Chapter 112: The Black Widow

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Deng Jinkui turned around in trepidation.

“Mr. Lin, I was really only asking casually. I had absolutely no ulterior motive.”

“Why are you so nervous? I merely want to ask you for a favor,” Lin Yang said calmly.

At those words, Deng Jinkui felt greatly relieved and let out a sigh.

“Please, give me your orders. If it is something within my capabilities, I will gladly be of service.”

“I need to heal my injuries, and I cannot afford to be disturbed. Stay here and protect me. Anyone who trespasses is to be killed without exception. I will bear all the consequences.”

Lin Yang knew that he had made quite a few enemies, especially Wei Dagang, who was Grandmaster Cheng Kuo’s henchman and managed the Cheng family’s businesses.

Now that Lin Yang had crippled him, the other side would certainly refuse to let the matter rest and would surely come seeking revenge.

If Lin Yang were in peak condition, he would have nothing to fear. Even if Cheng Kuo, a fifth-grade grandmaster, came in person, Lin Yang would still be capable of putting up a fight with the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Shaking Art and the movement techniques of the Three Thousand Thunderbolt Art.

But he was at his weakest now. If Wei Dagang brought people to take revenge, both he and Shen Limin would be in danger.

Deng Jinkui was an eighth-grade acquired martial artist, ranking among the top experts in Luocheng. Even against a ninth-grade acquired martial arts master, though he would be outmatched, he could still hold his own for a while.

As for the grandmaster Cheng Kuo, Lin Yang believed he would not act rashly.

Grandmasters valued their status and prestige. Unless someone was foolish enough to attack them personally, or circumstances left them no choice, they generally disdained taking action themselves.

Deng Jinkui was no fool. He knew that Lin Yang was no ordinary man and had already been hoping to curry his favor. Otherwise, he would not have asked that extra question earlier to show his concern.

Now that Lin Yang had taken the initiative to ask him to stand guard, Deng Jinkui understood perfectly well that this was an exceptional opportunity.

“Mr. Lin, the fact that you have entrusted me with such an important task shows the greatest possible trust in me. Rest assured, I will not betray that trust. Anyone who wishes to enter this place will have to step over my corpse.”

Deng Jinkui spoke with excitement and solemn determination.

Lin Yang raised a hand slightly. “If a grandmaster comes in person, you need not try to stop him. There is no point throwing your life away.”

Although Deng Jinkui had sworn that he was willing to protect Lin Yang with his life, if a grandmaster truly appeared and the matter came down to life or death, he would certainly weigh the pros and cons.

After all, one’s life was the most important thing.

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“A grandmaster might come? There are only four grandmasters in Luocheng. Counting you, that makes five. Who would come here?”

The moment Deng Jinkui heard that a grandmaster might arrive, his expression immediately became uneasy.

“Don’t be afraid. I said that if a grandmaster comes, you need not stop him. If it is merely a few troublesome flies and mosquitoes, help me deal with them.”

Lin Yang’s words allowed Deng Jinkui to relax.

“I definitely will not let anyone else disturb you,” Deng Jinkui said solemnly.

Lin Yang put all the ginseng and lingzhi that Deng Jinkui had brought into the pot, making the medicinal properties stronger and more concentrated.

“Mr. Lin, is this medicine for healing?” Deng Jinkui asked curiously.

“It can heal injuries, and it can also aid cultivation. Stand guard for me, and afterward I will give you a prescription. Follow it for medicinal baths, and within two or three months at most, you will be able to advance to the ninth grade of the acquired realm,” Lin Yang said.

Deng Jinkui’s face lit up with delight. He quickly clasped his hands in salute.

“Thank you, Mr. Lin.”

Once he reached the ninth grade of the acquired realm, and obtained an internal cultivation method, he would have a chance to break through the limitations of the acquired realm and enter the true innate realm.

Deng Jinkui dreamed of becoming a martial grandmaster!

Lin Yang poured the boiled medicine into the hot water in the bathtub. Then he stripped naked, sat down inside, and circulated the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Shaking Art, absorbing the medicinal power to restore the vital energy in his dantian.

Because of the additional herbs Deng Jinkui had brought, the energy that originally might have taken half a day to recover would now return to peak condition within two hours at most.

However, relying on only a single Dragon Saliva Herb was no longer enough for him to continue advancing in rank.

Deng Jinkui stood guard at the villa entrance like a divine gatekeeper.

Time passed second by second, and Deng Jinkui naturally hoped that no one would come looking for trouble.

But things rarely went according to one’s wishes.

The villa gates were smashed open by a car. A black sedan charged into the garden, followed by three more vehicles.

Deng Jinkui rose to his feet. Since the enemy had already come to his doorstep, he could only keep his promise and prevent them from entering the house.

Wei Dagang climbed out of the second vehicle. Sun Bao, whose arm had been broken by Lin Yang, got out alongside him.

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Sun Bao had suffered tremendous humiliation that night. Not only had he lost the use of one arm, he had also been forced to lick the soles of a hostess’s shoes at Phoenix Palace.

Afterward, Sun Bao had gone to the hospital and reported everything to Wei Dagang. He also wanted to confirm whether Lin Yang’s claim that he had been the one to injure Wei Dagang was true.

Wei Dagang had exploded in rage. He had never expected Lin Yang to injure him and then dare to fool around with women and beat his subordinates on his own turf. It was as though Lin Yang had completely disregarded him.

Unable to wait until he had fully recovered and been discharged, Wei Dagang had brought his men to seek revenge. Otherwise, he would never have been able to swallow his anger.

Wei Dagang knew that even Sun Bao, his most powerful subordinate, had been defeated by Lin Yang with a single move. He therefore had no choice but to seek help from his master.

Of course, Wei Dagang was not qualified to speak directly with the martial grandmaster Cheng Kuo. His actual master was Cheng Kuo’s daughter, Cheng Wanqing.

Cheng Wanqing’s name was well known throughout Luocheng. She was known as the Black Widow.

The “black” referred to the fact that Cheng Wanqing controlled all of the Cheng family’s businesses, most of which operated in gray areas: bathhouses, entertainment centers, nightclubs, underground casinos, illegal boxing rings, and the like.

Cheng Wanqing was one of the most powerful women in Luocheng’s underworld.

The title of “widow,” however, was entirely literal. Cheng Wanqing had once been married, but her husband had died an unnatural death.

There were two versions of the story circulating in the underworld. According to the first, her husband had cheated on her, so she had killed him. She was said to have first chopped up his mistress and made her into meat buns for him to eat, then killed him, chopped up his body, and fed it to the dogs.

It was this rumor that had earned her the title of Black Widow. Her reputation for brutality was fearsome, and the name also reflected the deep apprehension people felt toward her.

According to the other version, Cheng Wanqing’s desires were extraordinarily strong, and her husband’s body could not endure them. He had been forced to rely on medication to keep himself going and had ultimately died beneath her.

Some people believed one version, others believed the second, but both stories proved that Cheng Wanqing was a ruthless and merciless woman who was absolutely not to be provoked.

When Cheng Wanqing learned that Wei Dagang had been crippled by some inexperienced young punk, and that the man had even run wild at Phoenix Palace, she was furious as well. In Luocheng, there were very few people who dared to show disrespect to the Black Widow.

Thus, Cheng Wanqing dispatched a direct disciple of the Cheng school. He was an eighth-grade expert, equal in rank to Deng Jinkui.

“You little bastard with the surname Lin, get out here and kneel down to accept your death!”

Wei Dagang’s injuries had not yet healed. After getting out of the car, he still needed his men to support him. Lin Yang’s kick had utterly destroyed his ability to perform as a man. From now on, if he wanted to have his way with women, he could only rely on his hands.

Such a grudge could never be reconciled!

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