Chapter 152: Are You Strong or Weak?

Wu Zhou lowered his eyes and thought to himself: In your eyes, Sixth Master Hu, don't all women look the same?

"Hmph! If it weren't for Duan Chao, I wouldn't bother making enemies by kidnapping these two women!" Sixth Master Hu muttered softly, "Capturing them is far less interesting than capturing those two ice-cold beauties or the Jade-Faced Fox!"

Wu Zhou: "..."

Please stop thinking about those two; they are truly people you can never hope to touch!

After giving the "goods" a perfunctory glance and losing all interest, Sixth Master Hu waved his hand at Wu Zhou, "Take them down and keep them somewhere first. We'll talk when Duan Chao arrives."

With that, Sixth Master Hu stepped down from the couch, intending to return to his room to rest.

Seeing that Wu Zhou was still standing motionless, he raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Wu Zhou did not answer. Without any warning, his body toppled backward and he lay completely still.

Sixth Master Hu found this bizarre and pointed at the man behind him, "Go see what's wrong with him."

The man walked over, but before he could take a close look, he too collapsed to the ground.

"What the hell!" Sixth Master Hu cursed.

He looked around, seeing no suspicious signs whatsoever, and the alarm system hadn't sounded either.

Isn't this a bit too eerie?

Sixth Master Hu then ordered a young man to go check. The youth trembled as he shuffled over, only to go limp and silent in a matter of moments.

This time Sixth Master Hu figured it out. Pointing at Xianyu Qing with wide, peach-blossom eyes, he asked in astonishment, "You... weren't you hypnotized?"

Just moments before, he had seen the hand hidden beneath Xianyu Qing's cloak move slightly just before the youth collapsed.

The Hu family members had always possessed exceptional night vision; there was no way he could have seen wrong!

Realizing she could no longer keep up the act, Xianyu Qing slowly pressed her lips into a smile toward Sixth Master Hu, "You caught me!"

Sixth Master Hu wore an incredulous expression, "How is that possible? How could Mu Zixin's hypnosis possibly fail?!"

Xianyu Qing herself had no idea why.

When the banquet ended, Zhai Yan'er had personally seen her and Lorina out of the Zhai estate. Later, a woman in white approached to bid farewell to Zhai Yan'er, and all of them lost consciousness at once.

Xianyu Qing had only gradually regained consciousness after boarding the train with Jiang Chao. Furthermore, after waking up, she remembered every single detail of what had happened while she was hypnotized.

To avoid discovery, she had no choice but to maintain the appearance of being hypnotized while waiting for an opportunity to escape.

She had no idea whether the present moment counted as a good opportunity, but Xianyu Qing felt that if she didn't act now, it would become even harder to escape once she and Zhai Yan'er were locked away.

Apart from Sixth Master Hu, whom she knew nothing about, the other people in this courtyard didn't seem to be exceptional beings. Xianyu Qing decided to take a gamble.

She had guessed right—halfway, at least!

Sixth Master Hu was indeed an extraordinary being, but due to a lifetime of indulgence in wine and women, his special abilities were not particularly strong. He had always relied on his wits to fight enemies; physical combat was his absolute weakness.

Therefore, Sixth Master Hu chose to cry out for help, "Someone come! Catch the assassins!"

"..." Xianyu Qing sweatdropped.

Immediately, she pulled a launcher from Wu Zhou's person and aimed it directly at Sixth Master Hu's thigh, firing.

Sixth Master Hu let out a dainty, plaintive cry. Two guards outside came running in, and upon seeing the launcher in Xianyu Qing's hand, one rushed forward at top speed while the other bolted out to call for reinforcements.

Xianyu Qing's combat skills were decent enough to handle ordinary guards, especially since she was armed.

After neutralizing them, she pulled a dazed Zhai Yan'er into the pavilion, hoisted up the crumbling Sixth Master Hu, and pressed the launcher right against his temple.

Sixth Master Hu's body felt boneless and weak; even if he had an ability, he couldn't release it now, leaving him with no choice but to glare impotently.

Jiang Chao and the other guards rushed in, and at the sight of this scene, they all panicked.

Although what Xianyu Qing held was a tranquilizer gun, the temple was a fragile and fatal part of the human body. If that shot went off, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The Fox Lady Club was a venue privately owned by the Hu family. Within the Green Fox territory, no one had ever dared to touch a member of the Hu family. Consequently, throughout the entire club, only Wu Zhou possessed any real combat prowess.

Yet the woman before them had not only knocked out Wu Zhou but actually dared to hold Sixth Master Hu hostage. It was simply lawless!

Jiang Chao shouted at Xianyu Qing, "Don't do anything rash! I advise you to release the Sixth Master right now, or you won't be the only one who suffers—it will bring disaster upon your entire family!"

Most people knew this hard truth, which was why no one ever dared to offend the Hu family.

Yet Xianyu Qing replied to Jiang Chao, "Why don't you call my big brother and tell him that!"

Jiang Chao let out a "heh": "You little girl, you want to die and drag your whole family down with you, huh? Fine, I'll grant your wish! Give me your big brother's number, I'll call him."

Xianyu Qing couldn't help but laugh. How did she manage to run into an absolute idiot?

She had originally intended to give him Nangong Ao's phone number, but upon second thought, she gave him Jiang Mohe's instead.

And Jiang Chao actually dialed it.

You utter fool! Sixth Master Hu wailed mentally, but having been hit with the tranquilizer, his body was growing increasingly limp, rendering him completely incapable of speech.

Jiang Mohe, who was hurrying along the road, saw it was an unfamiliar number and hung up.

Jiang Chao was momentarily stunned. What the hell, he actually hung up?

Call again!

When Jiang Mohe saw it was the same number again, just as he was about to reject it, he worried it might be an emergency call for help from Xianyu Qing, so he answered.

"Hey! Your sister is at the Fox Lady Club right now. You'd better get over here immediately, or your entire family is going to suffer!"

This time, it was Jiang Mohe's turn to be stunned.

Immediately, he replied, "I'll be right there!"

Just as Jiang Chao was about to hurl another threat, all he heard was a busy "Beep—".

Damn it, he hung up on me again!

You big idiot! Sixth Master Hu could only groan now.

Jiang Chao hurriedly reassured him, "Sixth Master, don't you worry. Once her big brother gets here, we'll definitely capture him to trade for you!"

Xianyu Qing asked with a smile, "Do you even know who my big brother is?"

Jiang Chao didn't care at all: "I don't give a damn who he is. Today, by offending the Sixth Master, you've offended the Hu family. Once your big brother arrives, you'll see just how huge a disaster you've brought upon yourselves!"

Anticipating that she wouldn't be able to easily leave with Zhai Yan'er just yet, Xianyu Qing used Sixth Master Hu as a human shield to buy time: "You kidnapped us here, which is equivalent to a crime. Even if I hurt someone, it's strictly self-defense."

"You naive little girl, you know nothing of the world. In the North City Green Fox territory, the rules are set by the Hu family. While you're here, obedience is your only option!" Jiang Chao figured Xianyu Qing's boldness came from pure ignorance.

Xianyu Qing continued to argue back, "No matter how big the Hu family's rules are, they can't be bigger than the law!"

"Ha, what law? The law only protects people at the top of the pyramid!" Jiang Chao sneered. "In this world, it's the law of the jungle. The strong survive, and the weak are devoured!"

No sooner had Jiang Chao finished speaking than he felt a gust of wind flash past, and his subordinates all collapsed to the ground one by one, inexplicably.

By the time he snapped back to his senses, a sharp dagger was pressed horizontally against his throat, accompanied by a voice as chilling as a messenger from hell: "Are you the strong one, or the weak one?"

Do you want to live, or do you want to die?

A wave of intense cold crept up from the soles of Jiang Chao's feet, and trembling all over, he stammered, "Big Brother, spare my life..."

Jiang Mohe let out a cold snort and directly chopped him unconscious.

Then, with fluid and practiced movements, he slipped the dagger back into his leg holster, pulled back the hood of his black hoodie to reveal the pair of resolute, dark brown eyes beneath his mask, and walked calmly toward Xianyu Qing.

Sixth Master Hu stared wide-eyed, fixing his gaze unwaveringly on Jiang Mohe.

What the hell, who was this man? That lightning-fast combat skill just now was simply breathtakingly cool!

"Mr. Jiang," Xianyu Qing called out happily, releasing Sixth Master Hu, "You're here!"