Chapter 649 - 649: Reinforcements Are Arriving Soon

As Aspergillus oryzae unfolded his fan, a fierce glint flashed through his eyes. With a wave of the fan, dozens of Silver Needles swept out like rain.

"Careful!"

Lin Zhiyan shouted in a tender voice, simultaneously pulling the little girl with one hand and Lu Yao with the other, leaping up from the ground to dodge the sweeping Silver Needles from above.

"Ding ding ding ding ding!"

After a series of harsh sounds, a row of inconspicuous Silver Needles had appeared on the ground not far behind the three women.

However, the three women didn't say anything like "cowardly hidden weapons, despicable and shameless."

Because in a battle, using treacherous means is indeed despised, but as opponents, these are all understandable.

The next moment, six people simultaneously jumped down from the rooftop, launching an attack on the three women in a surrounding formation.

Although they had just claimed they wouldn't bully the few with many, the six old men showed through their actions that those words were all nonsense.

Standard cases of saying no, but the body is honest.

Inside the room, Lin Jiaxuan, hearing the sounds of the fight, struggled to get up.

But as soon as she moved, she felt a heart-wrenching pain strike. The energy she had painstakingly gathered instantly dissipated, and she lay back down uncontrollably.

"Xuanxuan, in your current state, you can't help at all. Your sister and Shihan will surely handle those people," Zhen Jinghan comforted softly.

Lin Jiaxuan didn't reply, but her face grew increasingly solemn.

She was very clear about the strengths of Lin Zhiyan, the little girl, and Lu Yao.

Although she couldn't witness the combat in the courtyard with her own eyes, just from the sounds, she could determine that this time the opponents were no ordinary adversaries.

At the very least, they were a notch above the dozens from before!

"Where's Xiao Feng?" Lin Jiaxuan asked, gritting her teeth against the pain.

Squatting by the door, peeking outside through a crack, Zhao Guo'an turned his head and replied, "Old Xiao went up the mountain and hasn't come back yet."

"Quick... Call him..." Lin Jiaxuan urged anxiously.

"Alright." Zhao Guo'an agreed, starting to call Xiao Feng.

He had just seen very clearly that Lin Zhiyan and the other two in the courtyard didn't manage to overpower the six old men at once but were instead drawn into a prolonged battle, entering a stalemate from the start.

Dragging it out like this, it was truly hard to predict whose victory it would be.

And if the three women outside couldn't hold on, then everyone in the courtyard would be in trouble.

As soon as the call connected, Zhao Guo'an wasted no words and directly said, "Old Xiao, come back quickly. Bi Quan sent men over again. This time it's six old men, quite formidable. If you don't come back soon, we won't hold on!"

There was a lot of exaggeration in this statement.

Though the three, including the little girl, hadn't gained the upper hand, they hadn't fallen clearly behind either.

Both sides were evenly matched, with exchanges back and forth, far from the point of immediate defeat.

However, Zhao Guo'an felt there was no problem with saying it like this. If he didn't make the situation seem dire, how could he urge Xiao Feng to rush back?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng's response was just an "Oh," and then he asked, "Nothing else, right?"

"???" Zhao Guo'an.

He doubted whether he had heard correctly.

"I say, Old Xiao, you might ignore others, but surely you can't ignore Lu Yao and Mu Shihan?" Zhao Guo'an emphasized again, "If you don't hurry back, they'll probably be taken away."

Xiao Feng could easily tell that Zhao Guo'an was exaggerating and said, "Tell them to hold on a bit longer, reinforcements are on their way."

"Reinforcements?" Zhao Guo'an asked, puzzled, "Where from? Hey! Explain yourself... Hey?"

Xiao Feng had no intention of explaining and directly hung up the phone.

What Zhao Guo'an didn't know was that just ten minutes before the call, Xiao Feng had received a call from Hua Ling.

It wasn't anything urgent, just Hua Ling stating she wanted to return to Jiangcheng and asking when Xiao Feng would go back.

Xiao Feng immediately mocked, claiming he would return to Jiangcheng as promised and even proclaiming he would beat Hua Ling until she couldn't take care of herself.

Hua Ling, of course, couldn't tolerate such disdain and immediately wanted to confront Xiao Feng in a life-or-death battle!

Then, Xiao Feng simply dropped a "I'll be waiting" and hung up the call unilaterally.

At this moment, Xiao Feng glanced at the time and murmured to himself, "That girl should almost be here by now."

Jiuyou Town isn't very big, but it isn't that small either.

Hua Ling, spurred by her anger, would surely rush over at once, and even at the slowest, she wouldn't take too long.

As for whether Hua Ling would lend a hand, Xiao Feng believed 99.99% that she would.

It was an intuition, without proof or evidence, but Xiao Feng believed in it resolutely.

Because his intuition had always been astonishingly accurate.

Besides, even in the worst-case scenario, the little girl and Lin Zhiyan ending up in Hua Ling's hands was more reassuring than them falling into Bi Quan's clutches.

"Brother Xiao, just a couple more rounds, and we should be good," Qian Dajiang said, handing a cigarette to Xiao Feng as he watched his workers load boxes onto a semi-trailer.

Xiao Feng waved it off politely, and Qian Dajiang didn't mind, lighting a cigarette for himself instead.

Zhang Shuai, one of the three drivers and a known addict, jumped down from the cab and walked to the back of the truck. Leaning against the vehicle, he casually asked, "Bro, what's inside that takes all three of you to lift?"

"No idea. This box weighs at least three hundred pounds, two people can't manage it comfortably."

Zhang Shuai's eyes shifted, and he continued asking, "Didn't you guys take a peek?"

"We wanted to, but the box is nailed shut with iron nails, impossible to open. Hey, don't just watch, give us a hand."

"Alright, alright." Zhang Shuai readily agreed, helping the three men lift the box to the edge of the compartment.

"You all keep busy, I'll push it in for you myself," Zhang Shuai said with a warm smile.

The three men, suspecting nothing, thanked him and turned away.

Generally, when the box is more than halfway inside the compartment, it's considered stable and just needs a slight push inward.

However, Zhang Shuai gave a strong pull outward instead.

His idea was simple: if the box fell to the ground, it might break open.

And if it broke open, he would naturally know what was inside.

But while the idea was good, reality was harsh.

Xu Shuai, being an addict, had poor physical fitness, and after two tries could only move the box slightly.

Seeing that someone on the truck was about to turn around, Zhang Shuai grew anxious, planted a foot against the truck, and pulled with all his might.

"Shit!"

The box finally moved, but Zhang Shuai was also pulled to the ground by inertia.

He stared wide-eyed at the large wooden box wobbling above him, looking as if it would crash down on him at any second, his eyes full of terror.

Zhang Shuai was about to push himself aside with his arms, but just as he started to move, the box came crashing down.