"You're going to kill me?"
Tianshan burst into laughter, pointing at Wu Zhengjiang, his eyes full of venom. "Without him, what are you?"
"Presumptuous fool, relying on numbers?"
"Come, come, let me see how you'll kill me!"
He hadn't anticipated his current predicament, but it wasn't Li Chonglou he hadn't foreseen, but the anomaly that was Wu Zhengjiang.
Who would have thought that someone from the Wu family in Shangjing would get involved, helping Li Chonglou, a nobody who was once a live-in son-in-law?
To thoroughly enjoy himself, he had investigated Li Chonglou from top to bottom.
Once a nobody, a coward, a useless son-in-law in the Jiang family for three years, he had suddenly displayed appraisal skills beyond human reach.
Later, he seemed to have some connection with the military.
One could only say he was enduring, enduring what ordinary people could not.
Despite constantly calling Li Chonglou useless, he had to admit that Li Chonglou had some tricks.
However, these tricks, in his opinion, were still rather ordinary.
This was why, after Xingzhi Group was gone, he hadn't rushed to kill Li Chonglou. First, he wanted to toy with him like a cat with a mouse, to vent his hatred.
Second, he wanted to see if the military behind Li Chonglou would forcefully intervene.
As it turned out, the military made no significant moves, but the Wu family sent people.
What was this situation?
He hadn't found even the slightest connection between Li Chonglou and the Wu family.
Therefore, this was completely beyond his expectations.
"I don't need the Wu family to act. You are mine." Li Chonglou wiped the dried blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with iron-hard determination.
"Kid, don't overexert yourself." Wu Zhengjiang's expression changed slightly.
He was acting under orders to help Li Chonglou through this difficulty. If Li Chonglou insisted on going his own way and got hurt, he wouldn't be able to account for it to that person.
It was clear that Tianshan's strength far surpassed Li Chonglou's, a gap that willpower alone could not bridge.
If Tianshan unleashed his full power, Li Chonglou would be dead in at most three moves.
"You said it yourself. Come, come, let me see how you'll make me die." Tianshan sneered, feeling a surge of triumph.
Although he might not have feared Wu Zhengjiang, with the Wu family's involvement, he definitely wouldn't be able to kill Li Chonglou and might even get seriously injured himself.
To his surprise, this kid Li Chonglou, not knowing his limits, wanted to kill him personally.
Wasn't this walking into a deathtrap?
"Li Chonglou, don't fall for his trick." Guan Jian shouted a reminder.
"If I can't even handle him, then I shouldn't bother with the path ahead." Li Chonglou walked towards Tianshan without looking back.
His entire body was in a state of extreme alert.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he stomped heavily, his body like a sharp arrow, his fist like a cannonball.
Although it appeared quite amateurish in the eyes of Tianshan and Wu Zhengjiang, the unyielding momentum already carried a trace of Xu Lie's fighting spirit.
Alas, he was not Xu Lie.
A fierce glint flashed in Tianshan's eyes. He rose and threw a kick, forcefully blocking Li Chonglou's punch.
*Bang!*
Li Chonglou was sent flying back three meters, his body staggering. Tianshan, however, remained unmoved.
He then glanced at Wu Zhengjiang. He was a cunning old fox, and how could an old fox easily trust someone's words?
Li Chonglou saying it would be a one-on-one fight?
What if Wu Zhengjiang made a move?
Therefore, he still held back his full strength, merely repelling Li Chonglou as a test.
"Don't worry, I said I would kill you myself, and I won't let the Wu family help again." Li Chonglou saw through his intention and lunged forward again.
However, this time it wasn't a punch, but an open palm strike, thrusting forward like a blade.
This was taught to him by Xu Lie. When there was a significant disparity in strength, a clenched fist was an extremely unwise move.
A palm strike was versatile, capable of both offense and defense, allowing for maximum relaxation. Even if one's strength was inferior to the opponent's, it wouldn't cause injury during the exchange.
*Pa pa pa!*
Tianshan did not believe him easily. He reached out and blocked all of Li Chonglou's attacks, his eyes filled with a palpable gloom.
He had already spotted Li Chonglou's weakness, aiming for a killing blow before making a swift escape.
Wu Zhijiang was a ticking time bomb, and he had to be wary.
This meant he couldn't use his full strength. If his moves became predictable, he might be ambushed by Wu Zhijiang, with unforeseeable consequences.
It could be said that Wu Zhijiang's mere presence was a threat.
Evidently, Wu Zhijiang saw this as well. Since he didn't need to act and could still contain Tianshan, why not?
He stood with his hands behind his back, watching the show between the two.
Li Chonglou's pride was clearly very strong, so strong that he refused help even when outmatched. Such youthful arrogance was understandable. If it really came to it, as long as he wasn't dead, Wu Zhengjiang could still intervene.
"Afraid to use your full strength for fear of being ambushed?" Li Chonglou chuckled as he fought, "What kind of person one is, is what one sees."
"Tianshan, this is why a scumbag like you, who hides his face and dares not show his true self, can never face the world openly."
"You think you're playing others like puppets, but in my eyes, you don't even know who you are."
"What meaning is there in living in this world?"
He spoke while his attacks continued unabated, trying to provoke Tianshan.
The gap in their strength could not be bridged by mere courage. Their only chance was if Tianshan became enraged and lost control.
However, provoking an old fox like Tianshan was not an easy task.
Tianshan saw through his ploy at a glance and retorted with a sneer, "Kid, your cultivation is too shallow. Dreaming if you think you can provoke me."
"How do you know I'll only try to provoke you with words?" Li Chonglou slammed his palm towards Tianshan's blind eye, which was easily blocked. A strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
This smile sent a chill down Tianshan's spine, and he inwardly thought, "Not good!"
Without a second thought, he immediately shifted his body three feet to the side.
*CRASH.*
The window glass shattered, and a bullet flew into the spot where he had been standing, emitting smoke and leaving a fist-sized hole.
A sniper rifle!
Tianshan's face turned pale, his eyes betraying his shock.
He understood then. Li Chonglou's insistence on a one-on-one fight was a ruse, meant to distract him so he could be killed by a gun.
As expected, he had ties with the military. Otherwise, in this environment, it would be impossible to deploy a sniper rifle.
This marksmanship was not something an ordinary police officer could achieve; it had to be a top sniper from the military.
If it weren't for his constant vigilance and a sudden premonition, that hole would have been in his chest by now.
Thinking of the consequences, Tianshan felt a chill of fear, gritting his teeth, "You little brat, you dare to trick me?"
While shouting, he moved his body, taking cover behind a load-bearing wall.
This blocked the sniper's line of sight.
"So what if I tricked you? If you have the guts, stay hidden in the shadows forever." Li Chonglou snorted indifferently, also shifting his steps to find an opening for Tianshan.
Wu Zhengjiang's eyes flickered with a strange light.
He hadn't expected Li Chonglou to have arranged for a sniper rifle either. This kid didn't seem as reckless as he appeared.
His not intervening was meant to relax Tianshan's vigilance and prevent Tianshan from retaliating and harming others in a cornered situation. However, this shot missed, and his backup plan was gone.
Given Tianshan's strength, he wouldn't get a second chance.
What could he do?
For a moment, Wu Zhengjiang felt an overwhelming sense of curiosity.
For the first time, he harbored the desire to see what other trump cards Li Chonglou possessed.