Xiao Ye's arrival immediately stirred up a wave of excitement among the people waiting at the city gates. Discussions broke out everywhere, while the guards who had been inspecting information and registering entrants one by one promptly set aside their work and went forward with utmost respect to greet Xiao Ye's approaching party.
Lu Bingze and Fan Jian, both still stunned, raised their brows as their eyes gleamed.
Chu Han merely stood with his arms folded, watching without much reaction. The Black Radiance Squad behind him likewise observed in silence.
"Young Master Xiao Ye, you're back!" The captain of the guards shed his usual cold expression toward city entrants, his face piled with fawning smiles as he greeted Xiao Ye enthusiastically. Then, upon noticing the bandages on Xiao Ye's body, he cried out in alarm, "Oh no! You're injured? Who was bold enough to do this? I'll shoot him dead!"
"Get the hell out of the way! Don't block the road!" Xiao Ye roared irritably.
Weren't his injuries inflicted by Chu Han? More than a month had already passed. With the recovery abilities of a New Human, he should have long since healed, but Chu Han's methods had been too vicious, directly dislocating all his joints. Even now, he still needed to remain wrapped in bandages for several more days. Yet this guard had so little sense that he brought up exactly what should not have been mentioned. Wasn't he deliberately making Xiao Ye unhappy?
After all, these injuries had utterly ruined his reputation!
Seeing the guard captain, who always wore the face of a villain, behave so fawningly toward this young man, the surrounding crowd could not help feeling contempt and disdain. Especially after seeing Xiao Ye arrive acting so violent and overbearing, those who had waited in line