"On equal footing."
"Interesting."
Lin Changsheng smiled faintly, "You should go rest now."
"Alright."
Xiao Mingyue nodded, suddenly turned, and left the room. Once outside, she unconsciously patted her chest.
"Li Feng, you're on your own now. Of all the people to provoke, you had to pick someone you can't afford to offend."
"Lin Wanzhou is an idiot, a waste, but his father is Lin Changsheng."
Xiao Mingyue sighed. She admitted that Li Feng was already very impressive for his age but truly contending with the old fox Lin Changsheng?
The odds weren't in his favor.
As Xiao Mingyue left, someone entered from the balcony, dressed in a night outfit, completely covered except for a pair of beautiful eyes and a figure so enticing it couldn't be concealed.
"Heavenly Master, it seems your disciple hasn't told you everything honestly."
"She seems to have taken a liking to this Li Feng."
The sultry woman in the night attire spoke sweetly, walking into the room and directly into Lin Changsheng's arms.
Lin Changsheng pulled down the black veil, revealing a mesmerizing and alluring face.
"I could tell. My female disciple has always been disdainful of men, wouldn't even give them a glance, let alone care to look twice."
"Today, she told me so much, obviously having researched this Li Feng. Without feelings, why bother investigating?"
"But to say she'd team up with Li Feng against me, that's unlikely. Kidnapping Wanzhou is an idea so foolish it's beyond stupid."
Lin Changsheng hugged the hot beauty in night attire and smiled gently.
"True, that girl is sharp-minded, wouldn't do something so silly. But Li Feng, kidnapping Lin Wanzhou expecting me to rescue him in Huacheng, I can't quite grasp his intentions."
"Could it be he's afraid of the Xu Family and wants you as a mediator?"
"You believe that reason? That doesn't sound like you, Nine-tailed Fox."
The woman nicknamed Nine-tailed Fox chuckled, "In front of you, do I need to use my brain to think of these things?"
Nine-tailed Fox twisted her body a bit, making it difficult for Lin Changsheng to hold his composure.
"Based on my female disciple's words, I don't believe Li Feng would submit to the Xu Family. As for asking me as a mediator, though plausible, kidnapping my son to seek help? The nerve he must have."
"The fear is that his intentions are not what they seem."
"Hmm?"
Nine-tailed Fox looked at Lin Changsheng, eyes flashing with curiosity, "Could it be Li Feng's target is you?"
Lin Changsheng glanced at the beauty in his arms, "Smart."
"Otherwise, I truly don't know what Li Feng is after."
Nine-tailed Fox furrowed her brows lightly, "If Li Feng is really targeting you, what does he intend to do?"
"Or perhaps he knows something, which is why he's focused on you."
Lin Changsheng shook his head slightly, "I haven't had any contact with him, how would I know his thoughts? But I think he'll give me an answer."
"Are you going to meet this Li Feng?"
"No, I'm waiting for news from Leng Feng. If Leng Feng rescues him, there's no need. If Leng Feng fails, I might be interested in meeting this Li Feng."
"You haven't developed a fondness for talent again, have you?"
Lin Changsheng looked down at the beauty in his arms, then lifted her horizontally in his embrace, "I love you more than talent."
"Annoying."
Meanwhile.
On the cargo ship.
"Is this all your strength?"
Li Feng looked coldly at Leng Feng, who rubbed his shoulder, his face stern as he faced Li Feng.
"I admit I underestimated you. I didn't expect the pretty boy in the intel to have first-rate skills, truly surprising."
"But do you think you've won?"
Leng Feng raised his eyes to look at Li Feng.
"This is the modern age, not a time where everything is settled by fists. Even if you're better than me in martial arts, so what."
Leng Feng finished speaking and shouted loudly.
"Move in."
At this time, from the fishing boats alongside the cargo ship, burly men pulled triggers, releasing crossbow arrows that tore through the night sky.
Li Feng stepped back, grabbing one of the crossbow arrows.
"Is this your trump card?"
Leng Feng chuckled, "It's not just this."
Leng Feng finished speaking, bounced off his toes like a kite and retreated, while the fishing boats around suddenly turned off their spotlights, plunging the surroundings into darkness.
The next second, continuous crossbow arrows shot toward Li Feng from all directions.
Compared to firearms, crossbows are easier to procure, readily available online, and of good quality.
Moreover, today's crossbows can be equipped with red dot sights, making operation almost foolproof as long as you can string the bow.
At close range, crossbows are more lethal than handguns. Surrounded by the arrows fired in the night, Li Feng could only dodge by sound, unable to pursue Leng Feng.
Leng Feng leaped onto the ship's side, coldly observing Li Feng, who was seven or eight steps away.
He admitted he had miscalculated this time, not expecting Li Feng's skills to be so formidable. More than twenty Night Killers had failed, and even his right-hand man, Army Knife, was gravely injured.
Dong.
A barrel suddenly got tossed onto the ship's deck, its lid off, spilling gasoline.
But this wasn't the only barrel. After Liu Yidao's death, Leng Feng knew he was in deep trouble today, so he prepared backups.
Leng Feng jumped onto a fishing boat, looked back at the cargo ship, and took a lighter from his pocket. After lighting it, he tossed it onto the ship.
The lighter landed on the ship, igniting the gasoline on the deck, instantly causing flames to rise.
"Ah."
A previously injured Night Killer, unable to escape in time, was engulfed by flames, turning into a human torch instantly.
Leng Feng coldly watched Li Feng, surrounded by flames and crossbow fire. Unfortunately, the gasoline was extracted temporarily from motorcycle and fishing boat tanks, limited in quantity.
If preparation had been thorough, it might have really burned Li Feng to ashes.
"Go."
Leng Feng ordered.
This interception had failed, with most of the Ge Family's Night Killers sacrificed, only a few spared. His right-hand man Army Knife was in an unknown state, and he couldn't even be bothered with Chen Dong's useless subordinates.
Retreating unscathed was the best outcome he could manage.
"Young Master."
Several Dragon Guards rushed over after defeating their opponents. The fire seemed considerable, but the impact was minor since the cargo hold was filled with non-flammable sand and gravel. Once the deck's fire burnt out, it weakened.
"Lin Changsheng's Thirteen Grand Protectors are indeed ruthless individuals."
"Young Master, should we switch to another ship?"
"Hmm, let the ship behind catch up. I've roughly figured it out."
Li Feng used himself as bait merely to probe how much Lin Changsheng held in his hand, and it seemed more than he had imagined.