Li Feng twisted mid-air, performing a 180-degree flip. Two Iron Balls narrowly missed him, smashing directly into the space behind him.
Thump.
A support pillar inside the teahouse instantly revealed two fist-sized holes, deep and bottomless.
Gu Jiuyuan stood up using his cane, his slightly stooped body emitted a sound of bones cracking. Looking again at Gu Jiuyuan, he appeared much taller than before.
With a stomp of his foot, he was as quick as a robust young man, scarcely slower.
In an instant.
Gu Jiuyuan immediately closed in, swinging the dragon-headed cane horizontally.
Li Feng retreated with a precise toe tap, perfectly dodging the dragon-headed cane. But at that instant, Gu Jiuyuan pressed a mechanism on the hand holding the cane.
In a flash.
A sharp blade extended one foot from the dragon-headed cane.
Originally, the attack range of the dragon-headed cane was masterfully avoided by Li Feng, but the unexpected mechanism expanded the attack range outward unexpectedly.
Li Feng tried to evade again, but it was too late.
At a critical moment.
Li Feng arched his body abruptly, causing a cracking sound from his bones under extreme stress. But despite his incredible reaction, he couldn't completely avoid the protruding blade.
Squelch.
Li Feng's clothing on his chest was swiftly cut open by the blade, leaving a foot-long gash on his skin.
Li Feng leveraged his arched body to leap a meter away, gazing at Gu Jiuyuan opposite him.
Gu Jiuyuan looked at the blood oozing from Li Feng's chest.
"Young man, don't think being young allows you to do whatever you want."
"I've killed more people than you've ever eaten meals. You really think your youth can ensure victory over me?"
Gu Jiuyuan looked over with disdain.
Li Feng squinted at Gu Jiuyuan, glanced down at the wound on his chest: "You old fellow, you're really sinister."
"Not only did you conceal a hidden blade, but you even smeared poison on it."
Gu Jiuyuan, leaning on his cane, looked at Li Feng several steps away, not rushing to attack, but coldly sneering at him.
"Kid, seeing your decent skills, let me teach you something: the method of killing isn't important, surviving to eliminate the opponent is."
"Only the living can laugh last, as for the dead, no matter how strong, how powerful, or praised they were, they're just done for when dead."
"No one remembers a dead person."
Gu Jiuyuan lectured Li Feng, young people are still too inexperienced, concerning life and death, who would engage in a fist fight with you?
This isn't a martial arts competition.
"What kind of poison did you use?"
Li Feng suddenly furrowed his brow, looking at Gu Jiuyuan opposite him.
Gu Jiuyuan squinted his eyes at Li Feng.
"The venom of the Seven-step King Snake, renowned as the leader among Seven Poisons. Just a tiny bit paralyzes all your nerves, circulating with your bloodstream to the heart, immobilizing your heart."
"If the wound were on your arm or leg, maybe you could live a few seconds longer, but the wound is on your chest, you must already be feeling an abnormal heartbeat, and experiencing chest tightness and breathlessness."
Li Feng's face changed drastically.
"Even if I die, I'll take you down with me."
Li Feng stepped forward, but his figure seemed to be restrained by an Immobilization Spell, staggering.
Gu Jiuyuan stood motionless, watching Li Feng.
"Heh, if you stayed still, perhaps you might live a dozen seconds more, but you moved, accelerating the spread and onset of the Seven-step King Snake's toxin."
"Now, not to mention killing me, you couldn't even pick up a knife if handed."
"Young man, remember not to be so arrogant."
Li Feng raised his eyes towards Gu Jiuyuan: "You kill me, aren't you interested in those fifty billion then?"
Gu Jiuyuan, hearing Li Feng mention the sum, furrowed his brows, evidently tempting fifty billion is indeed alluring.
Fifty billion isn't a small number.
The Xu Family has three main figures, one handling the Dark Hall, one handling wealth, one handling connections.
The Dark Hall's five departments inherently lack the ability to generate wealth, relying entirely on funding provided from above, receiving rewards according to task completion.
This is also a vital method for the Dark Hall leader to control Dark Hall masters, driven by benefits, coupled with most of Dark Hall members being brainwashed, with nowhere to go outside Dark Hall, thus willingly used by the Xu Family.
Moreover, an important factor is the mysterious Dark Department and Dark Hall leader within Dark Hall; any betrayal would lead to pursuit and assassination.
As the southern Elder of the Dark Hall, Gu Jiuyuan, though in charge of the south, doesn't possess abundant wealth, as competition in the Dark Hall remains constant, don't think being an Elder means everything is set.
And he has a reason requiring money too.
In fact, he isn't solely alone.
In his early years, he left behind a Bloodline outside; if he could possess the fifty billion, though unable to escape the Xu Family's shackles, it could change the life of his descendants from then on.
"Will you tell me the password?"
Li Feng raised his eyes towards Gu Jiuyuan: "When a person dies, what need is there for money?"
Gu Jiuyuan looked at Li Feng.
"Just tell me the password first."
"You think I'm stupid huh, if I tell you the password, and you don't save me, I have not even a bit left to resist."
Li Feng replied.
Gu Jiuyuan sneered coldly: "You seem to have no choice now, and there's little time left for you alive; every second wasted is a second gone."
"Now, you can only gamble that I'll save you."
Li Feng looked at Gu Jiuyuan: "Fine, come closer, I'll tell you the password."
Li Feng panted heavily, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
Gu Jiuyuan watched the extremely weak Li Feng, yet wasn't concerned about Li Feng playing tricks—the Seven-step King Snake's poison isn't without solution; as long as the serum is injected immediately after being bitten, there's still a chance to be saved.
But before the serum is injected, the opponent is just a waste now.
Gu Jiuyuan stepped forward.
"Speak, what's the password?"
Li Feng moved his body as though exerting all his strength, suddenly lunging at Gu Jiuyuan, then whispering in Gu Jiuyuan's ear.
"You fell for it."
Gu Jiuyuan heard Li Feng's words, his face slightly changed. Suddenly, Li Feng's tongue moved, a Surgical Knife spat out from his mouth, directly slicing across Gu Jiuyuan's carotid artery.
Immediately, blood sprayed out.
Gu Jiuyuan shoved Li Feng away, reaching to cover his neck: "You brat, how dare you trick me."
Li Feng staggered a few times, leaning on the pillar behind him, looking at Gu Jiuyuan.
"But you tricked me first, old scoundrel, and you weren't planning to cure my poison were you? Do you think I'm really that dumb."
"Your carotid artery is severed, I assure you'll die before me."
Gu Jiuyuan glared at Li Feng but was already unable to speak, it was beyond expectation, getting knocked down despite hunting birds tirelessly.
He was blinded by the fifty billion lure; otherwise, how could he let this brat get close.
Gu Jiuyuan fell to the ground with a thud; a ruptured carotid artery, even the Daluo Immortal couldn't save him.
But at that moment, a figure walked into the teahouse from outside; it was the youth previously scolded by Gu Jiuyuan.
The young man stepped into the teahouse, looking at the fallen Gu Jiuyuan, and then at Li Feng leaning against the pillar, applauding loudly.
"Spectacular, truly unforeseen!"
"Li Feng, you really made me see you in a new light."