"This kid has some nerve, threatening a big lawyer at a time like this," Sun Guolin's expression was filled with a morbid pleasure.
Without hesitation, he waved his hand, "Keep hitting him, hit him until he's dead."
"He wants revenge? Break his hands and legs first, then I'll see what he uses to get revenge."
Immediately, countless fists and feet rained down on Li Chonglou.
Even with a body of steel, he couldn't withstand such torture, let alone being just a person.
Soon, his vision began to darken, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
In a flash, his past experiences flashed through his mind.
In his previous life, he was imprisoned. After being released, he endured hardships and was in a car accident. If not for Xu Lie, he would have died.
This life had been filled with countless dangers.
Back in Qin Zhou, he was pushed to the brink by Shen Yishou, how perilous it was.
He almost died at the hands of Ayu Qubi in Yucheng, which was also lamentable.
None of that compared to the suffocating confrontation with Li Hanlong in Yong'an. Yet, despite the danger, he had overcome it.
Just yesterday, when he encountered Chen Rong, he felt he was truly finished, yet he still survived.
However, today he was to be beaten to death by these ordinary villains.
What a profound irony.
"Stop hitting him, please stop! I promise... I promise you anything..." Qi Yu couldn't bear to watch anymore. She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded.
Sun Guolin provocatively lifted her chin, his eyes glinting with lust and malice.
He had no regrets about how things had turned out.
As long as he could have this woman, what did it matter if he played with the law?
As for this scrawny kid, he didn't even put him in his eyes. He would just kill him and then have someone take the blame.
Easily done.
Thinking this, Sun Guolin's face showed a smug expression. He moved his hand from Qi Yu's chin, about to reach for her belt.
Qi Yu trembled all over.
Li Chonglou was on the verge of losing consciousness, his eyes dimming.
Rumble rumble rumble...
Just then, the sound of furious engines roared from outside the door, followed by a crash as the double doors of the hot pot restaurant exploded inwards.
The front of a car, bearing the emblem of Hongqi, appeared inside the establishment.
The front of the car was severely deformed, and the windshield had completely shattered, making it impossible to see inside.
*Crack!*
The next second, the windshield was kicked in.
A man of sturdy build, with eyes sharp as an eagle's and a demeanor as fierce as a tiger's, stepped out from the driver's seat, slowly descending onto the hood.
With every step, he was as imposing as a mountain pressing down.
His aura was immense, like an abyss or a prison.
All those who were beating Li Chonglou stopped their actions involuntarily, and even Sun Guolin looked at the man with shock.
Li Chonglou, with the last sliver of vision he had, saw the man.
In that instant, his heart, about to be swallowed by darkness, felt like a giant sun rising.
A relieved smile appeared on his face, and he murmured, "Xu... Brother Xu... Is this a dream?"
At any time, he would never forget those deep eyes.
It was Xu Lie, who had been left in a vegetative state after being beaten by Li Hanlong's men while saving his mother and Jiang Yuxin, lying unconscious in the hospital.
He was his brother, both in his past and present life.
"Chonglou, I hope I'm not too late!" Xu Lie's face lit up with a smile as he heard Li Chonglou's faint voice.
With a powerful stride, he rushed from the entrance to Li Chonglou's side.
Those thugs had never seen such a fierce man, and they were so scared that they dropped Li Chonglou and retreated a few meters.
Xu Lie's gaze fell upon Li Chonglou.
His eyes flashed with sharp light.
He hadn't expected to see Li Chonglou like this in Zhonghai after not seeing him for so long.
The moment he woke up in the Qin Zhou hospital, he had quickly found Jiang Yuxin and learned everything that had happened after he fell unconscious.
Upon hearing that Li Chonglou was handling matters in Zhonghai, he immediately drove there.
After arriving, he called Lin Ying and learned that Li Chonglou had lost his martial power and was at this hot pot restaurant in Dachang Town.
His original intention was to meet Li Chonglou and thank him for saving his life.
He never expected to witness this scene that made his heart explode.
Holding Li Chonglou in his arms, Xu Lie swept his gaze around the surroundings, his voice seaming out from between his teeth, "None of you will escape!"
Only then did Qi Yu open her eyes, seeing Xu Lie's towering figure and Li Chonglou being helped up by him, she cried tears of joy.
"Another hothead. What are you waiting for? You've already started, do you want to stop halfway?" Sun Guolin narrowed his eyes, his gaze exceedingly cold. "Finish him, and the reward doubles!"
He had no retreat now. If he didn't achieve his goal today, he wouldn't give up.
Upon hearing the increased pay, the waiters' eyes lit up. They grabbed stools and steel pipes and charged towards Xu Lie.
Xu Lie didn't even look at them.
He gently helped Li Chonglou to sit down.
He instructed, "Sit tight, and watch me get revenge for you."
Li Chonglou, with the last bit of his strength, nodded and forced a smile.
*Bang bang bang...*
The next moment, wooden stools and steel pipes crashed onto Xu Lie's back, shattering or bending, emitting sounds that made one's scalp tingle.
Xu Lie remained unmoved, as if being tickled.
The attackers were stunned. Just as they felt something was wrong and wanted to retreat,
Xu Lie suddenly turned, his hand striking like lightning.
The skills he had honed through underground ring training were revisited on these scumbags without reservation.
*Slam slam slam!*
A hand chop sent one man flying, and where his palm landed, bones were broken and tendons snapped.
In just two breaths, none of the people who had beaten Li Chonglou could stand.
They all collapsed on the ground, spitting blood and wailing.
Their eyes were filled with terror, their expressions utterly astonished.
They had never encountered such a powerful expert in their lives. It felt as if they had been hit by a speeding car in the blink of an eye, wishing they could just pass out.
But the piercing pain wouldn't let them faint.
Sun Guolin's pupils dilated rapidly, he looked at the scene with disbelief, his face instantly turning pale.
His "friends" were all seasoned fighters in society. Although not famous, they were all good at fighting.
How could they not even last a second against this burly man?
This... was this still human?
While shocked, Xu Lie had already walked up to him.
He grabbed Sun Guolin by the throat and effortlessly lifted him off the ground with one hand.
He asked coldly, "Did you order them to beat my brother?"
After he fell unconscious, he had been taught the complete mind-cultivation method from the sheepskin scroll by Li Chonglou. Although his body couldn't move, his consciousness was constantly practicing.
Finally, he broke through the shackles and was reborn.
He had gained immense power from this misfortune.
Now, he could even contend with Li Hanlong, let alone these extremely weak scumbags.
"Cough... uh..." Sun Guolin's legs flailed as he was choked, his face instantly turning purple, his eyes bulging.
He struggled desperately, but it was to no avail.
This absolute suppression of strength was insurmountable.
Qi Yu stood there dumbfounded. She had never seen such a god-like figure.
Although Li Chonglou had been brave fighting alone yesterday, the feeling she got from him was completely different from now.
Xu Lie's god-like image struck the deepest soft spot in her heart, and at this moment, her eyes were filled with admiration.
"Brother Xu, let him down," Li Chonglou said slowly.
His voice was still a bit weak, but he had finally recovered his breath.
*Thud.*
Xu Lie released his grip, and Sun Guolin immediately fell to the ground, his spirit gone, his face contorted.
His crotch quickly became soaked.
He had been so scared by Xu Lie that he had wet himself.
For a scumbag like Sun Guolin, who was empty inside and had no bottom line, not being scared to death by someone righteous and tough like Xu Lie was already a miracle.
After a moment of愣, he quickly crawled to Xu Lie's feet and begged, "Good... good sir, spare my life... spare me..."
"Chonglou, how you want to deal with him is up to you," Xu Lie asked without even looking at him.
Li Chonglou nodded and looked at Sun Guolin, saying, "I'll ask you one question, and you answer it."
"If you dare to lie, you'll regret it."
"I... I'll tell you... I'll tell you everything..." Sun Guolin's courage had been shattered, and his pale face nodded like a pecking chicken.
"Did you handle the matter of Qi Yu's father?" Li Chonglou took a deep breath, enduring the intense pain, and asked.
"Handled..." Sun Guolin was about to say he handled it, but he instinctively looked up at Xu Lie and immediately changed his words, "No... didn't handle it. He embezzled public money, so there was nothing I could do..."
"So, you took money from Qi Yu under the pretense of handling the case, but it was actually to fill your own pockets?" Li Chonglou continued to ask.
Sun Guolin thought for a moment and quickly nodded.
Qi Yu, standing beside them, was furious, her beautiful eyes spitting fire.
She wished she could pick up a stool and smash Sun Guolin to death.
She had wholeheartedly wanted her father to receive a reduced sentence. Sun Guolin had patted his chest back then and said it was no problem, asking her for money under various pretexts.
He had also told her that as long as she could earn money to cover the shortfall, he would receive a lighter sentence.
That's why she went to work at nightclubs and restaurants.
But now, all of that was false.
It was all a lie fabricated by this beast, Sun Guolin, to make money.
In an instant, the belief that had sustained her collapsed.
She became lost and helpless.
Her eyes fell into despair, and she slumped onto a chair.
"Brother Xu, cripple one of his hands first," Li Chonglou, seeing the distress of his junior disciple, commanded coldly.
*Crack!*
Instantly, a bone-cracking sound that made one's scalp tingle was heard.
Sun Guolin's hand was directly crushed by Xu Lie's foot.
With the piercing pain that ran through his fingers, Sun Guolin collapsed in agony, wailing loudly.
"You took money from others, and this is the price you deserve," Li Chonglou said with a cold gaze. "You took Qi Yu's money, and you still had impure thoughts about her."
"If Brother Xu hadn't arrived in time today, neither Qi Yu nor I would have ended up well."
"As a lawyer, to do something like this, you truly impress me."
"I wonder how many girls you have harmed, and they had nowhere to seek justice."
"Brother Xu, what do you think should be done?"
Xu Lie's lips curled upwards upon hearing this, but he didn't reply.
He suddenly kicked the snot-and-tears-covered Sun Guolin to the ground. Before he could react, he stomped on his groin with another kick.
*Thump...*
Instantly, red, white, and yellow matter splattered all over his already soaked crotch.
A foul stench filled the air.
Sun Guolin let out a scream and, unable to remain conscious, fainted on the spot.
Qi Yu, watching this, felt nauseous and repeatedly gagged.
"This will be a permanent solution," Xu Lie said with a chuckle after finishing.
"Great minds think alike," Li Chonglou said with a happy smile.
He reached behind him, pulled out his phone with a shattered screen, and dialed a number. "Senior disciple, Dachang Town, Xiaofang Hot Pot Restaurant, send some people to clean up..."