“Then stop him.”
Li Feng snorted coldly. Two hand grenades appeared in his hands. With a flick of his wrist, he threw them towards Blood Shadow.
These hand grenades had also been obtained last time in Kunyang Town. There were not many, just four or five in total. Li Feng had always been reluctant to use them, but now, for the sake of his plan, he had no choice but to deploy them.
He believed that with the hand grenades in play, Blood Shadow would hold back and not press forward step by step out of caution, and no one else would grow suspicious.
Boom!
A massive explosion rang out ten metres in front of Blood Shadow. Blood Shadow jumped in fright, thinking at first that Li Feng intended to kill him. However, he soon heard Li Feng’s voice over the walkie-talkie and understood his meaning. He promptly pretended to be wary of the grenades and slowed his pace.
“Master, since you have hand grenades, why not give me a few as well? We can bombard Blood Shadow together and kill him.” A gleam flashed in Lu Shuang’s eyes.
“I only have these two left. They are just enough to scare people.” Li Feng shook his head. Blood Shadow was his man; how could he possibly bombard him to death? Moreover, he truly did not have many grenades remaining.
Li Feng gazed ahead. Up front was the intersection of Hanjiang Road and Binhe Road, the second battlefield he had designated. Originally, this second battlefield had been prepared for Blood Shadow, but now that Blood Shadow had become one of his own, Cai Die was dead, Situ Qiang and Liu Dongjian had been captured. The only ones left opposing him were Zhu Yuanyuan and Zhao Xingping. If anyone were to make a move, it would inevitably happen at this intersection. If there was no enemy ambush at the crossroads ahead, his plan to lure the snake out of its hole would end there. He would turn back and wipe out Zhao Xingping and Zhu Yuanyuan’s forces.
In a room beside the intersection of Hanjiang Road and Binhe Road, Li Wu heard Li Feng’s figure approaching on Binhe Road. A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. “Li Feng has finally arrived. Xu Yang, how are our men positioned?”
Xu Yang replied, “Young Master, rest assured. Our men have reached their designated positions. As soon as Li Feng arrives, we can launch the attack.”
“Excellent. This will be Li Feng’s grave.” Li Wu’s gaze was icy as he spoke.
“Young Master, it is time for you to leave,” Xu Yang said gravely.
“Leave? No, I want to witness Li Feng’s death with my own eyes.” Li Wu shook his head. He would not feel at ease unless he saw it himself. Li Feng had pretended to be mad and foolish for over twenty years. Li Wu had always regarded him as a worthless fool and had never treated him as a rival. Had he not come to Tianhai City this time and discovered Li Feng’s true nature, he might not even have known how Li Feng defeated him in the family heir selection contest.
Therefore, until he personally witnessed Li Feng’s death, he could not set his mind at rest.
“Young Master, a gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall,” Xu Yang said urgently when he saw Li Wu’s reluctance to leave. “We have set an ambush here, but that does not guarantee we can kill Li Feng. Earlier on Binhe Road, someone used hand grenades in an ambush and still failed to kill him, let alone us.”
“What? Xu Yang, do you lack confidence in our plan?” Li Wu’s expression darkened.
“Young Master, anything can happen. Moreover, the experts sent by Li Chuanwei and Mu Chunfeng to protect Li Feng have not appeared yet,” Xu Yang said solemnly.
Li Wu’s face turned ugly as realisation dawned.
Indeed, the experts protecting Li Feng from Li Chuanwei and Mu Chunfeng had yet to show themselves. That was an unpredictable variable.
“Furthermore, although we calculated that Li Feng would break out in this direction, have you considered, Young Master, why he chose this route?” Xu Yang asked gravely.
“This…” Li Wu was stunned. Yes, after leaving Tianfu Tower, there were many roads available, not to mention the small alleys. There were plenty of main roads too. Why had Li Feng specifically chosen this direction? Because of Tianya Pavilion?
That was impossible. No matter how important Tianya Pavilion was, it could not outweigh Li Feng’s life. Li Feng was no idiot; he could not have failed to consider that.
So why exactly was Li Feng heading this way?
“Are you saying someone is here to meet him?” Li Wu’s expression changed sharply.
“Nine chances out of ten, yes,” Xu Yang nodded.
“Does that mean our ambush cannot kill Li Feng? Xu Yang, did you think of this problem long ago?” Li Wu’s face grew grim. If they could not kill Li Feng, why had he bothered setting an ambush here? He might as well have gone home to sleep.
“Young Master, I only realised this when I saw Li Feng approaching. I urged you to leave now precisely to guard against surprises. If Li Feng has people here to support him, he will have a chance to turn defeat into victory. If you remain here, Young Master, something unexpected could very well happen,” Xu Yang said gravely. Though he did not specify what the surprise might be, with Li Wu’s intelligence, he would surely understand.
“Does that mean we will gain nothing from this operation?” Li Wu’s face turned livid. Unlike Cai Die, Liu Dongjian, and Zhu Yuanyuan, who had been notified in advance by Blood Shadow to act tonight, he had only pieced together clues and learned of the operation between Li Feng and Blood Shadow. Thus, he had not deployed many men, and he had even fewer experts at his side. Otherwise, he would not be so passive now.
“Young Master, that is not entirely true. We have arranged ten snipers and more than a dozen elite operatives here, especially the ten snipers positioned in various directions. If Li Feng is unaware, there is still a chance we can kill him. Even if we cannot kill him, we can inflict serious damage. That is the first point.
“The second point is that, apart from the ten snipers, most of the attackers this time belong to Fourth Master. Afterwards, regardless of whether Li Feng dies, Fourth Master will have no choice but to support you, Young Master. With Fourth Master’s backing, many in the family will surely support you.
“The third point is that this time we can clearly assess Li Feng’s capabilities. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. In future, dealing with Li Feng will be much easier. After all, until now, none of us knew his strength was this great.”
After a pause, Xu Yang continued, “Although we have ten snipers and some hope of killing Li Feng, to prevent any accidents, Young Master, you must leave. Only then, even if our ambush fails, will it have no impact on you. Li Feng and his allies will only believe Fourth Master ambushed him, and they will target Fourth Master instead.”
Li Wu fell silent for a moment before saying, “Fine, we leave at once.”
With that, he glanced towards Binhe Road. Li Feng’s figure was now clearly visible. He truly felt unwilling to depart.
“Young Master, we must go now,” Xu Yang urged, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
“Alright, let’s…”
Bang…
Before Li Wu could finish, the room’s door was kicked open.
“Who is it?” Li Wu’s face changed dramatically.
“Second Young Master Li, greetings.” A figure appeared in the doorway.
“Song, Song Zhiyuan? How are you here?” Seeing the newcomer was Song Zhiyuan, Li Wu’s expression shifted.
“Why, is Second Young Master Li surprised by my presence?” Song Zhiyuan grinned as he looked at Li Wu. “I have been waiting here for you for quite some time.”
“Waiting for me?” Li Wu was taken aback.
“Exactly, waiting for you.” Song Zhiyuan sneered. “Young Master Feng said someone would try to deal with him here tonight and asked me to help eliminate those causing trouble for him. I never expected the one plotting against Young Master Feng would be you, Second Young Master Li.”
Li Wu’s pupils contracted. Song Zhiyuan had been placed here by Li Feng? How was that possible? How could Li Feng have arranged for Song Zhiyuan in advance? Was Song Zhiyuan the one meant to support him?
“Since when did you, Young Master Song, become Li Feng’s lapdog?” Xu Yang sneered.
“Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that?” Song Zhiyuan’s face darkened, his gaze turning icy as he stared at Xu Yang.
“Though Xu Yang’s words were rude, Young Master Song, you are the second son of the Song family. Tonight’s affair seems to have nothing to do with you, does it?” Li Wu said gravely. He and Xu Yang had just decided to leave when Song Zhiyuan appeared. At this moment, Li Wu could not help feeling tense. If he fell into Song Zhiyuan’s hands and Song Zhiyuan then handed him over to Li Feng, his reputation would be ruined. Even if Li Feng spared his life in the end, his prestige in the family would plummet, and no one would support him afterwards.
“Li Feng is my friend. His affairs are my affairs,” Song Zhiyuan said calmly. Li Feng had asked him to lie in wait here. He had thought he would not be needed, yet everything had unfolded exactly as Li Feng predicted: someone was indeed plotting against him here.
What Song Zhiyuan had not expected was that the one preparing the ambush against Li Feng was actually Li Wu.
“Hahaha, Song Zhiyuan, Song Zhiyuan, do you find your own words amusing? Li Feng’s affairs are your affairs? What close friends you are.” Li Wu laughed coldly, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
“Is it amusing?” Song Zhiyuan’s face darkened.
“Is it not? You are not even from the Li family. Why interfere in our business? What benefit do you gain? Do you think supporting Li Feng will make you the Song family heir? You are far too naive.” Li Wu said icily.
“Li Wu, no matter how much you say, it is useless. You must come with me. Otherwise, do not blame me for using force,” Song Zhiyuan said coldly.
“Song Zhiyuan, attacking me brings you no benefit. If I were you, I would pretend not to have seen anything,” Li Wu said gravely.
“Humph, Li Wu, in the end, you just want me to let you go.” Song Zhiyuan snorted in disdain. “Li Wu, do you think that is possible?”
“Young Master Song, releasing my young master would benefit you,” Xu Yang spoke up at this point. “Young Master Song draws close to Li Feng only to borrow his power to become the family heir, while Li Feng also needs Young Master Song’s support to become the Li family heir. However, if you hand my young master over to Li Feng this time, Li Feng will face no rivals within the Li family and is certain to become heir. At that point, do you think Li Feng will continue supporting you as he does now? He might well kick you aside. Young Master Song, is it worth it?”
