The scar-faced man noticed his slight pause and nudged Big Yellow Tooth with his elbow, his eyes warning.
"Third brother, enough of the nonsense, get ready!"
The alley corner was a dead end. Seemingly certain that Feng Jin Chen, a mere child, couldn't escape, the trio tossed him to the ground. They didn't attack immediately, instead leering and flexing their muscles.
Feng Jin Chen, a small figure sitting on the ground, cried and retreated fearfully.
"You... you guys don't come any closer."
Seeing that they hadn't even begun to act before he was already terrified, the man with the triangular eyes grinned triumphantly, and with a ferocious expression, charged forward.
"You dare call me ugly? I'll punch you so hard you'll have panda eyes!"
His fist flew straight at him, but at the very moment it was about to land, a cloud of red mist suddenly dispersed before him.
The triangular-eyed man was stunned, his eyes nearly bulging into squares.
"What..."
Before he could finish speaking, the red mist was inhaled into his lungs. For a brief moment, he froze, and then a burning sensation filled his chest.
The scar-faced man and Big Yellow Tooth were equally taken aback. Seeing him standing frozen and silent, they immediately called out.
"Second brother, are you alright?"
"Second brother?"
The red mist lingered, undeniably strange. The other two hesitated, not daring to approach casually. Unexpectedly, in the next instant, the triangular-eyed man turned and charged out on his own.
"Second brother!"
Thinking he was safe, the scar-faced man shouted. However, before he could fully relax, a solid punch landed on his right cheek.
The force of the punch was so great it nearly dislocated his jaw.
It also succeeded in dazing him.
The scar-faced man blinked, then clutched his face incredulously and said, "Second brother, are you crazy?!"
"Bang—"
Before he finished speaking, another punch landed.
The scar-faced man's left cheek, which he hadn't covered, became just like his right.
These two solid punches enraged the scar-faced man. He stopped caring about anything else, his eyes widening, and he threw a punch, charging forward.
"Damn it! You dare hit me!"
His fists were also powerful, and soon he was wrestling with the triangular-eyed man.
The situation had abruptly reversed, and Big Yellow Tooth's face turned ashen.
He rushed forward, "Big brother, second brother, what are you two doing?! We're brothers, why are you fighting each other?!"
After finally separating the two, the scar-faced man's cheeks were swollen, and his eyes were already red with fury.
"Brothers?!"
"Damn it, I treated him like a brother, and he took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack! Do you have brothers like that?!"
"Third brother, get out of the way, I'll kill him today!"
Seeing them about to resume their fight, Big Yellow Tooth quickly tried to intervene again.
"Big brother! We're here to do a job, aren't you falling for that brat's trick like this?!"
He had seen it clearly just now; the red mist had appeared from behind that little bastard.
He must have hidden something sinister!
His eyes narrowed viciously as he was about to speak again, but to his surprise, a fist flew towards his front teeth.
With a "crack," his two front teeth flew out, bloody.
A moment of silence, followed by a pig-like scream that echoed through the alley.
Now it was the scar-faced man's turn to panic.
Seeing him reach for a brick on the ground to smash into the triangular-eyed man's head, the scar-faced man's eyelids twitched, and he rushed forward to stop him.
"Third brother! Put it down, you'll kill someone like this!"
Although he was furious about being inexplicably punched twice, the second brother was still their companion with whom they shared their meager existence.
They absolutely couldn't cause a death!
"Big brother... look at my teeth... my teeth!"
He spoke with a lisp, and blood-tinged spittle sprayed onto the scar-faced man's face.
The triangular-eyed man, however, did not cease his actions. He swung his fists, one after the other, striking both of them on the head.
This time, the two were thoroughly enraged. With bloodshot eyes, they charged forward, and the three of them immediately became entangled.
Amidst the chaos, the red mist finally began to dissipate.
Feng Jin Chen toddled out, his round pupils filled with excitement.
Mother was right, watching others fight was more fun.
However...
His small, chubby hand covered his nose, and he frowned with distaste.
The smell was too unpleasant, he didn't like it at all. Next time, he should just poison them directly.
Thinking this, he nodded and walked past the three men, heading outwards.
His little steps were incredibly leisurely.
However, this leisure only lasted for a moment. The very next instant, as soon as he stepped out of the corner, he froze again.
Approaching him from the alley entrance at a rapid pace was none other than Qi Xuan, whom he had sent away!
Oh no, why did he come back again!
It seemed he had underestimated him. The sleeping powder should have been stronger.
Frowning, he decisively retreated.
Standing not too far from the three men, his small body swayed, and the moment Qi Xuan arrived, he fell backward.
"Stop!"
Qi Xuan arrived and saw the chaotic scene. His brow furrowed, and he stepped forward, striking down the three men who were still fighting with one palm each.
The small ball of fluff in the corner immediately rushed forward, his eyes teary.
"Uncle Xiao Qi, you finally came, wuwuwu..."
Qi Xuan had harbored a sliver of doubt about the sleeping powder in the carriage. However, seeing the current situation, he immediately dismissed it.
"Young master, are you alright?"
The small ball of fluff shook his head, but his arms were tightly wrapped around Qi Xuan's leg.
His little face was pale, and his body was still trembling incessantly, clearly frightened.
Qi Xuan's heart ached at the sight. He pulled the child into his arms, and when he looked up again, there was an undeniable surge of anger in his eyes.
"How dare you! You dare to lay a hand on someone from the Mo Royal Mansion!"
The triangular-eyed man had regained some consciousness when the red mist dispersed.
Among the three, his fist and foot skills were the strongest. He had also been poisoned earlier, so he had fought the fiercest.
Now, turning his head, he saw that the scar-faced man and Big Yellow Tooth had been beaten so badly that not a single spot on their faces was intact.
"Big brother, third brother, I..."
He didn't know what had happened to him earlier, it was as if he had been possessed...
Hearing this, the other two looked at him and were on the verge of tears.
However, it was not yet time for the three of them to cry.
Because Qi Xuan's martial arts skills were more than enough to beat the three of them up all over again!
"Speak! Who are you, and why did you abduct the young master!"
Dare to abduct the little fluff ball was simply courting death!
The three of them, bruised and swollen, exchanged glances and immediately begged for mercy.
"Sir... Sir, you're mistaken, we didn't abduct the young master you're talking about..."
With their plan exposed, they could only stubbornly deny it.
However, Feng Jin Chen had no intention of giving them a chance.
"Lies!"
"Uncle Xiao Qi, they were the ones who abducted me just now and brought me here! They are bad people!"
To avoid any loopholes, he had deliberately not mentioned the carriage.
In any case, being abducted by these people was a fact.
"Hey, you little brat... Ow, ow, ow, sir, spare us, sir, spare us!"
The scar-faced man originally wanted to curse Feng Jin Chen for lying, but halfway through his curse, Qi Xuan had already grabbed his arm, causing him so much pain that he couldn't utter another word.
He threw the scar-faced man aside, Qi Xuan's expression grew even colder.
"Dare to lie again, and you'll lose your lives!"
"Sir, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
The scar-faced man spoke honestly, "It's like this, this little... little young master just said that my three brothers were ugly, and in our anger, we brought him here to give him some education..."
As he spoke, his voice grew quieter and quieter. He even hesitated to say the word "education."
Glancing at Qi Xuan's expression, he continued.
"But somehow, before we could even act, we started fighting amongst ourselves. Truly... truly not a single finger touched him!"
"If you don't believe me, look, this young master, he really wasn't harmed in the slightest!"
Regarding what had happened earlier, it was truly bizarre.
What exactly was that red mist?
Was it sorcery?
Qi Xuan was also slightly taken aback by this.
They had gone to great lengths to abduct him, only to teach him a lesson?
Moreover, the way the three of them had fought was extremely suspicious.
Before he could ask any more questions, the small ball of fluff in his arms pouted and said indignantly.
"That's not what happened at all!"
"Uncle Xiao Qi, I just heard them say with their own mouths that they specifically came to teach me a lesson!"
"They even said they would let me know what it's like to be in trouble, that after teaching me, they would sell me to others as a child laborer, so that I wouldn't be able to find mother, and you and Uncle Wang would never see me again, wuwuwu..."
As he spoke, he became more and more distressed, and his tears made Qi Xuan's heart ache.
Of course, it wasn't just Qi Xuan; the hearts of the three on the ground were about to jump out of their throats.
"Si-sir... Sir..."
As soon as he spoke, a chilling aura suddenly swept across him.
Qi Xuan's expression darkened heavily, and he directly drew his sword.
"Speak, under whose orders were you acting!"