Chapter 257: You Bloom As You Please, I’ll Be Your Guardian

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: You Bloom As You Please, I’ll Be Your Guardian

This Nan Batian was a local tyrant. Relying on his family’s wealth and power, he bullied men and preyed on women, stopping at nothing. He was not someone you wanted to cross.

Su Feng knew she couldn’t afford to provoke him, so she pulled Su Youning and turned to leave.

But before they could take more than a few steps, Nan Batian stepped forward to block their path. He let out a sinister chuckle and said:

"Trying to leave? In your dreams. No woman I, Nan Batian, have set my sights on has ever escaped my grasp. Just come with us quietly. Keep me company tonight, and if you please me, I’ll naturally let you go. But if you’re disobedient... I’ll break all your limbs!"

"You..." Su Feng glared at Nan Batian, trembling with rage.

"’You’ what, bitch? Get the hell out of my way!" The curly-haired man rushed forward and sent Su Feng sprawling to the ground with another vicious slap. Then, he sauntered over to Su Youning, a lewd grin spreading across his face as he spoke.

"Hey, little beauty. Just come with us. You can’t escape."

With that, he reached out, his hand aiming for Su Youning’s pretty face.

Su Youning backed away in a panic, but was quickly forced into a corner with nowhere left to run.

As the curly-haired man closed in, Su Youning was so terrified she was on the verge of tears.

But just then, a figure shot forward like a blur and kicked the curly-haired man squarely in the chest. The man let out a wretched scream as he flew sideways through the air, crashing hard onto the ground and spewing mouthfuls of blood.

Ye Feng had arrived!

Seeing Ye Feng, Su Youning cried out and threw herself into his arms. She clung to him tightly, her whole body a mess of tremors.

Ye Feng gently patted Su Youning’s back and said softly,

"Ningning, don’t worry. I’m here."

The words had barely left his mouth when Nan Batian roared arrogantly from behind him.

"’You’re here’? Who the fuck do you think you are? You dare hit one of my men? Are you fucking tired of living?!

"I’ll give you one way out. Hand over your woman right now. If you don’t, I’ll have your limbs chopped off!"

The men behind him also roared, "Hand over the woman! If you piss off Brother Tian, we’ll wipe out your entire family!"

The moment they finished speaking, a chilling voice cut in from behind them.

"Whose entire family are you planning to wipe out?"

With the words, a large, bald man appeared, leading a contingent of men in black suits who stormed in.

Hearing someone dare to challenge him, Nan Batian flew into a rage. He spun around, craned his neck at the newcomer, and bellowed:

"Who the fuck are you? Daring to talk back to me? You must have a death wish..."

His words died in his throat as he finally recognized the newcomer. He couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

"M-Master Ma!"

In the next instant, his face turned ashen.

The newcomer was none other than the underground emperor of the Imperial Capital, Ma Hui!

Nan Batian might have some clout in this neighborhood, but compared to someone like Ma Hui, he was less than nothing. If he truly angered Ma Hui, the man could have him wiped out in a matter of minutes.

How could he possibly act arrogant now? He scrambled over, forcing a fawning smile onto his face.

"Master Ma, I truly didn’t recognize you. I apologize for my disrespectful words just now. Please forgive my offense!"

The words were barely out of his mouth when another group arrived. At their head was a middle-aged man in a blood-red training uniform. The moment he appeared, an icy killing intent flooded the area.

He stared at Nan Batian and asked in a frigid tone, "Whose clan were you going to exterminate?"

Already fuming from being put in his place by Ma Hui, Nan Batian’s temper flared when he heard yet another person challenge him. He glared at the newcomer and roared in fury.

"I’ll take it from Master Ma, fine! But who the fuck are you to boss me around? You think I’m some kind of pushover anyone can mess with? Let me tell you, I’m not—"

But before he could finish, he saw Ma Hui hurry over to the newcomer and bow respectfully. "Ma Hui greets the Boss!"

Boss?

Ma Hui actually called this man ’Boss’?

Nan Batian took a closer look at the man. When he finally recognized him, his scalp went numb with terror and he shrieked, "Squad Leader Ouyang! You’re Squad Leader Ouyang of the Dragon King Pavilion!"

The man was indeed Ouyang Nan, the chief of the Dragon King Pavilion’s Imperial Capital branch.

Nan Batian stared at Ouyang Nan, trembling uncontrollably. ’No wonder,’ he thought, ’even the great Ma Hui, the underground emperor of the Imperial Capital, has to call him ’Boss.’ It’s this god of death himself!’

’The Dragon King Pavilion... in the entire Great Xia Empire, they’re second only to the Martial Arts Association. And I just insulted their branch chief? I must be trying to get myself killed!’

He couldn’t bear it any longer. He stumbled over to Ouyang Nan, forcing a pathetic smile onto his face as he stammered,

"Squad Leader Ouyang, I-I truly didn’t recognize you, sir! If I had, you could have given me ten thousand times the courage and I still wouldn’t have dared to disrespect you..."

But Ouyang Nan paid him no mind. He walked straight past him, stopping behind Ye Feng. He then performed a deep bow and said respectfully,

"Ouyang Nan greets the Young Pavilion Master!"

"The Young Pavilion Master? You... you’re the Young Pavilion Master of the Dragon King Pavilion!"

Nan Batian couldn’t help but shriek. In the next moment, he was trembling so violently it was as if his body would fall apart.

’Just moments ago, he had been wondering what kind of bizarre situation this was. First, Ma Hui, the underground emperor, shows up. Then, the chief of the Dragon King Pavilion’s branch hurries over. Now he understood. It was all because the Young Pavilion Master of the Dragon King Pavilion himself was here.’

’The Young Pavilion Master... that’s the true leader of the Dragon King Pavilion! A man so powerful he could mobilize the entire organization with a single word.’

’With just one word, that man could have me annihilated without a trace.’

’And I... I tried to mess with his woman? I must have been tired of living!’

Nan Batian was scared witless. He staggered behind Ye Feng and fell to his knees with a THUD. He kowtowed repeatedly, his voice a trembling wreck.

"Young Pavilion Master! Sir! I truly didn’t know it was you! Otherwise, you could have beaten me to death and I still wouldn’t have dared to touch your woman! I was wrong! I’m so sorry, please, I beg you to spare me..."

Ye Feng turned slowly, a cold chuckle escaping his lips as he looked down at Nan Batian.

"My woman is my reverse scale. No one may touch her. But you... you tried to take her for yourself. You touched my reverse scale. Now tell me, how can I possibly spare you?"

The words had barely left his lips when Ma Hui rushed forward. With a swift motion, he brought his hand down like a blade. A sickening SQUELCH echoed as Nan Batian’s head was chopped clean off his shoulders.

Without a single glance at Nan Batian’s corpse, Ye Feng wrapped an arm around Su Youning and started walking toward Hundred Herbs Hall. His detached voice drifted back to them.

"Wipe them all out."

The curly-haired man and his cronies were so frightened they collapsed into a heap on the ground.

"Don’t kill them!" Su Youning looked up at Ye Feng, her face pale as she spoke quickly.

"No. I need to make a point. I want everyone to know that anyone who dares to even think about touching you will die. No exceptions."

Behind them, Ma Hui and his men acted. With swift chops, the heads of the curly-haired man and his lackeys were all severed.

Su Youning shook her head with a sigh. "Was my outfit too flashy? Maybe I should go back to wearing my old clothes."

"Absolutely not," Ye Feng refused flatly. "Why should I hide away such a beautiful wife? You can bloom as freely as you want. I’ll be your guardian."

Su Youning looked at Ye Feng, a sweet smile gracing her lips.

The group arrived at Hundred Herbs Hall, where Su Feng and Su Youning immediately got to work bandaging the men’s wounds.

After a long while, all the wounds were finally treated. Ma Hui looked at Ye Feng and Su Youning, a knowing grin on his face.

"Boss, Sister-in-law, it’s getting late. You two should go and catch up on your sleep!"

Beside him, Su Youning’s face instantly turned beet-red.

Ye Feng let out a yawn, walked over, and wrapped an arm around Su Youning’s slender waist. He smiled and said,

"He’s right, I am getting a little sleepy. Come on, Ningning, let’s go to bed!"