Footsteps echoed in the martial arts hall, uniform and rhythmic, like soldiers marching in step.
They're here!
On the second floor of the martial arts hall, dozens of people tensed, ready for action.
Li Yan, without a word, drew his gun and quickly moved to Wang Anfeng's side, together protecting the young man in black robes whose aura was deep and calm.
As An Qisheng stood up, An Jianzhong stepped in front of him, shielding him. He whispered,
"These people are dangerous. Don't leave my side."
"I know."
An Qisheng nodded, devoid of any thoughts in his current state.
If the martial arts hall hadn't been under lockdown, he would have dragged An Jianzhong to the hospital already.
The Qi Dao Society was none of his concern.
"Gu Changsheng, I know you're waiting for us. We've arrived."
The footsteps grew closer, finally stopping at the entrance to the second-floor staircase.
An Qisheng looked over and saw three people ascending the stairs, two men and one woman, all dressed in black suits with expressionless faces.
"Don't move!"
"Stop!"
"We'll open fire if you take another step!"
Click, click~
Many law enforcement officers chambered their bullets, aiming at the three people with serious expressions.
"The first floor of the martial arts hall has forty-six staff members, all under our control. Please, don't be rash."
The young man in the center, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, smiled faintly, showing no sign of panic under the gun muzzles:
"Of course, we have no intention of harming ordinary people. However, if our subordinates hear gunshots and accidentally kill someone out of nervousness, that would be unfortunate."
"You!"
Chen Zhengqiao glared furiously. An Jianzhong raised his hand to lower his gun, glancing at the young man surrounded by the martial arts hall members.
The young man was unremarkable, not particularly tall, and would be just another face in the crowd.
"Mr. Gu, you can solve the problem you stirred up. Just remember why Mr. Gu died back then."
Not only An Jianzhong, but all the law enforcement officers looked at the young man.
From their words, it was obvious that this Mr. Gu knew they were coming.
Mr. Gu, Gu Changsheng.
An Qisheng's eyes flickered. He didn't recognize Gu Changsheng, but anyone with the surname Gu at the Central Martial Arts Hall must be a descendant of Gu Changfeng.
"Instructor An, watch your tone!"
The faces of those beside Gu Changsheng showed anger.
"Instructor An? You don't have to get angry. With our methods, even if the martial arts hall is empty, finding dozens of hostages from outside would be very easy."
The man with gold-rimmed glasses looked at An Jianzhong with a smirk:
"But we are not terrorists. If you don't make trouble, we naturally won't hurt anyone."
"Instructor An, Captain Chen, please step back. They're here for me. They won't, and wouldn't dare, to harm anyone indiscriminately."
Gu Changsheng explained, pushing past the crowd and walking forward, looking at the three people:
"Huang Tinghao, just the three of you can't take what your leader wants."
Huang Tinghao, with the gold-rimmed glasses, gave a forced smile: "They say you, Gu Changsheng, are the most talented of the Gu family's generation, reaching *Hua Jin* (Transformation Realm) at seventeen, but you haven't achieved *Bao Dan* (Embrace the Dan), and you think you can stop the three of us?"
Gu Changsheng's expression was calm, his voice even: "Huang Tinghao, you entered *Hua Jin* at twenty-three, which is quite a talent. It's a pity to die here for Mu Longcheng. If you surrender now, I won't kill you."
"Kill us?"
Before Huang Tinghao could speak, the burly man in the suit beside him laughed:
"Gu Changsheng, just because they call you Mr. Gu, you really think you're Gu Changfeng the Second? Let me test your worth!"
The burly man spoke rapidly, like a string of firecrackers, but his actions were even faster than his words.
Even as his voice still echoed, he had already taken a step, covering nearly thirty meters in less than a second. His five fingers stretched out, like a hungry tiger pouncing on a sheep, an eagle hunting a rabbit, covering Gu Changsheng from above!
Eagle Claw Capturing Hand!
An Qisheng recognized that this man was also using Eagle Claw Capturing Hand.
But his speed and power were much fiercer than the youth. As his slender fingers flicked, the sound of tearing silk could be heard in the air!
If this grab landed, it would be enough to rip off a person's skull!
"*Hua Jin* master!"
An Jianzhong's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously protected his son tightly. Even he would surely die against such a master.
The other law enforcement officers gripped their guns, their hands turning white.
In a flash, he covered thirty meters, and the eagle claw descended, revealing deadly intent.
Gu Changsheng, however, was calm and composed. While speaking, he gently raised his hand, casually reaching into the rain of claw shadows:
"Eagle Claw Capturing Hand is a military martial art from a hundred years ago. Today, there are not many in the military who can reach your level. But alas, the country is so vast. Even with just a small push in martial arts, the progress of a hundred years is beyond your imagination."
Bang!
A gust of wind swept over them, and the air howled.
Gu Changsheng's open fingers had already gripped the wrist of the burly man in the suit.
The scene was strange, as if the burly man had deliberately sent his hand up!
"Not good! The information is wrong. Gu Changsheng has already achieved *Bao Dan*!"
Gu Changsheng's attack was understated, but Huang Tinghao's expression changed drastically. He roared and attacked violently.
Whoosh!
Unlike the burly man's fierce attack, Huang Tinghao took a step, twisting his body and leaping out like a monkey, his palms striking together, one in front and one behind, like a viper spitting its fangs, grabbing towards Gu Changsheng's waist and abdomen.
At this moment, the only woman among the three stomped her foot suddenly. Her long hair flew up half a meter high. With the air whistling, she crawled forward like a python, her slender white fingers shaped like eagle claws, one grabbing at Gu Changsheng's Achilles tendon, the other grabbing three inches below his crotch!
The three coordinated perfectly, attacking Gu Changsheng's upper, middle, and lower body at the same time, their attacks sinister and vicious!
For a moment, everyone's expression changed. Wang Anfeng, Li Yan, and the others from the martial arts hall almost couldn't help but take action.
Bang!
Gu Changsheng shattered the burly man's wrist with one hand and then chopped down like an axe towards his chest.
At the same time, he dropped one hand, using his fingers like a knife, slashing towards Huang Tinghao's brow.
He raised and moved his foot, his long shoe toe already poking at the woman's eye socket!
In one move, three impacts.
Huang Tinghao and the others couldn't help but defend themselves, and were all kicked away by Gu Changsheng's fist and foot.
Whoosh!
Once he attacked, Gu Changsheng didn't hold back. He took a step, catching up with the burly man in the suit who was flying backward. He grabbed his neck with a claw, shaking and throwing him like a dead fish in the air.
At the same time, he stepped down, slamming the woman's head onto the floor with a bang, shattering the martial arts hall's tile floor!
Only Huang Tinghao somersaulted back to his feet, his face extremely ugly.
He flicked his arm, and the bleeding from the holes in his hands stopped immediately.
Gu Changsheng's finger had almost pierced through the two palms he had stacked in front of his brow!
"You've achieved *Bao Dan*. You've actually achieved *Bao Dan*..."
Huang Tinghao gritted his teeth.
"Go back and tell Mu Longcheng that I will come to find him with the manuscript within two years."
Gu Changsheng glanced at Huang Tinghao indifferently:
"Next time you come to Da Xuan, leave your life behind."