Chapter 1002 — Failing to Play It Cool
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"Scram!" Xie Yufeng spat out the single word "scram" in a flat tone and drove a kick straight into Lei Zhenyu's chest, sending him flying through the air. Of course, Xie Yufeng had used only a tiny bit of true qi; he did not plan to cripple Lei Zhenyu outright — that would have carried no visual impact at all. He wanted to torment Lei Zhenyu bit by bit, so as to build up his image as a heroic warrior in front of Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao.
If he knocked Lei Zhenyu out cold with a single blow, it would be far too dull. Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao knew nothing about fighting; if they saw him defeat his opponent so effortlessly, they would hardly be impressed by his skill.
After all, it wasn't often that thugs like this came along and gave him a chance to display his prowess. So Xie Yufeng meant to seize the opportunity and put on a proper show for Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao.
"Damn! This kid's a fighter — get him all together!" Lei Zhenyu, his blood surging and his chest aching from the kick, scrambled up from the ground in a fury, pointed at Xie Yufeng, and ordered the bald man and the hook-nosed man into action.
Wei Zhao, still in the private room, saw Xie Yufeng leave and noticed that Feng Xiaoxiao and Shen Yushu had not yet returned. Naturally, he felt somewhat uneasy.
Wei Zhao still had not figured out Xie Yufeng's background, so he dared not let his guard down. Though it seemed for now that Xie Yufeng, in pursuing Feng Xiaoxiao and Shen Yushu, would not do them any harm, who could say whether something unforeseen might happen?
So after Xie Yufeng left the private room, Wei Zhao pondered for a moment and then turned and followed him out. He could not let Feng Xiaoxiao and Shen Yushu out of his sight for too long — especially with an unstable element like Xie Yufeng in the picture.
Wei Zhao emerged from the private room just in time to see Xie Yufeng kick Lei Zhenyu flying through the air, with Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao standing behind Xie Yufeng.
At the sight, Wei Zhao immediately frowned. Had Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao stirred up some trouble, and this Xie Yufeng was standing up for them?
"Xiaoxiao! Xiaoshu!" Wei Zhao called out to them as he walked over.
"Wei Zhao!" Feng Xiaoxiao cried out in delighted surprise. She had only been out here a short while, and already Wei Zhao had come looking for her — clearly he had been worried something had happened to her, and her heart swelled with happiness.
"Brother Arrow!" Shen Yushu's thoughts ran much along the same lines as Feng Xiaoxiao's. It seemed Brother Arrow really did worry about his little wife's safety!
"Huh?" Xie Yufeng alone was stunned the moment he heard Wei Zhao's voice.
What was Wei Zhao doing out here? And why now of all times — not sooner, not later, but precisely when he himself was in the middle of giving the villains a good thrashing and was about to establish his heroic image before Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao? Was the man trying to steal his credit?
At that thought, Xie Yufeng rather regretted having wasted a few extra words on this "Lei Zhenyu" fellow, and regretted not having crippled him in a single move. If he had simply laid them out without a word, would things have come to this pass?
No — he had to finish off these three things as quickly as possible, and not let Wei Zhao interfere!
By this time, Lei Zhenyu, the bald man, and the hook-nosed man had already closed in on him. Xie Yufeng dropped into a stance and was just about to settle the three of them with one move, but at the very instant he struck, he stopped himself dead.
His true qi — he could not use his true qi! He had nearly exposed his real strength in front of Wei Zhao!