Chapter 118: Boarded Zhao Yuyan's Pirate Ship

Zhao Yuyan's beautiful eyes widened in shock, she stared at Lin Yuan's left hand in disbelief.

His left hand tightly gripped the dagger, so the flesh of his entire left hand was cut open, fresh blood dripped down from his palm.

Zhao Yuyan only now reacted, she suddenly lifted the golf club, "Bang!"

The golf club struck hard, directly hitting the face of that subordinate.

That subordinate let out a miserable cry, and was knocked down on the spot.

That subordinate still wanted to get up and assassinate.

Zhao Yuyan had already stepped forward, and with a fierce move she threw him over her shoulder.

"Bang!" that subordinate was directly thrown to the ground, suffering extreme pain.

At this moment, the bodyguards in the distance finally reacted, rushing over hurriedly.

In a few moves they subdued that assassin subordinate.

Zhao Yuyan quickly stepped to Lin Yuan's side, "Is your hand okay?!"

Lin Yuan at this moment covered his left palm, already bleeding profusely.

"It's fine." Lin Yuan said, directly tearing open his suit, he used a strip of cloth to wrap his left palm, stopping the blood from flowing out.

Zhao Yuyan bit her teeth, scolding, "Are you crazy? You dare to grab someone's dagger barehanded? Do you really think you're the male lead of a novel? Can you really catch a blade with empty hands?"

Lin Yuan embarrassedly said, "It's not that, I was afraid you'd get stabbed and hurt."

Just now the incident happened too suddenly; Lin Yuan, to save someone, didn't care about much else, so he rushed forward and grabbed that dagger with one hand.

Zhao Yuyan's tone finally softened, she gently pulled Lin Yuan's hand and spoke softly.

"Next time don't do such stupid things again, rest assured, no one can hurt me. Because I am Zhao Yuyan."

The atmosphere at this moment seemed somewhat subtle.

Lin Yuan also felt something was off.

Wrong? This woman, why is she pulling my hand?

Lin Yuan and Zhao Yuyan are now very close; Lin Yuan can smell her pleasant feminine fragrance.

This scent is really alluring.

"Miss, how should we handle this traitor?" Just then, the bodyguards nearby suddenly asked.

The bodyguard's question broke the atmosphere on site.

Lin Yuan hastily stepped back a step, pushing away Zhao Yuyan's hand.

Zhao Yuyan glared angrily at that bodyguard!

She thought! You idiot, who let you speak now?

That bodyguard, stared at by the miss, was stunned, repeatedly shutting his mouth.

Zhao Yuyan walked angrily up to the bodyguards.

The previously great atmosphere was completely ruined by these bodyguards.

The bodyguards kept lowering their heads, not even daring to breathe.

Zhao Yuyan stared at the traitor on the ground.

"If I remember correctly, you're Cui Wan Jin, right?" Zhao Yuyan lifted her sports shoe and stepped on that traitor's face.

At this moment Zhao Yuyan's long hair hung loosely, her exquisite pretty face showed only endless frost.

When she is angry, she is as cold as icy frost, yet it adds a touch of cold, gorgeous, domineering queen's aura.

That traitor trembled, unable to speak.

"Speak, who bribed you to come assassinate me?" Zhao Yuyan asked lightly.

That traitor continued to stay silent.

"I recall you joined about a year ago? This past year you've been by my side, I gave you an annual salary of 300,000, never mistreated you, right?" Zhao Yuyan coldly questioned.

Lin Yuan stood aside, listening, feeling not very pleasant.

Damn.

This damned underworld, really makes money!

A bodyguard beside Zhao Yuyan actually earns 300,000 per year just like that?

Lin Yuan works as a white-collar in Su Group, toiling all year, only earning ten-something thousand.

The income gap between the police and the gray market is also too huge.

No wonder so many people risk their lives to get into gray-market businesses.

"Looks like you don't intend to speak? Are you trying to force me to use torture?" Zhao Yuyan's deep eyes stared at the traitor under her foot, "Do you know? The fate of betraying Nine Honors International is quite severe."

But that man gritted his teeth, still refusing to speak.

"Heh, you have perseverance." Zhao Yuyan slowly picked up the golf club on the ground, then approached the traitor.

Suddenly Zhao Yuyan's jade hand exerted force fiercely!

"Pfft!" The metal golf club slammed hard onto that man's face.

"Ah!" That man instantly let out a miserable scream!

The metal club struck down, the man's face was beaten into a miserable mess, bloody!

"Can you speak now?" Zhao Yuyan asked lightly.

But the man gritted his teeth, still refusing to speak.

Lin Yuan beside them watched, heart pounding, completely terrified.

Is this the world of gray-market businesses?

Zhao Yuyan, this underworld heiress, is too ruthless in her methods!

Directly hitting the face with a golf club?

This woman, her methods are so vicious, it's unimaginable.

Seeing a man, she still refuses to speak.

Zhao Yuyan stepped back a few more paces.

She retreated to over five meters away, then placed a golf ball in the grass.

Immediately after, Zhao Yuyan swung the club hard!

"Bang!" The golf ball was hit straight away!

The golf ball ruthlessly struck at the man on the ground!

"Thud!" The golf ball directly hit the traitor man's mouth!

All of the traitor man's front teeth were shattered, blood spilling from his mouth.

Zhao Yuyan lightly brushed her dark long hair, then set down a second golf ball.

"No… don't… Miss, I… I say…! It's Chi Dao… Chi Dao Group, they ordered me to assassinate you…" The traitor finally broke down, trembling as he begged for mercy.

"Bang!" But Zhao Yuyan had already swung her club!

A golf ball struck the male traitor again.

That male traitor's cheek was struck, blood flowing freely.

Lin Yuan stood aside, his face turning deathly pale.

He really couldn't stomach such a bloody scene.

He couldn't accept it—how could such a noble, icy beauty like Zhao Yuyan be so ruthless?

Her methods are too vicious.

Zhao Yuyan said coldly, "How much did Chi Dao pay you? Why did they come to assassinate me?"

The traitor trembled as he confessed, "Chi Dao, Chi Dao Group… gave me one million… to wound you! They said… as long as you're wounded… your business in the East District will surely collapse… then they can swoop in and take over your turf…"

Hearing the traitor's words, Zhao Yuyan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"Chi Dao Group really has a clever scheme."

"Miss Zhao, I was wrong… I know I was wrong… please, spare me, okay? Please…" The traitor was truly panicked now, he knelt before Zhao Yuyan, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy.

Zhao Yuyan gave him a cold glance, "The state has state law, the family has family rules. Nine Honors International has its own rules—you, as a member, betrayed the organization and openly assassinated; you should know the consequences."

Zhao Yuyan ordered the bodyguards, "Take him away and deal with him according to family rules."

"Yes!" The bodyguards solemnly nodded, then dragged the traitor away.

"No… Miss Zhao, please, spare me…" The traitor begged in terror, but to no avail—soon he was dragged off.

Lin Yuan stood aside, his heart pounding with fear.

He was genuinely frightened.

Although he now counts himself among the martial world.

But at most he's only been in a few brawls.

He had never seen such a bloody scene before.

Zhao Yuyan retrieved her golf club, turned, and came to Lin Yuan's side.

"Didn't scare you, did I?" Zhao Yuyan asked softly.

Just a second ago, she was as cold as a female killing god.

Now, however, she had regained her gentleness.

This woman, her mood changes so fast.

Lin Yuan stepped back, "No, no… I'm used to it."

Although Lin Yuan said that, his face was still deathly pale and hadn't recovered yet.

After all, he's just an ordinary civilian—when has he ever encountered such a dangerous situation?

"Don't be afraid—if you obediently become my boyfriend, I won't be that violent toward you." Zhao Yuyan leaned close to him, her voice alluring.

Her warm breath blew over his face.

Lin Yuan smelled her pleasant perfume, and he startled, quickly stepping back.

This woman is practically a poisonous rose.

Lin Yuan truly can't afford to provoke her.

"Take the men and follow me to the venue in the East District." Zhao Yuyan ordered the bodyguards.

The bodyguards nodded solemnly.

Zhao Yuyan grabbed her golf club, leading Lin Yuan toward the parking lot.

"What will you do with that traitor just now? Will you kill him?" Lin Yuan asked, somewhat worried.

Zhao Yuyan said lightly, "Kill him, dismember him, then toss him into the Qiantang River to feed the fish."

"Swish!" Hearing that, Lin Yuan was frightened even more, his face turning ashen.

What?! Are even the extreme-path folks this ruthless?

Kill over a disagreement?

"Pfft." Seeing how nervous he was, Zhao Yuyan couldn't help but chuckle, "Even a high and mighty priest gets scared sometimes, huh?"

"You really think we'd kill him? Don't worry—we're just in the gray market, doing legal‑edge business, not outright crime. Killing is illegal; we'd never dare such a thing. What era is this now? Who in the martial world still kills? That's a tactic from decades ago. Killing is outdated." Zhao Yuyan said with a teasing smile.

Hearing that, Lin Yuan finally relaxed.

As long as no one gets killed, it's fine.

"Get in the car." Zhao Yuyan, golf club in hand, got into the sports car.

"Huh? Where are we going?" Lin Yuan asked.

"I want to go to the East District to check on the venue." Zhao Yuyan replied.

Well, I'm not going. I'm a bit sleepy; I'll take a taxi back first. Lin Yuan said, already trying to escape.

This woman is too terrifying; Lin Yuan doesn't want to stay with her even a moment.

This is the suburbs outside Xi Hu; the taxi's starting fare is at least 200 yuan. You sure? Zhao Yuyan asked.

Hearing the starting fare of 200 yuan, Lin Yuan instantly felt a pang of pain.

Damn! Even taking a taxi here is that expensive?

To save money, Lin Yuan could only sit in the passenger seat of a BMW M8.

Being broke can stymie even a hero. Lin Yuan, an ordinary citizen, really hates to spend money on such an expensive taxi.

Zhao Yuyan pressed the accelerator, and the car roared forward.

By then it was night, and the streetlights on both sides of the road were lit.

In Hangcheng's night, the roads were still filled with flowing traffic.

But Zhao Yuyan had Lin Yuan in the car, speeding along all the way.

She drove, weaving left and right on the road, overtaking.

The speed shot up to 150 kilometers per hour.

It was practically like driving a race car.

Lin Yuan was completely freaked out.

This woman is just too wild.

Behind Zhao Yuyan, there were also a dozen or so bodyguard vehicles following.

But those bodyguard cars couldn't catch up at all, and were quickly left far behind.

Why are you bringing golf clubs? Lin Yuan asked, puzzled, seeing her drive while golf clubs were placed beside her.

For fighting. Zhao Yuyan said calmly, "Oh right, you should also find a handy weapon later."

Lin Yuan: "???"

He agreed to come along to check out the place, but he never said he'd fight!!

Um, can I get out? Lin Yuan asked cautiously.

No, once you're on my thief ship, you can't think of escaping. Zhao Yuyan replied lightly.

She pressed the accelerator again, and the BMW M8 sports car shot up to a speed of 180!