"Really?" Li Yang certainly didn't believe his nonsense. Nowadays, cities are connected by provincial highways, and there are very few mountain roads like this. Moreover, Li Yang's eyesight is extraordinary. He had already seen that what was behind the mountain was not a town, but an endless mountain plain. If the Miao people of Wenshan were there, it would be truly amazing.
Li Yang didn't want to waste his ability to see through people's hearts, since his main purpose here was to rescue Yu Tihu, and he wanted to save this ability for a crucial moment. So he held back.
As the car reached the mountainside, the driver suddenly received a message, and then his eyes gleamed with excitement. His speed abruptly decreased, and several men suddenly emerged from the bushes around the bend ahead. Their expressions were fierce, and they held sharp daggers and knives that gleamed with a cold, bluish light—clearly not ordinary weapons, and they seemed to have seen blood.
"What's going on?" Li Yang asked, feigning panic.
"What's going on? Hehe..." The driver chuckled sinisterly, then suddenly slammed on the brakes, turned off the engine, opened the car door, jumped out, and headed straight for the group of people.
They stopped after passing the four cold-looking young men, and laughed triumphantly. The four young men rushed to the taxi, two guarding the front and back of the car, and two reaching out to open the doors.
Li Yang sneered, knowing that he had indeed encountered an unlicensed taxi.
"Bang bang bang..." "Clang clang clang..."
Two young men surrounding the car door began pounding on it with the hilts of their knives, shouting in heavily accented Mandarin, though still understandable. "Open the door...get out..." "Hand over the money..." "Bank card, ID, cash..."
Li Yang nodded slightly, finally understanding. He thought to himself, "Fine, you son of a bitch driver, you dared to lead me astray? I'll make you pay!" With that thought, Li Yang kicked the car door. The sturdy door slammed off with a clang, slamming into a young man with tremendous force. The young man staggered from the impact and tumbled out. The car was already stopped on the mountain road; the young man rolled off the cliff, letting out a heart-wrenching scream of despair…
Chapter 759: Pulling Out Weapons
"My car!" the driver cried out in pain, clearly distressed that his car door had rolled down the cliff along with the young man.
The other three youths were stunned. They had thought Li Yang was just a college student, a kid, and that it would be an easy deal. They thought they could scare him with a knife, or even push him to the edge of a cliff. But they didn't expect that before they could even use their ruthless methods or exert their full strength, one of their own men would be killed.
"Holy crap... kill him!" a young man roared, brandishing a dagger as he charged at Li Yang, who had already crawled out of the taxi. The dagger's tip whistled as it scraped against the air, demonstrating the young man's incredible speed. The dagger was aimed straight at Li Yang's lower back; if it landed, Li Yang would probably be finished!
The other two youths also flew into a rage, brandishing their daggers and charging forward, determined to riddle Li Yang with holes! But no matter how fast they were, there was still a time limit. The first dagger that rushed forward to stab Li Yang in the waist hadn't even reached him when it flew backward in a bizarre way, as if he had suddenly crashed into a giant spring. He was then bounced away, and the dagger in his hand clattered to the ground. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground with a yelp. His head lolled to the side, and his life hung in the balance.
"What happened?" The other two youths were stunned, staring in disbelief at the scene before them. They abruptly stopped, but their bodies still lurched forward a few steps before they came to a halt. They stared in astonishment at their unconscious companion. Was he dead? What had happened? While they were still wondering, Li Yang sneered, not wanting to waste any more time or words. Every minute that wasted meant one more minute of danger for Yu Tihu. He had just used a lightning-fast shout to knock down the thug who had rushed at him. However, the speed of his kick was so fast that, in everyone's eyes, it appeared as if Li Yang hadn't moved at all, while the thug had flown away on his own, like a ghost had appeared—that's why he was so terrified he almost wet his pants.
Li Yang's martial arts skills have reached an extremely high level, even a flying flower or a plucked petal can injure people. Moreover, he can watch martial arts such as the Netherworld Claw, Tai Chi, and Wing Chun and perform them in a very convincing way, and the power is no less than that of a grandmaster.
They thought it was just an ordinary person, and four ruthless young men would suffice, but they never dreamed they'd encountered a ferocious dragon. Li Yang strode over and slapped two of the young men away with a single blow each; one of them, being stronger, sent him flying.
He got up, then slammed into the mountainside with a loud cracking sound. He was practically crippled after landing, his body twisted and contorted in a bizarre arc. The other Li Yang used less force, not out of mercy or a desire to tolerate evil, but because he needed a guide. He figured the bandits and gangsters in the area were all connected and knew something about him; perhaps the armed men on the mountain knew which bastard had kidnapped Yu Tihu. Li Yang might be able to get useful information from them, so he went a little harder on the last youth. Even so, Li Yang shattered the youth's shoulder blade, causing him to cry out in pain, tears streaming down his face.
"Stay put and don't move!" Li Yang sneered, and the young man immediately collapsed to the ground, terrified to the point of almost wetting himself. Gone was the ruthlessness and ferocity he had displayed at the beginning. He was practically limp as a noodle. Li Yang didn't rush away. Instead, he moved with lightning speed, chasing after the driver who had suddenly snapped out of his daze and rushed into the dense forest. This kind of scoundrel couldn't be allowed to get away with it. While most drivers across the country were good, it couldn't be denied that some were utterly heartless, overcharging passengers, taking detours, and even condoning or personally raping female passengers. Such scoundrels should be brought to justice. And this bastard Li Yang encountered today couldn't be allowed to escape, lest he harm other passengers in the future.
The driver, drenched in sweat, trudged through the dense forest. It was a mountainous area, and halfway up the mountain, the slopes were already quite steep, making it extremely difficult for an ordinary person to climb. The mountainside was also covered in dense shrubs and vines, making rapid progress impossible without hacking and shoving. So, after the driver had only gone a few dozen meters, Li Yang pounced on him from behind like an eagle snatching a chick, swiftly severing his arm and leg. Then, like a chicken, he lifted him out of the forest and tossed him into the taxi, which was missing a door. Li Yang sneered, "This is your lesson today. Remember, drive properly and be a responsible person from now on! I'll spare your arm and leg, but if I hear of any other drivers here overcharging passengers like this, I won't spare your other two legs and arm. Get out!" After cursing the driver in the car, Li Yang went around and grabbed the young man whose shoulder blade he had broken, then strode away. The driver, enduring excruciating pain, started the car with one arm and backed away down the winding mountain road, his clothes soaked with cold sweat. He felt it was the most dangerous and nerve-wracking driving experience of his life, almost leaving him with psychological trauma.
Li Yang didn't use any more torture on the young man, who immediately cowered and almost blurted out his ancestors' names and even recounted how he had spied on the neighbor's widow bathing when he was a child. But Li Yang didn't need to know any of that. With a cold laugh, he slapped the young man across the face, and the young man's face immediately swelled up like a steamed bun.
"Where's your hideout? Lead the way, or I'll leave you on the ground to be eaten by wolves!" Li Yang said with a sneer.
“I know, I’ll lead the way…” The young man did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and led Li Yang to their hideout.
Nestled in a valley halfway up the mountain, a few wooden huts stood hidden away. They made their living by robbing passersby or hunting and gathering herbs in the mountains. "The boss has a hunting rifle and a pistol... and two other brothers have hunting rifles..." This was what the young man revealed. Their group consisted of about ten people. The leader, nicknamed Mountain Cannon, was an experienced hunter with unparalleled marksmanship. He used to hunt in the mountains, but later, due to poverty, he came down and joined a few local ruffians in this line of work. It seemed the money came quickly; although they still hunted and gathered herbs, robbery had become their main occupation.
"Calamus, what's wrong with you?" When the young man was forced by Li Yang to appear at the mouth of the valley, two young men carrying hunting rifles came out of the wooden house and looked at him with amusement.
Qinggua practically cried as he approached. Upon seeing his own people, he burst into tears, yelling, "Get your weapons! The deadly ones are here..."
Chapter 760: The End~
Both men were shrewd, running a risky business with no initial investment, always living in constant fear. They would abandon their hideout at the slightest sign of trouble and follow their boss into the mountains. This made them difficult targets for the police, who always missed their catch. Hearing his companion's terrified screams, he immediately knew he was in deep trouble. He frantically pulled on his weapon, his eyes fixed coldly on the valley entrance.
But just as they raised their rifles, they heard a whooshing sound overhead. Before they could even look up, a loud, muffled thud followed, the world spun, and they lost consciousness. The two rifles fell to the ground with a thud, becoming useless iron bars.
When Li Yang released the cucumber, his purpose was to lure people out. Then he grabbed two rocks and threw them at them. With Li Yang's accuracy and strength, it was like the Peach Blossom Island's Finger Flicking Divine Skill. The power was extraordinary and the accuracy was amazing. The two were instantly knocked down.
"Ah... Help me... Mercy, my lord..." Qinggua collapsed to the ground, his pants instantly soaked, a foul stench filling the air, and he clutched his head, begging for mercy desperately.
His loud shout immediately drew everyone out of the cabin, but Li Yang didn't attack him. He kept him alive as bait, and Li Yang remained hidden. Five or six strangely dressed youths rushed out of the cabin. The leader was a middle-aged man with a pipe in his mouth, his expression cold and fierce. His eyes were like those of an eagle or a wolf, extremely fierce. He held a hunting rifle in one hand and a pistol in the other, the barrel open, ready to fire at any moment.
"Green Cucumber, what are you yelling about? Did your mother get raped and killed?" The middle-aged man leading the group was Shanpao, their leader. The other youths burst into laughter, pointing at Green Cucumber and cursing, "Green Cucumber, you went down the mountain to slaughter sheep, how did you end up killing yourself? Look at you!" "Yeah, were you chased by wolves or something?"
"I, I..." I stammered for a long time but couldn't let out even half a complete fart.
"Huh, what's going on with those two?" The people finally noticed the problem and realized that there were two people lying on the ground, and Qinggua had already soiled himself! They immediately looked around nervously.
Shanpao was the first to react. He was the first to spot the people on the ground. He raised his gun and aimed it at where Li Yang was. Although he couldn't see Li Yang or sense any hostility from him, Li Yang had already reached the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm of External Qi Release. As long as he concealed his aura, he wouldn't be able to sense anyone standing behind him.
However, this mountain hunter, being a seasoned veteran, instantly pinpointed the location and the source of danger with his accumulated intuition. But Li Yang wouldn't give him the chance. The moment he raised his gun, the stone in his hand let out another piercing scream and was launched with a series of swift movements.
"Bang bang bang..."
Almost simultaneously, as the stone reached Shanpao, Shanpao, relying on his years of experience and instinct, pulled the trigger. However, he couldn't see Li Yang at all, and by the time he fired, it was too late. No matter how fast he was, he couldn't keep up with Li Yang. The stone struck Shanpao on the head the instant the bullet was fired. Shanpao's head buzzed, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Bang bang bang..."
The other guys picked up the hunting rifles on the ground and tried to fire, but the piercing whistling sounds rang out one after another, bang bang bang... all the guys were hit and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Li Yang then clapped his hands and walked out, his movements relaxed and leisurely. He had already used his X-ray vision to see the wooden house thoroughly, and apart from a few rats, there was nothing else alive inside.
"Great Immortal, spare me..." Qinggua was terrified, thinking he had encountered a great immortal. Otherwise, how could a person have such miraculous reach? It must be a great immortal appearing.
"Trash~" Li Yang cursed indifferently, kicking him to the ground. Then he kicked Shanpao up and slapped him across the face several times, swelling his face into a pig's head, his mouth splitting open and bleeding profusely. Shanpao jolted awake. Almost the instant he awoke, he lunged at Li Yang with outstretched arms and legs. But Li Yang simply slapped him on the waist, stopping all his movements instantly. Shanpao was like a snake being held upside down by its tail, his bones shattered, his body limp and powerless to resist.
"Don't try to fight back, or you'll be in even worse shape. I have a question for you, are you willing to tell me?" Li Yang casually held Shanpao in one hand, looking at him like he was an ant. Fear finally appeared in Shanpao's eyes, and he trembled nervously, nodding frantically, "I, I'll tell you..."
"Alright, do you know if that local underworld boss recently pulled off a big deal?" Li Yang asked casually, seemingly not very enthusiastic. But as soon as Li Yang spoke, Shanpao's heart skipped a beat. Li Yang was such a master, it was like a celestial being descended to earth, too miraculous. Otherwise, Qinggua wouldn't have called him a great immortal. Even Shanpao had this urge. What kind of person could get someone like him to make such a move?
"I don't know what you mean specifically?" Shanpao didn't dare to speak carelessly, so he could only probe Li Yang's tone.
"So you know, Prince Yu's daughter, Yu Tihu, has been kidnapped. What do you know? Tell me everything! If you leave anything out, I'll show you what's what!" Li Yang gripped a hunting rifle, its steel barrel twisting prettily with the slightest pressure. This terrified Shanpao, who nearly soiled himself, looking just like Qinggua.
Alright.