Imposter Young Master
Chapter 575 - 579: Icebound_1

Chapter 575: Chapter 579: Icebound_1

"Ah, Mr. Yang, it seems like our ’fate’ continues, doesn’t it?" Xu Hang grinned.

Yang Gang turned around, glanced at Xu Hang, and said indifferently, "Chen Dongnuan is my friend, I hope you won’t target her."

"Why? I’m serious this time." Xu Hang said.

"Serious?" Yang Gang sneered, "Xu Hang, do you even remember the name of the woman you killed three years ago?"

"Huh? Yang Gang, wasn’t it you who killed her?" Xu Hang retorted.

"That was your commission."

"But in terms of results, you were the one who directly killed her." Xu Hang remarked casually.

Yang Gang took a deep breath, and then looked back at the sea, a trace of indescribable thoughts flashing in his eyes.

Five years ago, a friend from the Bounty World introduced a bounty mission to him. It was a mission to kill a 19-year-old girl. Her name was Fan Wenyuan, the lover of Xu Hang from Yanjing’s young masters.

Yang Gang also took assassination missions, but he had a principle: if the reason for the murder was not sufficient, Yang Gang would not accept the mission.

At that time, Xu Hang’s reason for ordering the assassination was that the woman called Fan Wenyuan was beyond medical help, and death would be the greatest relief for her.

He did not explain to Yang Gang what that meant.

Only when Yang Gang arrived at Fan Wenyuan’s apartment did he understand the meaning of Xu Hang’s words.

She was a drug addict, skinny like a mummy, with a hollow and desperate look in her eyes.

In Fan Wenyuan’s living room, there was a group photo of her and Xu Hang. In the photo, Fan Wenyuan was young, pretty, with a happy face full of great expectations for the future. But three years into drug addiction, Fan Wenyuan had turned into a walking corpse.

This was the first time Yang Gang saw a drug addict, so tragic, pitiful, and heart-rending.

[Note: This small detail was mentioned earlier in Yang Gang’s story.]

When Fan Wenyuan found out that Yang Gang was there to kill her, she was frightened and pleaded for mercy instinctively.

However, as Yang Gang’s gun was pressed against Fan Wenyuan’s forehead, she suddenly smiled, relieved from the bottom of her heart.

Fan Wenyuan’s last words to Yang Gang were, "Thank you for coming to send me off instead of that scum Xu Hang."

Fan Wenyuan’s case left a huge psychological shadow on Yang Gang and solidified his ’never touch drugs’ principle.

When he founded "Love and World Peace", Yang Gang told Qingjiao and the others: "’Love and World Peace’ can smuggle anything, from planes, cannons, tanks, including atomic bombs, but absolutely no drugs. Members of the organization are strictly forbidden from dealing with drugs."

After this bounty mission, Yang Gang blacklisted Xu Hang, vowing never to do business with him again.

Xu Hang came to him again later, with another assassination mission, and the target was his new lover. The reason for the killing was the same as for Fan Wenyuan.

That woman, like Fan Wenyuan, was also addicted to drugs. But someone had deliberately cut off her supply, turning her into something not quite human, nor ghost.

The reward for this mission was tripled. But Yang Gang rejected it without hesitation, telling Xu Hang bluntly that he would never accept any of his bounty missions again.

He no longer wanted to have any dealings with evil beings like Xu Hang.

But just when he thought he’d seen the last of Xu Hang, fate brought him face to face with the man again.

What Yang Gang did not expect was that Xu Hang’s new target was Chen Dongnuan.

He did not love Chen Dongnuan, but she was a childhood playmate of the previous Yang Gang. Also, Chen Dongnuan’s father, Chen Yongjian, was a good friend of his adopted father, and Chen Yongjian helped Yang Gang a lot when he returned to Yanjing this time.

Yang Gang believes in reciprocating kindness. The Chen family has been good to him, so he will do his best to repay them in kind. Therefore, he cannot stand by and watch Chen Dongnuan become Xu Hang’s plaything.

"In summary, it’s best for you to stay away from Chen Dongnuan." Yang Gang said casually.

"Hm..." Xu Hang grinned, "By the sound of it, you’re blaming me for Fan Wenyuan’s and the others’ drug addiction? True, they were my lovers, but they chose their pathways in life. Yes, they chose the path of drugs themselves, and they should be responsible for their choices. I was not a part of that. Why blame me?"

After a pause, Xu Hang continued indifferently, "And, do you really think Chen Dongnuan will end up like them, falling into the trap of drug addiction?"

Yang Gang fell silent for a while, sighed, and said, "Xu Hang, don’t try to play the Good Samaritan in front of me."

Xu Hang chuckled, "I once read something in a book: ’Making one promise, bearing a lifelong shackle, ending with a tragic song -- this is a hero. Spinning a great lie that sets the world dancing, yet watching coldly from the sidelines -- this is the villain.’"

Xu Hang paused and counter-questioned, "Yang Gang, given the choice, would you be the hero or the villain?"

Not waiting for Yang Gang to answer, Xu Hang stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the sea, and said, "Right, I admit I’m no saint. I must bear some responsibility for the despair that befell Fan Wenyuan and the others. But you cannot judge my feelings for Chen Dongnuan based on this."

Yang Gang gave a cold chuckle, "Is this what they call a prodigal son’s return?"

Still standing with his hands behind his back, Xu Hang calmly retorted, "Believe it or not, that’s up to you."

Just as he finished speaking, Yang Gang’s eyes went cold as his pupils suddenly contracted, "Master Xu, it seems this cruise ship has unknowingly drifted into deep sea waters."

Xu Hang also wore a serious expression, "I didn’t do it. This is Hangcheng, not Yanjing, even if I had the power to cover the sky with one hand, I couldn’t stir up any waves here."

At that moment, the sea was filled with the roar of engines, as about a dozen armed speedboats suddenly appeared, charging towards the cruise ship.

"Tsk tsk, looking at their weapons, they don’t seem like ordinary pirates. But..." Xu Hang’s eyes hardened, "They’re unlucky to have encountered me."

Having said so, Xu Hang extended both hands and chanted, "O omnipotent god of wind... With the atmosphere as your bow and radiance as your arrow, bear the power of my will and pierce the far sky- Wind Slash!"

As Xu Hang began his chant, the sea breeze suddenly solidified, morphing into a giant blade that was over ten feet long. The blade emitted a dazzling golden light around it as if it was substantial.

In reality, the chanting was just for show, making him look like a magician. In truth, this was simply wind superpower, manipulating the wind elements in the air through AP particles—chanting or not didn’t make a difference.

Xu Hang was being somewhat theatrical.

Guided by Xu Hang’s will, the giant blade followed a beautiful arc and directly crashed into one of the armed speedboats.

Boom!

The armed speedboat was directly cleaved in half, followed by an explosion.

Seeing this, the remaining armed speedboats immediately changed direction and scattered deeper into the sea. Two speedboats on the cruise ship were also launched into the sea, then sped away, engines roaring.

Xu Hang sneered, pointed his finger, and the sea breeze condensed once more into a giant wind blade that cleaved another speedboat in half, and then it exploded.

Xu Hang moved his finger once more and the sea breeze condensed yet again into a wind blade, this time shrinking in size and around ten feet long.

The smaller wind blade flew exceptionally fast, catching up to another speedboat. It slashed downwards again, and the speedboat was cut into two halves on the spot, sinking to the bottom of the sea, and then exploding.

"Huff~" Xu Hang took a breath and looked at Yang Gang with a playful smile, "Yang Gang, don’t be shocked. I am a superpower user. I just didn’t go public before. Oh, don’t worry, although I could kill you in an instant, I won’t do it. You’re Dongnuan’s friend, and I won’t hurt you."

Then Xu Hang looked out over the distant sea again, "However, it’s a pity that I’m unable to catch those pirates who escaped earlier. They are too far away now."

Yang Gang gave Xu Hang a sidelong glance, said nothing, and slowly closed his eyes.

Then, to Xu Hang’s astonishment, the surrounding ten-kilometer sea area suddenly turned into a frozen landscape.

The scene of the freezing was incredibly spectacular.

As far as the eye could see, nothing but the blue ice sea. The blue ice reflected the sunlight, making it a dazzling, colorful display.

All the ships within this sea area were trapped in ice three feet thick, including the pirate speedboats that had already fled far away.

Hiss~

Xu Hang sucked in a cold breath.

"What the hell.."

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ps: Sigh, bummed out. My family members fell sick simultaneously, so the update was late. Sorry about that.