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Chapter 574 - 546: Bandits on the Road

Chapter 574: Chapter 546: Bandits on the Road

Li Chen left, really left.

For him, coming here was originally just to investigate some details about Miao Chengda’s background.

But now it seemed that there was nothing to be investigated.

However, the unexpected gain was that he had killed Andy here, which for Li Chen was an elimination of a major threat.

He had many enemies, but there were few like Andy who could truly threaten his life.

Killing Andy in the forest turned out to be an unexpected windfall.

After leaving the forest, Li Chen went back to the valley one more time, got some useful Spiritual Medicines to carry with him, and then left the forest directly.

In the village outside the forest, there was a bus that went directly there.

When Li Chen went back, a bus was there, seemingly ready to leave.

He boarded the bus and found a seat to sit down.

With his eyes closed, Li Chen’s thoughts began to drift.

Honestly, this trip was quite exhausting for him.

Especially the big fight with Andy, which was unusually consuming, not just physically, but also mentally.

Sitting next to Li Chen was a pretty girl who, observing the man with closed eyes, couldn’t help but feel curious.

Normally, even walking on the road, there were not a few men who would hit on her, but this man, from the moment he took his seat, hadn’t even glanced at her once.

Could he be blind?

No, that didn’t seem right either.

Or could it be...

At this thought, Yan Zhi couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.

"Hello, are you also here to travel to Miaojiang?" Hesitating momentarily, faced with a long journey ahead, Yan Zhi felt bored and decided to initiate conversation with Li Chen.

Originally, she thought maybe Li Chen had some issues with his sexual orientation, but deep down, she felt that wasn’t it, and the man seemed somehow familiar.

Where she had seen him before, Yan Zhi couldn’t quite remember.

"Yes."

Li Chen slightly opened his mouth and uttered a single word, then fell silent once again.

Yan Zhi thought Li Chen had fallen asleep, but hearing his actual response piqued her curiosity even more.

She wanted to say more, but seeing Li Chen’s eyes remain shut, she ultimately gave up.

It was obvious he didn’t want to be disturbed, and if she kept talking, it would just seem pathetic.

Yan Zhi was proactive by nature, but she also knew when to step back. Seeing that Li Chen clearly had no intention of continuing the conversation, she held her tongue but kept looking at him with curiosity.

It seemed she was trying to figure out what was so different about this man.

Her sixth sense told her that there had to be something extraordinary about him.

It was not just his good looks...

In her mind, Yan Zhi kept telling herself that she was definitely not being silly over a handsome face.

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

The vehicle suddenly stopped, causing Li Chen to open his eyes with a frown.

It seemed that there was a traffic jam ahead as all the cars on the road were forced to a halt.

"But in a place like this, how could there be a traffic jam?" Li Chen’s eyebrows knit together, finding the traffic jam here rather strange.

This wasn’t the city center, and it was close to the mountainous area. How could there be a traffic jam?

"What’s going on?"

"It looks like there’s been an accident up ahead. Someone’s robbing, now holding a hostage right on the road."

"Let’s go have a look."

Listening to the crowd, Li Chen frowned slightly and, along with a group of people, got off the bus and headed towards the front.

Indeed, after walking a short distance, he saw a man with a gun standing in the middle of the road. Around them, there were three or four police officers.

At the moment, the robber was in a standoff with the police.

However, because the robber still had a woman in his grasp, the police didn’t dare to act rashly.

"Don’t push me! I’m telling you, come any closer, and I’ll kill her straightaway!" the robber yelled fiercely at the encircling crowd.

"Just calm down, this won’t solve anything..." a police officer began, only to be interrupted as the robber fired a shot.

"Bang!"

The bullet didn’t hit the officer but struck a police car nearby, causing the officer to take cover behind the vehicle once more.

"What crap cops, ruining my mood. I’ll take you all down with me!" the robber laughed maniacally.

"I know your game, just trying to sweet-talk us into surrendering, pah! I live for booze and women every day, and when I need money, I just go grab some. How thrilling is that? You want to lock me up, just keep your distance!"

"You..." an officer shouted, "I advise you to release the hostage and surrender right now, otherwise, we have the right to shoot you on the spot!"

"Shoot me on the spot?!" The robber laughed wildly: "With just a few of you failures? You dare to talk about shooting me? What if we don’t let go? Are you going to bite me?"

While saying this, the robber pulled the girl towards him, shook her violently amid her screams, and placed the gun against her head: "I’m not only not letting go, but I’m also going to kill this damned woman!"

Seeing this, everyone present couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

What had been a common robbery could escalate significantly if someone died.

The police officers on the scene would be in trouble, but the robber would be beyond speaking of, and even the bystanders would be required to go in for questioning.

This would waste an unknown amount of time.

For those in a hurry, their expressions became even more troubled.

"What’s the matter? Aren’t you cops? I want to kill her now, why aren’t you coming to save her?"

"You..."

"Bang!"

Just as a police officer dared to utter a single word, he was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.

The hostage didn’t die; the robber had only fired at the police car.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen frowned as well.

He walked to the side of the road, where Li Chen noticed a pile of small pebbles, seemingly left behind from roadwork that hadn’t been cleaned up. A smile appeared on his face as he bent down and grabbed a handful of pebbles.

"And you lot!" Suddenly, the robber turned his head, looking towards the crowd of drivers and passengers watching from a distance.

"What are you looking at? Keep staring and I’ll take you out with them... Ouch!!"

"Swoosh—"

The robber hadn’t finished his sentence when he suddenly cried out in pain, clutching his hand as the handgun he was holding fell to the ground.

"What happened?"

"Swoosh—"

Another whizzing sound came, and just as the robber bent down to pick up the gun, he cried out in pain when he hadn’t even bent over completely.

At that moment, he saw that what had hit him was a small stone.

"Who’s there? Who the hell ambushed me?!"

The injured robber yelled loudly.

But just as his voice fell, a pebble struck his mouth again.

"Thump thump!"

With a muffled sound, it felt as though his cheeks were punched hard, and two teeth flew out of the man’s mouth.

At that point, he couldn’t care less about anything else and immediately reached for the pistol next to him, knowing that if he delayed any longer, the police might start reacting.

However...

"Bang bang!"

Two pebbles struck the gun on the ground before the robber’s hand could touch it, and instantly, the handgun was knocked far away.

"Who is it? Who the hell is it?!! Who dares to oppose me?!" The robber shouted furiously.

"Swoosh—"

A pebble hit the robber’s mouth, and another two teeth flew out.

"Swoosh—"

Another stone hit the robber’s knee, causing him to stagger and kneel on the ground.

"Swoosh—"

"Swoosh—"

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh—"

"Big brother! Grandpa! I was wrong! I won’t dare again! Please stop hitting me! I beg you, stop! I can’t take it anymore!" The robber cried and knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically in the direction of the crowd.

The robber, who had earlier dared to shout loudly at the police, was now admitting his faults like a child who had made a mistake, kowtowing and apologizing continuously.

Everyone was dumbfounded as they watched this unfold, not understanding what had happened.

It seemed as if some stones had flown out from nowhere, and then the robber ended up like this.

"Swoosh!"

Two more stones flew over, hitting the robber’s head directly, and immediately the robber’s eyes rolled back and he collapsed.

It was at this time that the police finally reacted, rushing over and arresting the robber.

When the police inquired about the girl who had been held hostage by the robber, she too was clueless, not knowing what had actually happened.

Li Chen tossed away the remaining stones in his hand, turned his head, and walked towards the bus.

When he turned around, he noticed Yan Zhi looking at him with a strange expression.

Obviously, the girl had seen what he just did.

Li Chen didn’t mind, though. If she had seen, so be it. In Huaxia, there were plenty of people who knew martial arts. He nodded at Yan Zhi and then got on the bus.

Yan Zhi followed behind Li Chen, her gaze growing even more curious.

Only, even Li Chen hadn’t noticed that as the police were escorting the robber away, a shocking trail of blood seeped from the robber’s forehead.

"What happened to him?"

"...Dead?!"

...

"Crash!"

A sound of shattering echoed, and in the dimly lit underground laboratory, the cultivation tank along with the sound instantly burst apart, spilling green cultivation fluid everywhere.

A flawless woman, completely unblemished, stood naked on the floor.

Li Xinmei opened her eyes slowly, within the silence.

The moment her eyes opened, a terrifying and overwhelmingly powerful aura burst from her body.

It was as if a whirlwind had swept through the entire lab.

After a long while, the whirlwind gradually subsided, and Li Xinmei stood still, seemingly feeling the power within her new body.

Like a puppet, it took a while before her eyes gradually regained their brilliance.

Yet, this brilliance was incredibly cold.

Her alluring red lips parted slightly and she uttered two words in a cold tone.

"Li Chen..."