Ten o'clock
The eastern district of Linjiang Villa Group in Jiangbei City had grown somewhat restless. A Dragon Group squad from the Liangjiang Special Zone was pursuing an illegal immigrant. The squad members were all young men, and their captain was Lin Hao, at the Xiantian early stage.
The illegal immigrant's identity had already been uncovered. He was a hired assassin from the Tokugawa Family of the Island Nation, named Tokugawa Nakaji, also at the Xiantian early stage.
"Tokugawa Nakaji, stop running! You committed such a grave crime in Huaxia and still think you can escape? Dream on," Lin Hao said.
"Ke ke ke, I want to escape. What can you do about it? You people aren't enough to stop me," Tokugawa Nakaji sneered.
"Captain, we can't let him go. He has to be sent into the Dragon Trap," several teammates said in unison.
"Mm. We'll give it everything we've got. Surround him."
One palm strike, then another kick—both attacks were dodged by the opponent, and one teammate was already visibly running out of strength.
Tokugawa Nakaji possessed tremendous power, and his explosive force was astonishing. When he threw a punch, it raised the sound of wind in the air. The punch swept toward the three young men beside him.
The three men were instantly dumbfounded. They watched helplessly as the force of the punch approached, completely at a loss.
"Dodge!" Lin Hao's expression changed.
But his warning came too late. After the punch landed, several people were sent flying, blood in their mouths. They had clearly suffered serious injuries.
"Ke ke ke, only at the Houtian late stage? Too weak," Tokugawa Nakaji laughed.
"Captain, don't worry about us. Take him down!"
Lin Hao did not waste words. He immediately launched another attack and exchanged more than a dozen blows with his opponent, yet still could not do anything to him.
The remaining teammates were too weak to interfere and could only examine the wounded.
"I don't fight nameless nobodies. Tell me your name," Tokugawa Nakaji said.
"My name is Lin Hao. Remember it."
"Good, Lin Hao. You're going to die horribly."
"Enough nonsense. Come fight!"
The inner force within Lin Hao roared out. He clenched his palm into a fist and punched toward Tokugawa Nakaji.
"Roar!"
The force of the punch surged violently. A strand of Xiantian Qi resembling a tiger's head emerged from Lin Hao's fist, mixed with the sound of a tiger's roar.
In his fury, he held nothing back at all and directly unleashed his strongest strike. Tokugawa Nakaji took the attack head-on, never imagining that Lin Hao could stir up any great waves.
But when he met Lin Hao's fist, he was instantly blasted several meters away and spat out a mouthful of blood.
I was careless. Tokugawa Nakaji immediately realized that, injured as he was, he could no longer take them all down. He could only choose to flee and settle the score after recovering. With that thought, he began using a secret technique to escape.
"Hmph, you little brat. Just wait for me. I'll be back." As he spoke, he transformed into smoke and vanished.
"Not good! He used a secret technique to escape. Chase him—quickly!" Lin Hao and the others rapidly pursued him.
"This won't do. They're right on my heels. I need to find somewhere to hide." Muttering to himself, Tokugawa Nakaji ran into the western district of Linjiang Villa Group.
"Mm, this villa will do. I'll hide inside for a while." With a flip of his hand, he entered Villa 2403 in Area 11.
It was hard to tell whether this man had offended the God of Misfortune in a past life. Out of all the villas, he had somehow chosen Ling Yun's home, a place even more terrifying than the God of Death.
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
Tokugawa Nakaji froze. What was that sound? He turned his head and saw a tiny milk dog scratching its ear.
When had it come up beside him? He had not sensed it in the slightest! Tokugawa Nakaji could not help drawing in a sharp breath. Fortunately, it was only a dog. If it had been an enemy, he would definitely have been injured by now.
"Shoo, shoo, go play somewhere else." Tokugawa Nakaji pretended to smack it a few times, merely wanting to drive the dog away.
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
"Go away, go away! Can't you see how handsome your grandpa is, you dead dog? If you don't move, don't blame me for killing you and stewing you into dog meat!" Tokugawa Nakaji growled darkly. A little milk dog was actually putting on airs in front of him—it clearly did not want to live.
Little Tiger now thought of his former owner, who had always wanted to stew him into a pot. Before he knew it, Little Tiger had bared his teeth in a foolish grin.
But in Tokugawa Nakaji's eyes, that expression was outrageous. The dog was mocking him for being an idiot!
No one had ever dared mock him like that, let alone a dog. I'm eating dog meat today! Although eating dog meat in summer would make him sweat, he could always take a bath afterward!
Damn, what a load of nonsense. If my master hadn't told me to wait here for you, do you think I'd be willing to? Little Tiger grumbled inwardly.
That was right—Ling Yun had known everything that was happening all along. Why had he told the dog to do this? Ling Yun was currently telling his daughter a story with complete concentration. Nothing was more important than his daughter.
After receiving Ling Yun's order, Little Tiger's body transformed back into that of the divine beast Blazing Tiger. Tokugawa Nakaji was instantly scared witless. He had never seen such a monster before, much less one that could transform. Flames radiated from its furry body, and his own body trembled uncontrollably until his back was soaked. It seemed he had just insulted it, too. His scalp was now tingling with terror.
Tokugawa Nakaji thought of fleeing. Yes, fleeing! He had to leave immediately. He would never come to Huaxia again. It was far too terrifying.
"This man isn't bad. He still hasn't begged for mercy. In view of his admirable courage, I'll grant him a quick death." Blazing Tiger muttered inwardly.
In the next moment, Tokugawa Nakaji completely gave up. His body could no longer move. As he stared at the unidentified monster before him, he knew he was doomed. A wave of power swept over him, and he crashed to the ground. His whole body felt as though it had been torn apart; he did not even have the strength to move a finger. He lay motionless on the ground, blood bubbling from his mouth. Damn it! There were so many villas nearby—why did I choose this one?
Blazing Tiger opened its mouth and swallowed Tokugawa Nakaji whole, then transformed back into that harmless little milk dog. It wagged its tail and trotted off to sleep, as though nothing had happened. The villa's front courtyard returned to its usual calm.
"His aura has disappeared. He was right around here. He was here just a moment ago, then suddenly vanished. What happened?" Lin Hao muttered as he paced around Villa 2403 in Area 11.
"Search all around us."
"Yes, Captain," several young men replied.
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