Chapter 149: The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms

Liu Shuang looked at his weeping mother, his heart heavy. He gently touched her and said, "Mom, Dad, you know that after your son took that medicine, I don't have many years left. Being able to do a good deed now can be considered accumulating merit. I only regret not being able to be a good son to you. I’m sorry, your son is unfilial and cannot see you through to the end of your days."

"Shuang, don't talk nonsense. There must be a way. Come out with us; medical technology is so advanced now, there must be a way!" Liu Shuang's mother cried.

Liu Shuang gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "Perhaps this is retribution. Someone has to stand up now, otherwise, none of us will be able to leave!"

Then, Liu Shuang suddenly pulled something from his inner pocket and handed it to me: "Yang Yun, this is the strengthening potion. Take it; it might be useful. Thank you for today. You saved my parents. If I’m still alive after this, I will definitely repay you well!"

I looked at the strengthening potion in my hand, feeling a knot in my stomach. Although Liu Shuang and I hadn't been on the best terms, he hadn't done anything truly evil. To call this retribution was a stretch; ending up in this state was truly unfair. But such is fate, and Liu Shuang staying behind was indeed the most logical choice.

Seeing us still hesitating, Liu Shuang urged, "Don't hesitate! What are you waiting for? Hurry and go!"

"Want to leave? Are you dreaming? You dare to break in here? None of you are leaving today!" the group opposite us said aggressively.

Liu Shuang quickly said to Third Brother, "Xu Hongzhi, hurry and take everyone away! Yang Yun, I leave my parents to you!"

After hearing Liu Shuang, Third Brother said to us, "Let's go! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late. We can't let Liu Shuang's good intentions go to waste!"

Thus, Third Brother and Zhang Yinuo left quickly, and I hurried away with Liu Shuang's parents.

Seeing us trying to escape, the surrounding people rushed over. Liu Shuang jumped out to engage them in a brawl, shouting at us, "Hurry and go!"

But he alone couldn't hold back so many people. Many still rushed toward us. Third Brother, Zhang Yinuo, and I cleared the people around us. Many of the powerful experts were concentrated on our side because the enemy wasn't stupid; they knew it didn't take many people to deal with Liu Shuang.

These people's combat strength was on par with Third Brother's, and with their numbers, Third Brother and I were gradually struggling. Fortunately, Zhang Yinuo was quite capable, or we might have been captured long ago.

Third Brother had been injured in several places. Suddenly, someone behind him rushed up and struck with a palm. Third Brother was busy defending against the attack in front and couldn't account for the one behind. If that palm landed, he likely wouldn't be able to hold on.

I recognized this person—he was the bodyguard from the Li family at the banquet. His combat power was definitely beyond what Third Brother and I could handle, perhaps even stronger than Zhang Yinuo. Seeing this, I shouted urgently, "Third Brother, watch your back!"

Although Third Brother heard, he couldn't react in time. At this critical moment, Zhang Yinuo suddenly flashed to Third Brother's side and took the palm strike for him. However, due to the rushed defense and the opponent's immense strength, Zhang Yinuo was sent flying back several steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

After finishing off the person near me, I rushed over to support Zhang Yinuo and asked, "Are you okay?"

Zhang Yinuo was pale, clearly severely injured. This was the first time I had seen her so badly hurt. She shook her head at me to signal she was fine.

At that moment, after Third Brother finished off his opponent and saw the injured Zhang Yinuo, he exploded with rage: "Bastard, you're looking for death!"

With that, he charged directly at the person who had ambushed Zhang Yinuo. Seeing this, Zhang Yinuo and I were both anxious. Zhang Yinuo hurriedly shouted, "Don't go!"

But Third Brother was blinded by rage and didn't listen. He used the move the old beggar had taught him, going head-to-head with the opponent. The opponent hadn't cared at first, but when Third Brother unleashed the old beggar's technique, the man froze in shock before hurriedly trying to defend. The two collided; Third Brother was sent flying back several meters and spat out blood. I rushed over to support him and said to Zhang Yinuo, "Let's go!"

The three of us quickly broke through the encirclement, and Liu Shuang took the opportunity to rush out with us. Our group left with Liu Shuang and his parents.

The Li family's people underground saw this and rushed out, wanting to drag us back. The lead bodyguard shouted, "Forget it, don't chase them. I didn't expect to see 'The Dragon Appears in the Field.' The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms have appeared again. It seems that fellow Lao Hong is no longer content with silence, haha!"

After exiting, I discovered we were at the back playground of the school. It turned out the hellish prison was directly beneath the playground. From the internet cafe at the school gate to the open space at the back of the school, the entire area was part of it. Such a massive project couldn't have been built in a day or two, which meant the Li family had planned this long ago.

If the Li family had planned this long ago, I had to question their identity. This biochemical experiment base was likely prepared from the start. Could it be that the Li family had been in contact with the R-nationals years ago? I shook my head helplessly. These questions were too much to think about for now, but today’s harvest was significant—at least we had rescued Liu Shuang and his parents.

After getting out, I notified Lao Wu and Feng Chen to come and meet us. Lao Wu was relieved to see us return safely and said to Third Brother and me, "You really scared me to death. I waited for a long time above with no news from you; I was almost ready to call the police. Thank goodness you're okay!"

However, seeing that Third Brother and Zhang Yinuo were injured, Lao Wu asked with concern, "Third Brother, Sister-in-law, how did you get so hurt? Are you okay?"

Third Brother and Zhang Yinuo both shook their heads to signal they were fine.