"Excuse me, could you pick that up for me?"
The man carrying the box suddenly spoke. Chen Peiyue nodded in agreement and crouched down to pick up his books. However, at that moment, the box in the man's hand slipped again.
With a snap, the books inside the box scattered across the ground.
"Ah, could you pick them up for me?"
As the man spoke, he also crouched down. Chen Peiyue, seeing this, didn't think much of it. She put down the blue doll she was holding and helped him pick up the scattered books one by one.
However, just as she was putting the books back into the box, a passerby next to her suddenly exclaimed.
"Miss, he's stolen your things!"
Chen Peiyue looked up abruptly, only to realize her blue doll was gone.
The passersby nearby also hadn't expected this situation and hadn't reacted yet. Wang Xiaodao was already disappearing into the crowd, clutching the blue doll.
"This is too outrageous, stealing a girl's doll in broad daylight?"
"Could he be a pervert?"
"Call the police, call the police quickly!"
The passersby were chattering, and Chen Peiyue's face turned grim.
What happened next was even more unexpected for everyone.
Chen Peiyue suddenly leaped up, jumping from the ground onto a railing on the second floor!
"Holy crap, Superman?"
"Are they filming a martial arts movie?"
"What the heck? Is this something a human can do?"
The crowd, who had never encountered such a thing, erupted in excitement.
Just then, in a teahouse on the second floor of the opposite commercial district.
Hua Nanhu of the Shangjing Martial Arts Association was enjoying tea with a friend. Hearing the commotion below, he instinctively looked over and saw Chen Peiyue standing steadily on a railing only as thick as two fingers.
Hua Nanhu's brows furrowed. "Which young lady is this? Hasn't anyone told her to be low-key when she's out?"
Seeing the shocked crowd below, Hua Nanhu motioned to a disciple beside him.
The latter understood and went to the window, shouting down, "Okay, wrap it up!"
The sudden shout made everyone turn their heads.
At that moment, Chen Peiyue spotted Wang Xiaodao. Hearing the shout, she only glanced back before leaping into the crowd again.
"Wrap it up, wrap it up."
Hua Nanhu's disciple also shouted in coordination. The crowd then muttered with disbelief.
"This must be a movie being filmed, right?"
"Even if it's a movie, have you ever seen someone jump straight to the second floor?"
"They must have been suspended by wires."
"Do you take me for a fool? I didn't see her wires?"
"Then tell me, can a normal person jump straight to the second floor?"
"This..."
People are like this; when faced with something they cannot understand, they subconsciously seek an explanation, even if that explanation is a bit absurd.
"Xiao Jin, follow her and keep an eye out. Don't let those disreputable people run wild."
Hua Nanhu was still somewhat uneasy. The disciple who had spoken earlier nodded and quickly left.
In fact, Chen Peiyue's father had always reminded her about such rules. She had just acted impulsively in a moment of anger, wanting to find the person as quickly as possible, and had made that move instinctively.
Therefore, after receiving the reminder from Hua Nanhu's disciple, Xiao Jin, Chen Peiyue returned to the crowd and hurried in the direction where she had seen Wang Xiaodao.
Stealing things, unforgivable!
Chen Peiyue squeezed through the crowd, suppressing her anger. Although her figure appeared delicate, as an internal energy master, the crowd was like children to her, easily pushed aside.
Wang Xiaodao, who was still struggling to push through the crowd, soon noticed the anomaly behind him. When he looked back, he was shocked to find that Chen Peiyue was less than five meters away.
"Damn it!"
Wang Xiaodao's killing intent instantly surged.
Glancing around, he quickly found a less crowded direction. A roadside sign indicated that the area inside was undeveloped.
Wang Xiaodao immediately rushed in, clutching the blue doll.
When he reached a deserted corner, he threw down the doll and pulled out a short knife.
In less than half a minute, Chen Peiyue caught up.
"Die for me!"
Wang Xiaodao, with venomous eyes, lunged at Chen Peiyue's heart with the short knife without a word. But halfway through his thrust, he suddenly felt a slender hand grip his arm.
Even though her hand was not even half as thick as his, he couldn't move at all!
"You want to kill me?"
Chen Peiyue's gaze suddenly turned incredibly cold.
Before Wang Xiaodao could react, a dark shadow suddenly struck towards his head. He had no time to dodge.
With a snap, Chen Peiyue's right hand landed firmly on Wang Xiaodao's head, and he crashed to the ground.
With a cracking sound of bone, he fell silent.
However, Chen Peiyue acted as if she had just swatted a fly, her eyes devoid of any emotion. She quietly picked up her blue doll and turned to leave in another direction.
About five minutes after she left, Xiao Jin caught up.
He naturally didn't see anyone, but he did find Wang Xiaodao's lifeless body on the ground.
Xiao Jin's pupils contracted instantly!
Meanwhile.
Gao Baisong had walked around the outside of the clubhouse without finding Chen Peiyue. Instead, he saw several men rapidly approaching him.
"This is bad!"
Gao Baisong immediately realized something was wrong. Although he didn't know what he had done to offend the clubhouse, or if the person he was looking for was someone connected to the clubhouse, he couldn't afford to think about it now. Gao Baisong reacted quickly and pulled out his phone to call Li Chonglou.
Li Chonglou had been waiting for Gao Baisong's call. The moment the ringtone sounded, he answered.
"Boss, something's happened! Chen Peiyue is missing, and now people are chasing me."
Li Chonglou's expression immediately changed. "Where are you now?"
"I'm on the street to the right of the clubhouse. I'm going to find a place with a lot of people. I'm afraid they'll make a move."
"Okay! Be careful, I'm coming over now!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Chonglou realized Yue Hai had wandered off somewhere again.
Fortunately, Yue Hai hadn't gone far. Li Chonglou soon found him by a gambling table.
"Ah, Brother Li, I was a bit bored and came to see..."
Li Chonglou didn't have time to chat with him. He said directly, "Let's go, Old Gao is in trouble!"
Yue Hai's expression immediately turned serious, and he nodded heavily.
Then, the two quickly left the private gambling hall.
As they exited the complex, the man guarding the door waved enthusiastically at them.