Episode 41: Midnight Assassin

  Night falls, gradually covering the entire sky, but Longtan City is now covered with all kinds of lights, like a city that never sleeps, showing off the prosperity of this modern international metropolis.

  In the special care ward of the inpatient department on the eighth floor of Longtan City People's Hospital, Li Yan quietly looked at his mother's sleeping face, and a faint glimmer of cold light flashed in his eyes.

  "Nurse, I'm going to rest on the bed outside for a while. My mother has entrusted you with her care." With a forced smile, Li Yan handed over his responsibility to the nurse and dragged his tired body out of the room. In the brief moment when their bodies passed each other, he seemed to feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but it vanished instantly.

  He shook his head helplessly, let out a bitter laugh, and walked heavily to the nurse's station outside the ICU, where he lay down on the bed. Although he was no longer as weak as before, even a master of martial arts would still feel tired and fatigued after such an ordeal. However, this level of fatigue was not enough to bother Li Yan, because he had something to do.

  A ripple in the air, and Li Yan's primordial spirit immediately escaped from his body, leaving it behind. In an instant, he passed through the door and appeared in the corridor.

  Yuanshen is an extremely mysterious existence, between physical and virtual bodies. Even if it can be seen with the naked eye, all monitoring devices cannot capture any image of it, unless it encounters a loose immortal master with much higher cultivation than itself to track it down. Otherwise, it's basically like coming and going without a trace, which is also where Li Yan's confidence in openly avenging himself lies.

  He traversed through walls and voids, Li Yan swiftly returned to his own home, storing the Black Wind Mastiff within his Mustard Seed Space. Immediately after, with a flick of his wrist, ripples of air fluctuated in the atmosphere, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of murderous intent that vanished as quickly as it appeared.

  "One, two, three...... eight, nine, ten! Ten people, humph! Not a single one of you can escape!" A cold snort escaped Li Yan's lips, and immediately, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he followed the lingering aura to track them down.

  At this moment, Wang Jie and Liao Qiang were in a parking lot on the outskirts of town, making dense arrangements for Jiang Xian's nine people to escape. They didn't know that Li Ping wasn't dead, they just thought they had killed someone, so naturally they wanted to escape.

  Since Friday, Liao Qiang began to arrange his men to find the address of Li Yan's home after receiving Wang Jie's entrustment. As one of the largest underground forces in Longtan City, Hei Hu Bang indeed has a remarkable ability. Although it was only part of Liao Qiang's men, they still found Li Yan's home location at around 3-4 pm today after a day of investigation. Liao Qiang hastily informed Wang Jie of the news as if presenting a treasure.

  The pent-up anger made Wang Jie decide that this time he must vent his grievances thoroughly, and not just think of beating Li Yan once, but beat him in his home, in front of his family members, humiliate him, and then teach his family a lesson in front of him, making him feel ashamed and humiliated both physically and mentally. Wang Jie thought that only by doing so could he make Li Yan remember that there were some people he couldn't afford to offend.

  So, King Wang immediately took Jiang Xian and others to drive straight to Li Yan's home. However, when they arrived at Li Yan's house in a mighty manner, they found that Li Yan was not at home at this time. After searching the rooms inside and outside, there was only Li Yan's mother, Li Ping, alone.

  Unable to find Li Yan, Wang Jie suddenly felt suffocated and furious in his heart, which had reached its peak at this moment. He immediately ordered someone to beat up Li Ping, but unexpectedly found Li Yan's phone number on Li Ping's mobile phone. So he called to threaten Li Yan, asking him to come back quickly.

  Li Ping, upon hearing the news, suddenly went into a frenzy of struggle, shouting for Li Yan not to come back. In the chaos, she bit Wang Jie's mouth, but was pushed down by Wang Jie and knocked against the wall, fainting away. Since he had never personally harmed anyone before, Wang Jie was immediately shocked and lost his composure. Then, Jiang Xian and others rummaged through the room in a chaotic manner, pretending it was a burglary scene, before hastily fleeing the scene.

  Murder is punishable by death, so Wang Jie naturally didn't want to be caught and executed. He had no choice but to arrange for Jiang Xian and the others to escape as soon as possible. As for silencing them by killing them, although he wanted to do it, after all, they were brothers in the gang, and if he did that, he was afraid it would cause dissatisfaction among others.

  "Don't worry, Young Master, we'll take care of this matter. No matter what happens, it won't implicate you!" Jiang Xian's eyes lit up at the sight of the one million yuan Wang Jie had given him, and he spoke out in a loud and boastful tone.

  Wang Jie gave a glance to Liao Qiang beside him, and immediately, Liao Qiang said in a low voice: "The money has been given to you, the car has also been arranged for you, remember, all of you, within three years, do not come back to Longtan City again!"

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Xian immediately said in a deep voice: "Gang Ge, rest assured, we came out to mix and talk about a sense of justice. If the young master gives us face like this, how can we do things that go against our words?"

  Wang Jie felt slightly relieved and smiled faintly: "Alright then, time is pressing, you'd better hurry up and leave."

  "Where are you going?" Just then, out of the pitch-black night sky, a sinister and eerie voice suddenly echoed over, lingering in the deserted parking lot on the outskirts.

  This parking lot is located in the suburbs and is newly built. The large parking lot has only a few cars parked, making it very empty. A few people had just done something wrong and were looking around cautiously, but they didn't see anyone approaching. Suddenly, a strange voice came out of nowhere, causing everyone to be shocked. Wang Jie couldn't help but exclaim: "Wh...what person?!"

  "Tap! Tap! Tap..." In the darkness, the crisp footsteps grew louder and closer. A figure gradually emerged from the shadows, and before long, it had arrived in front of everyone. Under the dim light, a slender shadow stretched out on the ground.

  "Li Yan!" Wang Jie let out a loud roar as he took in the appearance of the newcomer. Immediately, Jiang Xian's several brothers rushed forward and surrounded Li Yan, but they didn't take action right away, after all, this matter still depended on Wang Jie's orders.

  "My mother was injured, it must have been you who did it!" Looking at the few people surrounding him, Li Yan seemed completely unbothered, his gaze fixed tightly on Wang Jie's face, his words laced with a hint of suppressed anger and a faint aura of killing intent that began to gather around him.

  "What's it to you?" Wang Jie sneered, saying: "Who told you to be so stubborn and not reflect on your own identity? Is Yang Xueying someone you can get close to?"

  As he spoke, he waved his hand, signaling Jiang Xian and others to look around cautiously, checking if there were any police nearby. After all, in his opinion, Li Yan's ability to find this place was absolutely suspicious, so it was better to be cautious!

  "No need to look, it's just me." Li Yan let out a cold laugh and immediately took a deep breath, then asked in a low voice: "So, the last time that guy called 'Hornet' led people to block me, was that also your doing?"

  "Brother Qiang, Brother Jiang, Young Master, these four weeks no one has come, and there is no sign of the police." Just then, a younger brother responsible for reconnaissance ran over and whispered in Liao Qiang's ear.

  Upon hearing this, Wang Jie couldn't help but smile wryly. At this moment, he had already confirmed that there were no police around, and seeing more than a dozen people including Liao Qiang and Jiang Xian behind him, his courage grew significantly. He immediately responded without any reserve: "That's right!"

  "Good! Good! Good!" Upon hearing this, Li Yan's mouth suddenly burst out with three "good"s in a row, his voice loud and clear, echoing far and wide into the night sky.

  Suddenly, Li Yan raised his head, and in his eyes, two sharp lights flowed out, staring straight at Wang Jie: "You have guts, I've said it before, if you dare to move my family, I'll make you watch your whole family die with you!"

  "Accompanying burial? I'll send you to be buried first!" Wang Jie heard this and suddenly became furious, shouting loudly: "Jiang Xian, take action for me, beat this kid to death, I'll take responsibility!"

  Jiang Xian and others had been intimidated by Li Yan earlier, so they were already rubbing their fists and itching for a fight. In their eyes, the current Li Yan was just a piece of meat on the chopping board, with no ability to counterattack at all. With Wang Jie's order, Jiang Xian immediately swung his hand, and the several people surrounding Li Yan suddenly attacked him simultaneously!