Song Jiamin saw Ye Xiao heading directly toward Minghai Academy and was puzzled. Could it be that the poor girl who was raped was now at Minghai Academy? She hesitated for a moment but still followed Ye Xiao into Minghai Academy.

While following Ye Xiao, Song Jiamin asked, "Ye Xiao, is the girl still inside the school? You shouldn't have stopped me just now!"

Ye Xiao, hands in his pockets and not looking at Song Jiamin, scoffed and said, "Not stop you? Let you go catch that guy? I don't mean to underestimate you, but I doubt you could handle him."

"Why not? I'm a police officer. As long as the evidence is conclusive, no matter who he is, I can arrest him!" Song Jiamin asserted confidently.

"His father is the Deputy Mayor. I think you might know who Deputy Mayor Chen is," Ye Xiao remarked.

Song Jiamin frowned slightly, puzzled, and asked, "Are you talking about Chen Maozhong?"

Ye Xiao nodded and replied, "Yes, that's right, it's him. The guy we just saw is Chen Maozhong's son, Chen Ming. Although your dad is the Speaker of the Council, as a major leader in the council, trying to legally touch his son would probably not be so easy, would it?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Song Jiamin indeed agreed. Her father, Song Jianping, was a rare and incorruptible official, but his subordinates, the mayors and deputy mayors, were not so straightforward, especially Chen Maozhong. He often disagreed with Song Jianping politically. Although Song Jianping really wanted to deal with him, there were many unavoidable difficulties. Now, trying to touch Chen Maozhong's precious son would be like cutting Chen Maozhong's flesh, which he would definitely not permit. This would be a serious issue, and Chen Maozhong would surely fight back aggressively, which could significantly impact her father's political career.

Although Song Jiamin was filled with a sense of justice, Ye Xiao had made a reasonable point; people are selfish. For her father's career, Song Jiamin fell silent.

Noticing Song Jiamin's mood, Ye Xiao gave a slight smile but said no more, as he had anticipated her reaction.

"Are we just going to let Chen Ming go like this?" Song Jiamin eventually couldn't help but speak up after a long silence.

Ye Xiao responded, "Dealing with a person like Chen Ming is not that difficult; it just requires some less honorable methods. If I get a chance, I will eliminate the hazard for society."

Ye Xiao's words were mild, but they made Song Jiamin tremble slightly. His words were simple, talking about removing a hazard meant killing Chen Ming. Although Song Jiamin was a police officer and notoriously quick-tempered, she was not one to make decisive kills; after all, a woman is ultimately a woman.

Ye Xiao knew where Class Seven was located, and it was already night. The campus was devoid of people, shadowy and dark.

Ye Xiao made his way effortlessly to the building where Class Seven was located.

Quickly reaching the floor of Class Seven, suddenly, Ye Xiao and Song Jiamin heard some crying. If they hadn't known there was someone there beforehand, the sound might have frightened them immensely in this unexpected context.

"Listen, there's a sound!" Being a police officer with innate alertness, Song Jiamin immediately pressed herself cautiously against the wall.

Ye Xiao glanced at Song Jiamin, feeling resigned. After all, she was now a Martial Artist; she couldn't always be this timid.

Of course, Ye Xiao understood that Song Jiamin wasn't really timid but, due to her profession, wanted to proceed in a safer way.

Ye Xiao whispered to Song Jiamin, "Wait here, I'll go check it out."

"You underestimate me?" Song Jiamin frowned, defiantly looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and replied, "Can you beat me?"

Song Jiamin went silent, snorted, and thought, 'If he wants to be cannon fodder, let him be.'

Ignoring Song Jiamin, Ye Xiao walked directly to Class Seven's doorway. The door was open. When Ye Xiao walked in, the crying immediately stopped. However, standing on the platform, he clearly saw a girl in the back corner of the classroom, huddled with her legs, her clothes disheveled. Clearly, this must be the girl tormented by Chen Ming.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao felt a surge of sadness and inwardly cursed Chen Ming, the bastard, then strode toward the girl.

The girl, already a scared bird, should have screamed by reason, but surprisingly, when she saw Ye Xiao, she didn't scream but instead looked at him.

Because Ye Xiao had reached the Xuan Rank, his eyesight was exceptional. Even though the classroom was dim, he still saw the girl, especially those dim, lustreless eyes. They were...

Ye Xiao was slightly startled. What kind of look was that?

Ye Xiao had once lived a mercenary life on the Lijiazhou Continent with many brothers with whom he drank and feasted. Those brothers had mostly left him, and the look he saw in their eyes at that moment was the look he saw now, one of despair!

Yes, it was a look of despair, a look from those who knew they could not change their situation anymore, a look utterly devoid of hope.

My God, why would she have such a look!

Ye Xiao was not a good person, but today, out of curiosity, he had come here. Was it really just to be a good person?

Suddenly, Ye Xiao saw a flash of cold light, and the girl's hand slashed towards her throat. Ye Xiao was shocked and quickly pulled a coin from his pocket!

"Whoosh!"

The coin, like a missile, swiftly struck the girl's wrist. Ye Xiao was fast, and his force was precisely controlled, hitting the girl's wrist just right, causing her wrist to go numb and the object in her hand to fall out!

When the object fell out, Ye Xiao carefully saw that it was a blade, a pencil sharpener blade, clearly something from this classroom. The poor girl, in desperation, wanted to use it to end her brief life!

"Miss, is death really the best choice?"

The girl's hand was slightly painful, but mostly numb. She did not recognize this man who walked into the classroom; because of the darkness, she could not clearly see Ye Xiao's face. She initially thought Ye Xiao was like a soul-collector from hell, but then, this person suddenly appeared in front of her the moment she looked up!

You see, the distance from the podium to here was at least six or seven meters. How could this person appear instantly as if teleporting? Could he really not be human?

The girl ought to have been timid, but at this moment, she already harbored thoughts of death. What else could she possibly fear? Clearly, she feared nothing!

The girl, hearing Ye Xiao's words, said coldly, "But what meaning is there in living?"

"Today you attempt suicide with a blade, which is exactly what brings pain to loved ones and joy to foes. Do you really want to see the person who hurt you deriving pleasure from your actions and mocking your foolish death?" Ye Xiao seriously said, "If one day, your soul returns to the world and finds that as a soul, you cannot touch this archenemy of yours, would you really want that?"

"People die and isn't everything over?" The girl stared blankly at Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao said, "Whether there's something or nothing, it does not matter. To you, life is already as light as a feather, so why not let this life serve a greater purpose?"

"A greater purpose?" A glimmer of hope appeared in the girl's dull eyes, which Ye Xiao noticed!

Ye Xiao could tell, the girl was finally interested in his words!

"If you are willing to give your life to me, I will let you seek revenge in the way you deem most fitting, and it will be a revenge tenfold!" Ye Xiao's face slowly showed a gentle smile.

"Tenfold revenge? I am just a woman without the strength to truss a chicken. Can I really fight against that person? He said, his father is a deputy mayor!" The girl said this, feeling suddenly powerless. How could an ordinary citizen contend against a deputy mayor?

Ye Xiao said, "As long as you are willing to give your life to me and let me control your destiny, you can have everything you desire!"

"Who are you?" The girl looked at Ye Xiao, puzzled.

Ye Xiao chuckled and then, looking at the girl, said, "Just think of me as a demon. Right now, you are making a deal with a demon. Are you willing?"

Making a deal with a demon!

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the girl was slightly stunned, but then she thought about it—the person who bullied her was indeed human, but what he did was not what a human should do. And this person who claims to be a demon?

Well, since she no longer wanted her life, she might as well make a deal with this so-called demon!

"I am willing!" the girl looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked at the girl, knowing how sad she was, but also knowing that this was the only thing that could keep her going.

"What is your name?" Ye Xiao reached out to straighten the girl's disheveled clothes, carefully doing so without touching her skin.

The girl replied, "Huo Feng."

"Huo Feng?" Ye Xiao smiled, "That's a nice name. Flame Phoenix, very nice!"

The girl knew Ye Xiao had misunderstood, so she immediately said, "Huo, like in Huo Yuanjia!"

Ye Xiao said, "No matter which Huo, your life now belongs to me. The old name does not matter anymore. From now on, you will be called Huo Feng. From this moment on, you are the phoenix reborn from the ashes; I want you to soar to the nine heavens!"

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, Huo Feng was somewhat stunned. Who was this person, and why speak such strange things? As for the name "Huo Feng," she was not particularly fond of it or opposed. Anyway, her life no longer belonged to her, and the name was merely a code—what it was did not matter anymore.

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