Chapter 1493: Chapter 1542: A Handsome Kick
At such a close distance, Kawamoto Goroku was certain he could stab the voluptuous beauty in front of him. After all, she was just a woman; no matter how fierce, the opening was too wide at her chest. His dagger already glittered with a cold gleam as it reached Meng Xiaofei’s face.
For a moment, Meng Xiaofei felt panic. As the cold gleam of the dagger flashed across her eyes, she blinked momentarily. But in the next instant, she opened her eyes again, because she completely trusted Li Yifei. With him by her side, she knew she would not get hurt.
How fast is a blink of an eye? In just a fraction of a second, it’s already down to the second decimal place. When Meng Xiaofei opened her eyes again, she found that the dagger had suddenly stopped in front of her, as if it had just abruptly halted.
The dagger’s tip was just over ten centimeters away from Meng Xiaofei’s face. Given the speed at which Kawamoto Goroku thrust it, it only needed a blink of an eye to stab her. Yet, the dagger couldn’t move forward by even a fraction, coming to a complete stop.
Kawamoto Goroku couldn’t believe the scene before his eyes, but he couldn’t move at all. He couldn’t even control his own hand and arm; it was as if half his body was under someone’s control, disconnected from his brain.
"Ah..." Kawamoto Goroku struggled and let out a yell, but his arm still wouldn’t move, and he couldn’t hold the dagger. With a clatter, it dropped to the ground.
Meng Xiaofei smiled excitedly on her face. She turned back to Li Yifei and said, "I knew you would step in, Brother Li, hehe."
Li Yifei raised his chin and said, "Continue. This time, I won’t tell you how to strike. Let’s see how you handle it."
Meng Xiaofei raised the corner of her mouth and said somewhat proudly, "Don’t worry, I know what to do."
Finishing, Meng Xiaofei turned her head back, twisted her waist slightly, suddenly gathered strength, spun half a circle on the spot, and raised one leg high, using the torque to deliver a whip kick at Kawamoto Goroku.
Li Yifei’s eyes lit up. He didn’t expect Meng Xiaofei to use such a move. It was really beautiful and very spectacular.
Kawamoto Goroku, unable to control half his body, got kicked in the waist by Meng Xiaofei. His body swayed, and he fell to the ground, one side of his face hitting the ground directly, causing him a burst of grimacing pain.
Meng Xiaofei held a balance like a golden rooster standing on one leg, keeping the leg she had kicked out in position. The angle between her two legs was a perfect ninety degrees. After a few seconds, she put it down. Scratching her nose twice, she let out an "ah" sound as if imitating Li Xiaolong.
"Not bad, right?" Meng Xiaofei raised an eyebrow at Li Yifei and said.
Li Yifei nodded twice and laughed, "Not bad, Lady Meng. Your skills are indeed exceptional. That sweep kick just now was simply marvelous. But, isn’t your thigh hurting now?"
When Meng Xiaofei heard the first half, she was all pleased. But when she heard the latter part, she suddenly exclaimed an "ouch," instinctively bending down to rub the spot at the root of her thigh. But it felt a bit inappropriate in the scene, so she quickly removed her hand, took a step forward, and Meng Xiaofei’s face fell. She had overexerted and strained her thigh muscle.
That’s what happens when you don’t exercise much, and then you try a sudden move like that; the muscles and tendons can’t take it.
Limping towards Li Yifei, Li Yifei quickly reached out to support her. Meng Xiaofei grimaced in pain, turning back angrily to glare at the few hooligans rolling on the ground. Originally, she didn’t hate them that much, but with her body in pain, her resentment deepened.
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I’ll give you a massage when we get home, and it’ll be all better."
"Great, let’s go home now!" Meng Xiaofei said.
Li Yifei patted her hand and said, "Wait."
Li Yifei walked a few steps towards Kawamoto Goroku and, as he walked, kicked a stone that hit Kawamoto Goroku. He said plainly, "Scram!"
Finally able to move, Kawamoto Goroku, terrified, didn’t dare say anything else. He didn’t even dare to pick up his weapon. He got up and limped away until he had run dozens of meters away. Only then did he dare to stop. When his three subordinates also came, he turned back, pointing at Li Yifei and the others, and shouted, "You just wait. I’ll definitely come back for revenge!"
Meng Xiaofei shrugged, adding a jab, "People who say that kind of thing usually don’t end well."
"Why would you say that?" Li Yifei turned and asked.
"Grey Wolf always says that line, and every time he comes back, he gets beaten even more terribly."
"Hahaha!"
The old fisherman Yoshino was already dumbfounded watching. The girl he saved just now, how could she be so powerful? Yet, her moves looked so basic and clumsy, showing no signs of being a martial arts expert. How did she manage to defeat these four thugs?
Yoshino couldn’t understand it, but he knew that they won here. Seeing Li Yifei looking his way, Yoshino said to Li Yifei, "Good thing you know kung fu, or today would have been difficult."
"Grandpa Yoshino, don’t worry, Brother Li is here," Meng Xiaofei said.
Yoshino couldn’t understand, but he saw that Meng Xiaofei was shaking her head. Combined with her expression, he understood, but he still sighed, "It’s not that simple. This group has been terrorizing several fishing villages nearby, and there are more than twenty of them. Even if they run away now, they’ll definitely come back looking for trouble."
After speaking, Yoshino frowned and said, "You should quickly pack your things and leave here. Otherwise, when they come back, they might bring guns, and that would be troublesome."
Li Yifei listened calmly, and next to him, Meng Xiaofei hurriedly asked Li Yifei to translate for her. After hearing the translation, Meng Xiaofei said, "No way, this makes us even more unable to leave. Brother Li, we have to solve the problem before we leave. If we just leave, Grandpa Yoshino’s family will suffer, and it might even disturb the peace of the entire fishing village."
Li Yifei nodded seriously after hearing this and said, "We’ll follow your suggestion and solve the problem before leaving."
Meng Xiaofei quickly said, "Uh-huh. Thank you, Brother Li."
Li Yifei flicked her forehead and said, "Why thank me? The old man helped you, but he’s also helping me. We should all be grateful to him."
Even if Meng Xiaofei hadn’t asked, Li Yifei wouldn’t have just left. Not to mention anything else, just seeing the old fisherman Yoshino almost getting beaten to stop those hooligans from harassing Meng Xiaofei made it impossible for Li Yifei to ignore this. Moreover, the fact that they were targeting Meng Xiaofei further triggered Li Yifei’s protective instincts.
Shaking his head, Li Yifei asked, "Grandpa Yoshino, please don’t worry about these issues, we won’t have a problem."
Yoshino still shook his head and sighed, holding Li Yifei’s hand, and said, "If you won’t leave, at least call the police. Even though the police might not intervene, it’s better than doing nothing."
Helping Yoshino back home, the old man was still talking about this matter. Meng Xiaofei wanted to explain how skilled Li Yifei was and that there was really no need to worry, but due to the language barrier, she had to rely on Li Yifei to translate her words. Once at Yoshino’s house, his wife, Kyoko, was startled upon learning of the situation and insisted they should leave quickly.
She said they didn’t need to worry, that they were both old and those hooligans couldn’t do much to them. As long as Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei left, those people wouldn’t be able to find anyone and would naturally disperse.
Li Yifei felt a bit touched when Yoshino, amidst his ramblings, said something that left Li Yifei stunned for two or three seconds: "Japan indeed did many wrong things decades ago, but that doesn’t mean the entire Japanese nation is bad. People hope for peace and a better world. Elderly people like me feel guilt towards the Huaxia people and have repented for past crimes."
Hearing this, both Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei felt a warmth in their hearts and said, "There’s really no problem, Grandpa Yoshino. Didn’t you notice earlier? I’m the one who actually knows martial arts. My sister was just messing around. Those hooligans can’t possibly harm us."
"I see..." Yoshino’s eyes widened as he looked at Li Yifei, still finding it hard to believe, and shook his head, saying, "But they do have guns. A few years ago, one of them even shot and killed someone!"
"Here’s the thing, I know people from the Yamaguchi Group. I’ll get them to come over and deal with this. In Japan, the Yamaguchi Group is the largest gang, and these hooligans will definitely be afraid of them."
After Li Yifei finished speaking, Yoshino was even more surprised. Who would have thought that Li Yifei would know someone from an organization like the Yamaguchi Group?
For some Japanese elderly, the Yamaguchi Group isn’t synonymous with evil. Sometimes, they also symbolize a form of order. So, hearing Li Yifei mention the Yamaguchi Group, Yoshino wasn’t repulsed but instead confirmed, "Do you really know someone in the Yamaguchi Group?"
"Yes, I know a few people!"
"Do they have influence? The Yamaguchi Group might be big, but regular members might not be able to help much..."
"Haha, Grandpa Yoshino, rest assured, the people I know are definitely influential. Let me make a call now, and have them come over to resolve this issue."
Although Yoshino was half-believing, he still hoped these two Huaxia people would leave quickly. No matter how ruthless those people were, facing two elderly would not be excessive. But if they didn’t leave and got caught, it could indeed lead to trouble.
This place is remote, and being so close to the sea, if someone gets killed and thrown into the sea, no one would notice.
Li Yifei signaled and then went outside to make a call. Meng Xiaofei held Kyoko’s hand, continuously comforting her, even though the two didn’t share a common language.
A minute or two later, Li Yifei returned. With just a few words, Koboto Kobayashi on the other end couldn’t refuse. Upon hearing that someone was causing trouble for Li Yifei, Koboto Kobayashi leapt from his bed, barefoot, and began calling for reinforcement.
The distance was considerable, so Koboto Kobayashi simply called in a helicopter to fly over.
At home, Li Yifei brought the prepared dishes to Yoshino’s house for dinner together, and Meng Xiaofei helped too.
Yoshino finally sighed, got up, fetched the cherished sake he had been keeping at home, opened the bottle, poured a cup for Li Yifei, and said, "Well, since you came to our place and we have this bond, let’s have a drink."
Li Yifei thanked him, raised the cup, and drank it down.