Heroes Return

But the next second he couldn't think anymore, because his head had made intimate contact with the ground.

After taking the hit from the tombstone, Xiao Zhan lay sprawled on the ground in a starfish position. But the muscular men had no intention of letting him go. Four bulging muscles took turns thrusting down on Xiao Zhan.

"Brother Xiao is so pitiful, let's turn off the machine." Lin Mumu couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"Don't worry, to be honest, this situation is also an opportunity to train our tolerance for pain and to strengthen our will." Qingqing stopped her again.

"I want to... file a complaint against your teacher... ah!" Xiao Zhan said while enduring the torment from these burly men.

At this moment, DouDou, who was in Qingqing's arms, couldn't stand it anymore. It broke free from Qingqing's embrace and rushed straight into the training room.

DouDou pounced and bit a burly man's arm. Just as the man was about to grab him, DouDou stopped biting and jumped to another burly man's waist. It bit off the muscular man's belt in one bite, then nimbly weaved between the legs of several muscular men. As it passed one of the muscular men, it nimbly raised its head, and the belt in its mouth lashed between the muscular man's legs.

Another muscular man collided with this muscular man while trying to catch it. As they fell to the ground, DouDou swiftly used a belt to tie their hands and feet together. Then, it bit off a belt from one of the men, and as the other two muscular men approached, DouDou lashed out with the belt, striking one of them in the face. Following that, DouDou unleashed a blinding uppercut, knocking the other burly man to the ground.

That's right, DouDou delivered a precise uppercut. Then, DouDou launched a flying kick and delivered a powerful blow to the face of another muscular man he had struck.

Zhengdao's actions were swift and decisive; the four muscular men couldn't even last three minutes before Doudou tied them up with a belt.

"Wow! DouDou is so amazing!!" The two little girls cheered as they looked at DouDou.

Xiao Zhan remained sprawled out, lying there. Things had changed so quickly that he hadn't had time to react.

DouDou glanced at Xiao Zhan lying there with disdain and even spat at him.

"..." Xiao Zhan was speechless. His biggest feeling right now was, "How embarrassing!"

"I made some snacks and drinks. Anyone want to come and eat?" Bu Feiwu's voice rang out at this moment.

So Qingqing and Doudou ran towards the direction of the sound.

Only Mu Mu remained standing there, watching Xiao Zhan.

"Mumu, come and have some snacks." Qingqing's voice rang out.

"Oh, I'm here." Then Lin Mumu turned around and ran out.

"Wait... at least turn off the training equipment..." Before Xiao Zhan could finish speaking, four more muscular men appeared around him...

……

Not long after, Lin Jie and the bespectacled man also arrived at the Xiao's Building.

"Hey? Where did Xiao Zhan go?" Lin Jie asked as he entered the room.

"Brother Xiao is in the training room," Lin Mumu said, rushing over.

"Really? I'll go take a look." Lin Jie said as he entered the training room.

With that, Lin Jie entered the training room.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan was lying in the training room with his clothes disheveled.

"Damn! You look like you've just been raped by dozens of big men!" Lin Jie said, looking at Xiao Zhan's appearance.

"I just did some training," Xiao Zhan said. "Is everyone here?"

“They’re all here, and the Ten Gods have arrived as well,” Lin Jie said.

“My plane is ready too,” Xiao Zhan said.

Chapter 18

In City B, near a manor far from the city center, a wildly popular concert was taking place, turning this usually deserted area into a bustling hub of activity.

Togami and his team had just finished singing a passionate song on stage.

Cheers erupted from below.

After finishing the song, Togami stood quietly on the stage for a while. When the cheers from the audience gradually subsided, Togami cleared his throat and said into the microphone, "Welcome everyone tonight for your arrival and support."

I'm sure you're all wondering why I'm holding our Togami family concert in such a remote location.

The thousands of people in the audience were completely silent.

Togami continued speaking to the people below the stage: "I'm sorry to have troubled everyone to come to such a remote place. Actually, I'm here hoping to get your help. In that manor, my friend was taken away by them without any reason."

Shishin angrily addressed the crowd below, "That's why I need your help. We can't rescue our friend on our own. She hasn't done anything wrong, yet she's being held captive in that manor. As you know, the owner of the manor is the Ouyang Group. Although we can't rescue my friend, I hope to get your help and protest to the Ouyang family! They have no right to detain an innocent person. I sincerely beg for your help."

As he spoke, Togami bowed deeply to the audience.

When the manager and band members backstage heard Shishin's words, their faces turned pale instantly! They never expected that Shishin's sudden request to hold a concert here tonight was actually to lead the fans to protest in front of the Ouyang family's house.

The manager was already picturing their idol entertainment company going out of business. He tried to go on stage and grab Togami, but Togami had already jumped off the stage.

The fans who came to such a remote place to attend Togami's concert were almost all die-hard fans of Togami. When Togami made his request, the thousands of people in the audience almost erupted in cheers.

Then, led by Shishen, the crowd of several thousand people marched in a grand procession toward the main gate of the Ouyang family manor.

"I didn't expect this guy to have so many brainless fans!" Lin Jie said to Xiao Zhan from the crowd.

"He's handsome and knows martial arts. People like this kind of guy these days," Xiao Zhan said. "I think he has the potential to start a cult."

"Alright, that's enough. We need to separate from the crowd here," the bespectacled man said from the side.

No one noticed that three people suddenly ran out from the large crowd and headed in another direction from the manor.

……

Inside a house in the Ouyang Manor, Dong Xue'er was dressed in a gorgeous gown. Dong Xiaoye, also dressed in a gorgeous gown, was by her side.

A man then pushed open the door and walked in.

"Why didn't you knock before entering?" Dong Xiaoye said with displeasure as Ouyang Zihao pushed the door open and walked in.

“I don’t think I need to knock on my future wife’s room,” Ouyang Zihao said, followed by a handsome young man with a gentle smile who was waving to Dong Xiaoye.

"Shangguan Shuai, what are you doing here! And you're hanging out with this guy." Dong Xiaoye looked at Shangguan Shuai with displeasure.

"Xiao Ye, I wanted to see you soon," Shangguan Shuai said. "I happened to run into Zihao here, so I asked him to show me the way."

"Stay away from that bastard," Dong Xiaoye said to Shangguan Shuai.

"Okay, I got it. I'll stay away from him." Shangguan Shuai said with a smile and moved to the side.

"That's more like it."

"Xiao Ye, let's go get something to eat. It's been a long time, and I'd like to have a private chat with you," Shangguan Shuai said.

"No, I want to stay here with my cousin," Dong Xiaoye said.

"Xiao Ye, why don't you and Shangguan Shuai go out and have a chat? You haven't seen each other in a long time," Dong Xue'er said with a smile. "I don't need to stay with you all the time."

“But…” Dong Xiaoye said, looking at Ouyang Zihao.

"You guys go ahead, I'll be fine," Dong Xue'er said to Dong Xiaoye.

Dong Xiaoye hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay."

After saying that, he followed Shangguan Shuai toward the door. When he reached Ouyang Zihao's side, he said fiercely to Ouyang Zihao, "If you dare to bully my cousin, I will never let you get away with it."

After watching the two leave, Dong Xue'er asked, "What brings you here?"

"Of course I'm here to see my future wife," Ouyang Zihao said.

"Just say what you have to say," Dong Xue'er said.

“Alright, I’m just here to remind you that you’d better cooperate once the banquet starts and not try to be clever.” Ouyang Zihao said to Dong Xue’er, “This will determine your fate in the Ouyang family.”

“I will cooperate with you,” Dong Xue’er said.

“That’s for the best,” Ouyang Zihao said. “There’s one more thing. You should know about the person who wields the Fire Spirit Sword, right? I heard that he and you defeated two A-rank opponents together.”

"What do you want to do to Lin Jie?" Dong Xue'er asked with a frosty expression.

"It's nothing. I'm just interested in his Fire Spirit Sword." Ouyang Zihao said, "I heard that the Five Spirit Swords were forged by the great swordsmen Zhang Yajiu and Yuan Tiangang. They are peerless divine weapons infused with Taoist magic. Moreover, these five swords also hide a shocking secret. Wasn't your Dong family able to achieve its current strength because of the Water Spirit Sword?"

"What do you want to do to Lin Jie?" Dong Xue'er had no intention of talking to him about the origin of the Fire Spirit Sword.

“If he were honest enough, I was originally planning to give him a large sum of money to buy this Fire Spirit Sword,” Ouyang Zihao said while looking at his phone. “But they don’t seem to be very honest.”

As he spoke, Ouyang Zihao showed the screen on his phone to Dong Xue'er.

In the scene, Shishin is leading several thousand fans in a protest at the entrance of the Ouyang family manor. Many of the Ouyang family's guards have already run out, and members of the B City Hero Association have also arrived to help disperse the crowd.

"Those are really some childish moves," Ouyang Zihao said.

"..." Dong Xue'er muttered to herself, "These idiots, we've only known them for a short time."

"Alright, get ready. I have something to do and need to go out for a bit." Ouyang Zihao said as he left the room.

……

“The Ten Gods have already started causing trouble at their main gate,” Xiao Zhan said from the other side of the manor. “Now the Ouyang Manor’s attention should all be focused there.”

“Okay, DouDou will hack into their defense system in one minute.” Bu Feiwu’s voice came through his earpiece: “You need to get into the Ouyang family’s manor as soon as possible. If it takes too long, we might be discovered.”

"Understood," Xiao Zhan said. "We're ready to move in."

“Okay,” the bespectacled man said. He then looked at Lin Jie: “Be careful this time…where did you get that red mask from?!”

"Keep your voice down," Lin Jie said. "I bought this for easier infiltration, to hide my identity. I also changed my weapon."

As Lin Jie spoke, a Green Dragon Crescent Blade appeared in his hand, its blade radiating a cold light, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard from within it.

"Where did you get such a vicious thing?" the bespectacled man asked.

"It dropped from monsters before," Lin Jie replied.

"How come I've never gotten any loot?" the bespectacled guy said.

"Alright, let's get started." Xiao Zhan interrupted the two of them: "We should go in."

After saying that, the three of them jumped into the Ouyang family manor using their own methods. At this moment, the monitoring screens at the location of Lin Jie and the other two in the Ouyang family manor were frozen, and the alarms and automatic attack devices installed there were all in a malfunctioning state.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Jie and his two companions jumped into an open window.

"Alright, hurry up and change your clothes." Xiao Zhan said, taking out three sets of clothes from his gear.

When the three people came out of the room, each of them was wearing a tailcoat of the same style as the manor staff.

"Can't you take off that red mask?" the bespectacled man said to Lin Jie.

"No, this thing looks pretty cool," Lin Jiehe said. "I suddenly feel like I can't stop a thousand men."

"Then at least put away that Green Dragon Crescent Blade first, okay?" the bespectacled man said.