What frustrated the elder Nangong ancestors was that they couldn't even withstand a single move from the three islanders before being sent flying down the mountainside.
The three islanders looked at the unconscious Long Xiao on the ground. One of them asked, "Big brother, have the channels to transport Long Xiao back to our country been cleared?"
A middle-aged man nodded and said, "All cleared. Chinese people like money, and money paves the way, making everything smooth."
The three middle-aged men burst into laughter. One of them took out a pill, put it into Long Xiao's mouth, and then lifted him onto his shoulder.
In reality, Long Xiao had woken up long ago. He was no match for the two Nangong ancestors and could only feign unconsciousness, waiting for an opportunity to escape.
The three islander middle-aged men, carrying Long Xiao, quickly descended the mountain and arrived at a Toyota by the roadside.
Just as they opened the car door, a bullet whistled through the air. The middle-aged man dodged the incoming projectile and swung his right hand towards the direction it came from.
Several pebbles on the ground, faster than bullets, shrieked as they flew into the distant woods.
Bang, bang, bang. The trunks of trees near Night Owl were pierced by the pebbles.
Night Owl dove to the ground, rolled, and dodged the last incoming pebble.
Unable to save Long Xiao, Night Owl turned and disappeared into the depths of the woods with his sniper rifle.
A minute later, Elder Cui received a call from Long Tiankui.
Long Tiankui informed Elder Cui that Long Xiao had been taken by islanders and was heading down the mountain along the road.
Not only did Long Tiankui know it was three islanders who took Long Xiao, but he even knew their license plate number.
"Sir, how do you know such detailed information?" Elder Cui asked curiously.
"Long Xiao's people told me. I don't know who they are, but the information should be accurate," Long Tiankui said.
Elder Cui knew that many people were helping Long Xiao, but he hadn't expected that Long Xiao's people would be able to contact Long Tiankui.
The Toyota hadn't driven far along the road before it was blocked by a squad of black-clad figures.
Their faces were masked, and each held a long saber. They stood in a single line across the road.
As the Toyota swerved towards the black-clad figures, they all boarded the car, thrusting their sabers into it.
With a bang, the car crashed into the cliff and stopped. The black-clad figures were all thrown out.
"Big brother, third brother, take Long Xiao and go. I'll hold them off," a middle-aged islander shouted after getting out of the car.
Over a dozen long sabers lunged at the islander. The islander middle-aged man didn't dodge. He caught the sabers with both hands, and amidst a clatter of metal, all the sabers snapped.
More than a dozen black-clad figures simultaneously drew daggers from their waists and lunged at the islander middle-aged man again.
The other two islander middle-aged men, carrying Long Xiao, sprinted down the road.
Lawrence and Michelle stood on a distant hillside, watching the fight on the road with great interest.
"Lawrence, when do we make our move?" Michelle asked.
"Let's wait and see. Let the Long family and the islanders fight first. When all their people have shown themselves, it won't be too late for us to act."
The two islander middle-aged men carrying Long Xiao had only run five or six hundred meters before being intercepted by another squad of black-clad figures.
"Third brother, you take Long Xiao and go. I'll deal with these people," one islander middle-aged man said.
The other islander middle-aged man nodded. After the black-clad figures and the islander middle-aged man began fighting, he grabbed Long Xiao and sprinted away again.
Long Xiao felt frustrated. What kind of people were these? They just picked him up and ran, but they couldn't carry him properly.
The islander middle-aged man ran about a kilometer down the road. As his speed began to slow, a waiting Toyota drove towards him.
The islander middle-aged man placed Long Xiao in the car. As he was about to get in to catch his breath, Long Xiao kicked open the opposite car door and jumped out, running towards the mountainside.
The islander middle-aged man hadn't expected Long Xiao to wake up. The drug he had given Long Xiao was a unique secret formula, and outsiders had no antidote.
"Hurry, don't let him escape!" the middle-aged islander shouted as he chased after Long Xiao.
Several islanders pursued relentlessly. Long Xiao stumbled up the mountainside. He knew that the middle-aged islander's strength far surpassed his own, and he would surely be captured if they caught up.
Long Xiao passed through a patch of woods. The middle-aged islander was getting closer and closer. Just as Long Xiao was preparing to fight them desperately, Lawrence and Michelle appeared.
"Long Xiao, do you need help?" Lawrence asked.
Long Xiao stopped, looked at Lawrence, and said, "You two are no match for that islander."
"You don't need to worry about that. If you need help, we can stop him."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Alright, help me stop them."
Lawrence and Michelle stepped forward to block the middle-aged islander. The islander middle-aged man didn't take them seriously at all.
"Get out of the way, or I'll kill you," the middle-aged islander said.
Lawrence and Michelle both smiled, a sinister smile. The moment the middle-aged islander was stunned, Lawrence and Michelle lunged at him with their fists.
Although Long Xiao didn't know why these two were helping him, it was a good thing to have help now.
Long Xiao turned and ran. Whether the islander or the Europeans won had nothing to do with him. Survival was the priority.
He passed through an open area and encountered another forest ahead. Long Xiao ran into it without hesitation.
As soon as he entered the woods, Long Xiao sensed something was wrong. The woods were too quiet, with no sound at all.
Long Xiao looked down at his feet, treading on dry branches and leaves. He took a few steps forward but still heard no sound.
Long Xiao looked around and soon realized that the surrounding trees were all identical. Clearly, this was a formation.
Long Xiao had studied the texts on formations in the "Dragon Scripture" in his spare time and understood various formations.
He wandered around the woods and found that this formation had nothing in common with the formations he knew.
The "Dragon Scripture's" texts on formations included fundamental principles. This formation did not follow those fundamentals. It seemed the person who set up this formation was not from China.
Long Xiao wandered through the woods again, trying to find a way to break the formation.
"Stop wandering. You can't break this formation," a stiff male baritone voice echoed from the air.
"Who are you, and why are you trapping me?" Long Xiao asked.
"You know the answer already. Everyone in the world knows you have the Long family's secret treasure. Why else would I trap you?"
Long Xiao sighed and said, "Why are you all so stubborn? I'm an orphan, raised by my adoptive father. Recently, people have said I'm from the Long family, but it's not even certain. How could I possibly have the Long family's secret treasure?"
"Stop pretending, Long Xiao. Back then, your parents took you to Jiangnan, and you were attacked in Donghai. Your parents' fate was unknown, but you were taken away by Long Xiaotian. Am I right?"
"What do you mean 'am I right'? I've been an orphan since I was little, wandering with an old man who sold fake medicine. Later, I met my adoptive father, and they took me in."
"You call the Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian a seller of fake medicine? Haha, you're something else."
"That's how it was. Believe it or not. In fact, this broken formation of yours can't trap me. I can leave whenever I want."
"You're bragging. If you can break the formation and leave, I won't stop you."