Just as Wang Dexin's Fire Demolishing Palm was about to reach Ye Xiao, he suddenly discovered that Ye Xiao was also executing the same move at an incredibly fast speed, and in the blink of an eye, flames of inner strength appeared in Ye Xiao's right hand— it was the Fire Demolishing Palm!

Wang Dexin felt unexpectedly perplexed, wondering who this person was and how he could also know the Fire Demolishing Palm. However, by then, the Fire Demolishing Palm had already reached Ye Xiao, and even if Wang Dexin wanted, he couldn't retract his palm!

In an instant, their Fire Demolishing Palms collided, producing a loud thump. Both Ye Xiao and Wang Dexin staggered backward several steps. Ye Xiao felt a numbness in his wrist; evidently, Wang Dexin's inner strength was also quite formidable. Yet, Ye Xiao didn't know exactly what realm Wang Dexin had reached because, according to his memory, even martial artists of the same strength level had never been able to injure him this way. Could it be that Senior Wang was almost reaching the Xuan Rank?

Wang Dexin was even more astonished at this moment. He was very confident in his own strength, yet unexpectedly, his proud move, the Fire Demolishing Palm, had been countered by this young man. At this moment, Wang Dexin's wrist was also numb and even ached slightly, a result of the recoil from the Fire Demolishing Palm!

As Fire Demolishing Palm was Wang Dexin's signature move, he was quite familiar with its properties. Generally, it was used against martial artists with lower strength, easily inflicting substantial inner strength damage, even causing intense heat throughout the body of weaker opponents. However, the disadvantage was that if faced with an opponent of equal strength, the power of Fire Demolishing Palm wouldn't fully affect the enemy and would partly recoil upon oneself!

Wang Dexin's disciples immediately surrounded Ye Xiao, while Cui Ji stepped forward to assist Wang Dexin!

Cui Ji also saw some darkening on Wang Dexin's wrist and, puzzled, looked at him and asked, "Master Wang, are you alright?"

Wang Dexin responded, "I'm fine, what are you all doing? Back off!"

Wang Dexin's disciples immediately stepped back, but they all glared fiercely at Ye Xiao!

The Nine Yang True Qi that Ye Xiao cultivated, which belonged to the Supreme Yang Skill and was especially adept at healing inner strength damages, meant that when Ye Xiao's wrist bones were shaken by Wang Dexin's inner strength just moments ago, he had immediately channeled the Nine Yang True Qi to rapidly gather around his right wrist. Silently, Ye Xiao's wrist had recovered as normal, though there were some minor external injuries—mere trivialities!

With a smile on his face, Ye Xiao looked at Wang Dexin and said, "Senior Wang, I meant no disrespect!"

Wang Dexin also hurriedly used his inner strength to heal his wrist, but he wasn't as fortunate as Ye Xiao to know the Nine Yang Divine Skill, so even though he began healing, it would still take two or three days to be fully recovered!

Wang Dexin backed off and, with a serious face, looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "How do you know the Fire Demolishing Palm?"

Ye Xiao laughed lightly and responded, "The Fire Demolishing Palm is not any profound martial arts; it shouldn't be difficult for me to know it, right?"

Ye Xiao naturally couldn't tell Wang Dexin that he had just learned it on the spot—wouldn't that possibly expose that he had learned the Nine Yang Divine Skill? Ye Xiao wasn't so naive; the Nine Yang Divine Skill, a rare marvel in the martial world, was something he hadn't even disclosed to his own master!

Listening to Ye Xiao, Wang Dexin secretly wondered if this young man was a disciple of some major sect. But then why would he appear in Minghai City? If he had needed to handle some affairs, a simple notification to the Minghai Martial Arts Association should have sufficed, but...

Wang Dexin asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"Me? Haha, hasn't Cui Ji already told you? My name is Ye Xiao!" Ye Xiao replied with a smile.

Seeing Ye Xiao's composed demeanor and his indifferent reaction to the Fire Demolishing Palm's recoil, it was clear that his strength was not lacking. Moreover, despite his young age, he was already comparable to him, and perhaps even surpassed him—his potential was boundless!

Suddenly, Wang Dexin laughed heartily and said, "Brother Ye, I noticed your exceptional martial arts prowess earlier. Out of a momentary itch to test my skills, I exchanged a few moves with Brother Ye. Please don't mistake it for something else!"

Ye Xiao hadn't expected such a drastic change in Wang Dexin's attitude. He thought to himself, what is going on with Wang Dexin? Just a moment ago, he had used the Fire Demolishing Palm, which was clearly a threat to his life. Why was he speaking this way now? Could it be that this old man has recognized my abilities?

Ye Xiao was somewhat confused!

However, Wang Dexin's shift surprised Cui Ji, who immediately asked in confusion, "Master Wang, how could this be a misunderstanding? You...".

"Slap!" Wang Dexin suddenly delivered a slap across Cui Ji's face, his voice cold as he said, "Shut your mouth, and go apologize to Brother Ye. Even among martial artists, when sparring, you must know where to draw the line. How dare you try to take someone's life?"

Cui Ji was baffled. What was going on?

Experience often trumps youth, and Cui Ji was clueless about why Wang Dexin had suddenly slapped him and could even less imagine what he had done wrong. The usually carefree Master Wang was being so grave today—but even his own master had to give Wang Dexin some respect. So Cui Ji didn't dare say much more. With a darkened face, he stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, this... this is a misunderstanding!"

Ye Xiao didn't acknowledge him but turned to Wang Dexin and said, "Senior Wang, if everything is alright now, I will leave. Classes have already started at school, and I hope in the future, unless necessary, please do not interrupt my classes or those of my teacher and classmates!"

Wang Dexin immediately laughed and said, "Brother Ye, what are you talking about? I didn't know you still had classes. I was actually hoping you could join me for a couple of drinks. Brother Ye, we hit it off right away, didn't we? Please don't call me 'Senior' anymore. Do I look that old? Just call me Brother Wang!"

Ye Xiao couldn't help but give a wry smile. Wang Dexin was Cui Ji's uncle in terms of mentorship. If he started calling Wang Dexin 'Brother,' wouldn't that make Cui Ji his junior?

However, Ye Xiao said with a smile, "Then I shall humbly comply. Nephew Cui Ji, don't forget what I just said!"

Having finished speaking, Ye Xiao leaped over a three-meter-high fence and left the abandoned chemical plant!

"Dammit!" Cui Ji was so angry that his face turned red!

Watching Ye Xiao leave, Wang Dexin immediately turned to Cui Ji and said, "Nephew, you have offended someone you shouldn't have!"

Cui Ji immediately looked at Wang Dexin. At that moment, he harbored some resentment toward Wang Dexin, who had slapped him for no reason!

But, after Wang Dexin said this, Cui Ji became even more puzzled and asked, "Master Wang, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Dexin said, "Don't ask too many questions. From now on, don't easily provoke this Ye Xiao. I will secretly investigate this youngster's background with your master!"

At that moment, several of Wang Dexin's disciples looked at him and said, "Master, it's easy to dodge a straightforward shot but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. If we join forces with Brother Cui Ji, we can surely take down this Ye Xiao!"

"What do you know? Although Ye Xiao is quite skilled, even if we all attack together, it's not certain who will win or lose. However, what I'm worried about now is the power behind Ye Xiao, which is beyond your understanding. Until I figure out this matter, none of you should act rashly, or you'll face family discipline!" Wang Dexin said coldly!

Immediately, Wang Dexin's disciples dared not make a sound, and Cui Ji also did not dare to say much due to Wang Dexin's presence!

Meanwhile, after leaving the abandoned chemical plant, Ye Xiao just happened to catch a passing taxi and went straight back to school!

Arriving at school, Ye Xiao was quite surprised. He couldn't understand why Wang Dexin's attitude toward him had changed so dramatically. Moreover, he had used eight layers of his Inner Strength during their earlier encounter. Wang Dexin had not exerted full force initially and probably only used about six or seven layers of his Inner Strength when deploying the Fiery Demolishing Palm!

Ye Xiao was truly puzzled, but as he was thinking about moving forward, he noticed Su Yun was about to leave!

Their eyes met, and the moment Su Yun saw Ye Xiao, she remembered that Ye Xiao had seen her bare back, and her face turned slightly red!

Seeing Teacher Su, it was only proper for Ye Xiao to greet her with respect!

"Teacher Su, where are you off to?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile as he approached Su Yun!

Her cheeks slightly flushed, Su Yun said, "I'm going to the pharmacy to buy some common medicines!"

Actually, after Ye Xiao had rescued her, Su Yun had been quite frightened. If he hadn't appeared, her persistent high fever could have caused her to faint at any moment, posing a real threat to her life. Hence, having some common medicines at home seemed beneficial!

Ye Xiao said, "Is that so? Do you want me to accompany you? Your face looks a bit red; I hope you're not getting a fever again!"

Her face grew even hotter upon hearing this, and she said with a slightly shaky voice, "No, I'm fine. You should go back to class!"

Understanding that Su Yun was a bit nervous, Ye Xiao quickly realized why!

Ye Xiao nodded and was ready to return to class, but suddenly remembered he didn't have a fixed spot. He then said to Su Yun, "Teacher Su, could you find a normal spot for me? Right now, I'm sitting at the back row sharing a desk with Wei Yang!"

Su Yun suddenly remembered that she had forgotten about arranging Ye Xiao's seat. Hastily, she said, "I've got it noted. You go back to the classroom for now!"

Afterward, Ye Xiao walked toward the classroom!

Upon returning to the classroom, the class was almost over. Being the last-row student, the teacher didn't really consider Ye Xiao a normal student and merely nodded at him, allowing him to return to his seat!

As he walked back under the gaze of many students, Ye Xiao noticed that Han Fei was not there!

Wanting to go back to reading his novel to pass the time, Ye Xiao decided not to sit in Han Fei's spot and instead took his seat next to Wei Yang once more!

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