"Hello, Sect Leader..."
"Ling Si, how's it going?"
"We were ambushed. Out of thirty n, only twelve returned. Over twenty assassins from various countries, I'm afraid they were all wiped out at the Ren Family."
"This was expected. I was asking if you engaged them directly?"
"Yes. I faced Ren Ying in about ten moves. His speed and attacks are very fast, but in a one-on-one, I can ensure I'm not defeated. If it weren't for Li San teaming up, I wouldn't have had to retreat so quickly..."
"Good. As long as you don't lose to Ren Ying, then Ling Yi and the rest will definitely not lose to Li San or Han Shengjun. I'm curious to see what these youngsters are capable of. Get things sorted on your end for now. We've set everything up here, the rest depends on M Country's strength."
"Yes, Sect Leader."
After hanging up the phone, Lingze revealed an evil smile.
Indeed, last night's sneak attack wasn't aid at killing Li San and the others. Lingze wasn't foolish enough to think Li San could be taken out so easily.
However, their alliance doesn't an no one can handle them.
The Ren Family is very reputable in Huaxia, quite prestigious, but to the whole world, without Ren Zhongtian, the Ren Family is just a wealthy family, not even a family, because they don't have a direct male heir.
Last night's operation had three purposes: First, it was to shatter the illusions of Li San and the others. Second, to test whether the masters here who took the White Scorpion antidote along with their mutated bodies could confront Li San and his team. Third, to show the world that the Assassination Order still holds so prestige. Even if the target isn't killed tonight, what about tomorrow or the days after?
The Ren Family cannot hold out forever. As assassins keep pouring into Huaxia, the target can only keep dodging.
Last night, Big Guy was poisoned by Black Scorpion. Fortunately, he protected his heart with Inner Strength, otherwise, he might have been dead before taking the antidote last night.
Though he survived, he needs to rest in bed for about three days.
The situation from last night was eventually handled with Yen Huang's involvent. Old Mrs. Ren insisted on keeping the bodies of the deceased Ren Family mbers. Otherwise, they might have been taken away for dissection.
The battle lasted about half an hour, but it left Li San and others pondering for a long ti.
Only now do they realize their strength is limited. Being targeted by the Assassination Order and coming to the Ren Family only brings trouble; that's a fact.
When they were certain they could handle the assassins, reality struck them hard and left them unable to accept it.
If it weren't for developing Black Scorpion's antidote beforehand, Big Guy might have been dead already.
As they ate breakfast, Li San and Li Kuo ate silently. Whoever finished first would leave first, without a word.
For such issues, it's useless for others to offer comfort, so Old Mrs. Ren didn't say anything, because she knew these young people don't need guidance. They can pull out that thorn in their hearts themselves.
In the backyard, Ren Ying repeatedly did his daily training. Last night, not being able to take down the mutants really bothered him.
Han Shengjun, Li San, Lei Xiaolei, and Li Kuo all coincidentally t in the garden. They couldn't stay indoors, yet trying to co up with a good plan had them cracking their heads without any success.
On the balcony, Ruyu, Ye Weiwei, and Ren Ling watched these n with furrowed brows, unsure of what to say.
"Why don't you all head to Yanhuang Soul first, and I'll find a place to hide with Ruyu. I believe they won't find for now."
After a long silence, Li San finally voiced a decidedly poor plan.
"..."
"..."
"Hey, can you at least say sothing about whether this will work?" Watching as no one paid him any mind, Li San continued.
"Tch."
"Are we going to hide in Yanhuang Soul for life?" Han Shengjun retorted.
"It's better than dragging the unrelated Ren Family into this."
"It's my fault; I didn't think it through." Li Kuo blad himself.
"No, it's not all on you; we were too arrogant." Lei Xiaolei added.
"Yeah, too arrogant." Li San also sighed heavily, "We originally thought the six of us could defeat Red Butterfly, so what couldn't we do after that? We overestimated ourselves and underestimated the enemy."
"Ah, perhaps the most crucial point is that we lack a leader. When the person we trust most isn't around, we lose our way. What's next? No one knows. Just think, if it weren't for him, just the five of us? No, even with fifty of us, we'd have been helpless against Red Butterfly, wouldn't we?"
Li Kuo's words hit the nail on the head...
Indeed, they didn't overestimate their abilities. Their strength remained, but they lacked direction.
The one who had always been the guiding light wasn't there to plan and lead them forward.
Without that person, Li San realized they were all quite diocre. Aside from their capabilities, they couldn't find the proper way to fully utilize that strength.
"Ring, ring, ring, ring..."
"Hello..."
Li Kuo habitually answered the phone.
"Kuo..." A familiar, long-unheard voice ca from the other end.
"Damn it, if that scoundrel Xiaofan were around, this damn Assassination Order wouldn't scare the hell out of . Hey, Li Kuo, why are you standing up? What's going on? What happened?"
Seeing Li Kuo suddenly stand up, mouth agape, eyes wide with shock, everyone turned nervously to look.
"You, you..."
"Yeah, who was just cursing at , that dumbass Li San?"
"Yes, yes. Are you a person or a ghost?"
"Ah, hahaha..."
"Is everyone okay..."
"Not really. What about you... Xiaofan?"
Xiaofan...
My god, today... today isn't April Fool's, is it?
Han Shengjun, Lei Xiaolei, Li San... They stared at Li Kuo's hand like starved dogs eyeing at, just waiting to snatch the phone.
"Hey. Hey..."
"Yeah, you bastard, were you just cursing ?"
"You damn turtle, son of a bitch, damn, damn, damn..." Hearing that familiar voice, Li San was so excited he couldn't form a coherent sentence.
"My turn, my turn..." Han Shengjun quickly grabbed the phone from Li San's hand, "Hello, hello..."
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