For the first time, Li Jun discovered that Xu Ke was a tough nut to crack.

Wong Teng sidled up to him. "How'd it go?"

"He's not coming," Li Jun said angrily.

Wong Teng shrugged. "He must be scared, huh? What a coward."

"Coward?" a bodyguard in a black suit standing behind Li Jun sneered. "He's simply ignoring you. Young Master Fan made a mistake sending you two weirdos out."

Xu Ke had already shat and pissed all over the Huang family's heads, and these two weirdos actually thought he was a coward? What a joke.

Hearing this, Li Jun immediately bristled. "What did you say?"

"Was I wrong?" the bodyguard snorted. "And you were talking about how ambushing him here was the safer option. Bullshit! Going straight to the Urban Village would have been better. I can't believe I listened to your garbage idea."

Li Jun gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do. Since he couldn't lure Xu Ke out, he could only endure the ridicule. As for Wong Teng, he had no background to speak of and didn't dare utter a word.

"Let's go. We're wasting time. We'll go to the Urban Village and corner him," a middle-aged man in black behind them said indifferently.

He was an expert sent by the Ye Family, Yuk Ming.

An Innate Great Perfection.

He was sent specifically to ambush and kill Xu Ke.

"Yes, Uncle Ming," the bodyguard and Li Jun replied, not daring to argue now that the middle-aged man had spoken.

「...」

「Urban Village.」

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ke wasn't worried in the slightest. Never mind that Li Jun couldn't possibly get in to smash his furniture; even if he did, Room 403 had no furniture to speak of.

However, since they failed to draw him to the Huating Community, Xu Ke guessed Li Jun would probably come to the Urban Village to ambush him.

In that case, I'll be looking forward to our meeting.

Xu Ke smiled faintly.

At that moment, Li Jun's call came through. "Xu Ke, you have half an hour to get downstairs, or we'll burn your house down right now."

Xu Ke glanced at the time. It was eight-thirty.

If this had been before his True Qi had recovered, Xu Ke wouldn't have gone downstairs. But things were different now. With his newfound strength, he was naturally bent on revenge. He believed the Ye Family wouldn't just send Li Jun alone; considering the information they had, they would definitely dispatch a Martial Artist to help deal with him.

But he wasn't afraid. He had dared to fight Ouyang Shuang to the death, so why would he fear other Martial Artists? Besides, it was impossible for the Ye Family to send an expert on Ouyang Shuang's level just to help Li Jun.

So, Xu Ke decided to go down.

But he wasn't in a hurry. He simply hung up the call, deciding to let Li Jun wait. To complete the Ye Family's mission, Li Jun would definitely wait obediently downstairs. This thought made Li Jun's simmering anger boil over again.

Following that, Xu Ke rummaged through a cabinet and pulled out two fruit knives.

These will do.

He hadn't forgotten what Li Jun had put him through. He would repay him twofold for both the pain and the humiliation.

「...」

「Ten-thirty at night.」

After organizing his medicinal formulas, finishing his cultivation, and even taking a shower, Xu Ke slowly headed downstairs.

The moment he stepped out of the building, he saw Li Jun, teeth gritted, staring at him with a look of pure hatred.

"You son of a bitch, you made me wait for two hours!" Li Jun roared.

Next to him, Wong Teng chimed in, "Xu Ke, you think you're hot shit, huh?"

Wong Teng had also been waiting for a long time. Yuk Ming and the bodyguard, of course, didn't have to wait outside. They had been resting in a nearby car the whole time. Li Jun and Wong Teng were the only two fools left standing there.

Xu Ke laughed. "Where there's a will, there's a way. If you can wait for me this long, what can't you achieve in the future?"

"Cut the crap," Li Jun snarled, pointing at Xu Ke's nose. "I'll give you three seconds to kneel and apologize. If you do, I might be able to convince Young Master Ye to forgive you."

The truth was, Ye Fan hadn't told Li Jun they were there to test Xu Ke's abilities. Instead, he told Li Jun that Xu Ke was Wong Qifu's fiancé and had offended the Ye Family. He instructed Li Jun to break Xu Ke's legs and dispatched Yuk Ming—a man Li Jun considered extremely formidable. That was why Li Jun's arrogance had swelled.

"Tell the man the Ye Family sent to come out," Xu Ke said flatly, turning and walking into an alley. If they were going to fight, it couldn't be on the street.

Seeing this, Li Jun's face lit up with excitement. He had been racking his brain for a reason to drag Xu Ke into an alley, and now the guy was walking right into his own grave. As Xu Ke disappeared into the darkness, Li Jun quickly turned to look toward the car.

But Yuk Ming was already walking over.

The bodyguard followed, taunting, "By the time you get around to calling for him, Xu Ke would have already escaped, you useless piece of trash."

The excitement on Li Jun's face vanished, and he turned livid with rage.

「...」

「Inside the alley.」

The scene was eerily similar to the previous night. Xu Ke stood at one end, with Li Jun and his cronies at the other.

"Kid, you're brave, and arrogant, daring to face me alone," Yuk Ming said lightly as he stepped forward. "I'll give you a chance to crawl away later."

He didn't let the bodyguard, Li Jun, or Wong Teng waste any time. According to Young Master Fan's intel, Xu Ke was at least at the Innate Middle Stage. He was not to be underestimated.

"You're quite brave yourself," Xu Ke said with a slight smile.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Yuk Ming's expression darkened. Wasn't that the same as saying he was arrogant for facing Xu Ke alone?

"Kid, you're all talk," the bodyguard scowled, stepping forward. He couldn't stand seeing Xu Ke mock Yuk Ming.

"Annoying," Xu Ke said dismissively. "I don't have time to waste on small fry."

"What did you say?" the bodyguard roared, glaring at Xu Ke as he pulled out an electric baton. "You're fucking asking for it!"

He knew Xu Ke was just a kept man. He used to be weaker than even Li Jun, so on what grounds could he look down on him?

But before he could take another step, he was frozen in place.

Because at that moment...

WHOOSH.

A silvery glint of a blade appeared like a phantom in the night, instantly slicing through the dim light of the streetlamp.

THUD.

The bodyguard's knees slammed into the ground, splashing up mud.

"AHH!" he screamed, clutching his thigh and howling in agony.

A fruit knife was embedded in his thigh, just above the knee.

No one had seen how Xu Ke had moved.

Li Jun and Wong Teng's faces went pale. How had Xu Ke become so powerful?

Yuk Ming's expression became utterly solemn. "Kid, you are not at the Innate Middle Stage." Xu Ke's technique and speed were not something an Innate Middle Stage Martial Artist could achieve.

"I am, in fact, at the genuine Innate Middle Stage," Xu Ke said with a slight smile. The next moment, he stomped his foot, his body shooting forward like an arrow. "Crippling a Postnatal Perfection like you is more than enough."

"Arrogant!" Yuk Ming bellowed.

How dare Xu Ke, the weaker combatant, initiate the attack?

This was blatant contempt!

True Qi surged through Yuk Ming's body as he unleashed an Ancient Fist technique. "You won't be able to take this punch!"

The force of the punch was sharp and its power, staggering. Standing nearby, Wong Teng and Li Jun felt their skin prickle from the sheer force of the blow.

This is terrifying, Li Jun thought, stunned. He knew Yuk Ming was strong, but he never realized he was *this* strong. But what shocked him more was Xu Ke, who was charging forward without a hint of hesitation... When did he become this powerful?

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