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The car door was opened, and Ye Xiao got out of the car.

Qiushan He saw that the person who came out of the car was a young man and was immediately very puzzled. He was now somewhat doubtful, suspecting that this youth might just be a kid who liked to race cars, and perhaps he had been overthinking the situation.

Qiushan He looked towards one of his subordinates.

The subordinate, clearly a Yan Country person, immediately walked over and said, "Kid, why are you blocking our car?"

Ye Xiao glanced at the man and instantly felt a bit annoyed. What a brain-dead question.

"Let the girl in the car out," Ye Xiao said, cutting straight to the point without the slightest waste of words.

The man furrowed his brows and said in a cold voice, "Since you know we've kidnapped someone, then you should understand, if you don't get lost now, you could end up with the same fate as that girl, or maybe even worse."

"Oh?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and looked at the man, "Worse than her? Are you saying you want to kill someone in broad daylight?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, the man seemed to have heard the funniest joke ever, laughed heartily, and said, "If I want to kill you, why would I care whether it's broad daylight?"

Right after finishing his sentence, the man immediately drew a handgun from his clothing and fired a shot at Ye Xiao.

The man's speed in drawing and firing the gun was indeed very fast. In the blink of an eye, the bullet fueled by fury came hurtling straight towards Ye Xiao's face.

However, Ye Xiao simply stepped to the side quite naturally.

Just one step, and the bullet flew past Ye Xiao's ear, perfectly avoiding the potentially fatal shot.

"Wow, you actually dared to shoot. It looks like you guys really are criminals," said Ye Xiao, pretending to be terrified as he looked at the man.

Seeing that Ye Xiao had dodged the bullet, the man was struck with horror. His skills in drawing and shooting were absolutely top-notch, and logically speaking, Ye Xiao shouldn't have been able to avoid it. After all, how could an ordinary person possibly dodge a bullet?

Thus, the man instantly realized that this person before him was no ordinary individual.

Qiushan He had watched all that had happened very clearly and could also tell that this person must be a Martial Artist.

Qiushan He had originally agreed to come from Beihai Country to Yan Country because he had heeded the words of an elder, which claimed that there were many Martial Artists in Yan Country and that if one wanted to truly train themselves, one should go to Yan Country. Therefore, Qiushan He came. After arriving in Minghai City, he found that Martial Artists here followed the rules and practiced Martial Arts within the domain of the Martial Arts Practitioner Association. Clearly, even though Qiushan He was a talented Martial Artist, he didn't dare to rashly challenge the Martial Arts Practitioner Association. But he hadn't expected that today, here, he would encounter a young Martial Artist.

Qiushan He's heart jumped with joy, and he gestured with a wave of his hand for his subordinate to step aside.

"Kid, that's some good skill you've got there," Qiushan He said to Ye Xiao in the rather awkwardly pronounced Yan Country Language.

Ye Xiao, hearing Qiushan He's words, suddenly perked up with alertness – Beihai people.

When Zhou Hao had killed those guards from the Black Dragon Company, among them were a few from Beihai. Ye Xiao wondered what relation those from Beihai had with the man before him.

These thoughts crossed Ye Xiao's mind, but on the surface, he just chuckled and said to Qiushan He, "So you're just a little weasel. What, you've taken a fancy to our Yan Country's beautiful girls and want to drag them to your country to make some films? I'm telling you, that's absolutely not possible. You should know that, as a citizen of this nation, it's my duty to sacrifice for my country's construction, but certainly not for the construction of another country. Get it?"

When Qiushan He heard Ye Xiao's words, he sort of understood but not quite. However, once the person beside him explained Ye Xiao's words, Qiushan He flew into a rage.

"Bastard," Qiushan He's face turned green, mainly from the shock that Ye Xiao had dared to insult him as a "little weasel."

Meanwhile, Guan Xiaonan, inside the commercial vehicle, saw the young man through the glass.

Guan Xiaonan's heart surged with elation – she hadn't expected Ye Xiao to really come, as she thought that Ye Xiao had just gone straight back to the campus.

At that moment, Guan Xiaonan felt an indescribable excitement; in her time of utmost danger, Ye Xiao had appeared, and she immediately put the affairs between Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan out of her mind.

Women are always such contradictory creatures.

Qiushan He, aware that Ye Xiao had dared to insult him, immediately charged at Ye Xiao with lightning speed, throwing a punch aimed directly at Ye Xiao's face.

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Ye Xiao's smile didn't fade as Qiushan He almost reached him. With a quick dodge, Ye Xiao narrowly avoided Qiushan He's heavy punch.

"Little punk, you dare to be so rampant on our Yan Country people's turf?" Ye Xiao said with a grin, truly not taking this so-called Beihai Country martial arts master seriously. With a forceful push from his feet, he suddenly kicked at Qiushan He.

Qiushan He's speed was indeed quite fast. His fist transformed into a Hand Blade and fiercely chopped towards the calf that Ye Xiao had kicked out.

Ye Xiao was slightly startled by the malicious intent behind Qiushan He's move, which aimed to severely injure him with a Hand Blade. Ye Xiao quickly concentrated his Nine Yang True Qi, which rapidly gathered in his calf, turning its defensive strength hard as a steel plate.

Qiushan He's Hand Blade chopped down hard on Ye Xiao's calf. With that blow, both men were forced several steps backward. Qiushan felt as if he had struck a piece of solid rock—no, not a rock. Even a hard rock would be cleaved into pieces by Qiushan He's Hand Blade, yet Ye Xiao's calf was even harder than rock at this moment.

Ye Xiao too felt some numbness in his calf; it seemed that Qiushan He's Hand Blade must be some kind of special technique. However, the numb sensation quickly disappeared under the gentle warmth of the Nine Yang True Qi.

Ye Xiao swayed his body and charged directly towards Qiushan He. With his Hand Blade numb, Qiushan did not dare to use it again and instead swiftly launched a kick at Ye Xiao, who in an instant transformed his palm into the Eagle Claw Skill.

The sharp Eagle Claw grabbed Qiushan He's foot, and then, with a piercing screech echoing as if from an eagle, Ye Xiao flung Qiushan He away.

Qiushan He tumbled twice in mid-air, dissipating the force of Ye Xiao's throw, and landed with a pale face.

Guan Xiaonan, in the business van, was slightly surprised to see Ye Xiao using the Eagle Claw Skill. It was her father's unique technique, and even she had not been taught it. How did Ye Xiao know the Eagle Claw Skill? Could it be that her father had taught it to Ye Xiao?

Why would he?

Guan Xiaonan was puzzled, suspecting that Ye Xiao might have some connection with her father.

Meanwhile, right after landing, Qiushan He, without any hesitation, charged at Ye Xiao again. This time, Qiushan He had no intention of holding back, as faint True Qi emanated from his entire body, clearly showing he was ready for a decisive battle to the death with Ye Xiao.

Seeing Qiushan He get serious, Ye Xiao naturally didn't dare to be careless; he too released his Nine Yang True Qi, shimmering in a light yellow hue.

In that instant, the speed of both men soared, and to onlookers, they were nothing but two shadows, flashing together before breaking out into a swift and loud exchange of blows.

Now Qiushan He's entire body was channeling True Qi through his meridians, so he used his Hand Blade again—a technique that was clearly Qiushan He's specialty.

Originally, Ye Xiao wanted to secretly learn the technique, but then he thought, how could he do such a thing? Stealing a fellow countryman's unique skill, after all, was akin to betraying family ties. But to stealthily learn this skill from Qiushan He would be an embarrassing act.

Ye Xiao would never stoop to such dishonorable behavior, especially in matters that involved international face. Losing face domestically was one thing, but it's another to do so internationally.

"Fine skill, but let's see whose Eagle Claw Skill or your Hand Blade is stronger," Ye Xiao laughed heartily as a series of eagle cries emerged before him.

Fire Dragon Claw was Ye Xiao's unique skill, also known as the Dragon Claw Hand, one of the seventy-two ultimate skills that had mostly been lost to time. Ye Xiao had stumbled upon it by chance and, to avoid being thought a thief, he often referred to it as Fire Dragon Claw. Ye Xiao believed renaming the Dragon Claw Hand to Fire Dragon Claw seemed more powerful and imposing.

If the man before him had been a compatriot, Ye Xiao might have used the Fire Dragon Claw, for using one's strongest martial skill against an opponent was a form of respect. However, Ye Xiao truly had no respect to offer this little squirt.

Cries of an eagle emerged from Ye Xiao's body, and even behind him, the vague shape of a fierce goshawk seemed to appear.

Ye Xiao was fast, and with the addition of Wind Shadow Steps, his speed was even greater. The Eagle Claw Skill was known for its speed, so at this moment, Ye Xiao's mastery of the technique was exquisite and reached an extremely high level of proficiency.

'Shhh—' Ye Xiao suddenly clawed out, and a blood mark appeared on Qiushan He's body while Qiushan He's Hand Blade also came directly at him.

Ye Xiao chuckled softly. With the Nine Yang True Qi in its peak state, his strength was extraordinary, so when Qiushan He's Hand Blade, accompanied by the fierce Inner Power True Qi, came at him, Ye Xiao sidestepped quickly, avoiding it. Simultaneously, one of his eagle claws transformed back into a palm, gathering a flame of True Qi on the hand.

'Slap.'

Ye Xiao's palm struck Qiushan He's lower back.

Qiushan He felt as if his kidneys were being scorched by fire, the pain causing his scalp to tingle, his chest to tighten, and his throat to taste of salt as a mouthful of fresh blood suddenly spilled out. His entire body flew away due to the impact of Ye Xiao's Fire Demolishing Palm, crashing heavily to the ground.

Obviously, Qiushan He's face turned ashen, suffering severe damage from the just-delivered Fire Demolishing Palm.

As Ye Xiao approached Qiushan He again, Qiushan knew the enemy in front of him was unbeatable, so he endured the intense pain, sprang up, and leaped backward in an attempt to escape.

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