429: Chapter 73 Trying to Run Away Without Paying?

Looking at Yuan Tao, Han Dan, Xia He, and Shen Chong flanking him, Meng Li sighed and said mournfully, "As soon as I got out of the car, I felt an invisible force repeatedly agitating my Meridians, trying to influence my emotions."

"If I remember correctly, this should be the technique of Gao Ning, the Thunder Smoke Cannon, one of the Four Madmen of Quanshu, called the 'Twelve Labors of Passion Array'."

"Gao Ning is a monk; none of you are."

"So, Great Master Yongjue, since you're here, stop hiding."

"And Dou Mei, the Bowel-Piercing Poison."

Upon hearing this, two figures, one tall and one petite, slowly emerged from the nearby woods.

The tall one was a monk with an open collar, wearing a faint smile, resembling the Maitreya Buddha—it was none other than Thunder Smoke Cannon Gao Ning.

The petite one was a middle-aged woman with a gentle expression and a serene aura—it was Bowel-Piercing Poison Dou Mei.

Seeing everyone present, Yuan Tao chuckled, "As expected of someone who obtained the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, you truly have some skills. Let me introduce myself; I am Yuan Tao, an Artifact Refiner, and I am very interested in the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements. I sought out Dr. Meng this time specifically for it."

"If you just leave behind a copy of the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, we will leave immediately and never bother you again."

"What if I refuse to leave one?" Meng Li asked expressionlessly.

Yuan Tao's face darkened, "Then don't blame us for being impolite."

Meng Li's gaze lowered slightly, "I am a doctor; I don't like fighting and killing, so I prefer to talk rather than fight. However, I just attended a friend's funeral, and I'm not in a good mood, so I don't have the energy to argue with you people."

"If you are sensible, leave the money for the car repair and scram. I will pretend you never came."

"If you continue to pester me, then none of you will leave today."

As Meng Li finished speaking, Gao Ning, Shen Chong, Yuan Tao, and Han Dan all felt a sense of familiarity, as if they had encountered a similar scene somewhere before.

Soon, they remembered—Longhu Mountain!

Back when Quanshu launched a full-scale attack on the Celestial Masters Residence, the same words were spoken by the Old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei when they encountered him. The wording was different, but the meaning was similar.

The problem was that Zhang Zhiwei was the recognized Pinnacle; the few of them combined were indeed no match for him. Therefore, they didn't doubt that Zhang Zhiwei could do as he said. For the sake of their own lives, they could only obey obediently and run away.

As for Meng Li, they had inquired about him. Although he had long been exposed to the circle of Extraordinary People, he had always operated on the fringes. Moreover, he was famous for his medical skills; there were no records of him fighting. Considering his age, his strength was probably average.

If it weren't for the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, they might not have even noticed him. Such a person actually dared to try and scare them away with words! Did he really think he was Zhang Zhiwei, or did he think they were made of mud?

Thinking of this, Shen Chong and the others secretly grew angry, especially Yuan Tao.

His incident of being driven away by Zhang Zhiwei at Longhu Mountain was related to Lu Jin. That was his best chance so far to eliminate Lu Jin, the killer of his father, but due to Zhang Zhiwei's intervention, he had to abandon the opportunity and flee for his life.

Yuan Tao had held a grudge ever since, but he didn't dare to seek trouble with Zhang Zhiwei. Now, Meng Li's words stirred up bad memories, causing him to harbor a feeling of transferring his anger onto Meng Li.

Thus, Yuan Tao angrily shouted, "What arrogance!"

"Keeping all of us here, do you think you are Zhang Zhiwei? Today I will..."

Before Yuan Tao could finish speaking, Meng Li executed a Divine Movement Step, instantly appearing before him, and slapped out.

In that instant, the protective Dharma Bead on Yuan Tao's body was triggered, emitting a blue light and forming a protective shield around him.

However, it only lasted a moment before the light shield was forcibly shattered.

Meng Li's palm strike did not lose momentum and continued toward Yuan Tao.

Yuan Tao's second protective Dharma Bead was triggered, but the resulting protective light shield was the same as the first—it was instantly slapped away.

Afterward, Yuan Tao was sent flying, spitting blood as he crashed into Han Dan behind him, carrying the other along until they hit a large tree and stopped, sliding to the ground.

This sudden turn of events stunned Shen Chong, Gao Ning, Dou Mei, and Xia He.

When they reacted, they couldn't help but swallow hard.

One slap shattered Yuan Tao's two layers of defenses and sent him flying. This...

The four of them admitted they couldn't do that.

The abilities of the Four Madmen were mostly control-oriented and not suited for direct confrontation.

In terms of frontal combat, the strongest among the four was Xia He, who trained her muscles and bones and cultivated Body Arts to avoid self-injury from uncontrollable abilities.

But even Xia He was only confident she could break one layer of Yuan Tao's defense in one strike.

Meng Li, however, managed to break two layers in one blow and heavily injured Yuan Tao, clearly showing his strength far surpassed Xia He's.

For a moment, Shen Chong and the other three felt the urge to retreat, but they did not leave immediately.

Because they still had one trump card—the Twelve Labors of Passion Array!

Thinking of this, Shen Chong, Xia He, and Dou Mei subconsciously glanced at Gao Ning.

Gao Ning instantly understood, but he was filled with shock and doubt.

Because while secretly agitating Meng Li with the Twelve Labors of Passion Array, he had detected something incredible: the strength of Meng Li's Meridians surpassed even the Old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei!

If provoking Zhang Zhiwei's Meridians last time was like grinding fine steel with a thin thread, then provoking Meng Li's Meridians now was like cutting alloy with a strand of hair.

But how was this possible?!

Zhang Zhiwei was the recognized strongest fighter in The Realm of Extraordinary People, possessing a century of cultivation, and his Meridians were astonishingly strong, which was understandable.

This Meng Li, so young, yet his Meridian strength actually surpassed Zhang Zhiwei—this was unreasonable!

Just then, Meng Li turned his gaze toward them.

Accompanying it was a trace of killing intent—not strong, but extremely pure, just like Zhang Zhiwei's back then.

Instantly, Gao Ning felt a suffocating sense of pressure, and the alarm bells in his heart rang wildly.

Run! Or you will die!

Thus, Gao Ning forced a smile and said, "Benefactor Meng, we shall meet again when fate allows."

After saying that, he turned and ran.

Shen Chong, Dou Mei, and Xia He were stunned for a moment, then immediately understood: the Twelve Labors of Passion Array trump card was useless!

Therefore, they quickly fled, tacitly splitting up to run.

Seeing this, Meng Li expressionlessly formed his hands into the shape of a pistol and aimed a shot at each of the four.

Instantly, four bullets condensed from electric light shot out toward Shen Chong and the other three.

The speed of the four far exceeded that of ordinary people, but they could not be faster than the electric light.

Almost simultaneously, they were hit. The concentrated lightning power in the bullets exploded, causing them to convulse and collapse while emitting black smoke.

Han Dan received the same treatment, as did Yuan Tao, whom Han Dan had secretly carried away while slipping off.

Afterward, Meng Li expressionlessly took out two puppets from his storage ring. He had one change the car tire and the other apply the Bi Yuan Needle to Shen Chong, Xia He, and the others, then drag them back and toss them together with Yuan Tao and Han Dan.

Xia He and the others tried to resist, but their bodies were paralyzed and immobile.

Shortly after, Xia He, whose Physique was the best, recovered from the paralysis.

She looked at her skin, which was scorched black from the electricity, felt frantic, and immediately spat fire from her eyes, shouting, "Meng, you bastard! We left exactly as you told us to, yet you still attacked us. You broke your word and have no martial ethics!"

Meng Li said indifferently, "I told you to leave the money for the car repair before you scrammed. Where is the money?"

Xia He was speechless, then felt a bit guilty.

Because she hadn't brought any money on her.

Usually, when she was short of money, she just needed to find a suitable target and use her ability to turn them into her devoted puppy. Even without using her ability, with her looks and figure, there were plenty of people willing to spend money on her.

Gao Ning and the other two were similar.

It wasn't hard for Extraordinary People to make money, so they didn't place much importance on it.

Therefore, they thought Meng Li asking them to pay the money was just a joke and never expected he was serious.

But at this moment, none of them had money on them, and their cell phones had been destroyed by the electric light just now, so they couldn't produce the cash immediately.

Seeing this, Meng Li stroked his chin and said, "Looking at you all, you probably can't afford the money. In that case, you will compensate with your bodies."

Compensate with their bodies?