Chapter 1468: Chapter 1517 The Snipe and the Clam at Loggerheads
I, Li Yifei, do not want to die, so no one can kill me! Li Yifei suddenly opened his eyes, and his whole body’s strength erupted once again. He pushed hard with both arms, and suddenly felt an emptiness above him. A few seconds later, the darkness in front of him vanished. The sky, though still raining, was clearing up within his sight range, revealing a blue sky.
Li Yifei regained his vision, and even a rainbow appeared at the horizon.
What happened? Li Yifei only felt that strength was returning to his body, although he was still in constant pain all over.
Where did Yanagio Inujiro go? Li Yifei initially thought he was meant to die, even experiencing the feelings before death, but... where is Yanagio Inujiro? Wasn’t he already biting him, eating his flesh...
Li Yifei used his hands to push himself up, looking around with his eyes, and finally spotted Yanagio Inujiro.
On a huge boulder, Yanagio Inujiro was stuck, even embedded in it somewhat, so he didn’t fall down.
Li Yifei endured the pain in his body and slowly stood up, looking at Yanagio Inujiro and touching his own neck.
There were marks on his neck, along with some bloody holes, but it wasn’t bitten off. He wasn’t having an out-of-body experience, nor was he hallucinating.
Everything in front of him had actually happened.
Li Yifei looked at the blood on his hand; it was red, not the black blood vomited by Yanagio Inujiro — this was his own blood.
Li Yifei felt slightly stunned and slowly moved towards Yanagio Inujiro. With each step, his body ached as if his limbs and bones were no longer his own.
It took him a few minutes to move to a spot twenty to thirty meters away below the boulder.
He looked up at the several-meter-high Yanagio Inujiro. He... was alive, but now showed no signs of breathing, or was very weak. If listened carefully, a faint wheezing sound could be heard.
Li Yifei frowned, pondering what had just happened.
He was sure it wasn’t due to Innate Vital Energy, so what was it that saved him?
At the edge of the sky, dark clouds drifted by. After a sudden rain, a rainbow appeared in the mountains — not one, but two beautiful rainbows.
Li Yifei looked at his hands and softly said, "Could it be me who did this? But I didn’t feel anything at all..."
Yanagio Inujiro’s limbs in the rock began to twitch slightly. With such an impact, who knew how many of his bones were shattered, but it certainly wasn’t good. Black blood flowed from his mouth, so much so that he couldn’t even muster the strength to spit it out.
The black blood, mixed with rainwater flowing down the rock, slowly reached Li Yifei’s feet.
Li Yifei was still slightly raising his head, watching Yanagio Inujiro with a frown.
He was thinking, recalling, it seemed as if he had heard a bang just now, or maybe he didn’t hear it?
Did his hands push against something just now? It seemed empty, nothing there, yet there seemed to be something?
Li Yifei shook his head, an action that triggered intense pain across both shoulders, pulling Li Yifei back to reality. Looking around, his shoulders were bloody and raw, seemingly torn apart.
All of this had truly happened, Li Yifei could be certain. So, what really occurred?
While Li Yifei was pondering, a round of applause sounded from behind: "Clap, clap, clap!"
Li Yifei slowly turned around. Having just experienced life and death once again, Li Yifei’s mindset could not have been better, so even when hearing sudden applause from behind, he did not panic.
Turning around, Li Yifei saw several black-clothed individuals appearing dozens of meters away, approaching.
The leading black-clothed person was still clapping his hands, saying as he clapped, "Marvelous, truly marvelous, who would’ve thought that witnessing a true expert battle would be so earth-shattering."
Li Yifei’s eyes narrowed slightly, feeling the sunlight somewhat glaring. With a blank expression and without moving his body, he asked, "Who are you?"
"Us? Haha, just call me Passer-by A." That person pointed to himself, shaking his head as he spoke!
Li Yifei’s lips moved slightly. The True Qi in his body was almost depleted, and he couldn’t even sense his Innate Vital Energy. Therefore, he couldn’t feel the level of these people or understand their intentions, but appearing at this time, they certainly were not Passer-by A just watching the fun.
Seven or eight black-clothed individuals slowly approached, stopping about ten meters from Li Yifei.
The leading black-clothed person looked up at Yanagio Inujiro, clicking his tongue and saying, "If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, it would be really hard to imagine that human strength could be this great. Look at this rock, this is granite, very hard, and yet with just his body, he’s shattered the rock and embedded a person into it, truly impressive."
Upon hearing the other’s words, Li Yifei’s mind eased a doubt. Yanagio Inujiro being beaten like this wasn’t done by anyone else, at least not by these black-clothed people — it was done by himself.
At the same time, he assessed the opponent’s strength, determining they were not at the expert level, otherwise they wouldn’t have said something like "you experts."
Observing the sway around the waist as the black-clad men moved, Li Yifei judged that these men were carrying weapons, possibly blades or firearms.
As these men approached, Li Yifei remained still.
The leader, a black-clad man who introduced himself as "Passer-by A," admired Yanagio Inujiro’s miserable state for a while, then glanced at the rainbow in the sky and said again, "The rainbow is beautiful, especially a rare double rainbow. Tsk tsk, if I hadn’t come this way, how would I appreciate such beauty and witness a fight of this caliber?"
The black-clad men beside him nodded continuously, showing agreement.
After finishing his rambling, the black-clad man looked at Li Yifei and said casually, "Li Yifei, can you still fight?"
Upon hearing his name called, Li Yifei’s heart stirred, realizing they knew him and had come prepared. Their fluency in the Chinese language didn’t resemble the awkwardness often heard from Westerners speaking Chinese. Of course, that’s not absolute; some foreigners speak Chinese indistinguishably from Huaxia People.
Coming prepared... and knowing him, Li Yifei heightened his vigilance.
The little True Qi left in his body was forcibly directed by Li Yifei to repair his body, although regrettably, his body was riddled with wounds and would take forever to mend with that tiny bit of True Qi. At present, his ability to act was at its lowest.
Li Yifei remained silent, and the black-clad man laughed softly, "With your condition after taking those few steps, how could you possibly still fight?"
Li Yifei’s mouth twisted, somewhat shapeshifted, appearing more bedraggled than suave, but he stood tall, back straight, eyes narrowed, looking at the opponent and replied, "You can try and see if I can still fight."
The black-clad man laughed heartily, "You really are stubborn. But that’s the Golden Eagle for you, never conceding until death. I quite admire it, though it’s a pity we are enemies."
After speaking, the black-clad man flicked his head, saying, "Go, invite the famous Golden Eagle over here."
At once, two black-clad men walked toward Li Yifei. Li Yifei clenched his fists, watching the two approach.
When they got close, Li Yifei swung his fist, though it was slow and lacked power, easily dodged by one of them, who then kicked back, causing Li Yifei to fall, his back hitting the rocky ground, eliciting a painful groan from him.
"Seeing this scene, why does my heart feel uncomfortable, an overwhelming sense of a hero’s end?" The black-clad man shook his head, saying, "I thought this mission would be troublesome, but it turned out so easy. What’s the saying? Oh, when the sandpiper and clam fight, the fisherman gains. Today, I’m the fisherman."
Two black-clad men pulled Li Yifei up. Without tying him, they merely grabbed his arms, lifting him and walking back.
"Go, bring that old man down too," the black-clad man ordered again, and several black-clad men came forth, constructing a human ladder to bring down Yanagio Inujiro.
Gazing at Yanagio Inujiro, the black-clad man remarked, "In such a state, it’s uncertain if he can survive. Passer-by D, go feed him a pill. We wouldn’t want him dying after being taken back."
Li Yifei glared at the black-clad man, asking, "Are you from the Black-Clothed Group?"
The black-clad man chuckled strangely, "Black-Clothed Group? What’s that?"
"Are they Yamaguchi Group people?"
The black-clad man shook his head, "Stop guessing. Once we capture you, you’ll know who we are."
Li Yifei gently nodded, smiling slightly, "Yes, why ask further. Does it matter who you are? I fought him so hard today, now it’s convenient for you all."
The black-clad man nodded too, "On that note, I should indeed say thank you."
Li Yifei watched Yanagio Inujiro being brought down, a pill stuffed in his mouth, forcibly swallowed, and shortly after, Yanagio Inujiro, who was on the brink of death, unexpectedly recovered some spirit.
The black-clad man waved his hand, "Let’s go, there’s still celebration wine to drink back there. Really... got a good bargain today, ha ha!"
Leading the group, the black-clad men carried Yanagio Inujiro in fours; though they say carrying, it was more like tugging by his arms and legs, with two others dragging Li Yifei, not concerned if he could keep pace.
Li Yifei complied, walking along, and after over a hundred meters, the black-clad man in front even started singing. It was a foreign song, but Li Yifei understood its lyrics. It was nothing more than the song of victors.
The rest of the black-clad men remained silent, not as arrogant as the one leading.
In their march, Li Yifei suddenly coughed, then erupted into a violent cough, his body shaking, bending over, causing the two black-clad men gripping his shoulders to bend too.
"Cough cough..." The black-clad man shouted discontentedly, Li Yifei’s coughing interrupting his singing.
But at this moment, Li Yifei made his move...