A Good Scheme Wins Hearts

Ya Fei's expression changed at once. Her own guard was actually rebelling against her!

"Do you know what you're doing?!"

Ya Fei forced herself to remain calm and questioned him coldly, hoping to frighten him off with her words.

"As long as you take me back, I'll pretend I never heard what you said today, and I'll keep your actions a secret."

"Pfft—" The fierce young man sneered and kicked Young Master Aoba aside.

"Miss Ya Fei, surely you don't think I'm that easy to fool?"

"Ever since you told me about this, I went back to my residence and brought all my savings with me."

The fierce young man drew closer to Ya Fei step by step, an intoxicated, infatuated look appearing on his face.

"When I heard Miss Ya Fei say that you wanted to lure this guy somewhere secluded and teach him a lesson, I knew my chance had come—a once-in-a-lifetime chance!"

Upon hearing this, Ya Fei knew that the fierce young man had already prepared to flee.

A trace of panic flashed across her face.

Ya Fei took a step back, while the fierce young man took another step forward.

"You don't need to take such a risk! There are so many good women in this world!"

Her back hit the wall, leaving her with nowhere to retreat. The panic on her face could no longer be concealed as she hurriedly said, "As long as you let me go, I guarantee that I'll find you a suitable match. With your status as a Dou Master, there will definitely be many women willing!"

"Hehe, it seems Miss Ya Fei still doesn't understand her own charm. A peerless face, a proud figure, and that lofty, untouchable air..."

Perhaps because they were in such a secluded place, the fierce young man did not mind chatting with Ya Fei a little longer.

In the past, as her guard, his exchanges with Ya Fei had consisted only of orders and acknowledgments. They had never truly talked.

"After staying beside a beauty like you for so long, how could I possibly care for those common women?"

"Do you know what I think about most every day? How to possess you, how to ravage you!"

The fierce young man spoke in a hurried tone, his breathing quickening involuntarily.

Seeing the state he was in, Ya Fei knew that tempting him with beauty would be useless.

After all, just as he had said, she herself was the greatest temptation.

With that thought, Ya Fei bit down on her silver teeth. After hesitating for a moment, she finally decided to reveal her identity.

"I am a member of the Mite'er Family. I only came to Wu Tan City to gain experience. Think carefully—if you dare lay a hand on me, you'll face the wrath of the Mite'er Family!"

The fierce young man froze. As a guard, he naturally had no way of knowing Ya Fei's true identity.

He had never expected Ya Fei to be from the Mite'er Family, and that she had only come to Wu Tan City for training.

That made him hesitate.

After all, as one of the Jia Ma Empire's three great families, the Mite'er Family possessed far-reaching influence throughout the empire.

If he had once been confident that he could flee after dealing with Ya Fei, he no longer had much confidence now.

The death of an ordinary Auction House chief and the death of a Mite'er Family member would have completely different consequences.

The fierce young man's heart pounded wildly as his mind raced.

As a guard of the Mitel Auction House, he knew even better just how much influence the Mitel Auction House possessed within the Jia Ma Empire.

If they truly went all out to hunt him down, he would definitely be unable to escape. After all, he was merely a One Star Dou Master.

Seeing the hesitation on the fierce young man's face, Ya Fei relaxed slightly.

As long as he hesitated, there was still room to turn things around.

It was the sharp judgment she had honed over the years.

Just as Ya Fei was considering what to say next, the fierce young man suddenly glanced at the short, fat figure he had kicked into the corner.

A brilliant idea surfaced in his mind.

"Hmph, hahaha! I should thank Miss Ya Fei for the reminder, but I've already thought of a solution."

The fierce young man chuckled. "As long as I disguise things a little and make it look like this Aoba Family brat defiled you, and by the time I arrived it was already too late, so I killed him in a fit of rage."

"Then, if I leave behind a letter saying I failed in my duty as a guard and feared punishment, I can wash my hands of the matter completely and let the Mitel Auction House and the Aoba Family fight it out!"

"Even if I'm exposed in the end, it'll still buy me enough time to escape."

"Miss Ya Fei, what do you think of my plan?"

The fierce young man wore a wicked grin as his sharp eyes caught the panic on Ya Fei's face, filling him with delight.

The thought of finally pressing the lofty Miss Ya Fei beneath him and brutally possessing and ravaging her made him so excited he could barely contain himself.

Outside the alley, Xiao Ze and Xiao Xun'er exchanged a glance. Xiao Ze could not help saying, "This guy doesn't just have lustful guts—he's got a lustful brain too!"

"Brother Xiao Ze, should we make a move? It seems no one really is coming to this secluded place."

Since Ya Fei had not yet been harmed, the two of them had continued waiting to see whether anyone else would pass by and save her.

Unless it was necessary, neither of them truly wanted to expose themselves.

That was right—the fierce young man had only been talking big this entire time.

He seemed to be enjoying Ya Fei's panic and tension. Perhaps he had never seen the noble, composed Ya Fei look like this before.

"If no one else steps in, then we can only save her ourselves. We can't just watch an innocent person be violated, can we?"

Xiao Ze shrugged. After once again using his Soul Perception to confirm that no one was passing by, he sighed helplessly.

His figure shifted slightly as he slipped toward the alley.

Xiao Xun'er remained where she was. She was only at Dou Zhi Qi Stage Nine right now.

If she joined a battle at the Dou Master level, she would only hold Xiao Ze back.

As for Xiao Ze, Xiao Xun'er was not worried.

Although Xiao Ze was only a Nine Star Dou Practitioner, the combat strength he displayed was somewhat different from his realm.

Xiao Ze had even neutralized a strike from a Da Dou Shi without suffering any harm.

If it truly came to that, Xiao Xun'er could still ask Elder Ling to intervene.

Inside the alley, the fierce young man was overjoyed as he watched the panic on Ya Fei's face.

He wanted to peel away Ya Fei's calm, noble exterior layer by layer and make her reveal a panicked, helpless side before him!

"Now it's finally time to enjoy myself..."

The fierce young man reached out with a wicked grin. Ya Fei's body trembled slightly, as though she had imagined the misery awaiting her. Her eyes grew somewhat moist.

At the same time, she regretted insisting on waiting until they had reached this secluded place.

If she had exposed Young Master Aoba's stalking earlier, perhaps someone might have passed by and saved her by now.

Ya Fei closed her eyes in despair, but then stubbornly opened them again.

Even if I die, I won't die so cowardly!

"That's right, open your eyes. If you close them, there'll be much less fun."

The fierce young man gazed into Ya Fei's eyes and spoke with emotion.

But surprise appeared in Ya Fei's eyes, because she saw a cloaked figure suddenly emerge behind the fierce young man!

Just before the fierce young man could grab Ya Fei's arm, a chilling sense of mortal danger rose in his heart.

At the same time, a fierce surge of Dou Qi erupted behind him.

Before the fierce young man could react, he felt a heavy blow strike his neck, and he crashed to the ground.

A sharp pain then flooded his mind. His head had suffered a heavy blow, and in the next instant, his consciousness sank into darkness.

"Tsk, I'm still a little too short. Could only reach his neck."

After knocking the fierce young man down, Xiao Ze gave him another kick to the head. Only after seeing that he no longer moved did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ze raised his head, looked at Ya Fei, and said, "Miss Ya Fei, you're safe now."

Seeing that handsome yet youthful face, the tightly wound string in Ya Fei's heart finally loosened. Her legs gave out, and she could not help falling forward.

A string of question marks rose in Xiao Ze's mind. Though "a hero saves a beauty, and she offers herself in return" was a common trope, there was no need to be this proactive, right?

After thinking it over, Xiao Ze decided not to dodge.

Judging by how fast Ya Fei was falling toward him, if he moved aside, her face would probably smash straight into the ground!

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