Li Yao was a little excited.
After all this time, had so-called "villains" finally appeared? The Space-Time Administration?
The Clock Tower? Or Heavenly Net!
Lost in his fantasies, Li Yao failed to notice the smile on his face gradually spiraling out of control and turning a little strange. When he caught sight of Li Shishi cowering in the corner, he put on what he thought was a warm smile and said, "Are you scared?"
Li Shishi nodded.
Li Yao smiled. "Don't be scared. I'm here."
It should have been a heartwarming thing to say, but the expression on Li Shishi's face became even stranger. —I'm scared precisely because you're here, okay?!
Li Yao asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
Li Shishi pointed at Li Yao's face. "You... your smile is kind of scary."
"Huh? Really?" Li Yao leaned over to look at himself in the rearview mirror. "Fuck, it really is." What was with this twisted sense of anticipation? He rubbed his face and returned his expression to normal. At that moment, four people got out of the two cars blocking Li Shishi and surrounded their vehicle. Their waists were bulging... who knew what weapons they had tucked away.
Li Yao extended his senses and looked them over, his expression turning somewhat disappointed.
They were all ordinary people.
His spiritual power was now far stronger than that of an ordinary person, allowing him to keenly sense psionic fluctuations. The four burly men surrounding the car were all ordinary people, with no psionic fluctuations on them at all. Of course, it was possible they had abilities or equipment that concealed their auras, or perhaps their realms were too high for him to sense? Li Yao wasn't sure. Plenty of novels said things like that, anyway.
He turned to Li Shishi beside him and asked, "Your enemies?"
Then a muffled voice came from outside. "We're here to see Mr. Li Yao. Please step out and have a talk with us, Mr. Li Yao. We mean no harm."
Li Shishi: "..."
Li Yao: "..."
This was fucking awkward.
Both Li Shishi and Li Yao found the atmosphere rather awkward.
Li Shishi turned to Li Yao beside her and asked, "Your enemies?"
Li Yao's face immediately darkened.
Bro, you did that on purpose, didn't you?! Is that funny?!
After thinking for a moment, Li Yao took a thermos from his backpack and unscrewed it, then prepared to open the car door and get out.
Li Shishi was baffled.
You were getting out of the car holding a thermos? What was that supposed to be, had some old cadre possessed you? She grabbed Li Yao and said, "How about we wait? We can call the police, or call someone for help."
She still had some influence in the provincial capital.
Li Yao patted Li Shishi's hand and said, "They can still talk nicely right now, but that might not be the case later. I'll go take a look. Don't worry."
With that, Li Yao pushed open the door and got out.
Watching Li Yao's back, Li Shishi inexplicably felt that he was very confident. But where did that confidence come from? He was only a third-year college student. Where would he find the courage to deal with something like this? Li Shishi tightly gripped her phone and sent her location to her assistant. She should be able to bring the company's security personnel over soon.
Hopefully, they would make it in time!
After getting out, Li Yao swept his gaze over the burly men blocking the road. Their faces were resolute, their eyes wary and fierce, and their black suits were stretched tight by their bulging muscles.
They were immensely intimidating! Li Yao asked, "Do I know you? What do you want with me?"
One of the burly men said, "You don't know us. We came here to invite you to come with us."
Very official and polite.
Li Yao asked again, "What unit are you from? Or what organization?"
The Black-Clothed Man in the lead froze for a moment.
When the young man held a thermos and asked those questions with such an old-fashioned air, he felt as though he were facing some veteran cadre. Damn it, he was a college student. Where had this goddamn old-cadre temperament come from?! Suppressing his discomfort with this bizarre vibe, the Black-Clothed Man said stiffly, "It's not convenient to tell you. Please come with us."
Li Yao pondered for two seconds, then said, "No."
Black-Clothed Man: "..."
Why did that somehow seem a little cute... The Black-Clothed Man frowned slightly and walked toward Li Yao. "I'm afraid that isn't up to you."
Li Yao had been waiting for this. He suddenly raised his hand, and the liquid in the thermos shot out like a venomous snake poised to strike. With a whoosh, it splattered across the man's face before he could react. Startled, the Black-Clothed Man leaped back and wiped his face. "What is this?!"
The sound of water splashing against faces echoed through the air. The four Black-Clothed Men who had gotten out of the cars stared blankly at one another.
What the hell was that?! Then their heads grew heavy, and their eyelids became harder and harder to keep open—fuck, they'd been hit.
That was their last thought before losing consciousness.
Seeing all their companions collapse, the men in the remaining vehicles rushed out as well. This time, they pulled out the weapons hidden at their waists—electric batons. They flipped the switches, and crackling currents danced at the tips of the batons, looking quite vicious. Holding the electric batons, they approached Li Yao cautiously as though encircling prey. None of them knew how their companions had been taken down! Li Yao's face went blank as he thought, Are you fucking kidding me?!
What the hell were electric batons?! Could you at least have a little villainous style!
Where were the guns?! Fine, those were hard to get, but wouldn't a knife have been far more proper? What was with the electric batons? If nothing else, bring a Taser gun!
Are you trying to play S&M with me?! All his anticipation had been crushed. Forget something as lofty as the Space-Time Administration—these guys were way too down-to-earth. Using electric batons as weapons, he had never seen such reliable villain candidates, okay? Li Yao waved a hand, and the currents concealed in the darkness instantly became four streams that coiled around the four men's right hands.
The arcs flashing from the electric batons intertwined with the flowing water, using the water as a bridge to channel the electricity into their hands.
Thus, the Black-Clothed Men holding the electric batons instantly stiffened all over and fell to the ground with a thud, twitching violently.
When shocked, muscles involuntarily spasmed and contracted. As a result, those men held the switches on their electric batons down with all their might, as though they had some grudge against themselves...
Li Yao looked around, suddenly overcome with loneliness.
Not a single one of them could fight! He was feeling pretty damn awesome about himself, so he planted his hands on his hips for a bit. JPG.
To avoid causing any deaths, Li Yao dismissed Mage Hand. The water scattered away, and the Black-Clothed Men holding the electric batons finally stopped twitching. Their lives were not in danger, though their faces were pale, and the lingering current still made them twitch from time to time. Li Yao drew out another stream of water and forced a mouthful down each of their throats, making sure they would not wake up halfway through.
Inside the car, Li Shishi had been tightly clutching her phone. She vaguely heard the conversation outside, as well as several sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground. Then several bursts of electric arcs flashed, and a few more people inexplicably collapsed...
She was inside the car, and it was dark outside, so she had no idea what had happened.
She only felt that it was rather eerie.
Before long, she heard Li Yao knock on the window. "It's fine now. It's all taken care of."
Li Shishi half-believingly opened the car door a crack. By the low beams, she saw several people sprawled all over the ground.
Her face was full of astonishment. "How did you do that?!"
It was National Day today. I hope none of you are traveling... otherwise it'll be people people people people people people people mountain, people people people people people people people sea...
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