Long Xiao lived in the castle for five days. After familiarizing himself with the environment and knowing where the ropes were kept, he left the castle one night with the ropes to rescue the Long family's hidden guards.
After nightfall, when everyone was asleep, Long Xiao quietly got up, stuffed a pillow into the blanket, and then went to the storeroom to get several ropes.
Inside the castle, Long Xiao dared not spread out his aura to observe his surroundings, so he had to grope his way out in the dark.
Outside the castle, Long Xiao, guided by the starlight, followed a small path up the mountain and soon arrived at the crater.
Connecting several ropes into one, Long Xiao threw one end down and shouted, "Brother Dark Guard, I'm here to save you."
Before the rope even reached the bottom, Long Xiao felt an aura strike him. He moved horizontally for over ten meters, and with a loud bang, debris flew everywhere on the ground, and something smashed onto the ground.
"Heh, you little brat, you dodged fast enough." Someone said from the darkness.
Long Xiao looked back and saw two burly men with Western features standing not far away, each holding a chain flail.
Due to the darkness, he couldn't see their faces clearly, so Long Xiao had to spread out his aura to observe the two burly men.
The two burly men were muscular, wearing black leather vests and matching leather pants.
"Did you capture me and bring me here?" Long Xiao asked.
The two burly men exchanged glances, and one of them said, "Our master captured you and brought you here. We are responsible for guarding."
"Take me to see your master," Long Xiao said.
"Defeat us first," one of the burly men said.
Long Xiao threw the rope in his hand onto the ground, stepped on it with his foot, and said, "Alright, I'll cripple you first, then go find your master."
The two burly men swung their chain flails again, smashing them towards Long Xiao's head.
This time, Long Xiao didn't dodge. He raised both fists and struck towards the chain flails.
With a thunderous crash, both chain flails hit Long Xiao's fists simultaneously. The chains broke, and the flails flew high into the sky.
The two burly men were sent flying backward by the shock and crashed heavily onto the ground.
They hadn't expected the power of Long Xiao's fists to be so great. Both men wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths, got up, and stared blankly at Long Xiao, hesitant to approach further.
"Brother Dark Guard, come up," Long Xiao shouted loudly.
Soon, the Long family's hidden guard climbed up the rope. Upon seeing the two burly men, he took two steps back and hid behind Long Xiao.
The two burly men were also slowly retreating, wanting to escape but fearing punishment from their master.
"You two don't dare to leave. If you leave, your master will kill you," Long Xiao said with a smile.
The two men knew that what Long Xiao said was true. They had personally witnessed two brothers who failed to complete their missions being cut open and cooked in a pot by their master.
They had followed their master since childhood and still didn't know if their master was truly human. They had seen their master eat human flesh more than once and had seen him put people into a pot.
They had studied at top universities around the world and knew that humans who ate human flesh could contract various diseases. Having followed their master since childhood, they had never seen their master fall ill.
"We will kill you and take your corpse back to our master," one of the burly men said.
The two burly men lunged at Long Xiao again. Long Xiao stood his ground. As they got closer, he reached down, picked up the rope, and flicked it at them.
With a resounding crash, the two burly men were sent flying and landed on the ground. Long Xiao then flicked his wrist, and the two burly men were bound by the rope and pulled back.
"Do you want to die or live?" Long Xiao asked.
The two burly men looked at Long Xiao displeasedly. One of them said, "Isn't that obvious? Of course, we want to live."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "If you want to live, it's simple. Take me to see your master."
"Our master will kill me," one of the burly men said.
Long Xiao sneered and said, "If you don't take me to see your master, I will kill you right now."
After weighing the pros and cons, the two burly men decided to take Long Xiao to see their master.
Seeing that Long Xiao was going to confront the two burly men's master, the Long family's hidden guard said, "Long Xiao, let's escape. Their master is too powerful, we are no match for him."
"Whether we can win or not is one thing; whether we go or not is another."
"Why go if you can't win?" the Long family's hidden guard said.
"Even if I can't win, I still need to know who captured me and who my enemies are."
The Long family's hidden guard sighed and said, "You go by yourself. I need to return to Huaxia. I have to tell the old master everything I saw back then."
"Do you really think you can return to Huaxia?" Long Xiao asked.
"Why can't I return to Huaxia? The Long family has many branches in Europe. If I find a Long family branch, they will send me back."
Long Xiao looked at the Long family's hidden guard and nodded, saying, "You go then. I wish you good luck."
Watching the Long family's hidden guard slowly walk down the hillside and disappear into the darkness, Long Xiao said, "Let's go, take me to see your master."
The two burly men looked at each other and stood still. Long Xiao said, "Don't you understand the current situation? Killing you is as easy as lifting a finger. Take me to see your master, and perhaps you can survive."
One of the burly men shook his head and said, "If we don't take you to see the master, we will die. If we take you to see the master, we will also die."
"If you take me to see your master, and I kill your master, then you won't die."
The two burly men simultaneously shook their heads. In their eyes, their master was invincible, and no one could possibly kill him.
"Impossible," one of the burly men said. "You are not capable of killing our master. Our master is invincible."
The other burly man said, "Our master's strength is unrivaled, and his influence is unmatched. As long as our master wants someone dead, no matter where that person flees, they will die."
"Do you think your master is an almighty god?" Long Xiao said dismissively, looking at the two burly men.
One of the burly men said, "A long time ago, people did indeed call our master the almighty god. At that time, our master performed miracles all over the world, and in different places, our master had different names."
"Nonsense. If your master is almighty, why did he capture me?"
"You took our master's secret collection of the Long family. Our master asked for it, and you refused, so he captured you."
"Your master is even covetous of the Long family's secret collection. What kind of power can he have? Let me tell you the truth, you have been deceived. Your master is a big liar."
No matter what Long Xiao said, the two burly men were unwilling to lead him. Long Xiao threatened to kill them immediately, but they stood their ground, appearing fearless of death.
Long Xiao said helplessly, "You can go. I won't make things difficult for you."
The two burly men looked at each other, neither of them believing that Long Xiao would let them go.
Long Xiao waved his hand and said, "Go. I don't have time to waste with you. I have to leave too."
The two burly men did not leave. Long Xiao turned and walked down the slope, soon disappearing into the darkness.
As Long Xiao walked, he spread out his aura, observing the two burly men. Only when they could no longer see Long Xiao did the two burly men head towards another slope.
Long Xiao unleashed his 'Chi Mei Xiao Yao Bu' (Phantom Escaping Steps), rapidly approaching the two burly men and following closely behind them.