"Jin Shikai!"
Qin Xuan's fury burned,
"What have you done to Tantai!"
Jin Shikai's triumphant voice came through the phone,
"Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan, you've been married to Tantai Yue for over three years, and she's still a virgin. Tell me, are you impotent? Hahaha... Or should I do you a favor today and break her in for you?"
"Jin Shikai, if you dare to touch even a single hair on Tantai Yue's head, I swear, I will slaughter your entire Jin family, old and young!" Qin Xuan roared, almost deafeningly.
"Oh? Are you panicking? Hahaha, I'll give you half an hour. The unfinished building south of the city. If you're not there by then, your wife will be... Hahaha..."
"Beep..."
"Damn it! Jin Shikai, I want your life!" Qin Xuan, enraged, smashed his phone to the ground, shattering it. The front desk lady's face turned pale with fright.
This was the most furious Qin Xuan had ever been.
A dragon has scales, touch them and you die.
This time, Qin Xuan truly harbored murderous intent towards Jin Shikai.
Without a moment's hesitation, Qin Xuan sprinted out of the hotel and rushed towards the south of the city.
Qin Xuan moved swiftly between floors.
Now possessing the power of five dragon scales, Qin Xuan, though not soaring through the sky like a dragon, could already scale walls and leap across rooftops.
In less than twenty minutes, Qin Xuan arrived at the unfinished building district in the north of the city.
This was an old neighborhood in Jiangbei. Because some residents hadn't moved out yet, they were known as "nail households." Thus, only this part of the old city had not been demolished.
There were dozens of buildings here. Qin Xuan didn't know which one Jin Shikai had taken Tantai Yue to, so he stood in the center of the square and roared,
"Jin Shikai, I'm here!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a figure descended from the sky, landing opposite Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan glanced at the person and frowned,
"Who are you?"
Leng Xi was dressed in a tight-fitting suit that perfectly accentuated her alluring figure. While her appearance was slightly inferior to Tantai Yue's, her figure was a textbook example of perfection, with balanced curves. The only "flaw" was her prominent chest, which was simply too large.
Normally, wearing professional attire, Leng Xi would have bound her chest, making her appear a B-cup. Now, she was at least a D.
"The one who's here to take your life." Leng Xi's voice was as cold as ice shards.
From atop one of the unfinished buildings, a laugh echoed,
"Hahaha, Qin Xuan, this time next year will be your death anniversary!" Jin Shikai stood at the edge of the rooftop, laughing wildly.
Qin Xuan looked up, his gaze fixed on Jin Shikai,
"Jin Shikai, where is Tantai!"
Jin Shikai slowly pointed to a dangling figure on the rusty steel bars of an abandoned construction crane, saying,
"See who that is."
Qin Xuan followed his gaze and saw Tantai Yue hanging from the crane's steel bars, swaying in the wind.
Qin Xuan was both anxious and furious,
"Tantai!"
Qin Xuan shouted with all his might, but Tantai Yue showed no reaction.
His gaze then shifted back to Jin Shikai, and he roared,
"Jin Shikai, you son of a bitch, what have you done to Tantai!"
Jin Shikai sneered,
"You should worry about your own safety first. Leng Xi, kill him!"
Hearing this, Leng Xi produced a foot-long short blade and, with a sudden burst of movement, charged towards Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan, who had been staring at Jin Shikai, suddenly felt a murderous intent and quickly turned around.
Leng Xi was already upon him, her short blade aimed directly at his neck.
Startled, Qin Xuan moved his legs, retreating rapidly. His dragon core spun furiously, unleashing dragon power. Simultaneously, he slapped his palm onto the short blade.
"Bang!"
Both figures were sent staggering back more than ten steps.
They were both shocked.
"Xiantian?"
"Xiantian?"
Leng Xi was somewhat stunned. He was also a martial artist?!
She was at the late Xiantian stage, nearing the Great Completion, and her attack had been a surprise.
Not only had he reacted, but he had also repelled her. How was this possible!
While there were many masters at the late Xiantian stage in Jiangbei City, they weren't as common as cabbages in a market. And Qin Xuan, she had never heard of such a late Xiantian stage expert.
Qin Xuan was also somewhat incredulous. This woman, who looked similar in age to Tantai, possessed such formidable strength, even slightly surpassing Guan Wu, who served Dan Ben De.
However, Qin Xuan was not afraid of her. He had just been caught off guard. In a real fight, Qin Xuan believed he could defeat her within the time it took to smoke a cigarette.
The last time Qin Xuan, with only three dragon scales, fought Guan Wu, he had only used thirty to forty percent of his strength and had already forced Guan Wu to the brink. And Guan Wu was at the middle Xiantian stage.
Although there was a small realm difference between the middle Xiantian and late Xiantian stages, the overall gap was not that significant.
This was why Qin Xuan was confident he could defeat her in the time it took to smoke a cigarette.
Shock notwithstanding, Leng Xi was not new to facing opponents of similar strength.
"Again!" Leng Xi roared, channeling her internal energy and gripping her short blade tighter as she lunged at Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan was fearless. He willed his right hand to absorb something from the ground, and a broken clothesline flew into his hand. Then, he engaged Leng Xi in combat.
Jin Shikai, watching from atop the unfinished building, was dumbfounded.
Was this Qin Xuan really that powerful?
Jin Shikai knew Leng Xi's strength very well.
He had never seen Leng Xi lose to anyone in his life, and even a draw was rare.
Furthermore, he recalled his father mentioning that Leng Xi was a martial artist, even more formidable than the elite soldiers in the army.
Initially, Jin Shikai didn't believe it and often tried to get close to this beautiful woman. But he never found an opportunity.
Until later, when Jin Shikai was kidnapped by his father's enemies, Leng Xi, alone with a short blade, rescued him, killing all eighteen kidnappers with her blade.
From then on, Jin Shikai no longer harbored any other thoughts towards this cold and stunning beauty, except for fleeting fantasies in his mind.
Therefore, seeing Qin Xuan fighting Leng Xi back and forth, Jin Shikai was immensely surprised.
Despite his astonishment that Qin Xuan was indeed a master, Jin Shikai had great confidence in Leng Xi.
He quietly took out a cigarette, thinking that by the time he finished it, Leng Xi would have dealt with Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan continuously evaded Leng Xi's attacks, focusing solely on defense.
To Leng Xi, she had overestimated Qin Xuan just now. He couldn't possibly have the strength of the late Xiantian stage; early Xiantian would be good enough. Otherwise, he wouldn't be solely defending and unable to counterattack.
This made Leng Xi even more confident, and she accelerated her attack rhythm.
However, this was not the case.
Qin Xuan merely wanted to familiarize himself with Leng Xi's techniques.
If it weren't for her being a woman, Qin Xuan would have already mobilized his dragon power, and with a few swings of the pole, she would be severely injured, if not killed.