Chapter 3
In his past life, Lu Xuan had seen all sorts of precarious situations in the years he trudged and clawed his way through the cultivation realm. He was long numb to witnessing people killed over vested interests, which no longer disturbed him as it was so commonplace.
7A project worth well over a billion dollars was enough to blind and blacken the eyes and heart of the greedy!
Lu Xuan recalled a piece of news he once saw in his past life. He seemed to remember it mention the kidnapping of the Ling siblings, and that the city mobilized the entirety of its police force to track the suspects.
As for whether or not they managed to arrest the suspects, Lu Xuan did not know. After all, he was still a nobody back then, and what happened to the Lings was too distant a matter for him to care. It was just a piece of news he skimmed off the headlines and the topic of small talk after dinner.
However, he did hear that the kidnappers killed the Ling siblings in that kidnapping. Afterward, the Ling family slowly descended into destruction over a lot of other matters.
From the looks of the current situation, this was most probably it.
“Please tell me your name, honorable Sir. We the Lings honor the tradition of repaying our benefactors generously. You will not be disappointed, Sir!” Words flowed out of Ling Fei’s supple lips as she looked straight into Lu Xuan’s eyes.
Poison Scorpion was known to be cold-hearted and ruthless. It was only his first move, and he had already made a surprise attack.
5Bam!
The punch that Poison Scorpion threw out created a vortex in the air, and one could hear the explosions of crackling electricity in it. He made it to Lu Xuan’s front in a split second.
He went straight for Lu Xuan’s head, planning to smash his head like how one would smash a watermelon.
Just as Lu Xuan was about to meet the maker, he raised his palm. An enormous explosion followed right after; he had stopped the punch in its tracks. An invisible energy ripple erupted from where their hands made contact.
“What?” Poison Scorpion widened his eyes in shock. He could not believe that Lu Xuan managed to stop his attack as if it was nothing.
“So that’s all you have? It looks like I have overestimated your abilities!”
Lu Xuan shook his head. Then, at lightning speed, he kicked Poison Scorpion in his stomach.
That kick was sudden and expected, and there was no way to tell that it was coming. Poison Scorpion barely blocked it by retracting both his hands to cover his chest, almost entirely by instinct.
3Bam!
One could hear a massive crash, followed by the sounds of bones breaking upon impact. Lu Xuan’s kick sent Poison Scorpion flying, who only crash-landed after tumbling a few turns in the air.
However, Poison Scorpion quickly paled as he found himself drenched in a cold sweat. He had suffered significant damages in that collision.
His arms hung limply, and he was unable to lift them at all. Both of his arms were utterly broken, unable to block Lu Xuan’s kick.