"Good, that's a relief," Lin Hao nodded, sighing in his heart.
He had genuinely feared that Xiao Hei would tread a dark path for the sake of martial arts.
He knew Xiao Hei's martial heart.
But if Xiao Hei were to kill innocent people indiscriminately for martial arts, that would not be acceptable.
Xiao Hei smiled at Lin Hao, then his ears twitched, and he immediately said, "Senior brother, they're here."
"Mm, don't alert them. Let them come in," Lin Hao nodded. He and Xiao Hei then pretended to be casually chatting and smoking on the sofa.
Suddenly, a tall figure walked in from outside the door. His movements were light, not even a whisper of footsteps. He looked at Lin Hao and Xiao Hei, who were still chatting and smoking, seemingly unaware, and a cold smile flickered across his lips. He had initially thought their strength was as Zhao Ming had described, at the peak of Outer Force. Now, it seemed Zhao Ming had exaggerated. But he could understand; Zhao Ming was just an ordinary person. And that A Long was merely a young man who had just achieved the initial stage of Outer Force.
Feng Jincheng pondered these thoughts, then released his suppressed aura and swaggered towards Lin Hao and Xiao Hei. "You seem to be in quite a good mood," Feng Jincheng said with a familiar smile as he approached them.
Lin Hao and Xiao Hei "jumped" in surprise. Xiao Hei looked at Feng Jincheng and exclaimed, "Who... who are you!?"
Feng Jincheng seemed very pleased with Xiao Hei's reaction. He looked at Xiao Hei and said playfully, "Who am I?"
"You are not qualified to know who I am."
"You only need to know that you've offended someone you shouldn't have."
"Oh?" Lin Hao blinked, then looked at Feng Jincheng, confused. "Were you sent by Zhou Renjie?"
Lin Hao's gaze turned cold as he looked at Feng Jincheng. If Feng Jincheng was indeed sent by Zhou Renjie, then he would have no reason to hold back against this so-called Zhou family. If they had brought the money as he had said and apologized promptly, he would have let it go. But now, not only had they not brought the money, but they had also secretly sent a martial artist in the middle of the night to kill them. Lin Hao truly couldn't tolerate this.
However, as Lin Hao was thinking this, Feng Jincheng was taken aback. He then frowned at Lin Hao and asked, "Zhou Renjie? What Zhou Renjie!?"
"Kid, don't try to confuse me." Feng Jincheng sneered at Lin Hao. "Don't talk about any damn Zhou Renjie. Even if Zhou the Bear came, your fate would be the same!"
Feng Jincheng looked at Lin Hao, believing that Lin Hao was trying to confuse him and find an opportunity to escape. But he was no ordinary person. Under his discerning gaze, no one could escape his grasp.
"Hmm? You weren't sent by Zhou Renjie?" Lin Hao looked at Feng Jincheng, genuinely puzzled. But after carefully thinking it over, he couldn't figure out who else would send someone besides Zhou Renjie.
Feng Jincheng heard Lin Hao's words and saw the confused frown on Lin Hao's face. He felt something was amiss. But then, he concluded that Lin Hao was deliberately trying to distract him and then escape. After all, if two people at the peak of Outer Force were to split up and flee, he wouldn't be able to catch them both. He could at most catch one. And his purpose for coming here was to capture both Lin Hao and Xiao Hei and bring them back to Zhao Ming. How could he only capture one?
Thinking this, Feng Jincheng looked at Lin Hao and sneered, "Kid, do you think you can escape my grasp by spouting a few nonsense words?"
"I'll give you twenty seconds to consider whether you'll come with me obediently or force me to act."
"I advise you to come with me obediently, otherwise, when I make my move, you won't be as at ease as you are now."
After speaking, Feng Jincheng sneered at Lin Hao and Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei looked at Feng Jincheng and said angrily, "You... I'm not afraid of you!"
"Oh?" Feng Jincheng smiled at Xiao Hei and said playfully, "You're not afraid of me?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your strength is at most the peak of Outer Force, right?"
"Heh, it doesn't matter if you're at the peak of Outer Force, even if you were at the complete mastery of Outer Force, it would be useless."
"The path of martial arts is far from what you imagine. Do you really think being at the peak of Outer Force makes you invincible?"
"Kid, if you listen obediently, perhaps I might even give you some pointers. Then I'll speak to Ah Ming, and maybe you can stay by Ah Ming's side."
"At that time, you'll be eating well and living comfortably. Isn't that better than your current situation?"
Xiao Hei blinked and thought to himself, "Do I look like I'm living poorly?"
Xiao Hei shook his head, then looked at Feng Jincheng and pretended to be furious, shouting, "Bring it on! I'm not afraid of you!"
After shouting loudly, Xiao Hei raised his fist and "clumsily" charged at Feng Jincheng.
Feng Jincheng's expression tensed when he saw Xiao Hei suddenly attack, but upon seeing Xiao Hei's incredibly clumsy movements, he burst into laughter. He had initially thought that even if this Xiao Hei was weak, he should still have some skill. But he didn't expect him to be just a brute who only knew how to use raw strength. It seemed that A Long's defeat was entirely due to his cultivation level.
Thinking this, Feng Jincheng laughed and raised his palm, preparing to block Xiao Hei's punch and perhaps slap Xiao Hei on the head. Such a move, though flashy and impractical, would not cause Xiao Hei any real harm, but it would be extremely humiliating.
Feng Jincheng was laughing heartily and was just about to block Xiao Hei's punch when suddenly, his expression changed drastically. This was because his raised hand met empty air; he hadn't blocked Xiao Hei's punch at all. At the same time, Xiao Hei's fist was heading straight for his eyes. His expression changed dramatically, and with a low growl, he quickly raised both hands to strike and block Xiao Hei's fist.
But in the next second...
With a "bang," Xiao Hei's fist struck him directly in the eye!
Feng Jincheng grunted, and his entire body froze in place, stunned! At this moment, he didn't even care about the pain in his eye. He stood there rigidly, looking at Xiao Hei with disbelief. He couldn't understand. He just couldn't understand what had happened just now. He had clearly raised his hand to block Xiao Hei's punch, so why hadn't he blocked it? The first time, he could attribute it to underestimating his opponent. But the second time, he had instantly unleashed his full strength. Yet, why couldn't he block this Xiao Hei's fist?
More importantly, Xiao Hei's fist had been clumsy and ordinary from start to finish. It was completely like a brute who knew no martial arts, only using raw strength. But why, why couldn't he even block such a common move?
Feng Jincheng looked at Xiao Hei, finally took a deep breath, and said coldly, "Kid, you're courting death!"
Feng Jincheng suppressed his anger and charged at Xiao Hei. He felt that everything that had just happened was an accident...