Ye Xiao didn't finish his noodles, so he didn't even bother to look up, even though everyone present was staring at him in surprise. He just kept eating his noodles, leaving the others to deep sighs of astonishment.

"Ye... Ye Xiao!" Zheng Lingshan was also a bit worried by then, facing so many people. It was impossible not to be afraid, and she really was. Although she had faced trouble before, she had never seen so many bulky men all at once. To ordinary people like Zheng Lingshan, such figures were mysterious and terrifying. No ordinary person would want to provoke a so-called thug.

Ye Xiao still didn't look up and said, "Hurry up and eat the noodles; it would be a waste not to finish them."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan couldn't help but frown slightly. The enemy was right there, and Ye Xiao was still calmly eating his noodles? Didn't he realize the danger was approaching? However, it seemed that Ye Xiao truly felt no sense of impending danger and continued to enjoy his meal as if everything was peaceful.

A group of more than ten fierce youths walked into the diner, and the former leader of the group had since become a low-level thug, who said to a so-called boss, "Brother Xiong, it's him!"

The man called Brother Xiong truly lived up to his name, exuding a tiger-like, bear-like presence. The locals were taken aback by his fists as big as bowls, thinking that if one were to be hit by them, it would immediately break a few ribs.

By this time, Brother Xiong was just across from Ye Xiao, who continued to bury his head in his food, making it seem like he hadn't even noticed anyone was bothering them.

Brother Xiong looked at Ye Xiao, but soon his gaze shifted away from him. Compared to Ye Xiao, Zheng Lingshan was undoubtedly more attractive.

"What a juicy beauty!" Brother Xiong said with an air of triumph looking at Zheng Lingshan, smiling, "I think this is all a misunderstanding. Beautiful lady, I felt a connection at first sight; how about we go sing karaoke?"

Clearly, although Brother Xiong was the boss of these few people, his mobility slowed down when he saw a beauty.

Like boss, like follower. It is no wonder that those three thugs stopped a beauty on the street; they had such a boss leading them.

Zheng Lingshan glared fiercely at Brother Xiong and immediately lowered her head because she realized that all these men seemed utterly desperate, as if they hadn't seen a woman in eight hundred years.

Seeing Zheng Lingshan lower her head, Brother Xiong was even more delighted, as it made Zheng Lingshan look especially cute to him.

"Haha, come with me!" Brother Xiong said as he reached out to grab Zheng Lingshan's arm, scaring her nearly out of her wits.

Just then, Ye Xiao finally moved.

It wasn't as everyone imagined—that once someone touched his lady, he would fight to the death. Instead, he put down his chopsticks and shouted loudly, "Boss, the check!"

He was asking for the bill!

Everyone was very puzzled by Ye Xiao's actions at this moment, wondering what he was thinking to ask for the bill at such a time.

Even Brother Xiong was startled by Ye Xiao's shout, pausing his hand halfway to reaching for Zheng Lingshan.

Ye Xiao looked up like a fool and saw Brother Xiong, towering like a half-constructed iron tower, and chuckled, "Hey big brother, what are you doing? We've already finished our noodles; there's nothing left for you."

When Ye Xiao finished speaking, almost everyone was stunned. Everyone was puzzled by what Ye Xiao meant.

Brother Xiong too was very perplexed.

However, there's always someone in the crowd who thinks they're knowledgeable enough to interpret these things. A little brother beside Brother Xiong quickly looked to him, seriously saying, "Brother Xiong, he's insulting you."

Hearing this from his little brother, Brother Xiong realized, yes, Ye Xiao's words meant Brother Xiong was reaching out as if he were begging.

"Damn!" Brother Xiong instantly flew into a rage, threw a punch directly at Ye Xiao's head without another word. The speed and force of the punch were indeed tremendous.

The fist, as big as a bowl, ferociously smashed towards Ye Xiao's face. At that moment, almost everyone present could already imagine Ye Xiao's face being deformed by the impact.

And the owner of the diner didn't dare approach during this; let alone asking him to come over and collect the bill, even if someone offered him a block of gold, he might not dare to go over. Money is certainly very precious, but money is not more valuable than life. If one loses their life, what use is money?

Sitting beside Ye Xiao, Zheng Lingshan was also terrified to the point of being pale.

"If we say that Ye Xiao was able to easily handle those three low-level punks before, then this stocky man with a tiger's back and bear's waist, standing about one meter and eighty-five, should definitely not have been someone Ye Xiao could withstand. Moreover, the man's punch was not only heavy but also extremely fast, almost reaching Ye Xiao's face in an instant. Zheng Lingshan couldn't help but scream, which seems to be a special privilege of girls.

However, the next second, everyone was stunned.

This naturally included Brother Xiong, who had thrown the punch.

Brother Xiong was truly stunned, or rather, he was shocked, because he had not expected that there was someone who could easily catch his punch. It was simply impossible! His punch's weight and speed were both very formidable.

But, in fact, Brother Xiong's punch did not hit Ye Xiao's face. At least, it missed by five centimeters. At this moment, his fist was caught by a long, fair hand that was slightly smaller than Brother Xiong's fist. Yet, it had still caught Brother Xiong's fist. What surprised Brother Xiong even more was that he couldn't exert any strength at the moment, let alone continue punching forward or even pull his fist back, because it felt as though his fist was connected to that hand.

Obviously, the long, fair hand was Ye Xiao's. Ye Xiao's face still wore a mocking cold smile, as if he was looking down on this so-called burly man from the bottom of his heart.

When had Brother Xiong ever suffered such humiliation? He immediately let out a furious roar. The sound was like thunder, and he fiercely smashed his other fist towards Ye Xiao's head.

However, at that moment, Ye Xiao did not grab the other fist that Brother Xiong swung at him. Instead, he forcefully twisted the hand that was holding Brother Xiong's fist, almost instantly, a 'crack crack' sound was heard, and Brother Xiong's face instantly turned pale.

But, it did not end there. Ye Xiao suddenly shook his hand, and again, a 'click click' sound was heard.

Ye Xiao released Brother Xiong's hand, but by then, Brother Xiong's hand was almost deformed. If it had only been his hand that was deformed, it might not have been too serious. Yet, his arm was now hanging limply as if it had no strength at all, and the other hand he had wanted to continue punching Ye Xiao with was retracted.

"Ah..." The delayed scream.

Brother Xiong staggered backwards a few steps, yelling loudly, and staring at Ye Xiao in disbelief.

"Brother Xiong!" Brother Xiong's minions immediately rushed forward to support him, all looking at Brother Xiong in utter surprise.

In their eyes, Brother Xiong was simply invincible. But now, their Iron Man-like Brother Xiong had been crippled by this thin young man in a casual conversation—oh no, a whole arm had been crippled, not just a hand.

Shocking!

If there was still a sound to be heard around at this moment, it would definitely be the sound of shock!

All the people present, including Zheng Lingshan who was next to Ye Xiao, were nearly dumbfounded at this point. They really had not expected Ye Xiao's actions to be so fierce, and what was more unimaginable was that Ye Xiao had been completely still all the while, as if he had never made a move.

Brother Xiong looked at Ye Xiao, sizing him up and down, his face ashen, enduring the piercing pain from his arm and palm, and asked with difficulty, "Who... who are you?"

Ye Xiao smiled lightly and asked, "Which part of Hong Company do you belong to?"

Brother Xiong did not expect Ye Xiao to ask such a question. He thought to himself, is this person also someone who mingles in the underworld? To directly ask which part of Hong Company he belonged to? Could it be that he also has some association with Hong Company?

Though Brother Xiong thought this, he still replied truthfully, "We are under Sixth Master."

"Ha ha, Wu Shengchang!" Ye Xiao chuckled softly.

"How dare you directly mention Sixth Master by name!" Brother Xiong said coldly upon hearing Ye Xiao's words.

Ye Xiao, however, smiled and said, "Go back and tell your Sixth Master that someone with the surname Ye hit you. Of course, you can also badmouth me all you want. I will be right here waiting."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Brother Xiong was utterly shocked. He really did not know which major figure he had provoked; not only did this person dare to name Sixth Master Wu directly, but he also dared to wait right here.

Brother Xiong, after all, was one of Wu Shengchang's leaders, so he understood that he had struck trouble today. However, having suffered such a defeat, he obviously could not just let it go.

"Fine, if you've got the courage, just wait here," Brother Xiong roared at Ye Xiao, and then led his minions to run away.

They came quickly and left in haste.

At that moment, everyone on the scene watched Brother Xiong and his group flee in disarray. They couldn't help but look at Ye Xiao, clearly astonished by him. They had never expected that this young man would be so formidable—not just in his skills, but in the audacity to directly mention Wu Shengchang by name. After all, who in this area would dare to mention Wu Shengchang's name?"

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