This sudden turn of events left Jiang Longcheng both shocked and furious!
“If you’re going to rob someone, just do it—can’t you pick a better time?”
They say you can wet yourself from fear, but after that bastard pulled that stunt, he was afraid he’d never be able to pee again.
In his fury, Jiang Longcheng immediately spun around. When he saw that his captors were just three young punks in their early twenties, his rage flared even more.
He yanked his belt, swatted the dagger away from his throat, and then shouted furiously, “Where the hell did these little shits come from? Daring to mess with me? Do you think I won’t kill every last one of you bastards…”
The young thugs were taken aback. They’d been mugging people for the past year or two, and whether it was men or women, everyone usually cowered the moment they saw a knife.
But they’d never seen anything like this—someone who wasn’t just unafraid, but actually had the nerve to talk back!
The ringleader was a tough guy himself. He immediately kicked Jiang Longcheng in the stomach, sending him stumbling backward several steps. As luck would have it, he landed squatting right on the map he’d just drawn.
This only made Jiang Longcheng angrier. He scrambled to his feet, glared at the thugs, and roared, “Fuck your mothers! I’ll teach you a lesson you’ll never forget!”
With that, he charged forward, ready to fight these thugs.
As for the thugs who had robbed him, they were emboldened by alcohol. Seeing Jiang Longcheng being so uncooperative and cursing nonstop, the ringleader had long since lost his patience.
“Guys, take him down!”
Instantly, one of the thugs lunged at Jiang Longcheng with a knife.
Seeing the cold, gleaming dagger heading toward him, Jiang Longcheng instinctively raised his arm to block it.
“Splatter!”
The sharp dagger pierced right through his arm, and excruciating pain instantly shot through his entire body.
At that moment, Jiang Longcheng’s drunkenness was shaken off.
He had assumed these thugs wouldn’t dare to draw their knives on him, but he never expected them to actually strike with such ferocity.
If he hadn’t blocked the blow just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable had the knife struck any other part of his body.
However, before he could figure out what to do next, the other two thugs charged forward as well, their cold, gleaming daggers lunging toward his body.
“It’s over. I’m going to die!”
That was the last thought in Jiang Longcheng’s mind, along with three other words that flashed through his mind—short-lived wretch!
But just as Jiang Longcheng thought his life was for certain, a sudden, thunderous shout rang out from the darkness: “Stop!”
The sudden shout startled the knife-wielding thugs, and they instinctively pulled back the daggers they’d thrust toward Jiang Longcheng.
Even so, the sharp dagger still pierced through Jiang Longcheng’s clothes, leaving a wound on his abdomen and another on his right arm.
The ringleader spun around and bellowed into the darkness, “Who’s there? Get the hell out of here!”
After a series of heavy footsteps, a tall figure appeared in the thugs’ line of sight.
When he realized there was only one person, the ringleader immediately said, “Get the hell out of here right now, or I’ll take you down too!”
Li Yi wasn’t about to be intimidated by them. He walked step by step toward the thugs.
When Jiang Longcheng, standing nearby, recognized Li Yi, he showed not a shred of gratitude. Instead, he gritted his teeth and snapped, “Was this your doing, you little bastard?”
He didn’t believe Li Yi would just happen to show up here. Recalling his childhood friend’s earlier analysis, he instinctively assumed these thugs were hired by Li Yi to make him believe his story.
Hearing this, Li Yi rolled his eyes at him and snapped, “If you don’t know how to speak, shut your filthy mouth!”
He hadn’t rushed out to save the man right away not only because he wanted to teach this guy a lesson, but also because he was worried that if he intervened too soon, the man might misunderstand his intentions.
He’d thought a little pain might do him some good, but it seemed the guy hadn’t learned his lesson even after getting stabbed—apparently, the wound hadn’t been deep enough.
The leader of the thugs overheard their exchange and realized they knew each other. He knew right then that this wasn’t going to end peacefully today.
He glanced at his two henchmen and ordered decisively, “Take him down!”
Instantly, one of them kept his eyes on Jiang Longcheng, while the other two, wielding sharp knives, charged at Li Yi.
However, Li Yi showed no fear. He swung the wooden stick in his hand in a wide arc and charged toward the two thugs.
“Whoosh!”
When the distance between them was less than a meter, the pinewood stick, as thick as a child’s arm, came crashing down on the ringleader’s head.
They say “the longer the weapon, the stronger the strike.” Though daggers and knives are sharp, they’re only about a foot long including the handle—they stood no chance against a four-foot-long pinewood club.
Before they could even get close to Li Yi, the thick wooden stick slammed hard into the ringleader’s head.
“Thud!”
Although the ringleader jerked his head to the side, avoiding a vital spot, the blow landed squarely on his shoulder.
With a “crack,” the ringleader’s collarbone snapped instantly under the force of Li Yi’s powerful blow!
“Ah!”
After a piercing scream, the ringleader collapsed to the ground and began writhing in agony.
Having landed a successful blow, Li Yi didn’t stop there. He spun around, swinging the pinewood stick toward the other thug’s head.
The thug was horrified. Seeing that he couldn’t dodge it, he immediately raised both hands to block the blow.
“Crack!”
Under the force of Li Yi’s heavy blow, the thug’s arm snapped clean off, and he was knocked to the ground by the pine stick.
In less than a minute, both thugs were lying motionless on the ground, completely incapacitated.
However, Jiang Longcheng wasn’t surprised at all. In his mind, he had long since concluded that Li Yi and these thugs were in cahoots—they were clearly putting on a show.
Otherwise, how could two fully grown men be knocked out so easily? Did they really think they were martial arts masters?
But the thug staring at him didn’t see it that way; he knew full well that the guy in front of him wasn’t part of their crew.
Seeing his two brothers knocked out so easily, he knew he was no match for Li Yi and immediately turned to run.
However, Li Yi had been anticipating this move and wasn’t about to let him escape. As he knocked down the second thug, Li Yi surged forward with all his strength, charging straight at the last one.
Before the guy could even get a foothold, Li Yi had already surged past him.
As the thug spun around, he exposed his back to Li Yi.
With such a golden opportunity, how could Li Yi possibly let it slip? He swung the pine stick in his hand down once more.
“Thud!”
After taking the blow to the back, the thug staggered forward a couple of steps before falling flat on his face.
But Li Yi, seeing as he was in the right, didn’t let up. He charged forward and unleashed a furious barrage of blows with the wooden stick in his hand.
He knew full well that although these bastards were young, they were all repeat offenders, and Jiang Longcheng wasn’t the only one they’d robbed and injured.
He wasn’t about to go easy on scum like this.
For a moment, the alley was filled with a continuous chorus of screams that wouldn’t stop!
Standing nearby, Jiang Longcheng was completely stunned. This time, since he was so close, he could see clearly just how brutal Li Yi’s attack was. In less than a minute, the guy had been beaten beyond recognition.
Just moments ago, he’d heard several sharp “crack” sounds—he had no idea how many bones had snapped.
After finishing off the last thug, Li Yi immediately walked up to Jiang Longcheng and asked, “Are your injuries serious?”
Only then did Jiang Longcheng remember he’d been stabbed three times. He grimaced and said, “I’ve been stabbed! Get me to the hospital right away!”
Li Yi ignored him and began examining his injuries right there on the spot.
He had one stab wound on each arm—one minor, one severe—and another in his abdomen, though the wounds weren’t deep.
Thankfully, overall, the injuries weren’t severe, and there were no life-threatening wounds.
However, he still needed to stop the bleeding; otherwise, he might suffer long-term complications.
He immediately went back to the thug who had been beaten unconscious, pulled off his belt, and returned to help Jiang Longcheng tie a tourniquet around his arm to effectively stop the bleeding.
Afterward, Li Yi supported Jiang Longcheng as they made their way toward the alley entrance, aiming to get him to the hospital as quickly as possible.
Additionally, to prevent the two thugs from escaping, as they passed by the two men, Li Yi delivered two swift blows with his baton, breaking both of their legs.
This brutal display truly stunned Jiang Longcheng. He’d seen people with formidable fighting skills before, and he’d seen ruthless fighters too.
But this was the first time he’d ever encountered someone whose combat prowess was this formidable and whose actions were this ruthless.
This time, he was truly intimidated by Li Yi’s ruthless tactics and didn’t dare say a single word for the rest of the journey!