Chapter 124: Fox Venerable Caught in a Pincer Attack

Chapter 124: The Fox Sovereign Caught in a Pincer Attack

Tang Jiu gazed at Xu Yun with a dazed expression. Xu Yun stepped forward to steady her, escorting her to the side of her car before whispering, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You had best leave Hedong as soon as possible; I don't want anything to happen to you on my turf."

"Who are they..." Tang Jiu was no stranger to great storms; once the initial shock passed, she regained her composure with remarkable speed. "Why are they targeting you?"

Xu Yun smiled faintly. Her composure gave him an answer: she had seen experts before, which was why she remained so calm. Glancing at the Leopard Girl standing thirty meters away, Xu Yun spoke in a voice audible only to the two of them: "After tonight, they will all be dead."

Without waiting for Tang Jiu to speak again, Xu Yun’s figure flickered as he leaped toward the Leopard Girl. The Leopard Girl did not hesitate, turning immediately to flee. The two vanished rapidly into the night, one chasing the other, leaving Tang Jiu standing foolishly by her car.

Occasionally, passing drivers honked their horns furiously, some even rolling down their windows to curse at the person blocking the middle of the road, only to be stunned by Tang Jiu’s breathtaking beauty.

As Tang Jiu climbed into her car, her heart surged. If she could have Xu Yun’s assistance, what was there to fear from the threats of her uncles? Since her father’s condition showed no signs of improvement, she might as well remove him entirely from the internal power struggle of the Tang family and take charge of everything herself.

Regardless, Tang Jiu had made her decision: she had to secure Xu Yun's help. Since that was the case, she could not sit idly by. With this in mind, Tang Jiu turned the car around and headed back toward the Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant. Though that little brat was detestable, she decided she would help Xu Yun protect the people inside the restaurant.

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The environment within a one-kilometer radius of the Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant was eerily quiet, which only made Qiu Yan feel more uneasy. Just as she was about to return and warn Xu Yun, a figure blocked her path.

"Violent Fox Sovereign, I really didn't expect you to escape death at the hands of the Boss. Hehehe, the taste of the Seven Absolute Palms isn't pleasant, is it?" The voice was shrill and high-pitched, like that of a woman.

However, the person’s physique had nothing in common with a woman: a completely bald head, a height of over two meters—far taller than an ordinary person—and muscles that looked like solid rock. Around his neck hung a string of fist-sized steel Buddhist prayer beads. He was nothing short of a monster.

Qiu Yan felt a jolt of alarm. She leaped backward, and with a flash of cold light, her Longyuan soft sword was in her hand. She cried out in shock, "The Flowery Monk!"

The Green Ghost had not appeared, but one of his top-tier experts had. While alarmed, Qiu Yan felt a glimmer of relief; at least it wasn't the Green Ghost himself. If it were him, she wasn't sure if she would have the courage to fight.

The Flowery Monk was the man second only to the Red Scorpion in the Green Ghost Sect. He, however, did not share that opinion; he never thought the Red Scorpion was all that formidable, considering him nothing more than a petty man who knew how to feign depth and use hidden weapons.

"Hehehe, Fox Sovereign, I have always admired you. If you submit to me, I could even put in a good word for you with the Boss." The Flowery Monk’s bald head was particularly dazzling under the moonlight, and his squinting, lecherous eyes unashamedly raked over Qiu Yan’s flawless figure.

Qiu Yan was well aware of the Flowery Monk’s infamy. He was a man of depraved desires, filled with greed for money, power, status, and women. He was bald not because he was a monk, but because he was born that way. When he first entered the underworld, he earned the nickname "Monk," but because he committed every evil imaginable—rape, pillage, and plunder—he became known as the Flowery Monk.

Because his crimes were so heinous, he was quickly wanted by the authorities. To save his life, he sought refuge under the Green Ghost, hiding his name for over three years—so long that many had forgotten this former villain.

During the recent turmoil in the Suzhou-Hangzhou underworld, the Flowery Monk had resurfaced. Upon his return, he committed several depraved acts, including the gang