"My apologies, I already gave you a chance."
Liu Fei's expression instantly changed. He suddenly felt a large hand gripping his neck. Instinctively, he unleashed his full power, punching towards Li Chonglou's face.
However, a dramatic scene unfolded.
Li Chonglou blocked Liu Fei's punch with just one hand, much like how he had mocked Yue Hai earlier.
"Impossible!"
Liu Fei cried out and threw another punch, but Li Chonglou, still gripping his neck, exerted force and lifted him into the air before slamming him onto the ground.
Boom!
The violent impact made Liu Fei vomit blood instantly. Before he could react, Li Chonglou's knee pressed against his heart, and his other fist landed squarely on his other eye socket.
"Damn it!"
The scene, witnessed by Chen Peiyue not far away, resembled an adult beating a child, and even in a child-like fighting posture, making it seem somewhat comical.
Although Liu Fei didn't have a third-person perspective, at his age, being pinned to the ground in such a manner instantly caused his face to flush with shame.
However, between masters, a single mistake meant life or death. Having been carelessly grabbed by the neck, Liu Fei felt as if his weakness was in Li Chonglou's grasp. As he tried to make a move, Li Chonglou exerted a slight force, causing his brain to be deprived of oxygen.
Still, as a master, he had a certain level of tolerance. Liu Fei decisively decided to endure the discomfort and exchange injuries with Li Chonglou.
As long as he could regain his freedom, Liu Fei was highly confident that he could kill Li Chonglou, even without the new weapon.
Yet, he still underestimated Li Chonglou's strength.
Catching sight of Liu Fei's mischievous intent, Li Chonglou, without a second thought, punched Liu Fei's shoulder. With a crack of bone, Liu Fei's right arm instantly became limp.
It wasn't over. Li Chonglou followed suit, disabling Liu Fei's left arm as well.
Only then did Liu Fei realize the extent of Li Chonglou's power, a hint of terror appearing in his eyes for the first time.
"Where are my people?"
Li Chonglou asked calmly. Liu Fei, with a trace of fear, replied, "Not here, they are at another..."
Before he could finish, Liu Fei suddenly spat out a silver needle, a vicious glint flashing in his eyes.
"Die for me!"
Li Chonglou instinctively leaned back. However, this slight relaxation allowed Liu Fei to seize the opportunity and forcefully break free.
Although Liu Fei's hands were disabled, his strength remained. After a whip kick that sent Li Chonglou reeling, he madly fled towards another part of the room.
As Li Chonglou was about to pursue, he didn't know what Liu Fei had done. The red light suddenly reappeared, accompanied by a burst of green smoke.
"Chase me! If you chase me, both of your companions will surely die!"
Liu Fei shouted frantically. Li Chonglou's brows furrowed. He glanced at Yue Hai on the ground.
Yue Hai, with his hands and feet bound, was stuck to the green viscous liquid, wriggling like a worm.
This green liquid possessed a curse. Naturally, Chen Peiyue couldn't pull him out, as it was highly likely both of them would become stuck.
Therefore, Li Chonglou had no choice but to temporarily abandon the pursuit of Liu Fei and turn to pull Yue Hai up.
Chen Peiyue wanted to help, but Li Chonglou stopped her.
"Don't come over, be careful of the green liquid."
As soon as he spoke, the red light targeted them again. Then, over a dozen streams of green liquid splashed onto them. The already weakened Yue Hai's condition worsened considerably.
Did these things have a stacking effect?
Seeing Yue Hai groaning, Li Chonglou first helped to remove the tape from his mouth.
"Brother Li, my internal energy is gone, my internal energy has disappeared!"
As a martial artist, discovering that the internal energy painstakingly cultivated for over a decade or two had vanished was something anyone would struggle to accept.
Li Chonglou couldn't help but comfort him, "Don't worry, it's just temporary. Once these things are dealt with, you'll be fine."
Yue Hai's expression immediately froze.
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes, and Yue Hai let out a deep sigh of relief.
However, a moment later, confusion appeared on his face again.
"Brother Li, why are you unaffected?"
"We'll discuss this later. Let's find Third Brother first."
Upon hearing "Third Brother," Yue Hai's expression immediately dimmed.
"Brother Li, it's my fault. I'm too weak..."
If it hadn't been for him just now, Li Chonglou would definitely have captured Liu Fei. And if he had captured him, finding Third Brother's whereabouts wouldn't have been an issue.
But this was not the time to dwell on such matters. The green smoke had already begun to spread towards them. Li Chonglou lifted Yue Hai with one hand and said to Chen Peiyue,
"Let's go first."
Of course, they were heading in the direction Liu Fei had fled.
The three followed the secret passage Liu Fei had entered and discovered a long corridor. Doors were spaced every five to six meters along the corridor.
Anyone else would have given up the chase for Liu Fei, but for Li Chonglou, it was not a significant problem.
He activated his Heavenly Eye perspective ability, and the scenes inside the rooms became clearly visible in Li Chonglou's sight.
They were just mahjong rooms, but Li Chonglou soon discovered that each room also had a secret passage, all leading underground.
"There's more below?"
Li Chonglou's brows furrowed slightly. He had never used his Heavenly Eye perspective ability to scout the underground of this clubhouse before. After all, underground drug manufacturing plants like the one in the previous town were extremely rare.
However, when he looked down at his feet, his expression froze.
There was indeed something hidden!
"It seems these new weapons are all manufactured here?"
Li Chonglou muttered to himself. Chen Peiyue, standing beside him, asked in confusion.
"What?"
"Nothing. Let's get out of here first."
However, they really couldn't find Liu Fei for the moment. The guy seemed to have left the clubhouse directly.
With his Heavenly Eye perspective, Li Chonglou led the two back to the first-floor lobby of the clubhouse in just five minutes. Earlier, in his haste to find Yue Hai, he hadn't scanned other areas with his Heavenly Eye perspective. Now, returning, he naturally observed everything.
"Third Brother!"
Li Chonglou suddenly exclaimed. He never expected that Third Brother would be in a private room on the first floor. Not only him, but the other employees of the clubhouse were also crowded inside, hiding.
"Where is Third Brother?"
The two immediately looked around in confusion, but all they saw was an empty, quiet lobby.
Li Chonglou, realizing his slip of the tongue, could only come up with a casual excuse.