Fan Xian and Li Yang exchanged a glance and followed him inside. Li Yang, with Tao Ye in his arms, also went in. Once inside, Tao Ye was no longer nervous; instead, she became excited, her pretty face flushed, and she looked around curiously.
Chapter 877: Murder and Robbery
The group entered the house, a simple building, typical of rural houses, without any attention to comfort or design such as bathrooms, living rooms, and kitchens, just simple stacking of rooms, a few rooms on the first floor, a few rooms on the second floor, connected by a staircase in the middle.
They quickly went up to the second floor, where four burly men armed with AK47s were guarding the windows and doors. Their expressions were cold and stern, and they looked like ruthless characters who had done a lot of bad things.
When the guys saw Tao Ye, their eyes gleamed with lust. One of them even licked his lips in a very lewd way, which made Tao Ye feel disgusted. She clung tightly to Li Yang, finally finding a sense of security.
Li Yang sneered inwardly. Even on the verge of death, he still harbored evil thoughts. He truly deserved to die!
"Please sit down~" Chicken Head sat down on the sofa.
The second-floor rooms were simply furnished with a table, sofa, and television. Clearly, this was just a temporary shelter, and no one lived there permanently.
Li Yang and Fan Xian sat down at the same time, facing each other. Tao Ye nestled next to Li Yang, her petite and alluring appearance quite tempting. You could tell from the lewd look in Ji Tou's eyes. Chang She was a man with strong self-control; judging from his large joints, he was a violent individual, not particularly obsessed with lust.
"You said you were going to introduce us to a talent this time, someone who would be very helpful in dealing with that bastard Li Yang. You must be talking about Brother Li Mu, right?" Chicken Head spoke first.
Fan Xian nodded and said, "That's right, it's him. He knows Li Yang very well, which is very advantageous for you to deal with him."
"Then tell us about Li Yang, brother! Damn it! He's already taken over Jiangnan City, and he's still not satisfied. He wants to come and take our territory. He's too greedy! Damn it, we'll kill him this time. If he doesn't give us a way out, don't blame us for being ruthless~" Chang She slammed his fist on the table, making a loud thud. The table almost fell apart.
Li Yang glanced at Fan Xian and said, "You should just take action; talking is pointless."
Fan Xian's expression changed slightly as he glanced at Chicken Head and Long Snake, who were still somewhat confused. Fan Xian sighed inwardly, "It's time to make my move." He leaped up, swooping down on the two like a large bird. Long Snake and Chicken Head were taken aback; the two experienced fighters immediately rolled away, taking the sofa with them, thus dodging Fan Xian's first attack.
However, Fan Xian's martial arts skills were at a transcendent level, and his attacks came one after another. Chicken Head, who had long been addicted to wine and women, had greatly reduced his ability to cope. He had just rolled over and hadn't even gotten up when Fan Xian grabbed his neck, twisted it forcefully, and with a snap, the famous and imposing Chicken Head's neck broke. His eyes widened in disbelief and confusion as he fell to the ground with a thud.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the long snake rolled into a corner and roared, "Aren't you going to make a move? Damn it!"
But when he clearly saw his four henchmen holding guns, his lips twitched. The bastards were all lying on the ground clutching their wrists, their legs twisted and deformed, heels pointing upwards, barely breathing. It turned out that in that instant, Li Yang had struck with lightning speed, rendering them all useless; the AK47s were now just a pile of metal balls under his feet.
Taking advantage of his stunned silence, Fan Xian swiftly moved forward, closing the distance. The long snake quickly pulled a large black gun from his waist, released the safety, cocked it, and aimed at Fan Xian. But the half-second delay in cocking allowed Fan Xian to reach him, grabbing his wrist and forcefully pulling it down, causing a sharp crack as it dislocated. The long snake groaned, then kicked Fan Xian's knee. Fan Xian's other hand followed, striking the knee with a sharp crack, followed by another. The long snake groaned in pain as his leg bone broke, his lower leg thrown back by the impact, his heel slapping the long snake's buttocks with another sharp crack. Fan Xian's knee, combined with the upward movement of his arm, struck the long snake's stomach. The long snake immediately felt dizzy, his stomach churning, his throat tightening, and a foul, metallic taste rising within him, almost causing him to vomit. Fan Xian had a premonition. He grabbed the snake by the neck, forced it back, and twisted it forcefully. The snake's eyes widened instantly, its neck made a cracking sound as if bones were breaking, and its entire body went limp, falling to the ground with a thud. Its life and the snake's head went to hell together.
"Slap slap..."
"Excellent, clean and efficient, without any unnecessary delays!" Li Yang applauded in praise.
Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands, and said with a wry smile, "It's all because of you. I was just coming up and still talking when you told me to attack. I wasn't prepared at all!"
"Hehe...surprise attacks are the most effective. Isn't that right, Peach Leaf~" Li Yang said, stroking Peach Leaf's smooth cheek.
Tao Ye's face turned pale, her lips trembled, and she tried her best to appear shocked, stammering, "Yes, yes..."
"You really shouldn't have brought her here. You've frightened the beauty. You've committed a grave sin," Fan Xian said, looking at Tao Ye's distressed expression.
“I just want her to fully understand me and know what I’m doing,” Li Yang said unmoved.
"Now you know what I'm doing. If you still want to stay with me, I won't reject you anymore and will treat you as my woman. If you leave me now, I won't stop you or interfere with your future life," Li Yang said earnestly to Tao Ye.
"I...I won't leave you~" Tao Ye took a few deep breaths, threw herself into Li Yang's arms, and said emotionally, clinging to his arm. "I love a real man like you~"
Fan Xian was speechless for a moment. Well, the murderer is a real man now. What's this woman's head made of? Why can't I find a good woman like her? So tragic!
"Let's leave quickly. The people down below have sensed something's wrong, and a lot of people have gathered here," Li Yang said in a deep voice, glancing at the window.
Fan Xian hurriedly climbed to the window to look, and after seeing what was there, he exclaimed in surprise, "Not bad, damn it, those two are really well prepared. They clearly don't trust me and have laid so many people in ambush!"
After saying that, he paused for a moment. He had just attacked Long Snake and Chicken Head, and Li Yang had crippled four of his underlings. Afterwards, he had been intimately embracing Tao Ye on the sofa, completely oblivious to the outside world. How could he have known that so many people were coming up? How could he sense the people outside while sitting still?
"So clear about it?" Fan Xian swallowed nervously, glancing anxiously at Li Yang. He felt a surge of tension, but forcibly suppressed it. Clearly, this wasn't the time for nervousness; it was time to fight and find a way to escape. The pistol had been confiscated, and Li Yang had crumpled the AK47 into a lumpy ball. But even with the AK47, they wouldn't dare kill anyone, would they?
"You stay in the room and don't move. I'll take the stairs. Fan Xian, you jump out the window." Li Yang arranged the breakout plan.
"Damn it, am I just making myself a sitting duck?" Fan Xian exclaimed in dissatisfaction.
"Bullshit, where do you think you're going?" Li Yang sneered. You think you can take the stairs? Can you beat me? If you can, then go ahead.
Fan Xian glanced at Li Yang, feeling a surge of frustration. He rushed to the window, surveyed the situation below, and without hesitation, smashed open the pane. These guys probably used windows as escape routes too; there were no safety bars, so he could easily jump out. Fan Xian jumped down. Immediately, a volley of bullets flew up. Li Yang told Tao Ye to hide in a corner while he opened the door, quickly slipped out, and locked it behind him.
A dozen or so armed thugs outside had rushed into the vicinity. They had been monitoring the area from the surrounding rooms, and when they noticed something was wrong, they immediately came up. Several guys at the stairwell rushed up with their guns, not expecting that there were people lying in ambush in the stairwell.
Li Yang, knives in hand, swiftly threw them, instantly felling three or four thugs to the ground, piling up. AKs lay scattered on the floor, and the thugs screamed, clutching their bleeding wounds. Li Yang stepped on each of their limbs, breaking them with a single kick to the head. Even if they weren't dead, they were either in a vegetative state or mentally unstable. The four guys upstairs met the same fate. Seeing them kill, speaking up would be a huge problem; becoming mentally unstable or in a vegetative state was the best outcome—at least they were still alive. Whether they would suffer a fate worse than death was irrelevant; that's the kind of awareness you have to have when you're in the underworld!
Moreover, if Li Yang hadn't made a move, wouldn't he have been riddled with bullets from their AKs? Li Yang only managed to retaliate and cripple them because of his superior martial arts skills. If Li Yang weren't skilled, he probably wouldn't even have survived as a cripple; he would have been a corpse.
Li Yang showed no mercy in his actions. After throwing his throwing knives, he struck each one with deadly accuracy, then retrieved the knives and took them away, leaving no evidence. He had taken care of all five or six thugs on the stairs, rendering their AKs unusable with a single kick. Li Yang waited at the stairwell entrance, while three or four more men rushed towards him from a distance.
Across from him, Fan Xian had also taken down three or four guys, hiding behind cover and waiting for the idiots to come to him. Li Yang found it somewhat amusing; he never imagined that one day he would be fighting alongside this moron. They had once fought to the death. Several of Ye Gucheng's top protectors had been crippled by Li Yang. It just goes to show that the world is truly full of wonders; nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it.
Although the last few thugs had guns, they were useless once they got close enough to experts like Li Yang, and Li Yang easily took them down. Tao Ye saw this from the upstairs window, a blush of excitement spreading across her face, and she waved to Li Yang.
Li Yang gestured for her to come down; everything was settled. Tao Ye rushed down from upstairs, her breasts bouncing alluringly with each jump. She threw herself into Li Yang's arms, panting, and asked, "Li Yang, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. They're the ones in trouble." Li Yang sneered, pulling Tao Ye towards the door. Fan Xian had already reached the door, casually tearing off the license plate from the Audi. It was a temporary fake license plate; its service period was over, and it could be retired.
Chapter 878: Bribery
"This car needs to be sent to our own people for repainting, hurry up and get in!" Fan Xian shouted, rolling down the car window.
Li Yang and Tao Ye hurriedly got in, and the car sped off, quickly disappearing into the residential area. They drove directly to an inconspicuous repair shop in the city, handed it to a taciturn mechanic, and instructed him: "Repaint, change the tires—get rid of the tires!"
"Understood~" The mechanic simply nodded and then began to operate skillfully and quickly. Li Yang couldn't help but think of the ninth member of the Thirteen Protectors, who was also a car enthusiast and handled such things with the same passion.
"This is one of our bases. But you've broken the rules today by bringing outsiders here," Fan Xian said with a sinister smile.
"Damn it. You tricked me!" Li Yang glared at him, ready to punch him.