Bai Xi felt a touch of surprise at her words but was also pleased. She tilted her lips upwards and said, "Okay."
With that, she scooped Tong Yao into her arms in a princess carry and calmly faced the surrounding crowd. "You choose not to take the road to heaven, but instead crash through the gates of hell."
As the words fell, she moved.
Her speed was like a fierce gust of wind.
Before anyone could react, the men in suits who had surrounded them fell like a blooming flower, scattering outwards from the inside out.
Bai Xi and Tong Yao were the pistils, and the men in black suits were the petals.
Were it not for the slight sway of Bai Xi's skirt, one might have thought it wasn't her doing, but rather that these men in black suits had all simultaneously come down with weak knees.
Zheng Qian's eyes widened in disbelief. "This, this, this, what's going on? This is impossible?"
Qin Mu also sensed trouble and immediately said to Zheng Qian, "Qianqian, when a scholar meets a soldier, reason cannot be explained. Let's not argue with these violent thugs, let's go quickly."
While he called out to Zheng Qian, in reality, the moment he finished speaking, he turned and was about to run towards the exit.
Zheng Qian stared at his fleeing back, momentarily stunned.
Why did that back suddenly feel so selfish, so unfamiliar?
But in the next second, a man in a black suit was sent flying near her feet. She flinched, then remembered to flee. She turned and was about to run towards the main door.
"My wife hasn't finished lecturing yet? Where are you running to?"
A gentle and natural voice fell, sounding like a warm greeting, yet it inexplicably sent a chill down her spine. Qin Mu's eyes widened, completely unaware of when Han Mo had appeared before him. He still shouted loudly, "I'm telling you, I'm from the Qin family. Our family has a literary tradition, and our roots are deep in this two-star city. If you dare to touch me..."
Before he could finish, he was kicked flying backwards.
Han Mo stood in place, reaching up to gently adjust the metal-framed glasses on his nose, and said blandly, "It seems crushing your wrist bone still hasn't taught you a lesson."
He detested two types of people.
One was those who, despite having no ability themselves, always liked to provoke others.
The other was those who, when they caused trouble and lacked the ability to resolve it, liked to bring up their family background, attempting to use their family's influence to give them backing and intimidate the other party.
And the man before him possessed both.
Qin Mu, kicked flying, fell to the ground in immense pain, clutching his chest, and coughed up a mouthful. His face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped down his brow. He looked as if his soul had left his body.
Zheng Qian, who had followed behind, rushed forward to support him, asking with concern, "Qin Mu, how are you? Are you alright?"
Qin Mu clutched his chest and said painfully, "My ribs seem to be broken."
Zheng Qian's face instantly turned pale. She stammered in fright, "I, I, I, what should I do? A doctor, right, I'll call an ambulance for you now..."
With that, she reached to dial the emergency number.
At that moment, an unknown object flew over, knocking her phone to the ground. It flickered twice before going completely black.
Zheng Qian looked at the object that had knocked her phone away in shock. It was nothing other than a lollipop.
Bai Xi stood there, saying calmly, "He won't die."
She had seen clearly just now that the spot Han Mo kicked would cause him pain but did not hit any vital points. His ribs, she assumed, were not broken.
As she spoke, she gracefully put Tong Yao down, like an elegant, princely figure. However, this prince happened to be a woman.
Meanwhile, the men in black suits had already fallen in heaps, like toppled bowling pins.
Zheng Qian watched as Bai Xi and the other two slowly walked towards her. The hand supporting Qin Mu began to tremble. "You, what do you want to do? I'm telling you, whether it's the Zheng family or the Qin family, they are not something ordinary noble daughters from your three-star city can contend with. Moreover, I am a direct disciple of Teacher Hua Man. If anything happens to me, my teacher will absolutely not stand by!"
Bai Xi looked at the person before her and said mildly, "Miss Zheng, if you try to use your family's influence to pressure someone now, do you want your family to be buried along with you?"
Zheng Qian's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing this.
If someone had said this to her before, she would have dismissed it as boasting.
But looking into Bai Xi's eyes now, she couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably.
"You, you, you are bullying us too much!" Zheng Qian cried, tears streaming down her face. She then hugged Qin Mu's arm tightly. "We are unlucky today. You can do as you please, kill us or torture us. But even if we die, please bury Qin Mu and me together!"
Bai Xi frowned slightly at the clasped arms. Her smooth, fair forehead seemed to bear a large expression of speechless exasperation. "Heh, the one who makes the first move is the one who gets into trouble. You deliberately made things difficult for us, and now you're acting like the victim."
She once again felt that love-struck madness could be classified as a serious illness!
Qin Mu, listening to their conversation, suddenly came to his senses. He quickly pulled his hand out of Zheng Qian's embrace and said, "Zheng Qian, I've always told you not to stir up trouble deliberately. Now you've caused trouble, haven't you? This is a woman's business, and it's not easy for me, a man, to get involved. I can't protect you anymore."
It was Zheng Qian who had provoked these two people first. He had already made his stance clear. Tong Yao loved him so much, surely she wouldn't make things difficult for him further?
Zheng Qian's hand was pulled away by Qin Mu. Her beautiful eyes widened at him, filled with disbelief.
This man who had once promised to protect her and care for her for a lifetime, this man who had sworn eternal love and vowed to never leave her, was now so easily letting go of her hand.
Qin Mu looked up at Tong Yao. "Since she provoked you, please handle this matter yourselves. I'm leaving now."
With that, he staggered to his feet, preparing to leave.
Watching Qin Mu struggle to get up, clutching his chest, Zheng Qian finally "snapped back to reality." "Qin Mu, what do you mean? I stood up for you today, and you treat me like this!"
At her words, Qin Mu's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He glanced guiltily at Bai Xi and Tong Yao and immediately said, "Zheng Qian, when did I ever say I wanted you to stand up for me! Did I beg you to stand up for me? You stirred up trouble yourself, so why are you trying to put the blame on me now?"
Qin Mu's face was already bad from the kick Han Mo had delivered. Now, jumping out like this, pointing and accusing with angry eyes, made him look incredibly ferocious. He was nothing like the frail and innocent handsome man he usually appeared to be.