"Little Qiang, you must be careful! If you don't come out in twenty minutes, I'll call Old Tang," Liu Juyi solemnly instructed.

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded to Liu Juyi and then headed towards the alley with Guo Biao.

Watching Wang Xiaoqiang follow those two fierce men into the alley, Liu Juyi's heart hung in suspense. She had never seen such a thing before and had never been so worried about a man in her life.

Due to the recent crackdown on public security in Huagui County, the Laojie area had suddenly become quiet. The usual street hoodlums who frequented this place had vanished.

The secluded alley was originally a dead end, damp and dark, and usually, hardly anyone came here.

There were two young men in the alley, one tall and one short, each with an Azure Dragon tattoo on their arms, holding steel rods over a foot long, both had cigarettes in their mouths, and their faces bore a scoundrel-like expression.

Under the supervision of these two thugs, Xia Sanwa was cowering honestly against the wall. His hair was unkempt, his clothes were disheveled and dirty, he was clutching his stomach, and gently moaning. His face was bruised black and blue. Clearly, he had been used by Guo Biao as bait today, but not entirely as bait.

From the current situation, this was not a deception scheme at all; Guo Biao had been harsh with Xia Sanwa.

This also showed that Xia Sanwa had not willingly conspired with Guo Biao to trick Wang Xiaoqiang; if anything, he was forced into this desperate situation.

Walking deeper into the alley and seeing this scene, Wang Xiaoqiang felt it was necessary to have come. If he hadn't come today, Guo Biao might not have killed Xia Sanwa but would have beaten him half to death.

"Little Qiang, Uncle didn't lie to you..." Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang had finally arrived, Xia Sanwa breathed a sigh of relief and said, looking up, "Uncle was almost beaten to death!"

Although Wang Xiaoqiang despised Xia Sanwa's character and actions, seeing a fellow villager beaten like this, rage uncontrollably rose in his heart, and he glared angrily at Guo Biao. "You really do go too far..."

"After all, he is my future father-in-law, so naturally, I wouldn't be too harsh on him," Guo Biao said lightly, his gaze fixed on Wang Xiaoqiang like a hunter sizing up his prey, his face bearing a sinister and playful smile. "But when dealing with you, I certainly won't be soft!"

As Guo Biao said this, the two thugs holding the rods saw Wang Xiaoqiang enter the alley and stopped attending to Xia Sanwa. They threw away the cigarettes in their mouths and walked menacingly towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

Guo Biao's expression turned cold, and he ordered the two men with rods, "Disable him, so he can never be with a woman again in his life!"

The two thugs moved at his command, swinging their steel rods towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew that Guo Biao's main target today was himself, so he had been prepared. As the steel rods swung towards him, he immediately dodged backwards.

The two ruffians hadn't expected Wang Xiaoqiang to be so agile; missing their swing, their faces showed angry and frantic expressions. However, before they could react, Wang Xiaoqiang had already made his move, kicking one high thug in the abdomen where the Five Elements Spiritual Spring quickly moved to his left foot, releasing a burst of Metal Element Spiritual Energy.

Bang!

When Wang Xiaoqiang's foot landed on the man's abdomen, a white light flashed brightly like lightning, then quickly vanished.

The tall thug, as if struck by a stun gun, rebounded and fell to the ground.

Just then, the shorter thug saw an opportunity and savagely swung his rod towards Wang Xiaoqiang's left shoulder.

With bare hands against two, inevitably missing something, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't dodge in time but instinctively shrank his body. At this moment, the Five Elements Spiritual Spring quickly moved from his right foot to his left shoulder.

Bang!

The shorter thug's rod struck Wang Xiaoqiang's shoulder. The savage smile on his face suddenly froze, followed by a look of pain. The rod felt like it had hit a highly elastic spring. Not only was the steel rod deflected, but his arm was also numbed by the shock.

As the steel rod made contact, the intense pain he had anticipated did not occur. Wang Xiaoqiang felt the Spirit Spring Eye right at the spot where the steel rod struck, suddenly emitting a cold and cutting aura. That aura, like a shield of Qi, repelled the steel rod.

The Aura of Geng Metal could be used for attack, but surprisingly also for defense, something Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't expected. However, he had no time for surprises, as, during the moment the shorter thug's right arm was numbed, Wang Xiaoqiang punched his stomach.

Bang!

Only he could see the sudden flash of white light, sharp like lightning. Accompanied by the white light, his fist, like a stun gun, sent the shorter thug flying off his feet and backwards through the air.

The final impact against the wall brought the man down.

Seeing that the two brothers holding steel pipes were no match for Wang Xiaoqiang, Guo Biao and Hua Tianlong both felt uneasy and frantically drew a dagger from their waists.

The tall thug who was kicked down by Wang Xiaoqiang clutched his stomach and struggled to get up, only for Wang Xiaoqiang to walk over and kick him down to the ground again. Then he snatched the steel pipe from his hand and advanced toward Guo Biao and Hua Tianlong.

Hua Tianlong had become the boss of the Green Dragon Gang not because he was a great fighter, nor was Guo Biao the second in command because he was notably righteous, but because both had some minor backgrounds in Huagui County Town. Guo Biao's uncle, Guo Xiongzhi, was the chief of Laojie Police Station and Hua Tianlong's cousin was the deputy head of the Public Security Brigade.

With these backgrounds, their Green Dragon Gang thrived near Old Street and gradually became dominant. Habitually, they collected protection money from small vendors and controlled the entertainment venues in the Old Street area, their gang swaggering unchecked and lawless.

Unexpectedly, today in their own territory, they were being taught a lesson by a country boy. Regrettably, with the security crackdown being so intense recently, it wasn't advisable for members of the Green Dragon Gang to emerge in large numbers, lest they attract police attention.

Both Guo Biao had previously suffered at the hands of Wang Xiaoqiang and were already extremely wary of him. Now seeing Wang Xiaoqiang armed with an additional steel pipe, they did not dare to attack him even if they were given a couple more doses of courage.

Just because they didn't provoke Wang Xiaoqiang didn't mean he would let them go. Wang Xiaoqiang, with a steel pipe in his right hand, tapped it leisurely against the palm of his left as he stepped forward, pressuring the two men.

Guo Biao could only retreat step by step.

Eventually, the two men were cornered in a dead end of the alley, with nowhere left to retreat.

They exchanged glances and then, gathering their courage, they charged at Wang Xiaoqiang together.

Though each held a dagger, with the Aura of Geng Metal for protection, Wang Xiaoqiang was not afraid at all. Moreover, his steel pipe was longer than their daggers, giving him a definite advantage.

As the two lunged forward with their daggers, Wang Xiaoqiang stepped back and swept his stick in front of him.

Bang! Bang!

The steel pipe hit the incoming daggers, sending Guo Biao's dagger flying immediately, and although Hua Tianlong's dagger didn't fly out of his hand, the massive shock numbed his wrist and cracked his palm, oozing blood.

Seeing Guo Biao's dagger fall, Wang Xiaoqiang dropped his guard against him and swung his stick at Hua Tianlong.

Hua Tianlong quickly recoiled backwards.

Wang Xiaoqiang did not give him the chance to retreat and followed up with another swing.

Bang!

The stick smashed onto Hua Tianlong's right wrist, sending his dagger flying, and amid Hua Tianlong's cries of pain, Wang Xiaoqiang kept swinging his steel pipe, creating a whooshing sound, and continued to slam it down. Each strike produced a thudding sound of flesh being hit.

Accompanying this were Hua Tianlong's screams and howls.

Guo Biao dazedly watched Wang Xiaoqiang punish Hua Tianlong, and with each of Hua Tianlong's cries, Guo Biao shuddered. Just as he came to his senses and thought of escaping, Wang Xiaoqiang's stick flew out, striking right at his knee.

Guo Biao's legs gave out as he thumped down on the ground.

Wang Xiaoqiang walked over, stepped on his head, and kept slamming him. Guo Biao's face, like a deflating ball, continued to deform, instantly swelling up purple. Because his mouth was pushed against the ground, he couldn't even cry out in pain but only snorted from his nostrils, producing a noise like a pig snorting, in extreme agony.

After tormenting him for a while, Wang Xiaoqiang coldly spoke, "Guo Biao, let's end today's incident here. I'll repeat what I said before, do not harass Xia Guifang anymore, or next time it won't be so easy."

Having said that, Wang Xiaoqiang let go of Guo Biao, who was like a dead pig, and then walked toward Xia Sanwa.

At that moment, Xia Sanwa, crouching by the wall, was staring intensely at Wang Xiaoqiang, with a complex and unrecognizable expression as if he didn't know Wang Xiaoqiang at all, or as if he was looking at an alien. He wore a bewildered expression.

In his eyes, Wang Xiaoqiang had always been a frail young man, hardly a match for this gang of thugs. Even when he heard about Wang Xiaoqiang standing up for Xia Guifang and knocking down Guo Biao before, he could hardly believe it. However, Wang Xiaoqiang's performance today utterly exceeded his expectations.

The scene of Wang Xiaoqiang fighting and decisively beating four members of the Green Dragon Gang just now was like something out of a movie, giving him an unreal feeling.

It wasn't until Wang Xiaoqiang came up to him and pulled him up that he tightly grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's hand, and, in a tone mocking himself, he asked, "Little Qiang, are you really Little Qiang?"

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