"What just happened?"
Neither Zhao Tianlong nor his bodyguards could comprehend the sudden turn of events.
Everyone's eyes widened, unable to utter a word.
At this moment, Ah Da spoke.
Ah Da seemed to recall something terrifying, his pupils filled with deep fear. He said, "Kid... you... you know Po Qi Duan Mai?"
"Po Qi Duan Mai?"
"What's that?"
Zhao Min was bewildered by Ah Da's words.
Zhao Tianlong and his bodyguards exchanged glances, but they were all clueless.
Apart from Ah Da, no one present understood how terrifying what he was talking about was.
Practitioners of hard qigong, especially those of the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt, became impervious to blades and axes once they circulated their energy.
However, someone could use an extremely strange and specialized technique to channel their qigong into their opponent's body, instantly breaking their hard qigong and severing their meridians.
This supreme skill, capable of breaking hard qigong and severing a practitioner's meridians, was called Po Qi Duan Mai.
Although Ah Da appeared unharmed on the surface, his Ren and Du meridians had already been severed by the blade-like qigong. Not only was his Golden Bell Shield broken, but his martial arts were also crippled.
When Ah Da was at Shaolin, he had heard his master say that with the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt, he would be immune to threats like hidden weapons from Sichuan or poisons.
However, he had to be extremely cautious and avoid any conflict with martial artists who knew Po Qi Duan Mai.
This was because they were the nemesis of people like him.
Ah Da never imagined that his master's words would come true, and that he would actually encounter someone who knew Po Qi Duan Mai.
Upon hearing Ah Da's words, Shen Lang said, "The martial art of Po Qi Duan Mai has been lost for hundreds of years. I didn't expect anyone in this world could still recognize it. Not bad, you have some insight."
Hearing Shen Lang's direct admission, Ah Da's face was filled with unwillingness.
If he hadn't underestimated his opponent and had allowed Shen Lang to attack him head-on, he would never have ended up like this.
With his skills, if he had used his full strength from the beginning, taking down Shen Lang would have been as easy as crushing an ant.
Unfortunately, no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless now.
Because he had become a cripple.
"Mr. Zhao, I'm sorry, I've failed your expectations. I'm severely injured, my martial arts are crippled, and I'm afraid I can't deal with this kid anymore."
After recognizing his predicament, Ah Da looked at Zhao Tianlong and said with remorse.
"What a waste."
Hearing Ah Da's words, Zhao Tianlong cursed, "I don't know what I keep you, this dog, for. You bark the loudest normally, but as soon as you're asked to bite, you lose your voice."
"Ah Da, from today onwards, you are no longer my bodyguard. You're fired."
"Scram—"
Zhao Tianlong glared at Ah Da with disgust and yelled.
Use him when useful, discard him when useless—this was Zhao Tianlong's consistent attitude towards his subordinates.
Ah Da knew that he would eventually be abandoned by Zhao Tianlong, but he never expected that day would come so soon.
"Take care, Mr. Zhao."
After saying a faint farewell, Ah Da left his spot.
However, as he left, Ah Da cast a venomous glare at Shen Lang, "Kid, our feud is not over. Wait and see, I will settle with you sooner or later."
As Zhao Tianlong's chief bodyguard, Ah Da earned five million a year, enjoying a life of luxury and wealth.
Being injured and crippled by Shen Lang, losing all of this, how could Ah Da not hate Shen Lang?
Shen Lang completely ignored Ah Da's threats.
Because all Ah Da could do now was to make empty threats.
"You guys go up and cripple this kid."
After Ah Da left in a sorry state, Zhao Tianlong looked at the remaining bodyguards and roared, "Cripple this kid, and each of you will be rewarded with one million cash. If you can't take him down, all of you get out."
"What?"
Hearing Zhao Tianlong's words, the bodyguards were shocked.
They never expected Zhao Tianlong's anger to reach this extent. It seemed there would only be two outcomes today.
The first outcome was a reward of one million cash and beautiful escorts.
The second outcome was to be fired like Ah Da just now and be kicked out ignominiously.
"Since Mr. Zhao has spoken, we will give it our all."
The bodyguards stepped forward in unison and said to Zhao Tianlong, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, we will cripple this kid for you."
"Attack—"
Having witnessed Shen Lang's bizarre technique in severely injuring Ah Da, the remaining seven bodyguards did not choose to fight Shen Lang one-on-one. Instead, they rushed towards Shen Lang, swinging their fists and kicks.
"These bodyguards are all powerful individuals, each capable of fighting ten men. There shouldn't be any more accidents, right?"
Seeing the seven bodyguards attack simultaneously, Zhao Qiang's face broke into a smile.
He couldn't believe that this bastard Shen Lang was truly invincible and that no one could defeat him.
"Bang—"
In a flash, the fist of a bodyguard was almost at Shen Lang's face in the blink of an eye.
Although Zhao Qiang didn't know what kind of fist technique the opponent was using, he saw the power and ferocity of the punch, and his body stiffened.
At this moment, Zhao Qiang was eagerly anticipating seeing Shen Lang beaten bloody and begging for mercy.
"Mr. Shen, be careful."
Seeing Zhao Tianlong's bodyguards attack together, Zhao Min's expression changed, and she shouted.
"Teacher Zhao, there's no need to worry. They're just a mob, not worth fearing."
Shen Lang dodged the incoming punch of the bodyguard and then quickly threw a punch, striking the opponent heavily in the chest.
"Bang—"
Shen Lang used only half of his strength for this punch. The immense impact caused the opponent to spit out a mouthful of blood and fly backward heavily.
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
The six bodyguards behind were hit by the flying bodyguard because they were too close.
The powerful impact caused the six men to fly out as well, falling in disarray, all spitting blood and with broken bones.
Seeing this, Zhao Tianlong and Zhao Qiang were shocked.
Especially Zhao Qiang, who thought Shen Lang's handling of Ma Sangou and the others earlier was already terrifying. He never expected Shen Lang to deal with these bodyguards so easily—absolute crushing, no, it was a direct instant kill.
"Mr. Shen is truly extraordinary."
Seeing this, Zhao Min exclaimed, "I really can't believe there are people in this world who can fight so well."
"Bang—"
While Zhao Min was in shock, Shen Lang took a step forward and placed his right palm on Zhao Qiang's shoulder.
In an instant, Zhao Qiang felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on him. He couldn't bear it, his knees buckled, and he knelt heavily on the ground.
"Young Master Zhao, it seems the people you called can't protect you."
Shen Lang ignored Zhao Tianlong standing nearby and said to Zhao Qiang, "Now, are you ready to accept your punishment?"
"No—"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhao Qiang shouted, "Shen Lang, my older brother is in the special operations team of the Military Guard Department. If you touch me, he won't let you go."
"Oh..."
Shen Lang heard this and chuckled contemptuously, "Where is he? Is he here? Let him step out and let me see him?"
"I'm already here."
As Shen Lang finished speaking, a thin man wearing a baseball cap walked from behind Zhao Qiang, his voice icy as he said.
"Xiong'er—"
"Big Brother—"
Seeing the thin man, Zhao Tianlong and Zhao Qiang were overjoyed.
"Dad, don't worry. I'm here today, and no one will dare touch Zhao Qiang."
Looking at Zhao Tianlong, the thin man said calmly, "I'd like to know who has the audacity to dare touch my brother, Zhao Xiong."
After speaking, the thin man took off his baseball cap and looked at Shen Lang.
"Bang—"
The moment the thin man saw Shen Lang's face, he turned pale with fright. "Shen... Brother Shen... What are you doing here?"