VIP Chapter 108: Likely Ruined

Huo Taiji was not angered by Yuan Caiyi’s insults. Instead, he leered at her with a lascivious grin. "Fine then. Give me back the necklace, and I’ll leave! If you won't bring it out, then you’re coming with me!"

Ye Xiaoxuan, who had initially intended to step in and help, froze upon hearing this. If Yuan Caiyi was a vain girl who took people's gifts without any intention of dating them, then she deserved to be pestered.

Yuan Caiyi’s pretty face flushed with rage. She pointed a finger at Huo Taiji and lashed out, "Huo Taiji, do you have any shame? Have I ever accepted a single thing you’ve sent me? I threw them away right in front of you every time! If you want them, go find them yourself!"

Huo Taiji scoffed, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Caiyi, since they passed through your hands, I can only ask you for them. It’s not that expensive anyway—just over a hundred thousand. If you can’t pay up, let that Chen Tianlei fellow cover it for you!"

Yuan Caiyi bit her lip and said, "Huo Taiji, you are truly shameless! Do you think we don’t know that you’ve used fake jewelry to take advantage of so many girls at our school? Your trash isn't even worth a hundred bucks, and you want over a hundred thousand? Don't think you can be arrogant, reckless, and do whatever you want just because you're one of the 'Four Young Masters of Qitian'!"

*The Four Young Masters of Qitian?* Ye Xiaoxuan frowned. For some reason, he felt a deep sense of irritation whenever he heard the name "Qitian."

By now, the onlookers had caught on to the situation and were quite disgusted by the conduct of the man known as "Hydra." A young man stepped forward and shouted at him, "Where did this piece of trash come from, daring to run wild in our Zhuangyuan Township? Do you know whose territory this is?"

Hydra narrowed his eyes. He looked at the young man’s forehead and sneered, "Was that you, you dog, barking at me? Whose territory? Chen Tianlei’s? Tell him to come out and face me; I have something to ask him! Get lost!"

With a swift motion, he delivered a kick to the young man’s groin. The force sent the man flying into the air; he was unconscious before he even hit the ground.

The crowd erupted in an uproar, pointing at Hydra and cursing:

"That’s too vicious, young man! A groin kick right out of the gate? Are you trying to end his bloodline?"

"So you're a Martial Guard expert? Think you can just bully a junior martial practitioner? I’m a Martial Guard too, let’s see what you’ve got!"

"The girl didn't even want your stuff. Who forces someone to date them like this? You have no manners at all!"

Hydra pushed his sunglasses up and gestured impatiently, shouting at the crowd, "Enough with the nonsense! If you're not convinced, come up and fight. The people of the Qitian Group have never been afraid of anyone!"

*So he really is from the Qitian Group.*

Upon hearing the name, the crowd fell silent, shrinking back in fear and daring not to intervene further.

A few young men approached tentatively, intending to carry away the unconscious youth, but Hydra stepped on the boy’s chest with an overbearing force. "Whoever dares to touch him will end up lying down right next to him!"

The young men backed away in terror. Hydra scoffed, "Go tell Chen Tianlei that I’m on his turf, hitting on his girl. If he’s a man, he’ll come and find me!"

The young men, clearly Chen Tianlei’s brothers, looked indignant but dared not say a word. They retreated into the crowd, looking humiliated.

Hydra cast a disdainful glance at the crowd, turned back to Yuan Caiyi, and leered, "Caiyi, are you still counting on that Chen Tianlei? He’s nothing but a coward! Come with me from now on. I have money, I have cars—if you want to live the high-society life, all it takes is a nod from you!"

Yuan Caiyi spat on the ground, her face cold with fury. "I don’t want it! And I hope you understand one thing: the life I live isn't dependent on any man; I will earn it myself! Also, get this straight: Chen Tianlei was my classmate, and I’ve always treated him like an older brother. Don't think there’s anything between us, and don't think you can use me to get to him. You’ve miscalculated!"

Hydra kept that repulsive grin on his face. He reached out to grab Yuan Caiyi’s arm and said, "Fine, let’s not talk about other men. Caiyi, don’t go back today. This small town isn't large, but we have a branch here, the Qiyun Pavilion. It’s the highest-end place in town. Let me arrange a stay for you there for a couple of days. It’s just a word from me!"

Yuan Caiyi shoved his hand away and snapped, "Get your dirty hands off me! I wouldn't even stay in my own home if I didn't want to, why would I go to a hotel with you? You’re insane!"

Hydra gave a sinister laugh. "Caiyi, your memory is really poor. You forgot you still owe me over a hundred thousand. Do you think I’ll let you leave without settling this?" As he spoke, he reached for her arm again.

*Smack!* His wrist was caught by someone. He was startled, and when he turned his head, he saw Ye Xiaoxuan standing beside him with a furrowed brow.

Hydra’s expression shifted. He wasn't shocked that his wrist had been caught, but that someone had managed to get right next to him without him sensing it at all! Furthermore, looking at the kid’s appearance, he lacked even the most basic signs of a martial practitioner.

He was clearly a "waste" who wasn't even a martial student—how could he stand there as silently as a shadow? It seemed Yuan Caiyi’s beauty truly had him so infatuated that he had lost his edge.

Ye Xiaoxuan gripped Hydra’s hand, stepping between him and Yuan Caiyi, and looked at him with a confused expression. "Tell me, Eunuch Huo, are you here to harass the girl, or are you looking for Chen Tianlei?"

Hydra roared and twisted his arm, breaking free from Ye Xiaoxuan’s grip. He was furious—the kid really wasn't a martial student!

"Who the hell are you calling a eunuch? My name is Huo Taiji! Where the hell did you pop out from? You looking to die?" As he spoke, he threw a kick—the same move he used on the other youth, a strike to the groin! But this time, because they were closer, he used his knee.

*Thud!* Hydra’s knee landed solidly on Ye Xiaoxuan’s crotch, but the sound it made was like a needle piercing through leather.

Hydra kept his hands pressed against Ye Xiaoxuan’s shoulders, his face turning the color of liver beneath his sunglasses, his facial muscles twitching violently.

His knee was still pressed firmly between Ye Xiaoxuan’s legs, and the two of them stood in a bizarre, frozen pose. The surrounding crowd sighed with sympathy for Ye Xiaoxuan. "That was a brutal hit! Poor kid, he’s probably ruined for life!"

"Argh!" A hysterical scream erupted from Hydra’s mouth. He clutched his right leg and scrambled backward.

In less than a minute, his right leg, from the knee down, was completely soaked in his own blood.