Chapter 8: Hero Saves the Beauty, A Small Test of Skill

If The Ponytail Girl and the seductive woman were not in the cabin together, seven or eight out of ten men would consider the seductive woman a beauty and have ideas about her, feeling the most primal physical urges.

But when it comes to people, comparison is everything.

The Ponytail Girl was in her late teens, incredibly youthful and pure, exactly at the most beautiful time of life. Meanwhile, the seductive woman was in her late twenties, radiating an air of worldliness. Everyone would think that compared to The Ponytail Girl, the seductive woman fell far short.

"This little girl hasn't experienced the world yet, and her skills in bed might not compare to mine. Brother Xiaohu, let me keep you company instead." The seductive woman listened to Brother Xiaohu and acted coquettishly. She even slowly unbuttoned her clothes, twisting her body to seduce Brother Xiaohu.

Brother Xiaohu was generous; just sleeping with him once would easily earn a tip of over ten thousand. She had come on call today, thinking she could make another haul. Unexpectedly, Brother Xiaohu had become infatuated with The Ponytail Girl. Naturally, she was unwilling to leave empty-handed and wanted to use every trick in her arsenal to salvage the situation.

"Aren't you just eyeing that bit of money? Do you think I'm short on cash?" Brother Xiaohu took a stack of bills from his clothes, threw it in front of the seductive woman, and cursed: "Stop posing here and get out immediately!"

"Thank you, Brother Xiaohu."

The woman had been humiliated, but upon seeing the stack of money, she beamed with joy, bent down to pick it up, and walked away, swaying her hips.

Inside the cabin, only Brother Xiaohu and The Ponytail Girl remained, and the atmosphere changed instantly.

"Beauty, we meet again." The little fatty, Brother Xiaohu, walked up to The Ponytail Girl and said with a sinister smile. Looking at the tied-up, delectable beauty, this guy felt an itch in his heart, and he even forgot about his headache.

"Mmmph, mmmph…"

The Ponytail Girl made muffled sounds, glaring at Brother Xiaohu with visible anger. After being captured, she had broken out in a cold sweat, and her drunkenness had long since vanished.

She probably hadn't expected this little fatty to actually have some influence, starting his revenge on her so quickly.

Brother Xiaohu yanked the cloth out of The Ponytail Girl's mouth and threatened: "Beauty, if you serve me well tonight and honestly become my woman from now on, I might not hold a grudge about what happened at the Lovers Bar earlier, and I'll let you live the high life with me. If you don't cooperate, I'll imprison you on this boat and have my men collectively humiliate you every day, leaving you wishing for death but unable to die."

"How dare you!"

The Ponytail Girl gritted her teeth. She looked calm, but in reality, she was already panicking because she was tied up and could very well be humiliated by Brother Xiaohu.

"You probably don't know who I, Brother Xiaohu, am. In Feiyun City, there is nothing I dare not do." Brother Xiaohu grinned hideously and lunged at The Ponytail Girl, unable to wait to have his way with her.

"Don't come over!"

The Ponytail Girl was alarmed. In her panic, she twisted her body and fell off the sofa, causing Brother Xiaohu to lunge into empty air.

"Now that you're on my boat, do you think you can escape?"

Brother Xiaohu wouldn't let The Ponytail Girl go. He chased her, pinned her down firmly with one hand, and took off his T-shirt with the other. This guy was just lecherous; he had been eyeing The Ponytail Girl back at The Bar, and now, with evil fire surging in his lower abdomen, how could he hold back?

Looking at Brother Xiaohu's flabby body and the thick gold chain hanging around his neck, The Ponytail Girl felt a sense of despair. If her hands and feet weren't tied, she would certainly be able to beat Brother Xiaohu, but now, she couldn't move at all and could only let him do as he pleased.

"You… you will regret everything you've done today…" The Ponytail Girl murmured, two lines of clear tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"Regret, my ass. This is destined to be an unforgettable night for me." Brother Xiaohu laughed evilly and reached out to tear at The Ponytail Girl's clothes.

"Brother Xiaohu, you wouldn't invite me to such a good thing? Trying to enjoy it all by yourself?"

Just as The Ponytail Girl was about to fall victim to Brother Xiaohu, a voice suddenly rang out abruptly in the cabin.

"Who's there?"

Brother Xiaohu was startled. He released The Ponytail Girl, looked around, and shouted vigilantly.

The worldly woman had left, and the two men under his uncle Duan Wei who had helped him capture The Ponytail Girl had also left. On the entire boat, only his two subordinates were guarding outside; where could an outsider be?

"Me."

A voice sounded calmly, and a young man walked slowly from the deck into the cabin.

It was naturally Zhou Lang. He had been riding his bicycle and had somehow managed not to lose them, arriving here.

Seeing Zhou Lang, The Ponytail Girl's eyes were complex. If Zhou Lang was cut from the same cloth as Brother Xiaohu, the humiliation she would suffer today would be even worse.

"Who are you? How dare you come and interfere with my business? I don't think I know you, do I?"

Seeing that Zhou Lang was alone and looked a bit green, Brother Xiaohu threatened him unceremoniously.

"Brother Xiaohu, do you really think I'm like you? Release that girl quickly!" Zhou Lang said coldly, making his stance clear.

His way of speaking was completely different from yesterday; it carried a cool edge. Now that he was a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage, he possessed a self-confidence that ordinary people rarely had.

Hearing Zhou Lang say this, a glimmer of hope welled up in The Ponytail Girl's heart. However, she didn't think much of Zhou Lang's chances, because he looked just like a student and didn't seem like a fighter.

"So, you want to save the beauty, but do you have the ability to be a hero?"

Brother Xiaohu sneered and shouted loudly outside the cabin: "Gangzi, Liuzi, I told you to keep watch for me! Where the hell did you go? Come here and teach this arrogant kid a lesson!"

A flurry of messy footsteps sounded, and two young men who looked a bit unconventional rushed into the cabin.

Zhou Lang's skills were too formidable; he had snuck into the cabin without these two idiots knowing. Now, seeing an extra person in the cabin, they couldn't help but be surprised.

"Brother Xiaohu, who needs to be taught a lesson?" one of the unconventional men asked Brother Xiaohu.

"Gangzi, are you blind? This kid broke onto my boat and is trying to ruin my fun. Teach him a good lesson for me!" Brother Xiaohu pointed at Zhou Lang.

"Yes, Brother Xiaohu."

The unconventional guy called "Gangzi" replied, picked up a steel pipe from the cabin, and walked toward Zhou Lang like a vicious demon.

"Where did you pop out from, kid, daring to meddle in Brother Xiaohu's business?" "Gangzi" said domineeringly: "If you kneel down and kowtow to Brother Xiaohu, maybe I'll only break one of your legs. Otherwise, you'll be thrown into the river to feed the fish."

"If you want to fight, hurry up. Don't talk so much nonsense."

Zhou Lang said coldly. Last night, he had an extraordinary encounter, going from an ordinary person to a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage. He also wanted to test his own abilities. If it were before, encountering such a situation, he probably would have only been able to call the police rather than risking danger alone.

"You're looking for death!"

"Gangzi" was furious, and he swung the steel pipe in his hand at Zhou Lang's head.

But strangely, he suddenly lost sight of Zhou Lang before his eyes. Before he even understood what was happening, Zhou Lang suddenly appeared at his side and slapped him hard across the face.

Not only were several of his teeth knocked out, but he was slapped directly onto the ground and passed out.