Upon seeing Cheng Dalong suddenly take Xue Qingyi hostage, everyone except Zhou Yang and Lin Feng was aghast, their faces etched with panic. Xie Nan and Lu Pengju, in particular, were frantic. In their eyes, the delicate Xue Qingyi was no different from Ning Aoxue or Su Zi; all of them were just fragile, beautiful women...

Even Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, who had always been wary of Xue Qingyi, watched the scene anxiously, terrified that something terrible might happen to her.

However, Lin Feng and Zhou Yang, who were well aware of Xue Qingyi's capabilities, merely glanced at each other, nearly bursting out laughing...

Lin Feng, in particular, was speechless at the sight of Cheng Dalong loudly and carelessly flaunting his 'hostage,' Xue Qingyi...

What a fool this guy is! If he's looking for death, he doesn't need to be so direct. Ning Aoxue and Su Zi are right here, and he doesn't try to grab them, yet he picks Xue Qingyi?

He's so discerning even when taking a hostage; he's truly found a fitting way to die...

How strong is Xue Qingyi? She has trained the Linglong Needle technique I taught her to the point of perfection. Even I wouldn't dare let her get close casually, let alone someone opening themselves up like this, exposing their chest and ribs within her attack range...

He's practically committing suicide. Lin Feng began to mourn silently for Cheng Dalong.

Zhou Yang, who had partnered with Xue Qingyi on numerous tasks, also watched Cheng Dalong with great interest. He knew Xue Qingyi wouldn't be in any danger and was even in the mood to enjoy the show...

However, others didn't see it that way. Lu Pengju, his eyes wide with surprise, turned to Lin Feng and asked nervously, "Master, what... what should we do?"

Of course, Lu Pengju knew Xue Qingyi was Lin Feng's woman. Lin Feng had just asked him to subdue Cheng Dalong, but now that the situation had turned out like this, Lu Pengju feared Lin Feng would blame him if anything happened to Xue Qingyi...

Xie Nan's expression grew even uglier. Beyond nervousness, he felt more humiliation and anger. Cheng Dalong's actions had thoroughly enraged this honest man! Although he didn't know the exact relationship between this captured beauty and Brother Feng, the fact that Xue Qingyi stood beside Lin Feng told Xie Nan their connection was not simple!

Xie Nan even wished he were the one taken hostage. But now he was helpless. In his panic, Xie Nan subconsciously looked at Lin Feng, waiting for Brother Feng's orders, hoping Brother Feng would tell him what to do.

Lin Feng had said not to let Cheng Dalong escape, but now Cheng Dalong had taken a hostage. Xie Nan didn't dare act rashly, afraid of harming Xue Qingyi. He knew this charming beauty was, in all likelihood, Brother Feng's woman. If that were true, Xie Nan couldn't bear the responsibility for even the slightest mishap.

However, what puzzled Xie Nan was that Brother Feng, beside him, showed no signs of anger or anxiety. Instead, he was relaxed, observing the scene with an enigmatic smile. This baffled Xie Nan, but he didn't dare to ask any questions.

"Cheng Dalong, what do you think you're doing? How dare you take a hostage in broad daylight! You're courting death!" Lu Pengju's military bearing was evident as he glared and bellowed at Cheng Dalong.

"Seeking death? Heh heh, I'm just protecting myself... If I didn't do this, would you let me go? Let me tell you all, listen up! My life is worthless anyway. Dying with a beautiful woman like this? I'd break even! If you want her dead, then come and get me!" Seeing they indeed didn't dare act rashly, Cheng Dalong's confidence swelled. While carefully backing away, still holding Xue Qingyi hostage, he sneered, took out his phone, and dialed the owner of the Fugui Club. "Boss, it's Cheng Dalong... I'm sorry, I can't complete the task you assigned me. It seems they're onto something... Yes, I know what to do. I've taken a woman hostage; they won't dare make a move. But I might need to lie low for a while... I understand. Boss, rest assured, I won't cause you any trouble!"

After hastily speaking, Cheng Dalong quickly hung up, stowed his phone, and then turned back to Xie Nan and the others. "Today, I, Cheng Dalong, admit I'm beaten. If you don't push me too hard, I can still spare this chick's life... Otherwise, we'll all go down together! I've got nothing to lose, so why would I be afraid of you?"

"Really?" Before Xie Nan could speak, Lin Feng, beside him, suddenly sneered. "Who's to say who will spare whose life? You think you can still get away today?"

"Bastard, what do you mean by that? Don't you care about the life of this woman in my hands?" Cheng Dalong wasn't scared at all, thinking Lin Feng was just posturing. He suddenly pressed the dagger harder against Xue Qingyi's neck. He sneered menacingly, "Don't push me. If you push me again, I'll really kill her! If you don't believe me, try it!"

"I believe you have the courage. Because you don't have much of a brain, just reckless brute strength; you certainly have the guts to kill..." Lin Feng stared calmly at Cheng Dalong, his expression so serene, as if he hadn't even registered Xue Qingyi being held hostage. Suddenly, he said, "Do it. Just leave him alive..."

Lin Feng's words were inexplicable. Not only Cheng Dalong but even Xie Nan and Lu Pengju were utterly bewildered. Who is Brother Feng (Master) talking to? Why can't we understand? Has he gone mad with anger? they wondered.

"Kid, who do you think you're scaring? Still talking about sparing my life? You... ARGH!" Cheng Dalong was momentarily stunned by Lin Feng's words, then laughed arrogantly, but mid-sentence, his laughter abruptly turned into a shrill scream...

"My hands..."

Cheng Dalong was horrified to discover that his hands had, at some unknown point, become swollen and turned a dark black. Intense pain and itching immediately followed. Right now, the only thing Cheng Dalong wanted was to chop off these hands that were causing him such endless fear and agony!

The dagger he held slipped from his grasp and CLANGED onto the ground. Those with sharp eyes could see a significant amount of murky, unidentifiable liquid on its hilt... it was bodily fluid seeping from Cheng Dalong's fingers!

Linglong Poison Needle!

This was the most terrifying aspect of Xue Qingyi. Before the poison in his hands flared up, Cheng Dalong had no idea when he'd been struck...

"ARGH... my hands! It hurts so much... it's so itchy!" Just a moment ago, Cheng Dalong had been declaring he wasn't afraid of death. Yet now, he was screaming his lungs out, a piercing sound that made one's skin crawl...

Only then did Xue Qingyi, her expression serene, extend a delicate hand to lightly brush her collar where Cheng Dalong had touched it. A smile on her face, she slowly walked towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng shook his head helplessly as he watched Cheng Dalong thrashing and screaming in agony from the poison's effects. "You really are a fool, aren't you? Of all the people here, you could have taken anyone hostage, but you just had to pick her? Weren't you just asking for death?"

The whole place fell silent...

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