?21: Chapter 021: Cripple one of your legs, and I will spare your life 21: Chapter 021: Cripple one of your legs, and I will spare your life Huo Yunkuang thought to himself, “I had assumed that women fancied by Zheng Fuhua were all third-rate, but it turns out that Lan Kexin in front of me is actually a stunning beauty.

    No wonder Zheng Fuhua has been after her for so long.”

    Such a beauty, luckily not tarnished by Zheng Fuhua, otherwise, it would have been such a waste.

    He smiled and said, “Since a beauty is pleading on your behalf, just mutilate one of your own legs, and I can pretend I didn’t see anything today.”

    “Mutilate… one leg?!” Lan Kexin turned pale and stood frozen in place.

    The bar crowd instantly became noisy, a tumult rising.

    “How can this be enough?

    Just mutilating a leg makes everything okay?”

    Zheng Fuhua was very dissatisfied, his bodyguard injured, forced into such an embarrassing situation, and how would he face people in the future?

    What’s more critical was that his confessions were blocked by Ning Fan twice in a row.

    How would he succeed with Lan Kexin in the future?

    “Young Master Huo, you must add both of his arms as well, otherwise it’s too easy on this kid after all my suffering,” Zheng Fuhua insisted.

    Huo Yunkuang looked at Lan Kexin’s stiff face and laughed heartily, shaking his head.

    “Fuhua, I’m letting him go only because of the beauty’s intervention.

    Let’s leave it at that,” he said.

    Though Zheng Fuhua was very dissatisfied, Huo Yunkuang had spoken, and he had no choice but to concede.

    The enchanting woman behind Huo Yunkuang began to repeatedly praise Huo Yunkuang’s generosity.

    “Young Master Huo truly is magnanimous, immeasurably more imposing than ordinary men.

    My heart is already secretly promised, no… my heart is trembling.”

    “No one can match Young Master Huo’s magnanimity.

    Such a big deal, in my opinion, should at least result in that kid losing both legs.

    The punishment of breaking just one leg is too light.”

    “Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand; this is our Young Master Huo, with his profound restraint.

    Compared to those brutes who only know how to be violent, he is incomparably better,” another chimed in.

    The people in the bar were all openly and secretly speaking in favor of Huo Yunkuang, wishing for Huo Yunkuang to notice them so they could receive his patronage.

    Huo Yunkuang basked in the sensation, like an ancient emperor enjoying the worship of thousands, and even though he could tell it was flattery, it still felt good.

    Ning Fan sneered and turned his gaze away from Huo Yunkuang, taking a casual sip of his drink instead.

    The crowd was immediately irate at Ning Fan’s demeanor.

    Even when Young Master Huo was so lenient, Ning Fan didn’t kneel in gratitude and was instead brazenly drinking.

    Who was he drinking for?

    Could it be that this kid finds the punishment too lenient and is seeking death, hoping for a crippling punishment before leaving the bar?

    Would he even be able to walk out of the bar at that time?

    One of Huo Yunkuang’s henchmen stood out and angrily said,

    “Are you going to ruin your own leg or not, kid?

    Do we need Young Master Huo to take action himself?

    Humph, it seems like even that would dirty Young Master Huo’s hands.”

    Lan Kexin couldn’t listen to them any longer; after all, Ning Fan had acted and hurt someone for her sake.

    No!

    Just as Lan Kexin was about to speak up for Ning Fan again, a sister beside Kexin pulled her aside, offering earnest advice.

    “Kexin, are you still pleading for this country bumpkin?

    Is it worth it?

    Are you sure you haven’t lost your mind?”

    Of course, Lan Kexin wasn’t crazy, but she was nearly driven to the brink by Ning Fan, the unlucky one she had met.

    She said, “But he acted to help me, I cannot just stand by and watch, can I?”

    The sister held onto Lan Kexin’s hand and shook her head,

    “Do you know who Young Master Huo is?

    The young master of Zhonghai City’s Huo Corporation.

    Us civilians can’t afford to do anything but try to curry favor with him, let alone provoke him,” she advised.

    While speaking, the sister glanced at Ning Fan.

    “This country bumpkin came out on his own, what does it have to do with you?

    Just let him die if he wants to,” she said indifferently.

    Lan Kexin was taken aback, momentarily at a loss for words.

    “Given how pretty your face is, I suggest you take this opportunity to ingratiate yourself with Young Master Huo.

    If he takes a fancy to you, that would be your good fortune.”

    Despite the sister’s harsh words, they were pragmatic.

    Lan Kexin hesitated, stopped in her tracks, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

    Naturally, she also did not make any move to ingratiate herself with Huo Yunkuang.

    “If you want me to provoke Huo Yunkuang, I absolutely won’t, but if you think I’m going to try to get in his good graces, don’t even think about it!”

    Kexin subconsciously felt no affection for the people mixed up in these circles, and as for the legendary figure Huo Yunkuang, she preferred to respect him from a distance.

    …

    No matter what those people said, Ning Fan still didn’t move a muscle, remaining silent and simply continued to drink his liquor indifferently.

    Finally, someone couldn’t hold back any longer.

    One of Huo Yunkuang’s underlings jumped out, staring at Ning Fan with a venomous gaze, taunting him with his words.

    “A poor kid is just a poor kid, even the liquor he drinks is the cheapest grade.

    Do you really think this place is for you?”

    Seeing Ning Fan stay mute, that underling raised his voice even louder and taunted Ning Fan more wildly.

    Ning Fan didn’t retort, he just kept drinking his own liquor, not even sparing a glance at these people, feeling like flies buzzing by his ears, a bit annoying.

    Huo Yunkuang, who had been standing by for a long time, furrowed his brows, lines forming on his handsome face.

    Huo Yunkuang was very unhappy.

    Seeing as Kexin had pleaded for him, crippling his own leg was already a sign of his magnanimity, yet this kid not only lacked any words of gratitude but also had such an indifferent attitude.

    Who did he think he was showing this attitude to?

    More importantly, Huo Yunkuang had been staring for so long and had yet to see Ning Fan take action to cripple his own leg.

    He was getting impatient.

    “Kid, did you not hear what I said?” Huo Yunkuang’s voice grew significantly heavier, clearly very angry.

    To everyone else, Huo Yunkuang’s words were like a death knell, so they stopped talking and all held their breath, looking towards Ning Fan.

    However.

    Ning Fan still didn’t pay any attention to Huo Yunkuang, as if the noisy person beside him didn’t exist, savoring his wine.

    “This wine tastes good, I’ll have another glass.”

    Ning Fan said to the bartender in a calm tone, his expression indifferent and cold, while the bartender stood there woodenly, not moving an inch. Sёar?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Disregard!

    Everyone’s eyes widened; Ning Fan’s expression was telling them that he was outright ignoring them, Huo Yunkuang included!

    It was as if Ning Fan was the only one in the entire bar enjoying his wine, and everyone else didn’t exist.

    Boom!

    Huo Yunkuang was thoroughly enraged.

    In Zhonghai City, no one dared to ignore him, and certainly not some country bumpkin.

    “Daring to ignore my existence, you must be tired of living!”

    Huo Yunkuang finished speaking, suddenly made his move, and threw a punch straight at Ning Fan’s face.

    Ning Fan lifted his left hand to hold his glass, his eyes fixated on the liquor inside, gently swirling it.

    Feeling the sound of the wind, Ning Fan didn’t even glance at Huo Yunkuang, his right hand swung out, and he caught Huo Yunkuang’s thrown punch.

    Everyone was stunned by this!

    Huo Yunkuang’s punch was caught just like that?!

    And that kid didn’t even look in the direction of the incoming punch, effortlessly catching it!

    What was going on?

    Even Huo Yunkuang was taken aback.

    His reputation had been built on those fists, and the people in the know feared them deeply.

    His strength was also one of the top in Zhonghai City.

    That punch could put any grown man in the hospital for half a year!

    But now he couldn’t hit Ning Fan, and what’s more, he couldn’t pull away?!