Chapter 546: Are You Looking for a Beating?
The middle-aged man slowly turned around, his gaze sharp as a knife, staring straight at Ye Ling.
"Kid, I advise you not to mess with me, or else, you'll regret it!"
The middle-aged man said coldly as he looked at Ye Ling.
Ye Ling heard what the middle-aged man said and scoffed dismissively. He wanted to see just how capable this guy was, to be so brazen here!
"I don't care who you are. If you have any sense, get lost and stay out of our way," Ye Ling said to the middle-aged man, cursing without any good humor. When the middle-aged man heard Ye Ling's words, he was instantly furious and swung his hand, aiming a slap at Ye Ling.
Ye Ling dodged with a flicker, avoiding the middle-aged man's attack. At that moment, the young girl also reacted, quickly positioning herself in front of Ye Ling.
"We don't allow fighting in our store. If you hit someone again, our boss will make sure you can't walk away scot-free!" The young girl glared at the middle-aged man, her teeth gritted in anger.
The middle-aged man burst into laughter upon hearing the young girl's words: "Can't walk away scot-free? What nonsense rule is that in your store? Little girl, are you asking for a beating?"
"Little sister, get away!" Seeing that the middle-aged man was about to get rough, Gao Quan quickly pulled the young girl, signaling her to leave quickly.
The girl appeared kind-hearted, a rare sight in this sin-filled Evil City. Thus, her existence here was indeed safe.
The girl knew her own situation. Seeing Gao Quan pulling her, she hesitated, then shook her head: "Big brother, thank you for saving my life, but this situation started because of me. I can't run away."
Hearing the young girl's words, Gao Quan also felt helpless, then looked at the middle-aged man: "Hey, little brother, this is something the little sister did of her own accord; it has nothing to do with you. Why are you bullying her?"
The middle-aged man laughed heartily upon hearing Gao Quan's words: "You little twerp, you think you can play the hero? Let me tell you, you five punks are utterly unqualified to meddle in my affairs!"
Ye Ling's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked at the middle-aged man, coldly challenging, "Oh? Unqualified? Are you sure?"
The middle-aged man was taken aback, then glared at Ye Ling defiantly: "Hmph! Even you kids have the nerve to act wild in front of me? Believe it or not, I can slaughter you all and take everything you hold dear!"
Gao Quan heard these words from the middle-aged man and snorted coldly, then slammed the table: "Such arrogance, I think you've lost your mind!"
Having said that, Gao Quan hurled a palm strike towards the middle-aged man. The attack was mighty enough to split a mountain, much less a mere mortal!
Clearly, the middle-aged man hadn't expected Gao Quan to strike suddenly. He hurriedly swung his long spear to meet the attack, but his strength was simply too lacking.
His spear's bronze iron chain broke upon contact with Gao Quan's fist, and the spear itself was sent flying, crashing into the wall! "Ah!"
The middle-aged man howled in pain, his body trembling as he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, a mocking smile appeared on Ye Ling's lips. He hadn't expected this guy to be such a pushover, unable to withstand even one punch from Gao Quan. What a waste, he thought.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself, a person who can't even withstand my punch isn't worthy of fighting me," Ye Ling said with disdain.
Gao Quan swept his gaze over the middle-aged man with a cold disdain and snorted with contempt. The middle-aged man, hearing Gao Quan's words, became furiously indignant; after all these years of dominating the city of sin, he had never been subjected to such an insult.
"You little punk, don't get cocky. Do you dare to wait here for me?" the middle-aged man pointed at Ye Ling and roared furiously.
"Wait for you? I'm afraid you wouldn't dare to come at all!" Gao Quan laughed derisively and casually sat down in a chair, crossing his legs in a relaxed pose.
"You little punk, don't be smug. I'm coming over to teach you a lesson right now!" said the middle-aged man, angry and humiliated. He turned around and walked off, clearly appearing to intend to cause trouble for Gao Quan.
"I'm sorry, everyone. It's all my fault...," the young girl hastily apologized to the crowd as the middle-aged man left.
"This has nothing to do with you. This kid is too arrogant. I must teach him a lesson today!" Gao Quan said resentfully.
Ye Ling nodded nonchalantly and said, "Just a jumping clown, that's all. Tell me how much these weapons cost."
The girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded and picked up a calculator. "Boss, it's a total of ninety million."
Ye Ling pulled out a bank card and handed it to the girl, "Swipe it."
The girl received the bank card from Ye Ling and, upon seeing the densely packed zeros, exclaimed in astonishment, "Wow, boss, how do you have so much money? How much is this!"
Ye Ling's face flushed slightly at the girl's words, and he coughed, "It's not a lot of money, just some pocket change to spend however."
The girl, hearing Ye Ling say this, nodded and set about tallying up the bill. It wasn't long before she had everything sorted out.
"Boss, here's your card! Please take care of it," the girl handed the card back to Ye Ling, who nodded and tucked the card into his pocket.
"Boss, that middle-aged man earlier is not someone to mess with. I heard he's been rooted in the city of sin for many years and has a lot of power!" the girl couldn't help but warn Ye Ling again.
Ye Ling smiled and waved his hand dismissively, "Don't worry, isn't he just a little henchman? There's no need to be afraid of him."
The girl looked at Ye Ling and swallowed unconsciously—this guy's guts were just too big!
"Be careful, boss. That guy is very vicious. If you find yourself in danger, hurry and hide inside the shop!"
The girl warned Ye Ling once more.
Ye Ling waved his hand with a grin, "Don't worry, even if I encounter danger, I can handle it."
The middle-aged man stumbled all the way until he arrived outside the shop.
"You little brats remember this—today's humiliation will be repaid tenfold, a hundredfold!" the middle-aged man bellowed maliciously, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps approaching.
Ye Ling perked his ears, a playful smile appearing on his face. He glanced at Gao Quan and the others beside him, "Hehe, here they come!"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Gao Quan and the others' faces lit up with joy; they had since been eager to deal with the middle-aged man.