Fight

Xue Yang was a person that slept soundly, but ever since he started practicing the Dragon Fist, he felt that his sleep wasn't as good as it used to be.

For example, now, he had awoken from his sleep. This time, it wasn't because something had disturbed him, but because something invisible seemed to have woken him up. It was like a type of aura, causing his hair to stand on end.

If it wasn't the two of them, then it was someone else.

Therefore, his loud shout successfully woke up the two girls in Song Yu's room. Song Yu reacted a little faster. After hearing his words, he was also startled, his first reaction was to wake up and go out to see what was going on.

At this time, Xue Yang was already outside his door and the two people were already fighting. He had only trained in Dragon Fist for a short time and other than his five senses, his strength and speed had also increased a lot.

In this situation, he could only use brute force while adding on the Dragon Fist's techniques. Even so, he still knocked down one of his own.

At this time, the two people who were knocking on the door had discovered the situation. One of them joined the battle while the other stood in the middle of the living room, observing the situation.

Xue Yang felt that something was amiss, but he did not have the time to deal with him.

Just then, Song Yu had already put on his clothes and pulled open the door.

The man in the middle of the living room turned to look, and at the same time a hand went to his waist. This person was the only one among the four who didn't have a saber with him. From his appearance, it was obvious that he had something even more powerful.

For a moment, an unprecedented sense of danger filled Xue Yang's entire brain. Almost without thinking, he pounced towards Song Yu with his fastest speed.

In a split-second, the sound of a gunshot with a silencer rang out. Song Yu only felt a shadow quickly rushing towards her, before she could even react, he was already on the ground.

She was about to scream when she smelled a strong scent of blood.

"Are you okay?" Xue Yang asked hoarsely. His arms were currently soft, but he did not have the mood to think about all this. When that gun hit his arm, he felt that his arm was about to break.

Song Yu was thrown into a panic by the bloody stench, he anxiously touched Xue Yang's face and said: I'm fine, you, what's wrong with you?

Hearing her slightly tearful voice, Xue Yang slowly stood up and said softly, "I'm fine. Lie on the ground and don't move."

Song Yu obediently answered with an "En" sound.

Xue Yang's five senses were much stronger than the two by his side, he grabbed one of them and threw it with all his might.

Everything was silent, so as not to wake the people next door. He was scared, but he didn't dare to yell.

At this time, the light was dim. When the person who had fired the gun saw something flying over, his first reaction was to raise it and pull the trigger.

Bang!

The person that was flying towards him was instantly killed, but he still continued flying towards him. The person who had fired had no time to dodge and was hit by the corpse of his comrade.

On the other hand, Xue Yang was getting more and more proficient in using the Dragon Fist. He used two moves to defeat the remaining person, then rushed towards the person who shot the gun. That person had a gun in his hand, but he wasn't that skilled. Furthermore, he was smashed until he was dizzy, and before he even had the time to shoot, Xue Yang had already killed him.

After confirming that these people did not have the ability to move, Xue Yang then said: "Alright, it's fine, you can get up!"

Song Yu crawled up from the ground, found the light switch in the living room and turned it on.

When the light was switched on, the first thing she saw was Xue Yang's bloody arm. Two streams of tears unknowingly rolled down her face, "You, are you alright?"

Xue Yang gritted his teeth in pain, but he still consoled her, "It's fine, just a small wound."

If it really was a small wound, he would definitely cry for his mother. But this was a snatch, so the wound was probably a little scary. He didn't want Song Yu to worry about him, instead, he had to pretend that he was fine.

At this time, the beauty who stayed in the same room as Song Yu walked out. When he saw the scene in the living room, he screamed out loud: "Wh-wh-what happened?"

The girl was called Huang Yingying, she had grown up cutely, when had she ever seen such a bloody scene? Seeing this scene unfold all of a sudden, it was already a great honor not to faint.

Although Huang Yingying had never seen this battle before, she was not stupid. Where in the world would a thief hold a knife? Moreover, she seemed to have seen a pistol with a silencer. This was probably not a thief but someone who came to kill.

Thus, when she called the police, she directly told them about the seriousness of the situation. It was precisely because of this that the police arrived in a short period of time.

Xue Yang's wound wasn't penetrating, and the bullet grazed past, so it wasn't particularly severe. He did not want to call out for 120 right now, so Song Yu shook his hand to help him with a simple treatment of his wounds.

As soon as the police arrived, he stood in front of another group of police officers.

Several policemen came upstairs. When they saw the dead man, the leader frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Song Yu quickly spoke out: "These bandits have barged into my shop, and they even have blades and spears with them?"

The policeman was surprised for a moment and then asked, "Why are you fine if you carry a knife and a gun?"

"My shop assistant overpowered them." Song Yu explained.

The policeman glanced at Xue Yang who was lying down to rest: "Did he do it?"

Song Yu nodded.

"Tie him up and bring him back." Bring him to police station pointed at Xue Yang and ordered.

Seeing that not only was Xue Yang not dead, but he had only suffered a light injury, the leader made a prompt decision to have his men capture him first.

"Wait, why didn't the criminals capture him?" Hearing that something was wrong, Huang Yingying shouted: "Those people are the real bandits, they came in with blades and spears, and want our lives."

The captain looked at him and said, "But what I saw was that those few people no longer have the ability to move, while the three of you are fine. Did those incompetent people kill their accomplices? You'd better not obstruct our law enforcement, or else the crime will be even greater. I don't think the two of you will be able to go anywhere innocent.

Huang Yingying did not expect him to distort the truth to that point and shouted angrily: "You, you wrongly accused the good person, you two are simply accomplices!"

The captain laughed coldly, ignoring her. It was just a little girl, it wasn't worth it at all.

Huang Yingying clenched her teeth in anger, she furiously picked up her phone and made a call.

"Wuuu..." Some of Uncle Lu's men tried to kill me, and some even tried to bully me … " She started crying on the other end of the phone, recounting what had happened over here.

The captain didn't take her seriously at all. He felt like a child who had lost a fight trying to find his parents. She was trying to sue her elders!

But so what if he complained? They were members of the police force, so ordinary parents could not do anything to them.

Only, he never thought that the parent Huang Yingying sought out was not an ordinary parent.

After a while, Huang Yingying ended the call, walking over with an ice-cold look on her face: "You better wait, otherwise you won't be able to explain yourself."

The captain sneered: "Little girl, this society is not as simple as you think it is. Do you think that you can turn the situation around by crying to your family? "Stop dreaming..."

Before he could finish, his cell phone rang in his pocket. The captain's expression changed. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should take out his phone to take a look.

Huang Yingying's eyes lit up, and she said: "Officer, I think you should pick up the phone first! Otherwise, you'll never get the chance to pick up such a phone call! "

Although the team leader didn't want to show weakness in front of this little girl, she wasn't without reason, so he took out his phone. When he looked around, he saw that it was actually their Director's number.

"Xu San, who gave you the guts to randomly arrest someone and accuse them of wrongdoing? Hurry up and release her, you dare to capture her? You don't want to f * * king mess around and not implicate me? " As soon as the captain picked up the call, the director's roar came from inside.

His face was livid, but he did not dare to argue with his boss. He could only speak in a friendly tone, "Bureau Chief, there's someone dead here. It should be that kid who killed them. What if they run away?"

"Do you have evidence that he killed the man?"

"If you don't have any evidence, don't randomly grab people to cause trouble for laozi. Hurry up and catch the intruder, otherwise you won't need to work as a captain."

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After their departure, Huang Yingying spat, "Bullying others with power. I'll show you what it truly means to bully with power, hmph!"

In fact, when he mentioned his hand being fine by tomorrow, it wasn't a lie. In that brief moment, he felt a numb and itchy sensation on his wound, as if new flesh had grown after the injury.

Back in his room, Xue Yang delicately removed the bandages Song Yu had given him. True to his words, the wound seemed less ominous than before, showing signs of recovery.

It appeared that the Dragon Fist had indeed altered his physique, accelerating the healing process. The only downside was his current hunger.

However, in the dead of night, there was nothing to eat. Xue Yang hesitated for a moment, then retrieved a rectangular wooden box. From it, he took out a thumb-thick ginseng, swallowing it slowly.

The cultivation information at the back of the Dragon Fist revealed that as one progressed, more energy was required. There were exotic items like thousand-year ginseng and ten-thousand-year Scarlet Fruit, and even this small segment of a 20-year-old ginseng, costing him twenty thousand gold coins.

As the ginseng entered his stomach, Xue Yang circulated the trace of dragon qi in his body. Immediately, a warm current converged on his wounds, significantly reducing pain, and the itching sensation returned.

The next day, Xue Yang's wounds miraculously began to heal. Confirming his fingers' unrestricted movement, he began carving the phoenix.

Despite experiencing a lifetime in the engraving environment in minutes and obtaining various materials, he was still a beginner. Only after practicing on a few scraps did he officially enter emperor's green carving.

One day later, a delicate gift box graced Huang Yingying's presence.

Song Yu, curious, approached as the box opened. Xue Yang had secluded himself in his room, not giving her a chance to inspect the finished product, wary of any mischief.

Upon opening the box, Song Yu's eyes widened. As if beholding a rare treasure, she couldn't shift her gaze.

"Is this really carved by you?" she stammered after a long pause.

"I said I'd be worthy of those carving knives. Have I proven that now?" Xue Yang's words carried a dual meaning, leaving Song Yu blushing, but she couldn't deny that Xue Yang's carving skills surpassed even her father's.

The phoenix, perfectly carved, seemed ready to take flight. The details reached the pinnacle, with feathers appearing to move, a few even responding to Xue Yang's breath, as if alive.

Song Yu and Huang Yingying stared dumbfounded at the Little Phoenix on the table. Only after a good ten minutes did they regain their senses, praising, "It's too similar, too powerful!"

Song Yu's eyes moistened. "I never thought my father's skill would finally be matched."

Huang Yingying nodded, "And it seems I'm no longer in a bind. This time, I can convince grandfather not to arrange any marriage."

Excitedly turning to Xue Yang, she asked, "What reward do you want? Don't worry; I'll give you anything."

Xue Yang chuckled, "I want the phoenix in your picture."

Huang Yingying scoffed, "You want that? It's just an ice phoenix. Can't you see? You have no ambition. At least it would cost me several million, something I can afford!"

"No need. I want that phoenix." Xue Yang looked at Song Yu, "It's very important to me."

Hearing this, Song Yu's eyes reddened. She knew Xue Yang was doing this for her. He understood her desire to retrieve her father's relic, forsaking a high reward to fulfill her wish.

In the world of jade and stone, the thin line between glass and ice might determine the price, but it was this line that made the difference.

Maybe the glass seed Xue Yang wanted could be sold for one million, or, encountering a keen collector appreciating its craftsmanship, raise the price to two million.

However, the production cost of this regal green glass exceeded three million.

Despite Huang Yingying's shock at Xue Yang's rejection, she said nothing. She carefully placed the regal green glass artwork in a small box and stacked it with two larger ones.

Only when she was certain everything was safe did Huang Yingying call two people to carry the boxes onto the carriage.

Before leaving, she smiled happily. "You've both helped me so much. Besides the ice phoenix, I feel I need to thank you again."

Considering he had to bring back the ice phoenix, Xue Yang agreed without hesitation.

After seeing off Huang Yingying, Xue Yang entered the house and brought out the set of tools Song Yu had given him. "Now that I've completed my mission, don't mind my jests yesterday. After all, this blade is a gift from your uncle to his future son-in-law."

Song Yu caught the tool box and, after staring at it, pushed it back. "This tool's value lies only in the hands of a skilled carver."

Xue Yang didn't hesitate to keep the knife, contemplating the special meaning behind it and starting to laugh foolishly at Song Yu.

At that moment, Song Yu seemed not to notice his expression. She tidied up the room, explaining, "Don't overthink it. I just don't want to waste this good set of knives."

Receiving a few customers the next day, Xue Yang received a call from Huang Yingying.

"Don't forget your promise yesterday. I'll be waiting for you at the banquet. I've sent the address to your phone."

Acknowledging twice, Xue Yang put aside his work.

Seeing Song Yu carefully organizing the jade artifacts, Xue Yang quietly approached, blocking her line of sight, and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to dinner."

Song Yu smiled and shook her head. "A few old customers are visiting this afternoon. I can't leave. Hurry up and go."

"Even if it's not for a grand meal, bringing back your clan's Ice Phoenix makes it worth visiting."

"It's good that you're here. I believe you'll secure your seat at the Phoenix Dance on Nine Heavens."

Saying that, a sweet smile appeared on Song Yu's face. Xue Yang could only leave dejectedly.

Before he could exit the shop, Song Yu called out to him.

"If you go like this, everyone attending will be big figures. Take this money and buy a set of formal clothes on the way. Let's make a stylish impression."

Looking at the stack of bills in Song Yu's hands, Xue Yang estimated at least 20,000. 

Judging by Xue Yang's understanding of luxurious suits, if he wanted to wear one properly, the price would be around this amount. However, Song Yu had only taken out two from the pile.

Somewhat disdainfully, he said, "I don't believe they would underestimate someone carving regal green glass."

Without giving Song Yu a chance to continue persuading him, Xue Yang immediately took a taxi to the Polytechnic University's side and put on the 200-yuan suit he bought from a small

 shop.

Arriving at the Golden Dragon Hotel, he was stunned by its extravagance. The decorations surrounding the entrance, made of warm jade, were just a prelude.

Entering the banquet hall, Xue Yang realized the exterior decorations were nothing compared to the luxurious interior.

As he was about to step into the hall of gold and jade, a fat hand pulled him aside.

Who knew which individual it was, but when Xue Yang turned around, ready to protest, he discovered the one pulling him was a plump woman.