Bang—
With a muffled thud, Li Cun followed in the footsteps of the Zhang brothers, reduced to a bloody pulp.
"Chen Xiao, you actually killed her?"
Li Ziqing was utterly shocked. She had only intended to teach Li Cun a lesson, to deter her from bothering her again.
She had never intended to actually kill Li Cun. After all, that girl was from the Li family. Killing her would surely provoke a furious retaliation from the Li family.
She had absolutely not expected Chen Xiao's actions to be so swift, leaving her no chance to intervene.
"Since she wanted to kill you, she should have been prepared to be killed in return. Leaving such a person alive would only lead to trouble sooner or later. Why wouldn't I kill her?"
Chen Xiao spread his hands, asking indifferently.
Li Ziqing gave a wry smile. "But if you kill Li Cun, the Li family will surely retaliate fiercely..."
"Heh, retaliation?"
Chen Xiao sneered. "Then let them come. When they ganged up to drive you out of the imperial city back then, their fate was already sealed, because you met me!"
Li Ziqing's heart was greatly shaken. She had indeed chosen the right man.
Her grievances with the five great families were far from over. Avenging her parents was something she had to achieve in this life.
She had originally thought she was willing to pay any price for it.
But now, she hesitated.
Because she had met a man who was willing to defy the world for her.
She was no longer just hers; she also belonged to Chen Xiao.
As her thoughts wandered, Chen Xiao suddenly said dismissively, "Besides, the Li family might not dare to retaliate."
Chen Xiao had already killed Zhao Hongyuan of the Zhao family. He had expected the Zhao family, as one of the five great families of the imperial city, to immediately launch a furious retaliation.
Yet, almost two months had passed, and the Zhao family had made no move.
Therefore, these so-called five great families of the imperial city were probably just bullies who picked on the weak and feared the strong, posing no threat.
Li Ziqing, unaware of these matters, couldn't help but ask, "Chen Xiao, why do you say that?"
Just as Chen Xiao was about to explain, a phone began to ring from the ground.
It was Li Cun's mobile phone, which had fallen to the ground when Chen Xiao had sent her flying.
It was fortunate that it fell to the ground, otherwise, it would have been blown to smithereens along with Li Cun.
Chen Xiao glanced at it and saw that the caller ID displayed Li Xun.
What a coincidence. Chen Xiao had been looking for Li Xun, and he immediately walked over to pick up the phone.
"Baby, how are things on your end? Are you missing me?"
As soon as the call was connected, a sickeningly sweet voice came from the other end.
Hearing this voice, Chen Xiao was instantly bewildered.
Baby? Missing me?
Wasn't this Li Xun Li Cun's own brother? Could it be that these siblings...
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao felt a chill run down his spine, and goosebumps rose all over him.
"Hello, baby, why aren't you talking... Is it inconvenient because someone is around?"
Seeing no response from the other side, Li Xun immediately inquired.
Chen Xiao cleared his throat and said faintly, "Don't call me that. I'm not your baby."
"Who are you? Why is my sister's phone in your hand?"
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's voice, Li Xun immediately became vigilant.
"You must be Li Xun, right? Don't be anxious. Let's talk slowly."
As Chen Xiao spoke, he activated the video call, and Li Xun's large face immediately appeared on the phone screen.
Judging by the background, he seemed to be in a restroom or something similar. It made sense; he wouldn't be flirting with his own sister in public.
"It's you? Aren't you from Medicine King Valley?"
Li Xun recognized Chen Xiao at once and then bombarded him with a series of questions, "Why is my sister's phone in your hand? What did you do to her? Where is she now?"
"She's right here."
Chen Xiao switched the phone's camera to focus on the pool of blood on the ground.
"There's no sign of my sister here. You're fucking lying to me!"
"Why don't you take a closer look?"
"There's clearly nothing there. Wait, you're saying... You bastard, how dare you! You dare to harm my sister. Do you know who we are?"
Initially, Li Xun hadn't noticed the bloodstain on the ground. After Chen Xiao's reminder, he finally reacted.
What followed was an outburst of immense rage.
Chen Xiao chuckled, "Of course, I know who you are. Do you know who I am?"
"Who exactly are you?"
Li Xun asked through gritted teeth.
"You're making such a big fuss, bringing the Underworld Hall into Jiangbei, and you don't even know who your biggest opponent is? You're too reckless!"
Chen Xiao said with a playful tone.
"You are the boss of Jiangbei, Chen Xiao?!"
Li Xun finally realized.
"That's right, you guessed correctly!"
Chen Xiao even snapped his fingers at him.
"You bastard, I don't care who you are. If you dare to harm my sister, I will tear you to shreds!"
On the phone screen, Li Xun's eyes turned red at a visible rate.
"I couldn't ask for more. I'll be waiting for you in Jiang City. Hurry up and come over!"
Chen Xiao said with a teasing smile. "Oh, and by the way, a little reminder: you'd better bring more people. Twenty Hua Jing Grandmasters aren't enough for me to kill... Oh, I almost forgot, the useless Zhang twins are already dead. Now there are only eighteen left..."
As he spoke, Chen Xiao suddenly heard a bang from the other end, and the video feed went black.
Presumably, Li Xun on the other end had become so enraged that he had smashed his phone!
"Chen Xiao, are you sure about provoking him like this? I don't understand these things, so don't laugh at me, but eighteen Hua Jing Grandmasters, can you really handle them?"
Li Ziqing walked over, asking with concern.
"Heh, let me put it this way... To me, Hua Jing Grandmasters are no different from ordinary people."
Chen Xiao said faintly.
Li Ziqing was so shocked that she covered her small mouth. In her understanding, every Hua Jing Grandmaster was a prominent figure who dominated a region, incredibly formidable.
Yet, in Chen Xiao's eyes, they were no different from ordinary people.
She could no longer imagine how powerful her man truly was.
"Then I can rest assured."
Li Ziqing's furrowed brow finally relaxed, and then she suddenly asked, "Chen Xiao, can I ask you something? How are you so powerful?"
In fact, this question had been lingering in her mind for a long time, but she had always been hesitant to ask.
She was afraid that Chen Xiao would get angry if she asked, and also afraid that Chen Xiao wouldn't tell her the answer.
Chen Xiao looked at Li Ziqing, thought seriously for a moment, and finally asked, "Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?"
"The truth, of course!"
Li Ziqing said, rolling her eyes.
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, then said softly, "The truth is, I once had a dream..."