The scene before them was like a shocking play, instantly turning everyone's blood cold and leaving them stunned.

It was too violent!

Then, Xu Ke pressed the knife to Ye Chong's neck and dragged him over like a dead dog. Caught off guard by the heavy blow, Ye Chong was too weak to resist and was left completely at Xu Ke's mercy.

"Postnatal Initial Stage cultivation, on the verge of a breakthrough. Not bad," Xu Ke said indifferently. His expression was calm, as if he had just done something utterly trivial.

In his grasp, however, Ye Chong trembled with pain.

Pain! A deep, shuddering pain that pierced his very bones!

But Ye Chong didn't dare to scream or move. Xu Ke's knife was already against his neck; he could even feel the tip breaking his skin.

I'm utterly hopeless. All my cultivation... it's gone!

In fact, I've been racking my brain for a way to escape, Xu Ke thought. Leaving the Golden K Bar alone would have been no problem at all. Although I'm only at the Innate Middle Stage and my True Qi isn't particularly strong, Ren Gu molded me into a well-rounded Martial Artist with no weaknesses. My agility, defense, and attack power are more than enough to let me move freely among these ordinary thugs. But... adding Wang Qiya and Zhou Yi Yi to the mix makes things difficult.

I sent a text to Uncle Wu as a precaution on my way up, but it's still a question as to when he might arrive. So, the challenge had been how to safely leave the Golden K with the two women, or at least hold out until Uncle Wu arrived.

But I never expected Ye Chong to be so foolish! He didn't just provoke me to my face; he even rushed in close, basically serving his head up on a platter. This move was just as dumb as Jiang Yi delivering himself to my doorstep this afternoon. Is this really how the Ye Family's second young master thinks? Could he be cursed or something?!

What Xu Ke didn't know was that Ye Chong had actually anticipated his move. In Ye Chong's mind, however, Xu Ke had only beaten Ouyang Shuang using underhanded methods and had been heavily injured in the process. Therefore, Xu Ke's own strength was, at most, that of a normal Innate Middle Stage martial artist. Since he himself was about to reach the Innate Middle Stage, their power should be comparable.

What real difference could there be between a seventeen-year-old kid and an eighteen-year-old adult? Therefore, even if Xu Ke was incredibly fast, I should be able to react and counterattack. Furthermore, if Xu Ke made a move, Ye Chong could righteously command his men to swarm him and kill him on the spot.

But his plan, as sound as it seemed, completely failed to account for one thing: Xu Ke was simply too strong. He had underestimated him.

At that moment, Ye Chong's men finally snapped out of their daze.

"Let go of Young Master Chong!"

"You freeloader, let Young Master Chong go!"

The thugs erupted in a furious uproar. The two bodyguards were even more agitated. Raising their knives, they pointed them at Xu Ke and roared, "Let go of Young Master Chong!"

Despair and fear were written all over their faces. Even if they managed to save Ye Chong, he was already crippled. With his Dantian destroyed, they, as his personal bodyguards, would surely be blamed. They might even be abandoned by the Ye Family.

"You're courting death!" Zhao Xinyue shrieked. Though her tone was harsh, her pale face and the sheer panic in her voice betrayed her.

With Ye Chong captured, the tables have completely turned, haven't they?

The other bodyguards and thugs were flustered. How had Xu Ke reversed the situation in the blink of an eye?

Behind him, Zhou Yi Yi was dumbfounded.

So *that's* what Xu Ke meant by "judging the situation"! Ye Chong couldn't even accurately gauge Xu Ke's strength, yet he dared to mock him up close. If that wasn't a failure to judge the situation, what was?

Wang Qiya stared at Xu Ke, her eyes wide with shock. Since getting to know him, she had only ever seen his gentle, kind-hearted side. In front of her sister, he even seemed a little henpecked. But now, Wang Qiya was witnessing his ruthless and thunderous methods firsthand.

Standing behind Xu Ke, under his protection, I finally understand why my sister said he could be a safe harbor.

"Courting death?" Hearing Zhao Xinyue, Xu Ke just shrugged and chuckled. He pressed the small knife deeper into Ye Chong's neck. "What was that I'm doing? Say it again."

The knife's tip broke Ye Chong's skin, and a bead of blood welled up. Ye Chong's face turned completely white. All his earlier confidence and composure had vanished.

He finally remembered: Xu Ke was the fiend who had killed Huang Qi right in front of the Huang Family. He could no longer tell if Xu Ke would end his life in the next second.

Everyone was aghast.

"Calm down!"

"Please… Mister Xu, calm down!"

The bodyguards' faces were ashen. If they pushed Xu Ke to kill, they were done for. If Ye Chong died, they'd be buried right along with him.

"No need to panic," Xu Ke said with a slight smile. "A moment ago, Young Master Chong said he didn't understand what I was saying. I'm just using facts to show him what it means to fail to judge the situation."

"Young Master Chong, do you understand now?"

After he spoke, Ye Chong managed to choke out, "Xu... Young Master Xu, I understand."

"Good." Xu Ke nodded. "By the way, didn't you want Xiao Ya to apologize to you just now? Still feel that way?"

Ye Chong forced a dry laugh. "Young Master Xu, you must be joking. I... I have such a great relationship with Xiao Ya, of course not."

"I see." Xu Ke nodded. "That's good. Otherwise, when your family visits your fourth brother's grave next year, they'd have to burn some incense for you, too."

Ye Chong's face stiffened.

Then, Xu Ke glanced at the disheveled Wang Qiya and the swollen cheek of Zhou Yi Yi. "Just now," he said coolly, "someone said I was courting death, and also that Xiao Ya and Miss Zhou's knees had gone weak. I wonder if Young Master Chong thinks she was right."

As he finished, Ye Chong's pupils shrank. "Completely, completely wrong! Big Soldier, knock Zhao Xinyue unconscious and throw her out!"

All I want is to keep Xu Ke from doing anything crazy and save my own skin. At the very least, I need to stall for time until the experts from the Ye Family arrive! As long as I'm alive, there's a chance. As for people like Zhao Xinyue... if it calms Xu Ke down, she's completely expendable!

"Yes!" the two bodyguards immediately complied.

Hearing the order, all the blood drained from Zhao Xinyue's face. "Chong, Young Master Chong, you can't do this…" She never imagined that in just a few minutes, Ye Chong would turn on her. She wanted to beg for mercy, but Ye Chong's men gave her no chance.

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

A dozen slaps rained down on Zhao Xinyue's face, instantly leaving it red and swollen. Then, one of the bodyguards brutally jabbed a club into her stomach.

"Aaargh—" Zhao Xinyue howled in agony as blood sprayed from her mouth. She immediately fainted, crumpling to the floor unconscious.

Seeing Zhao Xinyue's wretched state, Zhou Yi Yi looked on with pity. "This…"

But Wang Qiya squeezed Zhou Yi Yi's hand, her own face resolute. "She deserved it."

I have to become ruthless. Otherwise, I'm not qualified to stand by my sister's side!

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