As a mercenary, Liu Yuheng had taken part in plenty of operations and accumulated extensive combat experience. He had killed people even in peacetime, which gave him a vicious edge. Even when he spoke aggressively, the others tended to give him some leeway.
He had never come off worse before, yet he had just taken a hard slap completely unprepared?!
Liu Yuheng clutched his face in utter disbelief, turned back viciously, and snarled through gritted teeth, "Jian Ran, do you fucking want to die?!"
As he spoke, he swung his elbow at Jian Ran's throat, only to have the force effortlessly deflected a second later. "You-"
Liu Yuheng cried out in shock, then was rewarded with another resounding slap.
The fans watching the livestream all shuddered in unison.
[Oh my god, that hurts just to watch!]
[Are we sure Liu Yuheng is a mercenary? Why doesn't he have any combat skills at all?]
[Look at who he's up against. That's Jian Ran! He'll walk right up and slap even a ghost without hesitating. What's this guy compared to that?!]
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Dazed from the blows, Liu Yuheng turned to Wang Pangzi and complained tearfully, "Director Wang, how can he just hit people?"
"Didn't you say you were going to kill me?" Jian Ran raised an eyebrow.
"I-I was just saying it! I didn't actually kill you!" Liu Yuheng stammered, but inwardly, he felt something was very strange.
That viciousness that had risen out of nowhere had suddenly vanished without a trace?!
"Can't help it, then. I had to defend myself in advance." Jian Ran pushed Liu Yuheng aside, pulled a few sheets of talisman paper from his pants, clenched them in his palm, then tossed them into the air. They spontaneously ignited with a golden light that shone brightly through the