"and you……"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zheyuan was immediately startled and instinctively wanted to offer some advice.
The young master's meridians have actually been sealed!
If he then tries to settle accounts with the other party, wouldn't that be like a lamb being led to the slaughter?
It's definitely safest to handle it myself and let the young master watch over it, right?
Before Ning Zheyuan could even utter these words, Xia Che glanced at him indifferently. His detached eyes seemed to see right through Ning Zheyuan's thoughts, and the words he was about to say were immediately stuck in his throat.
“I know that I’m probably no match for them in my current state. After all, there are too many people around, and if one of them punches me, I could be lying on the spot. That’s why I called you here.”
"No matter what happens later, don't come down. Just stay here and keep watch."
"According to the clues, these thugs are not alone. They also have backers outside of school. Today happens to be one of their birthdays, and their backers are likely to come as well. I'm confident I can handle a few students, but if a few trained fighters come, I'm definitely no match for them in my current state."
Xia Che said calmly, "That's why I called you here. I wanted you to wait. If a martial arts expert really appears, then you can help me. If not, then... leave everything to me."
"Don't worry, I'm not a fool. The fact that I called you here proves that."
Hearing this, Ning Zheyuan was still worried, afraid that Xia Che would just run away. He reached out and grabbed Xia Che's clothes, saying repeatedly, "Young Master, since you've said that, why didn't you let me come from the beginning?"
“I didn’t know your meridians were sealed before. With your strength, you can easily take care of a few thugs. Of course I can rest assured, there’s no problem with that.”
"But now you're telling me your meridians are sealed... and you expect me to just stand here and watch you get beaten up? No way! Absolutely not!"
"What if something happens to you? How am I supposed to explain this to the master? Even if we don't involve the Xia family, how am I supposed to explain this to those four girls from Four-Colored Roses? Young Master, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Ning Zheyuan immediately realized he had been tricked. He knew about the master-disciple relationship between Master Su and Xia Che, and he had also seen the young master's strength a few times. He was very powerful, much more powerful than himself.
So he wasn't worried before, and could even help Xia Che search the streets for people, and once he found them, he could just watch the young master beat them up.
But things are different now.
The young master's meridians were sealed, which, to put it nicely, turned him into an ordinary person, but to put it bluntly...
Wouldn't that just turn you into a sandbag?
Do you think those thugs will let the young master get away with this?
The thought of his young master being surrounded and beaten by a group of filthy thugs living in the sewers, and kicked and pounded on the ground made Ning Zheyuan feel like his soul was about to leave his mouth.
don't want!
That kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!
"well……"
Xia Che looked at Ning Zheyuan intently, then suddenly sighed.
"Young Master, leave everything to me. I can definitely handle this!"
Ning Zheyuan didn't know why Xia Che suddenly sighed, but since it concerned the young master's safety, he would never back down.
"This is a promise, a promise from a girl."
Xia Che took off his sunglasses and handed them back to Ning Zheyuan. The light from the barbecue stall shone in, split into several thin beams, illuminating Xia Che's face. Half of his face was visible, while the other half was blended into the darkness. He said calmly, "I promised her that I would help her find those thugs and make them apologize."
"I made a promise, and now you're asking me to keep it? What have I become then? What have my promises become?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zheyuan was stunned for a moment, and his mouth, which had been chattering on and on trying to persuade Xia Che to give up his idea, froze.
"There are some things that I am destined to do alone."
Xia Che reached out and patted Ning Zheyuan on the shoulder, his expression more serious than he had ever seen before: "So, trust me, just stay here and watch. This is my own responsibility, understand?"
Ning Zheyuan looked at Xia Che, and Xia Che looked at him intently.
This was the first time the two had looked at each other so seriously. From Ning Zheyuan's perspective, the arrogant and domineering young master was familiar, but before, he had always seemed unreliable.
He seemed to be a spoiled brat who bullied men and women because of his wealthy family background.
But Xia Che, though equally angry and going crazy, had a strangely serious look in his eyes.
He was as serious as a general on the battlefield. Although his features still had some youthful immaturity, he already possessed the maturity of an adult.
Young Master...
You've grown up.
"...Is it the young master's promise? A promise to a girl?"
Ning Zheyuan's voice suddenly became a little hoarse, and he repeated it again.
"Yes, she's at home waiting for my good news right now."
Xia Che patted Ning Zheyuan's shoulder again, then withdrew his hand and smiled gently: "So, are you still going to stop me now?"
"never mind."
Ning Zheyuan sighed deeply.
What is the necessary path for a boy to grow into a man?
Maturity might be considered part of it.
But more than anything, it's that annoying stubbornness.
The stubbornness to do what one knows to be impossible, and...
Stubbornness that prevents them from listening to anyone's advice.
When a mature man wants a result, he will do everything in his power to achieve it.
Throughout this process, he only trusted himself.
Any help from anyone else is an insult to a man striving toward his goal.
Even if such help makes things easier for men, it is still an insult.
He just seemed to have insulted the resolve of someone about to grow into a man...
Thank you.
Looking at Ning Zheyuan, who was slumped in the car seat, as if someone had drained all his strength, Xia Che didn't understand what the other was thinking, but it seemed that Ning Zheyuan would no longer stop him.
He then opened the car door and walked towards the thug sitting on the table in front of him, enjoying a skewer of grilled meat.
To be honest, Xia Che wasn't sure if he could win.
Previously, it was thanks to the original body's physique that I possessed those things after my soul transmigrated into this body.
Dealing with a few thugs is not difficult.
But now that his meridians are sealed and he has lost that power, facing this group of thugs who are obviously experienced in real combat and who are either fighting or on their way to fight every day, can he really manage on his own?
"Even if you know you can't do it, you can't just turn around and leave..."
Xia Che let out a deep breath, pushed back a stray strand of hair that had fallen in front of him with one hand, and then strode towards the group of people in front of him.
"Huh? You are..."
The thugs were engrossed in their meal and didn't notice Xia Che approaching. Only one of their underlings, who was helping to pour drinks for the group, spotted Xia Che.
This sight was quite alarming; it nearly scared the soul out of me.
"Holy crap! Brother Dao?!"
Looking at Xia Che's tense face, the younger brother was so scared he almost peed his pants.
Are they here to cause trouble?
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