Chapter 157: Ruthless Actions against the Blossom

Seeing the guards lying on the ground, Li Nianlong's eyes flashed with a hint of anger. He leaped to the city gate and grabbed the wrist of the girl who was beating the Liu family guards. The girl was startled and instinctively attempted a knee strike, but Li Nianlong casually slapped her knee strike away.

Feeling a sharp pain in her knee, the girl staggered back two steps and saw Li Nianlong clearly. Her eyes lit up. "You're Li Nianlong?"

Li Nianlong didn't immediately answer her question. He turned to the two guards who were still standing and said, "Take them down for treatment. After they recover, they'll undergo six months of hellish training. If they pass, they can come back. If not, they'll go home!"

Li Nianlong's words made the guards tremble with fear and shame. Ten grown men like them were rendered defenseless by a young girl. Li Nianlong was already giving them face by not immediately dismissing them.

Without saying much, the guards supported each other and left the city gate for treatment. Of course, other guards would come to take their place to prevent another crazy girl like Sun Siyu from barging in.

"Hey! I asked you a question earlier, are you deaf?" Sun Siyu, feeling ignored, became infuriated and cursed at Li Nianlong.

Li Nianlong turned to look at her, coldly saying, "Who are you? Why did you forcefully enter the Liu family castle?"

The imposing manner of the strong made Sun Siyu, the young lady, shudder. He... his aura is so strong, as if... stronger than father's.

How could this be!?

Impossible! Impossible!

Sun Siyu shook her head repeatedly, her stubbornness in defending her father's reputation overcoming the chill in her heart. Firmly, she said, "Who I am doesn't matter. But I've heard you're formidable and I want to learn a few moves from you!"

"Learn from me?" Li Nianlong was taken aback, then sneered, "You're ignorant!"

"What did you say!?" Sun Siyu exploded, pointing at Li Nianlong and cursing loudly, "Let me tell you, I'm the second strongest of the younger generation. How dare you, a nobody, compare yourself to me? Stop babbling! If you have the guts, come at me!"

"..."

Li Nianlong saw through her. This girl before him was just a teenager with delusions of grandeur. How did she become the second strongest of the younger generation? When did he become a nobody seeking fame and reputation? You've said so much, yet you tell me to stop babbling. Who's the one babbling here? Clearly, you provoked first, yet you want me to come to you. What exactly are you trying to do?

Li Nianlong couldn't be bothered to argue with this teenage girl. With a lazy flick of his finger, a surge of energy struck Sun Siyu's vital point. She stiffened instantly, unable to move no matter how hard she struggled.

"What have you done to me? You jerk! Let me go now, or I'll tell my father and he'll crush your Liu family!" Sun Siyu was terrified. She had never seen anyone immobilize a person with just a flick of a finger, and Li Nianlong did it so effortlessly. This made him even more terrifying. For a moment, Sun Siyu felt a hint of fear towards Li Nianlong, but she didn't relent, still cursing and threatening.

Li Nianlong frowned. Who's this crazy girl? Running here and spouting nonsense.

Impatiently, he pointed at her acupoint, silencing the world.

Seeing Sun Siyu unable to speak, her face turning red with effort, and her eyes filled with fear, Li Nianlong coldly said, "Still want to show off your limited intelligence?"

Anger flashed in Sun Siyu's eyes as she wished she could bite him to death.

"You injured the guards of my Liu family, leaving that aside for now. But daring to do such a thing in front of the Liu family castle is disrespectful to my Liu family. Originally, I was going to cripple your meridians..." Li Nianlong paused, seeing Sun Siyu's eyes filled with intense fear and pleading.

With a cold smirk, he continued, "But considering your youthful ignorance and being a woman, I'll spare you this time. However, while death can be pardoned, your crimes won't go unpunished. Today, you'll stand here until sunset!" With these cold words, Li Nianlong turned to the guards and ordered, "Watch her. Don't humiliate her. The acupoint will release after sunset. If she dares to make a move, execute her on the spot!"

The aura above the girl's head was yellow, indicating she wasn't a good person, but not entirely bad either. With Li Nianlong's attitude, Sun Siyu would be considered a passerby if she left, but an enemy if she stayed. Killing her wouldn't incur any punishment from the system. At most, there wouldn't be any rewards.

"Yes, Lord." The guards looked at Li Nianlong with awe. They were astonished that their brothers, beaten to the ground, were dealt with effortlessly by the Lord. Such strength was enough to inspire awe in them.

Sun Siyu, however, felt a tinge of fear.

Execute on the spot? You... you dare to kill me? Are you blind? Can't you see how beautiful I am? Aren't you supposed to worship me? Why would you want to kill me? You demon! You must be a demon!

After instructing the guards, Li Nianlong turned and entered the castle, swiftly returning to the Liu mansion.

"Dream Dragon!" Upon entering the mansion, he was greeted by Shao Meiyun, who approached with a hint of concern. "I heard someone forced their way into the city gate earlier. What happened? Where is that person now?"

"It's nothing." Li Nianlong smiled, glancing at Shao Meiyun's skin, which was as smooth as a baby's. Since taking the detoxifying and beautifying elixir, Shao Meiyun's skin had improved, even in the cold winter. Li Nianlong felt that Shao Meiyun's future husband was incredibly fortunate to marry such a woman. To marry Shao Meiyun was like hitting the jackpot.

"Just a presumptuous little girl. She's standing at the city gate as punishment," he explained.

"Little girl?" Shao Meiyun raised her eyebrows. "Dream Dragon, have you inquired about her identity?"

"I did." Li Nianlong nodded. "But she refused to reveal it."

"That's good." Seeing Li Nianlong's casual attitude, Shao Meiyun thought it must be just an ordinary girl without much background. At most, she could be easily handled by the Liu family. She wasn't worried.

"By the way, Yoyo called just now. She said her cousin is in Tianfu and she wants to spend time with her. She won't be coming over for lunch today."

Ever since tasting Li Nianlong's cooking, Xiang Youyou would always come to the Liu Mansion for meals whenever she had time, especially for Li Nianlong's hot dry noodles, which were her favorite. She claimed that Li Nianlong's hot dry noodles not only had the flavor of her hometown but also an extraordinary texture that her hometown noodles lacked, making them the best hot dry noodles in the world.

"Youyou really has a good relationship with everyone," Li Nianlong chuckled. "If she doesn't come, then so be it! I was planning to make a new dish for lunch anyway. Looks like she's out of luck."

"A new dish!?" Shao Meiyun's eyes lit up, and she eagerly swallowed saliva. "That's okay, as long as my cousin enjoys it."

"I'll tell Youyou what you just said."

"Don't try to threaten me. Show me the evidence."

"I happened to buy a recording pen a couple of days ago."

"You're ruthless!"

In the morning, while Li Nianlong was preparing lunch, he suddenly received a call from Xiang Youyou. At first, he didn't think much of it, but his expression changed when he answered the phone. "Big brother, help me, my cousin is missing."

"Don't panic!" Hearing Xiang Youyou's anxious voice, Li Nianlong put down the knife. "What happened? Calm down and explain it to me clearly."

Xiang Youyou took a few deep breaths. "My cousin came to the capital yesterday to visit me. We agreed to hang out in the capital at noon, but when I called her after work, she didn't answer. When I got home, she wasn't there, and there was no one from our Xiang family in the capital either. I had to ask big brother for help."

"Don't worry, tell me what your cousin's name is? Any distinctive features?" Li Nianlong comforted her while asking.

"Her name is Sun Siyu, she's the granddaughter of the Sun family patriarch in Lingnan, Sun Qing's daughter. She's 20 years old this year. As for her features... she's very beautiful, about 166 cm tall, a bit flat-chested, but with a small and perky butt. Her legs are quite long... oh, and she has a teardrop mole below her left eye. She likes to wear black clothes."

Li Nianlong broke into a cold sweat...

Isn't that the crazy girl who caused trouble?

"Big brother?" Xiang Youyou called out curiously when Li Nianlong remained silent for a while. "Hey? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Li Nianlong chuckled wryly. "No need to look for her, she's right at the gate of the Liu Mansion."

"What!?"

Half an hour later, Xiang Youyou arrived at the gate of the Liu Mansion and saw Sun Siyu standing there, being punished.

Xiang Youyou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked up. "Siyu, why did you come here, you silly girl? Why didn't you answer my calls? Do you know how worried I was?"

Xiang Youyou scolded Sun Siyu for half a day, but gradually felt that something was wrong. She looked at Sun Siyu's flushed face in surprise. "Why are you listening to me obediently today? Have you changed your ways?"

Sun Siyu still didn't speak, her face becoming even redder, almost purple.

"Um... Miss Xiang." The guards at the gate knew Xiang Youyou. She was the sworn sister of their master, so they dared not be disrespectful. One of them stepped forward, wearing a somewhat embarrassed expression. "Do you know this woman?"

"Hmm?" Xiang Youyou looked at the guard who approached. If she was just suspicious before, now she was truly alarmed, realizing that something was definitely wrong. She furrowed her brow. "She's my cousin, what's going on?"

As soon as the guards heard that this crazy girl was Xiang Youyou's cousin, they couldn't help but sigh inwardly for Li Nianlong: Master, you're in big trouble now.

"Miss Xiang, your cousin forced her way through the gate this morning, injuring many guards. Our master personally immobilized her acupoints and said they would be released after sunset. During this time, she's been ordered to stand in front of the gate as a warning."

"What did you say!?" Xiang Youyou was stunned to hear the guard's words.

The guard repeated what he said earlier, then sighed. "Miss Xiang, it's really a misunderstanding. Our master didn't know that this lady is your cousin, otherwise, he wouldn't have... But your cousin came in here acting arrogantly, and without any warning, she injured many of our brothers. Our master did it to uphold the dignity of the Liu family..."

Xiang Youyou furrowed her brow, waved her hand. "You don't need to say any more, I understand."