In a building at the intersection of Wangjiang Road and Binhe Road, Caidie and Situ Qiang silently listened to the intelligence report coming from the Wangjiang Road side.
Once the subordinate finished speaking, Caidie turned her head to look at Situ Qiang. “Young Master Situ, you see, isn’t Li Feng perfectly safe and sound?”
Situ Qiang’s face looked grim. Just five minutes earlier, he had declared that since Blood Shadow’s men were using guns, Li Feng was certain to die. Now, in less than five minutes, not only had Li Feng survived, but he had also rounded up and eliminated all the gunmen who attacked him. This was simply a slap in his face.
Situ Qiang felt his cheeks burning hot.
That damned Li Feng. If it weren’t for you, how could I lose face like this in front of Caidie?
Situ Qiang believed that without Li Feng, he would not be mocked by Caidie right now. Thus, his hatred for Li Feng deepened intensely.
“Look, Li Feng has appeared.” Caidie walked to the window and gazed towards Wangjiang Road. Several hundred metres away from them, Li Feng was slowly approaching.
“Li Feng.” Situ Qiang gnashed his teeth while staring at him. He had never hated Li Feng this much before. Previously, he had only wanted to use Li Feng to deal with Blood Shadow and complete his plan. But now, after losing face in front of Caidie, he only wanted Li Feng dead. Only that could erase the hatred in his heart.
As for the decision by Situ Kuang and the others to ally with Li Feng, he had completely forgotten about it in this moment.
Moreover, Situ Qiang felt that their Situ family was the second most powerful family in the Hongmen, even stronger than the Li family, one of China’s eight top families. Ally with Li Feng? Li Feng was simply not worthy of an alliance with their Situ family.
“You’re mad.” Seeing a surge of killing intent from Situ Qiang, Caidie’s expression changed dramatically. She quickly pulled him away from the window.
“What are you doing?” Situ Qiang asked Caidie angrily. He was the young master of the Situ family, the direct heir. For a mere assassin like Caidie to treat him so rudely was something he absolutely could not tolerate. If he did not still need her help today, he might have fallen out with her right then.
“Don’t you want to live? Exposing killing intent so close to Li Feng, do you think he won’t sense it?” Caidie said coldly, staring at Situ Qiang.
“How is that possible? We’re so far from Li Feng.” Situ Qiang looked incredulous. Was Li Feng a god, able to detect killing intent from such a distance?
“I’m an assassin. In this regard, am I inferior to you? If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you.” Caidie stated coldly. If Li Feng discovered them, both of them would undoubtedly die.
“Humph. Even if Li Feng discovers me, what then? Does he dare kill me?” Being lectured by a woman made Situ Qiang lose face, so he retorted stubbornly.
“Idiot. You want to kill Li Feng, but he can’t kill you? Humph, you’re the young master of the Hongmen Situ family, that’s true, but Li Feng even dared to kill Chen Haotian. Why wouldn’t he dare kill you? Situ Qiang, if you oppose Li Feng now, you must be prepared to be killed by him if you fail.” Caidie cursed inwardly. She had not expected Situ Qiang to be not only naive but also arrogant. Against someone as ruthless as Li Feng, it did not matter if you were the young master of the Situ family; he would kill even the emperor without hesitation.
In that moment, Caidie somewhat regretted cooperating with Situ Qiang.
“Humph. If he wants to kill me, I’ll kill him first today.” A cold gleam of murder flashed in Situ Qiang’s eyes.
“I didn’t expect Li Feng to have such formidable marksmanship.”
While Caidie and Situ Qiang were discussing Li Feng, Blood Shadow also received the news from Wangjiang Road. He soon sneered and said, “No matter how strong his marksmanship is, it’s useless. Unless he has special bullets designed to counter ancient martial artists, Li Feng is certain to die today.”
“Lord Blood Shadow, it seems Li Feng will soon arrive at Fengyuan Group. Some of our men are not yet fully positioned.” The black-clothed man reported.
“This is within expectations.” Blood Shadow said calmly. Although Li Feng’s marksmanship had surprised him, he had never thought those men could delay him for long.
“Though it’s somewhat unsatisfactory, the encirclement to kill Li Feng is already sufficient.” Blood Shadow glanced at the black-clothed man and asked, “Have Zhu Yuanyang and the others attacked Tianya Pavilion yet?”
“They have attacked once, but…” At this point, the black-clothed man hesitated.
“But what?” Blood Shadow asked quickly.
“But Zhu Yuanyang only sent five people to attack Tianya Pavilion.” The black-clothed man replied.
“Five people?” A cold light flashed in Blood Shadow’s eyes. He knew Zhu Yuanyang would be very dissatisfied with his arrangements, but he had not expected her to be so bold as to send only five people. She was clearly disregarding his orders.
Humph, Zhu Yuanyang, do you really think I won’t touch you just because you’re the eldest daughter of the Zhu family?
A cold light flickered in Blood Shadow’s eyes. If he had the chance, he would kill Zhu Yuanyang without hesitation. Chen Haotian was already dead, and in his view, as Chen Haotian’s fiancée, she had no reason to live and should join him in the underworld.
“Yes.” The black-clothed man nodded and continued, “However, although only five people were sent, Tianya Pavilion has now been occupied by Zhu Yuanyang.”
“What?” Blood Shadow was greatly shocked. He turned back incredulously to the black-clothed man. “You say Zhu Yuanyang has occupied Tianya Pavilion? How is that possible? Didn’t she only send five people?”
“Lord Blood Shadow, although only five were sent, Li Feng had left Tianya Pavilion completely empty.” The black-clothed man answered.
“Li Feng left no one at Tianya Pavilion? How could that be? Has he abandoned Tianya Pavilion?” Blood Shadow was stunned, but his expression soon darkened. He said coldly, “What a Li Feng. What boldness. He discards Tianya Pavilion without a second thought. Has he stationed all his forces here at Fengyuan Group?”
“Lord Blood Shadow, that seems impossible. In Tianfu Building right now, only about a dozen members of the Black Eagle team have appeared. If Li Feng had stationed them all here, why would only so few have shown up so far?” The black-clothed man asked incredulously.
Blood Shadow looked towards the distant Fengyuan Group and asked, “How are those Black Eagle team members faring now?”
“Those Black Eagle team members have been surrounded by our men on the twenty-fifth floor.” The black-clothed man reported promptly.
“Pass down the order immediately. Surround those Black Eagle team members but do not kill them.” Blood Shadow thought for a moment and said gravely.
“Surround but not kill?” The black-clothed man was taken aback.
“Exactly. Surround but do not kill. Before Li Feng’s other subordinates appear, we won’t kill them yet. Moreover, Li Feng is arriving soon. Killing his men in front of him will be far better than killing them now.” Blood Shadow said coldly.
“Understood, subordinate.” The black-clothed man replied quickly.
Tianfu Building.
While Li Feng was returning fire with his gun, the Black Eagle team guarding the twenty-fifth floor used their firearms to repel the black-clothed assailants. They waited for the ancient martial artists to advance so they could snipe them, but after waiting and waiting, no ancient martial artists came. Just as they grew puzzled, several ancient martial artists appeared behind them and instantly killed two Black Eagle members.
Tianlang and Hunter’s expressions changed drastically. They did not know how the enemies had appeared behind them, but they quickly reacted, retreating separately into a small company office on the twenty-fifth floor and using the doors for cover.
“Dark Tiger, what’s going on? How did these people appear behind us?” Tianlang’s face was livid as he spoke into the walkie-talkie to Dark Tiger. Earlier during the assault, he had taken a palm strike from an ancient martial artist, causing his vital energy and blood to churn violently.
“Tianlang, these ancient martial artists are too fast; the surveillance couldn’t capture them. But it’s certain they came up through the rubbish chute.” Dark Tiger’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.
“Damn it, how did we overlook that spot?” Tianlang’s expression shifted. Such a place could be guarded by just one person, but now it was too late to regret.
“Dark Tiger, we need reinforcements.” Tianlang cursed inwardly. Even though they had guns, ammunition was limited. With wave after wave of black-clothed assailants charging at them, they could not hold out much longer.
Dealing with the attacking black-clothed men originally would not require guns, but the powerful ancient martial artists hid among them. Whenever the gunfire paused, they would launch ruthless attacks.
“Tianlang, you must hold on. Ge Feng and Ge Ying have already set out.” Dark Tiger said gravely.
“Just the two of them?” Tianlang was somewhat dissatisfied. Though Ge Feng and Ge Ying were capable, the ancient martial artists they faced were formidable. Could the two handle them? He was not doubting their ability, but at this critical moment, he felt every additional person meant more strength.
“Tianlang, you should know Young Master Feng’s plan. Having Instructor Ge and the others move now is already advancing the plan.” Dark Tiger said gravely.
“Fine. I understand.” Tianlang nodded helplessly. He naturally knew Li Feng’s plan, but the key now was whether they could hold out. If not, they would all certainly die.
In the main control room, Dark Tiger was pacing anxiously in circles. Those Black Eagle team members were his brothers. Now they were in crisis, yet he could only watch helplessly from here. He felt more anxious than anyone.
Unfortunately, he could not leave the main control room right now. Otherwise, what he wanted most was to fight alongside those brothers through life and death.
“What to do? I can’t just watch like this.” Dark Tiger paced a few steps, then his eyes suddenly caught sight of a switch nearby. His eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and pressed it.
Click!
The entire Tianfu Building plunged into darkness.
“I want to see how you’ll carry out the encirclement kill without light.” Dark Tiger’s gaze turned cold.
