Fang Chang as in "The Days Ahead Are Long"?

"..."

The assassin froze.

He did not react at first.

Who exactly was the assassin here, and who was the pervert?

Wasn't that supposed to be his line?

Then the assassin received another resounding slap. Xiao Lang said impatiently, "You don't want to talk? If you don't want to talk, then go die!"

"Wait!"

The assassin panicked. He could clearly sense that Xiao Lang really would kill him, so he hurriedly stopped him and said,

"What am I supposed to say? What do you want me to say? When did I say I didn't want to talk? Ask whatever you want to ask!"

Slap!

Another resounding slap.

"Are you trying to twist my tongue with some tongue twister?"

Xiao Lang kept tapping the Thumping Stick in his hand, glaring viciously at the assassin. His expression was as perverted as could be.

"No, no—just stop hitting me. Ask me anything, and I'll tell you, okay?"

The assassin was truly afraid. If it had been anyone else, he might not have been so terrified. But Xiao Lang looked so refined, which made him even more frightening. Once people like that went crazy, even perverts were scared of them.

If the 108th most handsome guy in the assassin world were to fall, it would be a huge loss for the assassin world.

"Then tell me the passwords for these bank cards."

Xiao Lang took out several cards he had found on the assassin and gave him a friendly smile.

"..."

The smile on the assassin's face froze.

The reason he had been willing to say anything was because he still had so much money. If he died, wouldn't all that money go to waste?

And now this guy was asking for his bank card passwords.

Wasn't that the same as demanding his life?

"Let me give you some advice from someone experienced. Money can be earned again after it's gone, but once your life is gone... then everything is gone."

Like a kind teacher, Xiao Lang earnestly tried to persuade the assassin.

"That makes a lot of sense."

The assassin nodded and looked at Xiao Lang in agreement. "I'll give you the passwords. Can you put that stick down first? It's a little dazzling."

"Heh, you should've said so earlier. I'll turn off the light."

Xiao Lang had the system turn off the golden glow on the Thumping Stick.

Then he said, "Don't worry. I always keep my word. As long as you give me the money, I'll let you go. Maybe if I run into you again next time, I can make another profit."

"..."

The assassin's mouth twitched. So this guy just wanted to keep fleecing him?

Still, the assassin eventually gave him the passwords.

Who wanted to die if they could live?

"Alright, now tell me who sent you." After taking the assassin to the auction house and confirming the passwords were correct, Xiao Lang brought him back to the alley and asked.

"It was someone from the Jia Lie Family. They offered two hundred thousand gold coins on the black market for someone to buy your life," the assassin answered truthfully.

"As expected." Xiao Lang nodded and said to the assassin, "Fine, you can go. But don't you dare reveal my strength, otherwise..."

"I understand, I understand. If you're willing, sir, I can even be your guide. I can trick all those assassins over here. As long as you let me have a little of the leftovers, that'll be enough."

The assassin bowed and scraped, rubbing his hands together as he spoke with a fawning expression.

"Hm?" Xiao Lang gave the assassin a surprised look. Just from those words alone, this man's path had widened. He should not have been some nameless extra.

So he asked, "What's your name?"

When the assassin heard that, his eyes lit up. He knew his chance had come, and he immediately replied respectfully, "Reporting to you, sir, my surname is Fang, and my given name is Chang."

"..."

Xiao Lang's expression turned strange. "Fang Chang as in 'the days ahead are long'?"

"Yes, sir."

The assassin, Fang Chang, nodded awkwardly.

"Fine. Come here at this time tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you." Xiao Lang waved his hand, said nothing more, and turned to leave the alley.

As for whether tomorrow would be an ambush or another sheep to slaughter, that depended on whether Fang Chang wanted to broaden his path or walk himself into a dead end.

Of course, Xiao Lang understood the principle of releasing a tiger back into the mountains.

But before absolute strength, no amount of schemes amounted to more than paper tigers.

"..."

Watching Xiao Lang's departing back and feeling not a trace of Dou Qi left in his body, Fang Chang clenched his fists. His gaze was complicated, but he quickly made up his mind and walked out of the alley.

"The Jia Lie Family, huh? I'll let you live a while longer."

On his way home, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Lang's eyes. They dared put a bounty on him, so he would make them perish ahead of schedule.

In the original story, Xiao Yan's later sale of healing medicine had not completely ruined the Jia Lie Family. Instead, when Xiao Yan was later hunted down, the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family joined forces to oppress the Xiao Family, only to be utterly destroyed by Xiao Yan in the end.

But now, in half a year, he would make the Jia Lie Family vanish completely from the Dou Qi Continent!

How could someone capable of being a scumbag possibly be some saintly pushover?

The Jia Lie Family.

"Damn it! What useless trash! A Six-star Dou Master couldn't even kill someone who had just stepped into the Dou Master realm. What complete trash!"

When Jia Lie Bi heard that the mission had failed, he could not help cursing furiously. Fortunately, he had only paid fifty thousand gold coins as a deposit.

"Just stepped into the Dou Master realm? Clan Leader Jia Lie, did you get something wrong? He's a Three-star Dou Master, and not an ordinary Three-star Dou Master at that. If I hadn't had a trump card, I almost wouldn't have made it back."

Fang Chang glowered at Jia Lie Bi and said, "I definitely won't return this thirty-thousand-gold deposit. But if the Jia Lie Family adds more money, I might be able to ask the organization to send a Da Dou Shi!"

"A Da Dou Shi?"

Jia Lie Bi narrowed his eyes. In Wutan City, a Da Dou Shi was already considered one of the upper echelon.

After all, the Clan Leaders of Wutan City's three great families, including himself, were merely Da Dou Shi.

If he had not feared that making a move himself would be noticed by Xiao Zhan and trigger a war between the two families, he would never have put a bounty on Xiao Lang's life.

It was not that he feared the Xiao Family, but that he feared the Ao Ba Family would reap the benefits. By then, if his family and the Xiao Family both suffered heavy losses, the Ao Ba Family would wipe them both out.

That was why he had put out the bounty. After all, if money could eliminate an uncertain future threat, then it was money well spent. He just had not expected Xiao Lang to be a Three-star Dou Master!

A Three-star Dou Master before the age of twenty was rather terrifying.

After pondering for a while, Jia Lie Bi raised his head to look at Fang Chang, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"As long as you can hire a Da Dou Shi, you can keep the thirty thousand gold coins. If you can kill Xiao Lang, I'll give you another five hundred thousand gold coins!"

"Deal!"

Fang Chang stood up, a smile appearing on his face. "Clan Leader Jia Lie, just wait for me to bring Xiao Lang's head to you."

"But before that, shouldn't you pay the hundred-thousand-gold deposit for the Da Dou Shi first?"

"..."

Jia Lie Bi's mouth twitched. In the end, he still took out a card, tossed it to Fang Chang, and said,

"I hope you keep your word. Otherwise, these hundred thousand gold coins will be the price of your life."

Several days later, Xiao Lang got up as promised, preparing to head to that alley ahead and use the Thumping Stick.

But the moment he stepped out the door, Xiao Zhan stopped him.

"What are you going out for, brat? Wutan City hasn't been peaceful lately. A lot of unfamiliar faces have arrived, and they're all quite strong. Be careful when you go out."

Xiao Zhan repeatedly warned him.

After all, his son was a walking troublemaker.

Ding! Faced with Xiao Zhan's question, you choose...