Chapter 1462: Chapter 1511: Solo Combat Against Japan’s Strongest Expert
Yanagio inujiro failed, but Li Yifei succeeded, which made Yanagio Inujiro curious. However, he also understood that unless Li Yifei suffered a bit, he wouldn’t be subdued, so Yanagio Inujiro didn’t bring it up and instead, his whole body erupted with a dominating aura, pressing toward Li Yifei.
If Li Yifei were to comment on the intensity of someone’s aura, among the people he’s encountered, Yao Lingfu’s would be much weaker than Yanagio Inujiro’s, whereas Murong Yuanqing’s aura is indeed strong, but calm, without the violent, bloodthirsty feel of Yanagio Inujiro’s.
As for Li Yifei himself, his aura carried a bloody, murderous air, somewhat similar to Yanagio Inujiro’s, only Yanagio Inujiro’s was more sinister, more violent.
Li Yifei harnessed his aura to resist, their auras clashing together, starting a confrontation.
The saying goes, "A skilled master reveals himself with one move," and as soon as Li Yifei and Yanagio Inujiro clashed, he knew the other’s strength was indeed unfathomable.
Yanagio Inujiro was surprised that Li Yifei could withstand it, and even more so that his aura was pushing back Yanagio Inujiro’s.
"No wonder..." Yanagio Inujiro sneered, forming his right hand into a claw, suddenly striking towards Li Yifei.
Li Yifei gave a light shout, raising his hand to block. As they engaged, Li Yifei was hit by a bloody aura in his face, and felt as if the opponent’s hand was like steel claws. Though his own hand infused with True Qi was already extremely hard, it couldn’t withstand Yanagio Inujiro’s attack.
Taking a few steps back, Li Yifei shook off his hand from the clash, looked down, and saw it was completely red, with several red marks on it.
Well, it was good that Li Yifei was used to hard clashes and had tough skin; otherwise, he’d have lost a few layers of skin from this strike.
"Don’t dodge now." Yanagio Inujiro laughed wildly, charging up again.
In his eyes, Li Yifei did have some strength, much stronger than he originally thought, but still not enough. So, he felt like a hawk toying with a chick.
Li Yifei began to counterattack, using everything he’d learned before, move by move, taking each step extremely cautiously and seriously.
Murong Yuanqing once advised him that when deciding life or death with a master like Yanagio Inujiro, he must not dawdle like during their sparring, but should resolve the battle quickly, without hesitation.
In terms of True Qi, the opponent surpassed Li Yifei, even far stronger; in terms of experience, he was superior too. But Li Yifei’s advantage was his courage to fight, his power to explode, so he couldn’t drag it out. From the start, he attacked ferociously.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of moves passed. The faster they fought, the larger the scope became, and True Qi surged, forming Astral Wind around them. Li Yifei was already pushing his limits, while Yanagio Inujiro seemed a bit more at ease, though the smile on his face had disappeared.
He began to take things seriously as Li Yifei exceeded his expectations again. Even after using eighty percent of his strength against him, he still couldn’t defeat Li Yifei.
Over the decades, Yanagio Inujiro even believed that, apart from another old monster in Japan, anyone who could withstand five to ten moves from him could roam Japan. Looking around the world, there were not many who could stand on the same level as him.
He believed this about himself, so after dozens of moves, Li Yifei still hadn’t been defeated, which made Yanagio Inujiro displeased.
"Brat, die for me!" Yanagio Inujiro shouted fiercely, slashing down with a palm. Li Yifei dodged, but Yanagio Inujiro followed closely and launched a series of moves infused with raging True Qi, scraping Li Yifei’s skin painfully, with a feeling that these True Qi might tear him apart.
Li Yifei used a move "Willow Sways in the Wind" to strike back, but Yanagio Inujiro immediately countered with even more violent attacks to break Li Yifei’s move.
On the platform, strong winds gathered, and the once clear sky suddenly became dotted with clouds, which gathered more and more until they formed a dark mass on the horizon.
The two fighters were oblivious, with Li Yifei wholly immersed, not daring to be distracted in the slightest, knowing that even a moment of distraction could result in being knocked away by Yanagio Inujiro.
In distant Mile City, the women in Li’s house were also in battle, as Sunx’s numerous companies declared bankruptcy today. Sunx Fugui died this morning. This news, though meant to be hidden by the Sunx family, wasn’t concealed at all. Shortly after the old man died, the news spread immediately.
With Sunx Fugui’s death, the Sunx family’s last Heart-saving pills failed; many subsidiaries couldn’t hold on and declared bankruptcy. Others didn’t even have the chance to declare bankruptcy before they were already renamed, becoming industries of the Li family, or those close to the Li family.
Sunx Mingli and other members of the Sunx family had no talent at all. Even if they weren’t entirely useless, they were close enough, forced to watch helplessly as everything unfolded.
Of course, at this point, even if an unparalleled genius emerged, it couldn’t save the already fallen Sunx family, unless starting from scratch and making a comeback. Otherwise, the fall of the Sunx family was destined.
The Li family didn’t utterly destroy the Sunx family, leaving some room to maneuver. There were many people in the Sunx family, including many adherents. It was impossible for the Li family to deal with everyone, but Sunx Mingli and a few key Sunx family members were still taken away by the police. The reasons were ample: commercial fraud, tax evasion, illegal fundraising, etc. The evidence gathered by the Li family was enough for these Sunx family members to spend their lives in prison.
Moreover, there was no hope of anyone rescuing them. Unless there was a mass prison break, they would spend the rest of their lives counting the days and picking their toes, which was arguably better than being killed outright.
That’s why today, the Li family was especially busy. Even the women were mobilized, and one order after another was issued.
The surrounding families, the provincial city families, the scattered merchants, and the families friendly with the Li family, like the Ye family, all seemed like bloodthirsty, hungry crocodiles waiting by the river. As soon as the Sunx family fell and the Li family acted, they couldn’t wait to make their moves.
However, there were also those who didn’t believe in evil and insisted on meddling, thinking the Li family wouldn’t do anything to them.
These people were being watched closely. They might not face consequences immediately, but once the Li family had dealt with their main issues, they would turn back to settle scores with these individuals.
The Song Family felt sorrow and regret, but it was too late. Song Zude didn’t even bother to send a flower basket. At this point, pretending had no meaning.
He ordered the Song family to stay at home and not to act rashly.
As for the Lin family, Lin Fenglin was in the hospital, and Lin Sihao was being interrogated. There was no way they could manage their family’s affairs.
Amidst the busyness, the women also thought about Li Yifei’s situation today.
Everyone felt a bit uneasy, but forced themselves to stay calm while working.
Today, it was raining in Mile City; it was raining in the provincial capital, too. The rainfall was exceptionally heavy, sometimes even turning into a downpour.
Chu Xiaoyao anxiously looked in the direction of Japan, pursed her lips a few times, and muttered, "I wonder how my husband is doing. Has the fight started? Hopefully, he’ll win. If he does, Xiaoyao will reward him when he returns."
Su Yiyi hadn’t smiled since getting up this morning and sometimes seemed dazed.
Song Lianyao and the other women were at home taking care of the children. Xiao Ling’er was even teaching her child to say "papa" until Ye Yunzhu pointed out that the child was too young and wouldn’t start talking for another six months. Only then did Xiao Ling’er realize this.
Su Mengxin, Xu Yingying, and Xu Shanshan were the busiest, issuing most of the orders, so they weren’t as distracted. Yet, when a clap of thunder struck, the women inevitably felt uneasy. Some were superstitious, feeling that such weather predicted bad events.
Xu Shanshan accidentally voiced her thoughts, and Su Mengxin immediately said, "Don’t talk nonsense. How could the weather be influenced by people?"
Xu Yingying glared at her sister, and Xu Shanshan stuck out her tongue, unusually not retorting against her.
In the provincial city, Murong Yuanqing hadn’t gone back and was waiting there. He was also worried about Li Yifei. Even Yao Lingfu had rushed over, with two purposes: waiting for news of Li Yifei and checking on Na Yi.
Looking at the weather outside, Murong Yuanqing sighed softly and said, "Who do you think will win?"
"Li Yifei, of course. Who else? That Doggy?" Yao Lingfu rolled her eyes at Murong Yuanqing and continued, "You’re not an enemy of Li Yifei. That kid is cunning. If he’s not confident, he wouldn’t go. He has so many women and children. How could he risk his life for a sister?"
Murong Yuanqing grimaced, coughed, and said, "Not necessarily. Maybe this kid is being stubborn this time..."
"I don’t believe he’d be so impulsive. I’d rather believe he’d choose not to save Meng Xiaofei. If Meng Xiaofei were killed, he’d go and kill thousands, tens of thousands, or even a million Japanese to vent his anger. Don’t look at me like that; I truly believe he could do such a thing. It wouldn’t even be surprising if he got his hands on an atomic bomb and dropped it over there," Yao Lingfu said, rolling her eyes.
Murong Yuanqing’s mouth widened further and said, "Vent his anger, maybe, but to become a killing demon..."
"The path of a saint or a devil is but a single thought away," Yao Lingfu sighed gently. "Otherwise, why are you so concerned about him? Why am I going to great lengths to help him? Isn’t it because he represents the next generation of Huaxia’s guardians? Isn’t it because we’re afraid he might turn to the dark side, becoming a threat like your disciple?"
When it came to his disciple, Murong Yuanqing couldn’t say anything. There’s an old saying, ’Teaching a disciple starves the master.’ Though Murong Yuanqing wasn’t starving, he was certainly worried sick.
At this point, Yao Lingfu suddenly spoke with a murderous intent, "Let it be. If Li Yifei really gets killed by that Doggy, you don’t have to say anything. I’ll urge those few people to join me in avenging him by killing those two Japanese dogs. An eye for an eye, even if Li Yifei dies, it won’t be in vain."