"Picking up your best friend?"
Shen Lang looked at Tang Wuzui with a displeased expression and said, "If you want to pick up your best friend, why don't you go yourself?"
"Nonsense, can I go now?"
Tang Wuzui looked at Shen Lang and said, "It's my working hours now. How about giving me a day off?"
"Forget it, then I'll go pick her up for you."
Shen Lang looked at Tang Wuzui with a calculating smile. "You're not bad looking, and your best friend surely won't be an ugly duckling. It'll be a good chance for me to feast my eyes."
"You..."
Tang Wuzui gritted her teeth in anger as she looked at Shen Lang. "I warn you, don't mess with her. She's not like your delicate little girlfriend. She's a venomous snake."
"Don't worry, I'm already immune to all poisons."
Shen Lang said with a smile.
"You bastard—"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Tang Wuzui almost couldn't resist kicking him twice. Why was this guy always so inappropriate?
"Alright, give me her phone number and flight details, and also tell me the address where she's staying."
Shen Lang didn't want to bicker with Tang Wuzui anymore, so he put away his playful smile and said.
Seeing Shen Lang suddenly become serious, Tang Wuzui quickly sent him the information he requested.
Thus, Shen Lang drove away from the Baima Club and headed for Nanling Airport.
Tang Wuzui's best friend was named Qin Lian Yue, and she was from Longdu. Her flight was scheduled to land in half an hour, so Shen Lang was setting off at just the right time.
After leaving the Baima Club, Shen Lang drove at almost full speed, arriving at the entrance of Nanling Airport three minutes early to wait.
Three minutes later, the flight landed, and passengers began to disembark in groups.
Shen Lang's gaze swept through the crowd and finally landed on a woman wearing a pair of white flat shoes, blue jeans, a white shirt, and with her neck-length hair tied into a ponytail with a white ribbon.
The woman was about the same age as Tang Wuzui, and her looks were comparable to Tang Wuzui's. However, she possessed an aristocratic demeanor that couldn't be concealed even in a crowd of hundreds, immediately catching Shen Lang's eye.
Shen Lang knew this woman must be Qin Lian Yue, so without even calling, he walked directly towards her.
Two minutes later, Shen Lang navigated through the crowded hall and stood before the woman, blocking her path.
Just as the woman frowned and her expression began to turn from pleasant to displeased, Shen Lang smiled and said, "Miss Qin Lian Yue, hello. My name is Shen Lang, and Tang Wuzui sent me to pick you up."
"Shen Lang?"
Hearing Shen Lang say her name, the coldness on the woman's face vanished, replaced by a bright and radiant smile, more radiant than the sun high in the sky.
"Shen Lang, I've heard Tang Wuzui mention you. I'm a bit surprised she sent you to pick me up."
The woman extended her fair and jade-like right hand towards Shen Lang and said with a smile, "Although you recognized me, I'll still introduce myself. My name is Qin Lian Yue."
"Hello—"
Seeing this, Shen Lang extended his hand and shook Qin Lian Yue's.
"Get in the car. I'll take you to the Nanling Imperial Hotel first. Tang Wuzui has already arranged a hotel for you there, and she'll come to see you later."
After shaking hands, Shen Lang smiled at Qin Lian Yue and said.
"Get in the car?"
Qin Lian Yue heard this and looked at Shen Lang, smiling. "I want to get in the car, but I'm afraid no one wants me to get in and leave so easily."
"What do you mean?"
Shen Lang asked, puzzled by Qin Lian Yue's words.
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
As soon as Shen Lang finished speaking, three men in black suddenly pulled out handguns from their pockets and, without a word, opened fire on Qin Lian Yue.
"What?"
Shen Lang never expected someone would dare to shoot and kill in broad daylight. He was utterly shocked.
However, upon seeing that the target of the shooting was Qin Lian Yue, Shen Lang's shock vanished instantly. He quickly hugged Qin Lian Yue and rolled away, dodging the incoming bullets.
"Damn it—"
Seeing that Shen Lang had hugged Qin Lian Yue and rolled away at the critical moment, saving her life, the three men in black gnashed their teeth in anger. They dropped their guns and turned to flee.
This was Nanling, where the Martial Guard Department was the fastest to respond in the entire country. They knew that the Martial Guards would arrive to handle the situation within two minutes.
If they continued to shoot, they could kill Shen Lang and Qin Lian Yue, but they would also be killed or captured by the arriving Martial Guards.
Whether killed or captured by the Martial Guards, neither outcome was what they wanted.
Therefore, all they could do now was to quickly escape the scene and wait for an opportunity to deal with Qin Lian Yue later.
However, while the three men in black wanted to leave, Shen Lang did not.
After a roll, Shen Lang helped Qin Lian Yue up and then rapidly charged towards the three men.
"You shoot and then expect to just walk away? Is there such a thing as a free lunch?"
Shen Lang's speed was like a charging leopard's, incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he reached the three men in black and completely blocked their path.
"Kid, do you know who you just saved?"
A one-eyed man in black looked at Shen Lang and sneered, "The person you saved is the eldest daughter of the Qin family in Longdu, Qin Lian Yue. Do you know who wants to kill her?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know."
Shen Lang said with a smile, "I only know that you just fired your gun and almost injured me."
"If I hadn't reacted quickly, your bullets would have hit me after hitting Qin Lian Yue. Qin Lian Yue would have died, and so would I."
Shen Lang looked at the three men in black, his smile turning cold. "You almost killed someone and now you want to leave without even a basic apology?"
"Stop wasting time, kill him."
The one-eyed man in black glanced at his watch and realized they had already wasted half a minute due to Shen Lang. If they delayed any longer, the Martial Guards would arrive, so he ordered the other two.
"Yes—"
Hearing the one-eyed man in black's order, the other two simultaneously drew triangular bayonets from their waists and, without hesitation, lunged at Shen Lang.
A triangular bayonet, if not wielded by a master, is less potent than a dagger, as it can only be used for stabbing and not for slashing.
However, for a master, such a weapon is terrifyingly lethal.
Clearly, these two men in black were not masters, as Shen Lang found an opening the moment they attacked.
Just as the two men's bayonets were about to pierce Shen Lang's throat and heart, Shen Lang’s hands shot out, grabbed their wrists, and with a forceful twist, broke them instantly. The two men let out a yelp of pain, and the bayonets fell to the ground.