Click, click.

The sound of bolts being pulled echoed continuously. Tang Feng looked at the people surrounding him with guns, his brain spinning rapidly, but he still couldn't think of a good solution.

Although he could take down one, or perhaps a few of them, there were forty to fifty people at the moment, all armed. Before he could kill a few, bullets would be lodged in his body.

So right now, for Ye Qiu, this was a dead-end street.

Just as Ye Qiu was preparing to fight to the death, ready to take a few down with him, a convoy suddenly arrived outside the large gate. The moment Liu Meng saw this convoy, his expression changed, and he hurriedly told those holding the guns, "Quick, quick, put them down."

Then he glared harshly at Ye Qiu, "Kid, you'd better not make any sudden moves, got it?"

Ye Qiu remained silent, watching the convoy drive in, secretly pondering who these people were to cause such a change in Liu Meng's expression.

While Ye Qiu was contemplating this, the convoy stopped. Liu Meng quickly ran to the front of the convoy, eagerly stopping beside a stretched Lincoln and then opening the car door.

The door opened, but no one came out immediately.

Instead, people first emerged from the cars in front of the Lincoln, all dressed in black tight-fitting clothes and wearing sunglasses, with body physiques indicating their prowess.

Ye Qiu's eyes narrowed at the sight of these people, secretly thinking, "These people must all be very strong. With my current skills, it would probably be strenuous to handle five or six of them."

If outsiders, those familiar with these bodyguards' identities, knew Ye Qiu's thoughts right now, they would drop their jaws in shock.

These people were originally international mercenaries or assassins, existing at a top tier.

The reason they were all gathered together to guard one person now was that the person was Xu Batian.

Xu Batian was the chairman of the Sky Dominator Group, the underground power's controller, Boss Xu.

Only someone with Boss Xu's status and strength could have these bodyguards protecting them.

Moreover, Boss Xu indeed needed these bodyguards to protect him because there was always someone wanting to take his life.

After these bodyguards appeared, they vigilantly surveyed the surroundings. Despite being on their own territory, they remained alert, a principle of an excellent bodyguard.

Ye Qiu nodded slightly, silently admiring these people for their competency, but at the same time, he grew more anxious. Was it harder for him to escape because of their strength? He secretly glanced at Xu Lei, who was being held by Lin Jie, pondered for a moment, and thought, "It seems I'll have to take Lei Jie and flee to see if we can escape this predicament."

With this thought, Ye Qiu quietly and slowly approached Xu Lei.

And because Boss Xu had appeared, those surrounding Ye Qiu, trembling with fear in their hearts, bowed their heads, leaving Ye Qiu unattended. Naturally, no one noticed Ye Qiu moving towards Lin Jie.

Boss Xu, after all the bodyguards confirmed no danger, got out of the car.

Xu Batian, in his forties, was of a robust build but definitely not fat, more like a sturdy type. Like Chow Yun-fat's character in "God of Gamblers," he was quite charismatic.

He also wore an overcoat like the "God of Gamblers" and was holding a cigar.

After getting out of the car, he flicked the ash from his cigar, and someone promptly held out their hands to catch the ash, exuding a powerful presence.

As Xu Batian got out, he saw the group of people gathered at the gate and asked, "What's going on here? I saw it from quite a distance."

Liu Meng was taken aback but quickly wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Boss, it's like this: someone broke into our headquarters and injured our men."

"Oh? Who's so bold?" Xu Batian's eyes flashed a hint of curiosity.

He then looked towards the gate and saw, amidst the crowd, the conspicuously slow-moving Ye Qiu, approaching Xu Lei, and said, "It's that guy, right?"

Liu Meng also looked towards Ye Qiu. When he saw Ye Qiu approaching Xu Lei, he was suddenly shocked and shouted, "Quick, stop him…"

Upon Liu Meng's shout, those underlings immediately responded, then collectively attacked Ye Qiu.

In an instant, Ye Qiu sighed and then engaged with those underlings.

Although a fierce tiger couldn't withstand a pack of wolves, it depended on what kind of tiger it was.

He kicked one person to the ground with his left foot, kicked another flying with a leg, knocked one down with a punch, and slapped one into unconsciousness.

In less than three minutes, over fifty guards were knocked to the ground by Ye Qiu. Since they were not ordered to use guns, the guns became more of a burden.

At that moment, they were all writhing on the ground in agony, while Ye Qiu was not idle. Having already made a move, in that instant, he came to Xu Lei, punched Lin Jie in the face, making him see stars, and then Lin Jie fell to the ground.

Ye Qiu then grabbed Xu Lei and ran towards the inside of the building.

"Kid, wait..."

Just then, Xu Batian's deep voice rang out, making Ye Qiu's footsteps involuntarily halt.

He slowly turned around and looked at Xu Batian, "What is it?"

"Hehe, you're quite skilled, what's your name?" Xu Batian took a puff of his cigar, eyes narrowing as he asked.

Ye Qiu didn't know Xu Batian's intentions but still replied, "I am Ye Qiu, and I want to say, although I fought your men and intruded on your headquarters, I apologize for that, but it was you who started it."

"Oh? What happened, tell me." Xu Batian said.

Ye Qiu recounted the entire sequence of events.

"Damn!"

After Ye Qiu finished speaking, Xu Batian cursed, then looked at Lin Jie, who was crouching on the ground, trembling in fear, and said, "I brought you here to do things for me, not to ruin my reputation."

Lin Jie didn't dare speak, and Xu Batian thought for a moment. He looked at Ye Qiu and then glanced at Xu Lei.

But when he saw Xu Lei, he was suddenly taken aback, then frowned deeply, his eyes flashing with confusion.

Xu Lei was a little scared under Xu Batian's gaze, hiding behind Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu comforted her slightly, frowning as he looked at Xu Batian, not knowing what the other party intended.

"Why does she look so similar?" Xu Batian thought to himself, then looked at Ye Qiu again, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Ye Qiu, it was my subordinate's mistake, so I apologize to you."

"Boss."

Hearing Xu Batian actually apologize, Liu Meng and his subordinates were immediately shocked.

They knew Xu Batian very well; he was a ruthless, cold-blooded figure who didn't blink when killing. What was happening today?

Ye Qiu was also momentarily stunned, looking at Xu Batian without understanding.

Xu Batian waved his hand, signaling his subordinates not to speak, then looked at Ye Qiu, especially at Xu Lei hiding behind Ye Qiu, scanning her with his eyes twice, and said, "Ye Qiu, I admire you. Besides, I need someone now, so I'd like you to join me, what do you think?"

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