Bai Aoxue burst into tears of joy and ran to Lin Fan's side.
"You... scared me to death!"
Lin Fan looked at Bai Aoxue, whose face was stained with tears like rain, and affectionately reached out to stroke her head.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
At that moment, three heavily armed men descended from a hovering helicopter.
"You little punk! You hurt so many of my Sky Wolf Gang brothers! I'll make you pay with your life!"
The three men immediately pulled out submachine guns from behind their backs, drew strings of bullets from their chests, and prepared to turn Lin Fan into a sieve!
Bai Aoxue was instantly startled and grabbed Lin Fan, trying to run back to the car.
"Lin Fan, this is bad! They have submachine guns. Even with skin of iron and bones of steel, you won't be able to dodge them!"
At the same time, a wave of panic broke out near Bai Tianxiong's car.
"Sir, this is bad! We're surrounded!"
"Uncle Bai, there is a path behind this waterway. It's safe and hidden, you retreat first! We'll meet up by the well in the back."
"Lin Fan, are you sure you can handle these people?"
"This is an emergency, I can't guarantee it to you, but I will keep Aoxue safe!"
"Good! With those words from you, I haven't misjudged you!"
Bai Tianxiong and his driver drove toward the water at the side.
The driver looked at the pond ahead and panicked in desperation.
"Sir, Lin Fan is sending us to our deaths!"
Bai Tianxiong gave a stern order.
"We're dead either way! Jumping in the river is better than being tortured! Drive!"
When the driver braced himself and drove across, he suddenly realized that the waterway was actually a hidden path underneath.
The two of them successfully drove across and disappeared behind the lush bushes.
"Tat-tat-tat!" The deafening roar of submachine guns filled the air, and dust flew everywhere. Lin Fan pulled Bai Aoxue close and covered her eyes with his hand.
"Hold on tight to me."
Bai Aoxue didn't dare to breathe a single heavy breath. Desperate times called for desperate measures, and she could only pray that Lin Fan would turn the tables. She turned and buried her whole face tightly against Lin Fan's solid chest, betting her life on a desperate chance. Her entire body moved like a flying sword, weaving freely through the hail of bullets.
Lin Fan raised his hand and made a twisting motion, causing the air to condense into a massive vortex. At that moment, all the high-impact bullets were absorbed into the vortex like cotton.
Using a secret technique amid the chaotic earth, the bullets quickly coalesced into a mass and shot back toward the three men with lightning speed.
Tat-tat-tat!
Within seconds, the three men wearing bulletproof vests were riddled with holes like a beehive!
As fresh blood splattered onto Lin Fan's face, his eyes remained cold and icy.
Just then, a demonic voice rang out in his ear.
"He Zhenming, commander of the Sky Wolf Gang, is here! Let's see who dares to act presumptuously!"
"I was wondering who it was. Turns out it's just an unseasoned kid! Get him! Avenge our fallen brothers!"
At the command, a group of bald, dark-sunglasses-wearing thugs in black suits each gripped machetes and rushed at Lin Fan.
At that moment, a fierce gale raged around Lin Fan. The instant they drew close to him, their feet seemed to fill with lead, and they stopped in their tracks with ferocious expressions, trying with all their might but unable to move an inch!
He Zhenming scratched the back of his head and took off his coat, revealing his strong, muscular physique. The blue wolf tattoos on his chest and arms were particularly striking!
"Damn it! I refuse to believe I can't deal with a tiny ant like you! Once I cripple you later, let me play with this beauty Bai Aoxue first, and then I'll present her to our boss—there'll definitely be a huge reward!"
As a former special forces soldier, what kind of enemy hadn't he seen?
He could pluck the moon from the ninth heaven and catch turtles in the five oceans; he was quite a well-known figure in Huadu!
With a loud bang, He Zhenming's fierce punch landed with lightning speed. Lin Fan executed a backhand counter-move, and a scream burst from He Zhenming's mouth!
His entire body was repelled by a heavy force, crashing heavily onto the ground and smashing a crater into it!
He Zhenming had never witnessed such invisible, terrifying power. His body felt completely shattered, and blood gushed from his mouth!
Bloody teeth were scattered haphazardly across the ground.
Unable to move as he lay on the ground, only his two eyeballs remained, staring in terror at Lin Fan.
"Go back and tell your boss! If there's any more of this killing and fighting in the future, make him roll right out of that position! The Sky Wolf Gang will vanish from Huadu starting today!"
"You... you little punk! So arrogant! Don't think that knowing a bit of internal energy gives you the right to trample on the Sky Wolf Gang..."
"Beep, beep, beep!"
At that moment, an Audi drove over at high speed from not far away.
The black cars stopped by the roadside, lining up in neat and orderly fashion.
The car doors opened, several white-robed men in martial arts attire stepped out, and a pure white umbrella was opened from inside the car!
A towering man, one meter eighty-nine tall with a wolf-tail hairstyle, stepped out of the vehicle.
At that moment, He Zhenming looked as though he had seen a lifeline.
"Kid! You're done for! Our boss is here! Begging your grandpa and grandma later won't save you!" Using every ounce of his remaining strength, He Zhenming crawled toward the white-robed man!
He grabbed the white-robed man's trouser legs.
"Boss! It was this kid who hurt so many of our gang's brothers—our Sky Wolf Gang has suffered heavy casualties! I'm severely injured! Boss, you must avenge me!"
Lang Yingjie had not come here out of concern for the casualties among the gang's rank and file; rather, he had received orders from above stating that Tiansha Shura had returned to the martial world and was already active in the Huadu area!
He had been told to keep his subordinates from pulling any stunts!
After all, back in the day, the Sky Wolf Gang had frequently cooperated with the Four Great Families and still relied on their protection.
As for the young man before him, his gaze was fearless, and his slender, thin figure carried an otherworldly temperament.
That kind of gaze—it felt as though he had seen it somewhere before. It was just like the gaze of the Shura, head of the Four Great Families: tenacious and terrifying.
Although he had also studied martial arts, possessed two layers of internal energy, and knew some mind-reading techniques, he could not see through this young man before him in the slightest.
The more he appraised him, the more the power hidden behind the youth made his scalp tingle!
Ten years had passed since the decline of the family, and the child of the Shura would be roughly the same age as this young man before him...
And today happened to be the day the tenth Yinsha Shura ascended to his position...
Seeming to realize something, Lang Yingjie hurriedly dropped to his knees before Lin Fan with a thud. "Congratulations, Lo—"
Lin Fan gave a light cough and shot Lang Yingjie an icy glance. In a panic, Lang Yingjie swallowed the rest of his words!
As he looked at Lin Fan, an ethereal voice echoed directly in his mind:
My identity is to remain secret for now.
"I'm sorry, young man. It's my Sky Wolf Gang that failed to discipline its men properly! From now on, we will never again engage in such dirty work of taking money to kill people!"
Lang Yingjie immediately ordered his subordinates to kneel on the ground before Lin Fan and Bai Aoxue to apologize!
He Zhenming and the nearby thugs were completely baffled by their boss's behavior!
Just as He Zhenming was about to curse profanely and demand to know what kind of soul-melting drug Lin Fan had fed their boss, Lang Yingjie struck him with a fierce backhand blow.
"Watch yourself from now on."
Lin Fan stood there as Lang Yingjie respectfully nodded and signaled to him, watching the two of them leave.
Ten minutes later, the stifling rage in He Zhenming's chest had nowhere to vent. "Boss! Just letting them walk away like that?! Isn't that letting them off way too easy?!"
Lang Yingjie gritted his teeth in anger.
"Boss! Why did you kneel to him?! Cripple that brat and let us have some fun with that pretty chick!"
Just as He Zhenming was gloating, a massive force struck him squarely in the face!
It knocked out every single remaining tooth in his mouth!
"Shut your trap, you idiot! We cannot afford to provoke this young man! If you run your mouth again when we run into something like this in the future, I'll cripple you first!"