He grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and deliberately softened his voice, which still carried a nauseatingly lewd tone: "Hey, Jiang, what are you afraid of? I'm not going to eat you. Look at you, your face is all pale. Here, let me warm you up."
As he spoke, his filthy hand reached out and touched Jiang Xiuya's smooth face!
"Ah!" Jiang Xiuying was both surprised and frightened. Almost instinctively, she raised her head and bit down hard on the back of Liu Erleng's outstretched hand!
"Ouch—!" Liu Erleng was caught off guard and screamed in pain, quickly pulling his hand back.
Taking advantage of the moment, Jiang Xiuying suddenly pushed the chair away, turned around and ran out!
Liu Erleng stared at the clear teeth marks on the back of his hand, blood seeping out, and instantly flew into a rage, his face contorted with rage: "Damn it! You bitch, you don't know what's good for you! Stop right there!"
He yelled at his thugs who were watching the commotion, "What are you all standing there for? Chase after her! Bring her back!"
"Yes, Brother Leng!" The henchmen immediately responded and took off chasing after Jiang Xiuying in the direction she had fled.
Jiang Xiuying ran desperately, tears welling up in her eyes. She could hear footsteps and foul language getting closer and closer behind her.
She had only one thought in her mind: Husband, come back quickly!
Just as one of the henchmen was about to grab her arm, at that critical moment—
A figure blocked her way.
Jiang Xiuying panicked and instinctively bumped into the man's arms, hugging him tightly, her body still trembling slightly from fear.
"My lord!" The familiar presence instantly gave her a sense of security, and she cried out in a sob.
Xu Kuo had just walked over when he saw this chaotic scene. He was then bumped into by Jiang Xiuya and felt her body trembling. His brows immediately furrowed.
He gently patted her back and whispered reassuringly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. What happened?"
Before he could finish speaking, the henchmen who had caught up with him stopped in front of Xu Kuo, each of them looking fierce and menacing.
The leader of the henchmen sized Xu Kuo up and down. Seeing that he was dressed plainly, he arrogantly mocked, "Kid, if you know what's good for you, don't meddle! Hand over this woman!"
Xu Kuo's eyes turned cold, and he held Jiang Xiuya in his arms even tighter, his voice revealing an undeniable chill: "What do you want to do?"
"What are you doing? Humph!" Just then, Liu Erleng, who was clutching the back of his hand, caught up, panting heavily.
When he saw Jiang Xiuying nestled in Xu Kuo's arms, their intimate posture ignited a fire of jealousy within him. His anger surged, and he roared, "Damn it! So you've found another man! You bitch! It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, and you dare to bite me?!"
*Smack!!!*
A crisp, loud slap suddenly rang out!
Liu Erleng's cursing stopped abruptly. He was spun halfway around by a huge force and fell to the ground with a thud. Half of his face swelled up at a visible speed.
The henchmen were all dumbfounded, momentarily forgetting to react, as if the air had frozen.
Xu Kuo slowly withdrew his hand, looking down at Liu Erleng lying on the ground, his eyes as cold as knives: "Watch your mouth."
Liu Erleng was stunned by the beating; his ears were ringing and his face was burning with pain.
He struggled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva. His eyes were filled with resentment and madness as he looked at Xu Kuo: "You dare hit me?! Do you know who I am?! I think you're tired of living, you ungrateful bastard!"
Seeing that their leader had suffered a loss, his henchmen behind him reacted instantly and swarmed around Xu Kuo and Jiang Xiuying.
"Damn it! You're asking for it, kid!"
"You dare touch our Brother Leng? You don't know the meaning of death!"
"If you know what's good for you, hand over that woman right now and kneel down and kowtow to apologize to Brother Leng! Otherwise, you'll be leaving here straddling a chair today!"
The henchmen, each looking fierce and menacing, shouted and spat as they spoke.
In their view, even if the kid had succeeded in his sneak attack earlier, now that he was surrounded by so many of them, he would have no choice but to surrender.
Liu Erleng struggled to his feet, his face swollen on one side, and he grinned maliciously, his words slurred: "Kid... you're fucking done for! Do you know who my brother-in-law is? Wang Cheng! This whole farmers' market is under my brother-in-law's control! You dare touch me? I think you're really tired of living!"
He was filled with hatred. He had been slapped in public and lost all face. He couldn't quell his anger until he crushed the brat under his feet!
His brother-in-law, Wang Cheng, is a local bigwig who controls the market order and has several security guards under his command. Dealing with a hothead from out of town would be a piece of cake for him.
Looking at Liu Erleng's blustering but cowardly appearance, and the group of thugs behind him who were just pretending to be tough, Xu Kuo was filled with murderous intent and actually laughed out of anger.
His face remained expressionless, yet he exuded a chilling sense of oppression: "Oh? Is that so? Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and call your brother-in-law in charge. I want to see just how capable he is."
This calm, even arrogant, attitude completely enraged Liu Erleng.
"Damn it! Still being stubborn even when you're about to die!" Liu Erleng was furious. He waved his hand at his group of henchmen and roared, "What the hell are you watching?! Get them! Beat them! Beat them to death! I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"
"Yes, Brother Leng!"
The henchmen, who had been unable to contain themselves for a long time, received the order, waved their fists, and charged towards Xu Kuo with strange shouts!
The onlookers gasped in surprise, and many instinctively closed their eyes or turned their heads away, unable to bear to watch any longer.
In their eyes, Xu Kuo, this thin-armed and skinny young man, would only have one fate when facing so many fierce thugs—to be beaten half to death.
"Sigh, this young man is too impulsive..."
"Yeah, if you mess with that scoundrel Liu Erleng and his brother-in-law who's in charge, do you think you'll have a good time?"
"What a pity, he was even protecting a little girl..."
Jiang Xiuying was so frightened that her face turned pale. She gripped Xu Kuo's arm tightly, her body trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind.
However, what happened the next moment brought all the discussions, exclamations, and sighs to an abrupt halt!
Xu Kuo gently pulled Jiang Xiuya behind him and, instead of retreating, advanced towards the oncoming thugs!
His movements were as fast as lightning, and his figure moved through the crowd like a ghost.
Several muffled thuds were heard, followed by a few short screams—
In the blink of an eye, those henchmen who had charged forward so aggressively were swept away like leaves by the autumn wind, falling to the ground one by one, clutching their stomachs, arms, or faces, groaning in pain, unable to get up again!
It only took a few seconds!
The entire scene instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen a ghost, incredulously looking at the figure still standing upright in the center of the field.
How...how is this possible?!
One person, unarmed, took down five or six strong young men in just a few seconds?!
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