Long Xiao stood still, and when he saw the cleaver nearing his neck, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the short-skirted black woman's wrist. The black woman felt as if her wrist was bound by steel bars, unable to move an inch.
Before the short-skirted black woman could utter a sound, Long Xiao forcefully twisted her wrist downwards with his right hand. With a snap, her wrist was broken. The cleaver swung in a beautiful arc, grazing Long Xiao's head and embedding itself in the short-skirted black woman's neck.
The yellow-haired strong man and the bald strong man couldn't see how Long Xiao moved. They only saw their fifth sister being killed by her own knife.
The short-skirted black woman's eyes widened as she watched her blood spurt out. Her body went limp and she fell to the ground.
"You dare to kill my fifth sister, I'll kill you."
The yellow-haired strong man roared and lunged at Long Xiao with his cleaver.
Long Xiao didn't retreat but advanced. Before the yellow-haired strong man's cleaver could strike, his fist landed on the yellow-haired man's chest.
With a boom, the yellow-haired strong man flew back over ten meters, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his head lolled to the side, and he was motionless.
Two were killed cleanly and swiftly. The bald strong man hesitated for a long time before slowly walking towards Long Xiao.
He gripped the military knife in his reverse hand and swung his right arm with extreme speed.
Long Xiao took a step back, dodging the slicing blow. His right foot slid forward, his right arm swung, and his right hand slapped onto the bald strong man's head.
This was the first time Long Xiao had used his full power with "Dragon Form Hand." With a bang, the bald strong man's bald head was smashed like a rotten watermelon, splattering blood and brain matter. Long Xiao quickly retreated, managing to avoid getting splattered.
Three assassins, dispatched in only three moves. Director Zhao, standing not far away, was utterly terrified.
Yellowish liquid flowed down his trouser leg. Trembling, he tried to move, but before he could even take a step, he collapsed to the ground.
Long Xiao kicked the hilt of the military knife on the ground. The knife flew out and pierced Director Zhao's head.
Lin Xuan's BMW was undrivable. Long Xiao opened the car door, lifted Lin Xuan, and walked towards a white Hyundai parked at the street corner.
He opened the car door, placed Lin Xuan in the back seat, and got in himself.
Yang Xiaoyue, sitting in the front passenger seat, trembled all over at the sight of Long Xiao getting in, unable to speak.
"Drive, take us to the hospital."
After the car accident, Lin Xuan had a large bump on her head. Long Xiao didn't dare to take her straight home.
"Long Xiao, Brother Long, Master Long, I didn't see anything. Please don't kill me," Yang Xiaoyue stammered.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "I believe you didn't see anything. However, only the two of us know about today's events. If a third person finds out, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs."
"I know, I understand, I understand. I absolutely won't say a word."
Long Xiao reassured Yang Xiaoyue a few times before she managed to start driving.
Long Xiao took out his phone and dialed Brother Hu of Xicheng.
"Ah Hu, handle four bodies at the location five hundred meters west of Binjiang Road Three Bridges. The BMW belongs to my wife; find a place to get it repaired."
Brother Hu of Xicheng, who operated in the underground world, had numerous ways to handle such matters.
Brother Hu of Xicheng arrived at the scene with his men. The pool of blood made even this old underworld figure feel a tremor of fear.
After carefully examining the four bodies on the ground, Brother Hu of Xicheng recognized one as Director Zhao, and the other three as the boss, second eldest, and fifth eldest of the Ruan family's Five Fiends.
These four had been wanted for murder over a decade ago. For the past ten years, they had committed crimes across different regions, killing hundreds. The police had racked their brains but couldn't apprehend them.
After arriving at the hospital, Long Xiao asked Yang Xiaoyue to leave, then massaged Lin Xuan's pressure points to wake her up.
Long Xiao told her that there had been a car accident, the dump truck was entirely at fault, and the BMW had been towed for repairs.
The bump on Lin Xuan's head was not serious. After some checks confirmed she was fine, she and Long Xiao returned home.
It was past ten o'clock in the evening when they got back to the Lin family home. Seeing Lin Xuan injured, Nangong Yue, after learning about the situation, unleashed a torrent of scolding at Long Xiao.
Long Xiao stood there and listened, offering no explanation.
"Mom, this isn't Long Xiao's fault. Please stop scolding him," Lin Xuan said unhappily.
Nangong Yue glared and said loudly, "We in the Lin family have raised him on plain rice, why can't I scold him? If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have gone out tonight, and you wouldn't have had a car accident."
Lin Xuan was helpless against Nangong Yue's unreasonable behavior. She sighed and said, "Long Xiao, I have a headache. Help me to my room."
Long Xiao helped Lin Xuan upstairs. Nangong Yue continued to curse for a few more moments before finally quieting down when no one paid her any attention and returned to her room.
Lin Xuan's room was mainly pink, with a faint, sweet fragrance.
Long Xiao rarely came in. He helped Lin Xuan sit on the bed and couldn't help but say, "It smells so good."
Lin Xuan suddenly asked, "Do you want to stay tonight?"
Long Xiao was taken aback by Lin Xuan's words. He stared at Lin Xuan foolishly, unsure of her meaning.
"You, I, tonight..."
Lin Xuan giggled and said, "Look at you, you silly goose. If you want to stay, you need to perform well. Didn't I tell you I want a Prince Charming, not a Monk Tang."
Long Xiao knew he had been teased. He looked down at Lin Xuan's fair legs, recalling the feel of them during the car accident, and said in a low voice, "The feel was good, just too short a time."
Lin Xuan saw Long Xiao staring at her legs and suddenly remembered that during the car accident, Long Xiao's hands had been on her thighs.
"Rogue, pervert, get out, I'm going to sleep."
Long Xiao was kicked out by Lin Xuan. Back in his own room, he lay on the bed unable to sleep and began to study the "Dragon Scripture" again.
The next morning, Long Xiao made breakfast for the Lin family and then went to a nearby small park to practice "Dragon Abyss" for a while.
"Dragon Abyss" was the basic cultivation technique in the "Dragon Scripture." Practicing "Dragon Abyss" was a mandatory morning routine for Long Xiao.
After practicing, Long Xiao was preparing to go grocery shopping when he received a call from Luan Jiping. Luan Jiping told Long Xiao she needed to see him and that their meeting place was Xinglin Caotang.
Long Xiao took a taxi to Xinglin Caotang and couldn't help but glance at the brand new Mercedes parked outside. He thought he should buy a car himself; it was too inconvenient to take taxis everywhere.
He pushed the door open and entered. Luan Jiping had already arrived, and she, Mi Tianfu, and Ming Yue were looking at a diagram.
Upon seeing Long Xiao arrive, Luan Jiping waved him over and said, "Long Xiao, come take a look at this diagram. How about we decorate it like this?"
When Long Xiao learned that Luan Jiping wanted to help him renovate Xinglin Caotang, he quickly said, "Ms. Luan, I'll do it myself."
Luan Jiping glared at Long Xiao and said, "From now on, don't call me Ms. Luan. Call me Sister or Sister Luan."
Luan Jiping's tight black dress perfectly accentuated her shapely figure. Her exquisite face and tender skin, seemingly able to be pierced by a touch, made Long Xiao stare involuntarily.
"Long Xiao, you are my savior. I still count on you to help me remove the่่ซ (gu worm). If you don't want to help me anymore, then don't call me Sister."
Seeing Luan Jiping's cold expression, Long Xiao quickly said, "Sister Luan, how could I not want to help you? I'm just not used to it."
"Not used to it? You'll get used to it if you say it a few more times."
After speaking, Luan Jiping took a set of car keys from her bag and threw them onto the table, saying, "The Mercedes 760 outside is for you. It's inconvenient not to have a car."
"Sister, I'll buy a car myself. It will be difficult to explain at home otherwise."
Luan Jiping looked at Long Xiao's conflicted expression and burst out laughing. "I didn't expect you to be henpecked. Heh heh, don't worry, if she treats you badly, divorce her, and I'll support you."
Mi Tianfu quickly nudged Long Xiao and said, "Brother, accept it. If you're afraid to drive it home, leave it here, and I'll be your driver, on call anytime."