Guo Lu, to execute Qiao Lin's order to abduct Su Shiyun, was waiting at this location and had severed the trees by the roadside, blocking the way.
However—
Although Guo Lu successfully forced Su Shiyun's car to a halt as planned, he did not attack immediately.
This was because he saw Qin Xiaozhi inside the car and recognized him.
Qin Xiaozhi appearing in Su Shiyun's car was beyond his expectations and had disrupted his plan, leaving him momentarily stunned.
"What's going on? Why are the trees by the road broken?"
Su Shiyun, feeling dizzy from the sudden braking, rubbed her head and asked subconsciously.
"Sister Shiyun, the person ahead is here to deal with us. I'll get out and stop him. You immediately turn the car around and leave, then call Boss Wuming. He can find me!"
Qin Xiaozhi said with a grave expression, but his tone was not panicked, his voice extremely steady. He quickly used his right hand to input Jiang Wuming's phone number into the car's center console.
Having done this, Qin Xiaozhi didn't wait for Su Shiyun's reply. He unbuckled his seatbelt, pushed open the car door, and got out.
This was because he saw Guo Lu's body move and lunge towards the car!
"I am the grandson of Qin Yuanzheng of the Martial Department's Eastern Domain War Zone. Are you sure you want to make a move against me?"
Qin Xiaozhi stood in front of the car, swiftly activating his internal energy, preparing to attack, and shouted loudly.
Hm?
Hearing this, Guo Lu's body immediately paused.
Although he had already decided to attack, Qin Xiaozhi's words still affected him.
"Sister Shiyun, hurry up and go!"
Immediately, without waiting for Guo Lu's response, Qin Xiaozhi shouted, urging Su Shiyun to leave!
"Buzz~"
Inside the car, Su Shiyun responded with action. She sat in the driver's seat, quickly started the car, and turned it around on the spot.
Although everything happening before her eyes shocked her and was beyond her imagination, she had, after all, managed the Liu family's business before. Her psychological resilience was much stronger than that of ordinary people. Therefore, at this critical moment, she regained her composure, understanding that staying would not only be of no help to Qin Xiaozhi but would also drag him down!
What she could do was to follow Qin Xiaozhi's instructions, leave immediately, and then contact Jiang Wuming to inform him of everything that had happened here!
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Guo Lu snorted coldly. With a flip of his right hand, he was about to throw a dagger to attack the car's tire, causing it to burst and stop the car.
However—
Before Guo Lu could throw the dagger, a figure appeared in front of him.
Qin Xiaozhi!
Although he had sensed through his aura that Guo Lu was a seven-star martial artist, at this critical juncture, he, a mere five-star martial artist, still made a move!
This was because, after the emergency brake, he had judged from Guo Lu's gaze that Guo Lu recognized him.
Moreover, after he had actively revealed his identity, he had only caused Guo Lu's movement to pause for a moment, not changed Guo Lu's decision to attack.
All of this made him understand that Guo Lu was determined to attack, with Su Shiyun as his target!
In such a situation, he had to step forward to stop Guo Lu and buy Su Shiyun time to escape!
Whoosh!
The figure appeared, the iron fist swung!
Qin Xiaozhi, like a phantom in the darkness, appeared before Guo Lu. His internal energy surged madly into his right arm, gathering at his right fist, and he punched towards Guo Lu.
The scene froze.
At this moment, Guo Lu had already grasped the dagger in his hand. As soon as the dagger was thrown, Qin Xiaozhi would have no chance to dodge and would surely die. Yet, he did not dodge; instead, he charged forward without hesitation!
On one hand, he knew that if he dodged, the dagger in Guo Lu's hand would definitely hit Su Shiyun's car tire, forcing the car to stop!
At that point, his interception would be meaningless!
On the other hand, although Guo Lu still attacked after Qin Xiaozhi stated his identity, Qin Xiaozhi did not believe that Guo Lu would throw the dagger to kill him!
This was because if Guo Lu threw the dagger to kill Qin Xiaozhi, he would be unable to stop Su Shiyun with the dagger.
In this way, Guo Lu's act of killing Qin Xiaozhi would be exposed and known to the Qin family.
Guo Lu was just a seven-star martial artist. Without deep-seated hatred, would he dare to gamble his own life to kill Qin Xiaozhi and thus bear the wrath of the Qin family?
Qin Xiaozhi did not believe it.
The facts proved Qin Xiaozhi's gamble was correct.
Guo Lu, with almost no hesitation, abandoned the thought of throwing the dagger. Simultaneously, he transformed his hand into a palm and met Qin Xiaozhi with it.
Even Guo Lu, worried that he might accidentally kill Qin Xiaozhi, did not use his full strength with this palm strike.
Bang!
The next moment, fist and palm met. Their internal energies erupted and collided simultaneously, producing a dull thud.
"How is this possible?"
Guo Lu's pupils instantly widened.
In this collision, although he was not sent flying backward, his body trembled and shook. His palm became red and painful, and even his right arm felt slightly numb!
As for Qin Xiaozhi, he only took a step back. His right hand was unharmed; not even the tiger's mouth had cracked!
This shocked him!
This was because he had sensed through Qin Xiaozhi's aura that Qin Xiaozhi was only a five-star martial artist!
As a seven-star martial artist, he had already cultivated Hua Jin (transforming energy). Even without using his full strength, Qin Xiaozhi should not have been able to withstand it head-on!
Was it possible?
Whoosh!
The response to Guo Lu was a flash of white light.
After being forced back by Guo Lu's palm, Qin Xiaozhi seized the moment Guo Lu was stunned, lunged forward, and a dagger appeared in his left hand. The sharp dagger transformed into a streak of light and stabbed towards Guo Lu's heart!
Shu La!
Guo Lu woke up as if from a dream, his expression changing, showing a hint of panic. However, relying on his powerful combat instincts, he made a move to evade at the critical moment—his body suddenly retreated, twisting like a spiral, and the bullet whizzed past his face.
All of this happened because Qin Xiaozhi had been too calm from the moment he made his move, and his grasp of combat opportunities was astonishing to Guo Lu.
Reason told him that although Qin Xiaozhi's strength was not great, his experience in life-and-death combat was rich, making him a very treacherous and ruthless opponent!
In such a situation, he worried that the gun Qin Xiaozhi held was specifically designed for martial artists!
Guns of this type had extremely strong lethality and could penetrate the protective internal energy of martial artists below the War God level!
"This old schemer!"
Seeing that Guo Lu did not try to block the bullet head-on, Qin Xiaozhi felt a pang of regret, cursed under his breath, and his body moved like lightning towards the park on the right.
He knew that he could no longer kill Guo Lu and could only escape, waiting for Jiang Wuming to come to his rescue!