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The private room fell silent.

Everyone looked towards Xue An.

Xue An slightly raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, “Fire Phoenix?”

“Exactly, it’s the Fire Phoenix Special Forces that defeated all opponents in the military contest without sustaining a single casualty, and are now ranked first in the nation!” Wang Ke said, his face full of pride.

Hearing Wang Ke’s words, Zhao Xuehui’s complexion changed dramatically, and he stepped forward, “Second Brother, put Wang Ke down quickly!”

Bang.

Xue An let go of his hand.

Wang Ke fell onto the coffee table, dousing himself with drinks.

Zhao Xuehui approached and said, “Young Master Wang, my brother has just come to Zhongdu and doesn’t understand many rules. Please don’t take it personally!”

But Wang Ke didn’t say a word, just stared at Xue An with a look full of resentment.

Zhao Xuehui was anxious within his heart and turned to Xue An, “Second Brother, quickly apologize to Young Master Wang!”

At the same time, he kept making meaningful glances at Xue An.

Yet Xue An stood there with an indifferent expression, seemingly lost in thought.

Wang Ke’s fair-weather friends also started to make a racket.

“Damn it, where did this blockhead come from? He actually dared to offend Young Master Wang?”

“Kneel down and apologize! Or we’ll cripple you today!”

Amidst these clamors, Wang Ke said something spine-chilling.

“Apologize? Even if he kneels down today, it won’t make a difference. I’ve just been in touch with Brother Sun of the Fire Phoenix. They happen to be eating nearby and will be here any minute…hehe!”

Wang Ke sneered with a face full of malice.

“I’ll give you five minutes!” Xue An suddenly interrupted Wang Ke.

The room gradually fell silent again.

Wang Ke raised his eyebrows, looking at Xue An as if he were looking at a dead man, “Give me what?”

“I said, I’ll give you five minutes. If within five minutes, the people you mentioned don’t show up, I’ll send you off!” Xue An revealed his canines in a menacing smile.

“In other words…kill you!”

Boom!

Xue An’s words were like a bomb dropped, leaving many faces filled with astonishment.

Was this guy a fool?

Wang Ke’s face showed conflicting emotions before he finally said something grim, “Fine! Since you’re seeking your own death, I’ll let you understand what kind of people you can’t afford to offend in Zhongdu!”

At that moment, someone released Yang Binyi, and his three anxious brothers gathered around.

Yang Binyi’s eyes were red as he said, “Second Brother…”

Xue An waved his hand and smiled lightly, “It’s alright; I’m here!”

Qiao Le stood silently by Xue An’s side, his hand tucked in his sleeve, holding onto a hidden axe.

Zhao Xuehui gritted his teeth and spoke in a low voice, “If a fight breaks out later, I’ll cover our retreat. Second Brother, you have a wife and child, so take the chance to leave at the first opportunity and leave Zhongdu overnight! Do you understand?”

A wave of warmth surged in Xue An’s heart, and he patted Zhao Xuehui’s shoulder, “Boss, don’t be so tense; things are not that bad!”

Zhao Xuehui sighed and said with a bitter smile, “How can it not be bad? Someone in my family is in the army, and lately, the name Fire Phoenix has been grinding calluses in my ears. They are truly an elite force! If Wang Ke really knows them, then this situation…sigh!”

Zhao Xuehui’s complexion grew worse the more he spoke.

At this time, Yang Binyi was silent, but his face was seething with killing intent as he glared at Luo Jia not far away.

Luo Jia noticed Yang Binyi’s gaze and walked over, curling her lip and said, “What? Not convinced?”

“You bitch…” Yang Binyi squeezed these words through clenched teeth.

Luo Jia’s expression changed several times, then she sneered, “I may be a bitch, but you’re not even as good as one! Hmph!”

After saying that, she turned and left without any sentiment.

Xue An sat calmly on the sofa, waiting.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Finally, hurried footsteps came from outside the private room.

Wang Ke’s face lit up with joy, just as he stood up.

But he saw a group of people entering through the door, led by Sun Ling.

As soon as Wang Ke saw him, he hurried over, nodding and bowing obsequiously, “Brother Sun, you’re here!”

Sun Ling nodded, his voice grave, “You said someone’s causing trouble here?”

“That’s right, it’s that guy!” Wang Ke stretched out his hand to point.

Sun Ling looked up and saw only a figure sitting on the sofa, his back to him.

Sun Ling’s expression darkened, just about to go over and see who it was.

Then he heard an indifferent voice, “I teach you martial arts, yet you use it to serve as dogs for the scions of noble families?”

At these words, both Sun Ling and the others present had their expressions wildly change!

At that moment, Wang Ke blustered, “You brat, even on the brink of death, you still talk tough…”

Slap!

An extremely crisp slap silenced Wang Ke.

The force of the blow swelled half of Wang Ke’s face.

Stunned, Wang Ke clutched his cheek and dumbly stared at Sun Ling whose face was ashen.

“Brother Sun! How could you…?”

Sun Ling did not even bother with him but instead led his men to quickly walk a few steps forward, stopping five paces away from the sofa. They bent over in unison, extremely respectfully shouting, “Fire Phoenix Sun Ling and others… pay respect to the Instructor!”

As this was said.

The room fell silent.

Everyone gawked in stunned silence.

Only the figure on the sofa remained unmoved.

A silence that felt like an eternity ensued.

The atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze.

Sun Ling, bent over, felt nothing but cold sweat over his face.

“Am I right, Sun Ling?” Xue An turned around, leaning against the sofa, looking at Sun Ling and the others.

Sun Ling trembled, his face pale as he lifted his head, meeting Xue An’s ice-cold, indifferent gaze, then gritted his teeth.

“Instructor, this Wang Ke said someone was disturbing the peace and even slandered Fire Phoenix, so I came over…”

Xue An waved his hand impatiently, and Sun Ling immediately shut up.

Xue An’s slender fingers gently tapped the armrest of the sofa, the tapping sound making everyone’s heart tremble.

Then Xue An looked at Sun Ling with an amused expression.

“I’ve said that true powerhouses never stoop to explain. When it’s wrong, it’s wrong!”

“Yes!” Sun Ling lowered his head.

This scene made Wang Ke, Luo Jia, and the others feel as if their souls had fled in fear.

Even a fool could see that Xue An’s identity was far from ordinary.

Otherwise, how could he reprimand Sun Ling like scolding a child?

At this time, Xue An stood up and walked over to Sun Ling.

“By rights, I should cripple your cultivation level. Do you accept this punishment?”

“I accept!” Sun Ling trembled all over.

Xue An placed his hand on the back of Sun Ling’s head, suddenly smiled, “Forget it, since all this started because of Wang Ke, I’ll give you a chance!”

Sun Ling immediately straightened up, saying resolutely, “Please instruct me!”

Xue An raised his hand to point at Wang Ke, who was pale and trembling in the corner, and with a faint smile, “Kill him!”

Sun Ling wasted no time and pounced.

Wang Ke let out a deafening scream, “Brother Sun, spare my life! Xue An spare me, I…”

Sun Ling had never hated someone so much. It was because of this person’s troublemaking that he had almost lost his cultivation level, so Sun Ling’s eyes reddened. The moment he made his move, he chopped off both of Wang Ke’s hands.

Wang Ke lay in a pool of blood, in extreme terror, even crawling desperately towards Xue An, wailing, “Brother Xue, no… Mr. Xue, spare my life! I won’t dare… ever again.”

He would never finish his plea, for Sun Ling grabbed Wang Ke’s hair and cut his throat from behind.

Wang Ke’s eyes gradually lost their lustre, and the last image he saw before his death was Xue An, standing with his hands behind his back, his expression detached.

I should never have provoked him! Wang Ke thought with immense regret, and then he plunged into endless darkness.