As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army but only one moment to use it. However, his little brothers here are quite skilled at eating, drinking, and playing, but when it comes time for serious business, like fighting, they turn into cowards. Instead of relying on their numbers and the name of the Axe Gang to bully others, these many people actually allowed Hao Jian to rush in alone and grab hold of him in a threatening manner.

However, this can be forgiven since Hao Jian is skillful and he might not blame these useless underlings. But the situation is already clear; he's being threatened with a broken beer bottle, and is so scared he doesn't dare to move. Yet, he never expected his underlings to be so blind.

If his words had been even slightly more arrogant earlier, he feared Hao Jian might have disliked what he heard and acted violently. Just having the beer bottle's sharp shards too close made him feel a chilling cold all over. If it was actually stabbed into him, what would happen... he didn't dare to think about it.

He angrily shouted at his underlings to salvage the situation, sweating all over as he felt like he had escaped the clutches of the God of Death. He could clearly feel that despite Hao Jian's youthful appearance, he didn't doubt for a second that if he chose to act, there would be no hesitation and the beer bottle would be plunged into him.

He didn't know why, but the most straightforward feeling Hao Jian gave him was that he wasn't afraid of anything, and if he really wanted to try something, then he could plunge the beer bottle in right now.

Terrified, he hastily said, "Buddy, can we talk this out? Could you please put the beer bottle down? I'm not used to this."

Hao Jian chuckled, raising an eyebrow, "Put it down? That easy?"

Yellow Hair wasn't a fool; he's been around for a long time and immediately understood from Hao Jian's tone what he was talking about. So, he smiled and tried to draw closer, saying, "Well, you tell me what you want, as long as I can give it, I'll do it without a second thought. Even if I can't, I'll find it and give it to you without hesitating."

His words were clear, positioning himself in a high place, while also demonstrating a bold and generous character.

Indeed, he is an old hand in Jianghu, quite tough, but unfortunately Hao Jian never buys into this stuff. Compared to seasoned experts, he might be countless times older than Yellow Hair.

With a smile, he said, "How about your life?"

Upon hearing this, Yellow Hair's underlings immediately got angry and said, "Kid, if you keep talking crazy, do you believe I'll chop your tongue off?"

Yellow Hair's expression changed too; this time he didn't scold his underlings but had a cold gaze. Hao Jian's tone clearly showed no respect for him, and asking for his life—he only has one, and if he loses it, will there be another?

Originally, he wanted to use words to entice Hao Jian; if Hao Jian truly listened and put the beer bottle down for some benefits, then once it's down, he'd have his brothers seize Hao Jian, returning the favor by letting Hao Jian taste the threat of a beer bottle as well.

However, upon hearing Hao Jian's words, he immediately realized that Hao Jian wasn't some greenhorn who could be deceived by talking; if he kept this up, who knows if Hao Jian would get angry and act directly. He was somewhat afraid, and it would be too late to react if a fight broke out.

So, he immediately changed his tone and stance, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not beat around the bush here. We don't know each other, and there's no grudges. I don't know why you're taking action this time, but since you did, it must be for some benefit. Just tell me, what'll it take for you to put that thing down from my neck."

Seeing Yellow Hair laid everything out, Hao Jian smiled and looked over at Baldy and his group of underlings, saying, "Let them go! Don't hassle them anymore, that's all!"

Yellow Hair raised an eyebrow. Initially, he thought Hao Jian was acting for his own benefit, because nowadays everyone acts for themselves, hasn't seen anyone doing things for others. Yet now, hearing Hao Jian say to let Baldy's group go, he was immediately surprised.

If Baldy and Hao Jian were familiar, he'd surely notice, but it's obvious the two don't know each other. Yet Hao Jian has done all this to make him let them go, inevitably making it quite puzzling and astonishing. In these times, there still exist people who'll do something for others, really surprising.

Not only was Yellow Hair perplexed, his underlings were all wearing expressions of surprise, including Baldy and his underlings. Even though Hao Jian was speaking for them earlier, they couldn't believe he stood up solely to help them; it seemed more likely that he spoke a few words on their behalf while aiming for some benefit.

However, upon hearing Hao Jian's words, they each displayed astonished looks. According to this, everything this stranger did was indeed to assist them, truly unexpected.

At this moment, Baldy was looking at Hao Jian with an unreadable expression, failing to comprehend what this young man was up to. From the beginning, he surveyed Hao Jian, pondering his intentions.

If it was merely unsheathing a knife to assist after witnessing injustice, it's entirely unnecessary; everyone today acts for themselves, surely no kind-hearted people exist anymore. If it were him encountering today's ordeal, without any benefit, considering his brothers, he'd likely wouldn't act and would just sit on the sidelines and watch.

However, ever since Hao Jian has been out, he's been speaking on their behalf, even asking Yellow Hair to let them go, which puzzled him.

Especially when Hao Jian had just saved him, he felt a bit more favorable towards Hao Jian, but now, he frowned, sensing that Hao Jian's intentions weren't that simple.

At this moment, besides frowning, Yellow Hair started sizing up Hao Jian. Hearing Hao Jian's words, he thought, this kid is either naturally simple-minded and physically strong or he's very shrewd and full of strategy.

He furrowed his brow, then looked at Hao Jian with a difficult expression and said, "This... this matter is quite tricky. After all, I'm just following orders. If this task goes wrong, what will happen to me and my group of brothers?"

Hao Jian smiled coldly at Yellow Hair and said, "Then aren't you afraid of losing your life here?"

Yellow Hair initially wanted to brush it off, and if it didn't work, he'd bring up the Axe Gang, believing that Hao Jian would be concerned upon hearing about the Axe Gang and let it go. But he didn't expect Hao Jian to respond with such an attitude, making it clear that if he kept babbling, he'd bear the consequences.

Their gazes met, and Yellow Hair, seeing Hao Jian's cold eyes, conceded. A young man's gaze was colder and filled with killing intent, and unfathomable—he didn't know who Hao Jian really was, and he felt timid.

If he just went back like this, at worst he'd be scolded by his boss and told to get lost. But if he offended Hao Jian, he had a feeling that if he continued to use formalities and linger, Hao Jian might really lose patience and take action.

He was scared that if Hao Jian did make a move, that would be the end for him.

Immediately, he shouted to his group of underlings, "Get in the car!"

The underlings, seeing Yellow Hair give the order, said nothing, casting fierce glances at Baldy and his men, then looked at Hao Jian, and retreated, running into the cars.

At this moment, Yellow Hair smiled at Hao Jian and said, "Little brother, is this alright?"

Hao Jian chuckled, seeing him withdraw all his men, lost interest in playing further, and promptly put down the beer bottle in his hand, throwing it to the ground.

Yellow Hair finally relaxed, feeling the weight lift from his throat as Hao Jian had been threatening him with the beer bottle. He had been worried Hao Jian might strike and end his life, but seeing Hao Jian finally put down and discard the bottle, he felt relieved.

Since Hao Jian removed the beer bottle from his neck, he naturally wasn't worried about Yellow Hair going back on his word. If he caught him once, he could catch him a second or third time, so he never worried; if Yellow Hair dared to renege, he'd be asking for trouble.

Yellow Hair certainly didn't dare. Taking a few steps back, he smiled coldly at Hao Jian, slowly retreating to the car, and when he was about to get in, he suddenly looked fiercely at Hao Jian, pointed at him, and said, "Kid, just you wait, one day I'll settle this score with you."

With that, the vehicle started, and two or three cars immediately drove off, with Yellow Hair and his men retreating in disgrace.

Hao Jian smiled and turned around to face Baldy and his crew.

Zhang Danlin saw Yellow Hair run off and quickly ran over, worried, looking at Hao Jian and said, "I was worried to death just now."

Hao Jian just smiled and said, "It's alright, there are more thrilling things to come."

Zhang Danlin gave him a scornful look.

Then, Hao Jian focused on Baldy, who was targeted by Yellow Hair's underlings. Although they just smashed him with a stool a few times, each hit was on his head, and now, he was already bleeding heavily.