Hair-Raising

Ye Hao looked at the two women and asked calmly, "Who is your enemy?"

"May I ask your surname, Young Master?"

One of the women did not answer Ye Hao directly, instead asking for his surname.

"My surname is Ye, from the Ye Family of East Moon City."

Ye Hao answered indifferently.

At her words, a glint flashed through the woman's eyes. "The third-rate Ye Family?"

Ye Hao nodded lightly.

"If Young Master can teach us cultivation and provide us with cultivation resources, my sister and I are willing to serve Young Master like oxen and horses!"

The woman spoke earnestly.

Ye Hao asked mildly, "Who is your enemy?"

The two women fell silent.

They still seemed not to trust Ye Hao and were unwilling to reveal their enemy.

Yet they said, "They are from a first-rate family."

The families of East Moon City were divided into first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate families.

There were only three first-rate families: the Li Family, the Jiang Family, and the Fu Family!

Ye Hao nodded slightly, then said calmly to the two women, "Come with me."

"Yes, Young Master."

The two women nodded.

"Oh? I didn't expect to find two little beauties here. I wonder what price the two little beauties would ask to follow this young master?"

At that moment, a frivolous voice rang out.

The newcomer was a young man of about twenty-four, dressed in brocade robes, with two guards following behind him. He was clearly no ordinary person.

The two women said nothing, merely looking toward Ye Hao.

Ye Hao looked at the young man and said flatly, "They are already my people."

The young man looked at Ye Hao with a chuckle. "Name your price. What will it take for you to give them to me?"

"No," Ye Hao said.

The young man smiled teasingly. He lightly waved the fan in his hand as he said, "I am Li Xuanyuan of the Li Family. Are you sure you want to contend with this young master?"

Ye Hao remained calm. He took a token from his waist, upon which were four small words.

They read: "East Moon Academy"!

When Li Xuanyuan saw the East Moon Academy token, the smile on his face swiftly vanished, replaced by a trace of coldness.

"You think that just because you're a student of East Moon Academy, this young master wouldn't dare touch you, is that it?"

Li Xuanyuan's face darkened, though he wore a teasing smile. "I may not be able to touch you, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't dare touch your family!"

Within the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, the ruler had once established ironclad rules.

Anyone enrolled in an academy within the dynasty was not to be touched by anyone!

Even if that student was the most ordinary student in the academy!

Those who violated this rule would surely face severe punishment!

Li Xuanyuan did not dare touch Ye Hao, but he could still touch Ye Hao's family!

The laws of the dynasty protected only students enrolled in academies within the dynasty, not their family members!

By now, a small crowd had gathered nearby.

They stopped to watch the spectacle.

After hearing Li Xuanyuan's words, they could already guess the outcome.

Although Ye Hao was a student of East Moon Academy, under the laws of the dynasty, no one could take the initiative to attack an enrolled student, or they would certainly be severely punished!

But the law did not protect the families of enrolled students.

Li Xuanyuan was using his power to pressure Ye Hao, forcing him to hand the two women over.

By their estimation, Ye Hao would most likely back down.

After all, Li Xuanyuan was a member of the Li Family, one of East Moon City's first-rate families!

The two women also looked at Ye Hao, wanting to know what he would do.

Li Xuanyuan stared at Ye Hao with a mocking expression, his gaze full of ridicule. "This young master is from the Li Family. Looking across all of East Moon City, only the Jiang Family and the Fu Family can wrestle with my Li Family. Every other family is nothing but ants. If you know what's good for you, hand these two little beauties over to this young master now! Otherwise..."

Before Li Xuanyuan could finish speaking, Ye Hao moved.

Ye Hao was three meters away from him.

He moved like a fierce tiger, his momentum imposing!

Swift as a leopard, he made everyone's vision blur!

Li Xuanyuan's pupils widened, disbelief filling his eyes!

Ye Hao actually dared to attack him first?

How did he dare?!

He was a member of the Li family!!!

If he dared lay a hand on him, could he bear the Li family's wrath?!

Besides, although imperial law protected students enrolled in academies, if an academy student struck first, they would no longer be protected by the law!

How did Ye Hao dare?

He was just a student still attending an academy. At most, his cultivation could only be in the Qi Condensation Realm!

Though he too was in the Qi Condensation Realm!

But he had no impression of Ye Hao at all. Presumably, Ye Hao was not well known in East Moon Academy, or even in East Moon City.

That meant that even if Ye Hao was in the Qi Condensation Realm, he was most likely only at the Qi Condensation Realm First Level!

Just that? Where did he get the nerve to attack him first?

The surrounding spectators were also dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe that Ye Hao had actually attacked directly!

Without the slightest hesitation!

The two women also revealed shocked expressions. They had wanted to see how Ye Hao would deal with Li Xuanyuan, but they had never imagined he would deal with him this way!!!

Under everyone's stunned gazes.

Caught completely off guard, Li Xuanyuan forcibly took Ye Hao's kick to the stomach!

After a muffled bang, the next instant, the dull sound of bones breaking rang out from within Li Xuanyuan's body!

Li Xuanyuan let out an "Ah!" as a powerful impact wrapped around his entire body, making him feel weightless.

Because he was flying!

Like an arrow loosed from the bow, he shot straight toward the buildings across the street. Everywhere he passed, the buildings were smashed open with huge holes!

Then came the sound of crumbling debris!

Everyone was dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at the hole.

The two family guards following Li Xuanyuan were likewise stunned by the sight.

They had never expected Ye Hao to dare strike first!!!

It caught them utterly off guard; they had not been mentally prepared at all!

"You've got some nerve!"

Slap!

The moment the guard finished speaking, Ye Hao's slap landed squarely on his face!

That single slap sent him flying more than three meters, his teeth spraying out along with blood from his mouth!

"You—"

Slap!

The other guard had barely uttered one word when Ye Hao immediately slapped him as well!

He then collapsed unconscious on the ground.

It was clear that every one of Ye Hao's strikes carried tremendous force!

At this moment, the scene was deathly silent!

Everyone looked at Li Xuanyuan, sprawled on the ground inside the building, and at the two guards, all feeling as though they were dreaming!

So much had happened in just a few breaths' time!!!

It all felt so unreal.

The two women stood there blankly as well, their thoughts brought to a halt by the shock of this scene.

But it was not over yet.

Ye Hao strode with the gait of a dragon and tiger, his momentum like a rainbow. Entering the building, he looked at the groaning Li Xuanyuan on the ground and viciously drove his foot into Li Xuanyuan's head!

Bang!

That heavy kick brought Li Xuanyuan's head into zero-distance contact with the floor!

The floor was punched straight through!

Li Xuanyuan was kicked so hard that he could not even scream, but his heart was now entangled by terror.

Bang!

Another devastating kick!

Li Xuanyuan's head came into intimate contact with the soil beneath the floor!

The kick left Li Xuanyuan dizzy and seeing stars, but through his remaining sliver of vision, as he looked up at Ye Hao from below, his scalp went numb!

In Ye Hao's eyes, he saw a crazed killing intent that would stop at nothing!