Hearing Ye Tian's words, the group was startled. Xu Yuan was also alerted and came out wearing a jacket. When they saw Xu Xiaohu kneeling on the ground, they were all enraged.
"Kid, let go of my brother, or I, Xu Yuan, will make your life worse than death!"
Ye Tian kicked Xu Xiaohu away and said, "I heard you know martial arts. I've come to learn a few moves."
Xu Yuan strode forward, faster and faster, and finally leaped into the air, striking Ye Tian's head with his elbow from above.
Ye Tian flicked a kick, meeting the opponent and sending him flying. Mid-air, Xu Yuan's bone made a "crack" sound. He was sent flying back, landing heavily on the ground.
At this moment, blood trickled from his mouth, and his arm and ribs were broken. His physique was good, and after wiping away the blood, he stood up, still wanting to fight.
Ye Tian said calmly, "Even ten of you combined wouldn't be my match."
Xu Yuan snorted heavily, reached out, and pressed on his ribs, actually rejoining the broken bones. Even more miraculously, his arm bone seemed to be healing as well.
Ye Tian narrowed his eyes and said, "Does your body have super-healing abilities?"
Xu Yuan sneered, "In the past, people called me 'Desperate Xu Yuan' because I should have died several times, but I always survived!"
Ye Tian walked up to Xu Yuan, grabbed his right hand, and then forcefully broke one of his fingers.
"Crack!"
Xu Yuan screamed in pain, his body going limp. At this moment, he was firmly held by Ye Tian, completely unable to resist.
Ye Tian observed the changes in his finger. It healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually returning to its original state. This formidable recovery ability left Ye Tian astonished.
"When did you gain this recovery ability?" he asked.
Xu Yuan glared, "I'll kill you sooner or later!"
"Crack!" This time, Ye Tian directly broke three of his fingers. Xu Yuan fainted from the pain.
When he regained consciousness, Ye Tian said, "Strong recovery ability? You have ten fingers. I'll break them one by one, and then break them again after they recover."
Xu Yuan cried out, "What do you want?"
Ye Tian replied, "Answer my question."
As Xu Yuan hesitated, Ye Tian broke his third finger again. The pain made him beg for mercy, "Stop breaking them, I'll talk!"
It turned out that seven years ago, Xu Yuan had offended a ruthless man from the county. He was beaten, his legs and arms broken, and then thrown into a wild cave on a mountain.
The wild cave was very deep. He tumbled inside for a long time and then passed out. After an unknown period, he felt something like tendrils drilling into his body, generating a strange energy within him.
Not long after, he discovered he had fully recovered and crawled out of the cave. Upon returning, he led his men to kill his adversary, establishing himself in the county town thereafter.
Ye Tian asked him, "Have you been back to the cave since then?"
Xu Yuan quickly shook his head, "That cursed place is a barren wilderness. I never want to go back in my life."
Ye Tian sneered, "You'd better tell me the truth." With that, he reached out to break Xu Yuan's four newly healed fingers.
Xu Yuan's body bristled with fear, and he quickly said, "When that thing entered my body, it was incredibly painful, like being skinned alive. I don't want to experience that again!"
Ye Tian nodded, "Take me to that cave now."
Xu Yuan replied, "I'll take you, but you have to let me go!"
Ye Tian said, "As long as you cooperate obediently, I won't do anything to you."
And so, Xu Yuan got into the car, and the police officer drove them towards the mountain.
After about forty minutes of driving, the road ended. Ye Tian took Xu Yuan alone to walk up the mountain.
Xu Yuan had actually been to the cave more than once and had even placed incense and offerings at the entrance. Therefore, he quickly found the cave halfway up the mountain.
The cave sloped downwards, pitch black and bottomless. After observing for a few seconds, Ye Tian shoved Xu Yuan down.
Xu Yuan screamed and tumbled down. Ye Tian followed closely, using his hands to descend.