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Chen Xiao lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Want to know why?"
Chengjiang shook his head blankly.
"Because you crave me. Your body... is far more honest than your heart."
"Ah!" Chengjiang cried out softly, her legs going weak.
Just then, the butler's voice came from downstairs: "Madam Chengjiang? Have the craftsmen arrived yet?"
The two quickly separated. Chengjiang hurriedly straightened her disheveled kimono, only to find herself feeling lost. She secretly glanced at Chen Xiao.
“Tonight,” Chen Xiao said in a voice only she could hear, “come to my room.”
Chengjiang's face instantly turned red to her ears, but she nodded as if possessed.
[System Notification: Takayanagi Chengjiang Conquest Progress 80%]
[Gained new skill: Yuri Killer - Attraction to lesbian women +50%]
[Warning: These carpenters are no ordinary people]
When the real carpentry team arrived, they found only three bruised and battered men tied up in the yard, and a faint, ambiguous atmosphere in the corridor.
"You're the ones who injured my workers?" the lead carpenter asked coldly, a fierce glint in his eyes.
Chen Xiao shielded Chengjiang behind him, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Of course it's me. And..." His sharp gaze swept over the crowd, "You're not carpenters at all."
Chengjiang looked up in surprise: "Chen Xiaojun...?"
“I noticed it from the start; these people are all trained fighters.” Chen Xiao slowly rolled up his sleeves. “The timing of the broken roof beam is too perfect. If I’m not mistaken…” His eyes suddenly sharpened, “You’re from the underworld, aren’t you? You’re here specifically to target me and my woman?”
The scene fell silent instantly. The carpenters exchanged glances, then burst into a sinister laugh.
"No wonder he's Chen Xiao!" The leader ripped open his work clothes, revealing black tattoos underneath. "It's a pity that smart people often die young!"
A dozen men in black simultaneously brandished weapons—katana, chains, and even pistols. Chengjiang was so frightened that he took a few steps back, his back pressed against the wall.
"Hide behind me," Chen Xiao whispered, a glint of red light flashing in his eyes.
[System Activation: Battle Mode Initiated]
【Select Equipment: Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets (Improved Version)】
[Target identified: 12 yakuza members]
"Kill him!" At the leader's command, the men in black swarmed forward.
Chen Xiao's right arm was instantly covered by crimson armor, the dragon-shaped patterns gleaming with a dangerous light.
"Boost!" A mechanical voice rang out, and the power began to multiply.
The first man in black who rushed forward was sent flying by Chen Xiao's punch, crashing through three layers of paper doors. A samurai sword slashed down, but Chen Xiao neither dodged nor evaded, letting the blade strike his armor—"Clang!" Sparks flew, and the sword broke in two.
"Monster!" The knife-wielder retreated in terror.
Chen Xiao sneered, making a fist with his right hand: "Romantic Turret - Pumpkin!" Light gathered, and a futuristic-looking pistol appeared in his palm.
"boom!"
The energy blast struck the gunman's wrist precisely, and the gun fell to the ground with a scream. Chen Xiao moved like a ghost, and wherever he went, men in black fell one after another.
[Battle Notification: 8 enemies defeated]
[Remaining threats: 4 (including the leader)]
The leader suddenly grabbed Chengjiang and pressed a dagger against her snow-white neck: "If you move again, I'll—ah!"
His threat came to an abrupt halt. Chen Xiao appeared behind him without his noticing, his right hand piercing through his chest.
"You..." The leader looked down at the dragon claw protruding from his chest, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"I hate it when people threaten my woman the most." Chen Xiao withdrew his hand, letting the corpse fall to the ground.
The remaining three turned and fled. Chen Xiao snapped his fingers: "Wind King Barrier."
An invisible wind blade whistled past, severing the three people's legs at the knees, splattering blood onto the corridor.
Chengjiang slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the scene before her. Chen Xiao disarmed himself and gently helped her up: "Were you frightened?"
"You...you...what exactly..." Chengjiang's voice trembled.
"I am your guardian." Chen Xiao gently kissed her cold fingers. "That's all."
[System notification: Battle ended]
[Achievement Acquired: Yakuza Nemesis]
[Takayanagi Sumire's favorability +20, currently at 80%]
Just then, applause came from the end of the corridor.
"Wonderful, really wonderful."
Takayanagi Tomizō walked slowly with a cane, followed by two men in suits.
"Father!" Chengjiang exclaimed.
The old man smiled sinisterly: "I never expected that the Black Snake Group, which I hired at great expense, would be so easily defeated."
Chen Xiao shielded Chengjiang behind him: "Finally, you're not pretending anymore?"
Fu Zang's murky eyes gleamed with malice: "Young man, you think you're something special just because you beat a few small fry?" He stepped aside to show him, "Let me introduce you, Mr. Miyamoto Ryuichi, the assistant to the Yamaguchi-gumi's young leader."
The man in the suit on the left stepped forward, his sharp gaze piercing like a knife: "Chen Xiao, you've been too arrogant lately."
[WARNING! S-level threat detected]
[Ryuichi Miyamoto: Top combatant of the Yamaguchi-gumi, former special forces member]
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes: "Oh? I'm quite curious, how could an old man who's about to die get the Yamaguchi-gumi's young leader to assist him?"
“Based on this.” Fuzo pulled a photograph from his pocket—a picture of Chen Xiao embracing Mitsuko and Kaoru intimately. “I wonder what the students at Soubu High School will think when they see this?”
Chengjiang gasped, "You...despicable!"
Chen Xiao laughed and said, "You're really stupid. Everyone in the world knows I'm a womanizer. Threatening me with photos won't work!"
"I see, it seems I didn't investigate you enough!" But what's even more despicable is yet to come. Fuzo grinned maliciously, "Mr. Ryuichi has a lot of experience in training pretty boys like you."
Ryuichi Miyamoto unbuttoned his suit jacket, revealing his scarred body: "I will make you regret ever being born."
Chen Xiao suddenly laughed, a laugh that sent chills down one's spine: "You know what? I've been waiting for all of you to show up."
He snapped his fingers: "Flashpoint—Time Stop."
In an instant, the whole world froze. Falling leaves were suspended in mid-air, splattered blood droplets remained still, and the vicious expression on Fu Zang's face was frozen into a comical mask.
[Special Skill Activated: Zafkiel - Time Stop]
[Duration: 30 seconds]
Chen Xiao leisurely walked up to Miyamoto Ryuichi, took the pistol from his waist, and pressed it against his forehead.
"Time...flows."
"Bang!" Gunfire sounded.
Miyamoto Ryuichi stared dumbfounded at the gun in his hand—the bullet had stopped an inch in front of Chen Xiao's brow, blocked by a layer of golden light.
"This...is impossible!" he exclaimed in shock.
"There's something even more impossible." Chen Xiao's eyes blazed with golden light. "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception - Activated!"
The world, in his eyes, was reduced to a combination of lines and dots. Chen Xiao lightly traced Miyamoto Ryuichi's death line—
"puff!"
The Yamaguchi-gumi's second-in-command suddenly knelt down, blood flowing from his seven orifices. There were no wounds, but his life force was rapidly draining away.
"What...did you...do to me..." He struggled to lift his head.
"I'm just helping you see death." Chen Xiao turned away coldly and walked towards Fu Zang, who was paralyzed with fear.
The old man's crotch was soaked: "No...don't come any closer! I can give you money! Lots of money!"
Chen Xiao grabbed his neck and lifted him up: "Do you know? I originally planned to leave you paralyzed in bed for the rest of your life..." Her fingers slowly tightened, "But now I've changed my mind."
"Crack!" The crisp sound of a neck bone breaking echoed in the corridor.
[System notification: Takayanagi Tomiko has died]
[Task: Clan Purification Completed 100%]
[Award received: 51% controlling stake in Gaoliu Enterprise]
Time resumed its flow. Chengjiang only saw Fuzo and Miyamoto Ryuichi suddenly collapse to the ground, while Chen Xiao had already returned to her side.
"Is it... over?" she asked blankly.
Chen Xiao gently wiped the blood from her face: "Yes, no one can hurt you anymore."
He carried the still trembling Chengjiang towards the bedroom, with the corpses of yakuza members lying haphazardly behind them.
Chen Xiao stood in the middle of the pool of blood, the blood dripping from his fingertips spreading into dark red flowers on the tatami mat.
He looked around, a cold smile curving his lips.
"System, activate the cleaning service."
[Command confirmed: Summon professional cleanup team]
[Points consumed: 5000]
[Estimated cleaning time: 30 minutes]
The corpses on the floor began to writhe and dissolve eerily, eventually turning into pools of colorless liquid that seeped into the cracks in the wood. The bloodstains on the walls disappeared like the receding tide, and even the metallic smell in the air was replaced by a fresh fragrance.
Chengjiang slumped against the wall, supported by Mitsuko and Kaoru on either side.
The three women had an unnatural flush on their faces and stared at Chen Xiao's back with unfocused eyes.
“Chen Xiaojun…” Mitsuko called softly, her voice filled with a sickly attachment, “What… do we do now?”
Chen Xiao turned around, the bloodshot still lingering in his eyes. He gently stroked the three women's cheeks: "Of course, we should leave this filthy place."
Xun rubbed her face against his hand, completely infatuated: "Wherever you go, senior... I'll go..."