Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: I’ll Go Find Him Myself

As his voice fell, the handful of thugs frowned and stared coldly at Qin Tuo.

Qin Tuo remained seated, perfectly still, looking as calm and unruffled as ever.

But Zhang Cheng, who was beside them, was secretly delighted.

’Haha! Kid, you really fell for it!’

It turned out the thugs had targeted the two young women specifically to force Qin Tuo’s hand.

According to their plan, they had to execute this flawlessly, leaving no traces for anyone to investigate later.

Now that Qin Tuo wanted to play the hero saving the damsel, they would soon get into a heated brawl.

And the conspiracy behind this whole incident would be perfectly concealed.

The tall thug wore a cold, arrogant expression.

"Who the hell are you, punk? You dare tell me to stop!"

Qin Tuo said slowly:

"Trying to drag people away right in front of so many of us? Do you think we’re invisible?"

Hearing Qin Tuo’s words, the group of salespeople looked awkward.

They were clearly terrified and unwilling to stand with Qin Tuo against the thugs.

The tall one sneered, completely unconcerned.

"Kid, go ask around about our Cyan Fire Gang. Our big brother is dining here today. Whoever he wants to drink with him, has to drink with him. If you run your mouth again, we’ll take you with us too!"

Hearing this, Han Zilin quickly tried to stop Qin Tuo out of concern.

"Brother Tu, don’t say any more. I’ll just go with them. I’m sure they won’t do anything to me."

However, Qin Tuo knew that these guys had been after him from the start.

He slowly rose to his feet, his gaze growing colder.

"I refuse to believe your Cyan Fire Gang can do whatever it wants. As long as I’m here today, you can forget about taking them away."

Qin Tuo’s words were resolute, his determined expression stirring complex feelings in Zhou Kexin, who was watching from the side.

At that moment, she couldn’t help but compare Qin Tuo to Wang Lei, and her disappointment deepened immensely.

She never thought that the country bumpkin she usually looked down on would be the one to step forward in a moment of crisis.

Meanwhile, her own boyfriend was acting like a coward, hiding in his shell.

The tall thug’s eyes narrowed slightly, killing intent flaring within him.

He knew that the young man before him was the target of his current mission.

As long as he killed this kid, he would complete the Hall Master’s task and receive a hefty reward.

The tall thug suddenly sneered and pointed toward the door.

"Kid, since you’re acting so tough, how about we take this outside? That way we won’t scare these two pretty ladies. It’ll be hard for them to keep us company with drinks if they’re frightened."

Everyone thought Qin Tuo would refuse, but to their surprise, he nodded in agreement.

"Sure, no problem!"

With that, he proactively left his seat and started walking out.

This time, the group of thugs looked somewhat surprised, staring at Qin Tuo for a few extra seconds.

"Heh, the kid’s got some guts!"

The tall thug let out a savage laugh. He knew his mission was as good as accomplished.

Han Zilin’s face turned pale. She rushed forward and grabbed Qin Tuo’s arm.

"Brother Tu, don’t go out there! They’ll beat you to death!"

Zhou Kexin also looked like she wanted to say something but held back, clearly worried for Qin Tuo’s safety.

Qin Tuo gently pushed Han Zilin’s hand away and smiled at her.

"Zilin, don’t worry. I’ll be fine."

"But Brother Tu, how can you possibly be a match for them?"

Han Zilin stubbornly refused to let go.

Qin Tuo looked seriously into Han Zilin’s eyes and said:

"Zilin, I promise you I’ll come back completely unharmed. Trust me!"

Gazing into Qin Tuo’s sincere eyes, Han Zilin, as if bewitched, let go of his arm.

"Then you have to be careful! Don’t let anything happen to you!"

Qin Tuo nodded, then coolly left the private room.

The group of thugs followed him out, whistling and laughing strangely.

Only after they had all left did everyone in the private room dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that scared me to death. Those guys are terrifying!"

A salesperson clutched their chest, still shaken.

Zhang Cheng waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Don’t worry about it, everyone. Let’s get back to eating and drinking. It’s all over now."

The others nodded and resumed drinking and chatting.

Zhang Cheng glanced out the window and smirked to himself.

’This is settled. I can finally report back to Young Master Zheng.’

Han Zilin, however, looked distraught, as if she wanted to go out and find Qin Tuo.

Zhou Kexin quickly tried to comfort her:

"Zilin, don’t worry. Heaven protects the worthy. Qin Tuo should be fine!"

Hearing this, Wang Lei, who was standing nearby, immediately gloated.

"Heh, those are men from the Cyan Fire Gang, ruthless killers who wouldn’t blink an eye. That kid actually dared to provoke them. He’s definitely going to be beaten to death."

Someone next to him immediately chimed in.

"Exactly! That kid doesn’t know what’s good for him. Doesn’t he know a man should know when to bend and when to stand tall?"

"Heh, he thinks he’s the only real man here, but he doesn’t realize he’s just asking for a death wish!"

Seeing Wang Lei and her colleagues making such cynical remarks, Zhou Kexin’s expression became extremely complicated.

She couldn’t help but think of Qin Tuo’s heroic and gentlemanly behavior just moments ago.

Comparing the two of them, it was like night and day.

In that instant, she was surprised to find a deep sense of worry for Qin Tuo welling up inside her.

’What’s going on? Haven’t I always looked down on this country bumpkin? Why am I worried about his safety...?’

Zhou Kexin thought, bewildered by her own feelings.

Qin Tuo arrived in the courtyard under the night sky.

The group of thugs behind him quickly surrounded him, as if afraid he would run away.

The tall leader was the first to pull out a gleaming dagger, finally showing his true colors.

"Alright kid, I’ll be straight with you. Someone wants you dead. Just accept your fate!"

He got straight to the point. The thugs beside him also pulled out sharp daggers, cruel smiles on their faces.

But Qin Tuo just asked calmly:

"Oh? Who hired you to do this?"

The tall thug shook his head.

"That’s classified, kid. Of course we can’t tell you!"

Qin Tuo seemed disappointed.

"Sigh. I’m about to die, and you won’t even tell me that?"

The tall thug thought for a moment, then said coldly:

"I can only tell you that this was an order from our Hall Master. You should feel honored to die by his command."

Qin Tuo nodded and said:

"If that’s the case, then I’ll just have to go ask your Hall Master myself!"

With that, he started walking toward the office area in the distance.

The thugs’ expressions changed slightly, and they immediately rushed forward.

"Kid, you don’t know what’s good for you..."

One of the thugs swung his dagger, aiming viciously for Qin Tuo’s neck.

However, without even turning his head, a powerful aura erupted from Qin Tuo’s body.

BOOM!

A muffled sound rang out. The thug grunted and was instantly thrown back.

Seeing this, several other thugs moved to block his path at the same time.

But before they could even get close to Qin Tuo, they were all knocked to the ground!