Ambush

"So what do we do with this man? What we're doing is a dangerous business that could cost us our heads. One misstep, and the whole game is lost. If you ask me, we should just—"

One of the younger men of the Li Family, with wide round eyes and a rough, bold appearance, spoke as he drew his right hand across his throat in a silencing gesture.

He was the Li Family's third brother, elder brother to the eldest and second sisters. He had always acted cleanly and decisively, though he often did things that righteous heroes looked down upon in order to achieve his ends.

People said that among the Five Tigers of the Li Family, the third tiger was the most venomous. They were speaking of him.

"No. This scholar was only accidentally drawn into our affairs. He doesn't look like a bad man. We can't do this.

"Let's hide him instead. I struck his sleep acupoint, so he won't wake up anytime soon."

Li Family Eldest Sister immediately objected. Though she was broad and burly, with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear, and her looks differed from what ordinary men found beautiful, she possessed a righteous heart and was unwilling to harm an innocent person. Xiang Yang nodded faintly to himself.

Earlier, it had also been Li Family Eldest Sister who had struck his unconsciousness acupoint so he would not hear what he should not hear. She had done it to protect him. He was quite willing to deal with and befriend people like her.

Of course he was willing to associate with such people. Devils and villains harmed others, and one never knew when they might harm you. It was best to stay far away from them.

Good people and great