Section 272

But this time…

The target Xu Hao was going after was his sister.

No matter what, he had to charge in and try.

"Get out of the way."

His tone was filled with rage mixed with anxiety.

Bai Ling remained unmoved.

Her expression was blank, her entire demeanor completely cold.

Li Xiao went wild.

Unleashing the full strength of his Ming Jin, he charged toward the side…

He was no match for Bai Ling.

He attempted to rush to the hotel entrance.

People were coming and going over there, so she wouldn't attack him in broad daylight.

It was a good idea.

Unfortunately…

The next moment, Bai Ling appeared right in front of him.

Her speed was blazingly fast, almost turning into an afterimage.

She effortlessly raised a leg and kicked him in the stomach.

It felt as if he had been slammed by a dump truck…

Li Xiao was sent flying backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily onto the ground.

His stomach churned, feeling as though all his internal organs had shifted out of place.

Yet, he still gritted his teeth and struggled to get up.

The thought of his drop-dead gorgeous, pure sister potentially swooning and yielding beneath Xu Hao…

…made a surge of power erupt from within his body.

He had to stop it.

As he slowly stood up, that power melted and spread through his body.

A warm current flooded his entire body.

The pain in his stomach subsided, his mind cleared, and his aura surged dramatically.

Surprisingly… he had achieved a Breakthrough.

Ming Jin Late Stage.

He had only just made a Breakthrough to Ming Jin not long ago.

Logically speaking—

Even if his talent was astonishing, he would still need time to settle down and consolidate his Realm.

Yet today…

Under the crisis of his sister being about to be defiled, he had achieved a Breakthrough.

Bai Ling was also slightly surprised.

She had never seen someone achieve a Breakthrough just from being beaten up.

However, it was merely surprise…

Gritting his teeth, Li Xiao once again unleashed his maximum speed and charged toward the hotel entrance.

At this moment, the power he unleashed was even stronger.

His speed was also faster than before.

However—

The speed at which he flew back was even faster.

Bai Ling effortlessly kicked him flying once again.

To prevent him from causing more trouble, she left a trace of hidden force inside his body.

Pfft—

Li Xiao collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Feeling that hidden force wandering through his body, continuously corroding his internal organs,

it became impossible for him to even stand up.

He hated this so much…

In the end, the gap in strength was just too vast.

Even a Breakthrough was to no avail.

He looked toward the hotel ahead.

Knowing full well that his sister was being toyed with by Xu Hao and that the situation was urgent,

he was completely powerless.

His heart ached so much he couldn't breathe.

[Ding… Li Xiao is overwhelmed with grief and indignation, Emotion Points +777…]

[Ding… Li Xiao's rage pierces the sky, Emotion Points +888…]

[Ding… Li Xiao suffers a mental breakdown, Emotion Points +999…]

Meanwhile—

In the luxurious private room Xu Hao had reserved!

The reason it was called a luxurious private room…

…was that it had a bedroom, a bathroom, and even a balcony…

…a layout quite similar to a Presidential Suite.

After respectfully ushering Xu Hao and Li Yunshu into the private room, Manager Xiao hurriedly instructed the servers to bring out the food.

"Uncle Xu, thank you for helping me out again…"

Li Yunshu said with a face full of gratitude, her tone sincere.

Recalling how she felt earlier—as if she had been abandoned by the whole world, completely off balance—

Li Yunshu felt a wave of lingering fear.

Fortunately,

at the critical moment, Xu Hao had appeared.

He brought a ray of light into her dark world,

pulling her out of that vortex of self-doubt.

What's more, Xu Hao backed her up and sought justice for her,

dealing with those classmates who had bullied her.

At that moment, she felt like the happiest person in the world.

With Xu Hao by her side, it felt like she had everything.

"You still have the nerve to say that…"

Xu Hao spoke in a scolding tone.

"Since you don't get along with those classmates, why did you come to this class reunion in the first place?"

"And when you were bullied, you didn't even notify me. Didn't I leave you my phone number?"

"If I hadn't happened to come here for a meal and run into a guilty-looking Xu Fangfei, I wouldn't have known how badly you'd be bullied…"

Facing Xu Hao's scolding, Li Yunshu wasn't angry at all.

Her heart felt warm inside.

She knew.

Only Xu Hao truly had her best interests at heart and cared about her.

Li Yunshu merely smiled bashfully, saying nothing.

Just as Xu Hao cared about her,

she had attended the class reunion out of a desire to defend the company, unwilling to see others slandering it.

She was content just keeping this protective feeling in her heart.

She wouldn't say it out loud.