Volume Two: The Anbei Consortium Chapter Sixteen: They Are Blind to Reason

Li Yu’s brows furrowed slightly. Within seven steps, whether a gun or a fist is faster depends on the person; perhaps he couldn't outrun a bullet, but he was certain he could outpace the one pulling the trigger. Yet, after glancing at Huang Xiu beside him, he found himself caught between two difficult choices.

He hadn’t expected the Anbei Group to be so lawless, daring to carry firearms in secret.

The standoff didn’t last long. The leader of the Anbei Group, An Kangyu, stepped forward and asked politely, “May I ask which family you belong to?”

Old Master An’s hair was snowy white, but his face was ruddy, his demeanor unusually steady and vigorous. He didn’t seem like a man in his twilight years; rather, he carried the energy of youth. Li Yu was surprised—this elder must be a martial arts expert, his aura only slightly weaker than Chen Chengde’s.

Yet, so-called martial arts masters hardly impressed Li Yu.

“Does it matter which family I’m from?” Li Yu replied indifferently.

An Kangyu’s eyes narrowed. He had built his empire from scratch, fought his way to power, and was now a major figure in his own right. Such words displeased him.

But his gaze swept across the room, resting on Black Panther, who clutched his neck and dared not move, and he suppressed his anger.

He was ruthless but cautious. For someone to easily take down his top enforcer and defeat more than sixty grown men, this could hardly be some reckless youth.

“Seems Black Panther has offended the wrong person. I wonder who he is.”

An Kangyu regretted standing so close. The opponent might not be impervious to bullets, but perhaps he could kill him before anyone pulled the trigger—this the old man felt certain.

“Young man, how can you speak to Old Master An so rudely!” A man in black suddenly drew his gun and, with a shout, fired without hesitation.

What!

An Kangyu was shocked—he hadn’t said anything yet!

Li Yu hadn’t expected such a reckless act either. Though he saw the movement and had time to dodge, what about Huang Xiu behind him?

He gritted his teeth and stood his ground.

He could only gamble.

As the gunshot rang out, a bullet shot toward him. In the stunned eyes of everyone, it seemed as if an invisible barrier stood before Li Yu, and the bullet halted in midair.

No—not halted!

A sharp glint flashed in An Kangyu’s eyes; he was the first to see clearly: the bullet’s momentum never slowed, but it was blocked before the young man.

The next moment, he drew a sharp breath. Good heavens—what kind of monster was this!

He spun around, seized the gun from the stunned man in black, and fired several shots himself.

With a cold expression, An Kangyu ignored the fallen man in black and turned to Li Yu.

He now wore a smile. “My apologies, brother. I failed to keep my men in check!”

Seeing Li Yu had no intention to retaliate, An Kangyu relaxed a little, then turned and fired two more shots, finishing off the man in black.

Fear gripped him. These men had followed him for years—when had anyone dared to act without his order? What if the target had been himself? And here stood a grandmaster, capable of projecting his inner force, not far from him, and harboring ill will.

“Brother, may I ask why you’re here?” An Kangyu addressed Li Yu. This young man faced his tactics without flinching, and An Kangyu felt a chill of fear.

Others might not know, but he could not be ignorant. This was outwardly projected inner force—a pillar of the martial world, a grandmaster.

Most astonishing of all, he was so young. What immense power must be behind him?

Such a figure was not someone An Kangyu could afford to offend.

“What do you think?” Li Yu glanced at Huang Xiu, whose eyes were tightly shut, then kicked Black Panther at his side, sending him crashing into the wall and dropping heavily to the floor.

An Kangyu’s heart clenched. Black Panther had worked for him for years; he knew all his tricks. Yet things had always gone smoothly, so he’d let it slide. Black Panther was clever enough to avoid provoking those who shouldn’t be touched, and any trouble with ordinary people could always be settled.

Now, seeing the girl Li Yu had protected, and Black Panther nearly naked, An Kangyu knew exactly what had happened.

“Ah, those who live on the streets must always pay their debts.”

He sighed, quickly distancing Black Panther from the group and said, “This was entirely Black Panther’s own doing. Of course, since it happened at Anbei Group, we bear unavoidable responsibility. I’m willing to pay one…ten million in compensation, and Black Panther will be dealt with thoroughly.”

He’d meant to say one million, but seeing the coldness in Li Yu’s eyes, he bit his tongue and made it ten million.

Li Yu nodded. “He said someone paid him to do it, you…”

Before Li Yu finished, An Kangyu eagerly assured him, “Rest easy, I’ll find out for you.”

With that, Li Yu said nothing more.

Since receiving the news, he’d felt a fire burning in his chest.

When he crossed into this world, his mindset hadn’t changed much, but then he encountered the massacre in Stone Village, wandered to the home of the lord of Qingshan County, and was kidnapped again.

An ordinary person could never endure so much. Huaxia on Blue Star was a peaceful nation, yet Li Yu, thanks to the system, had experienced countless hardships. He should have adjusted his inner self—if he kept suppressing it, eventually he would break.

This incident had become his outlet.

Now that things were calm, he wouldn’t harm the “innocent.” With the matter resolved, and someone willing to clean up the aftermath, he was happy to let it be.

“By the way, I accidentally injured those people earlier?” Li Yu paused.

An Kangyu, walking beside him, was startled, then quickly composed himself and replied, “They were the ones who blindly rushed in and got hurt themselves!”

Li Yu nodded in satisfaction. “You’re sure nothing like this will happen again?”

“Of course not!” An Kangyu’s face twisted bitterly. Wasn’t this implying that if anything similar happened again, the blame would fall on Anbei Group first?

Li Yu didn’t linger. He hurried away, taking Huang Xiu with him.

The girl was terrified—it was best to get her home as soon as possible.

Watching the young man depart, An Kangyu’s expression darkened. “Arrange some people to keep their distance and follow the girl from now on. Make sure she’s protected!”

“Bring Black Panther up!” An Kangyu waved his hand. He had to pay closer attention to this matter; if it happened again, Anbei Group’s small enterprise wouldn’t survive the ordeal.

Moreover, if he could use this incident to connect with the young man…

An Kangyu frowned deeply. Was there room to maneuver in this affair?