"Hey, aren't you going to call out? You can take quite a bit, huh?" Gu Chenan mocked, looking at Gong Fei's contorted expression.
Gong Fei turned his head and gritted his teeth, forcibly holding back the "Ahhh" that almost escaped.
"You... you have no sense of honor..." Gong Fei's voice trembled.
Gu Chenan shrugged, and in the next instant, his figure moved swiftly again, kicking towards Gong Fei's waist.
Gong Fei clutched his waist and opened his mouth in a panic, "Don't hit there, are you..."
Before he could finish his sentence...
BANG!
Another dull thud.
Gong Fei arched his back, trying to dodge, but Gu Chenan accurately struck his waist again.
After three consecutive attacks on his waist, Gong Fei couldn't hold it in anymore and wet himself.
With one hand holding his waist and the other in his mouth, his body twisted into a pretzel shape.
Witnessing this scene, everyone in the manor was stunned.
Not only did Gu Chenan possess superior skills to Gong Fei, but he was utterly crushing him!
This wasn't a fight; this was a complete and utter thrashing!
Xiao Jian and his daughter stood dumbfounded by the window, their expressions blank and breathing stilled.
"You've been with Gu for a long time. Did you know he was this formidable?" Xiao Jian finally asked after a while.
"No, I didn't," Xiao Yajie shook her head.
The Black Owl members were also utterly shocked. Seeing Gong Fei's defeat, they all opened their formations, ready to surround and attack.
But at that moment, Gong Fei stretched out his hand to stop them.
Then, enraged beyond control, he drew his curved blade and charged forward with a howl.
"Son of a bitch, are you messed up or what? Hitting me right in the waist, did my waist offend you or something?"
"I won't rest until I crush your waist, you bastard!"
Gong Fei charged rapidly towards Gu Chenan and swung his blade. Just as the blade was about to reach Gu Chenan's shoulder, Gu Chenan instantly grabbed Gong Fei's wrist.
Then, with a forceful tug, he pulled Gong Fei into his embrace and punched him in the waist with his other fist.
"Argh!"
A pig-slaughtering-like scream echoed as Gong Fei's curved blade slipped from his hand. Clutching his waist in excruciating pain, he fell to his knees before Gu Chenan.
"Tsk, tsk, you left such a huge opening. Aren't you just begging me to hit your waist?" Gu Chenan said as he slowly squatted down, grabbing Gong Fei's hair and looking at his agonized face.
"Who gave you the confidence to think you could attack the Xiao family? Don't you know your own weight?"
"It's just showing off, isn't it?"
"I can do that too."
"Just kidding! I'm the big baddie here. Who can outdo me when it comes to showing off?"
"Who... who are you?" Gong Fei asked through gritted teeth, his gaze lowered.
Gu Chenan chuckled. "Since you're in this state, I might as well tell you."
Leaning close to Gong Fei's ear, he whispered, "I'm the one who's going to kill you."
As the words fell, Gu Chenan grabbed Gong Fei's hair, stood up abruptly, and channeled his innate energy into a punch aimed at Gong Fei's heart.
This punch seemed lacking in force, but it contained a formidable burst of energy that exploded in Gong Fei's chest like a cannon blast!
The shockwave ripped through Gong Fei's back, blasting open the fabric covering his heart.
Gong Fei's eyes widened, his pupils contracting sharply before slowly dilating.
His entire body collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud.
Witnessing this scene, the martial artists in the manor were both shocked and relieved.
Shocked that Gu Chenan had so easily killed the leader, but relieved that with the leader's death, the remaining Black Owl members would no longer be able to breach the Xiao family compound.
At that moment, several cars pulled up.
Li Rufeng and his disciples got out of the vehicles.
Xiao Jian had called Li Rufeng, promising him a substantial sum of money in exchange for his help.
They hadn't seen Gu Chenan kill Gong Fei, but they witnessed the aftermath outside the manor.
The area was a bloodbath, with bodies scattered across the ground, their fates uncertain.
A group of people surrounded Gu Chenan.
Li Rufeng was slightly taken aback but also pleasantly surprised.
The Black Owl members had actually dared to blatantly attack the Xiao family!
And it seemed that only Gu Chenan was left standing, struggling alone!
Perfect. Just as Gu Chenan was about to falter, Li Rufeng could intervene, making it appear that without his help, the attackers would have breached the manor.
"Master, shall we engage?" one of his disciples asked.
Li Rufeng shook his head slowly and grinned. "When the shrimp and crab fight, the fisherman profits. Let's wait until Gu Chenan and those people are all exhausted before we make our move."
He then glared menacingly at Gu Chenan. "It would be best if those people killed Gu Chenan!"
"Understood!" the disciples nodded.
Gu Chenan, standing amidst the crowd, noticed Li Rufeng's arrival and his intent to watch from the sidelines. Gu Chenan scoffed disdainfully.
Turning to the Black Owl members, he cracked his knuckles. "Alright, never mind them. Let's continue."
The Black Owl members exchanged glances, already intimidated by Gu Chenan.
After all, he had just effortlessly killed Gong Fei, one of the Twelve Owls, in a casual manner.
Seeing their lack of response, Gu Chenan stepped forward.
Naturally, he wouldn't let these people go. They had seen his face, and even if they didn't know his identity, they would investigate him secretly.
Currently, he didn't want to engage in direct conflict with the entire Black Owl organization.
If these people spread the news of Gu Chenan killing Gong Fei within the Black Owl, Lin Yu would undoubtedly exaggerate the situation and turn the entire organization against him.
Seeing Gu Chenan approach slowly, the leaderless Black Owl members panicked.
With each step Gu Chenan took, they retreated one step, as if an invisible barrier separated them.
"Master Gong is dead. We can't breach the compound. Don't throw your lives away; retreat!" someone in the crowd shouted.
Instantly, everyone turned and ran towards Li Rufeng's group.
Li Rufeng and his disciples were taken aback.
"Crap! They're running towards us!"
Li Rufeng's expression turned grave as he waved his hand. "Quick, don't let them gain the upper hand. Attack!"
With that command, Li Rufeng and his disciples charged forward in a swarm.
The two groups clashed fiercely.
The Black Owl assassins, initially intending to flee, erupted with an intense will to survive when blocked by Li Rufeng's group.
The battle between cornered beasts was brutal.
Nearly everyone fought with their lives on the line.
Li Rufeng's group quickly realized something was amiss when they engaged the Black Owl members.
These people seemed to disregard defense entirely, attacking relentlessly like madmen.
Within minutes, most of Li Rufeng's disciples were injured.
As for Gu Chenan, he stood under a willow tree by the roadside, hands in his pockets, watching the scene with bored indifference.
Originally intending to watch from the sidelines, Li Rufeng had now become the tiger himself.
The spectator was now Gu Chenan.
Gu Chenan remained there to prevent the Black Owl assassins from breaking through.
Otherwise, he would have returned to the second floor of the manor long ago to leisurely enjoy some ice cream as a mere spectator.
After all, watching a fight could never be as enjoyable as joining one.
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