Fang Chang in "The Future is Long"?

"..."

The assassin froze.

He didn't react for a moment.

Am I the assassin, or is he the psycho?

Shouldn't I be the one saying that line?

As a result, the assassin took another slap. Xiao Lang said impatiently, "You don't want to say? Then die!"

"Wait!"

The assassin panicked. He clearly felt that Xiao Lang would actually kill him, so he quickly called out, "What do you want me to say? What do you want me to say? When did I say I didn't want to say anything? Just ask what you want to ask!"

Slap!

Another slap.

"Are you playing word games with me?"

Xiao Lang kept tapping the Thumping Stick in his hand, looking fiercely at the assassin, his expression as twisted as could be.

"No, just stop hitting me, and I'll tell you anything you want to know, okay?"

The assassin was truly scared. If it were someone else, he probably wouldn't be this scared, but it was precisely because Xiao Lang looked like a refined gentleman that he felt terrified. After all, when people like him went crazy, even psychos would be scared.

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

"Then tell me, what are the passwords for these bank cards?"

Xiao Lang took out a few cards he'd found on the assassin and revealed a friendly smile.

"..."

The smile on the assassin's face froze.

The reason he was willing to say anything was because he thought about all the money he had, and it would be a waste to die with it.

And now you're asking for my bank card passwords.

Isn't this asking for my life?

"As someone who's been through it, let me give you some advice: money can be earned again, but once you lose your life... you lose everything."

Xiao Lang spoke like a kind teacher, earnestly advising the assassin.

"That makes a lot of sense."

The assassin nodded, looking at Xiao Lang with agreement. "I'll give you the passwords. Can you put the stick down first? It's a bit blinding."

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

Xiao Lang had the system turn off the golden light from 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 I'll even make a profit the next time I see you."

"..."

The assassin's mouth twitched. So you just want to keep fleecing me?

But in the end, the assassin still revealed the passwords.

Who wouldn't want to live?

"Alright, now tell me who sent you." After confirming the passwords were correct at the auction house, Xiao Lang took the assassin to an alley and asked.

"It was someone from the Jia Lie Family. They offered 200,000 gold coins on the black market to buy your life," the assassin said truthfully.

"As expected." Xiao Lang nodded and said to the assassin, "Alright, you can go. But don't you dare expose my strength, or else..."

"I understand, I understand. If you're willing, sir, I can even act as a guide and lure those assassins here. All I'll ask for is a little soup to drink then."

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

"Hmm?" Xiao Lang looked at the assassin in surprise. With that remark, his future path widened. He shouldn't just be an unnamed extra.

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

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

"..."

Hearing this, Xiao Lang's expression turned strange. "Fang Chang from 'The future is long'?"

"Yes, sir."

Assassin Fang Chang nodded with an embarrassed expression.

"Alright, I'll wait for you here at this time tomorrow." Xiao Lang waved his hand, said no more, and turned to walk out of the alley.

As for whether tomorrow would be an ambush or a slaughter, it would depend on whether Fang Chang wanted to broaden his path or dig his own grave.

Xiao Lang naturally understood the principle of "letting the tiger return to the mountain."

But in the face of absolute strength, all schemes were just paper tigers.

"..."

Watching Xiao Lang's retreating back and feeling the complete absence of Dou Qi within him, Fang Chang clenched his fists. His expression was complex, but he soon made up his mind and walked out of the alley.

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

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

In the original story, Xiao Yan's sale of healing medicine didn't completely cripple the Jia Lie Family. Instead, later on, when Xiao Yan was being hunted, 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, half a year from now, he would make the Jia Lie Family vanish completely from the Dou Qi Continent!

Someone who can be a scumbag wouldn't be a saint.

Jia Lie Family.

"Damn it, he's truly useless! He couldn't even kill someone who just stepped into the Dou Master realm with a Six-star Dou Master. What a waste!"

Upon hearing that the mission had failed, Jia Lie Bi couldn't help but curse. Fortunately, he had only paid a fifty-thousand gold coin deposit.

"Just stepped into the Dou Master realm? Jia Lie Clan Leader, did you make a mistake? The opponent is a Three-star Dou Master, and not just any Three-star Dou Master. If I hadn't had some hidden trump cards, I would have barely made it back."

Fang Chang said to Jia Lie Bi with a gloomy expression, "I'm definitely not returning this thirty-thousand deposit, but if the Jia Lie Family is willing to pay more, I might be able to get a Dou Grandmaster from an organization!"

"Dou Grandmaster?"

Jia Lie Bi narrowed his eyes. In Wutan City, a Dou Grandmaster was already considered an upper-class figure.

The clan leaders of the three major families in Wutan City, including himself, were only Dou Grandmasters.

If he hadn't acted himself, fearing Xiao Zhan would see it and trigger a war between the two families, he wouldn't have put a bounty on Xiao Lang's life.

It wasn't that he feared the Xiao Family, but he feared the Ao Ba Family would benefit as a third party. If both his family and the Xiao Family were weakened, they would both be destroyed by the Ao Ba Family.

That's why he put out a bounty. After all, being able to spend money to resolve a potential future threat was worth the cost. He just didn't expect Xiao Lang to be a Three-star Dou Master!

A Three-star Dou Master under twenty years old was indeed terrifying.

After pondering for a moment, Jia Lie Bi looked up at Fang Chang, his eyes filled with malice.

"As long as you can hire a Dou Grandmaster, I won't ask for 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 on his face. "Jia Lie Clan Leader, just wait for me to bring you Xiao Lang's head."

"But before that, shouldn't you give me the hundred thousand deposit for the Dou Grandmaster first?"

"..."

Jia Lie Bi's mouth twitched. In the end, he took out a card and threw it to Fang Chang, saying, "I hope you keep your word, otherwise, this hundred thousand will be your life-saving money."

Several days passed. Xiao Lang woke up as promised, ready to go to the alley to use his Thumping Stick.

However, as soon as he stepped out the door, he was stopped by Xiao Zhan.

"Where are you going, kid? Wutan City has been a bit restless lately. Many unfamiliar faces have appeared, and their strength isn't weak. Be careful when you go out."

Xiao Zhan repeatedly warned him.

After all, his son was a troublemaker.

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