Chapter 2438 — Something Seems Off?

"Huh?" Robber Number Two was momentarily stunned. He had not expected anyone to step forward and speak up under these circumstances. Tired of living, was he? Robber Number Two turned his head coldly and looked at Kang Zhaolong, who was striding over, and said flatly, "Kid, you looking to die?"

"Hmph! The young lady already told you, this jade pendant has sentimental value. For all you know, it could be the only keepsake her parents left behind... ah, no, wait—the keepsake her grandfather left behind!" Kang Zhaolong had blurted the words out without thinking, but when he saw Wang Xinyan's expression change, he remembered that both her parents were still alive and only her grandfather had passed away, so he hurriedly corrected himself.

The whole point of playing the hero and saving the beauty was to make Wang Xinyan look at him with new eyes and leave a good impression of him! If he cursed her parents as dead, what kind of good impression could that possibly leave?

"Keepsake my ass! Say one more word, and I'll make this your keepsake!" Robber Number Two snarled. Kang Zhaolong had dared to challenge his authority, and that naturally annoyed him—especially now, when the robbery was about to wrap up and someone had to step forward and make him even more displeased.

Kang Zhaolong thought to himself: ugly as Robber Number Two's words were, his acting was actually pretty convincing. If he weren't so crude and foul-mouthed, he wouldn't seem like a real robber at all!

"Hey, this young lady is my fiancée! If you want to bully her, you'll have to get through me first!" Kang Zhaolong declared with an air of righteous indignation.

Wei Zhao, who had been about to act, now watched the suddenly appearing Kang Zhaolong with keen interest. What was this kid's purpose in jumping out now? As far as Wei Zhao was concerned, Kang Zhaolong was not the sort of brainless fool who would leap out the moment he saw his woman being bullied.

If he were truly the type to fly into a rage for the sake of a beauty, he would have confronted Wei Zhao long ago. Why wait until now? So Wei Zhao found the whole thing a bit strange! But no matter what, now that Kang Zhaolong had stepped forward, Wang Xinyan was out of danger for the time being, and Wei Zhao would not stir up trouble now for no reason.

And when Kang Zhaolong saw that Wei Zhao had not moved, he was delighted! This Robber Number Two must be the Heaven-rank expert. When the Heaven-rank pressure was released in front of Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao did not dare make the slightest peep!

Because Kang Zhaolong figured that Wei Zhao would normally have acted long ago. Since he had not, there had to be a reason! The more he thought about it, the more confident he grew. He pointed at Robber Number Two and scoffed, "Turn me into a keepsake, will you? Then let's see you try! Even if I have to fight to the death today, I won't let you get away with this!"

"Then you can damn well go to hell!" Robber Number Two was furious. What was wrong with this kid's brain? Could he not see that they were armed to the teeth with knives, guns, and clubs? And this kid was going to charge in bare-handed?

"I won't let you bully my fiancée even if it kills me!" Kang Zhaolong walked over and threw his arms around Robber Number Two, shouting loudly.

"Motherf—! You little bastard, you've got a death wish, don't you?" Robber Number Two cursed foully. Just as Kang Zhaolong was thinking how convincingly Robber Number Two was acting, he suddenly felt a muffled *crack* against his head—a heavy blow from behind!

In an instant, Kang Zhaolong's head was spinning. A large bloody lump swelled up on the back of his skull, and blood gushed from his nose in a streaming torrent—a truly frightening sight!

With a miserable cry, Kang Zhaolong turned his reeling head, only to see Robber Number Four standing there holding a bloodstained wooden club, glaring at him viciously!

"What... what are you doing? Why are you hitting me with a club?" Kang Zhaolong was dazed from the blow and left somewhat at a loss! According to what he had arranged with Youpan Hu, one of them was supposed to stab him in the arm, draw some blood, and then when the others saw that things were getting out of hand and feared a bigger incident, they would shout "Time to cut and run!" and withdraw. But the current situation was far from what Kang Zhaolong had envisioned. Why had someone hit him from behind with a club?

"What's the matter with you, kid? Are you stupid? Who else would I hit?" Robber Number Two was speechless at Kang Zhaolong's nearly idiotic question. Was something wrong with this boy? He still did not understand why he was being beaten?

Kang Zhaolong was dumbfounded. Anxiously, he looked toward Youpan Hu, hoping Youpan Hu could do something about the situation.

But Youpan Hu was in no position to step forward and reprimand these men. If he opened his mouth, would he not give himself away? So Youpan Hu could only desperately shoot looks at the robbers with his eyes, except that none of them even glanced his way!

"I..." Kang Zhaolong turned his head and frantically signaled Robber Number Two with his eyes, hinting that Robber Number Four only needed to give him a single stab—there was no need to keep using such an elaborate ruse of self-inflicted suffering. It was simply too painful to endure!

"Are your eyes broken? What are you winking at me like an idiot for? You're just asking for a beating, aren't you?" Robber Number Two took Kang Zhaolong's look as one of contempt because he could not win a fight, so he threw a heavy punch that landed square on Kang Zhaolong's face, splitting his features and sending blood flying everywhere!

Kang Zhaolong released Robber Number Four and clutched his nose and injured face, wailing miserably again and again...

"You little bastard! Weren't you playing the hero saving the beauty? Weren't you acting all high and mighty with me?" Robber Number Four, furious at being released by Kang Zhaolong and no longer caring about robbing Wang Xinyan of her jade pendant, kicked him squarely in the groin and cursed, "Damn you! I'll teach you to put on airs! I'll cripple you! I'll make sure you can never be a man again—so much for your heroic rescue!"

"Awoo..." Kang Zhaolong doubled over in excruciating pain below the waist, his face contorted as he gasped for breath in great heaves. Inside, he was going berserk. What were these people doing? Had they not agreed that one stab would be enough? There was no need to make it this realistic! Yes, he had put on this whole show of suffering, but it was simply too painful!

Youpan Hu frowned. Something felt off, yet he could not figure out why this was happening! Still, he could not openly say anything to Robber Number Four, the one doing the beating, so he could only choose Robber Number Two, the nearest to him, and say in a low voice, "What's the matter with you lot? One stab would have been enough. Why beat him so viciously? Don't you want to keep working with us? Or do you think the Yin Cang You family's name counts for nothing?"

It was no wonder Youpan Hu was angry. Though these men were retainers of the Yin Cang You family and not its direct subordinates, they had always been fed and provided for by the family, and they even took the Yin Cang You family's pills and rare treasures. How could they disobey at the critical moment?

Robber Number Two had been displeased at being pulled aside and scolded by Youpan Hu, but when he heard the words "Yin Cang You family," his expression froze! Though he made his living robbing and plundering, he was also the best-informed of men! He knew full well who the people and families were that one could not afford to cross!

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