Hearing that, the guy called Second Master ground his teeth in fury; no one had ever dared be this disrespectful to him.

He swore in his heart that he would properly teach this clueless young man in front of him a lesson.

"Kid, today I'll let you see what I, Second Master, can do." The man said viciously.

The streetlight shone on Second Master's body; Ye Chen could see his sturdy build and the bulging muscles on his arms—one look and you knew he was a trained fighter.

But even if you added all these people together, they still weren't worth Ye Chen's time; he didn't take them seriously at all.

Of course Ye Chen knew the ambushers around them were here for Song Xiaoxiao, but who sent them—that was what he was desperate to find out.

"Gentlemen use their tongues, not their fists. I don't exactly want to fight you guys." Ye Chen said.

He didn't actually want a fight; he just wanted to figure out what he needed to know.

"Whoa, kid, you talk pretty cultured. But I know in our world the only way to solve things is with force—might makes right after all." Second Master shot back.

Ye Chen glanced at him and a cold smile appeared on his face.

Looked like if he didn't throw down, there was no way he'd get the information he wanted out of these people.

"Fine then, a fight's a fight—good chance to get some exercise after dinner." Ye Chen said with a laugh.

"Kid, if I beat you till you're crawling around looking for your teeth in a minute, you're not allowed to cry." Huang Mao suddenly said.

The other hired thugs all burst out laughing, talking among themselves.

"Look at those skinny arms and legs of his, I feel like he'll snap if you just tap him."

"I'm guessing this kid can't take a hit at all; two or three moves and he's done."

"I don't think Second Master even needs to get his hands dirty, we can handle him ourselves."

Hearing their chatter, Ye Chen frowned and said, "If you wanna fight then fight, what's with all the useless crap? Why are you babbling like a bunch of old hags?"

At that, the thugs immediately got pissed.

"Kid, since you're looking for death, I'll make it happen for you." Huang Mao said as he charged at Ye Chen.

But just as he reached Ye Chen, he suddenly felt weightless.

He didn't even know when Ye Chen had grabbed his arm and swung him up.

In an instant, Huang Mao was like a shot put, hurled out by Ye Chen.

The scene in front of them stunned not only Huang Mao, but even Ye Chen himself.

He actually had that much strength, able to hoist a man way bulkier than himself.

The old Ye Chen wouldn't have been able to do this—so what the hell was going on now?

Suddenly, Ye Chen remembered the reward the system gave him. He'd been really disdainful of it before, even complaining about it in his heart, but he hadn't expected it to come in handy now.

Seeing the skinny-as-a-stick Ye Chen actually pick up a burly man, everyone's eyes filled with shock.

"That kid looks scrawny, how the hell is he so strong?"

"Huang Mao actually got lifted like a little chick—this is unreal."

"We better be careful; this kid's not normal."

Ye Chen felt a surge of joy; looked like he didn't even need any real technique to deal with these people—he could wrap it up in a few minutes.

The thugs who rushed at Ye Chen one after another ended up just like Huang Mao, all grabbed and swung away.

Seeing his men taken out one by one in the exact same way, Second Master turned deathly pale.

This young man in front of him was simply not a normal human being; not only was he insanely strong, he didn't show a trace of fatigue.

If he were human, there was no way he could pull that off.

Looking at the thugs lying all over the ground, Ye Chen asked with a smile, "Anyone else want to come up and try?"

At this point, no one dared provoke Ye Chen anymore—this man was terrifying.

The way he'd slammed them, they felt like their internal organs were about to shatter.

And now, the only one still standing was Second Master.

"Little brother, we're all civilized people here, let's talk this out." Second Master said, his tone much softer now.

"Now you remember talking things out. Why didn't you listen just now?" Ye Chen asked coldly.

If he'd known Ye Chen had this kind of power, Second Master would never have been stupid enough to go looking for death.

"I was really out of line just now, I apologize to you, I'm truly sorry, I won't dare do it again." Second Master hurried to say.

Ye Chen actually didn't want to do anything too extreme to them; he just wanted to find out who was trying to hurt Song Xiaoxiao.

"Alright then, I'll ask you a few questions. You're going to answer honestly. If you lie, you know what the consequences are." Ye Chen threatened.

"Yes, yes, I'll tell you everything I know, hold nothing back." Second Master said quickly.

"Okay, first question: that girl you guys were just talking about, is her name Song Xiaoxiao?" Ye Chen asked.

"That's right. Don't tell me you know that girl?" Second Master asked back.

"You looking to get hit? Who gave you the right to ask questions?" Ye Chen said coldly.

Sure enough, his guess was right—these people were after Song Xiaoxiao. The one who sent them should also be connected to Li Mei.

"Please, go ahead and ask." Second Master said. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Second question: who sent you?"

"Well… I really don't dare say." Second Master frowned, looking extremely troubled.

"You better think it through. Your life is in my hands. If I want you to live, you live. If I want you dead, you die." Ye Chen threatened again.

After all, no one doesn't value their own life—not even guys who mix on the streets.

Having walked away from death time and again, they cherish their lives even more.

As Ye Chen spoke, he walked toward Second Master step by step, an icy expression on his face.

Second Master felt that as Ye Chen approached, it was like a huge mountain pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, it was Master Hei who sent us." Second Master said.

"Master Hei?" Ye Chen had never heard that name from Song Xiaoxiao before.

And Song Xiaoxiao had always gotten along well with people; she basically had no enemies, let alone any grudge with some Master Hei.

The only possibility was that Li Mei knew Master Hei and had him make a move.

"Alright, last question: what's the relationship between this Master Hei and Li Mei?" Ye Chen asked again.

"Li Mei's just one of Master Hei's playthings. That chick's really hot—Master Hei even tossed her to us to play with this morning." Second Master said with a lewd grin.

Hearing that, Ye Chen shook his head. Li Mei had really lost big this time—she'd even thrown herself into the fire.

"Okay, you can take your men and go." Ye Chen said calmly.

Hearing that, Second Master hurriedly helped his men up and fled in a panic.

Ye Chen frowned. Looked like he had to deal with Li Mei as soon as possible, or Song Xiaoxiao would be in danger.

To eliminate future trouble once and for all, an idea sprouted in his mind.