"Alright, I know you must be wondering why it hurts so much when you kicked me, feels like you kicked a steel plate, doesn't it?" Ye Xiao chuckled and looked at Yang Hangtian.

Yang Hangtian, hearing Ye Xiao's words, immediately looked puzzled. To be honest, he was not just puzzled but also a bit shocked, and he couldn't quite understand why Ye Xiao's leg was so hard. Moreover, when he had just kicked out, it really felt as if he had collided with a piece of steel. At this moment, Yang Hangtian was truly in agony, so of course, he was eager to find out what was going on.

"What on earth did you do to our Brother Hangtian?" The person who had previously tried to dissuade Yang Hangtian frowned, looked at Ye Xiao, and angrily demanded.

Ye Xiao shrugged his shoulders, smiling as he said, "That's a bit unreasonable. Clearly, your Brother Hangtian kicked me. But, haha, it really puzzles me, - does your brother really have something wrong with his brain? You already told him there was a conspiracy, but he didn't believe it and insisted on kicking my leg. Now, if I say he got what he deserved, wouldn't that be correct?"

"What exactly did you do?" Yang Hangtian had also realized by now that all this was a trap set by Ye Xiao, and that he had completely fallen into Ye Xiao's snare. Yang Hangtian felt frustrated and, glaring at Ye Xiao, exclaimed, "Could it be that your leg is a prosthetic?"

"A prosthetic my ass, do I need to go get a fake leg just so you could kick it?" Ye Xiao quipped as he pulled up his trousers, revealing a steel plate covering his lower leg.

So, Yang Hangtian had not actually kicked a steel plate, but a steel plate.

Obviously, at this point, almost everyone was curious about how the steel plate could be curved. Everyone knows that steel is usually straight, and ordinary people obviously wouldn't have the capability, but who was Ye Xiao? As a Martial Arts master, it was of course different.

Yang Hangtian stared at the steel plate Ye Xiao had taken off his leg, completely stunned. This was premeditated. Thinking back to earlier...

"Dammit..." Yang Hangtian was about to swear loudly.

However, reality proved that Yang Hangtian had barely started cussing when Ye Xiao suddenly felt the urge to step forward, causing Yang Hangtian to swallow the rest of his words.

"I heard that Liuu Erkui was hospitalized after you beat him up, right?" Ye Xiao looked at Yang Hangtian and said.

"So what if I did? You want to take revenge for him?" Although Yang Hangtian was sitting on the ground at the moment, he still had an arrogant look, boasting an attitude typical of someone from a much stronger family background. These days, you just pay some money after beating someone up, but it seemed Yang Hangtian hadn't actually paid Liuu Erkui any money this time.

"No, no, no, I'm just asking," Ye Xiao replied with a smile.

"Hmph, I, Yang Hangtian, am a man of my word. So even though my foot is injured, I won't make you pay," Yang Hangtian claimed, though he was actually anxious to get away from there as soon as possible to avoid another beating from Ye Xiao.

Seeing Yang Hangtian trying to leave, Zheng Lingshan, Little Mi, Chenchen, and even Yang Song all breathed a sigh of relief, evidently believing that the matter was resolved.

But just then, Ye Xiao said with a smile to Yang Hangtian, who was about to depart, "Wait a minute!"

Yang Hangtian immediately looked towards Ye Xiao. The others did the same, especially Yang Hangtian's followers, who all had a defensive look.

"Liuu Erkui has nothing to do with me, but we come from the same place. I think you're bullying him a bit too much; at the very least, you ought to compensate him," Ye Xiao asserted.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Yang Hangtian instantly turned livid with rage. At this moment, it was he, Yang Hangtian, who was at the greatest disadvantage, but Ye Xiao still wanted him to pay up. Yang Hangtian glared at Ye Xiao and loudly demanded, "What the heck do you want?"

"Me?" Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "Just asking for compensation."

"Let them go," Zheng Lingshan hurriedly approached Ye Xiao, as she was the one most eager not to let the situation escalate further. She had already planned to quit working there, but she didn't want to leave the place with a lingering menace.

Ye Xiao glanced at Zheng Lingshan, gave a sly smile, and said, "Shanshan, I really ought to listen to you, but Liuu Erkui got beaten up and is in the hospital now. As an upright youth who champions justice, intervening is my duty."

"Don't go too far," Yang Hangtian pointed at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao simply shrugged and responded, "A thousand yuan. I'm not asking for much!"

"I won't give you a penny!" Yang Hangtian was truly infuriated now. Where in the world did such things happen? One gets injured and here someone still demands money from them. Besides, what did Ye Xiao have to do with Liuu Erkui's matter? Talking about being fellow countrymen – that's just looking for trouble.

"Sorry then, you're not going anywhere!" Although Ye Xiao was smiling, he was really irked with Yang Hangtian. If he didn't teach this menace a proper lesson, Yang Hangtian would never change his ways and would continue to be nothing but harmful to society.

Ye Xiao was primarily a member of the Flame Dragon Team and was also acting on Ouyang Hua's orders to clear out the dark forces in Bird City. He hadn't planned on acting so swiftly, but now confronted with injustice, Ye Xiao also believed that Yang Hangtian was detrimental to society.

Yang Hangtian pointed at Ye Xiao, his face red with anger, and looked at his followers – there were four or five of them, more than yesterday – hence, Yang Hangtian was full of confidence.

"You're courting death!" Yang Hangtian yelled at Ye Xiao and then waved to his underlings, signaling them to go after Ye Xiao.

Yang Hangtian's four or five followers immediately understood and started to move toward Ye Xiao, looking to strike.

Zheng Lingshan had not anticipated the situation escalating this far. Although she had faith in Ye Xiao's skills, the thing was Yang Hangtian had four or five men on his side.

"Show off now, and you'll suffer," Little Mi whispered to Chenchen.

Chenchen shook her head, saying to Little Mi beside her, "I don't think things are as you imagine."

Five people almost simultaneously launched an attack on Ye Xiao, who stood still, not moving an inch, waiting for them to rush towards him at breakneck speed.

However, just as these people were about to reach Ye Xiao!

Suddenly, Ye Xiao disappeared.

How could a person just disappear? Obviously, that was impossible, but he could suddenly duck down.

Yes, at that moment, Ye Xiao had indeed ducked down.

As he saw the five people striking at him, Ye Xiao was thinking: how could he defeat these people quickly without arousing suspicion about his identity?

After pondering, Ye Xiao came up with a very good idea.

That was...

Ye Xiao suddenly crouched down, startling the attackers for a moment, and in that split second of confusion, Ye Xiao's fists landed on each of their knees with a punch.

The speed of Ye Xiao's punches was astounding. Although he didn't cripple them, he did cause their legs to go numb for a short time.

Ye Xiao slowly stood up.

And the men striking at him fell down one after another.

Yang Hangtian was stunned, Zheng Lingshan was also stunned, and so were all the onlookers.

Everyone had thought that a fierce battle was inevitable and that Ye Xiao might not easily be defeated. Indeed, everyone believed that Ye Xiao would be overcome, but in reality, at this moment, he was still standing.

Yang Hangtian's men were writhing on the ground in agony, clutching their knees—genuine pain indeed.

While Ye Xiao walked towards Yang Hangtian with a smile.

"What... what do you want? I'll have you know, my cousin-in-law is the chief of the guards, Yao Anqing, and my father is Yang Fengnian," said Yang Hangtian, now truly panicked, otherwise he wouldn't have resorted to dropping the names of the two people he relied on most for protection.

If this statement had been heard by people near Hongxing Automobile City, they would have been shocked. It's not just about beating Yang Hangtian; they would have to treat him with the utmost respect. But what about Ye Xiao?

Ye Xiao didn't know any Yang Fengnian, nor did he have any connection with the guard chief, Yao Anqing.

"I don't know them!" said Ye Xiao honestly, while he kept slowly walking towards Yang Hangtian.

"Don't... don't come any closer, stay back!" In that moment, seeing Ye Xiao's beaming smile, Yang Hangtian was truly petrified; it was the first time he was so frightened of someone.

But Ye Xiao kept walking towards him, each step causing Yang Hangtian's heart to quake in fear.

"I'll pay, I'll pay, a thousand, right? Isn't that enough?" Yang Hangtian immediately shouted.

He quickly took out a thousand yuan from his wallet.

Ye Xiao took the money and then said with a smile, "There's more where that came from!"

"Wasn't it a thousand?" Yang Hangtian looked at Ye Xiao in astonishment.

Ye Xiao cheerfully said, "Here's where you went wrong. You've caused a scene here several times; you should let these people live in peace, shouldn't you? I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself. Do you want it or not?"

"What chance?" asked Yang Hangtian as he looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao responded, "Write a pledge that you'll never trouble the people here again. Of course, you don't need to include me. If you want to find fault with me, I'm always ready."

"This..." Yang Hangtian truly wanted revenge. If he wrote that pledge, wouldn't that mean he would lose any chance of revenge in the future? He was hesitant.

"Just break a leg," Ye Xiao sighed, and then said to Yang Hangtian, "One leg is already plenty for you."

"What?" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Yang Hangtian's face turned deathly pale.

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