I am destroying the protagonist in the fantasy world!

"Are you two interested in my goods?" Boss Zhang's voice sounded playfully behind Lei Yi and Chen Ergou, carrying an oppressive air. Two burly men followed behind him, blocking their path.

Lei Yi's heart sank, but his expression remained calm. He turned around and put on a polite smile: "Boss Zhang, you're joking. We were just taking a look."

"Just looking around?" Boss Zhang repeated with a forced smile, his eyes scanning the two of them. "Not just anyone can look around here. Tell me, what exactly do you want to do here?"

Lei Yi's eyes rolled, a plan came to mind, and he said mysteriously, "To be honest, Boss Zhang, I heard that a treasure appeared here recently, so I wanted to try my luck and see if I could find it as a gift for a friend."

"Oh? What treasure?" Boss Zhang narrowed his eyes, obviously not believing what Lei Yi said.

"Well..." Lei Yi deliberately stretched out his words, pretending to be unable to speak, "It won't work if I say it out loud, but anyway, it's something very useful to a very important friend of mine."

"Hmph, I see you two are sneaking around, you don't look like good people at all!" At this time, a burly man standing next to Boss Zhang suddenly interrupted, "Boss, stop talking nonsense with them, just search them!"

"Wait!" Lei Yi's heart tightened, but he pretended to be calm as he stood in front of Chen Ergou. "We two brothers have nothing on us, how could we be bad guys? If Boss Zhang doesn't trust us, you can search us. But if you can't find anything, please give us two brothers an explanation!"

After saying this, Lei Yi straightened his back and looked at Boss Zhang fearlessly. He had made the right bet. A local tyrant like Boss Zhang hated having his authority doubted the most.

Boss Zhang was silent for a moment, his sharp gaze sweeping across Lei Yi's face, as if trying to see through his heart. A tense atmosphere hung in the air, and the crowd around them automatically dispersed, leaving a clearing.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded beside Lei Yi's ears: "Don't be afraid, Master Lei..."

"Don't be afraid, Master Lei..." Dongfang Liuli's voice was like heavenly music, yet only Lei Yi could hear it. It turned out that she had been secretly following, observing the situation.

Lei Yi felt a sense of relief. Dongfang Liuli's presence meant she had a plan. He tilted his head slightly, his expression calm, and saw Dongfang Liuli gently shake her head, signaling him not to act rashly. Meanwhile, she had already quietly grasped the soft sword at her waist, ready to strike at any moment.

Unlike Lei Yi's composure, Chen Ergou was already terrified, his face pale and his legs shaking like sieves. He hid behind Lei Yi, looking around tremblingly, afraid that he would be torn to pieces by these ferocious men in the next second.

"Boss Zhang, we really just came here..." Chen Ergou tried to explain tremblingly, but Lei Yi covered his mouth with his hand.

"Ergou, don't be afraid. I'm here." Lei Yi whispered to comfort him, then looked at Boss Zhang again, "Boss Zhang, we're new here and don't know the rules. Please be magnanimous and don't bother with us."

Boss Zhang didn't say anything, but just looked at them coldly, as if he was weighing something.

Lei Yi took the opportunity to glance around with the corner of his eye. Suddenly, he found an inconspicuous stall in the crowd, on which were placed some strange props. One of the things caught his attention - it was a black metal glove, engraved with complex patterns, emitting a strange energy fluctuation.

Lei Yi's mind moved. According to the description in the original book, this kind of gloves can be used to train the user's strength and speed. If he can get it, the plan of training a substitute can be realized faster!

He gathered himself and pointed at the stall and said to Boss Zhang, "Boss Zhang, those things over there seem very interesting. Why don't we go over and take a look?"

As he said that, he pulled Chen Ergou towards the stall. Although Boss Zhang had some doubts, he did not stop them. He just signaled the two strong men behind him to follow them, and his eyes never left Lei Yi.

Lei Yi pretended to be nonchalant while selecting items from the stalls, while quietly observing the surrounding environment and the movements of Boss Zhang. He had to find a way to escape Boss Zhang's surveillance in order to get the glove...

Lei Yi's fingers traced over the bizarre props, a carefree smile on his face, yet he nervously calculated every move. Boss Zhang remained two steps away, his sharp gaze seemingly able to see through all his disguises.

"Young man, are you interested in these little gadgets?" The stall owner was a thin old man with a pair of triangular eyes that rolled around, full of commercialism.

"Just take a look, just take a look." Lei Yi pretended to be a dandy and picked up a dagger with an exaggerated shape. "This dagger looks quite unique. How much is it?"

"Sir, you have a good eye. This is not an ordinary dagger. It is made of thousand-year-old cold iron. It can cut iron like mud and cut hair with a blow!" The stall owner immediately began to introduce it in a torrent of words, with saliva flying everywhere.

"Really? Then let me try!" Lei Yi said, stabbing the dagger fiercely into the wooden table beside him.

"Bang!" The dagger broke into two pieces, leaving only a shallow white mark on the wooden table.

“This…” The stall owner was stunned. This was a fake product that he had spent a lot of money to buy, so how could it be so unreliable?

"Hahaha, you old man, you're trying to fool me with fake stuff?" Lei Yi pretended to be angry and threw the broken dagger on the stall. "It's my bad luck today. Let's go!"

As he spoke, he pulled Chen Ergou and turned to leave. When he passed the stall with the metal gloves, he paused slightly and said in a voice that only he and Chen Ergou could hear, "I'm going to create some chaos later. Take the opportunity to get the gloves!"

Although Chen Ergou was afraid, he nodded. He knew this was their only chance to escape.

Lei Yi deliberately bumped into the burly man next to Boss Zhang, then pointed at him and cursed, "Can't you see where you're walking? You bumped into me, do you know that?"

"You kid are looking for death!" The strong man had a hot temper to begin with, and after being provoked by Lei Yi, he immediately became furious and raised his fist to hit him.

Lei Yi was prepared and dodged sideways, then grabbed an iron pot from the stall next to him and smashed it on the strong man's head.

"Bang!" With a loud noise, the strong man was hit red-handed. He saw stars and fell down staggeringly.

Seeing this, the people around them all fled in panic, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. Lei Yi took advantage of the chaos and pulled Chen Ergou into the crowd, running towards the stall with the metal gloves.

Chen Ergou understood what he meant, and before the stall owner could react, he grabbed the metal glove and stuffed it into his arms, then followed Lei Yi and disappeared into the crowd.

"Stop, don't run!" Boss Zhang's roar came from behind, but he was blocked by the chaotic crowd and could not catch up at all.

Lei Yi and Chen Ergou ran all the way and finally escaped from Boss Zhang's pursuit and hid in a remote alley.

"Hu...Hu..." Lei Yi held onto the wall, breathing heavily. The escape just now had almost exhausted all his strength.

Chen Ergou was so exhausted that he collapsed on the ground, but he still excitedly took out the metal glove from his arms and handed it to Lei Yi: "Master Lei, we succeeded!"

Lei Yi took the gloves, but his face didn't show any joy at all. Instead, he became extremely solemn: "No, not yet..."

He turned around suddenly and looked towards the alley entrance, only to see Boss Zhang and a group of people blocking their retreat, with a ferocious smile on his face: "Do you think you can escape from my grasp?"

Boss Zhang's eyes were as sharp as a knife. They swept over Lei Yi and Chen Ergou, finally landing on the metal glove Chen Ergou was holding tightly. A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Boy, you are quite courageous. You dare to play tricks on my territory. If you know what's good for you, hand over the things and I will consider sparing your lives."

Lei Yi's heart sank. He knew that today would not end peacefully. He forced a calm smile and said, "Boss Zhang, you're joking. We were just here to watch the fun. We didn't take anything."

"You still dare to talk back!" A burly man next to Boss Zhang roared, waving the iron rod in his hand and hitting Lei Yi.

At the critical moment, a graceful figure appeared like a ghost, standing firmly in front of Lei Yi. She shook her wrist lightly, and an invisible force pushed the strong man back several steps.

"Miss Dongfang?" Lei Yi looked at the person who came in surprise. It was Dongfang Liuli.

Dongfang Liuli ignored him. Her beautiful eyes glanced coldly at Boss Zhang and the others, and her tone was icy: "If you want to touch him, ask the sword in my hand if it agrees first!"

"Dongfang Liuli!" Boss Zhang's expression changed slightly, and he was obviously quite afraid of Dongfang Liuli. "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. This kid stole my things, and I must take him away today!"

"Things?" Dongfang Liuli frowned slightly and turned to look at Lei Yi, "What's going on?"

Lei Yi knew that now was not the time to explain. He stuffed the metal glove into Dongfang Liuli's hand and said anxiously: "Liuli, this thing is very important. Let's leave here first!"

Although Dongfang Liuli was doubtful, she still chose to trust Lei Yi. She grabbed him and Chen Ergou and ran towards the other end of the alley like lightning.

"Chase! Don't let them run away!" Boss Zhang roared and chased after them with his men.

The three of them weaved through the narrow alleyway, Dongfang Liuli's sword flashing as they drove back the pursuers. Although Lei Yi was exhausted, he gritted his teeth and persevered. He knew that the metal glove was crucial to his success in training his stunt double, and he couldn't let it fall into Boss Zhang's hands.

While escaping, Lei Yi accidentally caught a glimpse of Chen Ergou's eyes, which were a mixture of greed and cunning, making him feel vaguely uneasy.

"We're almost there!" Dongfang Liuli's voice brought Lei Yi back to his senses.

They finally escaped the alley and came to a wide street. However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they found that dozens of black-clad men holding swords appeared in front of them and surrounded them.

"It seems that we can't escape today." Dongfang Liuli said in a low voice, with a hint of determination in his tone.

"No, there's still a chance..." Lei Yi suddenly thought of something. He grabbed Chen Ergou's arm and whispered, "Give me the metal gloves!"

Chen Ergou was stunned for a moment, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, but he finally slowly reached into his pocket. At this moment, Lei Yi felt a lightness in his hand, and Chen Ergou actually broke free from his hand and turned to run towards Zhang Lao Da and others.

"Mr. Lei, I'm sorry, I choose..." Chen Ergou's voice was drowned out by the chaotic shouting and killing, but his last words were clearly heard by Lei Yi.