Hurt my loved ones? I'm not guarding this country's borders anymore!

Five powerful auras, like five invisible mountains, pressed down on the dilapidated courtyard from all directions.

The air seemed to freeze, and even the wind stopped.

Inside the house, Qin Xuerong, who had just knelt down, was terrified, her face pale and her whole body trembling uncontrollably. She instinctively hugged her daughter's body even tighter.

This is a highly skilled master worshipped by the Zheng family!

They finally came!

However, Shen Jinglong, who was at the center of the storm, didn't even lift his eyelids.

His gaze remained fixed on the small body on the bed, and in those eyes that would have struck fear into the hearts of 100,000 enemy soldiers in the North, there was now only tenderness and guilt.

He reached out and gently wiped away the remaining tear stains from the corner of his daughter's eyes with the back of his fingers.

My daughter's body was still very cold.

He had only one thing on his mind: to heal her and send everyone who had hurt her to hell!

The murderous aura outside the courtyard grew stronger and stronger, as if it would materialize into swords and blades at any moment, tearing the dilapidated house to shreds.

Just then.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the dilapidated courtyard gate was kicked into pieces from the outside.

"Oh, who do we have here? Why is this corner of the Zheng family's house so lively?"

A flippant and shrill voice arrogantly shattered the tense atmosphere.

Under the moonlight, Zhou Jinli, the eldest son of the Zhou family, led a dozen or so burly servants, each waving a white jade fan, and swaggered in.

Behind him followed Zheng Hewei and Wang Biqun, whose expressions were equally grim.

After the Wu family got into trouble, they went back to report the news immediately, but their father told them to stay put.

Zhou Jinli couldn't sit still. Hearing that Shen Jinglong had found Qin Xuerong and brought her a bastard child, he immediately wanted to come and see what was going on, and also to kick this stray dog ​​from seven years ago.

In the shadows of the Zheng family mansion, the owners of the five auras all stopped.

"Hmph, the younger generation of the Zhou family dares to get involved in this mess. Let's see just how much skill Shen Jinglong still has left."

The elder at the head spoke in a low voice, and the other four concealed their presence, observing the situation in silence.

Zhou Jinli was completely unaware that there were real experts lurking around him.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Shen Jinglong standing inside the house and Qin Xuerong kneeling on the ground.

"Shen Jinglong! You ran away like a dog seven years ago, how dare you come back now?"

He recognized Shen Jinglong at a glance, and the sarcasm on his lips was undisguised.

He then looked at Qin Xuerong, a lewd glint in his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, Qin, my beauty, it's been so many years! What happened to you? If you had come with me back then, you wouldn't be living like a widow now!"

"Why don't you come back to the Zhou family with me now? I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury, a hundred times better than following this good-for-nothing!"

As Zhou Jinli spoke, he actually reached out to pull Qin Xuerong.

Qin Xuerong screamed in fright and backed away repeatedly.

Shen Jinglong slowly turned around.

His face was expressionless, but in his deep eyes burned a flame capable of burning the entire sky to ashes.

The blood of the Wu family hadn't even dried yet, and some people were already eager to come and die.

well.

That way I won't have to search for them one by one.

"You are from the Zhou family?" Shen Jinglong's voice was calm, revealing no emotion.

"That's right! I am Zhou Jinli! My father is Zhou Wanshan, the head of the Zhou family!"

Zhou Jinli puffed out his chest and said arrogantly, thinking that revealing his family name would intimidate the other party.

He pointed at Shen Jinglong and arrogantly cursed, "Shen Jinglong, you piece of trash! If you know what's good for you, take your bastard and this woman, kneel down and kowtow three times to me, then get out of Cangcheng! Otherwise, the Wu family's fate will be yours tomorrow!"

His servants behind him also surrounded him with sinister smiles, ready to make their move.

Shen Jinglong smiled.

His smile was utterly cold.

"Noisy."

The words fell.

His figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Zhou Jinli only felt a blur before his eyes.

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"

A series of rapid, cracking sounds of bones breaking rang out in the silent night!

The dozen or so servants that Zhou Jinli brought didn't even see Shen Jinglong's movements clearly before they were all sent flying backwards, spitting blood, as if they had been hit by a speeding truck.

They slammed hard against the courtyard wall with a dull thud, then slid to the ground like puddles of mud, their sternums shattered, dying instantly!

The entire courtyard fell eerily quiet in an instant.

Zhou Jinli's smile froze.

The white jade fan in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

He stared at the twisted corpses scattered on the ground, his mind blank.

What just happened?

A chill ran from his tailbone straight up to the top of his head!

"You... what do you want to do... my father is... is Zhou Wanshan!"

Before he could react, a cold hand had already grabbed his neck.

It's Shen Jinglong!

He was already standing in front of Zhou Jinli without anyone noticing.

Zhou Jinli felt as if his neck was being tightly clamped by an iron clamp, and his breathing became difficult instantly.

With both feet off the ground, he was lifted high by Shen Jinglong with one hand!

"Uh...uh..."

The intense feeling of suffocation and fear made him struggle frantically, kicking his arms and legs wildly in the air.

How could he... how could he actually dare to kill someone!

Zhou Jinli made a series of gurgling sounds as if he wanted to say something, but Shen Jinglong didn't give him a chance to speak.

"Yeah?"

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Shen Jinglong's lips.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound.

Shen Jinglong simply broke his other intact arm!

The stark white bone fragments pierced through the skin and were exposed to the air!

"ah--!"

A scream as loud as a pig being slaughtered echoed through the night sky!

Zhou Jinli's eyes rolled back as the intense pain and fear caused him to lose control of his bladder and bowels, instantly filling the air with a foul stench.

In the shadows, the five retainers of the Zheng family watched with twitching eyelids.

too fast!

Too bad!

Is this the strength of the Northern Dragon General?

Killing these Zhou family guards is easier than stepping on a few ants.

Zhou Wanshan, that idiot, sent his son to his death!

"Go back and tell your father to wash his neck clean and wait."

Shen Jinglong, holding Zhou Jinli who was lying like a dead dog, brought him close to his face and poured his cold voice into Zhou Jinli's ears, word by word.

"The next one will be your Zhou family."

"Before I take action, who dares to disturb a single hair on their head?"

"I will wipe out your entire Zhou family, leaving not a single one alive!"

After saying that, he casually tossed Zhou Jinli to the ground as if he were throwing away a piece of trash.

"roll!"

Zhou Jinli was in so much pain that his whole body was convulsing, but his instinct for survival made him disregard all pain and dignity. He scrambled out of the yard, uttering incomprehensible howls.

Zheng Hewei and Wang Biqun, who were following behind him, were already terrified and ran away in a panic.

Watching their disheveled retreating figures, the murderous intent in Shen Jinglong's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

He slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping towards the shadows in the courtyard.

"After watching this show for so long, it's time to get out of here."

As soon as he finished speaking, those auras that had originally wanted to continue observing experienced a violent fluctuation, and then retreated without hesitation like the tide, disappearing without a trace.

They were scared away by Shen Jinglong's words.

The entire villa finally returned to peace.

"Commander Long".

Zhuque came out of the house with a solemn expression.

"I just received news that the Zhou family is secretly supporting the 'Black Tiger Gang,' the largest underground force in Cangcheng. The gang leader, Wang Batian, is the same guy you scared off at the Wu family's wedding banquet last time. He's ruthless and capable of any evil. I'm worried that the Zhou family, having suffered this loss, might resort to these underhanded forces."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinglong merely snorted coldly.

"A bunch of chickens and dogs, perfect for sharpening a gun."

His gaze remained completely unmoved.

Right now, he only has one thing on his mind.

He turned and went into the room, then came to the bedside.

After he used his true energy to nourish her, the little girl's complexion improved slightly. Although she was still weak, she was no longer as faint as before.

Her consciousness cleared up a bit.

"dad……"

A voice, softer than a mosquito's hum, came timidly from the bed.

Shen Jinglong's body jolted violently.

He saw that the little girl had opened her eyes at some point and was looking at him with clear eyes that were also filled with a hint of fear.

She gripped Shen Jinglong's clothes tightly with her small hand.

This call.

These two words.

Like a warm current, it instantly melted all the ice in Shen Jinglong's heart.

It was also like a key that unlocked the softest part of his heart.

The overwhelming killing intent emanating from him, which was almost tangible, vanished instantly in that instant, leaving no trace.

In those eyes that had killed countless people, all the frost melted into endless tenderness and affection.

He slowly knelt down and gently held his daughter's small hand with trembling hands.

"my daughter……"

His voice was terribly hoarse, with a hint of sob in it.

"Dad's here."