After unlocking the seven meridian points, Xiao Qiang had gained many benefits.
Although he still couldn’t achieve the exaggerated extent of flying using a sword, at the very least, his physical fitness was enhanced, and his sight and hearing surpassed that of ordinary people.
It was precisely due to this that Xiao Qiang was able to hear the footsteps coming from a distance.
No matter who the person was, upon seeing the dead bodies on the ground, they wouldn’t easily spare him and Feifei, who were unscathed.
Therefore, Xiao Qiang quickly pulled Feifei into the bushes to hide, and the pistol he had just used to kill Fifth Shi was thrown onto Fourth Shi’s body.
Hiding in the bushes, Xiao Qiang quietly asked Feifei, “Where’s the gun?” He remembered he had just given Feifei two guns.
If Shi Bao returned with reinforcements, he and Feifei could easily take care of one each with those two guns.
To Xiao Qiang’s surprise, Feifei’s face turned slightly red after hearing his question.
She whispered, “Um, I threw the guns away.”
“What?”
Xiao Qiang almost bit his tongue.
This woman must be crazy.
At such a crucial time, she actually threw the guns away.
Feifei’s face turned beet red.
She had just seen Xiao Qiang killing people ruthlessly, and had felt uncomfortable, so she had impulsively thrown the guns away.
When Xiao Qiang had pulled her into the bushes, she had naturally forgotten about the two guns.
Xiao Qiang didn’t have time to chastise her at the moment, because he could clearly sense that the footsteps were getting closer.
Two people, no, three people!
Xiao Qiang’s face instantly turned grim.
If it were two people, he could deal with them.
However, with three enemies, Xiao Qiang didn’t have full confidence.
The footsteps were getting closer.
Moments later, three figures appeared, although one of them seemed to be pushed forward, and the other two had him surrounded.
“Captain Qian, I didn’t expect you to have a day like this, too.”
Shi Bao’s indifferent voice reached Xiao Qiang and Feifei’s ears, but it made Feifei’s face change drastically in panic.
“Shi Bao, when I came, I didn’t plan to get out alive.
If you’re a real man, let Feifei go!” A rough voice sounded.
As soon as he spoke, Feifei suddenly wanted to stand up, but was held down by Xiao Qiang.
Xiao Qiang had already guessed that this must be Qian Hu, but he couldn’t let Feifei just rush out like this.
Those two were armed, and he and Feifei were unarmed.
Rushing out would be a suicidal act.
Looking around, Xiao Qiang could only helplessly shake his head.
There was nothing in the place where he and Feifei were hiding.
He couldn’t even find something handy to arm themselves with.
After hearing what Qian Hu said, Shi Bao smirked,”Captain Qian, you have a good point.
My third brother…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Fourth Shi’s body lying in a pool of blood!
“Fourth Brother!”
With a mournful cry, Shi Bao’s eyes turned red.
In front of him, Fourth Shi lay there with five bullets in his chest.
Third Shi and Fifth Shi had no wounds, but they were also lying motionless.
Their clothes were a mess, and Fourth Shi’s eyes were wide-open, as if refusing to close even in death!
“Third Brother, Fifth Brother, what happened?” Sixth Shi, who was standing behind Qian Hu, quickly rushed to Third and Fifth Shi, crouching down and shouting.
However, Third and Fifth Shi had already stopped breathing and their hearts stopped beating, they lay there silently.
“Second Brother!
Third Brother and Fifth Brother are gone!” After checking Third and Fifth Shi’s breathing, Sixth Shi turned his head and shouted to Shi Bao, who was still shell-shocked.
Shi Bao’s eyes turned red.
In the half an hour that he was gone, he had lost three of his brothers, a fact he could never accept.
He lost three of his brothers of several decades, driving him to the verge of madness.
Qian Hu watched coldly from the side, feeling overjoyed.
He had initially given up hope.
The Shi Brothers had taken Feifei hostage, which nearly drove him to madness.
After informing Wang Ming to bring help, he had met alone with Shi Bao and Sixth Shi, resolved to sacrifice himself to ensure Feifei’s safety.
However, the unexpected happened.
He arrived to find three of the Shi brothers dead and Feifei missing.
“Qian, did you arrange this?” Sixth Shi, eyes burning with fury, kicked Qian to the ground and viciously asked.
Xiao Qiang saw Sixth Shi pointing his gun at Qian’s head, while Shi Bao was still dazedly staring at the bodies of Third and Fifth Shi.
Suddenly having an idea, Xiao Qiang darted out from behind the bushes like a monkey, picked up the handgun that Feifei had dropped on the ground, rolled to come between Qian and Sixth Shi, and abruptly stood up.
Sixth Shi was taken aback, only to find himself face to face with Xiao Qiang.
Their faces were just a few centimeters apart.
He gasped in surprise, “You…”
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Qiang didn’t give him a chance to speak.
He grabbed Sixth Shi’s neck with his left hand, aimed the gun at his stomach with his right hand, and pulled the trigger.
“Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!….”
Four consecutive gunshots were heard and Sixth Shi trembled violently.
He seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed onto Xiao Qiang’s body.
The gun he had been holding fell to the ground.
It was only then that Shi Bao reacted.
Looking at his brother who had stopped moving, he suddenly started laughing!
“Hahaha, it’s you!
I can’t believe it’s you!”
Staring at Xiao Qiang with bloodshot eyes, Shi Bao shuddered, the corners of his mouth twitching continuously.
The events of today had obviously pushed him to the brink of madness.
He had originally planned to avenge his elder brother, with all plans under control.
He had kidnapped the enemy’s adopted daughter and captured the enemy.
But he never expected that in a blink of an eye, he, among five brothers, would be the only one left.
For Shi Bao, who was always proud of his cleverness, this was hard to accept.
The thought that he had stopped Fourth Shi from killing Xiao Qiang, but that Xiao Qiang had now killed him instead, almost drove Shi Bao to the verge of collapse.
“Sorry, I can’t give you my life,” Xiao Qiang said nonchalantly, glancing at Shi Bao, showing no remorse for killing the Shi brothers.
Who was he kidding?
Xiao Qiang had survived centuries in the cultivation world; if he didn’t kill others, they would kill him.
Xiao Qiang wasn’t some Taoist scholar, if someone dared to take his life, they needed to be prepared for him to wipe out their entire family!
No matter the grievances between the Shi brothers and Qian Hu, Xiao Qiang only cared about his own life.
In life, there were many instances of inequality.
Two people go out together.
Before either of them speak, the handsome one by default seems approachable, while an unattractive one makes you want to keep your distance.
This isn’t a matter of judging people based on appearance, it’s a subconscious reaction.
Similarly, when choosing a lover, someone physically attractive has a higher chance.
Officials and thieves can never live in harmony.
When Captain Qian pursued the Shi brothers and they sought revenge, that was normal.
Shi Bao’s mistake was to involve Xiao Qiang in their activities.
Anyone who threatened Xiao Qiang’s life was his enemy.
The best kind of enemy was a dead one!
So Shi Bao was dead.
From the moment Xiao Qiang rushed out to kill Sixth Shi, Shi Bao had lost the will to resist.
For someone who considered himself smart and strategical like him, the fact that due to his own mistake Xiao Qiang had killed his four other brothers, already thoroughly broke Shi Bao’s spirit.
Xiao Qiang was not one to pass up such an opportunity.
A gunshot sounded, the bullet punctured Shi Bao’s heart.
He could finally join his brothers.
“Uncle, Uncle…” after Shi Bao fell, Feifei rushed out, heading straight for Qian Hu lying on the ground.
Now having some time, Xiao Qiang had a good look at the man he had just saved.
At the moment when Xiao Qiang emerged, this man made the right move.
He stepped backward, leaving a gap for Xiao Qiang to take down Sixth Shi.
Otherwise, no matter how capable Xiao Qiang was, he wouldn’t have survived under the siege of the Shi brothers.
Qian Hu appeared to be in his forties.
Although not tall or big, he had a daunting presence.
He was being untied by Feifei, he watched Xiao Qiang with vigilance.
“Feifei, who is this?” Qian Hu asked, keeping Feifei behind him, looking at Xiao Qiang suspiciously.
Feifei, still startled, hurriedly introduced Xiao Qiang to Qian Hu.
“Uncle, this is Xiao Qiang.
He saved me and killed those bastards.”
“Xiao Qiang, this is Uncle Qian.”
The two men looked at each other.
Qian Hu suddenly asked, “Young man, have you served in the military?”
Xiao Qiang’s pupils contracted, then he smiled, “I just came out of the hospital.”
He avoided answering directly, which displeased Qian Hu.
He had serious doubts about Xiao Qiang’s identity.
This young man seemed easygoing, but he knew well about the Shi brothers’ capabilities.
Qian Hu just became more alert after witnessing Xiao Qiang easily slaughtering them.
Finally, Feifei played her role, sharing everything she had heard from Wang Ming about Xiao Qiang with Qian Hu.
She knew Qian Hu’s temperament well.
If he had any resentment towards Xiao Qiang, trouble was sure to ensue.
Hearing what Feifei had to say, Qian Hu looked at Xiao Qiang with interest, “Who would have thought, the Xiao family’s illegitimate son would be so capable.”
Despite the thinly veiled insult, Xiao Qiang didn’t react.
Instead, he frowned, glanced at the dead bodies lying around, and calmly said, “All these people were killed by you, not me.
Is that clear?”
“What do you mean?” Feifei was taken aback.
But Qian Hu laughed, “Good lad, so you’re this averse to getting involved.
I, Qian Hu, don’t steal credit from others.”
Xiao Qiang shook his head, “I don’t like to deal with people.
Plus, I have other things to do.”
After that, he said to Qian Hu, “If possible, I don’t want this incident to be traced back to me.”
Qian Hu was taken aback.
He didn’t expect such an answer from Xiao Qiang.
This young man seemed more and more elusive to him.
Xiao Qiang ignored him, packed up the food left by the Shi brothers, and strutted out.
They were far from the city center now.
The original escape route planned by Shi Bao and others was to head into the mountains.
That suited Xiao Qiang well, for his priority now was to improve his power.
His current body was still entangled with the Xiao family, and if he didn’t improve his cultivation quickly, Xiao Qiang wasn’t sure if he could live to see the day he reached the realm of innate power.
Watching Xiao Qiang’s back, Feifei muttered to herself, “I wonder if I will see him again.”
Qian Hu didn’t say anything, but his intuition told him that they were destined to meet this young man again.
(Thanks to the gods for the continuous support.
In this world, there are always things that need to be persistent about.
I genuinely recommend a song called “Rain in Heaven”.)