"Yu Xin, I'm sorry you've been wronged," Li Chonglou said, jumping from the car.
He looked at Jiang Yu Xin, his face filled with tenderness.
He had finally found her.
Sleepless, with Zhang Dongxu's help, he had finally located the last surveillance camera and the only road leading into the mountains.
He wasn't too late.
"Wuwu... wuwu..." Instantly, Jiang Yu Xin's beautiful eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't help but sob.
She had rarely cried in her life.
But at this moment, she truly couldn't hold back.
She had resigned herself to death, but she never expected Li Chonglou, who had been missing for so long, to appear at this very moment.
This contrast between heaven and hell instantly broke through her heart, which had already begun to thaw.
At this moment, Li Chonglou's image was magnified infinitely in her heart.
Unreachable.
The sense of security she had desperately sought in her childhood resurfaced in her heart.
Even Huang He, who stood before her, no longer seemed like a threat.
With Li Chonglou by her side, she wouldn't fear even if the sky fell.
Seeing her tears, Li Chonglou's heart ached as if it were being twisted. He strode towards Jiang Yu Xin.
After only a few steps, he saw the swollen handprint on her cheek.
The tenderness in his eyes instantly turned into ice.
He lunged forward, shielding Jiang Yu Xin behind him, and asked Huang He coldly, "Did you hit my wife?"
"Li Chonglou, seeing you is indeed better than hearing about you," Huang He's pupils contracted sharply. Instead of answering, he asked, "How did you find me?"
"I had people change all the surveillance footage along the way, and I'm in Wuning, a place without even internet."
"Are you a dog?"
Li Chonglou's appearance caught him completely off guard.
In fact, Jiang Yu Xin had been brought here a day ago, but he wasn't usually here.
He had only arrived by helicopter moments ago.
He had intended to enjoy himself thoroughly, but he never expected Li Chonglou to appear like a divine soldier descending from the heavens.
He was not prepared to meet Li Chonglou so soon.
With Li Hanlong as his pawn, he didn't have to face this outwardly useless but inwardly resourceful son-in-law directly.
Moreover, Li Chonglou had appeared and, with swift action, had left the young man in sunglasses near death.
Extremely ruthless.
Of course, these things alone didn't make him truly afraid.
Li Chonglou wouldn't dare to touch him simply because of his surname, Huang!
If he dared to touch him, the entire Yong'an, no... the entire Huizhou Province would be in an uproar!
"I'm a tiger, specializing in eating hidden beasts like you," Li Chonglou's gaze grew colder.
The slap mark on Jiang Yu Xin's face ignited a fiery rage within him.
If it weren't for the stability of his two lifetimes of cultivation, he would have already exploded.
Could this person be the backing for Li Hanlong that his senior sister had mentioned?
He was of similar age to himself, yet possessed such immense influence.
In his previous life, he had never met or even seen anyone like him.
And this person seemed to know him inside and out.
It seemed his fate in this life had completely deviated from its original trajectory, embarking on a path entirely different from before.
The people he met and the things he encountered were all things he had never experienced.
But what did it matter!
No matter who it was, as long as they dared to lay a hand on his family, they would die without mercy!
Li Chonglou's heart was as firm as a rock.
If not for his concern for his mother, whom he had yet to see, he would have already slapped Huang He's head off.
"Li Chonglou, how dare you speak to Young Master Huang like that?" At this moment, Lian Zijian stood up to scold Huang He. "Do you know who Young Master Huang is?"
"If you dare to lay a finger on him, believe me, I'll exterminate your entire clan!"
His tone was arrogant.
Only in ancient feudal society, when grave offenses were committed, were nine generations of a person's family held responsible and annihilated.
And now, this rat-faced middle-aged man claimed that even a single hair on this young man's body would lead to the extermination of nine generations.
Even the highest officials wouldn't dare to speak such words.
"And who do you think you are?" Li Chonglou glanced at Lian Zijian.
"I am the chairman of Lianchuang Group. Your mother and your wife were captured by Li Hanlong at my behest," Lian Zijian said with an air of superiority.
When he was in front of Huang He, he was like a king compared to a commoner.
Lianchuang Group was one of the top giants in Yong'an. Even the Xiao family, known as one of the eight great families, was slightly inferior in economic strength.
In this era, money could make the world go round.
One could imagine how powerful he was.
Even someone like Li Hanlong outwardly submitted to him.
Therefore, when facing a country bumpkin like Li Chonglou from Qin Prefecture, his ingrained sense of superiority was impossible to conceal.
"Very well, where is my mother?" Li Chonglou asked calmly.
But in that instant, Lian Zijian was already condemned to death in his heart.
His mother was the last bastion of his heart.
Whoever touched her, died!
No exceptions.
No matter how powerful they were, they only had one life.
"Mom is upstairs. I haven't seen her since I woke up..." Jiang Yu Xin, knowing the importance of her mother-in-law to Li Chonglou, quickly pointed to the second floor.
Hearing this, Li Chonglou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that he knew his mother's whereabouts.
He could finally unleash his full strength.
Since his rebirth, although his attitude had seemed arrogant to others, he had actually been holding back in his actions.
This was because his mother was still alive, and he didn't want her to worry about him.
Therefore, people like Jiang Tao were not killed but brought to justice.
But now, the situation had completely changed.
His mother had been kidnapped from Qin Prefecture to this deep mountain forest, and her life was unknown.
The heart that had been burning fiercely within him could no longer be contained.
"Come with me to get Mom," Li Chonglou said, taking Jiang Yu Xin's hand as he walked upstairs.
"Stop!" Huang He roared, "Who gave you permission to go upstairs?"
"Li Chonglou, you country bumpkin, don't think that having a little ability means I'll take you seriously. You're not worthy!"
"I've been recognized as a genius since childhood. I've seen many arrogant country bumpkins like you."
"I kidnapped your wife and mother, what can you do about it?"
"Since you're here, good. I'll let you witness how your wife writhes and begs for pleasure beneath me."
"This free show should be very stimulating to think about!"
As Huang He spoke, he bent down and rummaged through the belongings of the man in sunglasses.
The next second, a Glock pistol appeared in his hand. He raised the muzzle and pointed it at Li Chonglou.
"Come here, kneel before me."
"I won't kill you for now. After you've watched the erotic drama starring your wife and me, I'll properly entertain you."
With the gun in his hand, Huang He became extremely arrogant.
"Chonglou..." Jiang Yu Xin's pretty face turned pale again, and she tightly gripped Li Chonglou's hand.
The pressure from an unarmed person was never as great as that from a gun.
A madman like Huang He, with a gun in his hand, could decide his fate at will.
"Don't be afraid, no one can touch you while I'm here," Li Chonglou said, his face unperturbed, as he gently patted Jiang Yu Xin's hand.
It was as if the object in Huang He's hand was not a gun but a toy.
"You bastard, you're too arrogant, you country bumpkin!" This scene made Huang He tremble with anger.
He wasn't someone who hadn't killed before.
This insignificant fellow, Li Chonglou, dared to disregard him.
This couple was like stones in a latrine, both smelly and hard.
If he didn't make him kneel and beg for mercy today, how could his proud self-esteem be satisfied?
"Believe it or not, I'll kill you?" Huang He lowered the gun barrel and fiercely pulled the trigger towards Li Chonglou's leg.
Jiang Yu Xin couldn't even scream, her eyes squeezed shut in fear, unsure of what to do.
But she didn't hear the gunshot.
She secretly opened her eyes.
And found that Li Chonglou, who had been by her side, had, at some unknown time, appeared in front of Huang He.
One of his fingers was pressing against the trigger.
Huang He's face contorted in a ferocious grimace, trying desperately to move but failing to budge an inch.
"You little bastard, how dare you touch Young Master Huang!" Lian Zijian, jolted awake, grabbed the crystal ashtray on the coffee table and charged towards Li Chonglou.
He had only seen a blur of movement just now, and Li Chonglou had crossed three to four meters to appear before Huang He.
As a businessman, he had no idea what this signified.
But he knew for sure that he would definitely help Huang He against Li Chonglou.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Li Chonglou's hatred for him.
*Crack!*
As soon as he approached Li Chonglou, he felt his vision blur, his entire body spun, and he was sent flying backward.
The hand holding the ashtray emitted a horrifying bone-cracking sound.
He landed on the ground, his arm twisted at an incredible angle.
He was drenched in sweat, wailing like a ghost from the pain.
Li Chonglou had shown no mercy towards him. If it weren't for the mutual restraint between him and Huang He, this kick could have blown Lian Zijian's brains out.
Even though his arm was broken, his hatred had not diminished in the slightest.
Such a person, a human in front of others and a dog behind them, deserved death to appease his anger.
The deep mountain forest was the perfect place to commit murder and silence witnesses.
From the moment he stepped into this room, Li Chonglou had no intention of leaving empty-handed.
Hate needed to be washed away with blood.
"Let go, I told you to let go, believe it or not, I'll make your entire family wish they were dead..." Huang He, his face flushed red from struggling with Li Chonglou for the gun, threatened angrily.
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Li Chonglou kicked him in the stomach.
Huang He yelped in pain and released the gun, kneeling before Li Chonglou with bared teeth.
"The gun? Was this the gun that shot Xu Lie?" Li Chonglou held the Glock and glanced at it.
When he was reviewing the surveillance footage from Qin Prefecture, he had only seen the man in sunglasses leaving alone.
This gun belonged to the man in sunglasses, and it must have been the one that shot Xu Lie.
This was Li Chonglou's first time holding a gun.
In his previous life, there was no need for it; his hands had only touched national treasures and ancient artifacts.
But in this life, perhaps he had to live differently.
*Bang!*
Li Chonglou raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the unconscious man in sunglasses in the chest.
"This shot is for Xu Ge."
Li Chonglou's voice was as cold as ice.
"Chonglou, don't... please don't... you need to be calm..." Jiang Yu Xin was terrified and rushed forward to press down on Li Chonglou's gun muzzle.
She was afraid Li Chonglou would kill someone.
In this society, with the current legal system, murder meant paying with one's life.
If Li Chonglou acted impulsively and committed such an act, his future would be ruined.
He might even be shot.
*Bang!*
Before Jiang Yu Xin could finish speaking, another shot rang out, hitting Huang He directly in the lower body.
Li Chonglou's strength was not something a woman could stop, and besides, no one could stop what he intended to do.
"This shot is for my wife."
In an instant, Huang He's eyes widened to their limit, his face filled with extreme horror and disbelief.
It wasn't until the excruciating pain, spreading from his lower body to his brain, that he finally reacted, covering his profusely bleeding crotch with his hand and howling desperately.