"Brother Zhao, hold your hand!"

This voice was truly full of vigor and strength, causing Zhao Guangyi, who had gathered his violent Inner Power True Qi, to immediately halt his actions.

At the same time, Ye Xiao, who was preparing to enter the Mad God State, also stopped at this moment and instead fixed his gaze on the gray-clothed old man approaching from afar.

Jiang Wuqi!

Ye Xiao was slightly surprised to see this old man; he really didn't expect the old master of the Jiang family to suddenly appear. However, the surprise didn't end there. On the small path he had run over, three cars unexpectedly came driving up, and among them were Xia Mingyue's BMW X6 and Jiang Miaoke's Porsche. Even these two girls came?

After Jiang Wuqi arrived, he immediately came to Ye Xiao's side to support him. However, Ye Xiao wasn't truly injured, just had a few scrapes, nothing major, so Ye Xiao immediately stood up. But Ye Xiao's yellow cashmere coat was a goner, with the back scraped right off.

"Brother Jiang, you came just in time," Zhao Guangyi looked at Jiang Wuqi, his expression growing colder.

The Jiang family, as the leading family among the eight martial artists' families in Bird City, mainly owed its status to two people: Jiang Wuqi and his brother Jiang Wulu.

Jiang Wuqi managed the Jiang family, his strength on par with Zhao Guangyi. As for Jiang Wulu, originally the Jiang family's heir, he gave up the position of clan leader for a leisurely life and wandered outside. However, whenever the Jiang family faced difficulties, Jiang Wulu would always show up, often saving the day. Jiang Wulu was a martial arts prodigy, a super expert of the earth rank over a decade ago. Although he hasn't been seen much in the past ten years, his current strength is unimaginable.

Therefore, for more than ten years, no one has questioned the Jiang family as the top of the eight families, and no one dares to.

So, although Zhao Guangyi was displeased by Jiang Wuqi's arrival, he didn't dare utter a word. Besides the Jiang family's strength, Jiang Wuqi reached the early stage of the earth rank over ten years ago alongside him. Now, he was approaching the middle stage; wouldn't Jiang Wuqi's strength have improved? At least, they might be equal in power.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wuqi laughed heartily and said, "Brother Zhao, it's been years since we had a drink together. In the blink of an eye, we're all old now. You know, as we age, we see more things. Ye Xiao is just a kid; we elders shouldn't take offense at children's antics."

Evidently, Jiang Wuqi was speaking in favor of Ye Xiao, making Zhao Guangyi feel stifled and frustrated.

At this moment, the three cars quickly approached, especially those of Jiang Miaoke and Xia Mingyue, stopping less than ten meters from Ye Xiao and the others. The three girls didn't care about appearances as they hurried to Ye Xiao's side.

"You bastard, if you died, what would we do?" Jiang Miaoke stood in front of Ye Xiao, seeing his disheveled appearance and his once elegant coat now in tatters. She couldn't help but tear up and scold.

Although Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing didn't speak, they too had tears in their eyes. Although unaware of Ye Xiao's injuries, his clothes were shredded, and there was a long scratch on the ground. Ye Xiao stood at the end of that scratch, and they were smart enough to figure out what happened.

Ye Xiao, with a sunny smile on his face, grabbed Jiang Miaoke's hand and looked at Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing, saying, "Don't worry, I'm tough to kill. Many may want me dead, but few can do it. Besides, if they knew I had so many lovely companions, they'd surely hesitate to harm me. Come on, tears don't suit you. See, I'm fine, aren't I?"

As he spoke, Ye Xiao spread his hands.

But this gesture shattered the hearts of the three girls because Ye Xiao's palm, likely grazed on the ground, was covered with small injuries, slightly red, with signs of bleeding.

"Ye Xiao, you're hurt," Fang Jing exclaimed in shock, clutching Ye Xiao's wrist in distress, "How does it feel? Does it hurt?"

Xia Mingyue immediately added, "I have band-aids in the car, I'll go get them to put on temporarily."

But just then, Ye Xiao suddenly grabbed Jiang Miaoke's arm.

Because he saw Jiang Miaoke leaving his side, ready to walk towards Zhao Guangyi. What was this about? Was she going to fight Zhao Guangyi?

Ye Xiao wasn't muddleheaded.

The Jiang and Zhao families had no grudges between them. No matter what, Jiang Miaoke was still a younger generation. If she went up against Zhao Guangyi now, the Jiang family would inevitably be blamed for failing to discipline their descendants.

"Coco, calm down!" Ye Xiao said.

"How can I calm down when you're hurt?" Jiang Miaoke's face was flushed red, clearly ready to fight Zhao Guangyi.

"Coco, that's enough!" Jiang Zhongzheng walked over and immediately scolded Jiang Miaoke.

Although Jiang Zhongzheng knew Jiang Miaoke was innocent, for the family's honor, he had to do this.

Jiang Miaoke wanted to speak, but was still stopped by Ye Xiao. However, when Jiang Miaoke saw the scars on Ye Xiao's hands, tears immediately started to fall.

Jiang Zhongzheng looked at Zhao Guangyi, immediately and politely bowed, and smiled as he said to Zhao Guangyi, "Uncle Zhao, long time no see."

Zhao Guangyi glanced at Jiang Zhongzheng and said, "Zhong Zheng, your daughter is quite fierce."

"Zhong Zheng has not disciplined his children well, and I hope Uncle Zhao will forgive us," Jiang Zhongzheng said humbly.

Zhao Guangyi snorted, then looked at Jiang Wuqi, and said, "Brother Jiang, our families have been close, haven't they? Do you really want to have a falling out with me over a stray boy?"

Jiang Wuqi chuckled and said, "Ye Xiao indeed has done something inappropriate, but he is my granddaughter's boyfriend. Though in this era, relationships may change from one day to the next, for now, since it's Ye Xiao, he is the prospective grandson-in-law of the Jiang family. So, tell me, seeing the prospective grandson-in-law being misunderstood, how can I just stand by and do nothing? As elders, we naturally hope for a good future for our descendants."

"Brother Jiang, you're playing dumb with me. Do you think you're the only one with grandchildren? My grandson Zhao Pu was harmed in such a way, and you act like you don't know? If these injuries happened to your grandson Jiang Chuan, tell me, what would you do?" Zhao Guangyi glared at Jiang Wuqi with anger.

Jiang Wuqi came prepared, anticipating Zhao Guangyi would ask this, so he smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, that's not right. There's an old saying, when the prince breaks the law, he is punished just like the common people. Even a prince is like any other, so tell me, if one does wrong, shouldn't they be punished?"

"Brother Jiang, what do you mean? Are you suggesting that even though my grandson was poisoned by someone, I should criticize him?"

Jiang Wuqi said, "That depends on the situation. Ye Xiao, why don't you speak for yourself?"

Ye Xiao, standing with three women, heard Jiang Wuqi's words and immediately put on a serious face. Initially, he wanted to directly reveal what Zhao Pu almost did to Xia Mingyue, but reconsidered, thinking that it would affect Xia Mingyue's reputation as she's a girl.

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Wuqi and said, "Grandpa Jiang, I'm sorry to disappoint you, there's no reason. I just wanted to castrate Zhao Pu."

"Such arrogance!" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhao Guangyi was so infuriated that he prepared to attack Ye Xiao again.

"Ye Xiao!" Jiang Wuqi hadn't expected Ye Xiao to say that, but upon thinking, he understood Ye Xiao was considering Xia Mingyue's reputation. At once, Jiang Wuqi became more satisfied with Ye Xiao.

No matter how shameless or reckless Ye Xiao was, this sentiment showed he was kind-hearted, willing to bear the blame for someone else. This courage and spirit are admirable.

However, at this moment, Xia Mingyue suddenly walked over.

Xia Mingyue understood Ye Xiao's words. If it weren't for her, Ye Xiao wouldn't have offended the Zhao family. Given Ye Xiao's tendency to be unable to resist beautiful women, he might have gotten along with Zhao Pu.

"Grandpa!" Xia Mingyue suddenly addressed Jiang Wuqi.

Jiang Wuqi also looked at Xia Mingyue, his only granddaughter.

"Yue'er, you don't need to say anything." Jiang Wuqi could see that Ye Xiao had decided to bear it for Xia Mingyue, so if Xia Mingyue spoke up now, wouldn't it be in vain for Ye Xiao's efforts?

But Xia Mingyue shook her head and said to Jiang Wuqi, "Grandpa, Yue'er has always listened to you, but today, Yue'er wants to decide for herself. Yue'er has grown up and should face certain things."

Listening to Xia Mingyue, Jiang Wuqi couldn't help but feel warmth in his heart, a pleased smile appearing on his face. Clearly, he was satisfied with his granddaughter.

Jiang Wuqi nodded, didn't speak, but smiled as he looked at Zhao Guangyi.

At this moment, Ye Xiao also immediately stepped forward, looked at Xia Mingyue, and said with a serious face, "Mingyue, today you have to listen to me, step back."

"Why should I step back? Reputation is important for a woman, but having an open heart is even more important for a person. I understand your intentions, but if it's to protect my so-called reputation and cause you grievances, I'm not willing to accept it," Xia Mingyue said seriously to Ye Xiao.

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