The aroma of roasted meat filled the air.
Even from several meters away, the scent could be detected.
The other hooligans, smelling the meat, snapped back to reality and lunged at Chen Xiao like hungry wolves.
Liu Zhen’s face turned ashen with fear, but for her son, she rushed forward.
“Son, be careful!”
Chen Xiao shouted, “Mom, stay back!”
A smile then crept onto his lips.
“Perfect, you can all come at me together. Saves me the trouble of dealing with you one by one!”
At this moment, the hooligans had already descended upon him, grabbing at his arms, legs, and neck.
“Hah-ah!”
Chen Xiao let out a fierce roar, and a surge of inner strength erupted from his body.
Every single one of the hooligans was sent flying backward.
Their bodies throbbed with pain, as if their very bones had been scattered.
They lay on the ground, groaning, unable to even get up.
The one with yellow hair had it the worst, his face scorched black.
His most prized feature, his handsome face, was now completely disfigured.
Sun Li stared, dumbfounded, too terrified to think.
Was this still the Chen Xiao she remembered?
Chen Xiao merely brushed the dust off his clothes and said nonchalantly,
“I told you to mind your own business, but you wouldn’t listen. This is the consequence of disobedience! Mom, let’s go home!”
“You think you can just leave after beating people up? Kid, you just wait, I’ll call my big brother to deal with you!”
The yellow-haired hooligan, his face contorted with rage, yelled frantically at Chen Xiao.
“If I don’t kill you today, I’m not fit to be out here!”
Chen Xiao, who had been about to head home, stopped upon hearing this and scoffed.
“My time is precious. I’ll give you ten minutes. Have your damn big brother hurry up and get here!”
The yellow-haired hooligan sneered, “You just wait.”
Then, he began making a phone call.
Seeing this, Sun Li’s arrogance returned.
“Hahahaha, Chen Xiao, you truly don’t know your place. Do you even know who his big brother is?”
Chen Xiao gave a dismissive smile, too lazy to bother with Sun Li.
Even if the King of Heaven himself showed up, he wouldn’t be afraid.
Sun Li continued, “Let me tell you, his big brother is the renowned Brother Ying. Even if you don’t die today, you’ll at least lose an arm!”
So it was him. Chen Xiao understood instantly.
This Brother Ying was a notorious bully in the area.
Especially in the Southern City district where Chen Xiao lived, he held considerable sway.
From the elderly at eighty to children as young as three, anyone who heard his name would change color.
Liu Zhen felt her vision blacken, her legs turn to jelly. “Chen Xiao, you should run now, as far as you can. Don’t cause any more trouble. We can’t afford to offend this Brother Ying.”
Chen Xiao patted his mother’s hand, reassuring her. “Mom, you saw it yourself, they’re the ones causing trouble, not me. Don’t worry, with me here, everything will be fine.”
A flicker of mockery crossed Sun Li’s eyes. “Stubborn as a mule. Chen Xiao, you’re facing death and still putting on a show?”
Liu Zhen wanted to persuade Chen Xiao further, but it was too late.
A motorcade was approaching from a distance.
A line of black SUVs, with two vans at the very end.
As the convoy stopped, people poured out of the vehicles like a tide, at least a hundred of them.
And they all looked fierce and arrogant.
A bald middle-aged man walked at the forefront, tall and imposing, his muscles bulging. He was Brother Ying, the boss of this area in Southern City.
Seeing him in person, Chen Xiao understood the origin of the name ‘Brother Ying’.
His gaze was like that of a falcon, commanding respect even without anger, exuding a fierce and ruthless aura.
“Damn it, who beat up my brother? Step forward!”
Brother Ying cursed, the yellow-haired hooligan, though incompetent, was his own brother.
The yellow-haired hooligan pushed his way forward. “Big brother, hurry and avenge me, help me kill that brat!”
Brother Ying saw the miserable state of the yellow-haired hooligan’s face and immediately flew into a rage.
“What the hell, who was it? Who the hell was it?”
“How dare you mess with my brother, I’ll kill you today!”
“I’ll count to three. Kneel before me immediately!”
Chen Xiao slowly walked forward, shaking his head and saying lightly, “I don’t understand why you people always demand kneeling. Can’t you be a little more creative?”
Brother Ying glared at Chen Xiao, his eyes burning with killing intent.
“Kid, you’ve got guts. Not running when you see me. Too bad, you hurt my brother. Even if you had eight lives, I’d kill you today!”
“Brothers, attack! Kill this kid and avenge my brother!”
Over a hundred men marched towards Chen Xiao in unison, their presence earth-shattering!
At the critical moment, a Mercedes-Benz S400 sped towards them.
With a skillful drift, it stopped between Chen Xiao and Brother Ying.
Brother Ying was about to erupt in anger when the car door opened, and a middle-aged man in a black stand-up collar walked out.
Brother Ying, who had been furious, froze upon seeing the middle-aged man.
His imposing demeanor immediately deflated by half.
He was like a mouse seeing a cat, not only docile but also trembling slightly.
“Bro… Brother Jun? What wind blew you to Southern City, elder?”
The middle-aged man was not old, at least not older than Brother Ying.
The term ‘elder’ was more a form of respect.
Brother Jun completely ignored Brother Ying, scanned the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on Chen Xiao.
“Are you Chen Xiao?”
He asked.
Chen Xiao nodded.
Brother Jun said expressionlessly, “Come with me.”
Chen Xiao was puzzled, as he didn’t recognize this person at all.
Brother Ying was even more bewildered. How did Brother Jun arrive just as he was about to deal with this kid?
Was he targeting him?
Chen Xiao didn’t move, saying calmly, “I can’t go with you right now. I still have some unfinished business. Someone wants to kill me!”
Brother Jun frowned and looked at Brother Ying’s group.
Though alone, he showed no fear of the hundred-plus people before him.
“Old Ying, what do you mean?”
Old Ying dared not meet Brother Jun’s gaze, gathering his courage before speaking.
“Brother Jun, this kid injured my brother, my own brother!”
Brother Jun said coldly, “He’s someone Master Hu wants. Are you trying to snatch him?”
“Master Hu?!”
Brother Ying’s face changed drastically. He had investigated Chen Xiao before.
How could a penniless kid with no influence be connected to Master Hu?
But he dared not disobey Brother Jun.
He quickly said respectfully, “If he’s someone Master Hu wants, I naturally wouldn’t dare to snatch him, but…”
Brother Jun grew impatient. “But what? Your brother isn’t dead, is he!”
The yellow-haired hooligan was on the verge of tears, thinking that while he wasn’t dead, being disfigured was worse than death!
“Old Ying, if you dare to babble any further and delay Master Hu’s important business, I’ll hold you accountable!”
Old Ying shivered. “This humble one dares not.”
Brother Jun roared, “If you dare not, then get lost!”
“Yes, I’m rolling, I’m rolling now…”
Brother Ying and his men, who had arrived in a mighty procession, left with their tails between their legs.
Sun Li was completely stunned. The world was changing too fast; she simply couldn’t comprehend it.