Yang Fei obviously didn't disappear into thin air.

The reason was simple; he had successfully concealed himself.

Yang Fei's stealth skills were already formidable.

Ever since he had cultivated Snake Stupefaction and Turtle Hibernation, his stealth had become nothing short of miraculous.

It had practically reached the peak of human mimicry.

The role he was playing at the moment was that of a dead piece of wood.

This guy was lying in the grass in an odd posture.

The searching bodyguards passed by him back and forth, at least three groups.

Even one group had stepped right over Yang Fei.

But nobody gave Yang Fei so much as a glance.

The rascal chuckled at his trickery.

As a result, the moss at the corner of his mouth fluttered down.

The most dangerous places were where people were least likely to look.

As a master of psychology,

Yang Fei had thoroughly researched the blind spots in human perception.

"Damn, if I could use this trick in the ladies' bathhouse, that would be freaking awesome,"

"I'd pretend to be a clothes rack,"

"Waiting for the beauties to hang their gauzy little towels and lacy panties on me."

This guy, with no sense of being on the battlefield, salivated at the thought.

In the end, he simply stood up, bent at the waist in an arch, and propped his other arm up in a strange pose against a tree trunk.

Bored, he watched the bodyguards searching painstakingly for him and couldn't help but want to yawn.

Just then, a hare burst out from the bushes.

The three bodyguards at nine o'clock all startled and flashed their daggers.

They leaned back against each other, ready for defense, as if facing a formidable enemy.

When the trio realized it was just a hare, they all involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.

"Damn, it's just a hare."

"What the heck, how did that kid just vanish into thin air? Really spooky."

"Could the kid have run away?"

...

The last guy's suggestion immediately won the agreement of the other two.

Only a fool wouldn't run in such a large operation.

Yang Fei arched his back, and his other arm was oddly pointed.

Listening to the three discussing him, he spat silently to himself.

"A bunch of idiotic things."

Suddenly, something slimy slithered onto Yang Fei's neck.

It was cold and kept wriggling.

Yang Fei was startled but quickly realized what it was.

It was a snake that had fallen onto his neck and had even coiled around it.

This scene was not unfamiliar to Yang Fei.

He had encountered many such venomous snakes and scorpions while fighting in the jungles of Yun Province.

Yang Fei grimaced but swore to himself inwardly.

Even if others mistook him for a piece of dead wood.

When cutting a snake, a misstep with the knife could easily slice his own neck open.

Damn snake!

"I just wonder if Su Yinxue has seen the Family Head,"

Wishing to delay as much as possible, Yang Fei thought to himself.

Just then, the three bodyguards who had been searching nearby,

finally noticed the snake coiled around Yang Fei's neck.

"Watch out, a snake!"

...

One bodyguard yelled, his dagger gleaming, as he rushed over.

The other two also startled and charged forward together.

Yang Fei sighed, grabbed the snake from his neck, and threw it at the men.

Immediately after, like a leopard, he pounced on them.

The bodyguards saw a flash before their eyes as the venomous snake flew at them.

And when they saw the half-piece of dead wood come to life, they were scared witless.

It was like seeing a ghost!

Yang Fei took advantage of their shock; executing Swallows Fly Together, he soared into the air.

His toes kicked out in a chain, striking both bodyguards precisely on their Yang Acupoints.

The two bodyguards slumped, instantly passing out.

Yang Fei hadn't used lethal force.

Otherwise, these two guys would have been dead on the spot.

The third bodyguard, however, was scared witless by a venomous snake flying through the air.

He clenched the snake's vital seven-inch area with both hands, his eyes glazed over, and his whole body shivered uncontrollably.

Yang Fei sighed, grabbed the snake, and flung it far away.

Immediately after, he chopped a palm down on the back of that man's neck.

The bodyguard, with a look of terror in his eyes, glanced at Yang Fei.

Then, the guy's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground.

At that moment, two groups of bodyguards nearby had already heard the noise and rushed over.

"There's that guy over there!"

"Catch him!"

...

Several bodyguards shouted as they sped towards Yang Fei as fast as the wind.

Yang Fei chuckled with a smirk.

With a roll, he positioned himself in the middle of five bodyguards.

Immediately, Yang Fei executed a Thomas full spin, unleashing a 360-degree sweeping kick that whistled through the air.

The five bodyguards fell to the ground like chopped wood.

Yang Fei sprang to his feet, as quick as lightning.

He extended his palm blade and delivered a blow to the Yang Acupoint and the back of the head for each person.

Without so much as a grunt, the five men instantly passed out.

As more bodyguards swooped in,

Yang Fei's figure lightly leapt up, sprinting over a cluster of bushes.

When he touched down, he rolled once and disappeared without a trace.

Three or four groups of fully armed bodyguards charged over.

Yet they found only falling maple leaves and silent, still grass.

Yang Fei had long since vanished.

The crowd exchanged baffled looks.

All of them saw the fear reflected in their companions' eyes.

Was this guy human or ghost?

These chief bodyguards were no ordinary people.

Most of them were retired Special Forces, employed by the Yi Family on a high salary to guard their residence.

These men were handsomely rewarded, each earning at least two hundred thousand a year in salary.

Moreover, they held high status and positions within the Yi Family.

The bodyguards had their own dedicated dining hall, bathrooms, and cleaning staff.

Employing them, the Yi Family never felt it was a loss.

These twenty-odd chief bodyguards were incredibly important to the Yi Family.

Business trips, negotiations, and necessary social functions—they were everywhere.

With the exception of the Elders' Hall, whose status was even higher.

These bodyguards were the true Guardian Gods of the Yi Family.

Of course, these bodyguards had never disappointed the Yi Family.

So far, this family's team of bodyguards

had resolved four kidnapping crises and more than ten violent attacks for the Yi Family.

Even, during the most recent rescue of Yi Family hostages,

Before the special police arrived, they had already successfully subdued the armed criminals,

rescuing the kidnapped people of the Yi Family without a scratch.

Under normal circumstances, these bodyguards were usually on vacation.

Even in the case of an emergency mission, they never needed full mobilization.

Dispatching just one team was enough to successfully accomplish the mission.

Just a moment ago, when everyone received the mission,

They had even joked about the madame being overly anxious—it was just about capturing two people.

Yet she had ordered more than twenty chief bodyguards to mobilize in full.

And everyone knew that Miss Su Yinxue was nothing but a delicate woman.

There were so many experts, all to deal with just that one man by the Miss's side.

Twenty against one, no matter how capable the opponent.

These twenty-plus powerful bodyguards could easily catch him.

But now, everyone was dumbfounded.

So far, no one had managed to get a clear glimpse of the attacker.

And about half of their companions had already been beaten to a pulp by that man.

Everyone looked at their unconscious comrades lying on the ground.

And felt a chill run down their spines.

The enemy lurking within Maple Forest—who in the world was this formidable figure?

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