"Hm? It's them?!" Ye Han was briefly startled when he spotted Yan and the others.
Then the corners of his mouth curved upward. There was some fun to be had.
"Brother, Yan?!"
Hu Liena's face immediately lit up with delight.
She was about to pull Ye Han over to introduce them to each other.
But the simp Yan came storming over first.
"Nana! Didn't you say yesterday morning that you were going with Teacher to hunt for a Soul Ring?!
"Why are you with this damned brat now, acting all lovey-dovey!"
As he spoke, the simp Yan glared viciously at Ye Han, as though he wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces.
Xie Yue also approached with a dark expression, his hostility toward Ye Han showing, his manner distinctly questioning.
Hu Liena had been in quite a good mood, but when she heard Yan insult Ye Han, she immediately snapped back:
"Yan! Have you no manners?! Who are you calling a damned brat?!"
"And you too, Brother! What's with that look?! Do you even know he's-"
Ye Han gave her no chance to finish. He stepped forward, shielding her behind him, and declared authoritatively:
"I'm Nana's man! And Nana is my woman! The one who'll share my pillow in the future! Got a problem with that?!"
As he spoke, Ye Han took Hu Liena's delicate, fair hand.
Today, he would show this simp Yan what it meant for a flower to already have an owner.
Otherwise, this simp would keep pestering his woman in the future!
"Ah?!"
At Ye Han's words, Hu Liena's face immediately flushed scarlet.
She had never expected Junior Brother Xiao Han to call her his woman, much less proclaim it so domineeringly.
"What?! You're courting death!!!"
Hearing this, the simp Yan instantly roared in fury:
"Nana is mine! No one gets to take her away from me!"
With that, he unleashed his Flame Lord Martial Soul, and a flaming giant possessed his body.
Two Yellow Soul Rings appeared, accompanied by a burst of rank-twenty-nine Soul Power.
"Hmph!"
As Yan activated his Martial Soul, Xie Yue snorted coldly and followed suit.
A pair of sharp Moon Blades shaped like crescent moons instantly appeared in his hands.
They were likewise accompanied by two Yellow Soul Rings and rank-twenty-nine Soul Power.
A vicious look filled his eyes as he stared fixedly at Ye Han.
Naturally, he could never let his little sister be with some brat.
So he had to join Yan in teaching this damned brat a proper lesson.
He thought nothing of Ye Han, a brat who looked too frail to withstand a gust of wind!
Faced with their sudden frenzy, Hu Liena hurriedly shouted in anger:
"Brother! Yan! What do you two think you're doing?!"
"He was only telling the truth! I'm willing to be his woman too!"
It would have been better left unsaid; saying it only enraged the two further.
Yan, who had simped for Hu Liena for six years, erupted completely:
"Aaaargh! Nana is mine! I'm going to kill this little bastard!!!"
Roaring furiously, he charged at Ye Han, raging flames burning all over his body.
"Have you gone mad!!!"
Hu Liena immediately panicked, angrily scolding him as she tried to stop him.
But whatever she said was already too late, and there was no time to stop him.
Not only Yan, but even her brother Xie Yue was closing in.
"Heh~"
There was not a trace of panic on Ye Han's face. Instead, a disdainful sneer appeared:
"Since you two ants want to play, I'll gladly oblige!"
The instant his words fell, Ye Han's Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul erupted into manifestation.
"Roar-!"
With a deep dragon cry, the Dark Sacred Dragon suddenly appeared.
As the Dark Sacred Dragon emerged, the entire alley actually darkened in an instant.
Perhaps this was due to the enhancement from his Innate Domain, which had given his Martial Soul some special functions.
Then three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings flashed into existence, instantly unleashing a heart-pounding presence.
"What?!"
Yan and Xie Yue saw Ye Han's Martial Soul.
When they felt its terrifying presence, their expressions changed drastically.
The moment they witnessed Ye Han's three Soul Rings, they were utterly dumbfounded.
But Ye Han gave them no time to think, abruptly flipping his little hand.
"Roar-!" As Ye Han flipped his little hand, the Dark Sacred Dragon let out a thunderous roar.
Before Yan and Xie Yue could even resist, they were blasted away.
Bang-bang-!
Both slammed heavily into the wall behind them.
Each violently spat out a mouthful of blood and crumpled to the ground.
They struggled to raise their heads and look at Ye Han, their eyes filled with horror:
"This! How is this possible?!"
"A terrifying Martial Soul we've never seen or heard of!"
"He looks barely old enough to awaken his Martial Soul, yet he's already cultivated to rank thirty-two!"
"And he has three Thousand-Year Soul Rings! The third is even close to nine thousand years!"
At that moment, both cried out in wildly trembling voices.
They simply could not believe or accept the terrifying, heart-shaking scene before them.
Even if they racked their brains until they burst, they could not understand why this brat was so terrifying!
Seeing this, Hu Liena ignored them.
Instead, she turned her concern to Ye Han, crouching down and asking anxiously:
"Xiao Han, are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere?!"
Naturally, Ye Han was perfectly fine, but he still put on an act:
"Senior Sister Nana, I... my chest feels a little tight. I think they've upset me!"
Hu Liena froze, then glared at Yan and Xie Yue with disappointment and anger, snapping:
"Brother! Yan! I really never imagined you were this kind of person!"
"Yan! From now on, our friendship is over! You're no longer my good friend!"
"And you! Brother! If you ever dare trouble him again, I... I won't have a brother like you anymore!"
At those words, Xie Yue was filled with shock and dared not cause any more trouble.
Yan's face instantly turned deathly pale, and he collapsed as though his soul had left him.
Ye Han nodded in satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted!
"Junior Brother Xiao Han, let's go. I'll take you to get some yummy food~"
Hu Liena ignored them and looked tenderly at Ye Han as she spoke.
"Okay~"
Ye Han replied with a grin, then let her pull him away.
"You! Stop right there!!!"
The simp Yan forced himself up from the ground and shouted furiously, unwilling to accept this:
"You damned brat! What are you acting so arrogant for?!"
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't bully a youth for being poor!"
"Just you wait! Sooner or later, I'll surpass you and avenge today's humiliation!"
Ye Han merely smiled with utter disdain, then slowly turned his head and said in a cold, authoritative voice:
"Ants defeated by my hand will never be worthy opponents!"
"I'll give you time to catch up, until you can no longer even glimpse me in the distance! Remember, my name is Ye Han!"
Those domineering words rang out as though wrapped in invisible thunder.
They shook Yan's very soul into a frenzy, and he collapsed to the ground, his face filled with horror.
Then Ye Han paid him no further attention and followed Hu Liena out of the alley.
Before long, the two arrived at a restaurant, sat down, and ordered.
After ordering, Hu Liena lowered her head and asked with a blushing face:
"J-Junior Brother Xiao Han, y-you said I was your woman. Did you mean it?"
Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum, and she looked utterly bashful, as though afraid Ye Han would deny it.
"Hm?"
Ye Han did not know whether she was pretending or what.
I've made it this clear already. Could it possibly be fake?
Since she had not acknowledged it from the bottom of her heart, Ye Han could only say:
"Huh? What woman of mine? What nonsense are you talking about, Senior Sister Nana?!"
"Uh-"
Those words nearly choked Hu Liena. She immediately stood up in indignation and protested:
"Y-you, you! I... I mean... what you just said!"
But just then, an authoritative female voice suddenly drifted in from outside:
"So this is where you are. You certainly made me search!"
Immediately afterward, Bibi Dong walked in from outside with Ling Yuan.
Their entrance instantly caused a stir throughout the restaurant, shocking everyone.
Seeing the teasing expression on Bibi Dong's face, Ye Han knew things were just as he had anticipated.
She must have learned about his background and come to make trouble, believing she could keep him under her thumb.
(End of chapter)