Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 289 Ends, Homecoming

The bald, burly man slid to the ground like a lump of mud, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out!

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye! From the moment Lin Yue got out of the car to the moment the bald, burly man was killed, it took no more than three seconds!

The menacing thugs around them, whose smiles had been menacing, froze instantly, completely petrified! They didn't even realize what had happened!

"Damn! She's got some skills! Let's all go! Cripple this woman!" A quick-thinking, blond-haired thug, though initially alarmed, roared and charged at Lin Yue, brandishing his machete!

The others, as if waking from a dream, roared and raised their weapons, surrounding Lin Yue from all sides! In an instant, steel pipes and machetes whistled through the air as they viciously crashed down!

Yun Yi and Jiang Feifei, who were inside the car, were both on tenterhooks! Jiang Feifei was so frightened that she covered her mouth!

However, Lin Yue's figure moved through the crowd like a ghost!

Her movements were concise, efficient, and incredibly fast!

Every sidestep, every raised hand, every kick lands precisely on the opponent's most vulnerable and undefendable joints or vital points!

"Bang!" Just as a thug raised his steel pipe, Lin Yue chopped it down on his elbow with a chop to the elbow, and his arm went limp instantly!

"Crack!" Before the other thug's machete could fall, he was kicked in the side of his knee, his lower leg bending backward at an unnatural angle!

"Bang!" Lin Yue grabbed another thug by the collar and threw him like a sandbag, knocking down two or three people who rushed up from behind!

Screams, cracking bones, metal hitting the ground, and the sounds of bodies colliding... all intertwined in the silent street to create a chilling symphony of violence!

Lin Yue was like a tiger among sheep, leaving chaos and destruction in her wake! Those thugs who usually acted arrogantly and domineeringly were as fragile as paper toys in front of her, unable to even touch the hem of her clothes!

In less than a minute, more than a dozen menacing thugs, along with the fake old man who had initially staged the accident, were all lying on the ground groaning in pain, or had simply fainted, losing all fighting ability.

The scene was a mess, with only a few broken vans and human-shaped "trash" lying on the ground.

Lin Yue dusted off non-existent dust from her hands, her breathing as steady as if she had just finished a walk. She walked up to the bald, burly man whose wrist she had first crippled, who was now slowly regaining consciousness, squatted down, and looked at him calmly.

The bald, burly man met those clear yet icy eyes, and trembled violently, fear gripping his heart like a cold, venomous snake! This woman… she’s terrifying! She’s not even human!

"Who sent you?" Lin Yue's voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable sense of pressure. "What is your purpose?"

The bald, burly man's lips trembled, and his eyes darted around, as if he was still trying to put on a brave face.

Lin Yue didn't waste any words. She stretched out two fingers and gently placed them on his other intact wrist, as if to pinch it.

"No! No! I'll talk! I'll talk!" The bald, burly man was terrified, the excruciating pain still fresh in his mind. "It was...it was the Zhou family from City A! The Zhou family sent us!"

"The Zhou family?" Upon hearing this name, Jiang Feifei's expression changed. She pushed open the car door and got out, with Yun Yi following closely behind to protect her.

"The Zhou family? Which Zhou family? Why did they kidnap me?" Jiang Feifei asked, both shocked and angry.

The bald, burly man, enduring excruciating pain, stammered, "It was...it was the Zhou family! It was...it was the Zhou family matriarch who gave the order! She said...that the Jiang family has been too powerful lately, stealing a lot of their business and making the Zhou family lose face! Kidnapping the Jiang family's eldest daughter is to teach the Jiang family a lesson, and...to get some ransom..."

"Grandma Zhou?" Jiang Feifei gritted her teeth. "It really was them! A bunch of sore losers!"

When Lin Yue heard the words "Zhou family," her eyes flickered slightly. A complex emotion flashed across the depths of her eyes, too fleeting to be detected.

"The Zhou family..." Lin Yue repeated softly, her tone flat and emotionless, as if she were reciting a strange name. She stood up, no longer looking at the bald man on the ground who was so frightened he was about to lose control of his bladder.

"Call the police," she said to the still-shaken driver.

"Yes...yes! Miss Lin!" The driver suddenly realized what was happening and quickly took out his phone to call the police.

Jiang Feifei looked at the mess on the ground and the fallen thugs, then at Lin Yue who was unusually calm, and was overwhelmed with shock.

For the first time, she truly felt Lin Yue's strength and... ruthlessness. This ruthlessness wasn't cruelty, but rather an absolute disregard and crushing of the enemy.

"Senior Lin Yue...you..." Jiang Feifei opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. Thank you? That seemed too mild. Shock? That seemed superfluous.

"It's alright now." Lin Yue glanced at her, her tone softening. "Get in the car, I'll take you home. Leave this to the police."

"Yes!" Jiang Feifei nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with gratitude, admiration, and a hint of barely perceptible awe as she looked at Lin Yue.

Yun Yi was also deeply moved. Although he could only stand in front of Jiang Feifei, he had witnessed Lin Yue's battle, which was like a god of war descending to earth. The shock was overwhelming! When he looked at Lin Yue, his gaze contained not only admiration but also an indescribable complex emotion.

The sound of sirens grew louder as they approached. Lin Yue and the other two got back into the car, and the driver, with the front of the car dented, drove them away from the chaotic scene, heading towards the Jiang family's villa in Z City.

The car fell silent again, but the atmosphere was completely different from before.

Jiang Feifei leaned back in her seat, still shaken. Yun Yi silently looked out the window, while Lin Yue closed her eyes to rest, as if the thrilling battle had never happened.

As night deepened, the Jiang family's car finally stopped at the entrance of the residential complex downstairs from Lin Yue's apartment building. Even after the harrowing attempted kidnapping, the atmosphere inside the car remained somewhat tense.

"Senior, Yunyi, thank you so much!" Jiang Feifei got out of the car and thanked Lin Yue and Yunyi again solemnly. Her eyes were filled with lingering fear and deep gratitude, even mixed with a hint of awe, as she looked at Lin Yue. "If it weren't for you, senior... I don't even dare to imagine..."

"It was nothing," Lin Yue replied casually. She wasn't used to such overly formal thanks. "Go back and rest early, and be careful."

"Yes, yes! I'll ask my dad to increase security!" Jiang Feifei nodded vigorously, then turned to Yun Yi, "Yun Yi, be careful too! Did I scare you today?"

Yun Yi forced a smile; he was indeed quite frightened: "It's alright... You should go back soon too."

After watching the Jiang family's car disappear at the end of the street, Lin Yue and Yun Yi turned and went upstairs.

The motion-activated lights in the hallway flickered on with the sound of footsteps. In the dim light, Yun Yi glanced at Lin Yue's calm profile, his eyes darting back and forth, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated several times. He had many questions, but ultimately swallowed them back. He had a vague feeling that there were some things Lin Yue didn't want to say, and he shouldn't ask them.

Back home, he silently went to the kitchen, poured himself a glass of water, and then muttered, "I'm going to play some games," before going into his room and closing the door. Soon, intense game sound effects filled the room.

Lin Yue didn't care at all. She changed her shoes, poured herself a glass of warm water, walked to the window, and looked at the silent city night view outside.

The Zhou family... a surname she had almost deliberately forgotten, has once again intruded into her life in this disgusting way.

They're just a bunch of clowns.

Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I took it out and saw that it was Li Yuejiao calling.

What could she possibly want so late at night?

"Hello? Sister Yuejiao?"

"Xiaoyue! What are you doing?" Li Yuejiao's voice carried her usual lazy smile. The background noise was a bit noisy, and you could vaguely hear upbeat music. "My 'Nightingale' bar got a super handsome bartender tonight, and his cocktails are amazing! Want to come out and have some fun? My treat!"

"Nightingale" is a new high-end bar that Li Yuejiao opened in Z City, and it is also one of her public strongholds.

Lin Yue was somewhat disheartened, but considering the unpleasant things that had happened tonight, going out for some fresh air and a drink seemed like a good idea. "Okay, send me the address."

"Great! I'll be waiting for you!" Li Yuejiao hung up the phone with a smile.

Lin Yue glanced at Yun Yi's tightly closed door, the sound of games blaring from inside. She didn't intend to tell him she was going out, so she changed into a simple black T-shirt and jeans and quietly left home.