"How could you be so strong?!" Younger Brother exclaimed in shock.
Cheng Yi tilted his head slightly, revealing a puzzled expression. "It's not that I'm strong; it's that you're too weak."
"Damn it! How dare a kid mock me!"
In a fit of rage, Younger Brother attempted to kick him, but Cheng Yi easily blocked it. However, he was unaware of their physical endurance.
With that, he ended up breaking his leg.
"Ah!"
A scream shattered the tranquility of the night, bringing everyone back to their senses, including Shorty, who had been startled and had closed his eyes.
"You little brat, are you looking for death?"
The people present were all ruthless individuals who wouldn't care whether someone was a child or not. In their eyes, there were only two types of people: enemies and friends.
And Cheng Yi, opposing them, was clearly their enemy.
Since he was an enemy, killing him would be justified.
"Why are you hurting us? We haven't done anything wrong," Cheng Yi, unaware of the world around him, tried to explain.
Suddenly, a knife lunged out from the side.
Thud!
"Ah!"
Accompanied by the sound of a blade piercing flesh, a scream echoed.
In the scene, a Youth suddenly appeared.
The Younger Brother holding the knife looked dazed, as his blade did not strike One but inexplicably pierced Shorty instead.
Moreover, for some reason, the force behind this strike was even greater than his own strength, directly impaling Shorty's arm.
"Hey! I can't just stand by and watch you bully my nephew."
A Strange Male Voice rang out, startling everyone.
"What! Who is this person?!"
"Who is he? I've never seen him before."
"This is strange."
While several people were still in shock, the leader turned around and frowned upon seeing Ye Mingshang.
"Who is this guy? Why does he look so familiar?"
"Which gang are you from, brother? Do you dare to interfere with our business? Do you not know how to write 'death'?"
Although they didn't know where they had seen him before, they decided not to dwell on it; as long as they knew that he was an enemy now, that was enough.
"You can do whatever you want, but if you dare to bully my nephew, that's not acceptable."
Ye Mingshang replied with a calm gaze and a steady tone.
"You're quite arrogant for someone so small. Everyone, attack! Break their arms and legs and throw them into the Gobi Desert!"
With a single command, several thugs brandished their weapons, making threatening gestures.
Ye Mingshang sneered disdainfully.
Then, at a speed barely visible to the naked eye, he systematically broke the limbs of each of these men.
In just a few breaths, all the thugs in the courtyard lay sprawled on the ground, scattered in disarray.
"Ah!!!"
The shrill cries echoed painfully in the quiet night, piercing through the stillness.
Fortunately, this area was sparsely populated; there were no nearby houses in this courtyard, or else it would have surely attracted attention.
"How... how is this possible?!" the leader exclaimed in shock.
His subordinates were all skilled fighters who had fought alongside him many times. Each one was fierce enough to take on two ordinary people. In fact, when pushed to their limits, they could even contend with trained martial artists.
Yet now, they were being taken down one by one as if they were defenseless children.
Moreover, the speed at which Ye Mingshang moved was astonishing; as an observer, he could barely catch a glimpse of it, and even that was difficult to discern.
He is like this, not to mention his younger brother.
It was expected yet surprising.
This did not prevent his shock.
Swallowing hard, the leader forced himself to appear calm and cupped his hands.
"May I ask who you are and why you are opposing us?"
Ye Mingshang looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Are you stupid? I believe I've mentioned more than once that I'm here solely because of my nephew."
"Nephew?"
The leader, puzzled, turned his gaze to Cheng Yi. He certainly could not consider that short person as the other's nephew; he didn't resemble one at all, and frankly, he was too ugly.
Moreover, even if he were shorter, his age was evident. At that age, he could very well be his father; how could he possibly be his nephew?
"We did not know he was your nephew. I apologize for any wrongdoing. However, since you've injured my subordinates so severely, how about we call it even?" The leader ended with a questioning tone.
Ye Mingshang looked at him and suddenly smiled.
The leader was startled; he certainly could not take this as a gesture of goodwill because that smile reminded him of someone!
Five years ago, also in this city, but not in this courtyard.
It was a relatively large building, engulfed in flames, and the interior echoed with piercing screams.
Downstairs, fifteen or sixteen-year-old Ye Mingshang stood with his back to the building, letting the flames burn behind him.
People occasionally escaped from the building, and if one did not look closely, they might think it was just an accidental fire.
At that time, a relatively young leader was also in front of this building, watching the flames blaze fiercely, his gaze vacant.
This was the headquarters of a gang he had recently joined. They had considerable power in this city, essentially controlling everything.
However, it had turned into ruins just the night before.
Several Authorities within the gang perished in the Fire Sea, and the remaining Mid-level Executives were also severely injured.
Only those like him, at the bottom of the hierarchy, managed to escape unscathed.
He watched in horror as the building burned, the screams around him piercing his ears.
He even saw a window open on an upper floor, and an injured Authority jumped out from inside.
Although he fell to the ground, he seemed relatively unharmed and was able to stand up.
In the next moment, he witnessed a terror that would haunt him for life.
The young Ye Mingshang opened his mouth and said, "Oh~ there's still one more."
Then, he casually threw something unknown at the Authority trying to escape.
Immediately, fierce flames engulfed the Authority, and amidst his screams, he was burned to Charcoal.
Upon completing all of this, the other party seemed to have discovered his presence. They turned around and smiled at him.
In ordinary circumstances, it would have been a very sunny smile.
But in this moment, it felt like a devil's grin!
He would never forget that day, that flame, that smile.
“It’s you! It’s you!” The leader looked at Ye Mingshang in horror.
Ye Mingshang was slightly taken aback. “You know me?”
The leader suddenly laughed, a somewhat crazed laugh. “Ha ha! Of course I know you! I will never forget! You demon!”
No one would be pleased to be called a demon, unless they were a pervert who enjoyed watching others struggle.
Ye Mingshang was clearly not that kind of person. He showed an unhappy expression and was about to deal with this Fellow when the other party suddenly shouted.
“What are you doing here?!”
(To be continued.)
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