Chapter 144: Interlocking Loops

Those two hands belonged to Gu Jian. They seemed skinny, but when they gripped the wrists of the two trusted bodyguards, they instantly became as hard as iron bars. With two "crack" sounds, there were simultaneous screams. The hands of the two trusted bodyguards were actually broken by Gu Jian's bare hands. It was so easy that it seemed as if Gu Jian wasn't breaking hands but two pieces of biscuits. To Ye Sanxiao's ears, it was extremely terrifying and made him feel scared and uncomfortable.

That knife belonged to Tian Yangsheng. Tian Yangsheng's black knife cut off the right hand of one trusted bodyguard that was holding a gun with unparalleled speed. Then he swung the knife back and struck the arm joint of the other trusted bodyguard holding a gun. The whole process was smooth and seamless, like flowing water. The two trusted bodyguards howled simultaneously. One had his wrist neatly cut off, and the other had his arm joint broken. Tian Yangsheng hated it the most when people secretly attacked with guns, so he always struck without mercy. The blade flashed again, and the two trusted bodyguards died with their eyes open and unwilling. They had always been proud of their speed, but only when they were dying did they realize that their speed was like that of a tortoise compared to Tian Yangsheng's, just like the story of the tortoise and the hare.

All four guns fell to the ground and lay quietly on the floor where blood had flowed, as if they had always been that quiet.

The remaining two trusted bodyguards saw that their comrades were dead and thought they couldn't escape either. In desperation, they drew the axes at their waists with their left hands and rushed towards Chu Tian together. Before they had taken a few steps, they suddenly felt themselves being grabbed. Then a huge force lifted them up and threw them hard against the wall. Gu Jian took a few steps forward, picked up two guns, and threw them out with strong wrist strength. In an instant, the gun heads stabbed into the throats of the two bodyguards. The two trusted bodyguards could only listen to the sound of their blood slowly flowing out in pain and then die slowly. They had played with guns all their lives, but in the end, they were killed by guns.

Ye Sanxiao's face was pale, his eyes were tired, and his expression was painful as he looked at the four dead trusted bodyguards. With their deaths, from now on, Uncle Wang would have the final say in the entire Axe Gang. Ye Sanxiao let out a long sigh, feeling extremely reluctant.

Uncle Wang picked up an axe, and the old hatred of many years showed on his face. He walked towards Ye Sanxiao step by step, making Ye Sanxiao feel the breath of death approaching step by step.

Chu Tian felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. However, he held two coins in his hand. When Uncle Wang was still two meters away from Ye Sanxiao, a sly smile flashed in Ye Sanxiao's eyes. Chu Tian was shocked and finally knew what was wrong. He shouted, "Uncle Wang, be careful!" and shot the coins in his hand towards Ye Sanxiao.

Ye Sanxiao's eyes flashed, and his whole body suddenly became agile. An axe suddenly appeared in his hand, and he rushed towards Uncle Wang fiercely. Uncle Wang was slightly taken aback and didn't have time to react. The axe was already approaching. He had never expected Ye Sanxiao to have such martial arts skills. He had followed Ye Sanxiao for so many years and had never seen him practice a single move or brandish a knife or an axe. Uncle Wang now remembered that Ye Sanxiao always spent about an hour alone in the study every afternoon. He had originally thought that Ye Sanxiao was just thinking quietly in there, but he didn't expect that he was actually practicing martial arts. Ye Sanxiao was so cunning, which was really beyond Uncle Wang's expectations.

Ye Sanxiao's axe seemed about to cut off Uncle Wang's neck, but suddenly he heard two objects shooting towards his chest. Ye Sanxiao knew that this axe could cut off Uncle Wang's neck, but his chest would definitely be injured as well. In desperation, he had to change the direction of the axe's attack. He lowered it and blocked his chest. With two "ding" sounds, the two coins fell to the ground. Ye Sanxiao then realized that they were hidden weapons shot by Chu Tian and could only look at Chu Tian angrily for ruining his plan again.

Uncle Wang knew that he was no match for Ye Sanxiao. If it weren't for Chu Tian's rescue, he would have almost lost his life. So he gave Chu Tian a grateful look and slowly and dejectedly retreated to Chu Tian's side, saying, "Young Marshal, I'm afraid I can't personally kill this traitor. Please, Young Marshal, avenge me. Our family of three will be grateful to you forever, and I, Lao Wang, will always follow your orders and will not hesitate to die for you."

Gu Jian and Tian Yangsheng also didn't expect Ye Sanxiao to be so cunning. His excellent martial arts skills were unknown even to his own trusted subordinates. This showed how deep Ye Sanxiao's scheming was and that he never fully trusted the people around him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept such a trump card. It was also at the last moment that Chu Tian saw Ye Sanxiao's smile and remembered something that didn't make sense. He felt that he should have guessed earlier that Ye Sanxiao wasn't a weakling. When had he ever seen someone who wasn't from a powerful background or a rough person become the leader of one of the top two gangs in Shanghai? He just didn't expect that this seemingly weak person had such good martial arts skills and such a deep mind. Even Uncle Wang, his trusted subordinate, didn't know that he could practice martial arts. It was unexpected but reasonable. It wasn't that they were too incompetent, but that Ye Sanxiao was too cunning.

Ye Sanxiao's axe glinted coldly under the light. Looking at Uncle Wang, who was still standing not far away, he couldn't help but sigh and said dejectedly, "Traitor. I didn't expect that you didn't die under my Ye Sanxiao's axe in the end. It's really that the heavens want to destroy me, Ye Sanxiao, and the Axe Gang."

Chu Tian took a step forward and stood in front of Uncle Wang, afraid that Ye Sanxiao would use some insidious trick to kill Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang played a crucial role for Chu Tian, and he definitely couldn't let Uncle Wang die at this moment. So he smiled and said, "Ye Sanxiao, tonight you'd better think about your own fate. Time is running out. Take a good look at the beauty of this world. If you have any last wishes, you can say them. Maybe I can help you fulfill them."

Ye Sanxiao laughed three times, looked at Chu Tian quietly, and there was admiration in his eyes. He said, "Chu Tian, you're really a once - in - a - century talent. You calculate every move and every step so precisely. In terms of strategy, throughout Shanghai, only you can compete with me. In terms of martial arts skills, I'm afraid only you can fight me. Since I'm going to die tonight, I only ask for a fight with you to make my death without regret."

Ye Sanxiao's words were very touching, but Chu Tian understood the meaning behind them. Ye Sanxiao wanted to have a fair fight with him to seek a chance of survival. Ye Sanxiao knew that as long as Chu Tian fought with him and he won, Chu Tian wouldn't let others kill him. Perhaps this was Chu Tian's grace and also his weakness.

Chu Tian smiled slightly and said lightly, "Ye Sanxiao, we're both smart people. It's better to be straightforward. I'll give you a chance. If you win, we'll leave. If I win, then you'll die."

Uncle Wang was shocked in his eyes. He was afraid that if Chu Tian lost to Ye Sanxiao, he wouldn't be able to avenge himself. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Tian smiled at him slightly, his eyes full of confidence. So he felt relieved and didn't say anything. According to the plan, he quietly went out to deal with things.

Ye Sanxiao and Chu Tian stood facing each other, and the fight was on the verge of breaking out.

Ye Sanxiao had already put away his smile. He skillfully twirled the axe in a beautiful circle and rushed towards Chu Tian. If one hadn't seen Ye Sanxiao's move, they would have thought it was flashy and useless. But now, no one dared to underestimate it in the slightest.

Chu Tian slightly dodged to the side and managed to slip out from the shadow of Ye Sanxiao's axe. Before the move was fully executed, Ye Sanxiao swung the axe sideways following Chu Tian's movement. The arc of the cold light seemed so natural. Chu Tian took two steps back. He was like a cotton ball, falling as the axe struck. When his back was almost touching the ground, suddenly his toes pushed against the ground, and his whole body soared into the air. He was like a roc spinning in the sky, his arms were like wings, and he opened his palms to strike the air. His body rose a few more feet. Then he struck down with his fists and slapped down with his palms, pouncing and slashing towards Ye Sanxiao with great force.

When Ye Sanxiao saw Chu Tian pouncing towards him, he thought that Chu Tian didn't have a weapon in his hand, so he neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he took a step forward, protected his chest with his left hand, and held the axe in his right hand, slashing towards Chu Tian's right hand that was striking towards him. Chu Tian smiled slightly and silently recited the word "knife" in his heart. In an instant, the ancient battle knife, Minghong Knife, was already in his hand, and he slashed straight towards Ye Sanxiao's wrist. The Minghong Knife was a few inches longer than Ye Sanxiao's axe. So when Ye Sanxiao's axe was about to hit Chu Tian, Ye Sanxiao's hand would probably be broken long before that.

When Ye Sanxiao saw the sudden appearance of a machete in Chu Tian's hand, he was shocked. He knew that his axe was at a disadvantage, so he took a step back. The blade of the axe was raised upwards, just in time to block the battle knife that Chu Tian was slashing towards him. With a "ding" sound, Ye Sanxiao took several steps back, while Chu Tian stood in the position where Ye Sanxiao had just been, smiling calmly. Ye Sanxiao looked down at his axe and found that there was actually a notch in it. He couldn't help but secretly praise that Chu Tian's knife was a good one.

Ye Sanxiao let out another fierce shout, took a step forward, circled his left palm, and raised his right axe. A gust of strong wind was generated by the axe and rushed towards Chu Tian's chest. Before the axe arrived, Chu Tian felt extremely hot, and his chest skin felt as if it was being cut by a blade. Chu Tian lowered his body, raised his right hand holding the knife, and just blocked Ye Sanxiao's axe in front of his chest. When Ye Sanxiao saw that his axe attack was blocked, he directly punched with his left fist. The move was simple, but the momentum was astonishing, and the force was fierce. Chu Tian jumped back to avoid this punch.

Ye Sanxiao was a cunning person. He knew that he couldn't give Chu Tian a chance to catch his breath at this moment. With a quick step, he was already close to Chu Tian, not giving Chu Tian any chance to defend with the knife. He tilted the axe slightly upwards in his hand and directly attacked Chu Tian's left kidney area. Chu Tian smiled slightly. The Minghong Knife was instantly in his left hand, and he blocked it against his kidney area. With a "ding" sound, he forcefully blocked Ye Sanxiao's cunning move. Ye Sanxiao didn't expect Chu Tian to draw the knife so quickly. While he was shocked, Chu Tian's right hand had already placed on his chest. He released his inner energy, and Ye Sanxiao was like a kite with a broken string, falling several meters away. Ye Sanxiao jumped up like a carp, held the axe in his hand again, and looked at Chu Tian coldly. But the pain in his chest had made him less confident than at the beginning.

Chu Tian floated over like a falling leaf. The Minghong Knife in his hand was directly pointed at Ye Sanxiao's chest. It was slow but made people feel pressured and frightened. Ye Sanxiao almost didn't look at Chu Tian but stared at the Minghong Knife in Chu Tian's hand, watching its movement. Ye Sanxiao seemed a bit disbelieving that Chu Tian's knife stance was so slow, so slow that it made people uneasy. When the Minghong Knife was about one meter away from his chest, Ye Sanxiao suddenly swung his axe and chopped towards the Minghong Knife, trying to cut it down. Suddenly, Chu Tian's wrist stopped, and the Minghong Knife suddenly stopped, dodging Ye Sanxiao's axe. Ye Sanxiao's axe missed, and when he saw the Minghong Knife stop, he was slightly taken aback. At this moment, Chu Tian's hand trembled slightly, and the Minghong Knife instantly accelerated several times, stabbing into Ye Sanxiao's abdomen. Then it horizontally slashed to the right. Ye Sanxiao's blood flowed immediately, and he took several steps back. Chu Tian's Minghong Knife slashed towards Ye Sanxiao's left chest again. Ye Sanxiao didn't have time to block it with the axe in his right hand. Subconsciously, he raised his left hand. With a "zi" sound, the joint of his left hand was injured by Chu Tian's knife, and he couldn't lift it up anymore.

Enduring the pain, Ye Sanxiao shook his wrist, and the axe flew towards Chu Tian. When Ye Sanxiao was in his prime, he couldn't hurt Chu Tian, and now that he was seriously injured, he couldn't hurt Chu Tian either. Chu Tian tilted his head to avoid the axe, and then kicked up into the air, hitting Ye Sanxiao's chest. With a "bang" sound, Ye Sanxiao hit the wall, blood flowing from his mouth, and his eyes showing unbearable pain. Now he truly felt the breath of death approaching gradually.

Chu Tian clapped his hands, and Gan Changshan of the Secret Killing Hall emerged from the corner of the study with a beaming face. When he saw Ye Sanxiao, who was half - dead, he was a bit scared at first, but then he returned to normal. Anyway, Ye Sanxiao couldn't threaten him anymore. After tonight, the entire Axe Gang would be his. Why should he be afraid of Ye Sanxiao? So he happily walked up to Chu Tian.

Ye Sanxiao shook his head in pain. Why were there so many traitors in the Axe Gang? Didn't these people know what loyalty was? He had been smart all his life but hadn't discovered that the people around him were naturally rebellious.

Chu Tian patted Gan Changshan and said, "If you want to take the position, you have to do something yourself. You can handle the rest of the things."

Gan Changshan nodded. Looking at his right hand with the severed finger, he thought to himself that the broken finger was really worth it. It had bought him Ye Sanxiao's position. Gan Changshan picked up an axe with his left hand and walked towards Ye Sanxiao step by step.

Chu Tian led Tian Yangsheng and the others out of the study door. Uncle Wang was already outside. He nodded and said in a low voice, "I've sent the people away. You can return safely along the original route." Then he asked, "What about Ye Sanxiao?"

Chu Tian smiled slightly, touched his nose, and said, "Uncle Wang, you can take a few people to the study to collect the body in fifteen minutes. If I'm not mistaken, Ye Sanxiao and Gan Changshan will die together. If Gan Changshan doesn't die, just chop him to death on the spot. You naturally know how to arrange the rest of the things."

Uncle Wang was a bit regretful that he couldn't kill Ye Sanxiao with his own hands, but he was satisfied enough now. Looking at the gradually departing figures of Chu Tian and the others, he secretly nodded, and a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

At this moment, Gan Changshan was holding an axe and grinning as he hacked at Ye Sanxiao's neck and shoulder. Gan Changshan was almost nose to nose and eye to eye with Ye Sanxiao. He said triumphantly, "I'm going to take your position, sleep in your bed, count your money, and play with your beautiful women. What an exciting thing, isn't it, Leader?"