Yang Fei snorted, his casual demeanor suddenly turned deadly.

In his eyes, there was a sinister charm that sent shivers down one's spine.

"What if I don't choose the first path and don't want to take the second one either?"

The man grinned, "I'm afraid you don't have that luxury."

"To be honest, before you, there were people even more arrogant than you."

"But... heh heh, not only did they drop out of the auction, they all ended up in the hospital."

As he spoke, he walked over slowly, pulling out a baseball bat from behind him and weighing it in his hand.

In his eyes, a fierce light was unmistakably visible.

At the same time, the men behind Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi also revealed baseball bats.

They too closed in on the two of them.

Lin Xueyi was a bit nervous, gripping the corner of Yang Fei's clothes tightly.

She was beginning to understand.

No wonder Yang Fei had said that of the seven or eight prepared to bid, no more than two or three would actually participate in the auction.

So that was it.

She mustered her courage and said, "It's illegal to force bidders out of the auction through violence and intimidation."

"Aren't you afraid of the police catching you?"

"Ha ha, this lady's words are quite amusing; it's been a long time since I've heard such a joke," the man with the cold face chuckled twice.

He quickened his pace, his baseball bat raised high, and charged straight at them.

"Wait..."

Yang Fei lazily raised his hand.

The man stumbled, shouting angrily, "It's not too late to regret it now."

Yang Fei nodded, looking the man up and down.

He said indifferently, "If I'm going to concede, I need to know to whom I'm conceding."

"Is your boss Kong Erhu or Li Shun?"

The man wouldn't say, instead he replied coldly, "Either of these bosses, whoever it is, you can't afford to provoke."

"Go home and take care of your kids. The Mortal World isn't for pretty boys like you."

Yang Fei sighed and said, "Honestly, neither Kong Erhu nor Li Shun really matter in my eyes."

"I can handle the so-called Mortal World of Shunhua District."

"Take this punk down! And take the woman away," said the man behind Yang Fei, baring his teeth viciously.

His eyes roamed greedily over Lin Xueyi's body, clearly tempted.

The frosty-faced man listened to Yang Fei's rambling speech, only to find out that this guy was not going to concede after all.

Enraged, the man raised his baseball bat high and rushed toward Yang Fei.

"Hold on, actually... we're all on the same side here," Yang Fei interjected once again, his voice lazy and unhurried.

The frosty-faced man, having gathered all his energy, was about to knock Yang Fei down with his bat.

But Yang Fei's words forced him to abruptly stop, nearly throwing out his back.

He looked at Yang Fei with confusion and suspicion.

"What do you mean?"

Simultaneously, the man behind Yang Fei also halted, staring blankly at him.

Yang Fei spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.

"All under heaven are brothers; don't we all belong to the same family?"

Lin Xueyi gripped Yang Fei's clothes with all her might, her heart racing as she listened to his absurdities.

In such a critical situation, this guy was still cracking jokes. Was he deliberately trying to provoke these two thugs to death?

"Damn it, kill this bastard!"

Indeed, the man repeatedly thwarted by Yang Fei exploded with rage.

He unleashed all his pent-up fury through the baseball bat, swinging it down hard on Yang Fei.

Lin Xueyi screamed and crouched down, covering her head.

Bang!

There was a muffled sound.

Yang Fei's fist, launching later but arriving first, struck the man in the midsection of his chest and stomach.

The man's body bent over like a cooked shrimp.

He bent at the waist, his feet forcibly lifted off the ground.

He crashed into the alley's red brick wall in the shape of a "big" character and then fell down, vomiting blood profusely.

At the same time, Yang Fei delivered a side kick.

His foot struck right in the middle of a baseball bat held by another man.

The baseball bat snapped in two with a crack.

And Yang Fei's foot, along with the broken baseball bat, landed heavily on the man's cheek.

Bang!

The man's left cheek puffed up like an inflated pigskin drum, immediately swollen and glossy.

He tumbled backward, his left molars, accompanied by a chain of fresh blood, sprayed into the air.

Instant kill!

Two men writhed on the ground in pain, unable to stand up again.

Yang Fei pulled Lin Xueyi to her feet, his expression turning deadly cold.

"Go back and tell your boss, don't play these tricks on me, they won't work."

After saying this, Yang Fei took Lin Xueyi's hand and turned to leave.

The pair walked continuously until they emerged from the narrow alley and saw the bustling street.

Only then did Lin Xueyi heave a sigh of relief.

She glanced back at the narrow alley with lingering fear.

"That was terrifying, who the hell wants to target us?"

Yang Fei stated confidently, "Those two guys were Kong Erhu's men."

"Just now, I intentionally mentioned Kong Erhu before Li Shun."

"If they were Li Shun's men, they definitely would have protested."

"Hehe, Kong Erhu has made his move, I wonder if Li Shun is interested in playing with us?"

Lin Xueyi's face turned a bit pale, her heart racing.

She hadn't anticipated that acquiring the Qingquan Stone would be this dangerous and troublesome.

Yang Fei gently patted her shoulder, "Sister Xueyi, don't be scared, these people aren't even worth your concern, you've got me."

"You just need to be the obedient boss lady, quietly make a fortune."

Lin Xueyi gave him a glance, seemingly enlightened.

"Is this what you were talking about earlier, the rules of the Underworld?"

Yang Fei took her hand and stood at the curbside hailing a taxi.

"In the Underworld, might is right, it's the survival of the fittest, following the most naked Law of the Jungle."

"You see, if I didn't have some moves today, we would have had to accept defeat."

"The 200 thousand we paid as a security deposit would have gone to waste."

Lin Xueyi nodded her head.

She sighed, wanting to say something, but words failed her.

Just then, a taxi pulled over to the roadside in response to Yang Fei's gesture.

The taxi driver was crew-cut, wiry and lean.

There was a determined look in his eyes.

Seeing the driver's demeanor, Yang Fei instantly became alert.

He tightened his grip on Lin Xueyi's hand.

Then, Yang Fei smiled faintly and helped Lin Xueyi into the car.

"Master, we'd like a ride to Lanting Hotel, thank you!" Lin Xueyi said.

Strangely, the taxi driver was silent, not starting the car, just parked by the roadside.

Yang Fei sat majestically in the back seat.

His eyes were fixed on the back of the taxi driver's head, and he remained silent.

After a while, the driver spoke in a deep voice, "Brother Fei, our boss wants to see you."

Yang Fei nodded his head.

"Who's your boss? I've already measured up to Kong Erhu's men."

"This time, it must be Li Shun making a move, right?"

The driver didn't beat around the bush.

"Brother Shun is waiting for you at Wanzhi Qianhong."

"He instructed if you're unwilling to come, there's no need to force yourself."

Yang Fei chuckled and leaned back comfortably in the rear seat.

"This matter needs to be settled sooner or later, let's go, I'll meet Li Shun."

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