"Kill him!"

The lead bodyguard bellowed, and everyone jerked up their pistols, mercilessly pulling the trigger!

But Du Moxie didn't panic. Gripping the hundred‑jin broadsword, he suddenly swung hard and actually hurled the blade out. The massive knife spun through the air, chopping toward the few bodyguards closest to him!

Ding ding ding~

Bullets slammed into the broadsword, ringing out in a sharp clatter!

Du Moxie followed right behind the blade, dodging as he charged into the crowd of bodyguards!

With the power he had now, bullets from ordinary people no longer posed much of a threat to him. Only elite gunmen could really pin him down!

In just two seconds, Du Moxie had already rushed up to the cars, and the broadsword he had thrown mercilessly smashed into three men's chests. Under the tremendous impact, they were blown backward, spewing blood!

Du Moxie didn't say a word. Three hand‑knife chops slammed into their throats one after another, knocking all three out with ease!

He then retrieved the hundred‑jin broadsword and quickly ducked behind a car.

Pili pala~

A volley of shots tore into the car body, punching out dense clusters of bullet holes, but not so much as grazing Du Moxie!

The instant the gunfire stopped, Du Moxie kicked off the ground with both feet, like a roc spreading its wings, easily leaping from the left side of the car to the right, broadsword swinging out hard.

However, he didn't use the sharp edge to cut people. He used the flat of the blade. That way he'd only injure, not kill!

"Boom"—one down!

The hundred‑jin broadsword blasted into three men's chests. Their bodies flew out like kites with snapped strings!

At close range, pistols couldn't bring their full power into play. Besides, with Du Moxie's terrifying skills, every bodyguard who tried to raise a gun at him was smashed flying by that hundred‑jin broadsword!

"Guns are useless at this range. Brothers, grab the gear!" one bodyguard shouted anxiously.

No one dared hesitate. They holstered their guns, popped open the car's trunk, and inside was a black travel case. They flipped it open to reveal all kinds of weapons laid out inside!

Spring batons, watermelon knives, steel pipes—everything you could think of!

The remaining four bodyguards each snatched up a weapon and immediately charged Du Moxie!

"Not even worth one hit."

Du Moxie said coldly, face calm.

"Die!"

By now the four bodyguards had reached him. Their weapons all swung up and came crashing down toward Du Moxie's head!

Du Moxie stayed unhurried. His wrist flipped, blade edge angling up, and his arm swept out in a horizontal slash!

Kaka kaka ka~

Four crisp cracks rang out at once!

The hundred‑jin broadsword swept through the air. How could its edge compare to some cheap watermelon knives and steel pipes? With one strike, it snapped all four bodyguards' weapons clean in half!

While the four of them were still stunned, Du Moxie lunged in with a single stride, giving them no time to react. His palm turned into a blade, and four hand‑knife chops fell in a row. The four men collapsed, unconscious.

Retracting his hand, Du Moxie didn't even glance at them. He turned and walked straight up to Nalan Suqin's car. Gathering Powerful Qi into his fist, he punched the window, smashing a hole in it, then reached inside and popped the door open.

"You… what are you going to do?" Nalan Suqin's expression was still relatively steady—she hadn't lost her composure, but there was clear fear deep in her eyes!

At the end of the day she was just an ordinary little woman. When had she ever seen a scene full of blood and violence like this?

"Don't make any sudden moves. I won't hurt you."

Du Moxie said coolly, tossing the hundred‑jin broadsword onto the passenger seat. He started the car, spun it in place with a screeching drift, and with a roar from the engine, the car shot out and quickly vanished from the spot!

...

Cao Family's Old Mansion!

Lin Fan, Cao Yanmei, and all the bodyguards who'd been knocked out while escorting Nalan Suqin were gathered in the main hall!

Cao Yanmei's face was dark. Lin Fan's expression was grim, a flicker of killing intent flashing through his eyes from time to time!

Lin Fan glanced over the ten injured bodyguards and saw bruised clots on each of their necks—obviously from being struck with a hand‑knife.

The sight filled Lin Fan with doubt. Clearly the attacker could have killed them, yet chose only to knock them out. This was the first time Lin Fan had ever run into something like that!

"Did any of you see what the man who took Miss Nalan looks like?" Lin Fan asked in a low voice.

"We… we didn't see clearly. He was too fast, we didn't even have time to get a good look at his face." one bodyguard reported truthfully.

"But his build looked really bulky, and the clearest thing was his weapon—a very broad broadsword that looked like it weighed at least a hundred jin!" another bodyguard interjected.

"A hundred jin? A broadsword? Could it be him?"

Lin Fan's eyes instantly narrowed!

"Mr. Lin, you know who it is?" Cao Yanmei asked in surprise.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be him," Lin Fan nodded.

Not long ago, at Qin Si Xuan's concert, Lin Fan had dueled Du Moxie atop the Bird's Nest, and Du Moxie's weapon was exactly a hundred‑jin broadsword!

Riiing riiing riiing~

At that moment, Lin Fan's phone rang.

Without thinking, he pulled it out and saw it was a call from Song Monong.

"What is it?" Lin Fan answered, his tone unfriendly.

"Mr. Lin, I imagine you must be in quite a panic right now," Song Monong's cold sneer came from the other end.

Lin Fan's brows shot up. His voice turned icy. "Nalan Suqin was taken by you?"

"That's right. Miss Nalan is indeed in our hands. But Mr. Lin can relax—she's very safe for now," Song Monong kept sneering.

"Name your terms," Lin Fan said.

"Very simple. I want to see you. You come alone—no one follows, and no cops. Otherwise… I don't mind making this world lose one more beauty," Song Monong said viciously.

Lin Fan asked, "Where?"

Song Monong said, "An abandoned dock out in the suburbs. I'm on an old derelict fishing boat tied up there."

Click~

Lin Fan hung up without replying. His hand clenched the phone so hard it creaked, like he was about to crush it.

"What's the situation?" Cao Yanmei asked anxiously.

"They want me to go save her," Lin Fan said.

"I'm going with you!" Cao Yanmei stood up.

"No need. They demanded I go alone. You stay put. The Cao Family is in a critical situation right now. There are still plenty of enemies outside—we absolutely can't let things fall into chaos inside. I'm leaving the house in your hands," Lin Fan instructed.

Cao Yanmei hesitated, then could only agree. "Then be careful."

"Don't worry."

Lin Fan gave a small nod, then quickly turned and strode out of the hall. He jumped into a sedan and sped away from the Cao Family's Old Mansion!