Chapter 382 Our last chance, we must seize it
Luo Shiyin heard the name "Long Aotian" upstairs and immediately stood up, about to lose her temper, but then saw Long Aotian with a gloomy face shaking his head at her.
Luo Shiyin took a deep breath, looking extremely upset, and then sat back down.
"Cheqi, you came to Snow City—why didn't you come to see the Young Master first?"
Cheqi Tianwang was taken aback. "Oh, I was thinking—those two idiots, Fubo and Dangkou, actually mistook the Young Master! I even heard they hit the Young Master! They're just… dog-brained, stupid pig-headed fools. I've never seen such dumb Tianwangs."
"If people like them aren't disciplined quickly and the ranks aren't cleaned up, how could I have the face to meet the Young Master? So, I first gathered them together and gave Lu Chengwen a severe punishment, beating that bastard so badly he couldn't get up. Then, I crippled Huxiao Longyin and Fubo."
"In last night's fierce battle, I also suffered a tiny little injury. In order to meet the Young Master with a good mental state, I took some time to recover before coming to pay my respects to him!"
Cheqi Tianwang was feeling frustrated inside: Why does this woman have so many questions? I'm here to see the Young Master—she's just one of his personal guards.
But still, I can't offend her. The Young Master's guards have bright futures ahead, and they're all highly favored by him. Hmm, I should flatter her a little.
"Miss Shiyin, you're as beautiful as a goddess! Being able to serve by the Young Master's side is truly a blessing beyond measure. Now that I'm here, I hope Miss Shiyin will guide me in the future. By the way… does the Young Master have time to see me now?"
Long Aotian walked out, his face stern. "Sit."
The moment Cheqi Tianwang saw Long Aotian, he immediately dropped to one knee. "Your subordinate, Cheqi Tianwang, greets the Young Master!"
Long Aotian swaggered over to the sofa and sat down heavily, thinking viciously to himself: Oh my god, Father is here!
Cheqi Tianwang straightened up. "Young Master, you're looking great!"
Long Aotian just stared at him.
Cheqi Tianwang thought to himself, What kind of temper does this Young Master have?
Is he really not going to let me get up and speak?
And his expression is so serious—he looks so unhappy, as if I personally beat him up!
Cheqi Tianwang forced a smile. "To be able to see the Young Master's true face, your subordinate is overwhelmed with excitement! From now on, I will follow the Young Master's commands without hesitation, even if it means going through fire and water!"
Long Aotian looked at him, gritting his teeth in anger.
"Do you know that Lu Chengwen is just a peak-level small fry from the Middle Four Gates?"
"Uh… your subordinate knows."
"Then yesterday, when you beat him, was it difficult?"
"It was difficult!" Cheqi Tianwang said. "That guy was lying! Young Master, he's definitely from the Upper Four Gates… I could tell his strength was close to peak level! And his true energy was really weird—insanely powerful! Normal true energy couldn't even hurt him!"
"But your subordinate isn't weak either! Yesterday, I used my true energy, concentrated it all into one point, and smashed that turtle shell of his! If one hit didn't work, I went for two! If two didn't work, I just kept smashing! Kept smashing!"
"I firmly believe that no matter how hard a turtle shell is, if you keep attacking without stopping, cracks will eventually appear! So, I used all the skills I've ever learned and went all out beating him! Beating him! I just beat him!"
"I kneed him in the nose! Pulled his hair and kicked his face! I even kicked him in the crotch on purpose to make him suffer!"
The more Cheqi spoke, the more excited he became, as if he was reliving the moment.
"But that Fubo kid is even weirder—he kept attacking Lu Chengwen's rear! I think he has some kind of special fetish! But you know what? It actually worked! After a few moves, Lu Chengwen visibly weakened, and his pants were covered in blood…"
"When I saw that this tactic was effective, I started copying him—I also focused on attacking his rear, hahaha! Lu Chengwen was howling in pain! But we didn't care about his screams—we ignored him and just kept beating him!"
"He even said he wanted to 'talk' with us! Talk my ass! I wasn't gonna talk to him! If we didn't beat him to death, he should consider himself lucky! I didn't hold back at all yesterday. And then a few more brothers showed up, and without a word, they joined in, kicking that bastard in a circle!"
"Oh, Young Master, you weren't there to see it, but if you had been, you'd understand everything! It was brutal! At first, Lu Chengwen could still cover his head and protect his chest, but later he was completely out of it! Lying on the ground like a dead dog, letting us beat him however we wanted! I suspected he was faking it, so I kept kicking him for a few more minutes…"
"Enough!" Long Aotian suddenly erupted in fury, sending Cheqi Tianwang flying out of the room with a single strike.
Cheqi Tianwang's freshly healed injuries instantly reopened.
Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he lifted his head. "Young Master… why?"
Long Aotian stepped outside. "Aren't those moves… familiar to you? Don't they seem like Lu Chengwen's?"
Cheqi Tianwang nodded. "Yes, they do… Young Master, are you two really fellow disciples?"
"It was me you beat yesterday! It was f***ing me!"
As Long Aotian spoke, he threw another punch, sending Cheqi Tianwang flying again.
Twenty minutes later.
Cheqi Tianwang was barely clinging to life.
Long Aotian stood over him, looking down. "I'll give you seventy-two hours. Within seventy-two hours, get the money back from Lu Chengwen and give it to me! Because right now, I need money, and the money you guys lost—was mine!"
"If you fail…"
Long Aotian squatted down, smiling at him. "I will personally send you to the afterlife. And I guarantee—even your Hall Master won't dare say a word. Now, get lost."
…
Cheqi Tianwang struggled to climb into his car.
It took him nearly ten minutes just to crawl from the ground to the driver's seat.
The pain was excruciating.
Even reaching for the seatbelt made him grimace in agony.
Finally, he sat in the driver's seat. But he didn't start the car. He just sat there, gasping for breath.
He needed to recover for a moment.
And, he also needed to sort things out.
No, that's not right!
How did things end up like this?
So, yesterday, I brought six from the Shangsi Gate, then five more came… We had twelve people, and we all ganged up on the Young Lord and kicked him?
The Young Lord had just used the Face-Swapping Art with Lu Chengwen, and then I rushed in, only to end up fighting with the Young Lord's guards.
In the end, a whole group of us beat up the Young Lord!
No wonder the earlier groups kept making mistakes one after another. Damn it, you don't even want your own face anymore, swapping it back and forth with Lu Chengwen. And I'm the one to blame?
And you even hit me! So hard too! How am I supposed to take a beating like you can?
I arrived here, barely managed to calm down Fubo and Dangkou, and then got captured by that crazy woman. After a brutal beating, she ordered me to kill Lu Chengwen within three days.
Now that I've found you, you gave me another round of beatings and told me to go demand money from Lu Chengwen—within two days this time.
You guys planned this together, didn't you?!
Within two days, I have to get money from Lu Chengwen and capture him alive to deliver to the crazy woman, or I'm dead!
Either get tortured to death by the crazy woman or get beaten to death by the Young Lord.
What did I do to deserve this!?
How did things end up like this?
Chiqi Tianwang pulled out a tissue, wiped away his tears, flipped down the vanity mirror, and looked at his bruised and swollen face, unable to stop his tears from falling.
"Xuecheng's situation is too complicated. Too damn complicated."
"I'll call the Strategist… No, I can't!"
Chiqi Tianwang broke down: "If the Strategist finds out that I led over ten from Shangsi Gate to beat up the Young Lord, he'll skin me alive! Dangkou Tianwang only smacked him around with a frozen fish, and the Strategist already wanted him dead. I led over ten people! We went all out, kicking him like crazy!"
When Chiqi Tianwang's sadness reached a certain point, it transformed into fury.
He glared at himself in the vanity mirror. "Lu Chengwen! It's all your fault! You did this to me! You!"
The engine roared to life. Gritting his teeth, he drove toward the vicinity of Lu Chengwen's villa.
Chiqi Tianwang staked out near Lu Chengwen's villa.
He waited an entire day.
His injuries had healed somewhat, and he had come to a firm conclusion.
Lu Chengwen's villa had weak defenses.
Only Hua Xuening was a martial artist, while the others were just workers.
And they left as soon as they finished their tasks—mowing the lawn, cleaning, watering the plants, weeding… Once done, they were packed into minibuses and driven away. Inside the villa, only Lu Chengwen and that fast-sword-wielding Hua Xuening remained.
Chiqi Tianwang snorted coldly and dialed Dangkou Tianwang's number.
Dangkou Tianwang had also spent the day recovering from his injuries.
He picked up the call. "Hello."
Chiqi Tianwang said, "Where are you?"
"What? You want to take me out?"
"Big bro, how could I do that? We're on the same side!"
"Don't give me that! I already know—you finished your job yesterday and then went ahead and killed Hu Xiaolongyin!"
"You know how serious their crimes were! I came here for this mission, and I was originally going to execute those five with you! This is your last chance to redeem yourself. If you handle this, all your responsibilities will be wiped clean!"
"Why didn't you say so yesterday?"
"How could I? The job wasn't done yet. Do you think I could just casually talk about it? Listen, this is your last chance. Lu Chengwen's defenses are weak right now. Time is running out—we have less than two days!"
"What!? What's going on?"
"The Strategist is furious! Yesterday, we made a mistake—we didn't capture Lu Chengwen."
"You guys were the ones grabbing people yesterday! I was running for my life from that damn girl, and I only survived by playing dead, bro!"
"This time, just help me hold off Hua Xuening—"
"No way! I can't hold her off! She's too fast, way too fast, completely unreasonable! Yesterday, I used everything I had, and she still chased me down and stabbed me!"
Chiqi Tianwang said, "If you do this, I guarantee you ten billion. I'll cover your escape from Beiguo. How about it?"
"You think I'd trust you again?"
"Fine. Then I'll call the Strategist right now. Let me tell you something—you're not wanted by the Young Lord, and Lu Chengwen's side hates you too. If you leave the organization, Biaoqi Tianwang might come for you immediately. I'm telling you now, if he shows up, the whole situation will change completely. That'll mean you're no different from Fubo and his crew—you'll have no chance left! Think it through!"
Chiqi Tianwang's mix of threats and deceit worked.
Dangkou Tianwang was now afraid. His luxury car was useless, his villa was off-limits, and even his billion-dollar account was frozen—he couldn't withdraw a single cent.
He had backed himself into a dead end.
Now, this was his last chance. Chiqi Tianwang's intimidation made him realize that this was probably his only option left.
"Fine! I'll trust you this once, but I'm warning you—I'm not some idiot like Fubo! If you try to screw me over… Even if I die, I'll make sure you lose a limb with me!"
"You're threatening me? Huh?! I'm the only one trying to keep you alive! Finish this job, and then whether you take the money and run or return to the organization—it's up to you. Now, get your ass over here! Damn it!"
Night fell, and the city lights flickered on.
Chiqi Tianwang and Dangkou Tianwang lay in wait a few hundred meters from Lu Chengwen's villa, planning their operation.
Meanwhile, Lu Chengwen was preparing a banquet for Hu Xiaolongyin and Fubo Tianwang's brothers.
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