The nights grow longer, and as winter approaches, the night becomes like a seductive woman in a sleepless nightclub—mysterious, alluring, and inviting exploration. What remains unseen is always shrouded in mystery and longing, just like the darkness of the night and the darkness within one's own heart…
Chen Chu led the group around to the back of the courtyard in the dark, where they could faintly hear a few scattered barks of dogs.
Although Duan Hongxing and Ma Huaqiang were guarding the front gate, which was some distance from the main gate, he valued these two the most. Ma Xiaohe was very promising, and Duan Hongxing was ruthless. Although Cao Yunfei was much stronger than him, Chen Chu felt a bit estranged after hearing the kid's evaluation of Ji Yang last time.
Therefore, he wanted Duan Hongxing and Ma Xiaohe to grow up quickly. Brute force alone was not enough; they needed more training, including himself.
The two-story building, six or seven meters high, left the group dumbfounded as they circled around to the back. They had expected to climb over a wall to the roof, but there was nothing there except for the tall wall, which looked just like the pillboxes built by the Japanese invaders back then.
Even if you manage to climb onto the low wall next to you, the question remains: how do you climb up from there?
Cao Yunfei cursed under his breath, then took a few steps back, preparing to climb. He pulled out a butcher's knife and smashed it twice against the cement wall, producing a clanging sound in the night. The barking of dogs in the front yard rang out again.
Chen Chu frowned and quickly waved his hand to stop him, saying that this would not do.
Yan Zima and Hua Qiang were at their wits' end. Chen Chu let out a sigh of relief. He looked at the distance of the high wall and remembered that when Han Xiaoxiao was chasing him, the wall in that alley was also six meters high. This wall was slightly higher than that alley, so he could give it a try.
"You all retreat first, I'll give it a try…" Chen Chu said, rubbing his hands together. His eyes were fixed on the top of the tall house wall, where there was a protruding awning. If he could grab that, he could climb onto the roof. And… he would have to take care of a few dogs first. The Ma family was said to have two gunners.
In other words, the Ma family has guns now. This is no small matter. Last time, Han Xiaoxiao's pistol scared Chen Chu half to death. When the bullets came flying, he didn't even have time to react. If it hit his head, he would have been dead instantly. Who isn't afraid of death? Are you kidding me?
Life has improved. I'm the boss now, and I have a beautiful wife like Ji Xiaotao. It would be so nice to sleep with Ji Xiaotao naked every day, having lots of sex. Would I really be willing to die for that...?
Better safe than sorry. Chen Chu hunched over, his buttocks slightly raised, his hands in front of him and behind him. He then took a deep breath and felt a surge of heat rising from the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of his feet. Ma Huaqiang, Cao Yunfei, and Yan Zi next to him looked at him with some curiosity.
Immediately, Chen Chu touched the ground with his toes, feeling himself seven or eight steps away from the wall. He then quickly leaped six steps in one breath. When he was just one step away from the wall, Chen Chu shook his head from bottom to top, pressed his tongue against his upper teeth, and forcefully touched the ground with his toes. This leaping stance in ancient boxing is called "Pulling Up a Green Onion from Dry Ground".
Although the name is a bit tacky, this "Dry Land Pulling Up Onions" is a top-notch light-body skill. Although Chen Chu didn't practice this much afterward, he still managed to lift his body to a height of 1.7 meters. Chen Chu's eyes were fixed on the tall rain shelter, and he tapped his feet against the wall three times in a row. He held his breath and stared intently at his teeth with his tongue.
With a muffled groan, he stretched out his arms, feeling as if he were suspended in mid-air. His body straightened in mid-air, and his hands reached straight up to grab the air. With a snap, one of his hands gripped the awning, but the other failed to grab it.
Chen Chu was hanging from the awning with one hand, but his body slammed straight into the wall due to the force. He hurriedly reached out with his other hand to push the wall, but he didn't push too hard. Chen Chu cried out twice, and his swaying hand had already slipped off the awning and slid down the wall.
"Help me..." Chen Chu instinctively let out a low shout, because he knew it would be embarrassing for the boss to shout out loud, and he didn't want to wake the other person up.
So once the sound has been made, it can only be suppressed.
Ma Huaqiang and the other two slapped their foreheads and immediately closed their eyes. They were so surprised that they thought Chen Chu had flown in, like an ancient hero! He was flying over rooftops and scaling walls. Yan Zi's eyes were filled with excitement, Ma Huaqiang was stunned, and Cao Yunfei stared straight ahead, feeling a strong sense of disbelief.
Chen Chu slid down from the wall and shouted for help. Ma Huaqiang rushed over, and Yan Zi also went over.
"Boss, are you alright?" Ma Huaqiang asked with concern as he helped Chen Chu up.
"Brother Chu, how are you? See if you can stand up."
Chen Chu was dazed. He hadn't fallen too hard; he had just slid down the wall and his thighs and elbows were probably scraped raw.
Ma Huaqiang quickly said, "Brother Chu, it's alright. If it really comes down to it, we'll just force our way in. We won't talk about what happened earlier. Don't worry, none of the brothers know!"
Chen Chu grinned, thinking to himself, "Ma Huaqiang, if you're not going to talk, then shut up. How am I supposed to believe you if you keep talking like this? Bah! These guys are probably hoping I'll make a fool of myself so they can secretly gloat!"
"Cough cough... Who said I just fell down?" Chen Chu asked.
"No… Brother Chu, you didn't fall down, you slid down!" Ma Huaqiang said again.
Chen Chu was even angrier.
Yan Zi then came over and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Brother Chu was just testing the waters!"
Chen Chu nodded and said seriously, "Yan Zi is right. I was just testing him. Alright, you all step back and watch me!"
Ma Huaqiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the buttons on Chen Chu's clothes were worn down at the elbow, and the sleeves of his undershirt were sticking out.
Cao Yunfei and the other two retreated. At this moment, Chen Chu squinted and stared at the tall awning above. With the experience from last time, he was confident that he could grab the awning. He took another deep breath, feeling the heat rising from the soles of his feet to his ankles, and then he began to exert force and leap up again.
This was much easier than last time. His feet moved with incredible agility, as if divinely inspired, kicking the wall four times in a row. Then, he grabbed the awning with both hands and used the momentum to float upwards, leaping directly onto the roof.
The three men below, including Ma Huaqiang, gaped in astonishment. Ma Huaqiang's mouth was so big it could fit three eggs. He muttered, "My god, if Brother Chu doesn't become the boss anymore, he could easily become a womanizer or a petty thief! Who could catch him!"
Yan Zi also said softly, "Even special forces soldiers in the army can't climb walls with this much skill..."
Cao Yunfei simply watched calmly, a hint of complexity creeping into his expression.
Chen Chu climbed onto the roof and found it flat. He then tiptoed to the eaves, peered over, and saw that it was pitch black below. Upon closer inspection, he saw the ground and gasped, "Holy crap! It's so high? How am I supposed to jump down? I'm afraid I'll fall and die! How did I even get up here?"
Chen Chu grinned and shook his head, trying to find a low place to jump down, but he couldn't find one. He thought about looking for a tree trunk or something, like a water pipe, and then sliding down, but there was nothing there either.
When he reached the east corner, he saw two big black dogs, four dogs with green eyes staring at him.
Chen Chu grinned. "Holy shit, this dog is huge!"
He's quite afraid of dogs. When he was little, a dog chased him and bit his butt. It didn't bite the flesh, but it tore his pants, and he ran home with half his butt exposed.
Chen Chu frowned slightly. He felt that he couldn't go down. If he did, he would be bitten by dogs. In his desperation, he gently touched the jade ring on his thumb. He couldn't help but calm down. His restlessness and agitation disappeared. His mind gradually calmed down. He felt the energy that had rushed to his ankles gradually rise and then slowly fall.
Chen Chu couldn't help but recall the qigong techniques he had memorized before. Old Zhang had said that farting was also a kind of qigong, which was the external release of gas. When climbing the wall, one should raise one's qi, and when landing, one should collect the qi.
Chen Chu narrowed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and darted to the edge of the second floor. He then leaped down, the wind whistling past his ears. Just as his feet were about to touch the ground, Chen Chu focused his energy in his dantian, letting out a soft "hmm." The energy at his ankles suddenly gathered at the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of his feet, making his landing incredibly light.
Without even making a sound, he tumbled and rolled seven or eight times with the force of the impact. Chen Chu then steadily squatted down and saw that he had indeed rolled to the doghouse.
The two large black dogs stared intently at him, their huge mouths already open. Almost instinctively, Chen Chu grabbed his left arm and pulled out the silver needles from his arms, holding one in each hand and swiftly stabbing them into the two dogs' acupoints.
Dogs also have acupoints, located in the depression above the dog's eyes. Chen Chu was stunned after inserting the needle, wondering how he could have reacted so quickly, in the blink of an eye, that neither of the dogs had time to react.
Chen Chu couldn't help but touch the jade ring again, his mind calming down. He couldn't help but wonder if this thing could unlock his potential. Perhaps even if he calmed himself down, he could still do it, but because of his lack of confidence and timidity, he thought he couldn't do it before he even tried, and he couldn't possibly complete it.
Perhaps this jade thumb ring only gave him a bit of courage.
Exhaling, Chen Chu inserted the two silver needles again, piercing the brains of the two dogs. The two dogs made two dull grunts, their four legs kicked straight, and they gasped for breath a few times before dying.
Chen Chu then pulled out the silver needles, wiped them clean, and put them back into the needle sheath on his arm.
He couldn't help but exhale, thinking to himself that he had only pulled out the silver needle in a moment of panic, never expecting that this thing could not only steal women, but also kill... kill dogs? Of course, it could also kill people.
Chen Chu found a secluded spot and sent Yan Zi a text message to inform him that the dog problem had been solved.
Yan Zi and the other two went around to the front yard, spread their clothes on the wall, climbed over and went inside. Ma Xiaohe and Duan Hongxing were still guarding outside.
The group gathered together, and Chen Chu said softly, "Let's sneak in first, subdue the gunner, and then deal with Old Man Ma Monkey."
The group nodded. Yan Zi took out a wire, broke it in half, and inserted it into the lock. After fiddling with the two wires for less than a minute, the lock clicked open. Yan Zi went in first, followed by Cao Yunfei, Chen Chu, and finally Ma Huaqiang. There were only a few rooms on the first floor, and loud snoring filled the room. In the dim moonlight, they could vaguely see a burly man living in each of the side doors.
The second floor must be the residence of Old Man Monkey.
Chen Chu made a grabbing gesture, then pointed to Yan Zi and Cao Yunfei. The two nodded and each made their way towards a gunner's room.
Chen Chu followed the somewhat indistinct staircase, making soft, thumping sounds as he went up.
Through this experience, Chen Chu learned that in the future, he must first find out who he is dealing with, even if it's just stealing someone's things. He had to do his research beforehand. If he hadn't had the quick thinking to use the silver needles in the moment of crisis, he would probably be torn to pieces by those two big dogs by now.
Upstairs, there were four rooms. Chen Churang pushed Ma Huaqiang, making him go east while he went west, to explore the area from both sides. Then he and Cao Yunfei took action together.
When Chen Chu reached the westernmost room, he saw that the window was half-open. He looked up slightly and saw a woman in a thin gauze dress lying on the bed in the dim moonlight. The woman looked to be about twenty years old, and her breasts were very large...