Ling Xiao's expression hardened, and he stood back to back with Fei Ge.
Fei Ge's expression was rather unpleasant. He had only come to retrieve his goods, but he hadn't intended to get involved in their internal strife. If he had known it would turn out this way, he should have brought two more people with him. Unfortunately, it was too late to regret it now.
Ling Yongde glanced at Fei Ge, a thought flashing through his mind. He asked, "This brother looks unfamiliar. He shouldn't be from Qingxi Town, right? I don't know how Ling Xiao tricked you into following him. He's finished now. You should know better than to lose your life here tonight. You'd better abandon the darkness and come with me. I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."
Although he believed that their numbers were more than enough to take down two people, he still wanted to see Ling Xiao's pitiful state of being abandoned by everyone and all alone, just to feel a sense of satisfaction.
Fei Ge sneered, "Ming? You're nothing but a black bastard. You think you can follow me? I, Wang Dafei, have never followed anyone before. I'm always the one being followed. You're a rotten piece of trash. You think you're worthy of my following you? You're dreaming."
"Wang Dafei?" Ling Yongde's eyes flashed. "You're Brother Fei from Lanyuan?"
“That’s right, it’s your Uncle Fei.” Fei said, sticking out his neck.
Ling Yongde licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and said, "I'm really lucky today. I managed to take you both down in one fell swoop. Before, I was worried about how to deal with you after dealing with Ling Xiao, so I could take over your share of the Lanyuan Black Market."
Fei Ge's face darkened: "You have quite the appetite, and your dreams are pretty good, but unfortunately you're just dreaming."
“Maybe it was before, but now that you’ve delivered yourself to my door, it’s not so difficult for you to make your dream come true.” Ling Yongde said, then paused, his eyes darting around as if he had thought of something. He looked at Fei Ge with a glint in his eyes and said, “However, if you can tell me the source of the radios and watches that you occasionally produce, I might spare your life.”
Fei Ge's heart tightened. Thinking of Xing Zhaozhao's safety, he coldly refused without hesitation: "Get lost. Don't even think about it."
Ling Yongde didn't care. He raised an eyebrow and said, "If you don't want to, then forget it. After you die, I'll take over your Lanyuan black market. Go find it yourself."
After saying that, he winked at his subordinate and ordered, "Go, don't let them get away."
"Understood, Brother De." The people around them replied in unison and continued to surround Ling Xiao and Brother Fei.
Fei looked around warily, counted, and found there were exactly eight people, including Ling Yongde. He then asked Ling Xiao, "Can we split it in half?"
Ling Xiao replied without hesitation, "No, we can't win."
Fei Ge: "..."
Fei Ge twitched his lips: "You're supposed to be the head of the black market in Qingxi Town, with quite a few men under you. Can't you have some backbone?"
"What's the use of having ambition without strength? I still have men under my command, but I didn't bring them out. Aren't I still just a commander without troops?" Ling Xiao remained clear-headed in the critical moment.
"Then what do you suggest we do? Are we really going to die here today?" Fei Ge was getting anxious.
“Actually, strictly speaking, we don’t need to fight four against one,” Ling Xiao said, glancing furtively at where Sun Liang was hiding.
They were hidden so well that even with so many people and so many eyes, Ling Yongde didn't notice them.
Fei Ge quickly realized what was going on, glanced at where Sun Liang was hiding, thought about his physique, shook his head, and said, "I think we should forget about it." Not only would he not be of any help, but he might even be a burden.
Ling Xiao sensed the disdain in Fei Ge's voice, and after thinking about it, he decided to put aside this unrealistic idea: "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Fei-ge already had an idea, and winked towards the door: "I think we can do it like this..."
Ling Xiao glanced at the door, then at the two people standing between them and the door, and nodded in understanding.
"And what about him?" Ling Xiao asked, referring to Sun Liang.
“Once we leave, he can leave too,” Fei Ge said. That guy is shrewd; once they lure Ling Yongde and his gang away, he certainly won't stay there courting death.
“Alright then.” Ling Xiao agreed to his plan.
"I'll count to three, then we'll all start," Fei said.
Ling Xiao nodded.
"3." Fei Ge counted down to 3 and punched the person blocking his escape route first.
"..." Ling Xiao was a beat slow, cursed, and then punched the person blocking his way.
Then, the two rushed out of Ling Yongde's house together.
With so many people surrounding the two people, and they still managed to get away, Ling Yongde's face was dark and extremely ugly: "Chase them." After saying that, he took the lead and led his men to chase after them.
They finally escaped, but the pursuers were right behind them. Fei Ge still didn't dare to relax and turned around and ran up the mountain.
Ling Xiao instinctively followed, but quickly realized something was wrong: "Why are you running up the mountain?"
“There are trees on the mountain, and it’s late at night, so it’s easy to hide,” Fei said matter-of-factly.
“Are you familiar with the mountains around here? It’s so dark at night, and you dare to run up the mountain?” Ling Xiao’s brow twitched. “You have to run into the village. Ling Yongde is deliberately avoiding people because he doesn’t want anyone to know. If you shout in the village, he’ll stop.”
Fei Ge paused for a moment, then asked, "...Shall we go back now?"
Ling Xiao glanced back: "They've already caught up. How are we going to get back? Let's keep running forward."
Fei Ge was silent for a moment: "I'm not very familiar with the mountains around here..." Not that I'm not familiar, I've never been here before, it's completely unfamiliar.
Ling Xiao: "..."
Ling Xiao wanted to curse again, but he took a deep breath and held back: "I know this place well, I'll lead the way."
After saying that, he paused for a moment, then couldn't help but complain, "How come you've managed to stay in charge of Lanyuan for so long without getting into trouble, being so reckless?"
"Ha, you're quite composed, but look what happened. You almost got killed by your own men, and you still have the nerve to talk back to me." Fei Ge mocked without any politeness.
Ling Xiao: "..."
"...Stop talking, let's run!" Ling Xiao urged.
"You were the one who said it first," Fei Ge retorted, unconvinced.
“…I was wrong.” Ling Xiao honestly admitted his mistake.
"I forgive you." Fei Ge looked like he was being very magnanimous.
Ling Xiao: "..."
When Ling Xiao and Fei Ge escaped, Ling Yongde was on tenterhooks, worried that if they ran into the village and shouted, his carefully constructed image would collapse. Unexpectedly, they ran into the mountains. At the same time, he felt relieved, but a ferocious look of joy quickly appeared on his face. He could kill them in the forest without anyone knowing.
After everyone in Ling Yongde's family left, Sun Liangcai emerged from his hiding place, his legs feeling weak.
After leaving Ling Yongde's house, Sun Liang instinctively wanted to head towards the village and get home as quickly as possible. However, upon hearing sounds coming from the woods on the other side of the mountain, he hesitated for a moment but still quietly followed behind Ling Yongde's group.
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