Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 335 "Kill Him"

His pupils dilated slightly as he glanced at Jiang Xian beside him in disbelief.

Clearly, because Jiang Xian was wearing a hood, he couldn't give him the answer he wanted immediately.

Jiang Xian naturally noticed Li Huwei's questioning gaze out of the corner of her eye, but she neither turned her head nor responded to Li Huwei.

Li, having not received the response he desired, naturally knew that now was not the time to dwell on these matters, nor was it the opportune moment to inquire about them.

He slowly stood up, stomped his feet on the ground a few times, but nothing happened, and he didn't notice anything wrong. He didn't even realize that something was amiss.

Only then did he begin to feel a sense of reality.

Li, the bodyguard, could only feel his body becoming increasingly light and agile, even more relaxed than before he fought the steward.

Before fighting the steward, he was still a little tired, but now, no matter how carefully he felt, he felt no fatigue at all.

At this moment, Guard Li was definitely in his best condition.

Naturally, Li was overjoyed and no longer cared about anything else.

He walked step by step to the steward's side, bent down and looked at the man and sword on the ground.

Then, he turned back and walked to Jiang Xian's side.

"Master, what should we do?" Guard Li asked gently to the guard sitting on his horse.

Jiang Xian shifted his body slightly and whispered to Guard Li, "Tie him up and take him away."

Upon hearing this, Guard Li became somewhat worried and asked Jiang Xian again, "But he is, after all, a Heaven-rank martial artist. What will happen when he wakes up..."

Li, the bodyguard, would naturally follow Jiang Xian's orders. It wasn't that he was afraid of the steward, after all, he could fight the steward to a draw after he took the pill, and he hadn't let the steward get away with anything.

However, he was unable to continue resisting the steward's attacks because the pills the steward had taken were too strange, and thus he fought until he was exhausted.

Therefore, it's hard to say who will fight to the end if neither of them takes any pills.

He wasn't worried about himself, but rather about Jiang Xian.

This time, Jiang Xian bought him time, allowing him to use that packet of powder. But what about next time?

Li, the bodyguard, guessed that Jiang Xian probably didn't have any more of this kind of powder that could restrict a person's movement.

Jiang Xian used it once when he first confronted the group of thugs.

Furthermore, she gave one packet each to Guard Liu and herself, so it seemed that if the steward woke up, Jiang Xian would be in danger at any time unless he was there to protect him.

Having lost the medicine powder and his means of self-defense, Jiang Xian needs his constant protection. Therefore, he must ensure that nothing goes wrong this time and not give anyone another chance to harm Jiang Xian.

Li Huwei thought to himself.

At this moment, he absolutely trusted Jiang Xian, but since it concerned Jiang Xian's safety, he still had to consider Jiang Xian's well-being, so he spoke up again to remind Jiang Xian.

Jiang Xian understood his concerns, but after the fight between Guard Li and the steward, she no longer had any worries.

Li, the bodyguard, and Liu, are not much different in strength. If Li has a hard time dealing with the steward, or is no match for him at all, Jiang Xian might be a little worried.

But now that Guard Li and the steward had fought, she had nothing to worry about.

Even after the steward took a powerful pill to enhance his condition, he still couldn't easily defeat Guard Li. In fact, Guard Li was able to counter every move, which was enough to show the steward's true strength.

Therefore, if the steward's strength is superior to both Guard Li and Guard Liu, then she should indeed consider killing the steward on the spot.

However, the current situation is that even with the pills in hand, the manager's strength is only enough to fight Li Huwei to a standstill, and he is not even strong enough to injure Li Huwei.

Therefore, it is conceivable that if the manager had not taken the pill, Guard Li would probably have been able to deal with the manager on his own, or at least fight him to a standstill and not be at a disadvantage.

Now it seems that if the manager's strength lies in anything, it is probably only his physical endurance.

However, Jiang Xian doesn't need to think about all that now.

If the manager's strength is indeed far superior to that of Guard Li and Guard Liu, then she will indeed need to consider the question of how to proceed.

If the manager were to retaliate, and Guard Li and Guard Liu were not strong enough to stop him, Jiang Xian, having failed with her hidden weapons, would inevitably reveal her true strength and attack the manager, which would easily expose her identity as a martial artist.

If that's the case, killing them on the spot might be a better option.

Jiang Xian had her own reasons for wanting to take the steward away.

If they were to kill him on the spot, it would only make the leader think twice and have more reservations.

Since the goal is to make an example of someone, why not make an example of someone else to warn others?

Since the goal was to kill the manager, she naturally wanted the entire team to witness it. She wanted to put pressure on everyone, not just the leader.

Therefore, her current plan is to bring the steward back to the place guarded by the Willow Guard.

The more wary they were of Jiang Xian and his two companions, the less Jiang Xian and his companions needed to deal with. They no longer needed to worry too much about these thugs secretly causing trouble for them.

The more powerful Jiang Xian and his two companions were, the more afraid the criminals became. Once Jiang Xian and his companions became powerful enough, they would naturally no longer need to worry about these things.

Even criminals will weigh the consequences of their actions in order to save their lives.

“No need to worry,” Jiang Xian replied, meeting Li Huwei’s gaze.

Since Jiang Xian said so, then Guard Li could not say anything more.

Even if Guard Li had some doubts, even if he felt that the matter was somewhat dangerous, and even if he felt that it was inappropriate to bring the steward along, he would no longer question Jiang Xian's decision.

Although he was still somewhat uneasy about the matter, he still answered Jiang Xian with a "Yes".

Jiang Xian naturally noticed Li Huwei's worried attitude.

In Jiang Xian's view, what Li Huwei did was actually a good thing.

Those who offer advice and guidance, and who can provide constructive criticism, are the ones you can truly build lasting relationships with.

With someone like Guard Li by his father Jiang Yuan's side, Jiang Xian could naturally feel more at ease.

He had long been able to tell that both Guard Li and Guard Liu were quite reliable people. However, one cannot judge a person solely by appearances. Naturally, she had to test them to see if her father's two guards were reliable.

Now that she has gotten the result she wanted from Li Huwei's test, she will not test him a second time.

Next, she will treat Guard Li as her ally, and together they will fight against the Jiang family's enemies.

Meanwhile, the key figure standing at a distance felt somewhat strange about the reaction between Jiang Xian and Guard Li.

He watched in disbelief as Guard Li stood up from the ground with such ease and radiance, his spirits glowing.

Even with Li's eyes closed, he could sense these changes in Li.

Now, with Guard Li open his eyes and moving so energetically before him, he felt that the scene before him was somewhat unreal.

"kill him."

As Guard Li walked up to the steward, the pillar of strength thought to himself.

Even though he found Li Huwei's change somewhat unbelievable, seeing Li Huwei approach the steward, he temporarily put aside his suspicions about Jiang Xian and Li Huwei, and focused all his attention on the steward.

His desire to get rid of the steward reached its peak the moment Guard Li approached, giving him hope.

He silently recited it in his heart, and also secretly gave it to Guard Li.
He strained, hoping that Guard Li's movements would be more decisive.

If Guard Li is no match for that steward, then there's nothing to say.

But the current situation is that even though the steward had taken the pill, Li was still able to fight back and forth with him for so many rounds.

As a result, he no longer had any attachment to the steward.

If it weren't for the rift between them, he wouldn't have cared about the steward's life or death at all.

But because of the unresolved suspicion between the two, he was determined to kill the steward.

Even if the steward were alive, he wouldn't be able to help him. Now, he and Jiang Xian are on the same side as Li Huwei, so killing the steward is the most important thing.

If the steward didn't die, he would always be a threat to him. He didn't want anyone to threaten him, nor did he want to put himself in a dangerous situation.

If he only had Jiang Xian and Li Huwei as his enemies, although they would be difficult to deal with, things would be much simpler.

However, if he were to fight against external enemies like Jiang Xian and his group while also guarding against internal enemies within his own team, he would be in a very precarious situation if he were attacked from both sides.

Therefore, he tried his best to win over the people in the team so that they would not become his internal enemies.

For the leader, anyone who cannot get along with him, anyone who is unwilling to be his ally, is doomed.

He was well aware of all these things, but what he didn't expect was that when Guard Li reached the steward's side, he not only didn't attack the steward, but instead turned back.

He saw Guard Li walk up to Jiang Xian and say something to him.

Li Huwei's action was understandable to the leader, because the leader knew that Jiang Xian was the leader among the three of them.

(End of this chapter)