Huang Ping, a college alumnus, used to be in the department's student union. The two had met a few times, but didn't have much of a relationship.
It's a small world indeed. I never thought I'd run into someone I knew while fighting in Yun City.
"Hehe, it really is you." Huang Ping laughed heartily. "What, you've come to Yun City for fun?"
"I guess so," Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Contact me if you're coming here." Huang Ping perked up as soon as he saw a familiar face: "I have a bar across the street, I know this place well. You're trying to pick up girls but got scammed, aren't you?"
Ye Xingchen smiled without saying a word. Huang Ping wasn't a good person, and the two weren't familiar with each other. Judging from his posture, he probably just wanted to show off his strength here and didn't really want to help him.
"Mr. Huang, do you know him?" Brother Qiang glanced at Huang Ping.
"I know him, he's one of us." Huang Ping laughed: "Brother Qiang, what's going on?"
"He ate at our restaurant, complained about the price, and refused to pay. Mr. Huang, your friend isn't very good. He's trying to dine and dash here?" Brother Qiang turned to look at Ye Xingchen: "If you hadn't come, this kid would have been beaten to a pulp by now."
“Oh, is that so? It’s alright, I’ll talk to him.” Huang Ping turned to look at Ye Xingchen with a mocking expression: “Ye Xingchen, if you really need money, you can tell me. This little bit of money isn’t enough.”
"It's definitely not that bad," Ye Xingchen smiled.
"Look, Qiang Ge and I are friends, so Qiang Ge won't pursue the matter of you hitting me. I'll even give you a 50% discount. How does that sound?" Huang Ping said to Qiang Ge, "Qiang Ge, you have to give me this face, right?"
"Since Mr. Huang has already said it, I will definitely give him face. I'm just afraid that you, his friend, won't appreciate it." Brother Qiang snorted and glanced at Ye Xingchen.
"How about it, Ye Xingchen? Even with a double discount, we can't even cover the cost. Brother Qiang is giving me face today. If it weren't for me, you would have gotten a beating today." Huang Ping laughed heartily, "Pay up the money, or if you really don't have any, I can lend you some."
"No need to borrow, I can afford it." Ye Xingchen nodded.
“That’s more like it. The point of going out is to have fun.” Huang Ping nodded, thinking Ye Xingchen was quite sensible: “Don’t let this little bit of money ruin your mood.”
“But I just won’t give it to him.” Ye Xingchen’s next words made Huang Ping’s smile freeze instantly.
"I told you, I didn't order the food, I didn't touch the chopsticks, and I didn't drink any wine, so why should I pay?" Ye Xingchen remained unmoved by reason.
"Heh, Mr. Huang, it seems your friend doesn't give you any face either." Brother Qiang sneered, "If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Wait, let me handle this." Huang Ping walked up to Ye Xingchen, his tone somewhat displeased: "Ye Xingchen, I'm only helping you out because we're alumni. If it were anyone else, even Brother Qiang might not give me this much face."
"This is Yun City, there's no point in arguing with you. Don't let things escalate and make everyone lose face."
“I understand, this is Yun City.” Ye Xingchen smiled. “Since you have such a big influence, Mr. Huang, why don’t you talk to these people and let this meal be on the house?”
"Free meal?" Huang Ping sneered: "In Yun City, you pay for your meal. There's no rule about having a bill. Don't even mention you, even if the King of Heaven himself came, it wouldn't work."
"Ye Xingchen, don't push your luck. I've done my best to help you. If you're really so stubborn, then don't cry and beg for mercy when you get beaten up later."
"Well, thank you so much then. If you really want to help me, then get the other party to give me a free meal." Ye Xingchen sneered, "If you don't have the ability, don't act all high and mighty here. Do you expect me to be grateful to you for teaming up with others to rip me off?"
"Fine, fine, you've got guts, you bastard." Huang Ping laughed angrily. "Mr. Huang, since this kid doesn't know what's good for him, let's do it our way. Chop off a few of his fingers and see if he's still so stubborn."
"Alright, kid, I'll give you one last chance." Brother Qiang stared at Ye Xingchen: "I won't pursue the matter since you've delayed my bar's business, but this meal costs 38,000 yuan, not a penny less."
"What if I don't give it to you?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile.
"Then I'll have no choice but to chop off your fingers and feed them to the wolves," Qiang said coldly. "Go ask around in Yun City, has anyone ever set such a precedent?"
"Maybe not, but I think the precedent was set by me." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Enough with the nonsense, I'm not giving you the money, if you're going to do it, then hurry up."
"You want to die? I'll grant your wish." Qiang Ge was furious. This was the first time he had ever met someone so stubborn. He pointed at Ye Xingchen and roared, "Kill him!"
A group of thugs charged forward with howling shouts, but Ye Xingchen flashed forward and activated his battle mode.
In fact, with his Celestial Realm strength, these thugs were not worthy of making him activate his combat mode. If he wanted their lives, he could wipe them out in the blink of an eye.
However, there's no need to go on a killing spree over such a trivial matter; just giving them a beating would suffice.
Bang bang bang! A group of people were blasted away, without even touching the hem of Ye Xingchen's clothes.
The few customers in the bar rushed out, and the tables were overturned by the thugs who had fallen to the ground, and the liquor cabinet was smashed to pieces.
When the fight ended, the entire bar looked like it had been hit by a major earthquake; there wasn't almost a single intact space inside.
Huang Ping was stunned. He remembered that Ye Xingchen was just a little outstanding in academics back in school. When did he become so good at fighting?
Qiang was even more stunned. This one deal had wiped out all the money he had earned before.
And wouldn't it take at least two months to renovate the bar? How much will be lost during that time?
He pointed at Ye Xingchen: "You, you..."
"Ye Xingchen, you're finished, you're fucking completely finished." Huang Ping tried his best to distance himself from Ye Xingchen: "Do you know where this is? This is Yun City. Do you know who's in charge of this bar street? You're completely finished this time."
"If you have any powerful backers, just say so all at once." Ye Xingchen dusted himself off and smiled slightly. "This is nothing to be so surprised about."
"Fine, fine, you've got guts, you just wait and see." The furious Qiang Ge finally reacted, pointing at Ye Xingchen with trembling fingers, his words incoherent.
The other party is too powerful; his dozens of henchmen are no match for them. Now, he has no choice but to ask his boss behind the scenes to step in.
A phone call was made, and soon after, more than a dozen cars surrounded the bar, completely blocking its way.
These people didn't rush to make a move, seemingly waiting for some important figure to arrive.
Seeing Ye Xingchen's calm expression, Huang Ping sneered, "Ye Xingchen, why aren't you running away? You've got guts."
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