The Great Elder Knows How to Make a Timely Rescue Too

The Great Elder Knows How to Make a Timely Rescue Too

Wutan City, Central Square.

The two weapon shopkeepers had been beaten half to death, bound, and pinned to the ground.

Quite a few passersby had already gathered around, whispering among themselves.

"Whoa, isn't that the Xiao Clan's Third Young Master, the one said to outshine all other beauties? He really does look pretty good!"

"Wow, he's so handsome!"

"Huh? Isn't that one on the ground a shopkeeper from one of Jax's stores?"

"The other one seems to be one of Huang Jing's men. Is the Xiao Clan's Third Young Master planning to fall out with those two?"

"Who knows what's gotten into this brat? Jax is Wutan City's weapons tycoon. Unless the Xiao Clan plans to stop buying weapons from him in the future!"

"Yeah, Huang Jing is also the city's largest Medicinal Herbs merchant. If they truly anger him, the Xiao Clan Market's supply of Medicinal Herbs will probably run into trouble too."

Xiao Yuan remained unmoved by the surrounding whispers and wore a calm expression.

He had dared to act because he had already made thorough preparations.

At his cultivation speed, he would definitely break through to Dou Zhe before the end of the year. By the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, his combat strength would likely be no weaker than a Dou Shi's. He did not care at all about the threat posed by those two completely falling out with the Xiao Clan.

Besides, this matter had been started by the subordinates of those two idiots in the first place.

Before long, two powerful auras entered the range of Xiao Yuan's soul perception.

An elderly man in yellow robes and a bald middle-aged man walked over side by side.

Before the two could question him, Xiao Yuan beat them to it and said coldly, "Huang Jing, Jax, the idiots under you two sold inferior Medicinal Herbs and substandard weapons in my market. If I don't get an explanation today, Wutan City will be getting a new weapons tycoon and largest Medicinal Herbs merchant!"

The two reacted quite differently to Xiao Yuan's words.

"Hmph! A mere snot-nosed brat dares to put on airs before this old man? Let your father say those words instead. As for today's affair, you must give this old man an explanation!" the yellow-robed elder said with a cold laugh.

Jax frowned slightly at the sight, quietly stepping aside before smiling in a rather amicable tone. "Young Master Xiao Yuan, you know me. I'm just a blacksmith and have never involved myself in the affairs of the three great clans. This time, it truly was my oversight. I failed to manage my men properly. How about this? We'll compensate you threefold for the losses caused to Third Young Master. Also, whatever weapon Third Young Master likes, I'll personally forge one for you as an apology!"

The yellow-robed elder immediately shot Jax a contemptuous look. This matter had already been humiliating enough, yet Jax was lowering himself so much. His Dou Shi cultivation had truly gone to the dogs!

"Mm, then I'll have to trouble Uncle Jax later. But as for this man under you..." Xiao Yuan smiled and looked at the weapon shopkeeper on the ground, who was already barely alive.

"This kind of idiot nearly got me killed. If Third Young Master doesn't mind, could you leave him to me to deal with?" Jax's expression immediately darkened as he looked at the man on the ground and asked coldly.

"Sure. Uncle Jax, do as you please." Xiao Yuan waved his hand, and someone from the guard squad grabbed the man from the ground and handed him to Jax.

"Crack!"

In the next instant, Jax snapped the man's neck. His action was decisive and without the slightest hesitation.

"Hmph, cowardly rat. A mere brat scared you into such a state!" the yellow-robed elder mocked.

Jax merely glanced at Huang Jing and ignored him, directly carrying the corpse in his hand to the side.

Idiot. Why do you think I'm Wutan City's weapons tycoon? Of course it's because I know what can be touched and what can't!

Without even that much self-awareness, you still want to survive in Wutan City? Are you tired of living?

Jax looked at Huang Jing with undisguised contempt.

"Hmph, two traitorous wretches. Let's see how you manage to survive in Wutan City from now on!" Huang Jing spotted two guards in the guard squad who had originally worked for his Medicinal Herbs shop and spoke with a cold expression.

"Old Skinflint Huang, with the few Gold Coins you pay every month, only someone with a broken brain would risk their life for you. Following Third Young Master, we've abandoned darkness for the light. Our future is bright!" one of them could not help retorting.

"Hmph, you talk big enough!" Huang Jing immediately unleashed the aura of a Dou Shi, pressing down fiercely on Xiao Yuan and the others.

The guards' Dou Qi stagnated under the pressure of his aura, forcing them to retreat involuntarily.

Xiao Yuan naturally could not withstand such powerful pressure for the moment, but he still erupted with Dou Qi and kicked the Medicinal Herbs shopkeeper beside him in the head as if stomping on a watermelon, crushing it open with a single stomp.

Blood splattered across the hems of his white boots and robe, staining them crimson.

"You insolent brat!" Huang Jing's face immediately darkened.

"Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders!"

With that, Huang Jing actually attacked Xiao Yuan.

"What a fucking idiot!" Jax could not help sighing from not far away.

A Dou Shi dared to teach the son of a Da Dou Shi a lesson on his behalf. Had his head been kicked by a donkey?

Still, he began gathering his strength, ready to help Xiao Yuan.

This was the Xiao Clan's Third Young Master. If anything really happened to him, Wutan City would be turned upside down.

Xiao Yuan was not flustered by this. He had anticipated this scene long ago.

The little Dou Qi remaining in his body continued circulating as he simultaneously used Wind Eagle Leg and Swimming Dragon Step.

Wind Eagle Leg could not only be used to attack; it could also increase one's speed.

Swimming Dragon Step, meanwhile, could enhance agility.

He could not completely evade all of that old bastard's attacks, but as long as he dodged the first wave, it would be enough.

Because—

"How dare you!"

An aged voice rang out. As Xiao Yuan evaded the first wave of attacks, Huang Jing was directly sent flying by a figure.

"Great Elder, this kind of perfectly timed rescue isn't very interesting!" Xiao Yuan said with a chuckle as he looked at the old man now standing in front of him.

"Hmph, you're usually mild-tempered. Why were you so reckless today, daring to provoke a Dou Shi?" The Great Elder turned around and said to Xiao Yuan irritably.

"Didn't I sense you arriving long ago? Otherwise, how would I dare act so presumptuously?" Xiao Yuan replied with a smile, sounding completely justified.

When Huang Jing and Jax had arrived earlier, he had already sensed the Great Elder's aura. That was why he had acted without fear.

"Enough. I'll settle accounts with you later. That old bastard dared to lay a hand on someone from our Xiao Clan. This matter won't be settled so easily!" The Great Elder helplessly glared at Xiao Yuan before walking toward Huang Jing.