Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Encounter with the Female Celebrity Again _1
Walking on the streets of Ningjiang City, Ye Ming involuntarily thought of the times he had gone shopping with Xia Ningning.
The two of them had taken photos of their memories in every corner of the streets.
Those scenes seemed to reappear right before his eyes.
Just then, as they passed through a dark alley, they heard a screech.
A black business van suddenly swung its tail and stopped sideways in the middle of the road, blocking a sports car.
Immediately afterwards, the doors of the business van opened, and several burly men got out, surrounding the sports car.
"A street robbery? Master, should we do something about it?" Lin Bingqing’s worried expression surfaced.
Initially, Ye Ming didn’t want to get involved, but when he saw the woman sitting in the sports car, his heart skipped a beat.
She was none other than Qin Yuanyuan, the celebrity he had met at the auction before.
Upon their first encounter, Ye Ming had obtained Centennial Wild Ginseng from her. As a return favor, Ye Ming had indeed cured her grandfather’s ailment, but for Ye Ming, this payback was far from sufficient.
Seeing Qin Yuanyuan in danger, there was no way Ye Ming could just stand by and watch.
He stepped forward and asked coolly, "Robbing someone in broad daylight, aren’t you being a little too brazen?"
Ye Ming’s words halted everyone’s actions.
The burly men immediately turned their gaze towards him.
"You little shit, this isn’t the time for you to play the hero. Get lost!" the lead burly man cursed.
Qin Yuanyuan, who had just been dragged out of the car, showed a very frightened expression. She wasn’t used to taking bodyguards with her when she went out and hadn’t expected to encounter such a situation.
At this critical juncture, she heard Ye Ming’s voice, and it was as if she had grabbed onto a lifeline.
"Mr. Ye, it really is you." Qin Yuanyuan’s eyes started to redden as she urgently called out, "Please, call the police for me. I don’t know these people at all!"
Ye Ming slowly approached, intending to rescue Qin Yuanyuan.
Seeing his actions, Qin Yuanyuan felt a wave of despair. These burly men were not to be trifled with; each one was tall and sturdy, and Ye Ming’s slender frame was unlikely to be a match for them.
The lead burly man saw that Ye Ming had not backed down but had instead come straight towards them, which immediately sparked anger in him.
"You little shit, I warned you. You didn’t take the hint, and now you’re coming over here looking for death?"
"It seems like you won’t give up until you’ve been taught a lesson,"
"Third, go teach him a lesson and let him know how tough we are!"
At the burly man’s command, a dark-skinned burly man from the crowd began limbering up and moved toward Ye Ming.
Ye Ming didn’t stop, but as he passed by the burly man, he suddenly lashed out with a kick.
With his current strength, dealing with these burly men who had no cultivation was a piece of cake.
Following a loud thud, the body of the burly man flew backwards, crashing into the business van.
Another loud noise followed and the glass of the business van shattered upon impact.
The burly man lay on the ground, unable to get up.
"What just happened?"
"I didn’t expect you to be such a tough cookie," the leader barked out to his men, "all of you, attack him together and kill him!"
Ye Ming’s actions enraged the others, and they immediately focused their attention on him, converging towards Ye Ming in unison.
Ye Ming stood in place without moving, just silently watching, not even bothering to take a few extra steps.
By the time they reached him, a symphony of cracks and groans filled the air, followed by a succession of screams.
The entire scene was like something out of a TV show; in just the blink of an eye, all the tough guys lay on the ground, while Ye Ming stood there unharmed.
Qin Yuanyuan couldn’t believe what she was seeing; her lovely face was filled with shock.
"Mr. Ye, have you ever trained?"
Qin Yuanyuan asked cautiously.
Before this, she had thought Ye Ming was just a doctor with no real strength, but now, the power Ye Ming displayed was beyond her imagination; she couldn’t believe it.
Ye Ming replied with a faint smile, "I practiced a few moves before, but they’re all just for show, nothing serious. Let’s leave this place first."
She might have said that, but Qin Yuanyuan didn’t believe it.
The tough guys lying on the ground were nearly choking with rage. Seeing that they were about to leave, the leader immediately cursed, "Bastard, you little shit, you’re done for!"
"Do you know what this woman has done? If you dare to take her away, trouble will come knocking on your door."
Ye Ming turned back and looked at him coldly, asking, "What kind of trouble? I’m curious to hear about it."
The leader said viciously, "You can’t afford to mess with the people she’s provoked. She took away Mr. Zhou’s treasure and then lost it."
"It’s lost, so be it. We can just compensate with money," Ye Ming stated matter-of-factly.
"Compensate with money? Hah, do you think you can afford that? It’s a priceless treasure, a gem beyond compare. How could you measure its worth with money?" the muscular man continued.
Ye Ming raised an eyebrow, feeling curious, and asked, "What kind of treasure is it that earns such high praise from you?"
"It’s a Centennial Wild Ginseng, with immense medicinal value, a miraculous herb that can bring back the dead!"
Hearing what the tough guy said, Ye Ming turned to look at Qin Yuanyuan by his side.
With a troubled expression, Qin Yuanyuan said, "Mr. Ye, he’s not wrong. The Wild Mountain Ginseng from the auction was Mr. Zhou’s."
Then, Qin Yuanyuan explained to Ye Ming what had happened.
"I had learned that the Wild Mountain Ginseng could save my grandfather’s life, so I’d been inquiring about it. I just happened to find out that Mr. Zhou had a Centennial Wild Mountain Ginseng, so I intercepted it halfway through to you."
As she spoke, Qin Yuanyuan frowned and a bitter expression crossed her face.
She then explained why she had ended up in such a predicament.
It turned out that the original price agreed upon for the Wild Mountain Ginseng was five billion. Although Ye Ming took possession of the Wild Mountain Ginseng halfway through, they had already agreed on the price and Qin Yuanyuan was willing to pay. However, at the time of transaction, Mr. Zhou suddenly demanded a hundred billion instead.
The reasonless change in price infuriated Qin Yuanyuan, but since she had already handed the Wild Mountain Ginseng over to Ye Ming and couldn’t return it, she couldn’t fork over a hundred billion either. Consequently, Mr. Zhou planned to make Qin Yuanyuan repay the debt with her body.
After hearing the whole story, Ye Ming replied with a faint smile, "He had dubious intentions towards you from the start."
"But..." Qin Yuanyuan seemed saddened and said, "I can’t provoke this Mr. Zhou. I heard he has wide connections and knows a lot of masters in Ningjiang City."
"Ye Ming, since you are here, why don’t you help me return the Wild Mountain Ginseng? After all, you’ve already cured my grandfather’s illness, and I can pay you."
