It wasn't clear if Ye Ming had intentionally emphasized the word "satisfied."
"Naturally!"
Upon hearing this, a subtle glint flashed in Wu You's dim pupils.
Then, he walked up to Li Hongzhi, his eyes hardening.
*Bang!*
"Ah!"
With a sudden kick, Li Hongzhi's body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the wall. Stones flew everywhere, and the ground shook.
Li Hongzhi cried out in pain, a torrent of blood gushing from his mouth, splashing onto his chest, painting a desolate scene.
Clearly, Wu You's kick held a strength unbecoming of his age.
It seemed he was also an anomaly user (ancient martial artist).
"Scoundrel! Today, I will cripple you in front of Mr. Ye."
Wu You looked at Li Hongzhi, who lay on the ground writhing in pain, his tone sharp and cold, even laced with a hint of murderous intent.
At this moment, Li Hongzhi, a mere mortal, was left with shallow breaths after Wu You's blow, appearing as though he could die at any moment.
"Mr. Ye! Are you satisfied with my actions?"
Wu You cast a cold glance at Li Hongzhi before turning to Ye Ming.
Coincidentally, Ye Ming was also watching him.
However, a smile, one that only Nangong Qianyu understood, had appeared on Ye Ming's lips at some unknown time.
As for Shirley and the others behind him, they had instinctively averted their gazes upon seeing Li Hongzhi's miserable state, unable to bear looking.
After all, the amount of blood Li Hongzhi had lost was quite significant, and for them, who had not witnessed such violence, it was indeed difficult to accept.
Of course!
Nangong Qianyu was already accustomed to it.
"Is that all?"
Ye Ming, referring to Wu You's actions, finally offered two words with a smile.
"Huh?"
At this, Wu You's dim pupils seemed to contract imperceptibly, even tinged with a hint of suppressed emotion.
"Of course, it's not just that!"
Wu You continued in an apologetic tone, "Crippling Li Hongzhi certainly doesn't atone for his mistakes. And as the former head of the Tianzi Consortium, we should naturally offer compensation to Mr. Ye."
With that, Wu You produced a golden card and offered it to Ye Ming with one hand:
"This one hundred million Hua coins, is this our Tianzi Consortium's apology?"
One hundred million!
And specifically converted to Hua coins.
This was rather sincere, wasn't it?
"Hahaha!"
Upon seeing the card before him, for some unknown reason, Ye Ming suddenly burst into laughter.
However, anyone with a discerning ear could detect the mockery in his laughter.
"Qianyu! This is the first time someone has tried to placate me with money."
Ye Ming looked at Nangong Qianyu beside him, seemingly amused by Wu You's gesture.
One hundred million!
Was it a lot?
For the vast majority of people, it was an unimaginable, terrifying sum.
But was it the same for Ye Ming?
Without even considering his other identities, the influence he and Nangong Qianyu wielded on the global network alone was immeasurable by such a figure.
Therefore, when Wu You presented the card, Ye Ming couldn't help but laugh.
"Mr. Ye! I know one hundred million is a trivial sum to you. However, this is the Tianzi Consortium's apology, and I hope you will accept it!"
Ye Ming's laughter was undoubtedly grating to Wu You's ears. Yet, despite this, he still extended the card towards Ye Ming.
As for his inner feelings, they remained unknown.
"Hope I accept it?"
Ye Ming looked at Wu You with a smile that was not quite a smile. He extended two fingers and, indeed, took the card, pinching it between his fingertips.
"Alright!"
Ye Ming examined the card closely, his fingertips dancing in the air as if appreciating an interesting artifact.
"Thank you, Mr. Ye! Your magnanim..."
*Crack!*
Just as Wu You assumed the matter was settled and began to praise the other's generosity, the card between Ye Ming's fingers suddenly... fractured.
It broke into two pieces.
"Oh dear! Is this card of such poor quality? How did it accidentally get... broken by me?"
Ye Ming looked at the two fragments in his hand with a shocked expression, as if genuinely startled.
Beside him, Nangong Qianyu merely rolled her eyes helplessly, as if to say, "You're overacting!"
Indeed, upon seeing this, Wu You's expression also darkened slightly.
Ye Ming's action was no different from slapping him directly in the face.
"Mr. Ye! You... what is the meaning of this?" he asked, suppressing his anger.
His address had shifted from "you" (respectful) to "you" (informal), indicating the change in Wu You's emotions.
Who was Wu You?
One of the chiefs of the Tianzi Consortium.
In the past, no one had ever dared to be so disrespectful to him.
Yet now, a junior dared to humiliate him in public. This instantly enraged Wu You, who had always maintained his composure.
If he hadn't been wary of Ye Ming's strength, why would he have been so forbearing?
"What meaning? Hahaha!"
Ye Ming casually tossed the broken card to the ground, stomped on it, clapped his hands, and shook his head with a hint of boredom, saying, "Alas! Truly uninteresting!"
"Frankly, your performance is quite disappointing!"
Disappointing?
"What do you mean?"
A flicker of panic crossed Wu You's eyes as his heart trembled:
"Did he sense something?" he thought to himself.
"Ignorant!"
Ye Ming used only one word to describe Wu You's reaction.
Then, he pulled Nangong Qianyu towards him, placing a hand on her waist, and asked with a smile, "Qianyu! What have you discovered?"
"You... so many people are watching?"
Ye Ming's bold intimate gesture startled Nangong Qianyu.
However, she didn't struggle.
"Let them watch!"
Ye Ming said nonchalantly, leaning even closer to her, "Tell me, what have you discovered?"
Shirley and the others behind them, witnessing Ye Ming's actions, were utterly bewildered.
Why were they being force-fed affection out of nowhere?
Where could they even complain about this?
However, Nangong Qianyu clearly understood what Ye Ming was trying to convey.
"Ahem!"
She cleared her throat and looked at Wu You, her beautiful eyes radiating a chill. "Chief Wu, you should know very well what your intentions are, shouldn't you?"
"You..."
Unbeknownst to him, a sense of apprehension and unease instantly filled Wu You's heart.
"Since stepping in here, I've felt several gazes scanning us. And they were all filled with hostility!"
Nangong Qianyu raised a finger, as white and delicate as jade, and pointed upwards:
"Among them, there are two divine-level anomaly users!"