After kicking Zhao Gao a few more times and feeling satisfied, I used True Qi to wake him up.
“Brother Tian… can… can you stop hitting my face?” Zhao Gao stammered.
I was stunned for a moment. After all the beating I gave him, he was still concerned about his appearance?
With a gentle smile, I said, “Alright, I won’t hit you anymore.”
“Not even my face?” Zhao Gao asked skeptically.
I nodded seriously and replied, “Not even your face.”
“Come, look into my eyes!” I grinned at Zhao Gao. He hesitated for a moment before looking at me.
The problem was, after all the punches, his eyes were so swollen that even when he tried to open them, they still looked like they were shut.
“Ahem! Just bear with it for a second!” I coughed before reaching out to him.
Zhao Gao panicked when he saw my hand coming. “Brother Tian, we agreed no more hitting!”
“I’m not hitting you, really!” I said helplessly.
Zhao Gao froze for a second, then quickly shook his head. “No way!”
Heh! Now he was trying to act cute? Like I’d give him a choice!
I forcibly pried his swollen eyes open, activating the Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes instantly.
In my mind, I instructed, “Remember to transfer the five hundred million to my bank account. My account number is…”
“Forget everything about calling me… forget… forget… forget…”
“Forget…” Zhao Gao repeated blankly, nodding with vacant eyes.
“The person who beat you up was the young man beside you…”
“The young man…” Zhao Gao muttered.
I sighed and continued, “You’re feeling very sleepy now… very, very sleepy… sleep now… wake up in an hour…”
“I’m sleepy…” Zhao Gao mumbled before closing his eyes and falling asleep on the ground.
“Phew…” I finally exhaled in relief after finishing everything.
I had thought of using the Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes while beating Zhao Gao. There was no way he would just take a beating and let it slide. He had acted submissive earlier, but who knew if he would try to get back at me later?
Never underestimate anyone.
After what happened with that young man, this saying had firmly taken root in my heart.
I still couldn’t perform large-scale charm techniques, and using the Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes consumed an immense amount of mental energy. There were still many unconscious people lying around—I had no way to erase all their memories.
However, they wouldn’t wake up for a long time, while Zhao Gao would regain consciousness in an hour. Seeing this scene, he definitely wouldn’t want anyone else to know about his humiliation. I had already planted the “truth” in his mind.
Since he believed he knew the “truth,” he wouldn’t need to question anyone. These people… would surely be silenced by Zhao Gao himself.
It was cruel, but people die for money just as birds die for food. They had only themselves to blame.
Taking a deep breath, I circulated my True Qi and ran outside. The faster I left this place, the better.
Even though I had already opened my Ren and Du meridians, making me qualified for flight, I still hadn’t mastered the technique.
However, as I sprinted, I felt strangely light. Supported by True Qi, I was already on the verge of floating off the ground.
The rain continued to pour, and the streets were empty, so my speed didn’t attract much attention.
Instead of returning to my apartment, I ran toward the male dormitory.
Since there were surveillance cameras nearby, I slowed down but kept running. The rain gave me the perfect excuse—walking in this weather would be more suspicious.
When I reached Room 213, I was about to push the door open when I heard a heated argument inside.
“Third Brother, if you still consider me your Second Brother, let me go! I have to go to the warehouse and stay with Boss!”
“Boss told me to bring you back because he was afraid you’d drag him down. You won’t be of any help right now!”
“But if Boss stays there alone, he’ll die!”
“…”
“Third Brother, how about we call the police?”
“Call the police?! Have you forgotten what happened last time when Boss got arrested?!”
“Little Four’s suggestion isn’t bad. It might put Boss in danger, but it’s better than letting him get beaten to death. We can figure out a way to rescue him later!”
“Then what are we waiting for? Make the call!”
Taking a deep breath, I pushed open the door, looked at the three of them, and smiled. “The luckiest thing in Xia Tian’s life is meeting friends like you.”
Lu Sen froze on the spot, his face filled with disbelief. “B-Boss?!”
“Boss!” Diao Sinan cried out and lunged at me, sobbing uncontrollably.
Lu Sen also teared up, rushing over to hug me. “Boss, you’re okay! That’s such a relief…”
Hao Shuai smiled at me but also wiped away tears quickly, trying not to let me see.
“Why the hell are you all crying?! Your boss isn’t dead yet!” I laughed and scolded, but my own tears started falling too.
I had never expected to find new brothers after losing Zhang Yu and Fatty.
Once everyone calmed down, Hao Shuai looked at me seriously. “Boss, Zhao Gao went through so much effort to lure you there. Why did he suddenly let you go unharmed? Did you reveal your identity?”
Hao Shuai was sharp. After my previous hints, he already had a clue about my true background.
“Boss, what identity?” Lu Sen asked, confused.
Diao Sinan also looked puzzled.
I smiled. “What identity could I have? Zhao Gao let me go because the young man next to him spoke up for me.”
Since the “truth” had already been pinned on that young man, I might as well push everything onto him.
“You mean the guy with the sword?” Lu Sen asked.
I nodded, and Hao Shuai added, “That guy had an imposing presence, like a sheathed sword waiting to strike. But as far as I know, none of the noble families in the capital have someone like him…”
His presence? He could obliterate me—a mere Stellar Vortex Late-Stage rookie—with a single finger! Just thinking about that young man’s sword Qi made me shiver.
Those goons called me a monster, but that guy was a demon hundreds of times more terrifying than me!
What I couldn’t understand was—why would someone of his caliber work for Zhao Gao just for money?
A man of such skill… Forget money, even my Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King wouldn’t be enough to invite him to make a move.
“Some people simply can’t be measured by worldly standards…” I sighed, then turned to Lu Sen. “Come, let me check your wounds.”
“It’s nothing, just a few minor injuries!” Lu Sen puffed up his chest, trying to act tough. But he overexerted himself, pulling on his wounds and yelping in pain.
I chuckled. “Yeah, sure. You should go to the hospital and get those wounds bandaged properly.”
Hospital?! Right! I still haven’t bought medicine for Xu Xin!
Did Sister Lin get it for me? I should call and check.
But the moment I took out my phone, I was dumbfounded.
Damn it! My brick-like phone got soaked and died on me!