That huge fist, like a sky-shattering hammer, smashed down from above towards Ye Xiao's head.

Li Gang was known at Minghai Academy as a strongman, and few were unafraid of his strength. Those who had fought with Li Gang could hardly defeat him one-on-one.

Therefore, when Li Gang threw that punch, everyone was shocked, and they already anticipated how Ye Xiao would be knocked down, even beaten brutally. Perhaps, with that punch, Ye Xiao might even be knocked unconscious, especially since Ye Xiao was slim.

However...

Li Gang could feel the force of his own punch, but as his fist was about to hit Ye Xiao's head, it abruptly stopped.

It truly stopped.

At that moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the position of Li Gang's fist, and because they saw the fist stop, everyone was terrified.

Not only was Li Gang stunned, everyone was stunned because, at that moment, Ye Xiao's expression was looking at the pale-faced Qin Yulu. Of course, that wasn't the point. The point was, while Ye Xiao was looking at Qin Yulu, his left hand was firmly gripping Li Gang's fist, making it, sturdy as steel, halt in mid-air, unable to advance or retreat!

"Don't be afraid," Ye Xiao said with a slight smile, gazing softly at Qin Yulu.

Qin Yulu was also one of those stunned, barely believing what she was seeing in Ye Xiao, whose performance was astonishingly cool and impressive.

Ye Xiao's head slowly turned towards Li Gang, his eyes almost smiling as he looked at him.

"Last time, Zhang Zihao used a crowd to besiege me at the Third Academy, saying he wanted to cripple me. Weren't you there?" Ye Xiao's voice remained gentle, but to everyone present, it immediately took on another flavor, and they were all stunned at that moment.

"It's him!" Some people in the crowd who had seen Ye Xiao before, upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, instantly recognized who the familiar person was.

Li Gang indeed wasn't present that day, because he had a case of bad stomach, had taken leave, and consequently missed that spectacular moment.

Thus, Li Gang was furious, wanting to compete with Ye Xiao, but some people who were close to Li Gang quickly held him back.

"You're seeking death, don't be impulsive, you can't defeat him!" those people said loudly, pulling Li Gang away.

Li Gang felt very embarrassed, so he didn't want to leave, but his friends told him, "If you don't want to die, let's go now."

That phrase left Li Gang completely astonished.

Wasn't that statement a bit too serious?

But looking at Ye Xiao again, he found that Ye Xiao was laughing and pulling Qin Yulu out of the school!

Even then, Li Gang was still somewhat unconvinced, angrily saying, "I will get back at him for today, sooner or later."

"Forget it, stop talking tough. Can you compete with Young Master Zhang, Zhang Zihao?" a student asked Li Gang.

When Li Gang heard it was Zhang Zihao, he immediately deflated like a let-down balloon, shaking his head repeatedly and saying, "That's Young Master Zhang!"

"You know that, damn it, let me tell you, Young Master Zhang was crippled by this guy."

Hearing this student's words, Li Gang immediately broke out in cold sweat, thinking back to how easily Ye Xiao had caught his powerful punch, and felt a chill.

Despite being rough, Li Gang was ultimately not a fool.

Now back to Ye Xiao and Qin Yulu.

"Ye Xiao, you scared me. I thought you wanted to hurt Li Gang!" Qin Yulu said, still in shock.

Ye Xiao immediately laughed and asked, "Why would I hit him?"

Qin Yulu said, "Didn't he provoke you?"

Ye Xiao replied, "He's just an ordinary high school student who has to fulfill the noble duty of supporting his parents in the future. If I hurt him, wouldn't his parents need my care? I'm not that foolish!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Qin Yulu couldn't help but smile wryly. What kind of logic was that? It's not like he thought this way when fighting people before. How come now...

Ye Xiao had his own principles. As a Martial Artist, and considering himself a skilled one at that, after encountering truly evil people among Martial Artists, those ordinary evildoers meant little to him.

Unless he was truly enraged, Ye Xiao would never wish to harm an ordinary person.

Of course, there was one other thing—this depended on those ordinary people not provoking his woman or his brothers. If they crossed that line, Ye Xiao could instantly become their worst nightmare.

Qin Yulu, looking at Ye Xiao who was holding her hand and walking out of Third Academy, couldn't help but smile bitterly. This man was truly enigmatic.

For some reason, the weather had been clear when Ye Xiao had first arrived at Third Academy, but as Ye Xiao and Qin Yulu left, the sky started to darken.

"It looks like it might rain today," Qin Yulu said, looking up at the slowly gathering clouds.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Then let's try walking in the rain."

At this moment, Qin Yulu noticed that Ye Xiao was still holding her hand, so she quickly struggled.

"Don't move, let me take advantage of you," Ye Xiao said.

Hearing Ye Xiao's nonchalant words, Qin Yulu nearly lost it. How could there be such a shameless person in this world? Negotiations are possible for other things, but taking advantage of a girl is up for negotiation too? Probably only Ye Xiao in this world.

Qin Yulu initially wanted to struggle, but since Ye Xiao put it that way, she felt too embarrassed to resist. She said, "Ye Xiao, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to ask me to leave school?"

"Is it?"

"After all, I am supposed to be in class right now."

"But the bell for class just rang, and you're still standing on the playground," Ye Xiao said.

"That's because this is a PE class," Qin Yulu said.

Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "Isn't that just perfect? It's only a PE class—unimportant and all about playing anyway. I think you probably really want to go out for a walk with me."

Qin Yulu immediately said, "How can you be so sure that I want to go out with you?"

"Because I've guessed your heart!" Ye Xiao stopped and stared meaningfully into Qin Yulu's eyes.

At that moment, Qin Yulu also looked into Ye Xiao's eyes, feeling completely flustered.

Could he really see through my heart? Qin Yulu started to feel utterly confused.

"I..."

"Let's go back. I suddenly think that you should probably attend class."

Qin Yulu hadn't figured out how to respond to Ye Xiao's words yet, but then Ye Xiao suddenly said this, which puzzled her. His words seemed entirely out of sync with the situation.

However, since Ye Xiao said so, Qin Yulu naturally couldn't refuse to go back—that would mean she wanted to stay with Ye Xiao. As a girl, Qin Yulu would never admit that.

"Alright!" Qin Yulu said and turned to leave with Ye Xiao.

But, even though Ye Xiao turned too, he didn't move forward and just stood there.

Qin Yulu felt very odd. Ye Xiao was the one who suggested leaving, but why was he not moving now?

Qin Yulu looked at Ye Xiao and asked puzzledly, "Ye Xiao, why aren't you moving?"

Ye Xiao stared straight ahead, smiling lightly, "I want to move, but someone doesn't want to let me go."

"What?" Qin Yulu heard Ye Xiao's words and thought he was talking about himself. She was even more surprised because she naïvely thought that Ye Xiao had seen through her desires.

"I... I didn't!" Qin Yulu lowered her head, her face flushing red.

Hearing Qin Yulu's response, Ye Xiao knew she had misunderstood and immediately said with a smile, "I know you didn't. It's someone else who doesn't want us to leave."

Though Ye Xiao said this, his eyes were still fixed on something ahead.

Right at the front, there was a plainly dressed woman. Although the woman was dressed simply, the aura she emitted was anything but plain.

She was an extraordinary woman.

"Is it her?" Qin Yulu looked at that woman.

Ye Xiao didn't respond, but his eyes were fixed on the woman.

"Looks like we need to find a secluded place first," Ye Xiao said to Qin Yulu beside him.

"Are they here for you?" Qin Yulu asked puzzledly.

"Yes!"

"Are they enemies?"

Ye Xiao replied, "Probably!"

"But this is a busy street with people coming and going. Although there aren't many people right now, it couldn't be that bold. Besides, she is just a woman. You weren't even afraid of Li Gang, who is such a big guy," Qin Yulu said.

Ye Xiao responded, "Some people, size doesn't matter."

At that moment, the woman had already begun walking towards Ye Xiao, and not just her—a man also followed from behind.

Ye Xiao, not a rash or overly cautious person, could tell when there was danger, and he was certain of it now.

The woman in front didn't ring any bells for Ye Xiao, but he knew very well the man walking behind her.

He was no stranger; it was Hu Zhihan, who had injured Zhou Yuyan more than ten days ago and had fled.

At this moment, Hu Zhihan's internal injuries seemed to have healed, and he even brought a female companion with him. However, Ye Xiao didn't dare to underestimate this woman. From her, Ye Xiao felt a strong cold aura.

Hu Zhihan was from the Cold Moon Sect. The thick cold aura from this woman indicated that she too must be from the Cold Moon Sect. Hu Zhihan was already a high-ranking Xuan martial artist; what about this woman? How could Ye Xiao underestimate her?

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