“Hold them off for a few minutes, then retreat to Tianfu Building,” Zhong Shuhui said in a low voice after a moment of silence.
The most important thing right now was to cooperate with Li Feng’s plan, but Zhong Shuhui did not want her people to be slaughtered for no reason. Among the enemies who had appeared, Lu Shuang was probably the only one who could hold off the old man of equal strength. Mu Jiajia, skilled in firearms, could likely handle one or two, but Zhong Shuhui herself, along with the Black Hawk Team and the Eagle Eye Sharpshooters, were no match for these ancient martial artists. The only option was to retreat.
“If you don’t want the Black Hawk Team and Eagle Eye Sharpshooters to die in vain, retreat now,” Mu Jiajia said gravely to Zhong Shuhui. “Otherwise, we might not even survive.”
Zhong Shuhui’s expression changed. “Fine, retreat now.”
“Retreat.”
“Withdraw!”
At Zhong Shuhui’s command, the weakest Eagle Eye Sharpshooters began retreating first, followed by the Black Hawk Team led by Cang Ying. Lu Shuang, Zhong Shuhui, and Mu Jiajia brought up the rear.
“Kill, kill, kill.”
Seeing Zhong Shuhui and the others retreat, several martial artists leapt forward to attack.
“Court death.”
Lu Shuang snorted coldly. His figure flashed as he leapt into the air, kicking out waves of leg force in an instant.
“Not good.”
Seeing that Lu Shuang ignored the strongest ancient martial artist and attacked two around the fifth level of the Postnatal realm instead, their faces changed dramatically. They hurriedly circulated their true qi to defend, but it was too late.
Boom, boom, boom!
The two martial artists around the fifth level of the Postnatal realm were instantly killed.
“Damn it.” The old man at the ninth level of the Postnatal realm turned livid with rage. He snorted coldly and leapt towards Lu Shuang. Although he could have gone after Zhong Shuhui and Mu Jiajia, by the time he killed them, all the ancient martial artists he had brought would likely be dead. He had no choice but to engage Lu Shuang.
“Good, come on.”
Lu Shuang laughed coldly and charged at the old man.
For Lu Shuang, although he was controlled by the Divine Control Technique and forced to follow Li Feng, after spending a few days together he had begun to accept Li Feng. The reason was simple: the cultivation resources Li Feng provided.
Originally, Lu Shuang had assumed that after being controlled by Li Feng, he would have to find his own cultivation resources. He had not expected Li Feng to give him two bottles of Foundation Solidifying Liquid every day. Lu Shuang had never seen this liquid before, but after taking it he discovered its effects were far superior to the resources he usually used.
Lu Shuang vaguely felt that if he continued taking the Foundation Solidifying Liquid for a long time, breaking through to the Innate realm would not be far off.
For ancient martial artists, the most important things were wealth, companions, techniques, and land. Cultivation resources were wealth, especially in this age of declining spiritual energy. Resources were the most vital thing. In the past, Lu Shuang had barely any resources throughout the year. If he had not taken missions for the Ancient Martial Arts Association while also robbing others, at his age he would never have reached the peak of the ninth level of the Postnatal realm.
Therefore, although he was now controlled by Li Feng’s Divine Control Technique, receiving such valuable cultivation resources every day had made him completely accept Li Feng in his heart.
So now, whether because Li Feng had ordered him to obey Zhong Shuhui or for the sake of the two daily bottles of Foundation Solidifying Liquid, he fought with exceptional effort.
Bang, bang, bang…
While Lu Shuang fought, Mu Jiajia’s dual guns fired continuously. For ancient martial artists below the Innate realm, bullets still posed a threat. Even the protective qi of a peak ninth-level Postnatal expert might not block them, let alone these lower-level fighters.
Moreover, Mu Jiajia was called the Dual Gun Rakshasa because her bullets were specially made and could easily penetrate a martial artist’s protective qi.
“Ah!”
With a scream, a fourth-level Postnatal martial artist was shot in the chest. He grunted and collapsed dead.
“Not good.”
The other martial artists’ faces changed drastically. They hurriedly retreated. Bullets were not something their flesh-and-blood bodies could withstand.
Of the three, Zhong Shuhui had the easiest role. She lacked Lu Shuang’s powerful strength and Mu Jiajia’s long-range capability, so she simply stayed close to protect Mu Jiajia.
Seeing that the Eagle Eye Sharpshooters had entered Tianfu Building, Zhong Shuhui said to Lu Shuang and Mu Jiajia, “We should prepare to retreat as well.”
Meanwhile, in a room across from Tianfu Building, Liu Dongjian was not pleased by the arrival of Zhao Xingping’s men. By the time they appeared, almost all of his own people were dead, including the Liu family’s great elder.
“Damn Zhao Xingping, so cunning,” Liu Dongjian said, his face livid and eyes flashing with cold light.
At this point, if he still did not realise he had been played by Zhao Xingping, he would not be Liu Dongjian. He did not believe Zhao Xingping’s men would take so long to act, appearing neither early nor late but exactly when his own forces were wiped out. There were no such coincidences in the world.
Yet even knowing he had been schemed against, there was nothing he could do, because he had been scheming against Zhao Xingping too.
Still, thinking of the enormous price he had paid today, even if Li Feng died, Liu Dongjian would suffer devastating losses with nothing to show for it. At that moment, he wondered whether all his elaborate plotting against Li Feng was worth it.
But soon, determination returned to Liu Dongjian’s gaze. Both his sons had died because of Li Feng. To kill Li Feng, no price was too high.
“Family head.” Liu Xu entered the room and approached Liu Dongjian. “Family head, everything is prepared. Shall we move now?”
“No.” Liu Dongjian shook his head. Watching the fighting at the entrance to Tianfu Building, he sneered. “We stay put until Zhao Xingping’s men are mostly dead.”
“Family head, Zhao Xingping’s people are strong. They are about to fight their way into Tianfu Building. If we do not act now, when will we?” Liu Xu asked gravely.
“Our final plan targets Li Feng, so we must wait until he appears. Besides, with Zhao Xingping’s men there, we have no need to act yet. Zhao Xingping is far more cunning than his father Zhao Xiu. If he learns we have a trump card, who knows what tricks he might pull,” Liu Dongjian explained.
“Is the family head worried about Zhao Xingping?” Liu Xu was stunned. In his view, Zhao Xingping was just another Zhao Xiu and could not possibly be so shrewd.
“You will understand later.” Liu Dongjian gazed at Tianfu Building and said gravely, “Liu Xu, take men immediately and set up an ambush on Binhe Road.”
“Binhe Road?” Liu Xu looked at Liu Dongjian in confusion.
“Yes, Binhe Road. If Li Feng survives and leaves Tianfu Building later, whether he heads to Tianya Pavilion or Linghe Garden, he will pass through Binhe Road. We only need to wait there like hunters for the rabbit,” Liu Dongjian said gravely.
“I will go at once.” Liu Xu acknowledged and prepared to leave.
“Wait.” Liu Dongjian suddenly remembered something and stopped him.
“Family head, any further instructions?” Liu Xu asked quickly.
“Do you know where Zhu Yuanyang is?” Liu Dongjian asked.
“Zhu Yuanyang?” Liu Xu shook his head. “Family head, I do not know where Zhu Yuanyang is, but I can find his people.”
“That is enough. Liu Xu, immediately pass a message to Zhu Yuanyang’s people that I wish to meet him,” Liu Dongjian said gravely.
“Yes.”
After Liu Xu left, Liu Dongjian’s gaze fell on Tianfu Building. He sneered. “Li Feng, if Blood Shadow cannot kill you and my final preparations fail, I have one extra dish prepared for you. I am sure you will enjoy it, heh heh.”
Tianfu Building.
Bang, bang, bang.
Li Feng’s sniper rifle fired bullet after bullet. In less than three minutes, he had already killed twenty people. A few more minutes and he could have eliminated them all, but his divine sense detected that Zhong Shuhui and the others had retreated into Tianfu Building.
What was going on? Had he not told Zhong Shuhui to hold for ten minutes? They had only lasted three. He had wanted them to hold for ten minutes to make his plan to lure the snake from its hole appear more realistic, but now they had withdrawn after just three.
Sweeping with his divine sense, Li Feng understood why they had retreated early. While he was sniping Zhu Yuanyang’s men, a large group had unexpectedly appeared at the main entrance, and they were very strong.
Li Feng had to admit Zhong Shuhui’s decisive retreat was correct. If they had not withdrawn, apart from Lu Shuang no one else would likely have survived. But who were these people? Qin Feng’s? Fu Yanxiong’s? Or from one of Tianhai City’s four great families? Regardless of who sent them, his plan had to advance.
With that thought, Li Feng did not hesitate. He put the sniper rifle into his spatial bag and took the lift to the ground floor of Tianfu Building.
As for the rocket launcher, although it had not wiped out Zhu Yuanyang’s remaining men and they might still use it, Li Feng had already thought of countermeasures.
He had originally assumed Zhu Yuanyang would use a heavy rocket launcher against him, but it turned out to be a small one, similar to a rocket tube. This was called a miniature rocket launcher, a simplified version. Unlike a rocket tube, it could fire six armour-piercing rounds simultaneously with immense power. Two people could operate it, but its range was within one thousand metres.
One thousand metres was exactly the range of his divine sense. As long as he monitored all movement within that range, he could dodge the miniature rocket launcher in advance. Though there was still risk of surprise and danger, the threat was greatly reduced.
Moreover, Li Feng had other ways to deal with it.
“Young Master Feng.”
“Young Master Feng.”
As soon as Li Feng reached the ground floor, the Eagle Eye Sharpshooters and Black Hawk Team who had retreated into Tianfu Building called out to him.
Li Feng nodded to them, then summoned Cang Ying and said gravely, “Cang Ying, go tell Zhong Shuhui that the plan begins now.”
