Martial Arts Master in the City

Chapter 48 You're Playing with Fire


Song Jiaqian let out a piercing scream in terror!

Ye Xiao, who was deeply engaged in the fight, suddenly heard the voice of Song Jiaqian. He swung his steel rod and knocked down two thugs beside him, then turned his head to look at Song Jiaqian. When he saw Feng Chong holding a knife against Song Jiaqian's pale neck, his face instantly turned ice cold!

It was the first time Ye Xiao's face had changed color in this place!

"Keep hitting, go on, hit me with all you've got!" Feng Chong taunted, pressing the steel knife against Song Jiaqian's neck and glaring at Ye Xiao with fury!

Ye Xiao looked at Feng Chong and said indifferently, "You're playing with fire."

Feng Chong burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Xiao's words and said, "Playing with fire? So what if I am? What can you do to me? Throw down your weapon, then kneel before me, or else I'll let this beautiful girl die right here and now!"

Ye Xiao replied, "If you release her now, maybe I'll spare your life."

"Haha, listen to this, fuck his mother, he actually dares to talk to me like that, this guy really doesn't believe what I'm capable of!" As Feng Chong spoke, he pressed the knife harder against her neck. The blade was clearly sharp, and a red mark now appeared on the otherwise pale neck of Song Jiaqian, indicating that Feng Chong's knife could cut through her throat at any moment!

"Wuu wuu, please no, wuu wuu..." Song Jiaqian, just a young girl, was in utter despair as someone was about to kill her. Her only thoughts at that moment were to see her parents and sister one last time, and truly, she didn't want to die either!

Ye Xiao looked at Song Jiaqian, then threw away the steel rod in his hand and said, "OK. So you just want me to give up resisting? See? I've thrown the rod away. Now is it okay? She's just a little girl, let her go. You're not wrong, her sister really is a cop. If you kill her, I think your charge won't be much lighter than assaulting a police officer!"

"Damn it, don't give me that bullshit. I don't need your lessons on what to do. Didn't you hear what I just said? Kneel down!" Feng Chong was truly infuriated. His own trusted followers had been seriously injured. If he couldn't leave Ye Xiao crippled or something similar, not only would it be hard to answer to Chen Ming, but he also wouldn't be able to face his own brothers!

Ye Xiao looked coldly at Feng Chong, really doubting whether Feng Chong's life had come to an end, otherwise why would he keep courting death? Isn't it good to be alive?

Looking towards Feng Chong, Ye Xiao said, "Does it have to be this way? I think everyone would be better off not doing this."

"Kneel!" Feng Chong insisted loudly.

"In my life, I've only knelt to one man, my old man, and never to anyone else. Now you're asking me to kneel to you, which really puts me in a difficult position. However, for this beautiful girl, I have decided..."

Ye Xiao's words stopped there as he suddenly sensed Feng Chong's followers quietly approaching him!

Ye Xiao sneered inwardly, these people were trying to play dirty with him!

But playing dirty was precisely the expertise of these people. Otherwise, why would their leader, Feng Chong, take Song Jiaqian hostage?

Feng Chong saw that Ye Xiao seemed prepared to kneel and immediately signaled his followers behind Ye Xiao. Then, those followers quickly drew their knives and slashed straight at Ye Xiao's head!

If those slashes were to truly come down, Ye Xiao wouldn't be thinking about surviving, let alone escaping; he would be dead for sure!

The knives were raised and swung down successfully, but no blood spurted out!

Ye Xiao wasn't made of iron or steel, and a real sword or knife would cut for sure, but in the moment when these men's blades swung down, Ye Xiao simply disappeared from the spot!

To say he disappeared was perhaps an exaggeration, as Feng Chong's followers found themselves striking Ye Xiao's afterimage, and, naturally, Ye Xiao himself was unharmed!

With Ye Xiao gone, Feng Chong was stunned for a moment, wondering how Ye Xiao had vanished so suddenly.

But when Feng Chong's followers looked up, they all widened their eyes in shock at Feng Chong!

Feng Chong, seeing his followers looking at him in astonishment, was extremely puzzled; however, at that moment, he felt the steel knife in his hands being pushed forward by some force!

Feng Chong turned his head only to see Ye Xiao holding onto the back of the blade, pushing the steel knife away from Song Jiaqian's neck!

Upon seeing Ye Xiao beside him, Feng Chong shuddered in fear, while Ye Xiao took the opportunity to snatch away the steel knife. The knife spun in Ye Xiao's hand and then, the blade's tip was pointed directly at Feng Chong's head!

"If you don't want to die right now, you'd better kneel down and give Miss Song a proper apology!" Ye Xiao's face bore a smile, yet Feng Chong felt that Ye Xiao's smile was even more terrifying than if he hadn't smiled at all. The more Ye Xiao smiled, the more Feng Chong's spine chilled with dread.

Ye Xiao had spoken, and Feng Chong was bewildered. He was still pondering how exactly Ye Xiao had managed to get to his side. Indeed, anyone would be greatly surprised, after all, how could Ye Xiao have seemingly teleported to Feng Chong's side!

In fact, if one were a high-ranking martial artist, they would be able to see that just a moment ago, Ye Xiao had gathered his profound inner strength in his feet, and at the same moment, he executed parts of the Qinggong and Flying Kick moves, making it possible to arrive by Feng Chong's side in an instant!

In the world of martial arts, there is a clear hierarchy. However, if one could integrate various techniques and fully understand them, it would then become easy to extract the essence and strengths of each martial arts discipline. By doing so, one could complement weaknesses with strengths — this is the true profundity of martial arts!

Ye Xiao pulled Song Jiaqian to one side, smiled at her, and said, "Are you alright?"

Tears immediately started streaming down the corners of Song Jiaqian's eyes. Clearly, she felt deeply wronged. In her over twenty years of life, this was the first time she had encountered such danger. Just moments ago, Song Jiaqian even felt the grim reaper beckoning to her!

With one arm, Ye Xiao embraced Song Jiaqian and comfortingly said, "It's okay now, it's all over, don't be afraid."

However, at that moment, the steel knife in Ye Xiao's hand shot towards Feng Chong, who was attempting to flee, like an arrow released from a bowstring, piercing his thigh. The knife, infused with the Nine Yang True Qi by Ye Xiao, easily penetrated Feng Chong's thigh, shattering the bone in an instant.

"Ah..." Feng Chong screamed in agony.

Hearing the intense scream, Song Jiaqian immediately buried her head in Ye Xiao's chest. Right now, she was just like a frightened bird, trembling with fear.

Ye Xiao, holding Song Jiaqian, slowly walked outside. The originally blue stone pavement had now turned blood red in many places.

Feng Chong's uninjured subordinates watched as Ye Xiao walked out with Song Jiaqian in his arms, but not a single one dared to stop them. These youths who hung around Feng Chong normally acted tough, but now, Ye Xiao's previous display had deeply shaken their hearts. Ye Xiao's strength, in their view, seemed insurmountable — especially the way he had launched the steel knife towards Feng Chong's thigh while holding Song Jiaqian, which was simply unbelievable!

At the mouth of the alley!

Chen Ming, Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Liuu Xinlei were laughing and chatting. They saw Ye Xiao and Song Jiaqian dash into this alley, and their hearts were filled with delight. Almost every student from Minghai Academy knew that this was a dead end — the school had built tall walls and blocked the original alley to prevent boarding students from climbing over to go online or play outside!

"Brother Fei, Ye Xiao's done for this time. Who would have thought he'd be so foolish to run into a dead end himself!" Liuu Xinlei chuckled at Han Fei, who stood before him.

Han Fei looked at Chen Ming and said with a smile, "Chen Ming, the guys you brought today aren't bad. I'll treat you to a meal later."

Chen Ming chuckled and said, "This is nothing. What's Ye Xiao anyway? He's just a loach who thinks he's a dragon. Today I want to see whether Ye Xiao is a dragon or a worm. Zhang Liang, your cousin won't let us down, right?"

Zhang Liang immediately pledged confidently, "Boss, don't worry. My cousin has a name on the streets, and his group is really fierce in a fight. Ye Xiao is definitely finished today. I'm just worried, what if my cousin accidentally kills someone?"

Before Chen Ming could reply, Han Fei laughed and said, "What to do? Isn't that easy to deal with? Let's find a place to celebrate. In Minghai City, killing one or two people isn't a big deal, right?"

Chen Ming glanced at Han Fei and then smilingly said to Zhang Liang, "Did you hear that? With Brother Fei in charge, what's there to worry about?"

Zhang Liang immediately grinned and said to Han Fei, "Brother Fei, I'll need to rely on you more in the future. At the Guard Bureau, I hope you can put in a good word for my cousin Feng Chong!"

Han Fei was indeed generous, bursting into laughter, he replied, "Is that even a problem? Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to investigate your cousin Feng Chong!"

Zhang Liang immediately thanked him with a smile, "Then I owe you big time, Brother Fei!"

At that moment, Liuu Xinlei said, "Why has the sound of fighting inside stopped? Has it ended?"

Zhang Liang answered right away, "It must have ended. My cousin took more than ten people with him, and Ye Xiao can't grow three heads and six arms!"

Listening to Zhang Liang's reasoning, everyone felt it made sense. They all looked forward to seeing how Feng Chong would drag Ye Xiao out, especially eager to behold Ye Xiao's disheveled state.

However, when they waited for less than a minute, instead of a group of people emerging from the alley as expected, only two people came out. What shocked everyone was that one of the people walking out was actually Ye Xiao!

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