"Scum of a woman, I advise you to surrender quietly! Spare yourself the pain." the leading henchman sneered.
"Hmph! Don’t even think about it!" Ouyang Yu said coldly.
"Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, I will fulfill your wish! Take her down for me." the leading henchman arrogantly commanded.
Besides the two who had died, the remaining dozen or so fierce henchmen, gripping their machetes menacingly, advanced.
"Kneel down, you filthy woman!" the group roared.
The machete drew a cold gleam, carrying a strong whizzing sound as it chopped toward Ouyang Yu.
Without a weapon in hand, Ouyang Yu dared not meet the blow head-on. Rolling swiftly on the ground, she awkwardly dodged.
Before she could stand up, the leading henchman rushed up rapidly.
His right foot, with a powerful gust of wind, kicked her in the chest, sending her flying.
A sweet taste in her mouth, a trail of blood dripping from the corners.
"Kneel down, you filthy woman!" the dozen fierce henchmen roared again.
Gripping their machetes, they charged again, striking toward Ouyang Yu.
Just as the machetes were about to land on her, suddenly, a dozen powerful whooshing sounds erupted.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Streams of dark energy struck their heads, slaying them.
Two figures nonchalantly walked in from outside.
Stopping three steps from the leading henchman.
"I am from the Tiger God Hall. Who are you guys, and why are you interfering with our Tiger God Hall’s business?" The leading henchman said with a grim face upon seeing Zhang Xiaohao and another.
"Little Black, help her up," Zhang Xiaohao instructed.
Seeing himself ignored, the leading henchman’s face grew uglier.
"Your Excellency, you have some nerve. This woman is claimed by our Tiger God Hall. Do you really wish to be enemies with Tiger God Hall?" the henchman said, barely containing his anger.
His body swayed, blocking in front of the Black Dragon Saint.
"You dare block my path? You’re looking for death!" Black Dragon Saint said unhappily.
With a tap of his foot, he rushed forward quickly.
His right palm, carrying a massive force, fiercely slapped across the henchman’s cheek.
Although the leading henchman saw the Black Dragon Saint move, the latter’s speed was so fast that he couldn’t react in time, let alone defend himself.
The tremendous force struck his face, directly knocking him to the ground.
A sweet taste in his mouth, blood mixed with teeth spewed out.
"Are you alright?" the Black Dragon Saint asked.
He helped Ouyang Yu up from the ground.
"You’ve got some nerve, truly wish to be enemies with Tiger God Hall?" the leading henchman roared angrily.
"Tiger God Hall, huh? Such audacity!" Zhang Xiaohao said indifferently.
He sauntered provocatively towards him.
"What, what do you want to do?" Seeing Zhang Xiaohao approaching, the leading henchman asked in horror.
"Weren’t you acting all high and mighty? Always bringing up the Tiger God Hall? I’ll send you to them." Zhang Xiaohao said coldly.
"If you lay a hand on me, the Tiger God Hall won’t let you off!"
"To kill one is to kill, to kill ten is still to kill! Do you think I fear your so-called Tiger God Hall?" Zhang Xiaohao sneered.
His right foot, carrying a gust of wind, aimed at his head.
Before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Xiaohao’s foot brutally stomped on his head.
The massive force directly crushed his skull.
Indifferently withdrawing his foot, Zhang Xiaohao flicked his right hand, and a strand of Shennong Pill Fire flew from the center of his palm. In the blink of an eye, it landed on the corpses of these men.
Their bodies were directly reduced to ashes.
"What a coincidence! We meet again," Zhang Xiaohao shrugged and said.
Ouyang Yu knelt on the ground, her voice tinged with sobs, and said.
"Zhang Xiaohao, I beg you, please save our young mistress, will you?"
"Don’t bring her up; we are still friends! If you mention her, we won’t even be friends!" Zhang Xiaohao said coldly.
"I know, last time, the young mistress and the young master were the ones who made a mistake, but the young master has already received his due punishment! Now, the young mistress is being chased from Beijing all the way here and has caught the attention of Tiger God Hall. They want to train her as a high-tier princess, Zhang Xiaohao, I beg you, if you would help her, even if it means I have to work like an ox or a horse, I will repay your kindness," Ouyang Yu pleaded.
"Little Black, let’s go!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
Without giving her another look, he lifted his foot and walked towards the outside.
"Ah! Zhang Xiaohao, don’t!" Ouyang Yu cried urgently.
She quickly got up from the ground, stepped in front of Zhang Xiaohao, knelt before him, and tightly clasped his legs, preventing him from leaving.
"Out of consideration for our friendship, I just saved you once! If I can save you, I can also kill you! Let go of me," Zhang Xiaohao commanded coldly.
"I won’t let go! Unless you agree to save the young mistress, even if you kill me, I will not let go," Ouyang Yu shouted loudly.
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Do you think I’ll fall for it again?" Zhang Xiaohao retorted.
"Zhang Xiaohao, I know, last time, it was our young mistress and the young master who did wrong, but you’ve already punished them. Seeing as we know each other well, could you please help them just this once?" Ouyang Yu pleaded with tears streaming down her face.
"Little Black, pull her away!" Zhang Xiaohao commanded.
"Yes, brother," the Black Dragon Saint responded. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
He walked over and pulled Ouyang Yu away.
"Zhang Xiaohao, don’t! I’m begging you, just this once, please save my young mistress! If you don’t intervene, she’s definitely not going to escape these people’s pursuit. Even if she miraculously survives, she will be tortured to death by these beasts! Would you be happy to watch your woman being tormented to death?" Ouyang Yu roared loudly.
Zhang Xiaohao stopped in his tracks.
Without turning back, he calmly said,
"She’s not my woman!"
After saying that, he was about to step away.
"Then tell me, what does it mean when the young mistress went down on you?" Ouyang Yu demanded.
"A transaction!" Zhang Xiaohao responded coldly.
"Fine! You want a transaction, right? Just help our young mistress this one time, and whatever you want, I will agree! Even if it’s me, I will agree!" Ouyang Yu said.
"She’s not worth it!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
After saying that, he walked away with the Black Dragon Saint.
"Zhang Xiaohao, you bastard! You’re not a man! You heartless jerk! You..." Seeing this, Ouyang Yu yelled furiously.
"Ah! The ’Heaven and Earth’ house has not been cleaned for a long time!" Suddenly, a detached voice floated through the alley.
"The ’Heaven and Earth’ house? Ah! Zhang Xiaohao, thank you!" Ouyang Yu exclaimed excitedly.
Kneeling on the ground, she kept kowtowing in thanks as she watched Zhang Xiaohao’s departing figure.