1 I am repaying my debts!

A large number of vehicles had clogged the streets in the city's center. Many different signboards illuminated the sky and filled the streets with neon lights,people swarmed the road like ants, hurrying from one place to the next. Hawkers could be seen standing on the sidelines selling various snacks.

A few teenagers and young couples were giggling and laughing to themselves as they ate their delicacies. After a long day of hard work, many workers were heading home. A few elderly people were walking along the side of the road with groceries in their hands, looking tired. Their faces appeared older and darker due to the twilight hue.

A man stood at the top of the building, looking down on everyone as if he were a god looking down from the sky. From such a height, everyone looked like ants. It was then he noticed a fast-moving bike suddenly lost its balance and the rider flung off the bike as it slid on the road. An old man stood rooted on the ground watching the bike come at him, his entire body tensed and he closed his eyes as he prepared for the inevitable crash.

"THUD"

But the pain he was expecting never came and instead, sound of objects colliding was heard. The old man slowly opened his eyes and saw a young man standing in front of him in a hoodie. The sound seemed to have come from the collision of his right leg and the bike.

The elderly man hurriedly spoke in worry. "Thank you, young man, but are you okay?" But the young man was silent and didn't reply, which worried the old man more and he called out once more.

"Young man, are you okay?"

When the old man called him again, the young man just simply nodded and turned to leave, noticing the crowd of people that began to gather around him.

"Is there any way I can pay you back?" Perhaps dinner at my place. My wife and I would love to thank you for saving my life" The elderly gentleman relaxed a lot when he saw the young man was doing well and cheerfully extended an invite for dinner. He suddenly appeared far too lively for his age and considering the life-threatening experience he was just about to experience.

The young man's expression turned grim when he heard the invitation. "I'm the one who has to pay back here!" he replied softly as he turned around and walked away, surprising the old man for a brief moment.

"DING"

"The mission has been completed. The host had been awarded ten points for rescuing an elderly man. Only 20 more points are required to advance through the day!"

The young man clenched his jaws and his fists tightened as he heard the notification again. He never seemed to be able to do enough, no matter how much he tried. He ran his hand through his hair, a bitter smile on his lips. He sighed and searched for another person in distress, hoping to save him and live another day. He wasn't afraid of death, instead, he was fearful of what would happen next.

His eyes scanned the entire area before coming to a halt a lane away from where he stood. His pale lips curled upwards, and he began walking slowly but steadily down the road.

There was an old, run-down gym in the far corner where only flies crawled. While there were a few modern hi-tech gyms around the building with a lot of people working there, the gym looked like a black stain that shouldn't have been there. Despite this, two ladies sat there as if it were the most tranquil place on the planet.

When they heard a hard bang on the glass door, the serenity of the gym quickly melted away. Three men stood at the door, all between the ages of 25 and 27. With neon-colored hair, silver chains around their necks and hands, and ripped jeans, they resembled a typical gangster. They were smoking a cigarette and staring at the girls with lust-filled eyes.

Their eyes scanned the two women. One of them appeared to be the oldest of the two and was the perfect definition of an hourglass figure with no fat on her body, and she had silver hair and a pointed chin. Her blue eyes were large and animated, the colour of a deep ocean.

While the younger had grey hair and amber eyes with long curls that cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall. She had a slim figure but round and perky ass, her legs were long and pointed, and a dimple appeared on her face when she smiled.

"We've come to ask for the protection fees!" exclaimed the youngest of three delinquents while the other two were enthralled by the visuals provided by the girls in their shorts and crop tops.

"We hadn't received the monthly payments from customers. we will surely pay you by next week," replied the eldest of the two ladies. Her voice was flattering yet distant.

"Ha! You should have considered that before evicting all of your customers!! If you had just accepted our boss's offer, you would have gotten a lot more than what this small gym can offer you! You now have no choice but to pay the fees or we will break every machine and piece of gym furniture". They threatened the girls who had been holding each other's hands for support.

"We have no fear of you. If you have the courage, drop your weapons and engage in a one-on-one battle with both of us." The ladies had been running the gym for quite some time, and they were more than capable of defeating these thugs if they were unarmed. They were, however, terrified of the thugs' guns and their deadly weapons. A superficial bullet wound could wound them or more importantly, if it hit them in their vitals, it could even take their lives.

"Wahahahahaha"

The goons burst out laughing as if they had heard a joke. Their eyes, on the other hand, had become threatening as they snorted at the idiocy of the woman.

"They didn't get your good wishes and sound advice, brother Cheng. Why don't you demonstrate what we're capable of?" said the youngest, who gave the man a flattering smile with a look of lust on his face.

"Sure, now watch this older brother teach them a lesson and learn from him," he replied, his face beaming with delight. As he walked towards the girls, his eyes gleamed with lust as he licked his lips and reached into his pocket to pull out a dagger that gleamed in the dim light.

"You were given one last chance to reconcile with the boss, but you didn't realize it." You must now pay the price." The other men laughed, and the girls took two steps back in fear.

"Am I late for the party?"

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The young man stood outside his upper body covered in a faded coffee-colored hoodie and with a pair of black-colored jeans that were torn and faded, matching them with worn-out jogging shoes.

"Who let this beggar come inside?" the man who was called brother Cheng asked, his voice filled with irritation. The man was about to teach these girls a lesson by smashing all of the valuables in the gym and then taking them to their boss, who would finally give them their long-awaited promotion and bonus.

Now some dimwit got in and destroyed their fun time and delayed their promotion. Just thinking about it was making him go crazier.

"My name is Hao!" His messy hair fell all over his forehead when he finally removed the hoodie from his face. He had a mature and attractive appearance with grey eyes and silver hair with his masculine jaw, pointed nose, and pale lips. His sex appeal was unrivaled and he looked like a model straight out of a magazine.

The contrast between his clothes and facial features has the difference between night and day. He appeared to be a scrawny homeless person with old, washed-out clothes but his physical features can beat many A+ models.

"If you need assistance, you must ask for it." Hao spoke to the ladies ignoring the goons who were wielding daggers and guns, looking at him with their eyes burning in anger. The ladies came back o their senses after he reminded them, though they weren't sure how a man like him, who appeared to be so frail and feeble on his own, could possibly help them, but any assistance at that instance is greatly needed for them.

They both nodded their heads in unison as if they were rattle drums.

"Yes, yes. Please help us." When the eldest of them did not respond, the younger woman replied hurriedly, while the other woman was still assessing the enigmatic young man.

Hao nodded and strolled into the room. All three goons frowned and intently watched the man's every step, their eyes alert. Even though he appeared to be frail, they knew better than others that there were many martial masters with lean figures who had the strength to even crumble a mountain.

The man drew closer and tucked his hand into the pocket of his worn-out jeans. The thugs' grip on their weapon tightened as they expected a gun or a sharp dagger. Their eyes widened as they stood perplexed when the boy who was exerting such pressure on them due to his strong aura instead pulled out a stack of bills.

When he stood in front of them with the notes, his cold face was replaced by a sweet and flattering smile.

"Do you think this would be enough to cover the annual protection fees?"