[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-warlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-warlord-rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-160":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Warlord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1895641,2527,"Chapter 160: Xu Hongzhi","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>Third Brother looked at Zhang Yinuo with a complex expression; he wanted to say something, but in the end, he remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Feng Chen arrived. Seeing the sorry state we were in, he asked curiously, \"Damn, what happened to you guys? You look so miserable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, stop with the nonsense. This is the enhancement potion. Take it back and see if you can research an antidote or something!\" I said, handing the potion Liu Shuang had given me to Feng Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Chen held the enhancement potion in his hand, examining it for a long time before saying in surprise, \"So this is the enhancement potion. I wonder what effect it would have if someone like me, who already has strong internal energy, drank it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m telling you, don't go drinking it randomly. This stuff is no good,\" I warned Feng Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just joking with you. I'm not stupid,\" Feng Chen said with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Feng Chen put the potion away, I said to him again, \"This is Liu Shuang and his parents. They were previously held in the Li family’s secret experimental base—the place I told you about. They probably can't go anywhere now, and the Li family will definitely come after them again. You handle the arrangements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, Feng Chen nodded and looked at Liu Shuang and the others. \"Alright, just come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shuang looked at Feng Chen with some doubt, then looked at me, puzzled. Feng Chen smiled and said to them, \"Don't worry, we aren't bad guys. We are with the authorities. Just come with me, and I will make arrangements for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Feng Chen's words, Liu Shuang and the others finally felt at ease. However, before leaving, Liu Shuang expressed his special gratitude to us. Watching Liu Shuang leave, I felt a mix of emotions; I never expected things to turn out this way with Liu Shuang, and I didn't know if we would ever see him again after he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hong looked at the people around me and said, \"However, I am really strange, where did you find these experts? I have never seen these people, and they don't seem to be from the underworld! Yang Yun, I have to say, you really surprised me. It's a pity, it's a pity, today I specially prepared very sufficient experts for you, I don't believe you can run away today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo shook her head and said, \"No need. These are internal injuries; the hospital won't be of much use. I just need to go home and eat some nourishing food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Yinuo's words, Fifth Brother quickly said, \"Nourishing food? Easy, easy, I'll go buy it for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost dawn now, so we prepared to go back and sleep. Third Brother didn't leave; instead, he said to me, \"Old Four, you go first. I have something to discuss with your sister-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Third Brother, I didn't think much of it and said, \"Alright, I'll head back first. You two hurry up. It’s a good thing it’s the weekend, otherwise, we’d be exhausted in class!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Brother nodded. Once he saw I had walked far away, Zhang Yinuo looked at him and asked, \"What is it? What could be so important that you had to avoid Yang Yun to talk about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. I just wanted to ask you why you came to block that hit for me earlier,\" Third Brother said, looking at Zhang Yinuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No reason. If I didn't block it, were you going to go to your death? If that hit had landed on you, I dare say you wouldn't have survived,\" Zhang Yinuo said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're saying you did it to protect me?\" Third Brother looked at Zhang Yinuo, his expression strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Third Brother’s words, Zhang Yinuo frowned slightly. \"Although what you said sounds awkward, that should be the meaning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that? Don't you like Old Four?\" Third Brother was suddenly agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what does this have to do with who I like?\" Zhang Yinuo clearly didn't understand what Xu Hongzhi meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you pretending for? Zhang Yinuo, I want to tell you, watch your attitude. Since you like Old Four, then like him properly. Don't do these messy, useless things!\" Xu Hongzhi said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo was clearly baffled by Xu Hongzhi's words. She said, speechless, \"What am I pretending? I think you have a problem. If there's nothing else, I'm going back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, we aren't going anywhere until this is cleared up!\" Xu Hongzhi grabbed Zhang Yinuo's arm. Once he grabbed it, he suddenly felt awkward and quickly let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clear up what? What exactly do you want me to say?\" For the first time, Zhang Yinuo felt her mood becoming frantic, which made her usually calm face show a hint of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop pretending. Since you want to bring it out into the open, I'll be blunt. Since you like Old Four, why did you block that hit for me just now?\" Xu Hongzhi stared at Zhang Yinuo, wanting to see her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what does who I like have to do with blocking that hit for you? At that time, no matter who it was, even if it were Zhang Wu, I would have blocked it. Because at that moment, I was the only one who could block it; anyone else would have just been walking to their death. What does this have to do with who I like? I find your logic completely incoherent,\" Zhang Yinuo said, feeling a bit crazy, not knowing what Xu Hongzhi was going on about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Yinuo's words, Xu Hongzhi frowned. He was clearly skeptical of what she said. He tried hard to find some issue in her facial expressions, but he failed; he couldn't find anything on her face at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hongzhi’s face suddenly looked awkward. Could it be that he had been wrong all along, that he was just being overly sentimental? Seeing Xu Hongzhi standing there blankly, Zhang Yinuo didn't intend to continue talking to him, so she turned and left to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I noticed Third Brother had returned, I saw that his expression was strangely abnormal, so I asked, \"What's wrong? Did something happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, nothing,\" Third Brother said, still distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you and Zhang Yinuo talking about just now?\" I asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much, just asked about a few things,\" Third Brother said dismissively. I could tell immediately that this guy wasn't telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A few things? What things?\" I was very confused because I noticed that ever since Third Brother left the Li family’s experimental base, he had been acting very strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, just some unimportant things. It’s not worth mentioning. Alright, enough talk, let's go to sleep. Aren't you tired?\" Third Brother went straight into his room, closed the door, and started to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this guy, I was full of confusion. I knew Third Brother must have something on his mind; otherwise, he wouldn't be acting so strangely. But as for what exactly it was, I wasn't too sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After we went through that incident, the next day Feng Chen took his men to the Li family’s secret experimental base. However, by the time they arrived, there was no one left below, only some instruments that hadn't been taken and some unimportant items. It was clear that the Li family had started relocating their base as soon as we left. I have to say, this move by the Li family was truly brilliant. ===== CHAPTER 161 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1268,"2026-06-11T15:09:04.179Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","255799adf009a6df3db7f4b8cafd4ab31029463a30e3f259006587e20ab10be2","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-161","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-159",227,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-warlord-cover.jpg"]