Long Xiao saw someone coming to his door, stretched lazily, put on his clothes, and went downstairs.
Huo Zhen and Huo Tianyi were already in the living room on the first floor. Seeing Long Xiao come down, Huo Tianyi said, "Brother Long, the people watching my house are about to make a move."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "You two stay inside. I'll handle this."
"Be careful," Huo Zhen said with concern.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "It's fine. They're no match for me. The difficult ones are the people behind them."
"There are people behind them?" Huo Zhen asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "There must be. With just these two, they wouldn't dare trespass into your Huo family's villa."
While the three were talking, the Huo family bodyguards had already engaged with the burly man.
The burly man's fist techniques were fierce, and his footwork was steady. The eight bodyguards were barely holding their own against him.
Long Xiao walked out of the living room, and the bodyguards quickly made way for him when they saw him.
The red-haired woman looked at Long Xiao and asked, "What relation are you to the Huo family?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I'm not a member of the Huo family."
"If you're not a Huo family member, stay out of it. Don't get yourself into trouble."
"Thank you for the warning, but I'm going to get involved in this. Have the people behind you come out. I think it's necessary to have a talk."
"Talk? You overestimate yourself. If you want to talk to my master, you have to get past us first."
"Everyone step back. I'll take care of these two," Long Xiao shouted loudly.
The bodyguards who were围攻 the burly man were struggling. Hearing Long Xiao say he was going to act, everyone retreated in unison, leaving the burly man to Long Xiao.
The burly man looked at Long Xiao and said, "You're asking for death. Don't blame me for being rough."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Go ahead. Use all the strength in your fists."
The burly man threw a punch at Long Xiao. The sound of his fist breaking through the air was loud. Before his fist even reached, the gust of wind from his punch hit Long Xiao's face.
Long Xiao casually raised his hand to block. The burly man felt as if he had been hit by a train. His body involuntarily floated up and flew sideways.
Seeing the burly man fall heavily to the ground, the red-haired woman's face showed an expression of disbelief.
The burly man was not injured. He got up, looked around, and asked, "How did I fall?"
Long Xiao's movements were not fast, and everyone saw what he did, but no one could believe that Long Xiao had casually flicked his hand and sent a burly man flying.
"You were swatted away by a hand," the red-haired woman said.
"Impossible. I've already reached the Mystic Realm. Even if someone from the Heavenly Realm came, they couldn't swat me away with a single hand," the burly man simply didn't believe his companion.
Seeing the burly man about to advance again, the red-haired woman quickly grabbed him.
"Don't go. You're no match for him," the red-haired woman said.
The burly man looked at the red-haired woman and asked, "If you're not his match, then what about you?"
The red-haired woman looked at Long Xiao and shook her head. "I can't beat him either."
The burly man hesitated for a moment and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's run."
The burly man wanted to run, but the red-haired woman didn't move. She knew that if Long Xiao wanted to kill them, they wouldn't be able to escape.
"Why aren't you running?"
"Can we run? If he wants to kill us, he can do it with a wave of his hand," the red-haired woman said, looking at Long Xiao worriedly.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Finally, I've met someone who understands. Call your master now and tell him to come over."
The red-haired woman immediately took out her phone and dialed her master's number.
After finishing the call, the red-haired woman looked at Long Xiao and said cautiously, "My master says he'll be here soon. Can we leave now?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "No. You broke the Huo family's gate. Fix it before you leave."
Seeing that the two were cowering, the bodyguards immediately went to get tools and handed them to the two men.
The two men began to repair the gate. Long Xiao had someone bring him a chair and sat down to watch.
An hour passed, and the gate was still not repaired. As the two men were diligently working on the gate, a middle-aged man in a white robe emerged from the darkness outside.
The middle-aged man had a refined appearance and pale skin, as if he had been kept out of the sun for years.
The two bodyguards were chatting with Long Xiao. They looked up and inadvertently saw the middle-aged man, and were startled.
"A ghost," one bodyguard blurted out.
Long Xiao turned and saw the middle-aged man. "Your master is here. You don't need to work anymore. Stand aside and wait."
Seeing their master, the two men immediately dropped their tools and ran over.
The burly man, as if he had suffered great injustice, held the middle-aged man's hand and kept complaining about Long Xiao.
The red-haired woman also put on a demure act, acting like a little woman and coquettishly pestering the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man patted the burly man's head and caressed the red-haired woman's face. "They dare to bully you? Go, get them back for me."
The two men seemed to have transformed, and their gazes turned towards Long Xiao, filled with a violent aura.
"Clever trick. You've used the Soul Bewitching Technique on your own people."
The two men lunged at Long Xiao. Long Xiao didn't fight back, but instead used his 'Ghost Profound' movement technique, dodging all of their attacks.
Seeing Long Xiao use the 'Ghost Profound' movement technique, the middle-aged man asked, "Are you from the Luo family?"
Long Xiao, while moving rapidly, said, "No, I have no connection with the Luo family."
"If you're not from the Luo family, how can you use the Luo family's Corpse Driving Steps?"
"Look closely. The 'Ghost Profound' movement technique I'm using is far more exquisite than the Luo family's."
The middle-aged man watched Long Xiao's footwork closely and soon discovered that the 'Ghost Profound' movement technique Long Xiao was using was indeed more exquisite than any Luo family member's footwork he had ever seen.
"How is this possible? The Corpse Driving Steps are a unique technique of the Luo family. How can you be more proficient than them?" the middle-aged man asked.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I won't tell you unless you first tell me why you came to the Huo family villa."
The middle-aged man also shook his head and said, "I won't tell you unless you first tell me who you learned your Corpse Driving Steps from."
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "The Luo family's Corpse Driving Steps, of course, I learned them from the Luo family."
"The Luo family's Corpse Driving Steps are never passed on to outsiders."
"I know that. They don't pass it on, but they use it often."
"You mean you learned it just by watching them use the Corpse Driving Steps?" the middle-aged man asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Something like that. I learned it when fighting with members of the Luo family. It wasn't just by watching, though. I fought with them for half an hour before I learned it."
While chatting with the middle-aged man, Long Xiao dodged the attacks of the two men. Soon, the two men were panting from exhaustion, without even touching Long Xiao's clothes.
"Alright, come back," the middle-aged man shouted at his two subordinates.
The two men instantly came to their senses. They looked at Long Xiao nervously and quickly retreated to the middle-aged man's side.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "You two are really careless. Aren't you afraid he'll kill you?"
"Our master would never harm us. Don't try to sow discord between us," the burly man said indignantly.