Early next morning, Ye Xiao and the others left the villa early, as it was Monday, so no one wanted to be late. Zhou Hao, not being a student, stayed in the villa to study the "Wind Shadow Steps."

Morning traffic was beginning to pick up, and Ye Xiao was driving at a leisurely pace.

"Ye Xiao, when do you think Fu Bin will come back here?" Zhou Yuyan asked, addressing Ye Xiao who was driving.

Ye Xiao retorted, "What, you miss him?"

"Cut it out, you're the one who misses him. I'm just worried. He's a master, what if he poses a threat to us? Besides, behind him stands the Fu family. You know about the generations-long grudge between the Zhou and Fu families." Zhou Yuyan's implication was clear; The danger this time might not be to Ling Shuya, but to herself and her sibling.

Ling Shuya immediately laughed and said to Zhou Yuyan, "Yuyan, you're really overthinking it. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, there's nothing to worry about. Besides, I'll soon become a martial arts master; Ye Xiao said I have great potential for martial arts."

Ye Xiao quickly chimed in, "Did I really say that? Didn't I say if you want to rapidly increase your strength you'd need to..."

Before Ye Xiao could finish, Ling Shuya hurriedly interjected, "Whether you said it or not, do you think I wouldn't know? Why are you making such a fuss? Just focus on driving, or I'll dock your bonus."

Ling Shuya was no fool; from the tone of Ye Xiao's voice, she knew he was about to bring up the topic of dual cultivation. Dual cultivation hadn't even started, so how could it be allowed to become common knowledge? Moreover, even if they started dual cultivating, it's not something you can just tell everyone. Otherwise, how can Miss Ling show her face in public in the future?

Bonus.

Ye Xiao wasn't much interested in the other matters, but the mention of 'bonus' immediately lit up his eyes. He grinned at Ling Shuya and asked, "Shuya, is there really a bonus?"

"If you keep being so indecisive, there won't be any bonus," Ling Shuya snorted.

Ye Xiao understood immediately and kept quiet. For the sake of a bonus, playing mute for a while wasn't too bad.

Soon, the trio reached the school. As Ye Xiao and the other two got out of the car, they immediately attracted quite a few stares. Clearly, everyone was curious about how two of the school's most popular girls came to school in a Q Rui. The students at Minghai Academy all came from very influential backgrounds, so they usually either walked to school or drove normal cars like Audis. Although Q Rui was known as the young people's first car choice, if they actually drove such a car to school, it was bound to turn some heads.

However, when many people looked at Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, they also noticed Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao's reputation at Minghai Academy was now quite significant, but not many had actually seen him in person since he had not been at Minghai Academy for long.

As the trio entered the school gate, they heard someone calling out.

"Brother Xiao." Chen Ming and Zhang Liang saw Ye Xiao and quickly ran over with a grin.

Saturday evening, Chen Ming had trashed Huo Feng and then handed her over to Ye Xiao, telling him to enjoy. Although Ye Xiao ultimately sent Chen Ming away with a scolding, Chen Ming had thought Ye Xiao did it for the sake of face and hadn't been seen leaving through the main gate since entering Minghai Academy's campus, who knew what Ye Xiao had been up to at school.

Since Ye Xiao had accepted Chen Ming's favor, he naturally thought he was now one of Ye Xiao's men.

"Brother Xiao," said Chen Ming and Zhang Liang as they trotted up to Ye Xiao, still grinning. "How was Saturday night?"

Actually, if these two hadn't mentioned it, Ye Xiao could have pretended to ignore it, at least not showing any displeasure in front of Ling Shuya and the others.

But, eager to show off, Chen Ming blurted it out in front of Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, instantly igniting an unnamed fury in Ye Xiao.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were already very displeased to see Chen Ming, but then hearing Chen Ming mentioning 'how was Saturday night' clearly involved something with Ye Xiao.

Moreover, on that Saturday night, Ye Xiao hadn't been with Ling Shuya, at least not before ten o'clock. So during this period, what exactly had Ye Xiao done? Ling Shuya was also very curious, so at this point, she immediately turned to Ye Xiao and demanded, "Ye Xiao, speak up, what happened on Saturday night? How come you were with this guy? You didn't really become friends, did you?"

Ye Xiao didn't rush to explain; instead, he showed a very gentle smile, turned to Chen Ming, patted his shoulder, and said, "Do you know? To become one of my brothers, you need to pass a very brutal selection process. I wonder if you can withstand it."

"Brother Xiao, whatever you ask, I can do," Chen Ming said earnestly, as if he was fully prepared.

Ye Xiao said, "Well, if you can strip off your clothes and stand here for an hour, then I'll acknowledge you as my brother."

Ye Xiao really wanted to deal with Chen Ming now, but he thought of Huo Feng still diligently practicing to take revenge. If Huo Feng grew stronger, but Chen Ming was gone, she would definitely be disappointed, and Ye Xiao didn't want Huo Feng to be disappointed.

So at this time, Ye Xiao was just mildly tormenting Chen Ming.

"Xiao... Brother Xiao, don't joke around, there are a lot of people here." Chen Ming felt somewhat embarrassed.

After all, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were still standing there. Chen Ming hated losing face in front of beautiful women the most. If someone else had said that, Chen Ming would have taught him a lesson without hesitation, but the words came from Ye Xiao. Even if he wanted to teach a lesson, he didn't dare to.

Ye Xiao's words were actually quite loud earlier, so a lot of people had already gathered around. Chen Ming used to be one of the noteworthy figures at Minghai Academy. As a big shot at Minghai Academy, Chen Ming had bullied many others, often very vulnerable people, and he was very arrogant about it. Therefore, hearing Ye Xiao's words, many students ran over here. Clearly, everyone wanted to see how Chen Ming would strip in public.

"Come on, hurry up and strip," Zhou Yuyan, the girl who loved to stir up trouble, heard that Ye Xiao wanted Chen Ming to strip in public and not only was she not embarrassed, she even egged Chen Ming on to hurry up and strip.

Upon hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Chen Ming immediately glared fiercely at her.

But Zhou Yuyan was not the kind of person who would back down easily. Seeing Chen Ming glaring at her, she immediately shouted, "Chen Ming, what are you glaring at? Don't forget, three months ago, I remember very clearly, you stripped a girl naked and threw her in the center of campus. Do you know? That girl is now in a mental hospital."

Indeed, this was something Chen Ming had done. As the son of the second-in-command of Minghai City, Chen Ming had committed many outrageous acts, but previously, even the school's leadership was helpless because of Chen Ming's family background.

However, Chen Ming never expected that this would happen to himself.

Chen Ming looked at Ye Xiao and begged, "Brother Xiao, please, let me go."

If Zhou Yuyan hadn't brought up that incident, Ye Xiao might have really let Chen Ming go. But now, how could Ye Xiao possibly let him go?

However, before Ye Xiao could speak, Ling Shuya went directly in front of Chen Ming and threw a swift punch at his nose. Chen Ming didn't react in time, and Ling Shuya's punch was completely unexpected and caught him off guard, so he took a solid blow.

After the punch landed, Chen Ming's nose instantly started bleeding profusely.

"Let me tell you, this is what you get for bullying your female classmates," Ling Shuya had intended to go to sleep last night but on a whim decided to practice the Xuan Xin female cultivation technique for over four hours. Her True Qi had also increased a lot, so her punch was exceptionally crisp and decisive today.

"Holy shit." After getting punched, Chen Ming cursing under his breath and holding his nose, with a furious look, said to Ling Shuya, "You dare to hit me."

"How about it?" Ling Shuya snapped back angrily. "Today, not only will I hit you, I'll strip you of your clothes and make you run naked on the street."

Upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, Chen Ming was suddenly terrified and hastily backed away, but at that moment, two people appeared behind him, blocking his escape.

"Brother Xiao, what's going on?" Zhan Bo and Weii Yang happened to walk over, looking confused.

Ye Xiao answered, "Nothing much, just that this guy bullied a virtuous girl, so Miss Ling wants to teach him a lesson. I don't feel like getting involved, you two handle it."

Zhan Bo and Weii Yang exchanged glances, then chuckled. The latter looked at Zhan Bo and asked, "What's the basic principle of the Heavenly Gate Security Company?"

Zhan Bo said matter-of-factly, "To protect Miss Ling Shuya."

"In that case," Weii Yang laughed, then turned to Ling Shuya and said, "We are at Miss Ling Shuya's beck and call."

The words of Zhan Bo and Weii Yang certainly gave Ling Shuya a lot of face.

Ling Shuya immediately adopted the posture of a queen, with a devilish smile on her face, she looked at Chen Ming and said, "Strip Chen Ming of his clothes."

As soon as Zhan Bo and Weii Yang heard this, they chuckled and looked at Chen Ming, saying, "Sorry, but you might want to cooperate."

"You dare to touch me and see," Chen Ming shouted angrily, "I'll tell you, my dad is Chen Maozhong, the second-in-command of Minghai City, none of you dare to touch me."

Hearing Chen Ming's threat, Zhan Bo and Weii Yang paused for a moment, then looked back at Ye Xiao again.

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