sure where Feng Sixi had gone before he came back, she could guess roughly.
Feng Sixi possessed an exceptionally brilliant mind—his intelligence surpassed that of most people in this world, giving him the capability to develop technology that could destroy the entire planet.
But right now, he lacked assistants, lacked money, and was even burdened with numerous debts.
The people who would later assist him in carrying out his plan to destroy the world hadn't yet formed a team with him, so Feng Sixi still had a lot of preparatory work to do.
Perhaps he had conceived the idea of dragging this world down with him while in prison, and immediately began putting it into action upon his release.
Yan Yang likewise had to stop him from doing so.
And the first step in preventing him from establishing a terrifying organization—illuminate him with the brilliance of a new era.
…
A highly secretive security department, hidden in an alley in Jingshi, with a red sign hanging at its entrance bearing the name—The Neighborhood Office.
"Today's Bureau meeting is about to begin… Where is everyone?"
The Bureau's head, Rong Xiao, sat in the shabby meeting room wearing an oversized t-shirt, baggy shorts, and a pair of slippers.
A boy with a head full of curly hair lay sprawled across the table, his eyes barely open, yawning as he said, "They're all out on missions."
"These people are getting more and more out of line! When they get back, I'll make them study the official duty regulations properly!"
The moment Rong Xiao finished speaking, the alarm hidden within The Bureau suddenly blared piercingly.
The boy who had just been drowsy snapped his eyes open, his face turning utterly serious…