Leaving the hall, Chen Xiao habitually walked out of his house, thinking of countermeasures as he walked. Although his uncle thought he was fooling around, he was serious about what he had said earlier.
"Help!" Just as Chen Xiao was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a cry for help. Looking around, he saw four or five ruffians cornering a beautiful young woman at the street corner not far away.
The young woman cried for help, trembling.
"Scream louder, the more you scream, the more I like it!" a ruffian said lewdly, reaching out and touching the girl's body. The girl flinched back in fear.
"Stop it! How dare you do such a thing in broad daylight? Don't you people have any respect for the law?" Chen Xiao shouted and ran over quickly.
But before Chen Xiao could get close, the ruffians pushed the young woman towards him. Chen Xiao quickly reached out to help her, and a boneless body was embraced by Chen Xiao.
What happened next stunned Chen Xiao. The young woman wriggled against him and tore open her collar, exposing a large section of her fair shoulder to the air.
Before Chen Xiao could recover, the young woman cried out again, "Help!" Tears streamed down her face as she shouted for help.
The lewd ruffian, however, transformed into a righteous figure, pointing at Chen Xiao and shouting angrily, "Stop it! How dare you do such a thing in broad daylight? Don't you have any respect for the law?"
"You... you are in on this together!" Chen Xiao shoved the girl who was clinging to him away, his eyes about to spew fire. The situation was clear: they had conspired to frame Chen Xiao.
"Hmph, kidnapping a woman? Do you really think there is no justice in Qingyuan City!" a hoarse voice called out. Chen Xiao finally knew who wanted to frame him. It was Wang Lin, who walked out from the other side of the street corner and stepped forward to help up the girl who had fallen to the ground.
At this moment, many passersby heard the commotion and gathered around. Seeing the tearful girl and Chen Xiao surrounded by the crowd, they immediately began to whisper.
"I always thought he was a fool, but I didn't expect him to be such a morally corrupt fool!"
"Hmph, this person is a disgrace to Qingyuan!"
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Wang Lin's face showed a hint of a smile. This was exactly the effect he wanted. Beating up Chen Xiao was not enough; he wanted to ruin Chen Xiao's reputation completely.
He quickly concealed his smile and replaced it with a righteous expression, craning his neck to shout at Chen Xiao, "You scoundrel, surrender quickly, or don't blame us for being impolite."
"Hahaha! Your Wang family really knows how to put on a show!" Facing the encirclement and accusations of the crowd, Chen Xiao showed no sign of panic. Instead, he laughed heartily and raised his hands. In his hand, he held a finely crafted token with a large character 'Wang' engraved on it.
Everyone was familiar with this token. It was the symbol of the Wang family. Many servants of the Wang family felt superior because of this token.
"I took this from the girl," Chen Xiao said with a smile. All of this was thanks to the Four-Element Flower Wheel within him. After obtaining it, Chen Xiao found that his perception had become exceptionally strong. He was aware of every subtle movement within dozens of meters around him.
Therefore, before they started their act, Chen Xiao had noticed these people. And when Chen Xiao approached, these people began their clumsy performance, and Chen Xiao realized they were targeting him.
However, he wanted to know who the mastermind was, so he played along with their scheme, which led to what happened next.
The crowd finally understood, but this time, they chose to remain silent. They dared not interfere when Wang Lin wanted to cause trouble for someone. However, they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: so calm and meticulous, is this really 'Foolish Chen Xiao'?
Wang Lin couldn't figure out where the plan had gone wrong. Seeing his scheme exposed, he was enraged and shouted, "You dare to forge my Wang family's token? Kid, you're dead!"
Forging the Wang family's token? It was ridiculous for Wang Lin to say that. It was like fabricating evidence to condemn someone. Everyone broke out in a cold sweat for Chen Xiao. They all knew Chen Xiao was only at the first level of Body Refining, while Wang Lin was at the peak of the second level.
Wang Lin didn't care what people thought. All he wanted now was to beat Chen Xiao up and vent his anger. He brandished his fist and struck at Chen Xiao. His fist was enveloped in a yellow light, which was the earth element primal force.
Chen Xiao did not feel any danger from Wang Lin's primal force-infused punch. After possessing the Four-Element Flower Wheel, he clearly felt a significant improvement in his strength and speed.
Just as Wang Lin's fist was about to hit Chen Xiao's face, it was stopped. It was Chen Xiao who blocked his punch, and he did it with only one hand.
The scene people imagined, of Chen Xiao being sent flying, did not happen. Instead, Chen Xiao's hand gripped Wang Lin's fist, rendering it immobile.
What was going on? Everyone was bewildered. Wang Lin, at the peak of the second level of Body Refining, was actually no match for Chen Xiao, who was at the first level?
However, the reality was much more severe than they saw. Wang Lin's fist was tightly held by Chen Xiao, and only he knew the piercing pain.
"Hiss..." Wang Lin gasped and said with a contorted expression, "Kid, let go quickly. Do you know I am from the Wang family? You are courting death!"
The Wang family members nearby also stopped pretending and stepped forward to support him, saying, "If you hurt Brother Wang Lin, our Young Master Wang Hao will never forgive you!"
"Oh?" Chen Xiao rolled his eyes upwards and said indifferently, "I hate it the most when people threaten me!" Chen Xiao thought that he would eventually have a confrontation with Wang Hao. Since he had already offended them, he might as well offend them completely.
With that, Chen Xiao increased the force in his hand. With a series of cracking sounds like popping beans, Wang Lin let out a pig-like scream, his body bent like a shrimp, and he kept shouting, "Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."
The Wang family members were all shocked by this scene, but no one dared to step forward to help Wang Lin.
When Chen Xiao released his hand, Wang Lin's hand was completely shattered. If his palm were to be cut open at this moment, the bones inside would be found to be broken into pieces. His hand hung limply like a pile of rotten flesh.
Chen Xiao glanced at the Wang family members and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Lin, slowly saying, "I said I would make you pay the price." After speaking, Chen Xiao patted the dust off his clothes and strode away.
Wang Lin, clutching his wrist in pain, rolled on the ground. Without their leader, the Wang family members could only watch Chen Xiao leave.
The onlookers, witnessing these dramatic scenes, had long forgotten that the departing young man was the 'Foolish Chen Xiao' they had spoken of. All that remained was their heartfelt admiration: What a ruthless young man!