Jiang Xu was somewhat bewildered when he grabbed Gu Li's wrist.

It wasn't just that her voice was pleasant enough that Jiang Xu would interrupt the performance; it was more the original owner of the body who had taken control of her in an instant.

He originally just wanted to watch the show, but now he's genuinely annoyed; anyone who dares to manipulate him never ends well.

But since the original owner is dead, let those people on the other side deal with his frustration.

"Let go." Gu Li shook the hand that was holding hers, but the other person held on tightly.

"I'm the helper he found. I can take you all down by myself, so what?" Jiang Xu's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the alley could hear it. His gentle tone was full of arrogance, which immediately made the people opposite him look at him with green eyes.

"Brother Wang, this kid is incredibly arrogant, let's take him down."

"Yeah, there was a whole group of us, and look at how weak he is."

"That's right, let's all go together."

"Shut up, you think it's not embarrassing enough if you all come at me?" The man called Brother Wang shouted to stop the angry crowd behind him, then looked over and said, "Gu Li, are you just going to let this guy go?"

Gu Li ignored the words of the group behind her and stared expressionlessly at Jiang Xu, who was still holding her hand. The two of them were struggling to hold on, their strength locked in a stalemate.

Just as Jiang Xu was about to back down, Gu Li stepped forward, smiling as she spoke her second sentence to Jiang Xu, "Helpful? I'll be watching." Then she shook her hand, "Can you let go now?"

"Of course." Jiang Xu nimbly withdrew his hand, cracking his knuckles. "I'll play with you guys for a bit."

Gu Li leaned against the wall, and could only see Jiang Xu's profile. The man had his head slightly lowered, and strands of hair on his forehead brushed against his nose. A smile played at the corners of his mouth, a smile that suggested a carefree and unrestrained attitude.

Those who had been left standing there by the two for a while couldn't hold back any longer and were the first to rush forward.

Jiang Xu dodged the punch, and as the opponent continued to charge forward using the momentum, he turned sideways and threw a punch straight at the opponent's neck.

The person who was hit lost his bearings for a moment and fell to the ground in a disheveled state, coughing and choking.

At this moment, the second person attacked from the side, kicking Jiang Xu in the back of the knee. Jiang Xu took a big step forward, and the opponent missed, his step kicking up dusty ground.

Taking advantage of this moment, Jiang Xu kicked the other man in the side and then punched him in the neck, causing the two men who had come up to him to fall to the ground.

Seeing that things were not going well, the person on the other side grabbed a wooden stick leaning against the wall and rushed over.

Gu Li had been watching the other person's movements the whole time. When the other person reached for the stick, he immediately spoke up, "Hey?" As Jiang Xu looked over, he tightened his wrist, "Catch."

Jiang Xu tossed the iron rod in his hand; the handle was still slightly warm. He quickly nodded to the person leaning against the wall, "Thanks."

Compared to fighting bare-handed, Jiang Xu was much more adept with the iron rod.

He always knew where it hurt the most when he hit someone, starting with the neck where there are the most nerves, followed by the stomach. Of course, there were some parts he couldn't bring himself to hit, but if someone offended him, he would never tolerate it.

For example, when someone came straight for his groin, Jiang Xu teased them like a cat playing with a mouse, and then, as the opponent made a quick move, he suddenly retaliated by striking back in their stance.

"Ah!" The man immediately abandoned his armor and collapsed to the ground, clutching himself and wailing.

It made the teeth of the group of people opposite them ache.

Gu Li watched from the side, observing the other person's nimble movements, the sharp whistling of their hands and feet, the predatory eyes beneath their flowing hair, and the alluring lines of their slender face and neck. All of these scenes were captured by Gu Li's eyes.

His face remained expressionless, but he was thinking silently in his heart.

That's fucking awesome.