Chapter 324: Ambush (Part 2)

Chen Che observed Han Qingfang; this girl was a bit overly enthusiastic toward him, and overly familiar as well.

Even though it was their first meeting, her attitude toward Chen Che was like that of a young girl in the throes of first love; not only did she grab Chen Che's hand and skip about, she also deliberately brushed her feminine soft parts against Chen Che's arm.

This made Chen Che narrow his eyes involuntarily and begin to ponder her intentions—no, to be precise, their intentions.

Li Ziming, Han Qingfang, and Zhou Xinda were all ordinary people with no fluctuations of True Qi on them, so the possibility of them wanting to do something to him was not high.

At most, it was to draw closer and lower his guard.

And to be honest, Chen Che did not think these three families would make a move today.

Upon a first meeting, both sides have their guard up; making a move at such a time is actually the least likely to succeed.

Thinking of this, Chen Che no longer deliberately paid attention to Han Qingfang's actions and focused on watching the performance in the square.

At this moment, three stilt-walking acrobats were on the stage in the square; they were wearing costumes and fierce, malevolent devil masks on their faces.

What they were about to perform was a skill that made one's heart race—fire breathing.

One could see the three actors on stilts walking in large circles around the square stage.

The surrounding audience held their breath, their gazes focused on the three of them.

As the music gradually rose, the actors flicked their sleeves, their hands tightly gripping a specially made fire-breathing device.

Their eyes were firm and focused, as if they were having a silent conversation with the flames.

The audience's heartbeats quickened with the rhythm, and a tense atmosphere permeated the air.

Han Qingfang grabbed Chen Che's arm with one hand and clenched her other hand against her chest, staring at the actors' movements with an expectant look.

Suddenly, the music reached a climax, and the actors took a deep breath, aiming the devices at their mouths.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and everyone's gaze was concentrated on the flames about to erupt.

Immediately following, the three actors blew hard, and three raging flames spewed from their mouths, cutting through the night sky like fire dragons dancing in the air.

The flames leaped in the air, illuminating the masks on the actors' faces; in the firelight, Chen Che saw the full appearance of the masks.

Demons and monsters.

The three of them moved clockwise on stilts, spitting and inhaling flames again and again; the demon masks became increasingly ferocious under the radiance of the fire.

"Brother Chen Che, look! Look quickly!"

Han Qingfang grabbed Chen Che's arm and cheered excitedly.

Chen Che looked up at the "Mountain Demon" that had moved in front of him; it lowered its head, and its eyes met Chen Che's from beneath the terrifying mask.

Mountain Demon moved its limbs, performing with great dedication, yet its gaze never left Chen Che.

Raising the fire-breathing device high once more, the surrounding audience's emotions rose again, looking forward to witnessing the moment the fire snakes were spewed out.

"Look out!"

Someone shouted, and Mountain Demon suddenly turned toward Chen Che, and a tongue of fire spewed out.

Chen Che widened his eyes, but in the next second, he was tackled by a great force, and even Han Qingfang, who was at his side, tumbled to the ground with a somersault.

The Puppet that saved Chen Che was hit by the tongue of fire and burned into a large fireball.

The high temperature of the flames spread, and the surrounding audience was knocked over by the heat wave, lying in a heap.

For a time, screams and cries were incessant.

With the first strike failed, Mountain Demon decisively threw away the fire-breathing device and flicked its legs; the stilts flew toward Chen Che like shells out of a chamber.

Li Qingyan and Cheng Kexin swept over rapidly, blocking the attack of the stilts.

The stilts exploded, and Li Qingyan and Cheng Kexin, whose Martial Dao Realm was not high to begin with, were sent flying backward.

Chi and Mei were not to be outdone; they kicked their legs forward violently, and four stilts aimed at Chen Che and shot toward him.

Song Jinhe gritted her teeth and slammed her palms onto the ground; a bright golden three-dimensional Array Diagram emerged, blocking the stilt attack while also catching Li Qingyan and Cheng Kexin.

"Brother Chen Che, run!"

Han Qingfang scrambled up, grabbed Chen Che, and sprinted toward the southwest of the square.

By the time Xie Wanning noticed the change in the square, Chen Che had already been pulled away by Han Qingfang.

"Sister Xie, are you really not going to eat anything?"

Li Ziming noticed the change in Xie Wanning's expression and asked deliberately.

Xie Wanning glanced at him coldly and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Li Ziming and Zhou Xinda exchanged a glance and immediately ran toward the square.

Just as the three of Mountain Spirit, Mountain Demon, and Mountain Demon were about to chase in the direction Chen Che had fled, a cold silver light shot over, blocking their path.

"Who are you people?!"

Xie Wanning let out a sharp cry, glaring at the masked trio.

None of Chi, Mei, or Wangliang answered, and they attacked Xie Wanning together.

The trio stood in an inverted triangle, True Qi gathering in one place, evolving into a huge fireball that roared toward Xie Wanning.

Xie Wanning stomped her foot, her figure moving like lightning; she easily dispersed the fireball, and her figure swept through the middle of the three, causing the trio to tumble instantly.

………

Han Qingfang pulled Chen Che out of the square and arrived at another commercial street, only this commercial street was completely different from the other side.

Although separated by only a river, the level of prosperity was worlds apart.

Moreover, at this time, the other side was still brightly lit and bustling, but this side not only had no lights, there were not even any people, exuding an eerie desolation.

Chen Che was pulled along by Han Qingfang the whole way, and after several turns, they finally hid in an alley.

Han Qingfang stopped, bracing her hands on her knees, panting heavily.

Chen Che looked up; the alley was a straight passage with cold walls on both sides—it could be said that this was a man-made, perfect "line of sky."

"Where is this?"

Chen Che turned around, only to see that Han Qingfang, who had just been panting heavily, had already retreated to the entrance of the alley.

"Brother Chen Che, I'm sorry."

Han Qingfang wore an innocent expression, "To be honest, I quite like you, but there's no help for it; I have to listen to my family, don't I?"

"This is your burial ground. Although it's a bit crude, it's still better than leaving your corpse out in the wilderness."

As Han Qingfang spoke, she retreated a few more steps, and a person wearing a malevolent ghost mask appeared at both the front and back exits of the alley.

"They are both experts of the Grandmaster Realm; they will be very gentle."

Han Qingfang blew a kiss to Chen Che, "Good brother, goodnight, sweet dreams!"

………

Xie Wanning tore off the mask of Chimei and gripped his throat: "Speak, who are you people?!"

Chimei sneered: "To take revenge for Lord Alliance Leader!"

Xie Wanning's face was as cold as frost, and with a *crack*, she twisted Chimei's neck.

"Nobody move! Hands on your heads and squat down!"

A loud shout came, and Luo Lin arrived in a hurry with fully armed soldiers of the Law Enforcement Department.

"Why are you here?"

Seeing Luo Lin, Xie Wanning was very surprised and asked.

Luo Lin glanced at Li Ziming and Zhou Xinda to the side and answered irrelevantly: "Leave this place to me; you go find Chen Che quickly."

Xie Wanning guessed something, did not ask further, and chased in the direction where Chen Che and Han Qingfang had fled.

"Commander Luo, we will help search too."

Li Ziming said to Luo Lin, then ran off into the distance with Zhou Xinda.

Xie Wanning was as fast as a gale, yet she could not find the direction. Her figure flashed onto the stone bridge connecting the plaza to another commercial street, and she looked around, but she could not find Chen Che's figure anywhere.

Just as she was feeling anxious, Li Ziming and Zhou Xinda ran over.

"Do you have Han Qingfang's phone number?"

Xie Wanning asked.

Li Ziming suddenly realized: "I'll call right now!"

Three calls were made in a row, but none of them went through.

"Why isn't this Han Qingfang answering the phone?! Dropping the ball at a critical moment, doesn't she know others are worried?!"

Zhou Xinda stomped his feet on the side.

Li Ziming said: "She probably can't spare the time to answer the phone; once they are out of danger, they will definitely call back."

Xie Wanning quietly clenched her fists, looked coldly at Li Ziming and Zhou Xinda, and was about to go to the other commercial street to search.

"Sister Xie!"

Li Ziming blocked Xie Wanning at this moment, "Sister Xie, we didn't expect such a thing to happen tonight either. It seems these remnants of the Martial Arts Alliance really hate Chen Che to the bone.

Regardless of anything else, Brother Chen Che was invited out by us tonight. No matter what, we cannot escape suspicion, but Sister Xie, you understand us—we would absolutely never do such a thing!

So if Aunt asks, please help us testify, Sister Xie. I thank you very much here, Sister!"

Zhou Xinda echoed: "Many thanks, Sister Xie!"

Xie Wanning frowned, and her breathing became heavy.

These words from Li Ziming not only pushed his own suspicion away but also established an innocent image for himself.

Now, by helping to search for people, he appeared even more like a good person.

A classic case of being a whore while wanting to set up a memorial archway!

Xie Wanning did not reply and said coldly: "Can you move aside?"

Li Ziming looked up and volunteered: "We can help you search together, Sister..."

"Get lost!"

Xie Wanning was furious. At this moment, she no longer cared about the status of these two bastards. Her body shook, her True Qi expanded, and the shockwave pushed the two of them off the stone bridge.

"Splash!"

Li Ziming and Zhou Xinda's bodies tilted, and they fell into the river.