The third gunshot rang out!

To everyone's surprise, after being hit by the third bullet, Chen Hao continued moving forward as if nothing had happened, and even started walking faster!

Finally, he entered the small room on the southeast side of the living room, cradling Ye Yuqiao in his arms, and then he slammed the door shut.

After closing the door, Chen Hao laid Ye Yuqiao on the ground, then he leaned his head back and propped his body against the door. At this moment, his face was pale, his pupils dim and listless, his forehead and the tip of his nose covered in cold sweat.

"Does it hurt a lot?" Ye Yuqiao caressed Chen Hao's face with both hands, sobbing.

Feeling his beloved's tears of concern, warmth surged in Chen Hao's heart. He managed a smile, which looked feeble and pallid on his weakened face.

Then he slowly raised his hand, and while wiping away Ye Yuqiao's tears, he gasped and chuckled, "Silly girl, don't cry. Have you forgotten? I have an immortal body!"

"But you're afraid of pain!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly cried out loud.

Chen Hao distinctly felt the girl lying in his arms trembling violently, and warmth spread through his heart again, now mixed with a sweet sensation.

With a "bang," at that moment, the door Chen Hao was leaning on emitted a loud noise.

Following that, along with a faint series of hurried footsteps, another "bang" resounded, accompanied by a tremendous force—someone was ramming the door!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Hao closed his eyes and pushed the Nether King's Power from within his body to the outside, using all his strength to resist the door being broken open.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Outside, seeing that ramming the door had proven fruitless, a black-clothed bodyguard directly took out a gun and shot at the door.

"Argh!" Chen Hao let out a pained scream, his expression showing extreme agony.

Without even having the chance to close his eyes, Chen Hao died!

Although she knew Chen Hao would soon come back to life, Ye Yuqiao couldn't help but cry heartbrokenly, screaming and sobbing uncontrollably.

It was a devastating, heart-shattering despair!

If Chen Hao could not come back to life, Ye Yuqiao would surely die of grief!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of ramming the door resounded once again, and Chen Hao stood like a rock, withstanding each violent blow.

At this time, the dozens of local villagers from Dao County, who had been frightened stiff by the gunshots, finally came to their senses. Hearing Ye Yuqiao's piercing screams, a surge of rage suddenly ignited within them.

"Charge in and kill them!" the leading elder shouted, his aged face showing despair and his golden eyes tearfully shimmering, believing that Chen Hao had already been shot dead.

"Yes, yes, yes! Charge in and kill them to avenge Chairman Chen!" Like the old man, the other local villagers from Dao County also believed Chen Hao had been shot dead!

The crowd was incensed, surging toward the Li Family's hall with weapons in hand.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, and caught off guard, Zhang Yushan panicked. She quickly retreated behind several black-clothed bodyguards, and then commanded a dozen of them to take up their guns and move toward the doorway.

Zhang Yushan thought that by doing so, she could intimidate the advancing villagers from Dao County, but instead, her actions only infuriated the crowd even more.

The leading elder raised his shovel and struck a black-clothed bodyguard straight in the face; immediately after, countless farming tools flew through the air, raining down on the line of black-clothed bodyguards blocking the door.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yushan was completely at a loss. She had been considering whether to shoot into the crowd but hesitated, fearing that too many people would be killed, and thus lost her last chance to control the situation.

At this moment, Li Jiachang's son suddenly got up from the sofa, walked over to Zhang Yushan, and slapped her hard on the face, followed by a flurry of punches and kicks.

"Ah!" Zhang Yushan screamed in pain as she fell to the ground, feeling as if the world was spinning and her head was throbbing.

Meanwhile, in the room, under Yuqiao's gaze, Chen Hao finally came to his senses. The three bullets that had penetrated his body were expelled by the power of the Nether King above his left eye; as the blood flowed back into his body, the gunshot wounds healed.

Opening his eyes, Chen Hao immediately grabbed Yuqiao's arm and urgently asked, "Yuqiao, are you okay?"

"Woo!" Yuqiao, crying, buried herself into Chen Hao's embrace and trembled, "I'm okay, I'll definitely be okay with you here."

A slight smile played at the corners of Chen Hao's mouth, his face full of happiness. To him, the feeling of being cared for by Yuqiao was so beautiful!

With his left hand hooked tightly around Yuqiao's soft and slender waist, and his right hand gently stroking the smooth long hair on her back, he said softly, "It's okay now, don't cry anymore. You've cried too much lately and have become thinner. If you lose more weight, you won't look good anymore, you won't be a goddess then!"

Yuqiao's head suddenly pulled away from Chen Hao's embrace, and she lightly slapped his chest, her face returning to its long-unseen expressionless state.

Chen Hao laughed heartily and gently pinched Yuqiao's cheek, saying, "Your Majesty the Queen, I'm so cold!"

Yuqiao rolled her eyes at Chen Hao, hesitated for two seconds, and then suddenly kissed him, just a light peck on Chen Hao's lips, before she said coldly, "Alright, it's already chaos outside. If you don't go out and stop it, there will be casualties!"

"Yeah!" Chen Hao nodded, and with a sudden tug of his left hand, he pulled Yuqiao into his arms and held her tight.

Seconds later, they separated, and Chen Hao turned around, opened the door riddled with bullet holes, and stepped out.

"Stop fighting, everyone!" Chen Hao shouted loudly.

By this time, the dozen or so men in black suits were already beaten bloody, crouching on the ground, using their hands to protect their heads, and surrendering.

Seeing Chen Hao appear unharmed, everyone present was stunned. A few seconds later, the old man who had led the charge walked up to Chen Hao, dropped the shovel in his hand, seized Chen Hao's hand, and cried with joy, "Chairman Chen, oh, it's so good to see you're okay! We thought you'd been shot... and wanted to avenge you!"

Chen Hao looked at the old man with gratitude, shook his head, and chuckled, "Old fellow, I really owe you one. If it weren't for you leading the people to save me, I probably wouldn't be getting out of here today. But, you mustn't hit these people anymore; they were all controlled by that woman's sorcery!"

With that, Chen Hao looked toward Zhang Yushan, who was now curled up in a corner, beaten black and blue by Li Ming, crying and with a runny nose.

Yuqiao also walked out of the room at this moment, coming up behind Chen Hao and wrapping her arms around his like a little girl in need of protection, pressing tightly against his back.

Feeling the gentle touch against his back, Chen Hao turned his head, gave Yuqiao a sweet smile, and said softly, "Let's head back to Y City now."

"Mm!" Yuqiao nodded.

Chen Hao turned back to the old man and said, "Old fellow, I have urgent business back in the city. I'll leave it to you to handle things here. This incident has nothing to do with the Li Family, so please don't give them a hard time. As for this woman and the bodyguards she brought, just call the police and let them deal with it."

"Oh, okay, no problem!" The old man nodded. "Then, Chairman Chen, remember to come visit us in Dao County when you have the time, come to my house as a guest!"

"Absolutely, for sure!" Chen Hao happily agreed.

After expressing his thanks to the dozens of locals from Dao County who came to help, Chen Hao left with Yuqiao, getting into the car headed back to Y City.

It was already 5:35 PM, and the deep autumn night had begun to unfurl.

In the sky, Chen Hao saw a full moon slowly rising...

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