Teresa's words were by no means exaggerated. The Life Science Research Institute, established by the Kingdom of Great Britain on a secluded island, indeed enjoyed a high reputation worldwide.
If its director, Frilank, and his assistant were to meet their end in Huaxia, it would send shockwaves across the globe.
This would also bring considerable trouble to Huaxia.
Upon hearing Teresa's warning, Huang Canrong laughed triumphantly and boomed, "The consequences are severe? Haha, beautiful woman, do you know what? This is precisely the consequence I desire!"
"Just imagine, your group arrives in Huaxia, and suddenly you all vanish without a trace. The people at your Life Science Research Institute will surely panic."
"By then, they'll definitely rush to Huaxia to demand you from Cheng Xiaofan. If Cheng Xiaofan can't produce you, no matter how heaven-defying his abilities, he'll likely not escape death."
He then looked at Lei Zi, standing beside him, and grinned sinisterly, "Lei Zi, you invited your master to Zhuxi Village to deal with that Cheng Xiaofan. It seems this time, your master won't have to confront him directly to bring about his demise!"
"Master is brilliant!"
Lei Zi exclaimed happily, "Once Cheng Xiaofan is eliminated, the entire Zhuxi Village will belong to us, master and disciple!"
Huang Canrong chuckled, "What my master is most concerned about is seizing the workshop that produces the top-grade Happy Wine!"
"Rest assured, once Cheng Xiaofan, that stumbling block, is removed, not only will his family's winery be yours, but even that Bai Yiling will also be yours!"
Huang Canrong nodded, glanced at Teresa, and said with a smile, "Lei Zi, it's getting late. Master will entertain this foreign beauty for a while. The other two foreigners are your responsibility!"
Lei Zi replied, "Understood, I'll deal with them immediately!"
"Come, foreign beauty, let's have some fun!" Huang Canrong stepped up to Teresa and grabbed her cheek.
Teresa cried out in alarm, "Ruffian, take your dirty hands off me!"
"Haha, foreign girl, cooperate with me properly, and I'll ensure you have a very satisfying death, without any pain!"
Huang Canrong shoved Teresa to the ground, pressed himself onto her, and leered.
Teresa struggled desperately, screaming hysterically, "Help—!"
"Chirp!"
Just then, a clear, long cry echoed from the sky.
Simultaneously, a dark figure descended from above.
Bang!
With a flying kick, the dark figure sent Huang Canrong, who was on top of Teresa, flying.
As Lei Zi was swinging his cleaver towards Frilank, a gust of wind brushed past his ear, and a figure appeared before him.
Slap!
A slap landed squarely on his face.
"Ah, damn it, who dares to slap me!"
Stunned by the blow, Lei Zi somersaulted backward and landed on the ground, roaring in anger.
As he scrambled to his feet, dizzy and disoriented, he caught sight of the person beside him and froze, exclaiming, "How could it be you?"
At that moment, Harrigan, surrounded by several village ruffians, recognized the newcomer and cried out in ecstatic relief, "Cheng Xiaofan, Mr. Cheng, save me!"
Cheng Xiaofan flickered his body and was instantly in front of Harrigan.
As for the village ruffians, before Cheng Xiaofan even acted, they were sent tumbling by the fierce wind that swept from him, landing in a heap.
Cheng Xiaofan now saw that the upper bodies of Harrigan and the others were restrained by invisible forces.
However!
This was no match for Cheng Xiaofan.
With a wave of his hand, invisible blade-like energies shot out.
In the blink of an eye, they severed the restraining forces on Harrigan, Frilank, and Teresa.
"Ah, my hands can move!"
"Mr. Cheng is here, we are finally saved!"
Upon realizing that the rescuer was Cheng Xiaofan, Frilank and Teresa cried out with excitement.
They had both watched Cheng Xiaofan's live streams and knew how terrifying his combat prowess was.
"Kid, how did you find us here?" By this time, Huang Canrong had gotten up from the ground and confronted Cheng Xiaofan.
His face contorted with rage, wishing he could strangle Cheng Xiaofan on the spot.
If not for Cheng Xiaofan's appearance, he would have already subdued the foreign woman.
He hated it most when someone interrupted him while he was preparing for something "good."
Especially since he had just been released from prison and hadn't been with a woman for over a decade. To encounter such a superb foreign girl and be on the verge of satisfying his physical cravings, only to be disrupted by Cheng Xiaofan's sudden descent from the sky.
"Guess!"
Cheng Xiaofan's face immediately broke into a sinister smile at his words.
In his eyes, a hint of coldness, a trace of depth, a touch of amusement, and a flicker of determination surfaced.
You want me to guess?
Huang Canrong was enraged by Cheng Xiaofan's dismissiveness.
I want you to tell me the truth, and you're playing riddles with me?
Guess your grandmother!
"Kid, do you know who I am?" Huang Canrong roared menacingly.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "A nobody like you, not worthy of being on stage, doesn't deserve to be known by me!"
A nobody?
Upon hearing this, Huang Canrong was so furious he nearly spat blood.
He, a master of the Xiantian First Stage, had never been so insulted!
"You surnamed Cheng, my master is a Xiantian First Stage master of ancient martial arts, just released from prison. How dare you speak so disrespectfully to him? Are you seeking death!"
Lei Zi jumped forward, shouting.
Slap!
Without a word, Cheng Xiaofan slapped Lei Zi away.
Who gave you the audacity to be so arrogant in front of me?
This time, Lei Zi's face slammed into the trunk of a nearby tree, and he spat out a mouthful of bloody teeth.
"Master, your disciple has been beaten, take revenge for me!" Lei Zi wailed.
Hearing Lei Zi's cries, Huang Canrong's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he roared at Cheng Xiaofan, "Kid, you're dead today!"
In Huang Canrong's mind, Cheng Xiaofan's arrogance suggested he was someone who had been beaten down by society. Today, he would make sure Cheng Xiaofan knew why flowers were so red before he died.
Boom!
Huang Canrong waved his hand, and a thunderous blast, like a swift wind, shot towards Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan neither dodged nor yielded. With a wave of his hand, another thunderous blast collided with the one Huang Canrong had unleashed.
Boom!
The two thunderous blasts met in mid-air, creating a deafening explosion.
For a moment, smoke billowed, dust flew, and the surrounding light seemed to vanish, leaving only darkness.
Huang Canrong hurled another thunderous blast at Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan also threw a thunderous blast, which shot towards Huang Canrong's unleashed blast in mid-air.
Boom!
Each thunderous blast was louder than the last.
This time, the impact of the two thunderous blasts stirred up an air current that seemed to overturn heaven and earth.
Those standing nearby, whether from Lei Zi's side or Frilank's, were tossed into the air and then slammed back to the ground.
Two of them ended up hanging in the trees.