Volume 2 Chapter 112
112. Can’t Hold On Anymore
Xia Yi withdrew her sword.
Chen Tie fell to the ground without any intention of resisting further, seemingly acknowledging Xia Yi’s strength.
This also meant that the battle was over.
All members of the Cangqing Gang witnessed this scene.
“Chen Tie?”
“…” Chen Tie lowered his head, remaining silent.
Xia Yi was a bit confused by his intentions. Was he planning to sit on the ground and playing dumb?
No way, how could the current leader of the Cangqing Gang be so childish?
While she was puzzled, she heard Sera’s call.
“Miss.”
“Hmm?”
“Please look around you,” Sera suggested.
Xia Yi raised her head and looked around, only then noticing…
The atmosphere had turned strange.
“The boss lost again?”
“First to that red dragon, and now to this young dragon… That silver-haired girl, is she really that strong?”
“Is it possible that the girl isn’t that strong, but our boss is a bit…”
The members of the Cangqing Gang began to discuss in low voices, doubts rising one after another. Even the executives of the gang looked at Chen Tie with evident skepticism.
Faced with such gazes, Chen Tie felt extremely tormented.
Damn it.
He cursed inwardly.
This was simply the lowest point of his life. The prestige he had built up within the gang over the years was about to be destroyed.
After all, he had lost twice in a row in front of the Cangqing Gang members, despite giving his all.
Chen Tie had never suffered such a blow before.
“Chen Tie?” Xia Yi looked at him.
“I… lost. I agree to your demands.”
Chen Tie admitted with difficulty. He stood up, feeling that the gazes of the Cangqing Gang members were exceptionally piercing.
The leader of a gang should never show weakness… If the subordinates start to doubt, it will inevitably lead to internal instability and disobedience.
As Chen Tie was about to leave the training ground, Xia Yi stopped him.
“Wait.”
“What is it?”
“Give me a moment to speak to the members of the Cangqing Gang.”
Chen Tie was full of questions, not understanding what Xia Yi meant… But in his current state, he had lost all momentum and still showed respect, leaving the entire training ground to Xia Yi.
“Members of the Cangqing Gang, I see that some of you are eager to challenge me,” Xia Yi said. “Because I defeated your leader, Chen Tie, right?”
None of the Cangqing Gang members responded.
Silence meant tacit agreement.
“Any of you can challenge me. As long as you defeat me, I will immediately lower myself and apologize to your Cangqing Gang, even let you deal with me as you wish.”
Xia Yi’s voice reached every member of the Cangqing Gang.
Everyone’s expression changed.
They all understood what this meant.
Chen Tie had lost to Xia Yi in an extremely embarrassing manner, being defeated after just two moves.
Let alone defeating Xia Yi, as long as they could last a few more moves against her and hold on a little longer, as long as they performed better than Chen Tie, it would mean they had surpassed him and shaken his position.
Who wouldn’t want to sit in the seat of the Cangqing Gang’s leader?
“Of course, there’s no punishment if you lose, because I’m just killing time,” Xia Yi said with a shrug. “Cangqing Gang, does anyone dare to accept the challenge? You’re not scared, are you?”
The members of the Cangqing Gang became agitated.
“I’ll do it! I want to wash away the shame of the Cangqing Gang!”
“No, let me do it. I want to avenge the boss!”
“All of you, get out of my way!”
A member of the Cangqing Gang roared, raising a huge axe and pushing back a group of people.
This person was an executive of the Cangqing Gang with some strength, intimidating the other members and forcing them to make way.
The executive of the Cangqing Gang smiled smugly and walked to the center of the training ground.
“Boss, don’t worry. I’ll teach this guy a good lesson. You just watch from the side.”
The executive glanced at Chen Tie with a somewhat arrogant look, clearly implying something.
Chen Tie remained silent, closing his eyes.
“Then come.” Xia Yi raised her sword.
“I don’t believe you’re that strong!”
The executive swung his giant axe at her.
Xia Yi lowered her head, letting her bangs cover her slightly glowing eyes.
Dragon King’s Pressure!
The executive of the Cangqing Gang froze like a puppet, his body stiffened, his mind blank, trembling under the pressure of the royal family.
Then, Xia Yi casually swung her sword, sending him flying.
The crowd was taken aback.
He… lost just like that?
Xia Yi then turned her gaze towards the members of the Cangqing Gang, scanning the face of each person.
“Who else dares to pick up a weapon?”
“…”
The scene was dead silent.
No one dared to make eye contact with Xia Yi. They felt an instinctive fear, their breathing becoming difficult. They clutched their chests, almost kneeling on the ground.
“I’ll say it again. Those who want to fight me, pick up your weapons! Step forward!” Xia Yi shouted.
Some members of the Cangqing Gang were already covering their ears, crouching on the ground, shaking uncontrollably.
“Chen Tie stood in front of me and fought with all his strength, yet you don’t even have the courage to face me?” Xia Yi sneered. “And you dare to question Chen Tie’s strength? Ridiculous.”
Xia Yi tossed her iron sword to the ground and walked off the training ground.
As she passed by Chen Tie, she heard this tough guy sincerely thank her. “Thank you.”
Xia Yi silently smiled in response.
Then, Sera followed behind her, leaving the place together.
Only after Xia Yi left did the members of the Cangqing Gang dare to breathe, drenched in sweat. They realized how foolish their thoughts had been, and when they looked at Chen Tie, who had been standing there all along, their reverence for him returned.
…
“Wuaaah!”
Xia Yi’s legs went soft, and she collapsed.
As her personal maid, Sera immediately came over and caught her.
“I can’t… can’t hold on anymore…”
Xia Yi’s eyes were spinning, her speech slurred.
Maintaining the Dragon King’s Pressure for so long was too much for her young age.
And she had just gotten carried away, using it on a bunch of people.
She deliberately didn’t release the pressure on Chen Tie, but on the other members of the Cangqing Gang, making it seem like an indiscriminate bloodline suppression… In reality, it made the Cangqing Gang members have the illusion that Chen Tie could withstand it.
Xia Yi’s actions were all to help Chen Tie save face.
“There’s… there’s no one else watching, right?”
“No, Your Highness, don’t worry, it’s just us.”
Sera picked up Xia Yi, who was temporarily unable to walk.
“How was… my performance just now? Quick… quickly tell me!”
The dizzy little princess, in the arms of her personal maid, asked in a soft and cute voice.
“Of course, Princess, you are the most a… amazing in the world.”