Chapter 296: The Xu Siblings

Oaks told Little Spider to go back and think things through.

In early March, with most of the intelligence gathered, Oaks took Shang-Chi, who had sorted out his studies, directly to Macau.

With Tony's arrangements, it didn't take them long to locate the approximate location of Shang-Chi's sister, Xialing.

Xialing wore a gemstone necklace similar to Shang-Chi's, so Oaks could easily sense her location within a certain range.

However, when Oaks found her through his life perception, she was in an alley, single-handedly taking down four troublemakers.

"What a bunch of losers!"

Xialing snatched the small knife from the last standing guy's hand, twisted her waist, and kicked his neck.

The guy howled in pain and fell to the ground, just like the other three, knocked out cleanly.

Xialing snorted coldly, ran her fingers through her hair, and showed a disdainful expression.

"Is this the level of men around here? Not a single one can fight!"

Having been in Macau for a few months, Xialing had almost swept away all the thugs in the area with her powerful martial arts.

She originally intended to choose a faction as her spokesperson, but all these guys refused because she was a woman...

This reminded her of her experiences at home, so she no longer held back and planned to eliminate them all and start building her own influence from scratch.

These four guys beneath her feet didn't even pose a slight challenge to her. Amidst her contempt, she felt a hint of disappointment.

"Who's there!"

Xialing suddenly turned her head and looked towards the entrance of the alley.

It was still daylight, and Xialing squinted her eyes—

She saw a casually dressed guy appear at the mouth of the alley.

But...

"Lingling!"

"..."

Xialing's expression changed. This teenager in front of her, who has a joyful face, was the one she had been yearning for day and night for the past four years!

So she threw the small knife at him.

"Swoosh!"

"!"

Shang-Chi's heart raced, but he didn't dare to move.

The flying knife grazed his arm and stuck into the ground, reflecting a silver light.

"Ling... Lingling! It's... It's you..."

"You dare to appear in front of me!"

The girl in front of him rushed to Shang-Chi in one swift step and started attacking him directly!

"Hey hey hey!"

"You, you, you, wait... Ah!"

Shang-Chi knelt on the ground, bewildered, holding his crotch. His sister's moves were not playful at all; she was beating him to death!

And that flying knife from earlier...

"Bang!"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Still in a state of confusion, Shang-Chi was kicked in the chest by his own sister, and he coughed violently.

"I won't fight back... Ah!"

Deciding not to fight back and talk about their feelings, Shang-Chi was awkwardly locked on the ground by his sister in an embarrassing position. He struggled a few times but didn't dare to break free.

"Lingling! Lingling... Let's talk!"

Fortunately, Shang-Chi had only been away for four years, not more than a decade, and Xialing was still an inexperienced young girl, not the later underground boss who dominated one side.

Xialing forcefully pressed her brother's head to the ground. Her face was red with anger, and she spoke in a low voice:

"Shang-Chi! You said you would come back in three days! You said you wouldn't leave me alone!"

Tears fell from the girl's eyes like broken beads and dripped onto Shang-Chi's stiff neck.

"Lingling..."

"After three days, I waited for you at Mom's ancestral hall. Three days turned into a week, a week turned into a month, and a month turned into four years!"

Xialing took a deep breath and hit Shang-Chi's head with her elbow, causing him to spew blood from his mouth. Only then did she coldly snort and stand up, leaving her brother lying on the ground.

"Not long ago, I finally figured it out. I don't need you. I should rely on myself... That's why I came here. I will establish my own influence with my own hands!"

She stared at her brother with red eyes, who was slowly getting up, and her fists clenched.

"But why... Why did you appear in front of me now?"

At this moment, when she needed firm conviction the most, her brother's appearance made her waver.

"It's precisely because you appeared here that we discovered the movements of the Ten Rings!"

Shang-Chi took a moment to catch his breath, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled bitterly.

"Lingling, I was wrong. I always thought that I could escape from Dad by running to the other side of the Earth, but my whereabouts have always been within his control, just like yours!"

"We?"

Xialing keenly sensed Shang-Chi's words, and her eyebrows furrowed.

"What organization did you join? Or did you establish your own organization?"

"I..."

"Hey! You two, I think you need to find another place to talk."

A figure with red hair appeared at the entrance of the alley.

Oaks shrugged.

"It's just siblings reuniting and messing around. It's not a big deal. But if things get noisy, the people who come might not see it that way."

"Chairman!"

Shang-Chi's face brightened, while Xialing assumed an attack posture cautiously.

"What did you say? Chairman?"

Then her eyes widened —

Something like a teleportation gate appeared in front of them!

"Let's go. We'll go to our own territory to talk."

He took the lead and stepped in. Shang-Chi took a deep breath and walked in front of his sister.

"Lingling, come with me. This time... I will never leave you again!"

...

In the center of Xiangjiang, once known as Fu Family Island and now called "Oak Island," the Asian branch of the Benevolent Society, it had become the new landmark of the city.

This entire oak forest was built by the Druid Oaks with an acorn in hand, along with the carefully crafted natural-style architectural facilities. Now it has become a topic of great interest throughout the country.

In the secret conference room, Oaks, Shang-Chi, and Xialing sat face to face, and a holographic projection appeared on the coffee table between them.

"I never expected that you would join the Benevolent Society and even be able to directly invite Chairman Oaks!"

Xialing had already seen Tony's investigation materials, and she naturally knew about the renowned Benevolent Society.

She just hadn't reacted in time a moment ago.

They had fought each other, and her resentment towards her brother had diminished by half. Now, she was behaving like a true 16-year-old girl, showing great curiosity about everything around her.

But being clever, she naturally understood that now was not the time to study the Benevolent Society.

"Even if Dad is watching us, so what? He has never cared about me since I was little. I even learned martial arts on my own..."

"What he cared about all along was only you, his son!"

Xialing held her brother's collar tightly and stared into his eyes.

"After Mom passed away, he never paid me any attention. And when you left, he acted like I didn't exist at all!

You still need to worry about being found by him, but I don't care. He will never send anyone to find me!"

Oaks' mouth twitched. The head of the Ten Rings really lived up to being an ancient monster. His outdated thinking is deeply ingrained.

"Lingling, you know what kind of organization Dad's gang is, right?"

Shang-Chi had also seen Tony, so he was well aware of the feud between his father and Iron Man, the Avenger.

Although the old man was probably a scapegoat?

But when a subordinate makes a mistake, it is only natural to come look for the boss.

"I'm coming back this time and I am determined not to run away anymore... I want to talk to Dad."

"Four years ago, he forced me to do something I didn't want to do. Now I understand. The Ten Rings shouldn't exist..."

"I want things to go back to the way they were before, with our family being happy together!"

"We can't go back!"

Xialing glanced at her excited brother and coldly snorted.

"Mom has already passed away, and all of this happened because Dad let go of his power, which led enemies to our door!"

She grabbed her brother's hand and stared at his eyes.

"Four years ago, Dad asked you to personally kill the person who killed Mom... Did you do it?"

"I..."

A complex light flashed in Shang-Chi's eyes, and he closed them in pain.

"I killed him with my own hands. That was the first time I killed someone... But when I saw my hands covered in blood, I... I didn't have the courage to go back home."

He opened his eyes and looked directly into his sister's astonished gaze.

"Lingling, if I had gone back, I would have become a cold-blooded killing machine, just the way Dad wants me to be...

I don't want that kind of life. Mom would never want me to become like that!"

"So you ran away?"

Xialing mockingly let go of her brother's collar.

"You know it was a killer's lair. Do you think running away would solve the problem? And you broke your promise and abandoned me there!"

"I'm sorry..."

Shang-Chi grabbed his hair tightly.

"At that time, I couldn't think of any other way, but now I understand!"

He held his sister's hand with a sincere face.

"Lingling, come with me to the Benevolent Society. Here, you will experience unprecedented peace and happiness. You can do things that are good for yourself and society every day, without facing killers and bloodshed!

This life now is my ideal life, and I believe it will be yours too!"

After a moment of silence, Xialing looked at Oaks, who had been silent all along.

"Chairman Oaks, is this my stupid brother's idea or yours?"

"This is..."

Oaks saw Shang-Chi desperately winking at him and had to show a fake smile.

"Well, it's Shang-Chi's idea. He has made a lot of progress these years and is much more reliable than when he first arrived in San Francisco."

"..."

Xialing glanced at Shang-Chi, who had a face full of gratitude. How could she, being the clever one, not notice his little actions?

"So, what do you want to talk to Dad about? Do you think he will give up his current power and change his ways?"

"He won't change his ways!"

After a moment of silence, Shang-Chi's eyes flickered with determination.

"It's been nine years, and we must help Dad recover from the blow of losing Mom; otherwise, he will sink deeper and deeper.

I want to make him believe that we can take care of him in place of Mom. We can return to the way things were as a family!"

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