Everyone had their eyes on Hong Gangdong's punch. The fist moved with formidable power, its whistling sound audible from afar. If struck by this punch, one would be either dead or severely injured!
However, someone thought differently.
Lu Ming merely glanced at Hong Gangdong's stance and said plainly, "He can't hit."
Xiao Yao, standing beside him, cast a disdainful glance. "Jealous?"
Just as she finished speaking, they saw Du Long Zuan (Poison Dragon Drill) float lightly to the side like a falling leaf, narrowly dodging Hong Gangdong's punch.
Everyone was stunned.
Was it a coincidence?
Du Long Zuan provocatively taunted, "Sect Leader Hong, your punching speed is a bit slow."
"Arrogant!" Hong Gangdong punched again, his speed doubling from before, reaching a point where the naked eye couldn't follow. Such speed, even seasoned martial artists would not claim a hundred percent chance of dodging it.
But Lu Ming shook his head again. "Still won't hit."
This time, Xiao Yao didn't argue. She watched Du Long Zuan closely. As Lu Ming had said, the punch missed again, not even grazing Du Long Zuan's clothes.
This…
Xiao Yao was utterly dumbfounded.
She asked Lu Ming foolishly, "How is this possible? Sect Leader Hong's punches are so fast I can't even follow them, yet that one-eyed fellow can skillfully dodge every time. Why?"
Lu Ming chuckled softly. "It's simple. Hong Gangdong's posture before throwing a punch is too obvious."
Posture?
Xiao Yao didn't understand.
Lu Ming explained, "In simple terms, it's the stylized movements before throwing a punch. When you strike a certain pose or your body undergoes certain changes, the opponent can predict your next move based on your posture. The more obvious the posture, the more accurately the opponent can predict your actions."
"Predict actions?" Xiao Yao said, half-understanding. "So, you're saying that before Sect Leader Hong even threw his punch, that one-eyed guy already knew his moves? It's like playing rock-paper-scissors; if you already know what the other person will throw, how can you lose? So, Sect Leader Hong can never hit Du Long Zuan. He's doomed to lose!"
For some reason, Xiao Yao suddenly felt a sliver of admiration for Lu Ming.
She had initially thought Lu Ming was just a useless guy clinging to the Jiang family's coattails. But his analysis of the current situation proved he was quite capable.
Things unfolded exactly as Lu Ming had predicted.
Every punch from Hong Gangdong was incredibly powerful and swift, but embarrassingly, every single one missed!
After dozens of punches, not only did he fail to hit Du Long Zuan once, but he exhausted himself to the point of collapse.
Du Long Zuan let out a mocking laugh. "Strong limbs, weak mind. Sect Leader Hong is nothing special. You can scram."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Du Long Zuan launched a flying kick, taking advantage of Hong Gangdong's fatigue, and struck him squarely in the chest, sending him flying over ten meters.
A sect leader of his caliber crashed to the ground like a dog eating dirt.
"Ptooey, ptooey." Hong Gangdong spat out mud from his mouth and glared at Du Long Zuan indignantly.
Du Long Zuan gave him the middle finger. "Trash."
Hong Gangdong was furious and dejected, but he had no retort. This was how the martial world worked; the one with the stronger fist held the right to speak. If you couldn't beat them, you deserved to be insulted.
Hong Gangdong's defeat was a huge blow to the Xiao family's prestige.
Xiao Zhan stood there, pale and embarrassed.
He had just boasted about Hong Gangdong being a grandmaster and a martial arts expert, only for him to be quickly subdued by Du Long Zuan.
Indeed, no matter how well one practiced martial arts forms, compared to someone like Du Long Zuan, who had fought life-or-death battles on the battlefield, there was a gap of several levels.
Mercenaries were, after all, ruthless individuals who wielded knives and fired guns.
They were by no means comparable to ordinary martial artists.
The most awkward situation was for Jiang Mengxin. She had thought Hong Gangdong would protect her and had even planned to humiliate Lu Ming again after Hong Gangdong's victory.
Now, Hong Gangdong lay defeated on the ground.
Jiang Mengxin clenched her fists, so enraged she couldn't speak.
At this moment.
Du Long Zuan fixed his gaze on Jiang Mengxin and cursed fiercely, "You dead bitch, weren't you quite fierce on the plane? Now, let's see you be fierce again! I'll skin you alive today and make you into a human pig!"
If anyone else had said this, it might have been mere bravado, not a genuine threat.
But Du Long Zuan was different.
His hands were stained with plenty of blood. When he said he would turn Jiang Mengxin into a human pig, he meant it. It wasn't just empty threats.
At this moment, Jiang Mengxin truly panicked.
Watching Du Long Zuan advance step by step towards her, her heart pounded.
However, not a single person from the Xiao family dared to step forward.
If even Hong Gangdong couldn't defeat this ruthless character, what hope did others have? Even the arrogant Xiao Zhan dared not breathe too loudly.
Jiang Mengxin pulled out her phone and threatened, "Don't come any closer! I'm calling the police!"
Du Long Zuan let out a cold laugh. "Calling the police? You think I'm afraid? You used this trick to threaten me on the plane. I endured it then because I didn't want to waste time, not because I was afraid of you calling the police. Now you're still trying to scare me with the same trick. Do you think I'll be afraid?"
Hearing this, Jiang Mengxin's hands began to tremble.
If even calling the police was useless, what else could she do?
In the nick of time, Lu Ming quietly stepped forward, positioning himself between Jiang Mengxin and Du Long Zuan. He bent down and picked up a small pebble.
Du Long Zuan saw him and smirked.
He said, "You little brat, you've got guts. You didn't run away scared."
Lu Ming rubbed the pebble between two fingers. "On the plane, I chose to call the police to give you a chance to repent. Because if I had acted, your end would have been very grim. I didn't want to cripple someone for no reason."
Oh?
Everyone present was speechless.
Du Long Zuan and his henchmen burst into laughter. This joke was even funnier than anything Hong Gangdong had said earlier.
Du Long Zuan, laughing, said, "Little brat, your ability to brag is second to none. What did you say? If you acted, my end would be grim? Fine, you act then. I'd love to see how grim my end will be."
Lu Ming sighed. "Life is hard, why must it be this way?"
Du Long Zuan roared, "Enough of your nonsense! Are you going to act or not? If you don't, I will. I won't just cut you down; I'll slaughter the entire Xiao family!"
At these words, the entire Xiao family, from top to bottom, fell into a panic.
The fainter-hearted were already preparing to flee.
Lu Ming shook his head helplessly. "Since that's the case, then I shall act."
Act, and then what?
No one present held out hope for Lu Ming, not even Jiang Mengxin, who didn't believe Lu Ming could defeat the formidable Du Long Zuan.
This was a demon who had defeated Hong Gangdong!
A mercenary whose hands were stained with blood!
A…
Before Jiang Mengxin could finish her thoughts, Lu Ming raised his hand and shot the small pebble away.
With a *thwack*.
The pebble directly embedded itself into Du Long Zuan's only remaining eye.
Instantly, the eyeball burst, and blood flowed profusely.
The one-eyed dragon had become a blind dragon.