Li Mingchu was actually panicking. Working in the City Lord’s mansion, he knew better than anyone how powerful the Sun family was, and that Sun Lihu was extremely protective and held grudges.
“Didn’t you go to the auction together? Why didn’t you stop Xiao Yunlong from doing something so foolish?” Li Mingchu roared.
“I tried to stop him, but I couldn’t, Father. Cousin Yunlong looks like he’s trained. He took down Sun Feicheng and his two bodyguards in a flash.”
Li Benze sighed helplessly.
“So what if he’s trained? That’s just brute strength. Can he really stand against the Sun family by himself?”
Li Mingchu snorted, then added, “I originally thought this kid had good medical skills and was planning to recommend him to Hui Chun Tang, but I didn’t expect him to be so troublesome. And who does he have to provoke? He had to provoke the Sun family! With the current relationship between our Li family and the Sun family, isn’t this just adding fuel to the fire?”
“Dad, what should we do now?” Li Benze asked.
Li Mingchu fell silent, a look of difficulty on his face.
Tang Qingrong, who had just walked over, exclaimed after understanding the situation, “Mingchu, what are you still standing there for? Hurry and find a way to save Yunlong!”
“Save him? How do you expect me to save him?” Li Mingchu retorted coldly.
Tang Qingrong sighed and said, “The other party is the Sun family, and they are already at odds with our Li family. I know it’s difficult, but Yunlong is my nephew, and the Xiao family now only has him left. Mingchu, no matter what, you have to find a way tonight to save Yunlong!”
Li Mingchu said irritably, “Fine, this kid did save the old master after all. I’ll go over and take a look, and try to salvage the situation. However… I can’t guarantee anything. At most, I can try to save his life!”
Saying this, Li Mingchu shook his head, got up, and walked towards the garage.
Li Benze hung up the phone and looked at Li Minmin, Tang Wenya, and the other two not far away. He didn’t go over, but pulled out a chair and sat down next to Xiao Yunlong.
“Sitting here with me, aren’t you afraid?” Xiao Yunlong glanced at him sideways.
Li Benze smiled and said, “What am I afraid of? Is the Sun family going to eat me? If you’re not afraid, then I have even less to be afraid of.”
Xiao Yunlong nodded and didn’t say anything more.
Soon, the barbecue and beer were served. Li Benze poured the wine and raised his glass, “Come, Cousin, I’ll toast you. Honestly, seeing you cripple Sun Feicheng today was so satisfying!”
Xiao Yunlong just smiled, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all down.
To be honest, Li Benze’s nature wasn’t bad. It was just that he came from a wealthy and prominent family, and was probably spoiled by his family since childhood, making him a bit of a dandy.
Afterward, Xiao Yunlong and the others ate and drank heartily.
Li Minmin, not far away, saw this and sneered, “I can’t believe he can still eat at a time like this. He’s definitely going to throw it all up later!”
Tang Wenya snorted, “It’s good that he’s eating more. This might very well be his last meal, so he won’t die of hunger!”
Tang Zijun also grumbled, “Although we are cousins, this guy has always been good at currying favor and was doted on by Grandpa. Especially when we were in school, Grandpa always compared us to him, making us look like idiots. I’ve been disgusted with him for a long time.”
“Not only has he forced us to leave Chuan City, but now he even wants to seize Grandpa’s remaining family fortune. It would be best if he just died tonight!”
With that, the three of them raised their glasses in agreement and drank heartily, with a sense of shared indignation.
Perhaps because it was the only barbecue restaurant nearby, more and more customers arrived. Soon, the hall and even the open space outside the entrance were filled with tables of guests, creating a lively atmosphere.
Twenty minutes later, a car sped towards them. Before the car had even stopped, Li Mingchu jumped out in a hurry.
Since he was also in the southern district, his speed was faster!
Before he even got close, Li Mingchu saw Xiao Yunlong eating with relish from afar. His anger instantly ignited, and he roared, “Xiao Yunlong, how can you still eat at a time like this? Don’t you know how to write the word ‘death’!”
Xiao Yunlong looked up at him, smiled faintly, and said, “Fourth Uncle is here. Would you like some barbecue? I’ll ask the waiter to bring some!”
“Get lost!” Li Mingchu cursed in anger, gritting his teeth. “Listen to me, Xiao Yunlong, get out of Jiangdong immediately, or you might lose your life tonight!”
Xiao Yunlong still just smiled faintly and asked, “So Fourth Uncle likes to eat bird eggs? I’ll ask the waiter to see if they have any.”
“You…”
Li Mingchu was speechless, chuckled twice, and then said, “Is this the attitude you have? Do you know how worried your Fourth Aunt is? I’m telling you, if it weren’t for your Fourth Aunt, I wouldn’t even bother with you!”
As he spoke, Li Mingchu looked both angry and helpless.
Li Minmin walked over and said coldly, “Dad, save your breath. We’ve already tried to persuade him, but he insists on seeking death. What can we do about it!”
Li Mingchu was almost driven crazy. “Xiao Yunlong, can you just listen to my advice and leave here first? As long as you’re not caught by the Sun family, I can at least find a way to mediate. Otherwise…”
But as he was speaking, several cars suddenly sped in from the street.
More than a dozen cars arrived at the barbecue restaurant entrance at high speed, and then burly men in black, holding weapons, jumped out of the cars.
The formation was impressive, with forty to fifty people, each agile and seemingly skilled in martial arts.
Seeing this, Li Mingchu was stunned and said helplessly, “Alright, it’s too late to leave now!”
Li Benze gritted his teeth and said, “This must be the Sun family’s private guard. They’ve all been mobilized. This is going to be difficult.”
Seeing such a scene, the timid customers around quickly paid their bills and left. Soon, most of the customers were gone.
Upon receiving their orders, the fifty guards surged towards Xiao Yunlong like a tide, instantly surrounding him.
A middle-aged man in brocade robes with a mustache, accompanied by two old men in black, walked out.
“Oh, I didn’t expect Deputy Commander Li to be here. You’re quite fast. Why are you here alone? Didn’t you call your family’s guards?”
The man in brocade robes glanced at Li Mingchu with a cold, provocative smile.
This imposing middle-aged man was none other than the head of the Sun family, the City Lord’s Guard, Sun Lihu!
Li Mingchu naturally understood his implication and didn’t answer directly. He just said, “Commander Sun, this is just a conflict between juniors. You’ve brought out your entire guard force. Isn’t that a bit of an overreaction?”
“Overreaction?” Sun Lihu snorted and grinned, “If someone crippled your son and daughter, and even openly challenged you and stepped on your head, would you, Li Mingchu, be able to tolerate it?”
Li Mingchu was stunned. He didn’t know how to respond to this, so he could only remain silent.
Sun Lihu then turned his gaze to Xiao Yunlong, who was still sitting calmly in his chair, and said, “You must be the protagonist of tonight, right? You’re quite calm, boy. You can still sit there, you’ve got something, no wonder you dared to lay hands on my son!”
With that, Sun Lihu even pulled out a chair and sat down, even picking up a skewer of crispy bones and eating it, saying, “Not bad, tastes good.”
Xiao Yunlong said, “If you think it’s good, eat more. You might not be able to eat it later.”
Sun Lihu let out a cold snort and said, “I should be the one saying that to you. Eat more, boy, so you can be on your way after you’re done!”
Seeing this, Li Mingchu forced himself to say, “Commander Sun, no matter what, Xiao Yunlong is my nephew. It’s true that he broke your son’s legs, but there’s no need to kill him, is there?”
“No need to kill him? That’s fine, then meet my two conditions!” Sun Lihu grinned and picked up another skewer of chicken wings.
“What are the two conditions? Tell me!” Li Mingchu said.
“First, I want all four of this brat surnamed Xiao’s legs; second, I want all the industries under your Li family, and all members of your Li family must leave Jiangdong from now on…!”
Before Sun Lihu could finish, Li Minmin, who was beside him, couldn’t stand it any longer and interrupted, “Absolutely impossible! You want our Li family’s industries as compensation for this brat? Impossible, our Li family will never agree!”
Li Mingchu also said coldly, “To demand all of our Li family’s industries, isn’t that a bit too much?”
“I think it’s very normal. After all, my son is a proud son of heaven. His two legs are priceless in my eyes!”
Sun Lihu let out a cold snort and continued, “If your Li family disagrees, that’s fine. Then I’ll take this brat’s life. Also, my son said that this young lady beside him must be taken back tonight!”
As he spoke, Sun Lihu couldn’t help but glance at Liu Ruyan and say, “Her face and figure are truly beautiful, and her body is also hot. My son has good taste!”
Xiao Yunlong’s sword-like eyebrows immediately shot up, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.
“Are you done eating?” he asked Sun Lihu coldly.
Sun Lihu looked at the bamboo skewer in his hand, clapped his hands, and stood up, snorting, “Listen up, everyone. Anyone who dares to interfere today is going against my Sun family, and their end will be death!”
“Attack! Take down this brat, and then capture that young lady!”
As Sun Lihu waved his hand and shouted, more than a dozen guards quickly rushed forward.
Xiao Yunlong’s gaze sharpened, and he was about to make a move.
Liu Ruyan, however, suddenly stood up and said, “How dare you repeatedly insult and disrespect me! With these trash, Yunlong, you don’t need to make a move. Watch me!”
Before she could finish speaking, she had already rushed out. Xiao Yunlong didn’t stop her when he saw this.
Although these forty to fifty guards in black looked impressive, they were basically trained in martial arts, and were only at the outer realm level. At Liu Ruyan’s current skill level, she could take on a hundred of them without any problem.
Of course, Sun Lihu dared to be so arrogant and overbearing, and not all of his subordinates were useless. The two old men in black robes beside him were inner realm minor grandmasters.
However, these two old fellows were probably relying on their status and did not make a move, so Xiao Yunlong also did not make a move.
Here, Liu Ruyan circulated her dantian’s internal energy, and strands of qi erupted, her hair flying and her aura changing drastically.
She directly unleashed the Eight Trigram Dragon Palm technique. With a series of thuds, one after another guard in black was sent flying.
In about ten seconds, before the surrounding crowd could even react, these forty to fifty guards in black had all fallen to the ground, groaning in pain.
Seeing this, Sun Lihu gritted his teeth and roared, “Good for you, you little vixen. So you’re a trained fighter. I underestimated you earlier, no wonder you’re so fearless.”
At this moment, an old man in black snorted, “Inner realm minor grandmaster. To have such martial arts cultivation at such a young age is a martial arts prodigy. However, it seems you’ve only just broken through. You’re still too young to try to be fierce in front of us two!”
As he spoke, this old man in black unfurled his fist and unleashed a seemingly ordinary long fist. He moved his body and charged forward directly.
His long fist was grand and powerful, combined with his inner realm minor grandmaster level cultivation. When unleashed, it was quite imposing and full of vigor.
Liu Ruyan’s face showed no fear. After several trials and tribulations during this period, her will had gradually matured and become steady.
However, Liu Ruyan’s internal energy cultivation and her understanding and application of qi were ultimately inferior to the other party. Although she could contend with him, she was somewhat at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, relying on the exquisite Eight Trigram Dragon movement technique, Liu Ruyan repeatedly managed to dodge.
Xiao Yunlong remained seated without moving, his eyes fixed on the battle ahead.
However, Li Minmin and the others were already quite shocked, sighing inwardly, “I didn’t expect this little vixen to be trained, and her skills are so formidable. Fortunately, we didn’t provoke her directly earlier.”
The old man in black continued his fierce attacks, but he couldn’t subdue the opponent. He couldn’t help but roar, “Old Ghost Hua, don’t just stand there watching, hurry up and help! This young lady has such extraordinary skills at such a young age. If we don’t capture and cripple her today, we’ll be in trouble if she grows up!”
Sun Lihu heard this and quickly said, “Master Hua, please make your move. No matter what, she must be crippled today!”
“Cripple her? Didn’t you say you wanted to capture her and take her back for your son to play with?” the old man called Old Ghost Hua chuckled.
“Even if her legs are crippled, she can still be played with. If Master Hua is interested, you can play with her too,” Sun Lihu said coldly.
“That’s right, this woman has good skills. Playing with this kind is more interesting!”
Old Ghost Hua grinned playfully, and then his entire body flew out like a bat, moving with incredible speed. It seemed this old man had practiced martial arts movement techniques.
With his participation, Liu Ruyan quickly began to falter, and in the blink of an eye, she was in a precarious situation.
Seeing this, Li Mingchu couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s over. I thought she could resist, but now it seems I was overthinking it!”
As he spoke, Old Ghost Hua suddenly closed in like lightning, extending his ghost-claw-like right hand, aiming directly for Liu Ruyan’s throat.
At this critical moment, Liu Ruyan was being entangled by another person and could not dodge at all.
Just at this moment of crisis, Xiao Yunlong flicked his wrist, and the bamboo skewer in his hand shot out through the air.