Jiang Nuan's pupils suddenly tightened. The intense pain in her arm was almost unbearable.
The people sent by Number One and Mu Jiuchen were blocked by Li He's men. They were on the cliff edge, in a defensible position, making it difficult for those people to ascend.
However, Mu Jiuchen couldn't be in any danger, and their three children needed someone to look after them.
Jiang Nuan abruptly pressed a mechanism on her wrist, and a grappling hook shot out.
Just as Li He fired, Jiang Nuan pulled with all her might. He lunged forward, crashing to the ground, his face contorting from the impact.
*Swish…!*
With a gust of wind, a steel needle sliced towards Mu Jiuchen's cheek, leaving a bloody gash on his handsome face.
Mu Jiuchen felt the stinging pain on his cheek; the steel needle was poisoned.
Jiang Nuan had been hit by two needles, so she must be in even greater pain!
He was furious, a tidal wave of killing intent surging through his chest. Seeing Jiang Nuan dragging Li He back, he walked over and kicked Li He's gun into the sea.
"Ah…" Li He looked at Mu Jiuchen with a ferocious expression.
That was the only weapon that could kill Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan, trained from a young age, possessed a resilience and a will to kill that others lacked.
Today, it was either he died or Jiang Nuan died.
His wife and children were in prison, Yang Tiancheng had been brought to justice, and he had nothing left to live for!
His life in this world was filled only with pain, but Jiang Nuan was the source of the ruin of all this. His daughter was also implicated in the deaths of Liu Fei and his mother.
As Mu Jiuchen's foot came towards him, he used all his strength to grab Mu Jiuchen's foot and twist it forcefully. Mu Jiuchen's tall frame instantly fell to the ground.
Although Mu Jiuchen had also trained, his skills were no match for the specially trained Li He.
He grimaced slightly as a sharp pain shot up his leg.
"Daddy." Seeing both her father and mother injured, Jiang Siyun, the little girl, glared furiously.
"You big bad guy, I'll fight you!" She leaped up and hurled herself towards Li He's head.
"Yunyun, don't come here." Mu Jiuchen watched his daughter's small figure rush forward, his soul almost flying out of his body. Li He's strength was terrifying; he could sense its sheer power.
"Yunyun, get away, don't come closer." Jiang Nuan looked at her daughter's small form, consumed by fear in that moment.
Li He sneered as he watched Jiang Siyun's movement: "Overestimating yourself."
The moment Jiang Siyun's figure descended, he swung his fist. However, the punch landed not on Jiang Siyun, but on Mu Jiuchen's shoulder.
*Crack…* Intense pain shot through Mu Jiuchen's shoulder.
"Ugh!" He grunted.
With his daughter safely in his arms, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Daddy…" Jiang Siyun, seeing her father's pale face, cried tears of pain.
At this moment, she realized how weak she was.
She realized that she had been like a moth to a flame just moments ago.
Li He looked at Mu Jiuchen, who was writhing in pain, with a half-smile.
"Your shoulder is broken, your leg is fractured. Mu Jiuchen, I will cripple you. This is the price for kicking me. The last person who kicked me, I kicked him into the sea to feed the fish. But you have to live, live a hundred times more painfully than me."
He took out another steel needle and shot it directly towards Mu Jiuchen's leg.
Jiang Nuan saw his action and suddenly yanked the rope, roaring at Mu Jiuchen: "Mu Jiuchen, take Yunyun and go."
Mu Jiuchen stood up, limping with his daughter in his arms, and looked at Jiang Nuan without blinking: "I'm not leaving."
So what if his shoulder was torn? So what if his legs were crippled? What meaning was there in living in hell without her?
Mu Jiuchen looked at his daughter in his arms and gently coaxed her: "Baby, go hide under those rocks over there and wait for Daddy and Mommy, okay? When Daddy beats up the bad guys, I'll come and take you home."
Jiang Siyun nodded. Her recklessness had led to her father's injury.
"I'll go by myself." She would only be a burden to her parents here.
"Good…" Mu Jiuchen gently set her down, smiling as he watched her go.
His little princess was so sensible!
"Heh heh…!" Li He laughed a few times. "Mu Jiuchen, oh Mu Jiuchen, you are truly fortunate in this life. Love, wealth, three adorable children. Which man in this world can be as happy as you? I'm even jealous."
"But how long can this happiness last?"
As Li He spoke, before Mu Jiuchen could react, he shot another steel needle from his hand.
Mu Jiuchen rolled on the spot, dodging it.
At the same time, reacting quickly, he kicked Li He in the face. Li He's face instantly turned bruised and swollen.
"Ah…" Li He's vision blurred, and tears were about to stream from his eyes from the pain.
As he recovered, his eyes turned cold, and he looked at Mu Jiuchen menacingly: "You're looking for death!"
He lunged at Mu Jiuchen, forgetting that Jiang Nuan was still holding him.
Jiang Nuan yanked hard. Li He missed kicking Mu Jiuchen and was instead flung towards the edge of the cliff by Jiang Nuan.
Simultaneously, a figure quietly approached Mu Jiuchen.
The sun was setting, dyeing half the sky red.
Jiang Nuan looked at Mu Jiuchen and loudly warned him: "Mu Jiuchen, watch your back!"
Mu Jiuchen turned his head and saw one of Li He's subordinates pointing a gun at him.
Mu Jiuchen's dark gaze burned with a fierce flame, and he looked at the man with a sinister expression.
He walked towards him step by step.
With a crazy smile, he said, "Shoot!"
The man had followed Li He for many years. It was always others kneeling before him begging for mercy; this was the first time he had encountered someone telling him to shoot.
Mu Jiuchen charged forward as if possessed, startling the man.
Just as the man was about to shoot, he hesitated, and Mu Jiuchen seized the opportunity.
Li He saw Mu Jiuchen's intention: he wanted to seize the gun.
"Idiot, shoot!"
The next moment, the gunshot rang out, but it was aimed at Li He.
Li He dodged quickly, but his arm was still hit by a bullet.
Mu Jiuchen snatched the gun with one hand and kicked the man's crotch. The moves favored by women were particularly effective when used by men.
The man's eyes widened suddenly. His eyes rolled back, and he collapsed on the ground.
Holding the gun, Mu Jiuchen unhesitatingly aimed it at Li He's head and said, word by word, with fury: "Die!"
"Heh heh…" Li He looked at Mu Jiuchen. "Can you really kill me? Jiang Nuan took two of my needles, she's definitely going to die. And you are about to face your greatest pain."
Mu Jiuchen looked at Jiang Nuan's pale face. She was close to collapsing. In the distance, on the sea, the battle raged.
Li He was the root of the turmoil over the years. If he wasn't eliminated, no one would find peace.
Jiang Nuan knew her physical condition. Li He had taken banned substances and was tireless; they couldn't afford to be worn down.
"Nuannuan, this time, I will definitely protect you!" Mu Jiuchen said and then fired at Li He.
Li He, skilled at using steel needles, simultaneously shot out the needles in his hand as Mu Jiuchen fired.
He rolled on the ground, dodging the bullet, but a steel needle deeply embedded itself in Mu Jiuchen's leg.
"Mu Jiuchen." Jiang Nuan watched with deep concern. These steel needles carried a special toxin, and without an antidote, Mu Jiuchen's leg would be crippled.
Jiang Nuan staggered to her feet and took out a pill, placing it in Mu Jiuchen's mouth.