Although Xue Hong feared his father, he stood to gain seven or eight hundred million yuan. Even if his father beat him up, it would be worth it.
Long Xiao had assumed that with Xue Zhongyue present, Xue Hong and the others wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui, so he didn't call them again.
Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui waited for a while. Instead of backing down, Xue Hong called in two middle-aged experts, planning to rob them openly.
Xiao Ming glanced at Luo Tianshui and said, "Brother Luo, Brother Long should have notified his father. If they still intend to make a move, they can't blame us."
Luo Tianshui nodded and said, "Then let's fight. One for each of us."
The two middle-aged experts, who held some status in the Xue family, saw the two of them preparing to fight one-on-one. One of the middle-aged men stepped forward and said, "You two can come at me together."
A crisp slapping sound echoed. Xiao Ming lunged forward, slapped the man directly, and swiftly retreated.
The middle-aged expert hadn't expected Xiao Ming to attack, nor had he anticipated Xiao Ming's astonishing speed when he used the 'Chi Mei Xiao Yao Bu'. By the time Xiao Ming returned to his original spot, the expert was still unfocused.
"You dare to attack sneakily?" The other middle-aged man roared and charged at Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming chuckled and said, "Brother Luo, that one's too weak. You can keep him for fun."
The middle-aged man and Xiao Ming began fighting in the room. Soon, the furniture in the room was smashed to pieces. The middle-aged expert couldn't even land a single punch on Xiao Ming.
"Are you ransacking the house? I told you to fight, not to loot!" Xue Hong, who had hidden by the door, roared in anger as he saw most of the furniture destroyed.
Xiao Ming suddenly rushed to the door and slapped Xue Hong several times across the face.
Xue Hong, only at the early Earth Realm, couldn't dodge Xiao Ming's hands at all.
Clutching his swollen face, he ran into the courtyard. Xiao Ming broke away from the middle-aged expert and chased after him.
Luo Tianshui was not as playful as Xiao Ming. He punched the middle-aged expert and quickly subdued him, breaking one of his legs.
The Xue family expert fighting Xiao Ming chased them into the courtyard. Luo Tianshui lunged forward and kicked him in the back.
The Xue family expert was kicked flying by Luo Tianshui, landing on a raw jade stone and immediately bleeding from his head.
Xiao Ming caught up with Xue Hong and gave him a thorough beating, forcing Xue Hong to flee in all directions.
Finally, Xue Hong's leg was broken, and he fell to the ground, screaming.
Seeing that Xiao Ming intended to break his other leg, he quickly shouted, "Stop! Stop! It's all yours, all this jade is yours."
Under the pressure from Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui, the workers finished cutting the remaining raw jade stones.
Soon, Xiao Ming found a taxi, loaded all the jade onto it, and left Tianbao Pavilion.
Upon hearing the news of Xue Hong being beaten, Xue Zhongyue realized that Ouyang Tuo had been telling the truth. He had called him in fear of his son getting hurt.
He had thought he was doing Ouyang Tuo a favor, but instead, his son's leg was broken, and he had also offended Ouyang Tuo.
Xue Hong, who had been taken to the hospital, was furious. He made several calls and dispatched people to find Long Xiao and the others, seeking revenge.
Xue Zhongyue arrived at the hospital with some Xue family members. Seeing Xue Hong with a broken leg, he slapped him across the face.
The slap landed squarely on Xue Hong's already swollen face, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Dad, he's badly injured, don't hit him. I'll send people to investigate who hurt him right away," said the eldest son, Xue Zhen.
"Investigate? What is there to investigate? Are you trying to make things worse? The person who beat up Xue Hong is Ouyang Tuo's friend. I told you not to provoke them, but you wouldn't listen. For a little money, you'd risk your life."
"Dad, when has our Xue family ever suffered such a loss?" Xue Zhen said with dissatisfaction.
Xue Zhongyue glared at Xue Hong and said, "This is his own fault. Before he was beaten, Ouyang Tuo called me and explained the situation clearly. They bought something and weren't allowed to leave, and they tried to rob them directly."
Last time Ouyang Tuo left the capital, the five great families of the capital had all sent people to investigate him. Sun Sizu kept his mouth shut, and investigations through other channels yielded no information about Ouyang Tuo, as if he had appeared out of thin air.
To Xue Zhongyue, Ouyang Tuo was a complete mystery. He suspected Ouyang Tuo might have come from some reclusive sect.
The five great families of the capital were incredibly prominent in the capital and throughout China, but in front of the reclusive sects, they were nothing.
Every major family in China had a reclusive sect backing them. Without the protection of these reclusive sects, these families wouldn't have been able to develop for so long.
"Dad, are we just going to let those kids off the hook so easily?" Xue Hong said indignantly.
Xue Zhongyue's face was filled with anger. He glared and said, "This matter ends here. If you dare to provoke those kids again, I'll break your other leg."
After venting his anger, Xue Zhongyue listened to Xue Hong recount the process of Long Xiao and the four of them buying the raw jade stones. He said, "Those three people are definitely not ordinary. They likely come from a reclusive sect."
Hearing his father say that Long Xiao and the others might come from a reclusive sect, Xue Hong shivered involuntarily. He had heard many times since childhood how powerful and terrifying people from reclusive sects were.
Long Xiao and Professor Che returned to school. Yuan Beidou and the others were chatting in the principal's office, waiting for Long Xiao and the others to return to craft magical artifacts.
Long Xiao placed the jade and the purchased antiques on the table. Everyone looked on in surprise; no one had expected Long Xiao to buy such exquisite jade.
"Long Xiao, how much did this cost you?" Yuan Beidou asked.
"Not much, only one hundred and fifty million yuan," Long Xiao said casually while examining the jade.
"Long Xiao, I don't have that much money to give you," Yuan Beidou quickly said.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "You don't need to pay. The scraps from this jade are enough to make magical artifacts. I want to make these jade into bracelets and pendants as gifts."
Professor Che returned the bank card to Yuan Beidou and explained the expenditure. Yuan Beidou picked up the antiques and looked at them, saying, "These antiques are also worth ten million."
Long Xiao was very fast at crafting magical artifacts and did not hide it from Yuan Beidou and the others.
After Professor Che left, Long Xiao asked Yuan Beidou for a short knife and began carving the magical artifacts.
With the five-elemental Qi flowing into the short knife, carving the jade was as easy as carving wood. By the time Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui returned, Long Xiao had already finished two pieces.
Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui placed a large pile of jade on the floor. The people in the room were once again astonished.
"Long Xiao, where did you get so much jade?" Hua Xianfeng asked.
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "Just good luck. I saw that all these jade had good texture and luster, so I brought them all back."
When Yuan Nandou and the others learned that this jade was bought from the Xue family's raw stone market, Yuan Beidou laughed and said, "You have good luck, but the Xue family's luck is terrible."
"Does it affect them?" Long Xiao asked, confused.
Yuan Beidou nodded and said, "It should. I know Xue Hong; he will definitely cause trouble for you. But don't worry, this jade was bought for the school. I'll make a call to him, and it will be fine."
Xiao Ming picked up a piece of jade and was looking at it. Hearing Yuan Beidou's words, he said, "Principal Yuan, no need to call him. I broke his leg, he shouldn't dare to cause trouble."
"You fought? Ouyang Tuo called his father, and he still dared to make a move?" Long Xiao asked.
Luo Tianshui nodded and said, "They wanted to seize the jade, so we had no choice but to fight. However, we only broke one of Xue Hong's legs, so it's not too serious an injury."
"Long Xiao, this is a big problem. Xue Zhongyue will definitely come looking for you."
Long Xiao picked up a piece of ice-jade imperial green scrap and said, "Let them come. Even if all five great families come, I, Long Xiao, am not afraid of them."