A Shocking Reversal

The situation took a sudden turn, and the spectators came back. Worried about getting splashed with blood, though, they all kept their distance this time.

"Honey, he... he molested me! My stomach hurts so much! Our baby... boohoo..." The woman sobbed pitifully, but not a single tear fell.

A group of people surrounded Luo Yang and Bai Jing.

Bai Jing was frightened.

Luo Yang pulled her behind him and said quietly, "Call the police."

Bai Jing's voice trembled a little. "I... my phone's charging. I didn't bring it."

Luo Yang was speechless.

The group surrounded Luo Yang and Bai Jing but did not attack right away. The young man leading them shouted, "Everyone, look at this scumbag! He won't even leave a pregnant woman alone! Tell me, does he deserve a beating?"

This was clearly a script Yang Long and Zhang Bai had prepared in advance. They wanted to humiliate him before beating him up.

Unless something unexpected happened, the two leading actors would soon make their entrance. How could his two old classmates miss a moment like this? If they did not show up, it would be like eating hot pot without any chili.

Luo Yang slipped his hand into his trouser pocket, ready to take out his phone and call the police. But the moment he grasped it, he felt something strange against his hand.

The eye blinked.

The night before, Luo Yang had kept channeling spiritual power into the eye, nourishing the Feather Blade's eye with spiritual energy. It had merely trembled once, then shown no further signs of activity. He had not expected it to react again at a time like this.

Had it taken a nap, or had it needed an entire night to adjust to the phone?

Luo Yang was curious, but this was clearly no time to investigate.

He kept his hand in his pocket. Bai Jing was standing right behind him, and if he took out his phone to call the police, she might see the eye on its back. If Ma Zhonghua found out about it, he would have trouble explaining himself. Not only might he lose his million in compensation for his efforts, he might also land himself in trouble.

Just then, the Mercedes G-Class accelerated over and stopped right beside the sidewalk.

The driver's window rolled down, and Yang Long stuck his head out, an exaggerated smile on his face. "Well, well, my old classmate! What a small world, running into you here! What's going on?"

The pregnant woman still sprawled on the ground immediately slipped into character. "He... he molested me and hurt me! I've lost my baby! Boohoo..."

Yang Long feigned shock. "Luo Yang, I never would have guessed! You're actually that kind of scumbag? You won't even leave a pregnant woman alone? My God!"

Luo Yang did not respond.

No longer content to watch from the car, Zhang Bai opened the door and climbed out. He sneered, "Luo Yang, you look respectable enough, but who knew you were such an animal? If anything happens to that pregnant woman's baby, you'll probably end up in prison, won't you?"

Only then did Luo Yang speak. "There are surveillance cameras here. You think I'm scared?" He looked at Yang Long. "These people are all workers from your factory, aren't they? A quick check will prove it. If they hurt me or Miss Bai, you won't escape responsibility."

Yang Long scoffed. "I don't know what you're talking about. I just happened to be passing by and stopped to watch. I really never imagined you were this kind of scumbag. Let's see which of us ends up being held responsible today."

Luo Yang fell silent. Whatever happened, they had already sickened him. Even if the Museum's surveillance footage eventually proved his innocence, he had already lost in a sense.

"Ha ha ha!" Zhang Bai laughed delightedly. "So even a scumbag like you gets what's coming to him! Someone like you is only fit to haul bricks on a construction site. Who do you think you are, pretending to be some miracle doctor? Ptooey!"

Luo Yang replied coolly, "Zhang Zhi is your father, right? His medical skills were mediocre, yet he still dared to sign a wager agreement with me. He lost five hundred thousand, and I drove him out of here. You think framing me with a trick like this will ruin me? Let me tell you, I don't feel a thing. At most, you two gutless bastards have made me sick."

"You fucking bastard!" Stung by his words, Zhang Bai clenched his fists and started forward to punch him.

Yang Long barked, "Zhang Bai, get back here!"

As he spoke, he gave the young man leading the group a meaningful look.

The young man took the hint and suddenly swung his club at Luo Yang's head.

He went straight for the kill!

Luo Yang could not retreat because Bai Jing was right behind him. He released the phone in his pocket. In fact, throughout his brief exchange with Yang Long and Zhang Bai, he had been channeling spiritual power into the Feather Blade's Eye. He did not want to miss this chance to awaken it. Now, however, he had to stop and pull his hand out to deal with the young man attacking him.

Suddenly, the young man's arm dipped, sending his swing diagonally downward. His club struck the pregnant woman in the head.

Thud!

The pregnant woman did not even manage a cry before she passed out on the spot.

Everyone was stunned.

Yang Long and Zhang Bai gaped, their jaws practically dropping to their crotches.

Luo Yang was startled too, but he knew exactly what had happened.

The Feather Blade's Eye had awakened! It had made its move!

"Ma Jun, what the fuck are you doing?!" Yang Long roared.

Ma Jun was the young man leading the group. Far from bringing him to his senses, Yang Long's shout was followed by another sudden swing of his wooden club, this time striking an accomplice beside him in the head.

There was another dull thud, and that man fell to the ground too.

Yang Long was terrified, his face deathly pale. These people were all workers from his factory, and the man he had called Ma Jun was the head of security. If Ma Jun beat someone to death, Yang Long would be the mastermind behind it!

"This... this has nothing to do with me! I... I'm leaving." Zhang Bai took off running.

Yang Long cursed furiously, "Zhang Bai! Fuck your mother!"

Zhang Bai did not even look back. He only ran faster.

Ma Jun raised his wooden club again, about to strike someone else in the head. In a flash, Luo Yang lunged forward, seized Ma Jun's wrist, and tripped him, pinning him to the ground.

Ma Jun suddenly went still. Finding himself pinned facedown by Luo Yang with his arm twisted behind his back, he froze for a moment, then shouted, "What are you waiting for? Fucking get him!"

The dozen or so workers from the door and window factory suddenly turned and fled, leaving wooden clubs and aluminum pipes scattered across the ground.

Only then did Ma Jun notice the pregnant woman with her bleeding head and his unconscious companion on the ground. He was stunned all over again.

Luo Yang shouted, "Could someone call the police?!"

The spectators finally snapped out of their daze, and someone took out a phone to call the police.

Yang Long could not bear to stay another moment. He started the engine, hit the accelerator, and drove off.

He would probably never understand how a perfectly good act about beating up a molester had somehow ended up ensnaring him instead. The only thing he knew for certain was that he was in serious trouble this time.

Bai Jing looked at Luo Yang, an unusual light shimmering in her large eyes. There was no telling what she was thinking.