"Dear benefactors, I have finished the task, may I now ask you two a couple of questions?" Sun Yixie said, still maintaining a respectful demeanor, showing no intention of sitting down and even clasping his hands in a formal greeting.
However, before he had finished speaking, the shorter, old man sitting closer to the door suddenly grabbed a cup of hot tea beside him and splashed it at Sun Yixie's face.
Caught off guard by this move, Sun Yixie reacted quickly. He immediately sidestepped the tea and took a defensive stance.
But... the speed of the old man was unbelievably fast. Before Sun Yixie could set his stance, the man had already moved behind him while he was dodging and... applied a rear-naked choke.
Ladies and gentlemen, pay attention, this was a "rear-naked choke," not just a simple neck strangle.