Chapter 574: Making a Move [First Update]
Zhi Ya was crying, her arms tightly wrapped around her chest, as Xiang Yi-Jun roughly tore her clothes open in just a few swift movements.
Bing'er, carrying a bag of water and snacks from the supermarket, witnessed the scene and immediately felt a surge of anger.
"Stop it!" Bing'er, who had been stationed in Shui Country for a long time, spoke the local language even better than the natives.
Xiang Yi-Jun turned around, saw it was her, and sneered with rage, "Scram, or I'll do you too."
"Hmph, a bunch of beasts," muttered Bing'er as she briskly stepped forward and delivered a high kick directly to Xiang Yi-Jun's chin.
"Crack!"
Xiang Yi-Jun's jawbone broke from the kick, sending him flipping backward onto the ground, blood flowing uncontrollably from his mouth.
His companions were shocked by Bing'er's violent actions, and the onlookers who had been enjoying the spectacle stopped what they were doing and watched the impressive scene in amazement.
"Xiang Yi-Jun, are you alright?" Zhi Ya's brother, the quickest to react, ran over and asked with concern.
Xiang Yi-Jun slapped him across the face, cursing, "What are you standing there for? Grab that woman for me; I'm going to screw her to death today."
Zhi Ya's brother, although slapped, wasn't angry but nodded repeatedly, joining the others to surround Bing'er.
Zhi Ya crouched next to Bing'er, looking at her pitifully.
"With me here, no one dares to bully you," Bing'er said, eyes sweeping over the group.
As a woman, she was infuriated by their actions, and she caught a glimpse of Li Xiaoyao out of the corner of her eye, shrinking in the car without saying a word.
Bing'er was beside herself with anger, thinking: What a cowardly rat. How could such a person be given a military rank? I seriously doubt whether he is actually a powerful Cultivator.
Bing'er had heard too many tales about Li Xiaoyao, which is why she had made up her mind the day before to offer herself to him, hoping to obtain what she desired from him.
But now, Bing'er felt incredibly relieved. Fortunately, nothing substantial had happened between them the day before; getting involved with such a cowardly man would have been an insult to herself.
Xiang Yi-Jun's side had six men, all with bean sprout-like physiques, the kind that would fall over with a gust of wind. Bing'er alone could handle all of this riffraff.
"Hold her down," one of them said, and the rest immediately moved forward.
The skill Bing'er had just displayed made the men wary, and without any regard for face, all six rushed at her together.
"Slap!" Bing'er delivered a side kick to a man's face, sending him flying to the side.
The others, seeing her prowess, were shocked, and one of them took small steps forward, pulled out a small stun gun, and jabbed it into her waist.
"Crackle!"
Caught off guard, Bing'er was jolted by the electric shock, her body going limp as she collapsed to the ground.
The men clapped their hands, walked over with leering smiles, and said, "I like this kind of tough woman; it's sure to be an exciting play."
Bing'er, limp and powerless, was fully conscious. She knew that falling into these men's hands wouldn't end well, and the thought of being violated by these scumbags filled her with fear.
"Not a match, yet still pretending to be strong," Li Xiaoyao shook his head, opened the car door, and walked over.
A man noticed Li Xiaoyao, recognized him as the one with Bing'er, and pointed the stun gun at him, "Kid, this isn't your business, scram."
Bing'er twisted her head with difficulty and saw Li Xiaoyao approaching, her eyes filled with hope.
Li Xiaoyao didn't speak to them but lifted his hand and slapped the air.
"Slap!"
His palm struck the man's face hard, making a crisp sound, and the man's body, like a drifting leaf, spun in the air before crashing to the ground with a thud.
The rest were stunned, when suddenly someone screamed in fear, "A Cultivator, he's a Cultivator!"
"Oh? You actually know my identity?" Li Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised, then realized, these men, driving cars worth millions, rich or noble, it wouldn't be odd for them to have come into contact with Cultivators.
Bing'er's eyes lit up, Li Xiaoyao was indeed powerful, but why hadn't he acted earlier? Could it be that he didn't want to cause more trouble?
Li Xiaoyao didn't act earlier not because he didn't want to trouble himself, but because he didn't want to meddle.
Whether Xiao Yi-Jun was arrogant or a bastard, it had nothing to do with him.
Whether Zhi Ya was pitiable or her fate was full of hardship, it also had nothing to do with him.
They had their own destinies, and Li Xiaoyao had no relation to her, so why should he intervene to help?
"A Cultivator, he must be a Cultivator."
"Run for it!"
The few instantly scattered like birds and beasts, but Li Xiaoyao didn't let them escape; he simply lifted his foot and gently shook it, and they were instantly flung away by an invisible force.
The crowd that had gathered to watch the commotion, upon seeing this eerie scene, couldn't help but hurriedly run back to their cars and drive off.
Li Xiaoyao only meant to punish them, not kill them. They were no more than ants, killing them would only cheapen himself.
He approached Bing'er, flicked a wisp of Spiritual Energy with his finger, and immediately Bing'er felt her body relax, the numbness and soreness disappearing completely, which was quite miraculous.
"Li..."
Li Xiaoyao interrupted her, "Let's go."
"Oh, okay." Seeing that Li Xiaoyao didn't want to talk more, Bing'er guessed that he must feel she was meddling too much, so she quickly followed him.
"Save me," a soft voice from Zhi Ya rang out from behind, Bing'er looked at Li Xiaoyao, about to speak, when Li Xiaoyao said, "Bring her along."
Bing'er's heart leapt with joy, thinking to herself that General Li wasn't as heartless as he seemed, at least he had some sense of compassion.
The three got into the car, and Bing'er stepped on the accelerator, heading towards Ye County.
On the way, Zhi Ya cried the entire time, Li Xiaoyao was getting annoyed by this woman's crying and said in a stern voice, "Stop crying."
Bing'er hastily translated for him, perhaps it was Li Xiaoyao's terrifying display of power from earlier that made Zhi Ya immediately stop crying, without saying a word.
Bing'er asked, "Why were they beating you?"
Zhi Ya said through sobs, "They wanted to assault me in the car."
"Bastards!" Bing'er slammed her fist on the steering wheel and said, "Why were you with them?"
"Because..." Zhi Ya seemed to have an unspeakable secret before finally revealing, "They are my brothers and fiancé."
"What?" Bing'er was astonished, she couldn't have imagined that this woman would have such a relationship with those men.
What kind of fiancé treats his bride-to-be like that? What kind of brother sees his sister being mistreated and doesn't protect her?
"My family, due to enterprise capital losses, desperately needed an infusion of capital, so..."
"So they used you as a bargaining chip to marry into that bastard's family?" Bing'er said with a cold laugh, she was all too familiar with such situations.
"Yes." Zhi Ya took a deep breath, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and said, "I won't go back. I'm leaving this place."