"What?" the leader of the men in black exclaimed upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, his face turning ashen as he looked at Ye Xiao incredulously, "You killed the True Martial Team?"

"The True Martial Team?" Hearing the leader's words, Ye Xiao became even more puzzled, thinking to himself, could it have been those people from last night? However, Ye Xiao was indeed curious and chuckled, "So you didn't even know I killed them. Those corpses were sprawled all over the ground, and yet your Plum Blossom Group had absolutely no idea. It seems I'm really starting to doubt the strength of your organization."

"It's impossible, absolutely impossible. If you'd killed them, we would've known, the intelligence system of the Plum Blossom Group is world-renowned, impossible!"

It seemed the man still found it unbelievable that his people could die without the organization noticing, this was something that should not have happened.

"Haha, what's so impossible about it? I'll give you a chance to live. Tell me where the Plum Blossom Group's stronghold in Bird City is, and I'll spare your life!" Ye Xiao said with a mocking smile.

In fact, this was exactly what Ye Xiao wanted to know. After all, this was the second time. He couldn't keep worrying every day about where the enemy might be, that would make life too boring. As for these pests that affected the quality of his life, Ye Xiao's intention was clear, to kill them, and if they had a nest, to destroy it.

The Plum Blossom Group was a foreign organization, but the fact that they could gather so many experts in Bird City in such a short time clearly meant they were not foreign infiltrators, they must have been Yan Country people all along.

Ouyang Hua had told Ye Xiao about the infighting within the Flame Dragon Team, and if the Flame Dragon Team lived in harmony and focused on external threats, perhaps the Plum Blossom Group would have never infiltrated Yan Country.

Ye Xiao sighed. It seemed that to resolve these troubles, he could only rely on himself. Even Ouyang Hua was of no help.

Although Ye Xiao had given this leader of the men in black an opportunity to live, it was clear that the man felt no gratitude. On the contrary, he was extremely irritated and glared at Ye Xiao, "Yan Country people, you're insulting me. You'd better kill me, or if I manage to escape, I swear I'll slaughter thousands of your countrymen."

"Then go to hell!" The Witch Blade in Ye Xiao's hand shot out like a bullet, swiftly flying towards the man's neck and instantly piercing through it.

"Goddammit, I've already killed several of your comrades, and next, I'll be killing even more. If you're not convinced, stand up and fight," Ye Xiao glared at the now-dead leader with dissatisfaction.

"I didn't expect you to be so patriotic," Li Siqi's voice came through at that moment.

Ye Xiao immediately smirked with pride, going from the cold and cruel Blood Shura to a slick and smooth talker.

"You've seen right through me, I must still be too naive. So, should we continue our competition?" Ye Xiao chuckled as he looked at Li Siqi.

Li Siqi rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao, "Of course the competition continues, but don't you think there's something else you should be doing right now?"

"Hmm, kissing can wait until after I've won," Ye Xiao said solemnly.

Hearing his words, any slight fondness Li Siqi had for Ye Xiao crumbled once again, and she rebuked him angrily, "The checkpoints have been shut down, don't you realize there might be other enemies around? You idiot."

Ye Xiao suddenly felt quite smart upon hearing Li Siqi's words. Right, those checkpoints were closed at who knows when, suggesting the men in black might have had accomplices, and more importantly, it was likely these accomplices were people from Liangju Bay.

Ye Xiao nodded, "Then we should start looking."

Li Siqi gave Ye Xiao a sidelong glance and then instructed, "Come here!"

Li Siqi had been sitting on the ground all this time, so she was still seated as she spoke to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked at Li Siqi curiously as she suddenly called him over, knowing full well that Li Siqi would not readily submit to him, so this abrupt invitation was unlikely to be anything good.

"What's up?" Ye Xiao said, "Even though I said you'd kiss me if you lost the competition, I must tell you very seriously that if we haven't completed the competition, then it is as if it never happened. If it didn't happen, you definitely can't concede to me as if I won. I'd be very unhappy with that, even though you'd be kissing me voluntarily, I would feel like it was pity. I am a man who is very principled."

Li Siqi listened to Ye Xiao's words, gritted her teeth, and then said, "Are you done talking?"

Ye Xiao, hearing her, realized that Li Siqi wasn't joking at all, she never had been.

"I'm done."

"Once you're done talking, come over here, my foot just twisted," Li Siqi gritted her teeth. Although she really didn't want Ye Xiao's help, given the current situation, she didn't know when someone else would come by; thus, she had to accept Ye Xiao's help. In other words, even if Ye Xiao didn't want to help her, she would still insist on having him help.

"Ah?" Hearing Li Siqi's words, Ye Xiao finally bustled over, realizing he had been overthinking.

Ye Xiao ran to Li Siqi, smiled, and asked, "Which foot did you twist? How can you be so clumsy? You are a martial artist, after all."

Li Siqi's face flushed when she heard what Ye Xiao said, and she retorted loudly, "So what if I'm a martial artist? Martial artists aren't gods; they're also flesh and blood. Besides... besides, I'm not some expert."

By the end, her voice had dropped to a mosquito's buzz.

Ye Xiao lifted the foot Li Siqi mentioned, asking, "Is it this one?"

At this, Li Siqi's foot was raised about thirty centimeters off the ground by Ye Xiao. With her foot lifted like that, Li Siqi's backside was immediately in front of Ye Xiao, and the position was quite embarrassing for her. Noticing this, she said with an awkward expression, "Can you help me to the car first? Don't you think this position is a bit indecent?"

After finishing her words, Li Siqi was blushing, and Ye Xiao then realized that indeed it was somewhat inappropriate. He chuckled and said, "Alright, then let's get you to the car and I'll look at your injury there."

Treating an injury for a martial artist was obviously normal, and Li Siqi herself was a martial artist, so she understood this. The problem was, she didn't know how to treat her own injuries, so she had to rely on Ye Xiao this time.

Ye Xiao was focused on Li Siqi's ankle, which had started to swell, clearly not a good sign. To get Li Siqi to the car more quickly, he simply scooped her up from the ground. Naturally, being held meant that body contact was unavoidable.

"What are you doing?" Li Siqi exclaimed in shock as Ye Xiao lifted her, thinking he was taking advantage of her. After all, with Ye Xiao's strength, if he were to act like an overbearing king here, Li Siqi truly wouldn't be able to resist!

Ye Xiao really hadn't expected Li Siqi to start yelling after being picked up by him.

"Me?" Hearing Li Siqi's question, Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "I'm obviously preparing to put you in your Bugatti Veyron. What? Did you intend to walk there on your own?"

"You... you could have helped me get there," Li Siqi said seriously, looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao burst into laughter upon hearing what Li Siqi said, responding, "Of course I know I could have helped you get there, but do you really want to hobble over there? If you really want to, I won't mind putting you down. After all, holding a fierce shrew isn't exactly a pleasure."

"Ye Xiao, who are you calling a fierce shrew?" Li Siqi immediately shouted angrily after hearing him label her a fierce shrew.

Seeing that Li Siqi was unsatisfied with the nickname, Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Isn't that obvious? There are only the two of us here, and since I'm a man, I'm clearly referring to you. Look at how you're glaring; what, you want to eat me alive? Alright, I know what you're thinking, don't worry. You're so fierce, I have no interest in you unless you throw yourself at me first. Haha, maybe then I'll make the sacrifice."

Ye Xiao's words truly struck a chord with Li Siqi's already fragile heart. Without thinking, she reached out to slap Ye Xiao's face.

However, at that moment, Ye Xiao loudly said, "Go ahead and hit me if you dare. If you slap my face, I'll drop you right on the ground, and then we'll see whether the fall hurts you more or hitting me does."

Ye Xiao's words directly stopped Li Siqi's hand.

Li Siqi's hand froze five centimeters from Ye Xiao's face. Alright, she admitted she didn't want to be dropped, but her eyes were still glaring at Ye Xiao, filled with grievance and tears welling up, seemingly extremely upset.

Ye Xiao couldn't stand to see women cry, especially if it was because of him.

"Alright, alright, if you want to hit me, go ahead, just don't cry, there's really no dealing with a fierce shrew like you," Ye Xiao quickly said when he saw Li Siqi's tearful look.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Li Siqi didn't go through with the slap, but gave him a glare instead, then stopped looking at him, and murmured, "Put me in the car."

Hearing that Li Siqi seemed to be no longer angry, Ye Xiao grinned, nodded, and said, "No problem."

Then, Ye Xiao carried Li Siqi to her Bugatti Veyron. Li Siqi was wearing a tight-fitting racing suit, so holding her close, Ye Xiao really was in close contact. Although he had said he wasn't interested in the fierce shrew, Li Siqi was, after all, a true beauty.

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