Bang!
Accompanied by a dull thud, Ye Qiu's right fist exploded with power, landing heavily on Iron Lion's body. In the next moment, Iron Lion was sent flying like a kite with its string cut.
Poof!
Iron Lion suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, channeling all his strength to steady himself, but it was of no use. He was sent flying back more than ten meters before plunging into the sea with a splash.
Almost simultaneously, the entire space fell silent!
Every gaze, shocked to the extreme, was fixed on Ye Qiu.
"How is this possible?"
"How can this person be so strong? He's clearly already seriously injured, yet he defeated Young Master Huo's bodyguard?"
"What kind of power is this? This is terrifying!"
Including Hodou, all the young masters on the yacht were stunned. Before this, they had been watching the fight between Ye Qiu and Iron Lion with the mindset of enjoying a show. Everyone thought Ye Qiu would lose, and no one expected that Hodou's incredibly powerful bodyguard would be sent flying with a single punch by the heavily injured Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu ignored the shocked expressions around him, swept a sharp gaze over everyone, and said in a deep voice, "The fight is over. Now, do I and my brothers have the right to board the yacht?"
With those words, Ye Qiu's gaze immediately locked onto Hodou standing at the front of the crowd.
"Yes, yes."
Hodou nodded unwillingly, forced a stiff smile. Even though Ye Qiu had won the fight, he still didn't want Ye Qiu to board the yacht, because his bodyguard was punched away by Ye Qiu with no chance of fighting back, making him feel utterly humiliated.
However, what could Hodou do even if he was unwilling?
Ye Qiu's strength was simply too formidable.
Even Iron Lion wasn't his match. If Ye Qiu wanted to forcibly board the yacht, who on the ship could stop him?
With Hodou agreeing, Ye Qiu wasted no words and waved to Cat on the small yacht, "Cat, bring the brothers up."
Huang Zhentian and the others were still unconscious, but Cat was in much better shape now, quickly carrying Huang Zhentian and the others onto the yacht and sending them to rooms to rest under Li Hai's arrangement.
"Brother Ye, you are truly amazing, to send Iron Lion flying with one punch. It's unimaginable."
In the room, Li Hai looked at Ye Qiu with admiration, gave him a round of praise, and then changed the topic: "Brother Ye, you should rest well. I'll go get the medical supplies."
"Thanks."
After expressing his thanks, Ye Qiu went to the bed and sat cross-legged, focusing on restoring his strength.
Cat did the same.
Li Hai went to the storage room, searched the medical box, and found some painkillers and antibiotics.
"I don't know if these medicines can help Brother Ye and the others."
Li Hai muttered softly. After all, this was just an outing, and although they were somewhat prepared, there weren't many medicines aboard, mostly cold medicine and simple first aid supplies.
Just as Li Hai was about to leave the storage room, he suddenly saw Hodou arriving at the doorway with a young man.
Li Hai immediately became alert, stepped back two steps, and hid the prepared medicine behind him.
"Li Hai, why are you so tense?" Hodou chuckled and said warmly, "Don't treat me as an enemy. Don't forget, we're best friends.
Given that you said Ye Qiu and the others are friends, naturally they are also my friends. So I'm here to help."
Before Li Hai could respond, Hodou pushed the young man beside him forward and continued, "You know Tang Nan, don't you? He's a descendant from the Tang Family, a lineage of traditional Chinese medicine. I've brought him here to help Ye Qiu.
You saw the medical box just now; it's merely filled with painkillers and antibiotics which aren't useful for Ye Qiu and their injuries. But don't worry, Tang Nan always carries traditional medicines when he travels.
The medicines he brought can effectively help alleviate Ye Qiu's injuries. Let's leave the rest to Tang Nan."
Hodou spoke a lot, always expressing sincerity and a positive attitude.
Li Hai frowned, feeling the change in Hodou was too drastic. Previously, he was so hostile towards Ye Qiu, so why was he now so eager to help Ye Qiu?
This struck him as very peculiar.
As he was hesitating, Hodou spoke again, "Li Hai, I am your friend indeed. We usually get along very well. Can't you trust me?
Yes, letting Ye Qiu and Iron Lion compete was indeed unfair. But can't you see it from my perspective? This yacht, albeit my property, ultimately carries many brothers onboard.
The others didn't want Ye Qiu to board. Even if I sided with you, for the sake of peace, I had to give the other brothers some slack, right? Can you understand?"
Hodou said a lot again, but this time it seemed effective.
Li Hai pondered for a moment, ultimately choosing to believe his words, thinking that he was somewhat understandable and had indeed been caught in a bind, hence the proposal for Ye Qiu and Iron Lion's battle.
"If that's the case, I'll leave it to you then."
"Tang Nan, thank you."
After expressing gratitude, Li Hai left and returned to the room where Ye Qiu and the others were resting. Seeing Ye Qiu regaining his strength, he quietly sat by the side without intending to disturb them.
Over an hour later.
Hodou brought Tang Nan, holding several bowls of medicinal soup, to the resting room.
Upon entering, Ye Qiu's eyes shot open, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
He was not at all fond of Hodou.
In the previous fight, if it weren't for his adequate strength and battle experience, he might have been killed by Iron Lion.
If it weren't for the sake of Huang Zhentian and others recovering quickly, Ye Qiu wouldn't even bother looking at Hodou.
Ye Qiu's demeanor was extremely unfriendly, but Hodou merely smiled and replied, "Brother Ye, the earlier incident was a misunderstanding. I've explained it to Li Hai. I really had my difficulties in letting Iron Lion fight you.
Now nothing's up anymore. The other brothers onboard have approved your staying here for rest. Please don't bear a grudge.
"Here, I've had Tang Nan from the lineage of Tang Family brew medicinal soup to treat your injuries and help replenish your body, showing my sincerity."
Finishing, Hodou glanced at Tang Nan.
Tang Nan understood, immediately stepped forward with the medicinal soup to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu took a bowl of medicinal soup, sniffed it, and finding nothing wrong, said to Cat, "Cat, distribute these medicinal soups to Huang Zhentian and the others."
Cat nodded slightly, without thinking too much, immediately took a bowl of medicinal soup and went to Huang Zhentian's bedside.
"Heh, a bunch of garbage, just go die!"
Hodou's face appeared calm, yet inside his heart was vicious, coldly murmuring to himself.