"How will I know if I don't try?" Xu Xiangyang said. "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will give it a try."

Chu Xun angrily retorted, "Aren't you afraid Yueyue will hate you?"

"As long as I can be with her, I don't care what she thinks of me!" Xu Xiangyang's expression twisted.

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Chu Xun's vision slowly blurred. He stared at Xu Xiangyang and said, "If you have the guts, then shoot me dead with a gun!"

"Then I'll grant your wish!" Xu Xiangyang pointed the gun at him, but hesitated to make a move.

"Xu, do it. The boss wants you to kill him yourself to show your sincerity." A thin man next to him spoke in awkward Chinese, urging him on.

Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a moment, but finally fired the shot.

With a bang, the bullet struck Chu Xun in the chest, splattering blood everywhere.

Chu Xun stared at Xu Xiangyang, a smile playing on his lips, "You...will...never...win..."

The thin man checked Chu Xun's breathing and heartbeat, confirming that he had stopped breathing. He smiled and patted Xu Xiangyang on the shoulder, "Xu, you did a good job. Let's go. The boss has an even more important task for you to handle."

Xu Xiangyang glanced at Chu Xun, then turned and followed the thin man away.

"Xiaobai, Yueyue has been gone for two days. I miss her so much. Do you miss her?" Liao Qingshan squatted in front of the doghouse, stroking Xiaobai's head, and asked.

Little White: "Woof!"

“You miss her too, don’t you? That girl, she’s only been away from home for two days and you already feel empty inside.” Liao Qingshan shook his head. “But it’s okay, she’ll be back in a few days.”

Xiao Bai nudged him with her head, "Grandpa, go to sleep."

Liao Qingshan nodded. "Then I'm going to sleep. You should go to sleep early too."

Back in the room, I turned off the lights, but I just couldn't fall asleep.

His sleep has worsened these past two days since his granddaughter left home. He has difficulty falling asleep and wakes up easily, always feeling like something bad is going to happen.

In a daze, he heard Xiaobai barking. Liao Qingshan couldn't understand dog language, but the barking was unusual. He sensed something was wrong, quickly put on his shoes, and looked out the window. In the yard, there were quite a few figures moving around.

He was startled and was about to say something when he saw Xiaobai rush out and bite the person in the yard, followed by a scream of pain.

Liao Qingshan didn't have time to think and rushed out.

He wouldn't let a dog stand up for him.

Liao Qingshan practiced Tai Chi for many years, and his skills were truly impressive. Those few people were no match for him. Just as he had dealt with the people in the courtyard, someone else jumped over the wall.

Xiao Bai shouted to Liao Qingshan, "Grandpa, let's go!"

"Xiaobai, let's go!" Liao Qingshan knew that they were outnumbered and could not afford to linger in the fight.

Xiao Bai didn't go with him; instead, she rushed towards the group of people.

Liao Qingshan still couldn't bring himself to abandon a dog and run for his life. Besides, the dog was his granddaughter's family member, and also his family member.

He stepped forward and joined the fight.

After the man and dog knocked the intruder down again, there were still footsteps at the door. Liao Qingshan, with Xiaobai in tow, opened the side door and ran towards the back of the alley.

He hadn't run far when he saw several people lying on the ground. He vaguely remembered them; they seemed to have been around in the vicinity. He guessed they might be people the Chu family had secretly arranged to protect him.

"They escaped through the back door, chase them!"

Without thinking twice, Liao Qingshan and his dog quickly ran back.

I ran to the alley behind and found that the entrances and exits were blocked.

There was nowhere to escape, and no way to fly away.

Little White didn't give up; it roared to the sky.

Hearing the barking, the nearby dogs all jumped up.

Some rushed out through the dog hole, some bit through the rope around their necks, some jumped over the wall, and those rummaging through the trash cans even abandoned the food they had painstakingly found and ran away.

"Woof woof woof—"

In a short while, countless dogs poured out from all directions.

The group surrounding Liao Qingshan had never seen so many dogs before and were startled.

"Boss!" The brindle dog and the rest of the dogs asked in unison, "What happened?"

Xiao Bai replied, "These damn two-legged bastards bullied my grandpa, let's beat them up!"

At its command, the dogs pounced on the group and attacked.

A battle between humans and dogs has begun.

Liao Qingshan was stunned. His little white dog could actually command a pack of dogs. That was amazing!

A man emerged from the shadows and grabbed Liao Qingshan's arm.

Liao Qingshan retaliated with an elbow strike, knocking his opponent away. Just as he was about to strike again, he heard the other person say, "Old Liao, I am Xiyue's friend. Come with me!"