VIP Chapter 109: The Ultimate Miser

Ye Xiaoxuan undid his belt and, in an extremely indecent manner, reached his right hand down the front of his trousers in full view of the crowd. After fumbling around for quite a while, he pulled out a groin guard fitted with wolf-fang spikes, still stained with blood!

Holding it up, Ye Xiaoxuan said apologetically to the Nine-Headed Serpent, “Um... Eunuch Huo, I just bought this protective gear and was going to try it on. Why did you kick me without warning?!”

The Nine-Headed Serpent panted through the pain and cursed at him, “My name is... Huo Tai... Tai Ji! You... are you fucking insane?! The... the groin guard goes underneath your clothes!”

Ye Xiaoxuan’s face hardened. “Fuck your wife, I’ll wear it however I damn well please! Even if you’re the boss of the Heaven-Equaling Group, who the hell are you to tell me whether I wear my groin guard inside or outside my trousers?”

Even an idiot could tell that Ye Xiaoxuan had deliberately provoked the Nine-Headed Serpent. The surrounding crowd erupted in cheers.

The Nine-Headed Serpent really was arrogant enough to make anyone furious just looking at him. But if they were expected to stand up for justice themselves, they certainly did not have the nerve.

Now that someone else had stepped forward, they could at least show their support. Of course, the main attraction was having more excitement to watch.

The Nine-Headed Serpent forced himself to endure the pain and straightened up, trying to maintain some of his earlier swagger. His right leg, however, trembled uncontrollably, so he had no choice but to brace himself against the wall. Pointing at Ye Xiaoxuan, he snarled, “You’ve got guts! If I don’t wipe you out, then I’m not Huo Taiji!”

“Bah!” Ye Dajun came over from behind and stood to Ye Xiaoxuan’s left. “I don’t care whether your name is Huo Taiji or Huo Wudang. You dared lay a hand on my brother, so you’ll have to get past me first!”

The Nine-Headed Serpent screamed in a frenzy, “My name is Huo Taiji! Just you two? Anyone else? Bring me as many as you like—I’ll crush every last one of you!”

Ironhead stroked his gleaming bald head and stood to Ye Xiaoxuan’s right, his expression dark. “And me. We’re in this together.”

Chen Tianfeng and Chen Ergou came over as well, one on either side of Hao Six-Fingers, and placed themselves in front of Yuan Caiyi, shielding her behind them.

Yuan Caiyi had never imagined that she would be rescued by Ye Xiaoxuan, the most useless man in the village. He knew perfectly well that Huo Taiji belonged to the Heaven-Equaling Group, yet he still dared to take up the fight and stand against him. How had she never noticed before that Ye Xiaoxuan had so much courage?

Yuan Caiyi pushed Hao Six-Fingers aside and anxiously tugged at Ye Xiaoxuan’s clothes. In a low voice, she said, “You can’t afford to provoke this man!”

Ye Xiaoxuan frowned at her. “And then what? I’m supposed to stop provoking him and let him take you to a hotel?”

Biting her lip angrily, Yuan Caiyi said, “I can handle it myself!”

Ye Xiaoxuan nodded. “Oh, so I was just meddling. Brothers, let’s go!”

As he spoke, he patted Ye Dajun and Ironhead on the shoulders, turned around, and walked away.

Yuan Caiyi had not expected him actually to leave just like that. She stamped her feet in fury, but was too embarrassed to chase after him.

The Nine-Headed Serpent had not expected them to leave either. Only after they had gone four or five meters did he shout, “Come back! You’ve crippled me and still think you can walk away? Leave one leg apiece, and then I’ll let you crawl off!”

Ye Xiaoxuan curled his lip and glanced back at him. “Fuck your wife, you’re already a cripple and you’re still putting on airs! If you’ve got what it takes, come after me!”

Hao Six-Fingers chuckled. “Boss, you shouldn’t say that. He might be able to crawl faster than Little Green. Wouldn’t that mean he could catch you?”

Ironhead looked at him blankly. “Who’s Little Green?”

Ye Dajun replied in his deep, booming voice, “That giant tortoise that carried Chen Tianlei away.”

At once, everyone pointed at Ye Dajun and sighed. “Honestly, that mouth of yours!”

Ye Dajun looked completely baffled. “What? Did I say something wrong again?”

The onlookers burst into laughter after hearing the young men insult the Nine-Headed Serpent through one roundabout jab after another. His face, however, turned black with fury. Staring fixedly at Ye Xiaoxuan and the others, he said, “So it was you who hid Chen Tianlei! Fine, you’ve got guts! What now? You want to compare numbers? Then let’s see who has more!”

The Nine-Headed Serpent pulled a phone from his pocket, dialed a number, and roared into it, “Damn it, are you all dead or what?!”

The street entrance descended into chaos at once. Horns blared incessantly, and in the distance everything became a frantic mess. Several street stalls that had not managed to get out of the way were smashed to pieces by the cars. But when the vendors saw the red license plates on those vehicles, they could only weep in despair.

They belonged to the Heaven-Equaling Group.

There were two cars, both BMWs. They drove straight to the side of the mutton-offal soup shop. Eight burly men in sunglasses and suits climbed out. The moment they saw that the Nine-Headed Serpent was injured, their expressions changed dramatically, and they hurried over.

One of the men called out, “Young Master Huo!” He lowered his head to examine Huo Taiji’s injuries. Only after confirming that there were no signs of poisoning did he relax. He ordered someone to fetch a first-aid kit from the car, took out the equipment, and expertly bandaged the wounds.

From the moment these men appeared, they radiated a murderous presence. They were clearly highly trained. The two cars blocked off the escape routes from both ends, while seven of the men formed an arc around Huo Taiji, protecting him at the center.

The Nine-Headed Serpent glared at Ye Xiaoxuan through clenched teeth, looking as though he would not be satisfied until he had torn him apart and swallowed him whole. His voice was so aggrieved that he was nearly crying.

“I never thought that I, Huo Taiji, would suffer such a crushing defeat after being cautious all my life. I actually capsized in a ditch in this godforsaken backwater! Damn it, take every one of them away!”

No matter how overbearing the men of the Heaven-Equaling Group were, they still did not dare murder people openly in the middle of the street. Besides, now that these men knew where Chen Tianlei was, they could not simply kill them. The Nine-Headed Serpent was not entirely without restraint.

The burly man bandaging him asked, “Where should we take them?”

The Nine-Headed Serpent glanced at Yuan Caiyi, a vicious smile curling at the corner of his mouth. “Fortune-Rhyme Tower.”

One of the men came over and shoved Ye Xiaoxuan. “Get in the car!”

Ye Xiaoxuan snapped irritably, “Are you insane? Do you really think those two turtle shells of yours can hold all of us? We’ll walk there! If you’re afraid we’ll run, follow behind us!”

The group of men in black exchanged bewildered glances. Even the Nine-Headed Serpent could not understand how this fellow—who was not even a martial apprentice—could be so calm and composed after falling into the hands of the Heaven-Equaling Group.

Ye Xiaoxuan had taken only two steps when he turned his head and looked at the Nine-Headed Serpent. “How about giving me twenty bucks for cab fare so I can take a taxi? There’s still an entire street entrance to cross. It’s not exactly close.”

Before the Nine-Headed Serpent could respond, Ye Xiaoxuan shook his head and added, “Forget it. I can tell from the way you talk that you’re not a generous man. Giving away a cheap necklace worth a few dozen bucks as though it were worth hundreds of thousands, then grieving over it after someone threw it away—you’re a world-class miser. I’d better walk.”

The Nine-Headed Serpent’s face turned purple with rage. His leg was still trembling from the pain, and now even his arms shook with fury. Pointing at Ye Xiaoxuan’s retreating back, he said to the burly man beside him, “Red Five, remember this. Once you force Chen Tianlei to reveal where he’s hiding, I’ll deal with this brat personally! I’ll kill him slowly! I’ll cut him to death one slice at a time! First I’ll cut out his tongue, throw it on the ground, and grind it into mush beneath my foot!”