Chapter 116: A Bounty?

Seeing Xiao Ye’s strength, the thugs could not help but panic, and the daggers in their hands began to tremble.

Xiao Ye snatched a dagger from one of them.

In a flash, he appeared beside the thug’s ear and said coldly, “This isn’t a toy. That isn’t how you use it.”

With that, Xiao Ye plunged the dagger into the man’s thigh.

Then he twisted it inside the flesh. The thug’s thigh was instantly mangled, blood pouring out in a torrent.

These men had only ever been street thugs. When had they witnessed anything like this?

The moment they saw the blood, coupled with Xiao Ye’s murderous expression, their legs began to tremble with fear.

Putting away the dagger, Xiao Ye said in an icy voice, “Who else wants my head? Come and try.”

Just one sentence was enough to crush the thugs beneath unbearable pressure. They threw down their daggers and fled for their lives.

Xiao Ye looked at them and sighed. “And they call themselves men of the underworld? They can’t even use a dagger.”

He ignored the two men lying on the ground and picked up the daggers the others had discarded.

There was no one around him who did not know how to use a dagger.

The clothes he had just changed into were stained with blood once again.

Xiao Ye paid no attention to it. He flagged down a car, opened the door, and left.

On the way, Xiao Ye contacted Red Dragon first.

“Come meet me immediately. Send a few men to protect the villa. Other than that, don’t disclose anything.”

Red Dragon more or less understood what had happened. He immediately gathered his men and headed toward Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye did not return home. Instead, he chose a place far from the city and told Red Dragon to wait there.

The situation was urgent. These men were utterly ruthless, and there was no telling what they might do.

Less than ten minutes later, Red Dragon arrived with his men.

Xiao Ye briefly explained the situation involving Zhou Yuan and the possibility that a bounty had been placed on him. Red Dragon’s face filled with confusion.

“King Xiao, this incident definitely isn’t as simple as it appears. Judging from the clues involving the explosion and the daggers, these underworld thugs must have received support from someone behind the scenes.”

After thinking it over carefully, Red Dragon shared his thoughts with Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye nodded. “I know what you’re thinking. I have my suspicions too.”

“But our most urgent task isn’t to speculate. It’s to find the person who issued the bounty as quickly as possible and kill him.”

Xiao Ye understood matters like this extremely well.

There were only two ways for a bounty to end: either someone claimed it, or the person who issued it was killed.

The moment he finished speaking, a roar sounded from the far end of the road.

Xiao Ye’s expression darkened, and he said to Red Dragon, “My whereabouts have been exposed. The entire underworld of Jiang Hai City has begun searching for me.”

“Red Dragon, come with me and deal with the trouble in front of us. Send a team to investigate the whereabouts of those people. Move out now!”

As soon as Xiao Ye finished speaking, the squad Red Dragon had brought sprang into action.

Before long, several thugs riding motorcycles appeared before Xiao Ye.

“You’re Xiao Ye?”

“That’s me. What of it?”

Xiao Ye wore a calm smile as he faced them.

“Nothing much. We just never expected you to receive such an honor. You’re lucky today—you’ll have the privilege of dying by my hand.”

The thugs before him spoke with arrogant swagger, cigarettes dangling from their mouths.

“Let me ask you something. Did none of you even graduate middle school?”

“This isn’t the city proper. Even if all of you die here, no one will ever know.”

Xiao Ye sighed. He hated arrogant people like this. His face expressionless, he said, “You really don’t know your place.”

“Brothers, get him. Be careful not to kill him. He’s worth more than your lives.”

The helmeted man jumped off his motorcycle and shouted at Xiao Ye.

The thugs behind him tossed away their cigarettes and charged.

Red Dragon and Xiao Ye exchanged a smile. It had been a long time since they had fought side by side like this.

Xiao Ye handed the dagger in his hand to Red Dragon. The two of them simply stood there, waiting for the motorcycle riders to rush toward them.

Three minutes later, Xiao Ye shattered the helmet visor with a single punch.

Grabbing the man by the collar, he yanked him upright and said viciously, “I’ll give you three seconds. Tell me who sent you, and I’ll spare your life.”

The man was so terrified that he could not utter a word.

When the three seconds passed, Xiao Ye shook his head in disappointment. He seized the man by the neck and forcibly snapped it.

“These men really are tight-lipped. Not one of them said a word. King Xiao, what should we do now?”

Red Dragon wiped the blood from the dagger and turned to Xiao Ye.

It had been a long time since he had fought like this, and he was thoroughly intoxicated by the sensation.

“Deal with these men first. There’s no telling how many more attacks like this we’ll face today.”

As he dragged the bodies aside, Red Dragon pulled a pack of cigarettes from one of the thugs.

Because of his injuries, he had not smoked in a long time.

But he was in high spirits today, so he made an exception and lit one.

Xiao Ye accepted a cigarette as well and began smoking deeply.

Although he had spent many years stationed at the border, Xiao Ye was not addicted to cigarettes. Any supplies issued from above had usually been distributed among the men under his command.

Xiao Ye and Red Dragon faced three or four attacks like this with their bare hands.

“These people are insane! They’re willing to throw away their lives for such a small amount of money!”

Red Dragon crouched behind a motorcycle that had exploded and shouted toward Xiao Ye.

“That’s normal. To send so many people after me, the person behind this must have paid a considerable price.”

After waiting for a moment, the two of them joined forces and eliminated the remaining thugs before them.

Those who came afterward were more vicious than the last. Some even tried to run Xiao Ye over with their cars.

But they were still subdued by the two men working together.

Looking at the vehicles before him, Xiao Ye decided to return to the city center and face the storm head-on.

At that moment, Red Dragon’s phone suddenly rang.

Five minutes later, he ended the call.

“King Xiao, the underworld has offered a bounty of no less than one million to find you. That’s why so many people have come.”

Red Dragon’s expression was grave as he spoke.

“Only one million? It seems I’m not valued very highly. Come on. Let’s return to the city. I want to see with my own eyes who has the audacity to do this.”