“What?!”

The other bodyguard, who was squatting on the ground supporting his young master, widened his eyes. Before he could react, he saw the sole of a shoe stamping toward his face.

Bang!

A muffled thud. The bodyguard took a solid kick to the head and fainted on the spot.

All of this took a while to describe, but in reality, it happened in only a dozen seconds.

Tian Zhaoyan was stunned. His mouth was open wide enough to swallow an egg. These two bodyguards were hired at a high price, yet they were instantly defeated.

Fang Yuwei stared at Yang Ling with dull, glazed eyes. The contrast between the Yang Ling before her and the one in her memory was too great. The impression of that weak, frail youth in her mind shattered inch by inch, replaced by this domineering, fierce man!

Seeing Yang Ling walking toward him, Tian Zhaoyan was so scared his legs went soft; he didn’t even have the strength to run.

He stammered, trembling, “You’re not Yang Ling… You can’t be that Yang Ling…”

“How is this possible!!”

Yang Ling sneered, “People change. I didn’t bother arguing with you before, but you just had to push your luck.”

He walked up close and looked down at Tian Zhaoyan. A faint killing intent flowed in his eyes.

“You… what do you want to do!”

Tian Zhaoyan was afraid, truly afraid. He said in terror, “Money! I’ll give you money!”

“Please, don’t hurt me!”

“Money?”

Yang Ling sneered. “I don’t want your money.”

As he spoke, he pointed a finger at Fang Yuwei. “Give this woman to me, and I’ll let you go.”

“Otherwise, I’ll break your legs!”

“Ah!”

To the side, Fang Yuwei’s entire body began to tremble. She never imagined Yang Ling would make such a demand!

She instinctively looked at Tian Zhaoyan, hoping her boyfriend wouldn’t trade her away like an object.

Tian Zhaoyan froze upon hearing this. He looked at the sneering Yang Ling, then at Fang Yuwei, whose eyes were swimming with tears. In the end, fear triumphed over dignity.

He gave a slight, barely perceptible nod.

“Ah…”

Fang Yuwei could no longer hold back her tears; they fell in a steady stream. Yang Ling, however, burst into loud laughter, a laugh of immense satisfaction.

“Hahahaha! Young Master Tian, what era is this? I just said it casually, and you actually agreed?”

“What kind of person do you take me for? Why would I, Yang Ling, want such withered flowers and fallen willows?”

These words were quite vicious. Fang Yuwei felt as if a knife were twisting in her heart. Her chest heaved violently, as if she were suffocating.

Just then, the bodyguard Yang Ling had kicked suddenly sprang up. With a mid-air spin, he swept a vicious kick toward Yang Ling!

Although Yang Ling had been strengthened by the System and his attributes had improved, he was ultimately still an ordinary person. He only had time to block with both arms.

A muffled thud. This whip kick sent Yang Ling staggering back again and again until, bang!, he slammed into a large tree.

This bodyguard lived up to his training. Despite taking a solid kick to the head, he hadn’t fully passed out. He had waited for the moment when Yang Ling was most complacent to launch a surprise attack!

Seeing this, Tian Zhaoyan jumped up violently, laughing like a madman. “Yang Ling! My bodyguard is called Iron Leg. That kick can snap your arm bones!”

“Dare to humiliate me! You’re dead! You’re dead!”

“Break his legs for me! If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility!”

The bodyguard known as Iron Leg shook his head. It was apparent he was still dizzy, but he nodded to Tian Zhaoyan and walked toward Yang Ling.

The situation had reversed. Fang Yuwei, after a series of shocks, was stunned. She looked at Yang Ling through teary eyes, momentarily unsure of what to do.

At that moment, a voice rang out in the mind of Yang Ling, who had taken the heavy blow.

“Ding, Injury Recovery skill activating.”

Immediately, a warm current surged through his body. He recovered instantly, restored to his original state on the spot!

He opened his eyes, slowly stood up straight, and did not attempt to hide the killing intent in his gaze.

“Tian Zhaoyan, I heard you want to break my legs?”

NOTES

Withered flowers and fallen willows: A derogatory Chinese idiom referring to women who are no longer chaste or have “lost their value” in traditional terms. Yang Ling uses it to insult both Tian Zhaoyan (for agreeing) and Fang Yuwei (for her past choices) as much as possible.