Bao Xiong stood behind Tan Shaojie, enraged upon hearing this, about to pounce towards Ling Zhenfei, yet Tan Shaojie merely gave a cold laugh and stopped him with a gesture.

"Ling Zhenfei, you are a member of the Martial Arts World after all. Surely you don't lack the courage to face a one-on-one battle?"

Staring in the direction where Ling Zhenfei was hiding, a cold murderous intent erupted in Tan Shaojie's eyes like blade light: "Actually, I know what you're thinking. You want to stall for time, waiting for reinforcements to come to the rescue, right? However, don't forget, if I didn't have a backup plan, I certainly wouldn't have waded into these troubled waters so easily."

"Bring her up here!"

With the fall of Tan Shaojie's chilling words, he gestured with a snap of his fingers, and Green Fox pushed forward a woman bound tightly.

"Ah!"

Seeing the tied-up woman, Ling Zhenfei and Han Lian were both shocked. They clearly recognized her - the bound woman was none other than Lin Yuluo, the daughter of Binyang's wealthiest, Lin Zhengnan!

When had Tan Shaojie kidnapped Lin Yuluo?

This was utterly beyond the expectations of Ling Zhenfei and Han Lian. The two quickly exchanged glances, feeling utterly helpless.

"Ling Zhenfei, this beauty here needs no introduction, I presume you recognize her? Hehe, you didn't expect this, did you? You have hostages in your hands, and I have also prepared one for you!"

Tan Shaojie glanced at Lin Yuluo with a sardonic smile, his face full of triumph.

"Villain, you killed my father, I will not let you off!"

In the Lin Family household, Lin Yuluo had watched Tan Shaojie order his men to kill her father, and she herself had been forcefully tied up and brought here.

At this moment, her hatred for Tan Shaojie and his gang of villains had reached its peak. Just as she was about to rush at Tan Shaojie in a fight to the death, she was firmly held back by Green Fox.

Tan Shaojie seemed to ignore Lin Yuluo's existence entirely, continuing to sneer at Ling Zhenfei: "Brother Ling, why don't we make a deal? You release Master Kun Ze and Chi Hu, and I'll let this woman go. How about that?"

"Zhenfei, don't fall for his trap!" Seeing Lin Yuluo captured, Han Lian was also anxious and quickly called out to Ling Zhenfei.

But the situation was urgent; Tan Shaojie was a notoriously fickle and petty man, leaving her unsure of the sincerity of his words.

Even if the hostages were exchanged, whether they could safely leave the place remained an open question!

How astute was Ling Zhenfei? How could he not see through Tan Shaojie's malicious intentions?

Upon hearing this, Ling Zhenfei's eyes flashed with a sneer, and he coldly said to the triumphant Tan Shaojie: "People of the Martial Arts World should act with integrity. Tan Shaojie, since you dare claim to be one of us, I'll take you at your word this time. I'll exchange the hostages with you!"

Although Ling Zhenfei knew that Kun Ze Haosan was a felon, he couldn't just watch Lin Yuluo fall into evil hands without taking action.

"Zhenfei!"

Hearing that Ling Zhenfei was actually agreeing to the exchange, Han Lian was taken aback and attempted to urgently stop him.

Han Lian wasn't heartless, but he knew well that dealing with the cunning and unpredictable Tan Shaojie was like making a deal with a tiger for its skin.

"Ling Zhenfei, just go quickly, don't worry about me!" Lin Yuluo felt gratitude towards Ling Zhenfei, but she also didn't want to watch him fall into danger because of herself.

"Han Lian, Yuluo, you both needn't worry. I doubt he'd dare to pull any tricks!"

Ling Zhenfei signaled to Han Lian with his eyes, assuring her not to worry, then he pushed Kun Ze Haosan and Chi Hu forward.

"Hahaha, Ling Zhenfei, aren't you very impressive? Yet in front of our Young Master, aren't you just like a subdued grandchild? Hahaha, you think you can contend with our Young Master? You're still too green!"

Chi Hu harbored a grudge for being defeated by Ling Zhenfei with a single move, which was undoubtedly the greatest humiliation of his career as an assassin.

His hatred for Ling Zhenfei was bone-deep, yet he had not found a chance for revenge, and now that he was about to regain his freedom, he couldn't help but feel excessively smug.

"A dog with broken bones will inevitably whine pathetically when it sees its master. Chi Hu, I understand how you feel right now. However, I advise you to wait until you get back before you grovel to your master!"

Ling Zhenfei scoffed coldly, his finger sharply pressing on Chi Hu's mute acupoint, instantly cutting off Chi Hu's maniacal laughter and replacing it with a string of frustrated, mute-like screeches.

Seeing one of his men making a fool of himself in public, Tan Shaojie's expression darkened, and from a distance, he waved at Ling Zhenfei, "Stop! Ling Zhenfei, let's take that signpost as a marker and release our men at the same time!"

Being a sly and crafty person himself, Tan Shaojie naturally used his own mindset to guess Ling Zhenfei's intentions and pointed to a signpost between the two men.

"Fine!"

Ling Zhenfei sneered, "Let's count to three and release them together!"

Under a mutual agreement, Lin Yuluo, Kun Ze Haosan, and Chi Hu each ran toward the opposite direction.

Tan Shaojie stood there seemingly nonchalantly, with a cold smile on his face. As he saw Kun Ze Haosan and Chi Hu nearing his own men, while Lin Yuluo was still some distance from Ling Zhenfei, a contemptuous snort escaped from under his nose.

Bang!

As the scornful snort burst from his nose, Tan Shaojie suddenly produced a pistol in his hand, aimed at Lin Yuluo's back, and fired.

It must be said that Tan Shaojie, as a member of the Chen List, was indeed a ruthless character.

Having killed Lin Zhengnan, how could he allow Lin Yuluo to live and bring endless trouble to himself?

"No good! Miss Lin, be careful!"

Han Lian, standing beside Ling Zhenfei, clearly saw Tan Shaojie raise his gun and fire, but her warning cry could not outspeed the bullet. Though she shouted in time, it seemed to be too late to make a difference.

Though Ling Zhenfei seemed calm and collected standing there, Tan Shaojie's motion of firing the gun could not escape his Perspective Divine Eye.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Almost simultaneously with Han Lian's shout, Ling Zhenfei's lips curled into a scornful sneer as he flicked his right hand, sending three blindingly rapid light darts shooting out.

To everyone's surprise, the three rapid light darts were each aimed at Lin Yuluo, Kun Ze Haosan, and Chi Hu!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The projectiles launched by Ling Zhenfei whistled through the air, carrying a thunderous force that seemed even faster than the bullets, zooming forward with a roar.

The first rapid light dart seemed to target Lin Yuluo, but as if it had eyes, it suddenly flashed brightly just before piercing into Lin Yuluo's body, striking the oncoming bullet head-on.

Boom!

The collision between the rapid light and the bullet created an ear-piercing sonic boom, and the two forces quickly dissipated into nothingness.

Though the crisis for Lin Yuluo was averted, Kun Ze Haosan and Chi Hu were not so fortunate.

The two rapid light darts instantly penetrated their bodies and, while not possessing the instant killing power of bullets, tormented them severely, causing them to twist their bodies and emit a series of strange howls.

"Finger-Flick Thunder! Boy, you can actually perform Finger-Flick Thunder! Your cultivation..."

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