Hearing Tian Dao's words, Yu Linling and Yang Ce looked shocked.
They looked towards the door and saw Shen Lang, who was over 1.9 meters tall and powerfully built, had appeared there at some unknown time.
"Shen Lang, when did you get here?" Yang Ce asked in shock upon seeing Shen Lang.
"When I arrived is not important, but Brother Ce, you are not being honest. Didn't we agree to be brothers by different fathers and mothers? How could you let someone come to the villa and kidnap my friend to your territory?" Shen Lang asked, his eyes narrowed into slits, a smile on his face.
Although Shen Lang was smiling, his words sent a chill down their spines. Yang Ce understood that Shen Lang, that scoundrel, wasn't scary when he resorted to violence. But when he smiled at you, you had to be on guard. Because when he smiled, he was definitely not signaling friendship, but plotting some insidious scheme against you.
"Shen Lang, I need to clarify two things."
"First, I did not kidnap your friend."
"Second, the White Horse Club is no longer my territory. It is now the property of the Kong family in Longdu."
Having lost the White Horse Club, Yang Ce knew he had no more value to the Kong family in Longdu. Therefore, Yang Ce naturally distanced himself from the Kong family, unwilling to suffer losses and be beaten by Shen Lang for no reason.
"Oh..." Shen Lang said with a look of disdain, "Brother Ce, you are the renowned King of Nanling, yet you've become so weak after just one day. Your territory has even been snatched away."
"Don't worry, since we are brothers by different fathers and mothers, I will definitely help you reclaim the White Horse Club. Whatever they ate, they will have to spit it out." Shen Lang said with a smile, "From now on, I'll be the boss, and you'll be my subordinate. I'll take you to the top."
Faced with Shen Lang's taunts, Yang Ce's face turned green and then white, and his liver ached. This scoundrel, his words were still so sharp. However, Yang Ce was a little curious to see what would happen when this peculiar specimen clashed with Yu Linling and the others. With that thought, Yang Ce deliberately retreated a dozen steps, moving to the corner of the wall, leaving Shen Lang to face Yu Linling directly.
"Are you people from the Kong family in Longdu?" Yang Ce retreated to the corner, choosing to watch the show, as Shen Lang's gaze met Yu Linling's.
"My name is Yu Linling, and I am the strategist for Young Master Kong Wudao of the Kong family in Longdu." Yu Linling met Shen Lang's sharp gaze without any trace of fear. She spoke neither timidly nor arrogantly, but with composure and confidence.
"Kong Wudao?" Hearing Yu Linling's words, Shen Lang chuckled and said, "What a damn name for someone who commits evil deeds."
"How dare you!" Yu Linling let out an angry roar, "Boy, how can you insult Young Master Kong's name?"
"You injured Kong Zixiong, leaving him half-crippled and unable to procreate. Now you dare to insult Young Master Kong's name. Do you know what punishment you will face?" Seeing Yu Linling's cold expression, Yang Ce's face changed. This woman, so confident and elegant moments ago, had suddenly become hysterical. Women are indeed fickle creatures.
"Kong Zixiong attempted to assault my girlfriend Yu Xiao. He is still alive, and that is my mercy."
"As for insulting a name, that's laughable. A mere descendant of the Kong family acts like a crown prince, untouchable?" Shen Lang looked at Shi Qingxuan, who was tied up, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. "I've settled my score with Kong Zixiong. Now, we'll settle the score for you breaking into my girlfriend's house and kidnapping my friend."
Shen Lang's gaze was like a knife as he looked at Yu Linling, throwing back her own words: "Do you know what punishment you will face?"
What? Seeing that Shen Lang, upon learning that Yu Linling was from the Kong family in Longdu, showed no fear and confronted her head-on, Yang Ce's expression changed. He knew that Shen Lang was a ruthless man, otherwise, he wouldn't have carried a coffin to Lin Nianfo's birthday celebration and decapitated Lin Nianfo with a single sword. But Lin Nianfo was merely a local overlord of Nanling, while the Kong family of Longdu was one of the five major families that dominated the world. The gap between them was like a speck of dust and Mount Tai. Why did this scoundrel Shen Lang face the Kong family with no fear, just as he had faced Lin Nianfo?
"Damn it, let her go!" Seeing Shi Qingxuan's hands and feet tied, her mouth gagged, struggling desperately but unable to speak, Shen Lang roared in anger and charged directly at Tian Dao.
"Hmph!" Seeing Shen Lang charging at him, Tian Dao grunted. Instantly, he drew the two-meter-long, door-wide saber from his back. With the saber in hand, Tian Dao unleashed a surging killing intent and swept his blade horizontally. This strike was not only incredibly fast but also overpoweringly strong, carrying at least a thousand jin of force. If this saber strike landed, it would be enough to cleave Shen Lang in two at the waist.
Wang Yuyan's face turned grim at the sight. She wanted to warn Shen Lang, but her mouth was stuffed with a towel, and she couldn't utter a single word. Facing this fierce and domineering blow, Shen Lang's face showed a flicker of surprise. However, it was merely surprise. The next second, the saber strike arrived. Shen Lang did not dodge. He quickly extended his right hand and, with a swift palm strike, struck the saber blade heavily, directly neutralizing the entire force of the blow.
"What?" Tian Dao was astonished that Shen Lang had neutralized the force of his powerful saber strike with a single palm. But in the second Tian Dao was stunned, Shen Lang closed the distance and punched him hard in the chest.
"Bang!" Shen Lang's punch struck Tian Dao, instantly sending him flying back over ten meters like a cannonball, smashing into the office wall and causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"What?" Seeing that Shen Lang not only deflected Tian Dao's formidable and terrifying strike with a palm but also sent Tian Dao flying with a single punch, Yu Linling's eyes widened. Who was Tian Dao? He was Kong Tian Dao, a venerated bodyguard of the Kong family, known as "One Blade Splits Mountains and Rivers, One Blade Breaks Isolated City, One Blade Breaks Sorrowful Hearts." Kong Tian Dao was a martial arts prodigy, in his early forties, already at the half-earth realm in martial arts. With further effort, he might even break the thousand-year-old iron rule of no Earth realm experts under fifty. How could Shen Lang, a young man in his early twenties, be so terrifying, not only evading Kong Tian Dao's fatal blow but also gravely injuring him?
"This kid has become even more terrifying after not seeing him for a night." Yang Ce was also startled by Shen Lang's performance, his face filled with shock. At this moment, Shen Lang had already reached Wang Yuyan. Looking at Wang Yuyan, who was bound and gagged, Shen Lang's voice was gentler than ever. "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you."