For scum like this, since Jiang Li had run into them, she naturally would not let them go.
“Damn kid, you’re pretty fast. You beat up our people and still think you can leave?”
“What? You started it first and now I’m not allowed to fight back? If you got beaten, it just means you’re not good enough. You still have the nerve to bark here, I’m embarrassed for you.” Fang Qingxun said smugly. “Besides, are you expecting me to just stand there and let you hit me? Who’s the idiot here, you or me?”
“Fuck you, what did you say? Say it again if you dare!” one of the lackeys beside him pointed at Fang Qingxun angrily.
“I said you’re idiots. To be honest, I’ve seen shameless people before, but never ones who come asking to be insulted.” Fang Qingxun was extremely arrogant, not taking them seriously at all.
Jiang Li’s mouth twitched. This guy was facing so many people alone and still acting this cocky, she really didn’t know what to say. She had to admit, his mentality was impressive.
Chen Dashun was, as expected, enraged by Fang Qingxun’s words.
“Brothers, get him! Teach him a lesson and avenge our guys!” Chen Dashun said angrily, holding a knife.
Several men pulled out their knives and rushed forward, quickly engaging Fang Qingxun in a fight. Fang Qingxun also drew a short blade to deal with them. It had to be said, he was quite skilled, despite being outnumbered and facing opponents armed with knives, he didn’t fall into a disadvantage, though he also couldn’t break away for the moment.
Jiang Li seized the opportunity and stepped in, taking out an iron rod she had picked up from the ruins and joining the fight.
The reason she didn’t use a gun was, first, because of Fang Qingxun, she didn’t want to reveal too much about herself. She didn’t know what kind of person he was, and leaving herself a fallback option was always wise.
Second, she needed to train herself. Although she had been exercising since her rebirth, real combat was what truly improved skills. Relying on her own ability was the best way.
“Oh? Another little girl showed up. Brothers, whoever catches her gets her,” Chen Dashun said when he saw Jiang Li join in.
“Charge!”
“Don’t steal her, she’s mine!”
“Bullshit, she’s mine!”
“She’s mine!”
…
Because of Jiang Li’s intervention, Fang Qingxun was able to breathe much easier. Although he didn’t know her and didn’t understand why she was helping him, the priority right now was still to deal with these people.
He swung his knife at someone nearby. Fang Qingxun’s movements were fast, precise, and ruthless, he stabbed straight into the man’s chest. Blood immediately poured out, and the man collapsed unconscious on the ground.
Meanwhile, Jiang Li dodged incoming attacks while looking for openings. She kicked away one opponent’s weapon, then swung her arm and struck the man’s head with the iron rod. He instantly fell to the ground.
Fang Qingxun glanced at Jiang Li and realized that she was also fast, precise, and decisive. She clearly didn’t need his help, so he stopped paying attention to her.
The two of them quickly took down more than half of the group. Seeing the situation turn against him, Chen Dashun realized he had run into someone tough and immediately tried to escape, but Jiang Li would not give him that chance.
She stepped forward and blocked his path without a word. The two instantly engaged in close combat, but it was essentially Jiang Li overwhelming him. Just as he was about to lose, Chen Dashun quickly begged for mercy.
“Little girl, please let me go. We shouldn’t have met before, and I don’t think I ever offended you, right? Why are you helping this guy? I have food, I can give it to you,” Chen Dashun said, unable to understand why this girl was so ruthless from the start, as if she wanted his life. He didn’t remember ever offending her.
Jiang Li didn’t waste any words. Her movements didn’t slow at all as she aimed to finish him off quickly. Seeing that persuasion didn’t work, Chen Dashun turned vicious and fought back desperately, but in the end, Jiang Li was still stronger. Even in death, Chen Dashun never understood what exactly he had done to provoke such a fatal response from her.
After Jiang Li finished her side, Fang Qingxun’s fight was also over.
“Beauty, thanks for earlier. My name’s Fang Qingxun. You’ve got good skills,” he said, looking at the girl who had suddenly appeared. She was very beautiful, and although she seemed gentle and delicate, her combat ability was unexpectedly strong, which made him quite curious.
“Thanks for the compliment. My name is Jiang Li. I had a grudge against them anyway, it wasn’t specifically to help you. So you don’t need to thank me. Even without me, you probably could’ve gotten away,” Jiang Li replied honestly. It really had just been a coincidence; even without him, she would have dealt with Chen Dashun’s group the same way. After all, they deserved it.
“Oh right, how did you end up provoking them?” Jiang Li asked, curious.
“Ah, it’s a long story. Their boss took a liking to me and insisted I become his wife. Could I tolerate that? So I fought them right away.”
“You mean this boss?” Jiang Li pointed at Chen Dashun’s body on the ground.
“Yes, that’s him. To be honest, he’s so greasy. He still thought he was worthy of me, what a toad trying to eat swan meat,” Fang Qingxun said, looking disgustedly at Chen Dashun’s corpse.
This is a bit excessive. Jiang Li didn’t expect Chen Dashun to be into that kind of thing. She didn’t discriminate against it, society was becoming more and more open these days, and things like that were normal enough that she could accept them, but just imagining Chen Dashun and Fang Qingxun together gave her goosebumps. It was completely unthinkable.
She was about to say a few words to comfort him when she heard what he said next.
“Seriously, I was just joking. With how handsome I am, is he even qualified to have designs on me? And besides, if anything, I should be the husband, right? How could I possibly be the wife?” Fang Qingxun said with a “I’m the most handsome” expression.
Uh… Jiang Li was speechless. And was this level of narcissism really okay?
To be fair, Fang Qingxun was indeed quite good-looking. His features were refined and clean, and his silver-white hair added a lot to his appearance. No wonder Chen Dashun had set his sights on him, but he was seriously too self-obsessed.
However, when it came to the word “handsome,” Jiang Li suddenly thought of Gu Jin’s face, his straight nose and deep eyes. She still preferred someone like Gu Jin.
“I heard from them that you injured their people. You should know where they’re staying, right? How many are left inside?” Jiang Li asked.
Since she was already here, of course she intended to wipe out their nest. Anyone involved with Chen Dashun couldn’t be good people. The only uncertainty was whether there was someone behind him.
In this life, Chen Dashun hadn’t yet gone to the base, so what had happened in her previous life probably wouldn’t occur again.
“I know. I just came from there, it’s not far ahead. There aren’t many people left, maybe a dozen or so. A few of them were injured by me earlier,” Fang Qingxun replied honestly, not knowing what Jiang Li planned to do.
“Want to work together? People like them must have stolen a lot of supplies. You take me there, and we’ll take down their base. We split it 70–30, you get 70, I get 30. What do you think?”
Fang Qingxun’s eyes lit up when he heard her plan.
“How did I not think of that? Alright, I’ll take you there right now. But let’s split it 50–50. I’m just leading the way, and you also helped me just now.”
“Alright, deal.”
Fang Qingxun had no objections, and Jiang Li naturally had even less reason to disagree.