Li Yang saw this and immediately slammed on the brakes, yanking the steering wheel hard to the right. He was less than half a meter from the car in front, narrowly avoiding a collision.
Once the car stopped, Li Yang’s first concern was Fang Xiaoqing beside him. He asked with concern, "Xiaoqing, are you alright? Did you get bumped?"
"I'm fine," Fang Xiaoqing replied, shaking her head.
Fortunately, she had held onto the grab handle and only bumped her head, sustaining no injuries.
Li Yang regained his composure and looked sternly at the car next to them. Just as he was about to roll down the window to reprimand them, a killer in black suddenly emerged from the other car, holding a blade, and walked directly towards the front of Li Yang's vehicle.
"Brother Li Yang, this person is after you. Be careful," Fang Xiaoqing warned immediately, sensing the danger.
Li Yang frowned, signaling Fang Xiaoqing not to worry. He then got out of the car alone to confront the assailant.
"Who are you? Didn't you see me driving ahead? You hit someone and now you're trying to threaten me with force?" Li Yang asked expressionlessly.
"Li Yang, the King of Hell wants your life. I've been tracking you for so long, and I've finally found you. Die!"
As the words fell, the killer in black suddenly raised their blade and lunged rapidly at Li Yang.
Li Yang had intended to subdue the attacker in one move, but when he heard the voice, he realized it was a woman's, which piqued his curiosity.
He didn't recall offending any woman. Who was she, and why did she want to kill him!
"Hey, who are you? What grudge do we have between us?" Li Yang asked sternly, seizing one of the woman's arms.
"Let go of me, you murderer! You killed my lover and cut off my financial path. I want your dog life."
As the woman spoke, she continued to struggle and try to attack.
However, she was no match for Li Yang. With her arm held firmly, she was completely immobilized.
Li Yang applied a slight force with his palm, striking her chest. She immediately collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Without giving her a chance to react, Li Yang walked over, half-crouched, and removed the black veil from her face.
The moment the veil was removed, Li Yang was stunned.
The person who had been driving recklessly and attempting to assassinate him today was his ex-wife, Su Qianqian.
"It's you?"
Li Yang never expected that Su Qianqian would have learned assassination techniques. From her moves just now, it seemed she had learned them from a martial arts family.
Moreover, her blade carried internal energy. While not on par with top experts, it was more than enough to defeat ordinary assassins.
"Li Yang, I've been defeated by you today. I advise you to kill me, otherwise, I will definitely return for revenge and make you suffer greatly," Su Qianqian said, glaring fiercely at Li Yang.
"You truly show no remorse. I've given you so many chances, and yet you still want to kill me."
Li Yang frowned, then released her. "You can go. I have important matters to attend to today and no time to deal with you."
"Are you sure you're letting me go?" Su Qianqian asked, somewhat surprised.
She had thought Li Yang might kill her in anger.
A few seconds later, she asked with confusion, "Don't you want to know why I came to kill you?"
"Didn't you just say it? I cut off your financial path and killed your lover, and you came for revenge. If I'm not mistaken, that person should be Situ Jue, right?" Li Yang stated directly.
"You, how did you know!" Su Qianqian asked, extremely surprised.
"Heh, you've opposed me time and again. If you didn't have someone backing you, where would you get such courage? Last time in the provincial capital, I punished you by sending you to a pleasure house for a month, yet you were brought out in such a short time and returned to Jiangcheng."
"Besides Situ Jue, no one else would dare to oppose me. And when you said that person died, I became even more certain that it was Situ Jue." Li Yang explained patiently.
"You are indeed clever. I never realized you were such a smart person before. I admit defeat today, but you wait for me. After I return this time, I will train even harder. If I don't kill you, I swear I'll never be human again," Su Qianqian said, clenching her fists.
"Then I wish you success soon."
With that, Li Yang got back into the car without looking back and drove away with Fang Xiaoqing.
Fang Xiaoqing, who had been sitting in the car, had seen everything that happened outside. She looked at Li Yang curiously and asked, "Li Yang, why did you let that woman live?"
"You know she'll keep causing trouble for you in the future."
"Of course, I know. But if I just killed her, wouldn't that be too easy for her? None of the bad things she's done are forgivable."
"I will slowly make her realize the price and consequences of her wrongdoings."
As Li Yang spoke, he stepped on the accelerator and drove away with Fang Xiaoqing.
Fang Xiaoqing could see the hatred Li Yang held for Su Qianqian, indicating the immense pain Su Qianqian had caused him in the past.
She then showed a supportive expression and comforted him in the car for a while. Soon after, they arrived near Purple Cloud Mountain.
When they reached the area, it was eerily quiet!
The police who had arrived earlier were nowhere to be seen. The entire mountain showed no signs of anything unusual.
Fang Xiaoqing couldn't help but wonder if they had come to the wrong place. She looked at Li Yang curiously and asked, "Li Yang, are you sure this is the place? It feels so quiet, and I don't see any police cars."
"Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't here. Murong Xue is very clever. She probably didn't want to alert the people inside, so she deliberately had everyone hide their cars beforehand and then led the team to advance slowly. Only when she saw someone would she have people appear from the shadows."
Although Li Yang couldn't see anyone, he could sense a strong aura of danger around them.
"Brother Li Yang, look!" Fang Xiaoqing suddenly saw an off-road vehicle approaching from a distance and immediately pointed it out to Li Yang.
"Let's hide."
Li Yang saw that the car was from out of town and immediately became vigilant, guessing that the owner of the car was after the treasure map.
They drove their car to an inconspicuous spot and then hid in the grass beside it, quietly watching the approaching vehicle.
The car indeed stopped there. Several black women with long braids got out.
The leader was a big, muscular man.
They were holding a topographic map. As soon as they got out of the car, one of the black women couldn't help but ask, "Brother, is this Purple Cloud Mountain?"