Ning Lu had not yet reacted when she saw her grandfatherâs eyes slowly opening, and her face lit up with joy.
"Grandpa, youâre awake, thatâs wonderful!"
Ning Lu exclaimed excitedly, and then her gaze shifted to Ye Luo, full of gratitude.
"Sir, thank you, thank you for saving my grandpa!"
"No need to be polite, âsaving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-storied pagoda,â" Ye Luo said, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
However, at this moment, Qian Leiâs face looked incredibly unsightly, his expression dark, and his eyes flickering with a cold light as he stared at Ye Luo.
"Who are you, kid? Daring to meddle in other peopleâs affairs, do you have a death wish?"
Qian Lei shouted angrily, evidently frustrated. Ning Lu had almost agreed to become his girlfriend, and he was about to take his pleasure with this great beauty.
But Ye Luoâs interference broke his plan completely, naturally infuriating this young master.
At that moment, Ye Luo stood up, his gaze fixed on Qian Lei, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.
"To extort a girl to be your girlfriend with an old manâs life, you are utterly shameless. Moreover, if I hadnât acted quickly, this old gentleman would have died; you were essentially murdering him!"
Ye Luo said coldly.
"Hmph, foolish boy, you probably donât know who I am. So what if I kill someone? Today you spoiled my good time, so you will die in place of this old man!"
A sinister murderous intent flashed in Qian Leiâs eyes as he glared at Ye Luo.
"No, Qian..."
Slap!
Hearing Qian Leiâs words, Ning Luâs face changed, and she quickly began to speak, but she stopped mid-sentence, stunned.
She saw that Ye Luo had suddenly appeared in front of Qian Lei, and with a slap, sent him flying into the body of the Lamborghini. A dull sound was heard as he landed on the ground, letting out a piercing scream of agony.
Ye Luoâs sudden move shocked everyone present; they all had astonished expressions as they looked at Ye Luo, including the five or six men in black, who stared in shock, their faces turning furious as they recovered.
And the onlooking crowd, seeing that Ye Luo had dared to strike the Qian Familyâs young master, shook their heads, lamenting internally that this lad was done for.
In Heijiang City, even if you cursed Qian Lei, you would likely be finished, let alone having hit the Qian Familyâs young master; his death would certainly be ugly.
"Bastard, take him down for me, take him down! I want him to live a life worse than death, skin him and pull out his tendons!"
Qian Lei, picking himself up from the ground with blood on his lips, pointed at Ye Luo and roared maniacally.
Hearing Qian Leiâs command, the five or six men in black glared at Ye Luo with a fierce light in their eyes, radiating a terrifying aura, their powerful presence erupting.
The surrounding crowd was instantly pushed back by the invisible force emanating from them.
These five or six guys actually included four at the half-step Innate Realm and two at the early stage of the Innate Realm. Such strength was indeed considered top-notch among the secular world.
Yet now, they were merely bodyguards for this young master of the Qian Family, which indicated that the Qian Family was truly extraordinary, as even the major families in Zhonghai wouldnât assign several Innate Realm experts as mere bodyguards for their young masters.
However, at this moment, the group of men in black had already unleashed a terrifying murderous aura as they charged towards Ye Luo, releasing their sharp momentum.
"Be careful!"
Seeing this, Ning Luâs face was filled with concern as she looked at Ye Luo, while the people around shook their heads and sighed, all feeling sorry that Ye Luoâs life was about to be ruined. In their view, facing the terrifying experts by Qian Leiâs side, this young man simply couldnât withstand them.
However, their expressions soon froze, and shocked looks appeared on their faces.
Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!
As the five or six men in black rushed over, Ye Luo slapped out a succession of blows, astonishingly flinging all of them away. They fell to the ground, wailing, with half of their faces smashed, bloody and too horrible to look at.
"You..."
Seeing that Ye Luo had taken down all of his experts with just a few slaps, Qian Leiâs face was filled with shock.
But at this moment, Ye Luo walked toward him, and instantly a flicker of fear flashed through Qian Leiâs eyes. As he backed away, his appearance was fierce but his heart timid as he stared at Ye Luo, "What do you want to do? Iâm telling you, I..."
Smack!
Ye Luo didnât wait for him to finish speaking and slapped him fiercely again, mangling the other side of his face. A succession of slaps followed, and with a final kick, Qian Lei spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the ground, his face a bloody mess.
"If there werenât people here, you would be dead already!"
Ye Luo coldly uttered a sentence, silencing everyone.
After that, Ye Luo walked over to Ning Lu and her grandfather and said, "Miss, old gentleman, where is your home? Iâll take you back."
"Thank you, young man!" said the elder, and then he spoke, "However, young man, youâve hit the son of the Qian Family, they surely wonât let you go. Youâd better leave quickly, get away from Heijiang City, and you might save your life."
"Yes, sir, you need to leave quickly, or itâs all over!"
Ning Lu urgently said, knowing full well the Qian Familyâs actions. Once they learned how badly Qian Lei was beaten, they certainly wouldnât let it go lightly. As Ye Luo had saved her grandfather, Ning Lu naturally didnât want anything to happen to him.
However, Ye Luo just smiled and said, "Donât worry, I wonât be in trouble. Let me take you home first!"
Seeing Ye Luoâs reassurance, Ning Lu and her grandfather said no more.
And so, Ye Luo escorted Ning Lu and her grandfather back to their home, a small courtyard located far from Heijiang Cityâs downtown area, surrounded by the cityâs poor. This place could also be called a slum.
Entering this courtyard, Ye Luo smelled a strong scent of medicinal herbs. His gaze swept over the area, revealing many herbs in the yard.
"Old gentleman, how come you have so many medicinal herbs here? Does your family deal in medicinal herbs?"
Ye Luo asked curiously.
"These herbs were all gathered by my grandfather and me from the surrounding mountains, then sold," Ning Lu explained.
Ye Luo nodded and helped the elderly man into a room.
The furnishing in this room was very simple, somewhat humble, but as soon as Ye Luo entered, he sensed a strong wave of energy.
His Clairvoyant Eye swept sharply and discovered a box in the room holding a golden plant with three leaves.
"This is..."
Seeing the plant he had never encountered before and sensing the powerful energy within, Ye Luo revealed a shocked expression.
"Itâs the aura of a first-grade Spiritual Medicine, thereâs actually a first-grade Spiritual Medicine here!"
Suddenly, Ao Long in Ye Luoâs Spirit Sea spoke up.