"Bastard!"

Wu Yingxiong’s eyes blazed with fury as he looked at Ye Luo and cursed. His eyes flickered with a cold glint.

"Brother Wu!"

At that moment, the middle-aged man whose half-face was swollen from Ye Luo’s beating looked at Wu Yingxiong with eyes filled with hope. He hurriedly covered his face and struggled to get up, like a drowning man grasping at a lifeline.

"Tian... Guang brother!"

Seeing the middle-aged man with a swollen, cracked half-face, Wu Yingxiong’s eyes flashed with a hint of hesitation, clearly not quite certain of the other’s identity.

"Brother Wu, it’s me, I’m Lu Tianguang."

The middle-aged man, with an extremely unsightly face, said this, his eyes sweeping over Ye Luo beside him, filled with ferocious and angry glares, as if he wanted to devour him.

As the one who would next inherit the position of Family Head of the prestigious Jinling Lu Family, Lu Tianguang had never suffered such humiliation. His prideful heart found it unbearable, and deep inside, he wished he could flay Ye Luo’s skin and drink his blood.

"Brother Tianguang, what happened to you?"

Seeing Lu Tianguang’s appearance, Wu Yingxiong’s expression changed.

"Mr... Mr. Wu."

The wife of the beaten-to-a-pulp Lu Tianguang—at that point resembling a pig’s head and heavily made-up—also let out a heartbreaking wail and struggled to get up.

Her face was so disfigured that her own mother wouldn’t recognize her, an utterly pathetic sight that even the familiar Wu Yingxiong took a long time to identify.

"Mrs. Yang, what happened to you... Who did this?"

As Wu Yingxiong looked upon the wretched state of Lu Tianguang and his wife, his eyes were filled with disbelief. He couldn’t fathom how the son and daughter-in-law of the prestigious Jinling Lu Family could be reduced to such a pitiful state and who would dare lay hands on them.

He knew well the Lu Family’s esteemed position in Jinling, second only to their own Wu Family. Even the mayor of Jinling would have to be polite to the Lu Family. Who would dare treat the next heir to the Lu Family Head so daringly?

"Mr. Wu, it’s this bastard... he did it all..."

Yang Meili pointed at Ye Luo, screaming hysterically. Her already pig-like face was now marked by a twisted hatefulness that made it even more terrifying. If it were nighttime, she could easily be mistaken for a ghost.

Bang!

Suddenly, Ye Luo slapped her hard again, sending Yang Meili flying into the air and crashing into the wall. She spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the ground, completely passing out.

"It’s much quieter now."

Ye Luo curled his lip, "Damn, my hand hurts. This woman, how thick can her face be? It made my hand ache from the slapping."

Hearing Ye Luo’s complaint, Yan Ling couldn’t help but snicker. Lu Tianguang, on the other hand, was so infuriated he clenched his teeth, barely able to restrain himself from rushing forward to fight Ye Luo to the death.

At this moment, Wu Yingxiong’s eyebrows furrowed, his face darkened, and he emitted a chilling and oppressive aura as he stared directly at Ye Luo.

"Boy, you’ve got the guts I’ve ever seen, it seems you truly wish to die. If you don’t want to die, you better kneel down obediently for me, or else today you won’t leave here in one piece."

"I want this bastard dead!"

Lu Tianguang’s eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light as he glared at Ye Luo, internally regretting not having brought his bodyguards with him; otherwise, he would have made sure Ye Luo, this bastard, suffered excruciating pain before dying.

Hearing Wu Yingxiong’s words, Yan Ling’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a worried look flashed through her eyes. She was about to speak but then saw the look in Ye Luo’s eyes signaling her, and immediately, she stayed silent, though she clung tightly to Ye Luo’s body, her cheeks flushed with a touch of red, her eyes like autumn waters brimming with seductive charm.

"So, you want me to kneel, is that it?"

A tantalizing, radiant smile lingered on Ye Luo’s lips as he looked at Wu Yingxiong with a pair of deep and bewitching eyes.

"Of course, boy. If you don’t want to die too hideously, kneel down obediently for me, or else today I’ll let you know just how formidable I, Wu Yingxiong, am. Also, let go of Yan Ling right now."

As Wu Yingxiong spoke, glints of icy cold light burst from his eyes as he watched Ye Luo, especially angry upon seeing the woman he liked nestled in Ye Luo’s embrace.

It was a year ago when Wu Yingxiong first saw Yan Ling in Jinling and instantly fell for this mature and enchanting woman, desiring her greatly.

But at that time, she was already with Lu Tianming, the second young master of the Lu Family, and he felt it wasn’t right to make a move. Later, after Lu Tianming passed away, he had intended to claim this woman who haunted his dreams at the earliest opportunity, but was delayed by various other matters for a year.

Now that those matters were resolved, and knowing that Yan Ling had not sought other men in this past year, he wanted to take this opportunity to completely claim her. That’s why he had contacted Lu Tianguang and his wife, hoping to use their help to win over Yan Ling. However, he hadn’t expected today’s events to unfold.

"Since you like watching others kneel down so much, then you should kneel down for me first."

Ye Luo glanced at Wu Yingxiong casually, his words stunning Wu Yingxiong.

In the next second, Wu Yingxiong was enraged, his eyes flashing with icy cold lights.

"You’re courting death, boy. Attack, cripple his limbs first; I’m going to show him just how formidable I, Wu Yingxiong, am."

Following Wu Yingxiong’s icy command, in an instant, two of the four close-protection bodyguards standing behind him shot out towards Ye Luo, their eyes behind sunglasses emitting a fierce sharpness.

They struck with lightning speed at Ye Luo’s hands and swept out fierce kicks toward his legs, clearly aiming to render Ye Luo’s limbs completely useless in one blow. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

These two moved with ferocious precision and swiftness, releasing powerful True Qi in their punches and kicks, obviously martial artists.

As Jinling’s foremost great family, the Wu Family’s strength was naturally formidable. The four close-protection bodyguards of Wu Yingxiong had all stepped into the Late Houtian Level, making them top-tier experts in the secular world.

With these four experts around, Wu Yingxiong had never encountered any danger, and they were his greatest reliance. Anyone who offended him would end up tortured by these four men to the point of wishing for death.

But this time, Wu Yingxiong was about to be thoroughly disappointed. A cold smirk playing around his lips and icy cold light flickering in his eyes, he watched Ye Luo, waiting for the delightful scene where Ye Luo would scream in agony on the ground, begging for mercy.

He relished seeing his enemies kneeling at his feet, their helpless and pleading expressions that gave him an unmatched feeling of superiority.

"Be careful!"