Then, he lifted his head and his sinister face was brought into view.
His face was still bruised and swollen.
That person was none other than Gao Wenqiang.
He looked in front of him, at the woman who was bound and gagged on a chair.
“You brought this upon yourself, Teacher Jiang! I love you so much, and I am willing to die for you and give you my everything, but you don’t even look at me.
“What’s wrong with me? Why don’t you like me?”
He roared as his face displayed a crazed look.
“I’ve seen through your mask now. You’re nothing but a whore!
“You filthy whore, you’ve ruined my everything! My career, my reputation, it’s all gone! How do you expect me to carry on living?
“If I can’t carry on living, then you shouldn’t too!”
His face contorted viciously as he roared.
Jiang Wanying’s face was pale as a sheet. Her frail body was trembling gently.
She did not expect Gao Wenqiang to be a psychopath. He had followed her home and planned to kill her.
She was deathly afraid. She lived alone, which meant that no one would be coming to her rescue.
That guy had lost his mind. She did not know what kind of torment he would bring upon her.
She shuddered at that thought.
At the same time, she was worried about her students.
“Are you feeling afraid now?” Gao Wenqiang stood up and said viciously. “Don’t worry. It’s going to be a long night. I can take my time toying with you and torturing you. You will beg for death.”
Then, he walked in front of Jiang Wanying and feasted his eyes on her delicate body.
Jiang Wanying was dressed in a woman’s shirt and a miniskirt which had allowed her to flaunt her body curves.
“You’re still trying to act like a pure, virtuous woman, you filthy whore? You’ve still fallen into my hands anyway!!”
He smiled maliciously. Then, he reached toward her collar and tore away her shirt.
The buttons on the shirt popped open.
Jiang Wanying twisted and wriggled against her bonds. Her eyes were opened round and wide, staring resentfully at Gao Wenqiang.
That made Gao Wenqiang even more excited.
His eyes fell on her body. Then, he reached out and grabbed her body.
His hands were almost touching her skin.
Jiang Wanying’s face was deathly pale. Her eyes were oozing with despair.
Suddenly, the piercing sound of the doorbell pierced through the chilling atmosphere.
Gao Wenqiang stiffened and his hand paused abruptly.
Then, his expression changed.
The doorbell was located at the entrance to the building. It meant that someone was looking for Jiang Wanying and was waiting downstairs.
“Don’t tell me it’s that kid? That can’t be right. He should be half-dead by now,” Gao Wenqiang mumbled, “Whatever. It doesn’t matter who it is. They’ll leave when they see that no one is answering.”
The doorbell rang for a while more, then stopped.
Gao Wenqiang breathed a sigh of relief. He looked mockingly at Jiang Wanying. “No one will be looking for you now, you filthy whore!”
Then, he lifted his hand again and tried grabbing her.
Suddenly, an ice-cold voice was heard from the balcony.
“Is that so?”
Gao Wenqiang was startled and his entire body stiffened. He thought that he was suffering from a hallucination.
‘This is the fifth floor! How could someone appear at the balcony?’
He had pulled the curtains to the balcony earlier, and he was sure that no one was there.
‘Don’t tell me… it’s a ghost?’
He turned around and looked toward the balcony.
The voice rang out again. “You must be blind, you Gao bastard! Why can’t you see me? Am I not human?”
Suddenly, the glass sliding door shattered with a loud crash, and a figure casually walked into the house.
Gao Wenqiang’s eyes bulged and glazed over.
‘How did this filthy kid appear on the fifth-floor balcony?
‘Furthermore, why is he unhurt?’
He was not the only one who was surprised. Even Jiang Wanying was shocked when she saw the figure who seemed to have descended from the sky.
“How… How did you get up here?” Gao Wenqiang roared.
“I’ve climbed my way up here. How else?” Tang Hao rolled his eyes.
Gao Wenqiang was stunned again.
“F*ck your mother! Are you taking me for a fool? This is the fifth floor! I’d like to see you climb your way up here!” Gao Wenqiang was furious.
“I don’t care if you don’t believe me!” Tang Hao chuckled. Then, he scanned the room and his face darkened when he saw Jiang Wanying tied to the chair, her clothes in tatters.
He narrowed his eyes. This time, they flashed with killing intent.
Chapter 224 - Better Off Dead
Gao Wenqiang, clutching the knife in his hand, was confused.
There was something uncanny about the kid in front of him. How did he suddenly appear from the balcony? It was the fifth floor!
Then, his facial muscles contorted and he displayed a vicious look.
“I don’t care where you came from! You got here just in time though. I’ll finish both of you right here!” As he spoke, he flourished the sharp knife in his hand.
Jiang Wanying struggled. She wanted to scream, but her mouth was gagged and she could only make muffled wailing noises.
Tang Hao’s expression was ice-cold. His eyes flashed with killing intent.
He was not a bloodthirsty person. Ever since he had become a cultivator, he had killed several people, though they all deserved to die, whether they were Chen Sandao, or Huang Haijiang, or those Grandmasters from Nanyang.
The person in front of him deserved to die too!
“I’ll kill you first, you filthy kid! All this wouldn’t have happened if not for you!” Gao Wenqiang roared.
He dashed forward, lifted the knife, and stabbed it toward Tang Hao’s chest.
Tang Hao remained rooted on the spot.
Gao Wenqiang was surprised, though his expression was gleeful. He thought that the kid was at a loss for a response.
“Go to hell, you filthy kid!” Gao Wenqiang laughed viciously.
His delight grew as the knife stabbed toward Tang Hao’s chest.
Suddenly, Tang Hao reached out and pinched the knife with two fingers.
Gao Wenqiang was stunned. His eyes grew round and wide in incredulity.
Then, his face turned vicious again. With both of his hands, he pressed the knife downward.
The knife remained firmly in place.
Gao Wenqiang was dumbstruck. He could not believe what was going on.
‘Pinching a knife with two fingers?
‘Is this guy serious? This isn’t a movie!’
Gao Wenqiang could only find it extremely ridiculous. Then, his face turned pale as a sheet and his entire body trembled when he thought of something.
‘Is this guy some martial arts expert? Otherwise, how did he climb up the fifth floor? It would be no surprise if he could pull off this stunt then!’
Meanwhile, Jiang Wanying’s eyes were opened round and wide.
She almost thought that she was in a dream.
Otherwise, there would not be such a ridiculous scene in front of her.
Tang Hao’s fingers were pinching the knife. His slightly narrowed eyes were filled with killing intent. He bent his fingers and the knife snapped into two.
“You’re… You’re a monster! Don’t come any closer!”
Gao Wenqiang’s knees turned into jelly. He could feel his soul escaping his body.
Tang Hao calmly walked forward and grabbed him as though he was grabbing a chicken, then walked toward the balcony.
“What… What do you want to do?” Gao Wenqiang became more panick
ed than ever.
“Human scum like you don’t deserve to live,” Tang Hao said coldly.
If he had not noticed that something was wrong and arrived just in time, Teacher Jiang would have suffered in his hands. He did not need to show any mercy toward a vile individual like Gao Wenqiang.
“Don’t, don’t kill me! You can’t kill me! Please, hand me to the police! I admit to everything!” Gao Wenqiang begged with tears streaming down his face.
“Send you to the police? What’s the use? It’s not like they’re going to lock you up forever,” Tang Hao said while laughing coldly.
He knocked Gao Wenqiang out with a karate chop, then leaped out of the balcony with him in hand and disappeared into the night sky.
Jiang Wanying sat in her apartment, looking dumbfounded at the vacant balcony.
‘This… this is the fifth floor!
‘Won’t he fall to his death if he jumped out from here?’
She wondered if she had lost her mind and was hallucinating as a coping mechanism. However, the ropes that bound her to the chair were real, and she had to admit that everything indeed happened.
‘Who is this Tang Hao?’ She thought while struggling to stay sane.
Time slowly passed.
Every passing minute and second was agony. All the questions she had were driving her crazy.
She did not know how much time passed before she heard a light tap on the balcony.
Tang Hao stepped into the apartment. He was going to untie Teacher Jiang, but his eyes swept across her body and his face blushed intensely.
Teacher Jiang’s clothes were torn. The buttons on her shirt came off and her breasts were exposed.
‘So… big!’ Tang Hao thought.
Teacher Jiang’s body was almost bewitching. Her curves were almost the same as Zhao Qingxue, the beautiful police officer, or even better.
Jiang Wanying was shocked when she saw Tang Hao standing there dumbstruck. Then, she seemed to have realized something. She lowered her head and her cheeks immediately blushed bright red like the evening sky.
“Ahem!” Tang Hao coughed awkwardly and immediately composed himself. He went ahead and untied Teacher Jiang’s hands.
Jiang Wanying immediately pulled her shirt together and covered her breasts.
She glanced at Tang Hao shyly.
She was a teacher, and her exposed body was seen by a student. That was a big embarrassment.
The atmosphere became awkward in an instant.
Jiang Wanying eventually calmed down. “Tang Hao, where is Gao Wenqiang? Also, how did you get up here? This is the fifth floor!
“And…” Jiang Wanying fired her questions at Tang Hao like a machine gun. She released all her frustrations and doubts on him in that instant.
Tang Hao scratched his head. He could not tell her everything.
“Well… Teacher, I’ve been learning kungfu from a master since I was young, so you can say that I’m pretty agile. Grabbing a blade with my bare hands is nothing, and climbing five floors is no trouble at all,” Tang Hao pulled an excuse out of thin air.
“But…” Jiang Wanying was still doubtful.
She had witnessed Tang Hao grabbing Gao Wenqiang and leaping out of the balcony.
‘Don’t tell me that he knows light body techniques too?’
“That’s how it is, Teacher,” Tang Hao said, “As for that Gao Wenqiang, he isn’t in this world anymore!”
Tang Hao’s tone of voice was cold and impassive when he said that.
Jiang Wanying’s mouth opened slightly and looked incredulous. “You killed him?”
“Don’t think about this incident anymore, Teacher. Just treat as though Gao Wenqiang never existed. No one would know that he came here anyway.”
Jiang Wanying was silent.
A long time later, she finally nodded.
She did wish for Gao Wenqiang’s death for what he did to her. Furthermore, Tang Hao had killed him to protect her. She felt obligated to keep that secret.
“Alright, Teacher, I’m leaving now. Pretend that I was never here!”
Tang Hao leaped again and vanished beyond the balcony.
Chapter 225 - Antique Street
The morning sun was warm and bright.
Tang Hao sat in the classroom, next to the window. He was bored with the lecture.
The excitement of going to college had worn off, and he eventually found the classes boring.
Jiang Wanying stood on the podium conducting the lecture, as though last night’s incident had never happened.
Occasionally, she would steal a glance at Tang Hao.
After class, Tang Hao went to the cafeteria with his classmates.
Suddenly, his phone started ringing. He saw from the call notification that Qin Gang had called him.
“Hey! What’s up?” Tang Hao answered the call.
“How’s college life, Younger Brother-in-law? Isn’t it exciting?” Qin Gang’s familiar voice was heard on the other end of the call.
“Not bad!” Tang Hao said.
“Sigh, I used to be young like you! Too bad that I’m a middle-aged uncle now!” Qin Gang lamented.
Tang Hao found it a little creepy.
Suddenly, he heard Qin Gang’s perverted voice again. “Wow, what a hottie!”
Tang Hao immediately rolled his eyes.
“I miss college life! I see nice, long legs everywhere!” Qin Gang lamented.
“You’re in college now?” Tang Hao said.
“I’m at the main entrance!” Qin Gang said excitedly.
“Why are you here for?” Tang Hao said a little impatiently.
“Oh! I nearly forgot about why I called you.” Qin Gang’s tone of voice became serious. “I’ll be going to the antique street later. They told me that they’ve received a batch of interesting things, and I want to take a look. Are you interested in coming along?”
“Antiques?” Tang Hao was surprised. His interest was piqued.
Back in Westridge District, he had gone to an antique trade meet with Elder Ma. He made a small fortune, not to mention that he obtained a rare Artifact.
Westridge District was a small place compared to Provincial City. Provincial City’s antique street must be much bigger in scale than that of Westridge District. He might be able to find more rare things there too.
“Alright, I’m coming now!”
Tang Hao excused himself and went to the main entrance of the university.
He noticed Qin Gang’s car parked not far away. Qin Gang’s head was stuck outside of the window ogling at the female college students.
“You’re here, Younger Brother-in-law!” Qin Gang waved his arm at Tang Hao.
“I miss college life!” Qin Gang lamented again. Then, he looked warily at Tang Hao, “I say, Younger Brother-in-law, remember that you shouldn’t do anything that would betray my little sister. I gotta keep an eye on you for her.”
Tang Hao rolled his eyes. “Let’s go!”
Then, he sat in the car.
Provincial City’s antique street was named East Pavilion Street. It was located on the east side of the city. Some of the items on sale at the many antique stores there were rare, but on the other hand, there were also many imitation items.
Antique collection was not a hobby meant for everyone. One needed to have a keen eye, otherwise, they would be easily scammed.
Qin Gang was from a wealthy family and owned a factory at a young age. With his riches, he dabbled in collecting antiques and precious stones.
They arrived at East Pavilion Street in less than twenty minutes.
On both sides of the street were buildings built in a classic fashion. The street was crowded with pedestrians.
There were also stalls selling trinkets on both sides of the street.
After they parked their car, they walked along the street.
“I’m considered a regular customer here. The stores know who I am, and they’ll invite me over whenever they receive new goods,” Qin Gang sai
d as he pointed around him.
Soon, they arrived at an antique store called Spirit Atelier.
It was the biggest antique store on the street.
A worker came to greet them as soon as they stepped inside. He saw Qin Gang and broke into a wide grin. “You’re here, Young Master Qin! And this is…?”
The worker turned to examine Tang Hao.
“His surname is Tang. You can call him Young Master Tang!” Qin Gang said.
The worker’s eyes sparkled. He bowed gently and performed a welcoming gesture. “Please step inside, two Young Masters!”
Qin Gang smiled at Tang Hao, then brought him inside.
“Young Master?” Tang Hao was feeling a little uneasy.
“Ha, it’s just a title! Not many people can have this privilege. They only greet rich people as Young Masters,” Qin Gang said.
Tang Hao nodded.
They walked through a corridor and past a door. Soon, they found themselves in a big hall.
Many people were gathered in the hall. All of them looked like rich people.
He estimated that there were about thirty or forty people there.
Long tables were placed around the hall. There were more than a hundred pieces of antiques placed on those tables.
“So many!” Tang Hao was shocked.
“There are many items, but not all of them are good. All these items are obtained from dirt-skimmers. They were cleaned and placed here.
“Most of the items are genuine, but there are also imitation items. Look, there are price tags on each of the items. If you want something, you pick it up and pay the money. Otherwise, you shut up and move on. It’s a test of your appraisal skills,” Qin Gang explained as he pointed at the antiques next to them.
“If multiple people have their eyes on the same item, then they’ll have to bid for it.”
Tang Hao nodded in understanding.
As the two people walked around, many people looked at them.
“Isn’t this Young Master Qin?”
A short, middle-aged man with a potbelly came over. He looked to be about forty years old. His face was round and flabby, and he looked very rich.
He wore jade accessories on his wrist and his neck.
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