Xiong Zhentian paid no mind to Hou Kangyang, instead reaching out with trembling hands to touch Hou Liang, "Liangzi, it was my fault. I wronged you, making you suffer!"
"No, Brother Xiong, no, it's not your fault..."
Hou Liang was extremely emotional upon seeing Xiong Zhentian arrive.
He desperately wanted to get up, but his body wouldn't allow it!
"Liangzi, don't move. Just lie there and rest!"
Xiong Zhentian pressed down on his body and said, "I will avenge you!"
He turned his head, fixing his gaze on Hou Kangyang, his eyes filled with murderous intent, "You dare treat Liangzi like this? You deserve to die!"
"Brother Xiong, please let me explain..."
*Slap!*
Xiong Zhentian didn't listen at all. He used all his might and slapped Hou Kangyang across the face.
Hou Kangyang spun around on the spot and fell to the ground.
Stars swam before his eyes, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Hou Guang, Wu Chunxia, and Deng Nana flinched in terror!
"Leng Feng, kill them!" Xiong Zhentian commanded.
"Yes!"
Leng Feng had been itching to act. The moment he received the order, he surged forward.
He lunged at Wu Chunxia and Deng Nana, grabbing each by the throat and squeezing hard. Their throats burst, and they died instantly.
As Xiong Zhentian's personal bodyguard, Leng Feng was exceptionally skilled. Ordinary women like Wu Chunxia and Deng Nana were like insignificant ants before him.
Seeing the two women fall lifelessly, Hou Kangyang and Hou Guang trembled like sieves.
Hou Kangyang knelt before Xiong Zhentian, begging for mercy, "Brother Xiong, spare my life! Brother Xiong, spare my life..."
Then, he turned and knelt before Hou Liang on the bed, "Big Brother, I was wrong! I was truly wrong! Please speak to Brother Xiong and ask him not to kill me! I am your second brother, your own flesh and blood!"
Leng Feng didn't act immediately but looked at Hou Liang.
A tear slid from the corner of Hou Liang's eye at Hou Kangyang's plea. He turned his head away, unwilling to look at him.
Clearly, the actions of Hou Kangyang and the others in recent times, especially their attempt to kill him today, had broken his heart!
Leng Feng understood Hou Liang's unspoken wish. He stepped forward and, with a claw-like grip, seized Hou Kangyang by the throat.
He lifted the man off the ground, who struggled in vain.
Then, his grip slowly tightened. Hou Kangyang's face turned red as he suffocated to death.
Leng Feng casually tossed Hou Kangyang's corpse to the ground and turned to Hou Guang.
Seeing this, Hou Guang was so terrified he nearly wet himself.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me..."
Hou Guang stumbled backward in fear.
As he retreated to Qin Yi's side, he suddenly pulled a switchblade from his pocket and pressed it against Qin Yi's neck.
He roared at Leng Feng and Xiong Zhentian, "Don't move! If you dare move again, I'll stab him to death!"
Qin Yi: "..."
Both Leng Feng and Xiong Zhentian looked surprised.
Qin Yi never expected to be taken hostage while standing there, having said not a word.
He was truly caught in the crossfire.
"Brother, do you think I'm a pushover, easy to bully?" Qin Yi asked, smacking his lips.
"Shut up!"
The tip of Hou Guang's switchblade was already at Qin Yi's neck; one more push and it would pierce his skin.
In fact, Hou Guang had taken Qin Yi hostage precisely because he seemed like a soft target.
Compared to the robust physique of Xiong Zhentian and Leng Feng, Qin Yi's slender build made him appear weak!
He looked like a pretty boy with no strength to even lift a chicken!
While holding Qin Yi by the neck, Hou Guang said to Xiong Zhentian and Leng Feng, "Let me go, or I'll stab him to death and take him down with me!"
Xiong Zhentian and Leng Feng wore smiles on their faces, showing no concern.
Seeing this, Hou Guang grew anxious, "I really will stab him..."
He raised the switchblade, poised to plunge it into Qin Yi's neck.
*Bang.*
However, before the blade could touch Qin Yi's skin, Qin Yi's elbow shot out, striking Hou Guang squarely in the chest.
With a dull thud, Hou Guang was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall behind him.
The impact was so great that the entire basement shook.
Hou Guang fell to the ground, spitting up a mouthful of blood, his face a mask of disbelief.
Leng Feng walked over and sneered, "Mr. Qin is not a soft target!"
With that, he kicked Hou Guang in the head. The latter, like Hou Kangyang and the other two, went to see the King of Hell.
Afterward, Xiong Zhentian instructed Leng Feng to dispose of the bodies. He personally lifted Hou Liang from the bed and carried him out of the basement.
Hou Liang's pants were soiled with urine and still damp, but Xiong Zhentian showed no signs of disgust.
Qin Yi watched this scene, a flicker of admiration rising in his heart for Xiong Zhentian, his good impression increasing significantly.
Upstairs, Xiong Zhentian placed Hou Liang on a reclining chair.
Hou Liang's eyes were red, perhaps from distress or from being moved by Xiong Zhentian.
"Brother Xiong, your subordinate has stained your clothes and caused you trouble!"
"Liangzi, what nonsense are you spouting?" Xiong Zhentian reprimanded, "You became like this because you took a knife for me back then. It's I who owe you!"
"No..."
"Enough, don't stand on ceremony with me!"
Xiong Zhentian interrupted him and introduced, "This is Mr. Qin. I invited him here specifically today to treat you!"
Upon hearing this, Hou Liang looked at Qin Yi and greeted him, "Mr. Qin, hello!"
Then, he said with a wry smile, "Brother Xiong, I know my own body. It's beyond treatment!"
In the past, Xiong Zhentian had taken him to countless hospitals and consulted countless renowned doctors, but none could help him stand again.
He didn't believe Qin Yi could cure him!
Most crucially, Qin Yi was so young, looking far less impressive than the esteemed doctors Xiong Zhentian had hired before. If even those highly skilled physicians were helpless, how could Qin Yi succeed?
"Brother Xiong, please don't worry about me anymore. I had a glorious time following you, experienced everything. I have no regrets in this life!" Hou Liang added.
Xiong Zhentian understood his meaning and said, "Alright, Mr. Qin has come all this way for you today. Let him examine you. Whether you can be cured is not for you to decide!"
"Mr. Qin, I'm counting on you!"
"En."
Qin Yi nodded and approached.
He first stood in front of Hou Liang, doing nothing, just observing him from head to toe.
He studied him for a good half-minute, leaving Hou Liang and Xiong Zhentian bewildered by his intent. Then, he asked Xiong Zhentian to turn Hou Liang over to examine the wound where he had been stabbed.
Xiong Zhentian flipped Hou Liang over and lifted his shirt. Qin Yi saw a hideous scar on his back.
The scar was about twenty centimeters long, extending from the man's left shoulder to the middle of his back.
It resembled a large centipede!
Qin Yi first looked at it, then raised his hand and lightly touched the scar with two fingers, his touch tracing slowly along the length of the wound...