"You went to such elaborate lengths simply to see us in such a pathetic state!"
"Are you satisfied now?"
Jiang Dongchen looked coldly at Li Ruolin!
Li Ruolin suddenly remembered the scene when she had rushed into the bathroom.
At that time, she had pulled out the divorce agreement and demanded that Jiang Dongchen sign it!
Jiang Dongchen had asked her to think twice and hoped she wouldn't regret it!
She had considered herself and Jiang Dongchen to be people from two completely different worlds, and even mocked him with bitter sarcasm!
Now it seemed that she and Jiang Dongchen truly were people from two different worlds!
Except that Jiang Dongchen was in heaven, while she was in hell!
Thinking of this, Li Ruolin collapsed onto her knees with a thud. "Jiang Dongchen, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance!"
Jiang Dongchen narrowed his eyes. "Even now, you still think you're worthy of being my wife... Lin Feifei!"
As if all her strength had been drained from her body, Lin Feifei slumped to the ground, staring at Jiang Dongchen as though she had seen a ghost. "You... you..."
Jiang Dongchen let out a cold, chilling laugh. "If you don't want anyone to know, you shouldn't have done it in the first place!"
"Lin Feifei, are you going to tell the truth, or should I?"
A flash of despair crossed Lin Feifei's eyes. "No... no!"
"Jiang Dongchen... you're not human... you're a demon! You're a demon!"
As if a realization had finally dawned on him, Li Tianming looked at the Matriarch in utter shock. "M-Matriarch..."
Regaining a shred of her strength, the Matriarch let out a cold hoot. "You were stubborn and unrepentant, so naturally I couldn't stand by and watch you stay with that cheap slut!"
"That's why, after that slut died, I had Lin Feifei take Li Ruolin's place!"
"Was I wrong?"
Li Tianming coughed up a mouthful of dark blood and crashed backward onto the ground!
The daughter he had raised for ten years was actually an impostor named Lin Feifei!
And the mastermind behind all of this was none other than his own mother!
Overwhelmed by blinding fury, Li Tianming couldn't suppress the surge of blood rushing back into his vital organs!
Jiang Dongchen frowned, his fingers moving like lightning as he tapped several vital acupoints on Li Tianming's body.
Li Tianming was the only person in the Li Family who had ever treated Jiang Dongchen well.
Naturally, Jiang Dongchen could not let him die!
With a pale face, Li Tianming let out a hoarse roar and stumbled wildly out of the courtyard!
Jiang Dongchen glared at the Matriarch, his eyes narrowed. "You even plotted against your own granddaughter—you have a human face and a beast's heart!"
"Whether you live or die was supposed to be Li Ruolin's decision!"
"But if you don't hand over the Li Group, I don't mind ending your life a little early."
The Matriarch burst into hysterical, maniacal laughter. "Jiang Dongchen, powerful as you may be, the Li Group is my life!"
"If you want to take the Li Group, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"
Lin Feifei cast a desperate, pleading look at Zhao Ming. "Young Master Zhao, help me!"
Jiang Dongchen was only acting so arrogant because he was riding on Zhan Feng's coattails!
Though Zhao Ming's influence couldn't quite match Zhan Feng's, he was on very good terms with Wu Chengshan!
As long as Zhao Ming was willing to step forward, he could definitely stop Jiang Dongchen!
Seeing how fiercely Jiang Dongchen was protecting Li Ruolin, Liu Dajiang standing nearby was already breaking out in a cold sweat!
He was the one who had sent men to capture Li Ruolin!
If Jiang Dongchen flew into a rage over this, it would spell absolute disaster for Guojiang Hall and for himself!
Gritting his teeth, Liu Dajiang prepared to send a message telling his subordinates to temporarily hold off on their actions.
Right at that moment, Jiang Dongchen's phone rang.
Seeing that the call was from Zhan Feng, a faint wave of unease rippled through Jiang Dongchen's heart!
Too preoccupied to argue further with the deranged Matriarch, Jiang Dongchen answered the phone.
From the other end came Zhan Feng's weak voice, "Mr. Jiang, I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, Ruolin was gone!"
"What?!"
A powerful, ferocious aura erupted from Jiang Dongchen's body!
"Boom!"
Stirred by this terrifying aura, the surrounding air let out a violent explosion!
Chapter 16
After all, Tang Yue could walk into the public eye at any moment.
An Yue nodded. "Yes!"
Seeing An Yue admit it, Old Master Luo's already poor complexion grew even darker and more menacing.
He directly swiped the medicine An Yue had placed on the low table, sending it crashing to the floor.
With a loud clatter, the floor was instantly a mess.
An Yue: "..."
Housekeeper Tan looked at Old Master Luo. "Old Master!"
Old Master Luo's tone was dripping with danger as he spat out a single cold word: "Get out!!"
Hearing this, the corners of An Yue's mouth twitched involuntarily.
At that moment, a thought flashed almost instantly through her mind: Are the people in this Luo family sick in the head or what?!
Yes, in her heart, it wasn't just Luo Yan—the entire Luo family was sick.
And seriously sick at that!
An Yue had always possessed her own pride.
Although she had spent all these years by Tang Yue's side merely acting as an executive assistant handling matters, she had to admit one thing: everyone who came begging for Tang Yue's help was invariably submissive and deferential toward her!
Of course, Tang Yue had never needed to beg anyone over the years, so she had never needed to bow her head to anyone either.
During her years by Tang Yue's side, she had learned what mutual respect truly meant.
Yet the behavior of the Luo family members right now made them appear completely devoid of basic manners and class!
Her expression darkening, she said, "Old Master Luo probably isn't clear about one thing. If I hadn't gone over there today, this precious son of yours probably wouldn't have made it back alive."
"So, strictly speaking, I am actually his savior!"
"What? Didn't Pei Xiao bring him back?"
"Ha, it wasn't Young Master Pei's wife who got snatched away. Would Young Master Pei go through all that painstaking trouble to track him down?" An Yue sneered with unconcealed disdain.
It was she who had tracked down where Luo Yan actually was!
If she hadn't investigated and found him today, he and Yan Chu would undoubtedly still be stranded out in the mountains.
Yan Chu was in good health, so she might have been fine, but Luo Yan was severely injured and would likely have died out there.
Hearing An Yue's words, Old Master Luo's expression darkened further. "So what you're saying is that I should thank you?"
"I certainly don't expect that! I just hope that at your advanced age, you could at least improve your own basic manners and stop acting like a nouveau riche with zero cultivation!"
Old Master Luo: "..."
Housekeeper Tan: "..."
The atmosphere at the scene instantly plunged into a heavy, suffocating silence.
Unwilling to waste any more breath on them, An Yue turned directly on her heel.
Walking toward the door, she threw out over her shoulder, "Before, this son of yours used to curse me as a dog all the time. I kept wondering how the dignified Second Young Master of the Luo family could lack basic decency like that, but today really opened my eyes even further!"
Old Master Luo's fury surged straight to the top of his head, and Housekeeper Tan's expression turned equally unsightly.
Before either of them could say a word, An Yue had already left.
She hadn't been feeling well at all today, and had even vomited while fetching Luo Yan's medicine earlier.
She had no idea why she had caught such a severe chill this time!
Could it be that her physical constitution wasn't quite as resilient as it used to be? Otherwise, how could she feel this utterly miserable?
...
An Yue was gone!
Back in the hospital room, Old Master Luo collapsed into a chair in pure rage, his limbs completely drained of strength.
"Tang Yue, it's always that brat from the Tang family. Any woman associated with him is never any good."
Housekeeper Tan nodded in agreement. "Yes!"
Old Master Luo gritted his teeth. "I remember that Yan girl wasn't like this before? Turns out she really was corrupted by him."
The mere thought that An Yue had just accused him of lacking basic manners made Old Master Luo seethe with anger.
Housekeeper Tan continued to nod. "Yes, it was all Fourth Young Master Tang's bad influence."
At this point, whatever Old Master Luo said went, and Housekeeper Tan didn't dare to offer a single word of persuasion.
Having served by his side for so many years, he knew all too well that trying to reason with him at a time like this would only make matters worse.
Old Master Luo closed his eyes. "What about that vixen from the Yan family?"
Now, every other word out of his mouth was "vixen"—which showed just how profoundly dissatisfied Old Master Luo was with Yan Chu.
Chapter 17
The scarred man smiled silently!
Eleven against one—there wasn't the slightest bit of suspense!
This punk was definitely going to end up crippled!
Jiang Dongchen frowned slightly. "It was clearly the scarred man who kidnapped my people, yet you're asking no questions and showing no concern for right and wrong?"
Long Asi looked at Jiang Dongchen as if he were an absolute idiot. "When you're out on the streets, who the hell talks about logic and reason?!"
Before Jiang Dongchen could speak, Long Asi flexed his fist in a menacing display of intimidation. "Whoever has the bigger fist makes the rules!"
The burly thugs behind Long Asi burst into raucous laughter!
"This idiot actually wants to talk reason with Brother Long—I'm dying of laughter!"
"Brother Long hits whoever he wants to hit. Trying to reason with Brother Long means your brain must've been kicked by a donkey!"
"Brother Long, why waste your breath with this punk? Just cripple him right now!"
Amidst the jeers and shouts of the crowd, a faint, mocking smile played at the corner of Jiang Dongchen's lips. "If we're talking about not reasoning..."
"I happen to be the ultimate ancestor of unreasonableness!"
Long Asi's expression shifted.
The others also stared at Jiang Dongchen with bizarre, incredulous looks.
Was this punk scared out of his mind by Brother Long and starting to babble nonsense?!
Having completely lost interest in talking to Jiang Dongchen, Long Asi waved a hand. "Take him down!"
As the seven thugs lunged forward, Long Asi turned his back on the fight and leisurely lit a cigarette!
For him to personally make a move against an ant like this would be a complete joke!
Better to leave it to his subordinates!
Sigh, it seemed he had grown too soft over the years, losing that bloodthirsty edge he once had when he used to slash his way from one end of the street to the other with a chopper!
Otherwise, why would he suddenly find himself hesitating to see blood?
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A flurry of heavy thuds echoed as fists and kicks connected with flesh.
One after another, figures flew backward through the air!
Long Asi snapped around with a start!
When he saw his brothers sprawled all over the ground and Jiang Dongchen still standing there safe and sound, Long Asi froze as if hit by a paralyzing spell. His jaw dropped so wide that he didn't even notice the cigarette sliding from his lips and landing on his clothes!
It wasn't until a wisp of smoke curled up that Long Asi let out a miserable scream and frantically slapped at his chest to knock the burning butt away!
Jiang Dongchen closed in on Long Asi. "Tell me, who sent you?"
Long Asi's eyes flickered nervously. "W-What do you mean, who sent us?"
Jiang Dongchen's gaze turned icy. "Who sent you to capture Li Ruolin!"
Feeling a twinge of guilt, Long Asi stiffened his neck and barked defensively, "Kid, don't think you're all high and mighty just because you know how to fight!"
"Let me tell you something!"
"I'm a subordinate of Liu Dajiang, the boss of Guojiang Hall!"
"If you dare lay a finger on me, you'll be making an enemy of the entire Guojiang Hall!"
"I guarantee you won't even know what hit you when you die!"
A faint, playful smirk touched the corner of Jiang Dongchen's mouth. "Guojiang Hall... Liu Dajiang?"
Misinterpreting Jiang Dongchen's expression, Long Asi flashed a ferocious grin. "Scared now, kid?"
"Too late!"
"You've already offended Guojiang Hall!"
"Just sit tight and wait to face the wrath of Guojiang Hall!"
Seeing that Long Asi was still running his mouth even now, Jiang Dongchen frowned and swung the back of his hand across the air!
Long Asi was sent hurtling through the air by the slap!
Hitting the ground, Long Asi not only gasped in pain, but stared at Jiang Dongchen in absolute disbelief!
He had already dropped Liu Dajiang's name, yet this punk still dared to strike him...
Did he genuinely have no idea how to spell the word "death"?
Jiang Dongchen walked right up to Long Asi and slowly pressed the heel of his shoe down onto Long Asi's leg, gradually increasing the pressure. "Who sent you?"
Under Jiang Dongchen's crushing weight, Long Asi's shinbone emitted an agonizing, ear-piercing crunch.
Instead of breaking him, this only fueled Long Asi's vicious nature. "Punk, if you've got the guts, kill me!"
Jiang Dongchen abruptly applied a surge of force!
A sickening snap echoed through the air as Long Asi's leg bent at a grotesque, unnatural angle!
Letting out a muffled groan, Long Asi glared at Jiang Dongchen with venomous hatred. "You dare touch someone from Guojiang Hall—you're a dead man!"
"Kid, I swear to God you're dead!"
Seeing that Long Asi was still putting blind faith in Guojiang Hall at a time like this, Jiang Dongchen smiled playfully. "Call Liu Dajiang."
"Give him ten minutes to crawl over here and see me!"
Both Scarface and Long Asi were Liu Dajiang's men.
Even if Liu Dajiang wasn't directly behind this, he couldn't possibly wash his hands of it!
Jiang Dongchen figured that once Liu Dajiang arrived in person, the whole truth would come to light!
Long Asi was stunned.
But catching the fierce glint in Jiang Dongchen's eyes, he gritted his teeth. "Kid, since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"
Enduring the agonizing pain of his broken leg, Long Asi pulled out his phone and dialed Liu Dajiang.
At that moment, Liu Dajiang was sitting in the driver's seat, staring anxiously at the two cars blocking the middle of the road ahead!
He had been rushing like mad to the scene, desperately hoping to stop Scarface and his idiots from doing something hopelessly stupid!
He never expected to run into a traffic accident and get stuck!
Burning with frantic anxiety, Liu Dajiang had no choice but to wait.
Right then, a harsh, grating phone ringtone pierced the air.
Seeing that it was a call from Long Asi, Liu Dajiang hurriedly picked up.
Upon hearing Jiang Dongchen's demand that he crawl over to meet him, Liu Dajiang's hand gave such a violent jolt that he dropped the phone without even realizing it!
The absolute worst-case scenario had happened!
That plague god had arrived before him!
If he didn't rush over immediately, he would face total, utter annihilation!
With these terrifying thoughts racing through his mind, the drenched-in-sweat Liu Dajiang gritted his teeth and slammed his foot down on the gas pedal.
The Toyota off-roader let out a beast-like roar and shot forward like lightning!
The two car owners who had been standing there arguing over whose fault the accident was were dumbfounded by the sudden move!
"Are you out of your mind, you asshole?!"
"Bastard, if you're in such a rush, why don't you try flying over us?!"
Amidst a torrent of furious curses, the two car owners saw the vehicle accelerating at a terrifying speed and scrambled out of the way in panic!
"Boom!"
The Toyota Land Cruiser plowed straight into the two sedans, sending them flying into the air.
Disregarding everything, Liu Dajiang slammed on the accelerator once more and sped away into the distance!
"Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!"
Consumed by inner panic, Liu Dajiang drove with reckless madness, weaving wildly through the stream of traffic.
In no time at all, Liu Dajiang arrived at the narrow alley.
Catching sight of several subordinates rushing into the alley ahead, Liu Dajiang gulped hard!
What on earth were these idiots trying to do?
Were they planning to rescue Long Asi from Jiang Dongchen's hands by force?!
Did these bastards have any idea that Jiang Dongchen had Zhan Feng and Hua Tianfeng backing him up—figures that even he had to drop to his knees for?!
Yanking open the car door, Liu Dajiang stumbled out and charged into the alley like a madman!
By this time, the other three Dragon commanders of Guojiang Hall had already rushed to the scene with their men, blazing with fierce momentum.
Seeing the sea of subordinates packed densely outside the courtyard, with the other three Dragon commanders storming into the room, Long Asi started shouting arrogantly once more, "Kid, weren't you acting all high and mighty just now?!"
"Let's see you try that arrogance again if you've got the balls!"
As he spoke, Long Asi struggled frantically, trying to haul himself back up to his feet!
The vast majority of Guojiang Hall's muscle was gathered right here!
Forget about fighting back—even if every man just spat a mouthful of saliva, they could drown this idiot alive!
What's more, Guojiang Hall's boss Liu Dajiang—renowned for his extreme ruthlessness and fiercely protective nature toward his own men—was about to arrive!
Kid, you're going to pay for what you just did with your blood!
Chapter 18
Jiang Dongchen's gaze turned glacial. "Did I say you could get up?"
With that, Jiang Dongchen lashed out with a vicious kick.
"Crack!"
The sickening sound of breaking bones rang out simultaneously with Long Asi's blood-curdling scream!
Long Asi crashed back to the ground, writhing and wailing in agony!
The three Dragon commanders, who had just burst into the room, froze dead in their tracks!
A split second later, a wave of ferocious, murderous intent surged from Big Dragon's body. "Little bastard, I'll tear you to pieces!"
Although Second Dragon and Third Dragon remained silent, the overwhelming pressure radiating from them filled the entire room.
Seeing this, the surrounding Guojiang Hall disciples began to stir restlessly, eager to charge in.
Jiang Dongchen swept his cold gaze across the three Dragon commanders one by one, his voice dropping to a freezing temperature capable of chilling marrow: "Whoever dares to move..."
"Dies!"
The aura around him exploded outward in that instant.
The three Dragon commanders inside the room actually felt a sudden chill grip their hearts, as if they were being hunted by a starving wolf that hadn't eaten in days!
This uncanny feeling made all three of them deeply uncomfortable.
Big Dragon let out a cold hoot. "There are over a hundred brothers from Guojiang Hall right here!"
"And you dare threaten me?"
A playful smirk played at the corners of Jiang Dongchen's mouth. "The moment you make a move, you'll find out whether I was just threatening you or not!"
The three Dragon commanders exchanged glances, each seeing a flash of ruthless determination in the others' eyes.
With over a hundred men against one, if they still couldn't win, Guojiang Hall might as well pack it in and eat dirt!
And if they let themselves get bluffed by this kid's borrowed authority, how were they ever going to show their faces on the streets again?!
With these thoughts racing through their minds, the three Dragon commanders grinned viciously in unison and closed in on Jiang Dongchen.
A sharp glint flashed across Jiang Dongchen's eyes. "I'm sick of killing!"
"But since you're forcing my hand, that's a different story!"
Seeing that Jiang Dongchen was still putting on airs when death was staring him in the face, the crowd burst into jeering laughter.
Right at that moment, an exasperated, panicked roar cut through the noise: "Stop... all of you bastards, stop right there!"
Hearing that the voice belonged none of to than Liu Dajiang, the men of Guojiang Hall perked up instantly!
Especially the three Dragon commanders—they looked at Jiang Dongchen as though they were gazing at a dead man!
Liu Dajiang had arrived!
And his voice was positively dripping with fury!
Kid, just wait until Liu Dajiang tortures you until there's not a single patch of intact skin left on your body!
Liu Dajiang burst into the courtyard.
The members of Guojiang Hall parted to clear a path for him while bowing respectfully in unison. "Greetings, Boss!"
Their voices shook the heavens, reeking of unbridled arrogance!
Clearly, this was meant as a show of force to intimidate Jiang Dongchen.
How could Liu Dajiang possibly have the mood to care about such posturing? Stumbling heavily, he rushed straight into the room.
Big Dragon looked at Liu Dajiang with a fierce, eager gladiator's expression. "Boss, you don't need to dirty your hands on an ant like this—let me handle him!"
Terrified that Big Dragon would steal the credit, Second Dragon immediately chimed in, "Boss, I guarantee I'll beat this punk to a pulp within three moves!"
Seeing Big Dragon and Second Dragon beat him to the punch, Third Dragon felt a sudden wave of frustration!
Seeing his three top fighters treat Jiang Dongchen like a harmless weakling, Liu Dajiang felt a wave of bitter despair wash over him!
Old Liu from the Zhao family was a total powerhouse, yet he had been casually wiped out by Jiang Dongchen in a single move!
Hua Tianfeng, a master at Houtian Grade Four, treated Jiang Dongchen with absolute reverence!
And these idiots actually wanted to take Jiang Dongchen on...
They were going to bring utter catastrophe down upon Guojiang Hall!