Chapter Eighteen: The Mysterious Stone

  "You cheap woman, dare to harm my military advisor and get him killed, unforgivable!" Looking at the trembling Ruhua girl beside him, Hong Feng's iron face revealed a strong killing intent.

  "Wait a minute, big brother, this little girl is quite pretty, isn't it a waste to kill her? Although she was killed because of the military advisor, revenge doesn't have to be taken at this moment! How about... how about..." Ma Yidao rubbed his bald head, laughing uncontrollably.

  "Haha!" A meaningful smile floated onto Hongfeng's face, "However, brother, I have to remind you of one thing, remember that after having fun, you mustn't leave behind any troubles."

  "Big brother, I know this!" Ma Yidao smiled and walked towards the girl.

  "Ah!" The girl let out a terrified scream, the green light in his eyes making her feel extremely frightened. No, no! Who can save me? The timid and weak girl looked around frantically, hoping to find someone who could protect herself. Not far away, there seemed to be someone standing stupidly, a man with fair skin and clear eyebrows.

  "Brother, please, save me!" The panicked girl rushed towards Xiao Chen at once.

  "Girl, this place is so big, why are you running towards me?" Xiao Chen silently cursed in his heart.

  "Xiao Chen, this has nothing to do with you, get out of here!" Hong Feng said coldly, frowning.

  "Please, big brother, save me!" The girl grasped Xiao Chen's sleeve tightly and begged pitifully. "What's wrong with you? There are so many people here, why are you asking me for help? Save you? If I save you, who will save me? You've gotten me into trouble." Xiao Chen glared at the girl in annoyance.

  But after the four eyes met, Xiao Chen's body couldn't help but pause, and those extremely terrified eyes were so beautiful? Like precious gems, clear as water, really captivating one's heart and soul! Even, even giving oneself a sense of déjà vu. How could it be like this? Xiao Chen's heart suddenly stirred up a wave. A strange feeling arose in Xiao Chen's heart, constantly begging Xiao Chen to save the girl in front of him.

  "Two of you, discuss something, can you give me some face and let this girl go?" Xiao Chen said with a hard head. But Xiao Chen immediately knew that here, no one would give himself this face, and Ma Yidao's face turned green after being ruined by the good deed.

  "Xiao Chen, giving you face? What the hell are you?" Seeing this blind fool actually dared to ruin his own good thing, Ma Yidao was furious and directly punched him. With a loud "boom", Xiao Chen was knocked flying to the ground again.

  "One slash and this fool is done for!" Hong Feng spat.

  "Understood!" Ma Yidao nodded, sneering as he approached Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, who had suffered heavy injuries, was now dizzy and his blood was rushing upwards. With great difficulty, he managed to crawl up from the ground. Seeing Ma Yidao approaching him step by step, Xiao Chen's heart was filled with fear and unwillingness. Damn it, could it be that he still couldn't escape death? No, I don't want to, I'm still young, I don't want to die! Xiao Chen's inner self was screaming. His heartbeat seemed to be getting more intense, his blood flowing rapidly. That unbearable burning sensation returned once again. It hurts so much, it really hurts so much!

  "Little brat, go die!" Ma Yidao roared and threw another punch.

  "I'm going to die!" Xiao Chen closed his eyes in extreme pain and raised his right arm. Please, I don't want to die! After the loud "peng" sound, two fists tightly collided. Something unexpected happened, Ma Yidao stumbled backward several steps, while Xiao Chen's body slightly shook back and forth.

  Xiao Chen, who had already sealed off part of his memories, had forgotten that within this physical body of his was hidden a heart ten times stronger than an ordinary person's. It provided Xiao Chen with recovery power ten times greater than an ordinary person's while also granting him strength ten times greater than an ordinary person's. Possessing such formidable strength, even Ma Yizhang, the ferocious bandit from Panshan Mountain, would suffer greatly if he were to be careless for a moment.

  "Xiao Chen, you bastard!" Ma Yidao felt his blood boiling up and barely suppressed the urge to vomit blood. Meanwhile, Hong Feng was shocked on the side. He knew his brother Ma Yidao's strength, although his martial arts skills were slightly inferior to his own, but in terms of brute force, he surpassed himself. Hong Feng clearly saw that the fight between Ma Yidao and Xiao Chen just now was purely a contest of strength, without any fancy moves. How could it be possible for someone to injure Ma Yidao with just one punch?

  "Xiao Chen, I'm going to kill you!" Ma Yidao gritted his teeth tightly. Something unexpected happened. A black stone-like object slowly appeared between Ma Yidao's eyebrows, and then a black mist enveloped his entire body. What was going on? Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat, he could clearly feel that the opponent's aura was stronger than before, and the pressure on himself was even greater.

  In the face of his opponent's overwhelming momentum, Xiao Chen felt like he was suffocating.

  "Little kid, watch me crush you! I'll let you know the greatness and terror of a Yaoke Stone Warrior!" Ma Yidao rubbed his hands together, making a crisp crackling sound. Meanwhile, facing such an eerie scene, Xiao Chen's heart was trembling with fear, it was too terrifying, what on earth was going on?

  "One Knife Brother, retreat!" Just then, Hong Feng waved his hand to stop Ma Yidao who was about to advance again. "Xiao Chen, speak! What do you want to do?"

  "I just hope you can let this girl go!" Xiao Chen said in a low voice.

  "Let her go? What the hell are you?" Ma Yidao raised his fist again, but was stopped by Hongfeng once more.

  "Let her go? Alright!" Hong Feng smiled, "Xiao Chen brother, as long as you're willing to join us, this woman is yours to deal with!" Hong Feng had already calculated it out, although the young man seemed weak, he was actually a born giant. As long as he was willing to join, the strength of Panlong Mountain would definitely increase greatly. And if they could get such strong help, what did one woman matter?

  But Hongfeng was destined to be disappointed. Faced with Hongfeng's repeated recruitment, Xiao Chen still shook his head, "Sorry, I don't want to join you, I just want to go home, I just want you to let this girl go!" The current Xiao Chen had already understood that the group in front of him was the legendary evil-doers. Although he had done some small-time thievery before, making himself a member of these evil-doers would not be agreed upon by his own conscience, not to mention any other reasons.

  "Something that doesn't know how to appreciate favors. Since you refuse to join us, then go die!" Hong Feng's face sank. Ever since he was born, no one had ever dared to reject his requests, and unexpectedly today he encountered this for the first time, it was unforgivable, simply unforgivable. Feeling that his face had been greatly lost, Hong Feng's expression turned gloomy, he wanted to personally tear this ungrateful guy apart. A strange thing happened again, between Hong Feng's eyebrows a stone-like thing slowly emerged. The only difference was that the stone between Ma Yidao's eyebrows was black, while the one between Hong Feng's eyebrows was purple.

  "Xiao Chen, since my brother told you to die, then go and die!" Ma Yidao, who had been holding back for a long time, rushed over. Just now, he suffered a bit because he was too proud of himself. Ma Yidao didn't believe that this pale and weak-looking kid's strength could be greater than his own.

  "You're going down with me!" Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and charged forward as well.

  Ma Yidao was really too arrogant. Although Xiao Chen's temper had always been very good, like a clay Bodhisattva. But don't forget, there is a saying that even a clay Bodhisattva has three parts of fiery temper. Cornered and helpless, Xiao Chen counterattacked again, and the earth-shaking roar sounded again. And this time, Ma Yidao was even more miserable. He was blown flying out.

  "How could this be?" Although Ma Yidao was shocked, Xiao Chen clearly felt that Liu Yidao's speed and strength had increased by more than a notch compared to earlier. Was this the effect of the strange stone that suddenly appeared between Ma Yidao's eyebrows?

  "Mad Thunder Diamond Fist!" Ma Yidao bellowed, clasping his hands together and raising them high above his head before bringing them down with a loud crash. A thunderclap boomed in the clear sky, sending a massive shockwave hurtling straight at Xiao Chen.

  "Ah." A mournful cry. Xiao Chen, lifted by the massive air wave, was like a kite that had lost its string, floating and falling in mid-air.

  "It's too scary!" Xiao Chen stumbled and struggled to get up from the ground.

  "Xiao Chen, go to hell! Fierce Tiger Roar Fist!" Hong Feng shouted loudly on the side, his voice as loud as a tiger's roar. Having been humiliated twice in front of this kid was simply a great shame that could not be forgiven! At the same time, a strange blue light seemed to transform into a powerful giant tiger, rushing towards Xiao Chen at an unbelievable speed. Xiao Chen had tried to dodge, but his opponent's speed was too fast, leaving him no room to hide or escape!

  "These two guys, how can one be more terrifying than the other?" Xiao Chen panted, his face full of shock.

  "What? I've hit him with two consecutive slashes, one from my brother and one with all my might, and he still hasn't died?" Xiao Chen didn't know that in Hong Feng's heart, the surprise was no less than his own.

  "I don't believe in this evil!" Hong Feng roared, and pounced again. Hong Feng's heavy fist directly hit Xiao Chen's lower abdomen, causing the latter to almost vomit from the pain. But it wasn't over yet, Hong Feng followed up with another swift and urgent kick, aiming straight for Xiao Chen's shoulder.

  Facing the opponent's attack, Xiao Chen hastily dodged to the side and barely managed to avoid that blow. But Xiao Chen never thought that Hong Feng, at such a fast speed, his leg would actually bend around. Hong Feng changed from a chop to a sweep, directly towards Xiao Chen's waist. And this time, Xiao Chen couldn't dodge again, and was directly swept flying out.

  "Idiot!" Hong Feng looked down at Xiao Chen, who was lying motionless on the ground. Although both Hong Feng and Ma Yidao practiced martial arts, they had taken two completely different paths. Ma Yidao pursued power, incredibly formidable power. On the other hand, Hong Feng's area of study was speed, incredibly swift speed. Although this young man named Xiao Chen had impressive strength that caught people off guard, his slow reaction time still allowed Hong Feng to catch on quickly.

  "Big brother is indeed big brother!" Ma Yidao couldn't help but praise. His own big brother's speed was so fast that even he himself would have a hard time defending against it. Is such a young whippersnapper worthy of exchanging blows with big brother?

  "Alas. I thought this kid could keep me company for a while, but he's not even worth a blow!" Hong Feng sighed with feigned regret, completely omitting that Xiao Chen's performance had also left him astonished.

  "One sword, this woman is yours now. I'll take a rest first!"

  "Good fellow, big brother!" Ma Yidao burst out laughing. He swept the frightened girl into his arms and pressed his smelly mouth against her fragrant cheek. The poor girl struggled with all her might, but how could she resist Ma Yidao's strength? There was a ripping sound, and the girl's clothes tore open, revealing shoulders as smooth and inviting as ice and snow.

  Ma Yidao's emotions suddenly became excited. "Big brother, save me!" The girl once again cast a pleading glance at Xiao Chen. She knew that this kind-hearted young man was her last hope. Because... because only kind-hearted people have such clear eyes!

  Big brother, save me!