Su Yang lifted his foot and kicked Shi Mo's knee hard.
"Ah... I, my leg..."
Shi Mo knelt on one knee, his hands supporting the ground, sweat streaming from his head.
He hadn't expected Su Yang to actually dare to touch him.
"You, you actually ambushed this old man, young people have no martial ethics, if you have the guts, fight my bodyguards!"
Shi Mo angrily pointed at Su Yang, cursing incessantly.
"Talk about martial ethics with an old geezer like you? Do you deserve it?"
Su Yang kicked Shi Mo again, accompanied by a scream. Shi Mo knelt on the ground with both legs.
"Steward Shi..."
The bodyguards of the Shangguan family were both nervous and helpless, because Su Yang's hand was gripping Shi Mo's throat.
If they moved, Shi Mo would die.
At the same time, with Yuan Kui and the others watching from the side, the bodyguards dared not move.
Shi Mo gritted his teeth, trying to get up several times but falling back down, "Su Yang, if you have the guts, kill me!"
"Oh, I didn't expect you to have such a request, then I'll grant it!"
Su Yang tightened his grip, and with a crack, Shi Mo's throat was crushed.
Shi Mo's eyes widened, filled with confusion. Even in death, he couldn't understand why Su Yang had killed him without any hesitation.
"Boss is mighty!"
Yuan Kui laughed heartily, patting his firm chest.
"Steward Shi..."
The Shangguan family's bodyguards rushed forward, holding Shi Mo's corpse and swaying.
"It's over, Steward Shi is dead. Captain, what should we do?"
"Retreat first!"
The bodyguard captain glanced at Su Yang, not daring to say any harsh words, and quickly fled with Shi Mo's corpse.
Sakada Sōgetsu asked in surprise, "When two sides are fighting, you don't kill messengers, you have no martial ethics!"
"We're about to start fighting, why bother with martial ethics?"
Su Yang said indifferently, reaching out to wipe his hands on Sakada Sōgetsu.
"Let's go, let's go eat!"
Mingyue Hotel.
In the restaurant, Su Yang and his group were eating.
It was dusk, and the restaurant was full of diners.
"Boss, you killed the old steward of the Shangguan family, they will definitely send people for revenge, aren't we going to continue our journey?"
Su Yang pondered for a moment, then looked thoughtfully at the surrounding guests.
"Given the Shangguan family's style of doing things, they will very likely send people. In that case, let's find a less crowded place to rest."
Su Yang asked someone to settle the bill, and after eating their fill, the group prepared to move.
Little did they know, more than a dozen cars were approaching, all uniformed in suits and carrying submachine guns.
Fifty men lined up in three rows and marched into the hotel in unison.
The front desk staff hadn't even noticed their arrival before these people raised their guns and started firing wildly.
Explosions, screams, and shrieks echoed incessantly.
In just one minute, more than a dozen people on the first floor of the hotel lay on the ground.
"Not good, they're here, prepare for battle!"
Hearing the gunshots, Su Yang quickly ordered Yuan Kui and the others to meet the enemy.
—Bang bang bang!
The sound of orderly footsteps came from the stairs, and the men in suits lined up, marching upstairs with their guns raised.
Wherever they went, they swept their guns.
Whether it was people or small animals, all fell in pools of blood.
The sudden gunfight caused the diners in the restaurant to scream in panic.
Some people lay under the tables, crying, while others rushed madly towards the hotel entrance.
Little did they know, the fifty men had divided into three small teams, controlling all the exits.
Anyone who tried to rush out would be shot to pieces.
"Mo Gaowei, you go around the back and climb over the wall to sneak attack, you must break up their formation."
"Yes, boss."
Mo Gaowei was a former mercenary leader, agile and nimble. He climbed over the wall and launched a surprise attack from the enemy's rear.
"Yuan Kui, you four go and open the exits, let those guests escape first."
"Yes, boss!"
Yuan Kui and the other three attacked in two groups, and the hotel had three exits.
Hearing the gunshots outside, some timid people cried and wailed.
"Cangyue, you stay here and prepare to lead them to escape the hotel."
"And you?"
"These bastards, they even shoot ordinary people, I will kill them all!"
Su Yang was furious. It was one thing for the Shangguan family to target him.
But the people they sent now, without a word, killed anyone they saw.
Such an arrogant and ruthless team would only cause more harm if they were allowed to remain.
Su Yang hugged the wall and just showed his face when a bullet flew towards him at high speed.
"You son of a bitch, your aim is quite accurate!"
Su Yang rubbed his ear, almost having his eardrum pierced by the bullet.
He observed that the vanguard of the Shangguan family acted like robots, not a single word was spoken, and no hand signals were given.
Their coordination was extremely high, almost as if they were aiming and attacking subconsciously.
This team had probably killed many people.
—Bang bang bang!
The powerful impact made Su Yang's ears ring. He had no chance to show his face, let alone fight back.
"Boss, the firepower is too intense, don't come out yet!"
Yuan Kui and the other three were swept back by gunfire, and countless bullets were fired, leaving the walls riddled with holes.
The vanguard sent by the Shangguan family was very strong. With their nearly infinite supply of submachine gun ammunition, they even shot through the walls.
Su Yang said in a deep voice, "Shen Qiu, use poison!"
"Boss, their equipment is very complete, each person carries a full magazine of bullets, and they also have gas masks. I'm afraid we can't use poison!"
"Then give me the poison to try!"
"Okay, catch it! The red ones are all poison, use them as you please, boss!"
Shen Qiu threw the medicine box from a distance. Su Yang caught it and quickly inserted a silver needle into the poison.
Then, he bent his fingers and aimed the silver needle at the necks of the vanguard.
—Whoosh.
The silver needle directly pierced their necks. A few seconds later, several members of the Shangguan family's vanguard fell one after another.
"It's effective!"
Su Yang's eyes lit up. These people were covered in armor, with only gaps at their necks.
The gap was only about one centimeter, perhaps due to a manufacturing error, not achieving seamless connection.
"Boss, keep poisoning them, kill these bastards."
Yuan Kui and the others had never felt so stifled, being suppressed by gunfire the entire time.
"Alright!"
Su Yang bent his fingers, flicking silver needles one after another, taking down a few more people.
Mo Gaowei, who was behind, waited for an opportunity. During a lull, he fired wildly from behind the enemy.
Out of the fifty-man team, only thirty were still standing.
Yuan Kui put away his pistol and replaced it with a large saber.
"Brothers, switch to your weapons, let's cut them down!"
"Charge!"
The five men had been hiding behind the wall for a long time, their hearts filled with rage.
The blades sliced through the heavy armor, sparks flying.
The armor that ordinary bullets couldn't penetrate could not withstand the heavy blows of Yuan Kui and the others.
—Bang bang bang!
The members of the Shangguan family's vanguard fell one after another. Even in death, they did not utter a sound.
Such formidable willpower was indescribable.
...
Half an hour later.
All the vanguard members had fallen, and blood flowed like a river.
Su Yang squatted down and lifted their masks.
At first glance, their eyes were completely black.
"Damn, they're suicide soldiers!"