Outside Jiangcheng People's Hospital, at a roadside stall.
Ye Ling and Shen Weiwei sat facing each other, a few bottles of beer and a pile of grilled skewers on the table.
"I'm so sorry... you helped me so much, and I can only treat you to this," Shen Weiwei said, sitting somewhat constrainedly on a small stool, her cheeks flushed, feeling extremely embarrassed.
After Shen's mother's examination, when all her indicators were normal, Shen Weiwei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then remembered that Ye Ling hadn't eaten anything since arriving at her shop and had accompanied her to the hospital. So, while her mother was sleeping, she invited Ye Ling out for a meal.
Unfortunately, it was already past midnight, and most restaurants were closed. Coupled with Shen Weiwei's limited funds, she had no choice but to invite Ye Ling to eat skewers by the roadside.
"It's fine, eating this is quite refreshing."
Ye Ling smiled. On the Eastern Profound Continent, he rarely ate for tens of thousands of years. Even when he occasionally indulged his palate, he mostly consumed celestial birds and sea beasts. After tens of thousands of years without tasting Earth's flavors, Ye Ling found himself quite nostalgic upon suddenly tasting roadside grilled skewers.
Shen Weiwei naturally assumed Ye Ling was comforting her and lowered her head, her voice barely a whisper, "You're so kind..." Da Feng Novel Network
Shen Weiwei had never understood why her father would risk his own life for the Ye family's affairs!
After meeting Ye Ling, within a short period, Shen Weiwei was completely captivated by Ye Ling's charisma.
Knowing that the Ye family could cultivate someone like Ye Ling, Shen Weiwei could also imagine what kind of person Elder Ye was and understood why her father had made such great sacrifices for the Ye family.
"I heard Boss Liu was beaten at the West City night market. His hand was crushed, and he's now lying in the hospital. Even with anesthesia, the pain can't be stopped!"
"Damn! Who was so ruthless? Who dared to hit Brother Snake's man?"
"It was Shen Weiwei, the one who came back from abroad and opened that food stall. It's said she hooked up with some pretty boy, and that pretty boy did it!"
"That pretty boy has some skills!"
"So what if he has some skills? Brother Snake has already declared that he'll bring people to smash that food stall tomorrow and kidnap Shen Weiwei. If that pretty boy is still around, he'll probably suffer the same fate."
"Tsk tsk tsk... Brother Snake has the backing of the Jiang family. Who in this West City dares to provoke him?"
"That Jiang family is a prominent clan in our Jiang City. Who doesn't know the name of Jiang Group? Ever since Brother Snake latched onto the eldest young master of the Jiang family, Jiang Tianhao, he's soared to fame!"
"Hey, hey, I heard that Young Master Jiang..."
At a table next to Ye Ling and Shen Weiwei, three heavily tattooed, blonde thugs were chatting idly, their conversation making Shen Weiwei's face turn pale.
"Ye Ling, we..."
Shen Weiwei's eyes were filled with fear. She was from an ordinary family and already had a natural fear of thugs. Boss Snake was a well-known figure in the West City, and ordinary people like her couldn't afford to offend him!
If Boss Snake retaliated, she wouldn't be able to stay in the West City or even Jiang City!
"I've seen Shen Weiwei. Her looks are simply stunning!"
"Hahaha! That woman looks pure, but who knows how wild she is in private. She deserves it if Brother Snake catches her!"
The blonde thugs continued to spew vulgarities, their expressions growing more lewd, as if they were Boss Snake!
Shen Weiwei had never interacted with such thugs before. Hearing them speak about her like this, she clenched her fists tightly, bit her lip, and her body trembled with fear and anger.
Seeing Shen Weiwei tremble slightly, Ye Ling spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm here."
"Ye Ling..."
Shen Weiwei looked at Ye Ling. Ye Ling's words seemed to contain a certain power, which surprisingly calmed her down.
Ye Ling smiled, ruffled Shen Weiwei's hair, then picked up a stool himself and placed it at the thugs' table, sitting down with them.
The three blonde thugs were chatting happily when they suddenly saw Ye Ling approaching. They were all taken aback.
One of the blonde thugs, with a cigarette in his mouth, pointed at Ye Ling's nose and glared, demanding, "Who are you?"
*Bang!*
Without a word, Ye Ling grabbed the thug's head and slammed it onto the table, smashing the entire table!
The scalding skewers and the unextinguished cigarette butts made intimate contact with the thug's face, and a pig-like scream echoed through the street.
The stall owner shivered in fear, staring blankly at the indifferent Ye Ling. He never expected the seemingly gentle young man to be so ruthless!
"Boss, the damage to this table is on me."
Ye Ling took out the few hundred yuan he had in his pocket with his other hand and accurately tossed it onto the owner's barbecue stall. Only then did the other two thugs react, both grabbing beer bottles from the ground and hurling them at Ye Ling.
"I think you're tired of living!"
The two thugs, their faces contorted with ferocity, viciously swung the beer bottles towards Ye Ling's head, showing no mercy.
Ye Ling's expression remained calm. He released the head of the thug on the ground, grabbed another thug's wrist, and directly crushed his wrist!
*Crack!*
"Ahhhhhh!"
A piercing scream erupted from the thug's mouth. The beer bottle slipped from his hand, and Ye Ling caught it, then swung it back!
*Slam!*
The beer bottle hit the last thug directly in the face. The shattered glass cut through half of the thug's face, leaving it bloody!
The last thug was directly knocked unconscious!
Ye Ling's actions were fluid and swift. From start to finish, it took less than ten seconds. The barbecue stall owner and Shen Weiwei hadn't even reacted before they saw the three thugs lying on the ground, groaning incessantly.
"This, this..."
The barbecue stall owner blinked, looking at the bills lying on his stall, still unsure of what had happened.
After dealing with the three thugs, Ye Ling threw away the broken bottle in his hand, grabbed the first thug by the hair, and pulled him up, asking indifferently, "Who is this Boss Snake you were talking about?"
The thug, who was pulled up, had a ferocious expression and cursed at Ye Ling, "Who the hell are you? Are you looking for death?"
*Bang!*
Ye Ling grabbed the thug's head again and smashed it onto the ground, directly breaking the thug's nose, causing him to emit another pig-like scream.
"Who is Boss Snake?"
Ye Ling pulled the thug up and asked indifferently.
The blonde thug was terrified. All his ferocity vanished, and he quickly cried out to Ye Ling, "Don't, don't hit me anymore! Boss Snake is, is the boss of this West City! We're just small-time thugs, we don't know such big figures!"
He had been involved in society since he was young, had been in at least eighty to a hundred fights, and had been to the police station countless times, but he had never encountered anyone as ruthless as Ye Ling!
He had a premonition that if he didn't cooperate, he would be beaten to death by Ye Ling!
"Where is he?" Ye Ling continued to ask.
"I, I don't know..."
*Bang!*
The blonde thug was once again slammed onto the ground by Ye Ling. This time, the thug was directly knocked unconscious and fell into a coma!
Ye Ling looked at the thug who was howling while clutching his wrist. Seeing Ye Ling's gaze upon him, the thug trembled all over and quickly said, "Boss Snake often goes to the Imperial City nightclub. He must be there!"
Seeing the thug confess without further persuasion, Ye Ling smiled slightly and walked up to him.
As Ye Ling approached, the thug's face was filled with fear, and he stammered, "You, what are you going to do?"
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Thank you."
The thug was stunned, "N-no need..."
*Slap!*
Before the thug could finish speaking, Ye Ling slapped him across the face.
Blood and teeth flew!
The thug fainted.
The entire scene fell into silence.