The reason the black-robed man had gone to such lengths to ambush Li Feng on Wangjiang Road was that he highly favoured Blood Shadow’s plan. However, he understood that this entire affair had been orchestrated by Li Feng himself. No matter how good Blood Shadow’s plan was, Li Feng’s arrangements could not be underestimated.
Therefore, after ambushing Li Feng on Wangjiang Road, he did not have his men appear immediately. He knew that if he did not wait for Li Feng’s subordinates to engage, his own forces might end up attacked from both sides.
He no longer had many experts left under his command. If he failed to kill Li Feng this time, the losses would be catastrophic. So he would never allow such a situation to occur.
Zhong Shuhui had originally been one of Mu Chunfeng’s close aides and was now Li Feng’s right-hand woman. The first wave of people to appear at the entrance of Tianfu Building did not include Zhong Shuhui, which made the black-robed man hesitate.
There were only two reasons for Zhong Shuhui’s absence. Either she was hidden in the shadows, or she was inside Tianfu Building itself.
Regardless of the reason, the black-robed man felt he should wait. Unless Li Feng charged out of Tianfu Building right now, he would not act.
When he saw Colour Butterfly’s men appear, the black-robed man breathed a sigh of relief while feeling some surprise. He had not expected Blood Shadow to arrange so many people. With Colour Butterfly’s forces involved, he felt he could continue waiting.
But soon after, Zhong Shuhui appeared, filling the black-robed man’s eyes with delight.
Finally here?
The moment Zhong Shuhui showed herself, he felt that most of Li Feng’s subordinates had now emerged. After all, to deal with Blood Shadow inside Tianfu Building, Li Feng would certainly have stationed a considerable number of people there.
With this thought, the black-robed man called out, “Come.”
“Family Head.” An elder appeared behind him.
Family Head. Yes, that was right. This black-robed man was none other than Liu Dongjian, head of the Liu family, one of Tianhai City’s four great families. Because of the deaths of his two sons and the failure of Zhao Xiu and others to kill Li Feng, Liu Dongjian harboured deep hatred for Li Feng. Thus, he had been secretly plotting against him.
To deal with Li Feng, Liu Dongjian had mobilised most of the Liu family’s forces. In the process, a postnatal ninth-layer ancient martial artist from the Liu family had even died on Wangjiang Road.
“Do you see those people?” Liu Dongjian pointed at Zhong Shuhui and the others at the entrance of Tianfu Building, saying coldly, “I want you to kill them all.”
“Rest assured, Family Head. I will lead men to slaughter them completely.” The elder’s gaze flashed as he said gravely, “However, Family Head, now is not the time to act.”
“What? Do you intend to oppose my arrangements?” Liu Dongjian’s gaze turned icy.
To deal with Li Feng this time, Liu Dongjian had staked everything. If he could not kill Li Feng, the Liu family would be finished. So he would never allow anyone to disrupt his plan.
“Family Head, on my way here just now, I unexpectedly spotted someone in this building.” The elder said gravely.
“Who?”
“Xu Yang.” The elder replied.
“Xu Yang?” Liu Dongjian was momentarily stunned, then realised and sneered, “Li Wu’s trusted subordinate, Xu Yang?”
“Yes. Xu Yang does not know me, but I know him.” The elder answered.
“Good, very good, Xu Yang. Very good, Li Wu.” Liu Dongjian’s eyes flickered. Xu Yang’s presence here meant Li Wu was here. Although Li Wu was Li Feng’s cousin, he would never save Li Feng. So the only possibility for Li Wu being here was to target Li Feng.
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.” Liu Dongjian gave a cold humph. If he acted now, would Li Wu not simply watch from the sidelines?
Liu Dongjian knew that with his own strength, killing Li Feng would be extremely difficult. Therefore, the only way was to make use of every force he could. Otherwise, while plotting against Li Feng, he would not have gone to such lengths to contact Blood Shadow.
Now that Li Wu had appeared, Liu Dongjian felt another force he could exploit had emerged. He believed that if Li Wu wanted to kill Li Feng, the strength he mobilised this time would not be weak.
“Then continue waiting. If Li Wu’s people do not appear within a quarter of an hour, you move out. This time, no matter what, we must kill Li Feng.” Liu Dongjian said coldly.
“Yes.”
While Liu Dongjian and his men discussed Li Wu, Li Wu and Xu Yang were discussing Li Feng.
“I never expected Li Feng to arrange so many people. My aunt is truly generous, actually sending Zhong Shuhui to Li Feng.” Li Wu held binoculars. Seeing Zhong Shuhui appear, a cold smile curved his lips.
No one in Tianhai City understood Zhong Shuhui’s capabilities better than Li Wu. Mu Chunfeng was his father Li Xiangyang’s main rival. Li Xiangyang had detailed files on the people around Mu Chunfeng, and Li Wu had seen those files while with his father. Thus, he knew Zhong Shuhui very well.
“Young Master, this is within expectations. Li Feng is so powerful. Without the support of Li Chuanwei and Mu Chunfeng, it would be impossible. Otherwise, how could Li Feng single-handedly build such a large power base in Tianhai City?” Xu Yang said beside Li Wu.
“Correct.” Li Wu nodded. He thought the same. He did not believe Li Feng could have established this foundation in Tianhai City without help from Li Chuanwei and Mu Chunfeng.
“However, Young Master, we must be wary of Li Feng’s own strength.” Xu Yang said gravely.
“Li Feng’s strength?” Li Wu’s pupils contracted. He had trained from a young age, following his master through many hardships. He had thought his strength unrivalled among the younger generation, yet he was inferior to Li Feng.
If Li Feng were not from the Li family, he would not mind. Having such a young expert as a target would push his own strength further. But since Li Feng was from the Li family and his rival for the family inheritance, it was different.
Li Feng had to die. Only with Li Feng dead could he possibly become the family heir.
“Yes, Young Master. Li Feng’s strength is so great. If we do not eliminate him quickly, once he returns to the Li family, it will be big trouble.” Xu Yang said.
“Rest assured. This time, Li Feng will absolutely not leave Tianhai City alive.” A chill flashed in Li Wu’s eyes. Then he said gravely, “Moreover, tonight might well be Li Feng’s death day.”
“Young Master, when do we move? Now? Zhong Shuhui has appeared. Li Feng’s people are all deployed.” Xu Yang asked gravely.
“Now is not the time.” Li Wu shook his head.
“Why?” Xu Yang asked, puzzled.
“The Hongmen wants to kill Li Feng today, so they must have many arrangements. We do not yet know if all Hongmen forces have appeared. If we suddenly emerge, it might cause misunderstandings with Hongmen, which would be troublesome.” Li Wu said gravely.
“Young Master’s meaning is to hold back?” Xu Yang was stunned.
“Correct.” Li Wu nodded, a fierce glint in his eyes. “If Hongmen can kill Li Feng, we need not act. After Li Feng dies at Hongmen’s hands, we can then kill Hongmen people to avenge him. At that point, within the family, our actions would likely be highly praised. If Hongmen cannot kill Li Feng, we wait until Li Feng wipes out Hongmen before moving. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, but after the oriole comes the hunter. We shall be the hunters. No matter how strong Li Feng is then, he probably will not be our match.”
“Young Master is indeed far-sighted. However, I feel this is still not enough. We need to add fuel to the fire.” Xu Yang pondered.
“Oh? Xu Yang, what good suggestion do you have?” Li Wu asked.
“We have just received news that Zhu Yuanyang’s people have already surrounded the back entrance of Tianfu Building. Young Master could lend Zhu Yuanyang a hand.” Xu Yang said gravely.
“Zhu Yuanyang?” Li Wu pondered for a moment, a glint in his eyes. He smiled and said, “You are right. This is an opportunity for us.”
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Li Wu was someone who excelled at borrowing momentum. To deal with those he wanted to eliminate, he would use anything he could.
“Xu Yang, go meet Zhu Yuanyang now.” Li Wu’s eyes flashed as he said gravely.
“Young Master, do you think meeting Zhu Yuanyang now is appropriate?” Xu Yang was stunned and said, “Zhu Yuanyang wants to deal with Li Feng herself. She certainly will not appear at the scene and can only direct from behind the scenes. I am afraid I cannot find her. Moreover, even if I do, it might cause Zhu Yuanyang to misunderstand.”
Li Wu was stunned. That was true. Zhu Yuanyang was from the Zhu family and the representative sent to Tianhai City for the Fist King Championship. Causing a misunderstanding would be troublesome. Furthermore, this time he was secretly targeting Li Feng. If he used means to find her, Zhu Yuanyang might not believe he wanted to join her against Li Feng. She might think that since he could locate her, Li Feng could investigate her whereabouts too. Then she might abandon her plan to deal with Li Feng, which would truly be more loss than gain.
But if he did not meet Zhu Yuanyang, how could he lend her a hand? Send people directly to help her? Impossible. Sending people directly would be no different from acting now. Moreover, since Xu Yang had suggested it, his aim could not be that simple.
A trace of doubt flashed in Li Wu’s eyes. He was somewhat unclear on Xu Yang’s meaning.
“Young Master, what do you think Zhu Yuanyang needs most?” Xu Yang asked with a smile.
“Needs most?” Li Wu pondered for a moment but could not think of it.
Intelligence? The Zhu family’s intelligence network was no worse than the Li family’s. Manpower? Zhu Yuanyang seemed not to lack people.
“Xu Yang, just say what you have to say.” Li Wu grew somewhat impatient with Xu Yang’s cryptic manner.
“Young Master, we only need to…” Xu Yang leaned in and whispered a sentence in Li Wu’s ear.
With every word Xu Yang spoke, Li Wu’s eyes brightened further. After hearing Xu Yang out, Li Wu laughed loudly three times and said, “Good, good. Xu Yang is indeed Xu Yang, to think of such a method. Excellent. This plan is perfect. Go carry it out exactly as you said now.”
