Chapter 86

“Brother Zhao, what are you doing? We’re on the same side!” Long Xiaoyun, who had been suddenly ambushed by Zhao Zhengyi, clutched his chest and coughed up blood, asking in bewilderment.

He brought Zhao Zhengyi with him to collect money, and he definitely needed to pay them off. Otherwise, if something happened to them, he wouldn’t be able to escape either. So Long Xiaoyun never expected that Zhao Zhengyi would launch a sneak attack on him at this critical moment.

“You guys can explain to your good brothers, throw mud at us, say you were misled by villains, and then you’ll make peace. But what about the three of us? We’ve done all this for nothing, our reputations are ruined, and we might even be hunted down by both the underworld and the legitimate world, or even silenced by the Money Gang. Don’t think we can’t see through your true intentions. I, Master Zhao, know better than anyone what kind of person you, Fourth Master Long, really are.”

Zhao Zhengyi injured Long Xiaoyun, who had long since lost all his power and had little strength, with a single palm strike.

To be honest, Long Xiaoyun was a truly ruthless person. In order to gain Li Xunhuan’s trust and scheme against him, he did not hesitate to use himself as bait. He even colluded with a doctor to damage his dantian, making it impossible for him to practice martial arts for the rest of his life, and he was directly reduced to a cripple.

Li Xunhuan wasn’t the kind of friend or sworn brother who would give away his fiancée or ancestral property to just anyone. Even if he wanted to, he didn’t have that many fiancées and ancestral properties to give away. So, the reason why Long Xiaoyun, who was willing to sacrifice himself to save Li Xunhuan’s life and ultimately became a cripple because of him (in fact, Li Xunhuan wouldn’t have been in any danger even with or without him; on the contrary, his presence was somewhat of a hindrance), was simply because he had fallen in love with his fiancée and was lovesick, heartbroken, and on the verge of death.

As a chivalrous hero, how could I not fulfill my duty to my good brother and uphold my code of brotherhood?

As for whether his fiancée was willing… didn’t he ask her after giving her the silent treatment for a while?

Reeking of alcohol and rouge, he had just returned from a brothel and asked Lin Shiyin, who replied that she had agreed to it herself, so she hadn’t done anything wrong.

Yes, Li Xunhuan thought that way then and he still does now, he… is right.

But people like Zhao Zhengyi, who knew Long Xiaoyun’s background and were even participants in his plan, naturally knew exactly what kind of person Long Xiaoyun was.

Moreover, Lin Shiyin is truly beautiful and pretty, even surpassing Lin Xian’er in some aspects.

Zhao Zhengyi and his so-called brothers were actually all after Lin Shiyin. Zhang Weihao’s illusion was just the unleashing of the demons in their hearts.

So now, “Diamond Hand” Deng Lie and “One Stick to Suppress the World, Three Iron Galls to Stabilize Heaven and Earth” Tian Qi are outside killing people to cover up their crimes, while Zhao Zhengyi is here coercing Long Xiaoyun to hand over his wife, silver notes, and treasures. This way, they will have hostages and won’t be afraid of Long Xiaoyun and Li Xunhuan fighting to the death.

Well, logically speaking, it makes sense. After all, Li Xunhuan isn’t stupid, so the script can’t be too bad; it has to be realistic and the character design has to be appropriate.

Lin Shiyin could hear the commotion outside if she wasn’t deaf. She had deliberately come to her room to talk about these things under the influence of the Sharingan, with the aim of exposing these conspiracies, watching her husband sell her off, and finally being forced to take the aphrodisiac. Then Zhang Weihai would come to her rescue. Hmm… this script is flawless, much more professional and sophisticated than the one Long Xiaoyun and the others prepared for Li Xunhuan.

After all, Zhang Weihao was a real actor in his past life, and he also worked as an investor, producer, and screenwriter, and could be considered a part-time director.

Lin Shiyin listened to everything, word by word, by the window. Her face turned ashen, and she felt her worldview completely collapse. She never imagined that it was all a deception, all a conspiracy.

Now, her husband, fearing exposure because he has offended someone, is planning to hand her over to Zhao Zhengyi and his gang as hostages, along with her son, otherwise she fears she might commit suicide due to unbearable humiliation.

Lin Shiyin knew better than anyone what fate awaited her, a woman, if she fell into the hands of these scumbags. But when she thought of her son, whose martial arts had just been crippled by Li Xunhuan, she had to admit that these people understood her weakness very well. With this arrangement, she probably wouldn’t even be able to commit suicide, otherwise, what would happen to her child?

“Can’t Shiyin leave?”

“What? You can’t bear to part with him? Do you think I really want your bastard son? What I want is for him to strike Long Xiaoyun’s chest again with a powerful palm strike imbued with his inner strength, intending to kill this famous Fourth Master Long directly.”

Having already been struck by a palm, Long Xiaoyun, who was powerless to retaliate, could only watch helplessly as his life slowly slipped away. Memories of the first half of his life flashed before his eyes like a fleeting glimpse…

“You’ve seen it all. Choose for yourself: do you want to eat it yourself, or do I have to feed you? Be a good boy and serve your Master Zhao well, and you and your son will live. Otherwise, I’ll rape and kill you, castrate your precious son, and sell him into the palace to be a eunuch.”