Chapter 1656: Chapter 1656

According to Samao’s idea, the commission for these Vietnamese monkeys was only a thousand US dollars before departure, and after the task was completed, depending on the results, they could earn tens of thousands if the bounty was large, or a few thousand to ten thousand at the least. Now he was offering ten million to save his life, yet the other side seemed utterly dissatisfied.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated again. Not only were Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan unmoved by money, but so was this short and dangerous man who had just jumped out. He listened to Samao’s words, gave a cold smile, and paid him no attention.

Samao thought the other party didn’t understand and hurried to explain, "Listen, friend, if you think the price is too low, we can negotiate further. I have money, a lot of it, and I can share it with you. Together, we can enjoy a good life in the future."

"Noisy!" Ruan Xiaotian said in a deep voice. As soon as he finished the two words, he waved his hand, and a white light flashed by. Samao’s body paused; his eyes widened instantly. He raised his hand to cover his throat, which now had an extra bloody hole. The white light had sliced through his throat, penetrated his esophagus, and shot out from behind.

The wound wasn’t large but was a penetrating injury. Samao clutched his throat, his eyes wide open, making a wheezing noise. The white light had also penetrated his cervical vertebra, destroying his carotid artery, so as Samao fell, the wound began to spray blood.

Samao wasn’t dead yet, but it wasn’t far off. This horrific scene left his bodyguards unsure of what to do. They realized that these people in front of them, regardless of gender, were beyond what they could handle. So the best course of action was to say nothing and lay low until the situation was resolved.

What Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan focused on was that Ruan Xiaotian was speaking Chinese, though his accent was somewhat strange, it was authentic Chinese.

Having killed, Ruan Xiaotian showed no change, maintaining his cold, dark gourd-like face.

Li Yifei also noticed the white light; it was the same thing that had knocked the guns out of his and Xu Shanshan’s hands earlier. However, Li Yifei hadn’t been able to see what it was.

"You are Li Yifei?" Ruan Xiaotian asked coldly, his eyes like those looking at a dead man. His voice was unpleasant, sounding like a stick scraping the ground, making a grinding noise.

The other party even knew his name. Li Yifei couldn’t help but chuckle coldly and responded, "It seems you know quite a bit."

Ruan Xiaotian’s hand remained inside his sleeve, and the knife in his other hand twirled as he said, "Not much, but not too little either."

"Dead people don’t need to know so much," Ruan Xiaotian said arrogantly.

Li Yifei’s lips curled slightly. Although the other side was strong, his side had two Innate Experts. Where did Ruan Xiaotian get such confidence? Li Yifei didn’t ask but raised his eyebrows and looked at him disdainfully, prompting Ruan Xiaotian to explain unasked, "Someone wants you dead, so here I am."

"Oh." Li Yifei raised an eyebrow again, exchanged a glance with Xu Shanshan, and chuckled.

Xu Shanshan pursed her lips, looked down at her nails for a few seconds before lifting her head and blowing air into the void. Her sexy lips slightly pouted as if to say: A lot of people want to kill Li Yifei and me, how are you any different?

That’s right, there are many in the world who wish to eliminate Li Yifei, hate him so much they want to kill him again and again. Yet, Li Yifei is still living just fine. This Vietnamese person who’s suddenly appeared, he too wants to kill Li Yifei, but he will have to prove it, or else he’s no different from the others.

Having met countless people , Li Yifei wasn’t surprised. The other side knowing his name indicated that Ruan Xiaotian came prepared.

This is great, so there’s no need to say much, just fight first.

Ruan Xiaotian across seemed to understand this logic too. He ceased wasting words and unleashed his aura. A massive force instantly rushed towards Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, with a violent energy filling the space.

Very strong, this short Vietnamese gave Li Yifei a feeling even stronger than Japan’s Yanagio Inujiro, similar to Murong Yuanqing and others. Most importantly, this person carried a sinister air; his aura had a bloody scent, which was quite similar to Yanagio Inujiro.

Li Yifei stepped forward, shielding Xu Shanshan, releasing his aura to lighten the oppressive force around them. His aura clashed with Ruan Xiaotian’s, pushing against it.

The surrounding bodyguards weren’t as lucky. Tormented by this violent force, they felt as if their bodies were caught in a vacuum, being relentlessly squeezed by an omnipresent power, even feeling like their bodies might explode.

No one cared about them. Those who couldn’t withstand it fainted, and Samao, already near death, was utterly squeezed out of his last breath, his body tensing up before he died completely. This drug lord, dreaming of treasure and fortune, was dead, having brought about the demise of over a hundred people.

Li Yifei paid him no attention, or rather, he didn’t take Samao seriously.

As they clashed in their imposing manners, the two had already exchanged blows once, each gauging the other’s strength to some extent.

Ruan Xiaotian was slightly surprised; he knew Li Yifei was an Innate Expert, but he was unaware of his strength being this formidable. According to the information, this Li Yifei was a retired warrior king, undoubtedly powerful, but not to this extent. He was merely fortunate to have acquired Innate Vital Energy a few years ago and shouldn’t be this strong yet.

Ruan Xiaotian realized his information was incorrect; Li Yifei was even stronger than the documented records showed. He was verging on joining the ranks of the formidable.

Of course, life and death duels are not about cultivation alone. Cultivation is just a small part; most crucial are the individual’s comprehensive abilities, on-the-spot combat, and other factors, so Ruan Xiaotian wasn’t too worried. As for that woman, although she was also a practitioner, she was merely stronger than ordinary people and fell far short compared to a real expert. She was lacking in all aspects, harboring nothing more than a bluff with her cultivation.

Ruan Xiaotian had been famous for many years; Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didn’t know him, but if Murong Yuanqing and Yao Lingfu heard this name, they’d likely be moved.

Ruan Xiaotian became famous decades ago, during the Vietnam War. He suddenly rose within the Vietnam People’s Army, also known as the North Vietnam Army, fighting deadly battles with the "Yankees" at the time, with Huaxia joining in eventually leading to a victory for Huaxia and Vietnam.

At that time, Ruan Xiaotian killed many Yankees and was rumored to have a "Hundred Man Decapitator" title. The actual number was surely much higher, tenfold, or even more, just hidden away. Even Ruan Xiaotian didn’t know how many he had actually killed.

Rumor had it that demons roamed the battlefield, specializing in killing. Many Yank troops resorted to hiring Tame Head Masters to exorcise them, yet the deaths couldn’t be stopped.

Later, when Huaxia and Vietnam erupted into war, Ruan Xiaotian still wanted to kill, yet encountered Murong Yuanqing and others. Ruan Xiaotian brought along the Vietnamese experts, and Murong Yuanqing and others were no weaklings either. The two sides clashed, both suffering losses, ending with Ruan Xiaotian’s Vietnamese side retreating. It was agreed that Ruan Xiaotian and others would not participate in the war, and Huaxia wouldn’t send experts to battle either.

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Besides, in wars with firearms, personal bravery is increasingly reliant on luck; otherwise, with bad luck, even a stray bullet could take out a practitioner who has trained for decades.

Ruan Xiaotian was known for his cruelty; after the war, he vanished without a trace, rarely showing up. Even those aware of his whereabouts were very few in number.

Back then, Ruan Xiaotian was an Unparalleled Expert. Decades have passed, and Ruan Xiaotian is still alive. His strength... almost no one knows how terrifying it truly is.

Li Yifei was unaware of these encrypted files, so hearing Ruan Xiaotian’s name didn’t seem off to him, though he was curious why Vietnam also had such an expert.

Did the opponent go through all the trouble to infiltrate Samao’s treasure-seeking squad and hide until now just to kill him?

"I’ll go first!" Li Yifei turned and said to Xu Shanshan, telling her to wait on the side. In battles of this level, Li Yifei couldn’t relax. Allowing Xu Shanshan to step in was possible, but if an accident happened, he would regret it too late.

Ruan Jingtian could no longer hold back; he let out a shout and charged in with a blade.

Xu Shanshan remembered something and dashed out, returning a few seconds later. Seeing Li Yifei being forced to dodge constantly by Ruan Xiaotian, she shouted, "Catch the sword!" and threw the long sword in her hand, which Li Yifei caught swiftly, his True Qi surging as he began to fight Ruan Jingtian.

Having a weapon is entirely different from not having one; the opponent’s weapon was extremely sharp. In just a few moves, Li Yifei’s clothes had a few more slits, and his chest was nearly slashed open. With a long sword, it was different; as the saying goes, a longer weapon provides more strength. Li Yifei suppressed the opponent with his greater attack range.

The suppression was temporary, as the two exchanged dozens of moves in an instant, not only moving at incredible speed but also using highly ingenious techniques. This sense of heavy pressure was something even Yanagio Inujiro didn’t emit, proving Ruan Xiaotian indeed had some skills.

During the fight, Ruan Xiaotian sidestepped one of Li Yifei’s strikes, then gave a shake with the hand hidden in his sleeve, and a white light flashed. Li Yifei had been guarding against this move; seeing the white light, he leaned back, his sword-wielding hand also back, with the sword tip touching the ground to support his body. Li Yifei narrowly evaded the white light with an iron bridge move.

The white light swiftly flew past and struck a large tree several meters away, causing a burst of debris to explode from it.

If it had hit him, even with Protective True Energy, Li Yifei would likely have suffered badly torn skin and flesh with serious injuries.

Xu Shanshan watched anxiously; she couldn’t join the fight now. She wanted to warn Li Yifei to be careful but feared breaking his focus, so she gripped her sword, ready to rush in and help at any moment.