A duel?

Mazi's facial muscles twitched twice, was this some kind of joke?

You single-handedly took down more than a dozen people, and now you want to face me alone?

However, having made his mark in Jing'an City from scratch, Mazi was naturally no pushover. In response to Xu Hao's challenge, Mazi snorted coldly, "Xu Hao, is it? It seems I've underestimated you. But what sort of storm do you think you can stir up? Have you ever seen Sun Wukong overturn The Buddha's hand?"

As he spoke, Mazi tore open his Zhongshan jacket to reveal his muscular physique underneath. Despite being over forty years old, Mazi appeared not to have neglected his Kung Fu training at all. His Qi Force surged throughout his body, but most crucially, Xu Hao noticed that Mazi also displayed a subtle Floating Light, somewhat similar to the one seen in Xu Hao's Dragon Pattern.

Could this be a characteristic of those skilled in Kung Fu?

Mazi seems to know a thing or two too!

With the Eighth Master preparing to take action himself, the strong men lying defeated on the ground couldn't help but endure their pain and cheer, "Mazi is mighty, take down that bastard!"

The surrounding crowd instinctively took a few steps back; everyone in Jing'an knew about Mazi's ferocity. Over the years, Mazi hardly ever got involved personally, but now to make a move for Xu Hao, everyone was somewhat worried for Xu Hao.

Yet at the same time, they looked at Xu Hao with renewed respect; it seemed Xu Hao was not so ordinary after all.

Wu Zhongcai voiced his concern, "Young Master Xu, are you sure about this? If not, maybe we should withdraw for now!"

Actually, seeing the Floating Light on Mazi's body, Xu Hao felt quite apprehensive himself, but it was too late to back out now.

Just when everyone thought Mazi was going to make a move, Mazi merely waved his hand in the air and said, "Come on out, stop watching the show."

Xu Hao was startled, there were reinforcements?

The next moment, two youths emerged from the crowd, their temples bulging prominently, each radiating a Floating Light that was evidently much denser than Mazi's.

The three experts formed a triangle and surrounded Xu Hao in the middle, a palpable pressure sweeping over him, causing Xu Hao's face to show unprecedented seriousness.

As the organizers of this charity event, the Yun Family's eldest young master, Yun Feiyang, couldn't just stand by watching the situation escalate. He came over with a group of guards, smiling, "Grandpa Ma, why make such a fuss? Let's sit down and talk things over."

But Mazi's rage had already been ignited, entirely dismissing Yun Feiyang, "shut up, today, no one can stop me."

Xu Hao had first given Ma San a beating, then in front of so many people took down more than a dozen of Mazi's men, and even openly provoked the Universal Typist. If Mazi didn't regain his face, how would he continue to operate in Jing'an?

Although the Yun Family held significant influence in Jing'an, they were still somewhat inferior to Mazi. Seeing Mazi genuinely enraged, Yun Feiyang could only offer Xu Hao an apologetic smile. Despite being anxious like an ant on a hot pot, Yun Feiyang was helpless.

The atmosphere at the scene reached a boiling point once again, with the air seeming to solidify, filled with intense anticipation of a forthcoming battle.

Originally, Xu Hao had Wang Zhong and a group of highly skilled bodyguards by his side, but after a discussion with Wang Zhong at noon, Wang Zhong made it clear that unless there was a threat to life, he and his men would generally not intervene.

After all, the road ahead still needed to be walked alone by Xu Hao, so it was impossible to rely on Wang Zhong and his men now.

"Start!" just as Grandpa Ma issued his command, a faint sound of footsteps rang by the entrance of the banquet hall, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in with a smile, "What's happening? It's so lively!"

In such a stifling atmosphere, this voice cut through the tense air like a sharp blade. It wasn't very loud, but it was filled with a strong sense of authority from someone higher up.

All eyes uniformly shifted toward the entrance; it was Liu Tianxiong, one of the two dominant figures of Jing'an.

Although Wang Mazi was a force that could not be ignored in Jing'an City, his background wasn't exactly reputable, so many aspects didn't stand up to scrutiny, and compared to Liu Tianxiong, he was distinctly lacking.

Upon Liu Tianxiong's arrival, Wang Mazi's facial muscles twitched, "President Liu, I, Mister Wang, am dealing with a personal matter!"

Liu Tianxiong scanned the situation in the hall; on one side was Wang Mazi with two of his men, and on the other was Xu Hao. Seeing Xu Hao, Liu's expression darkened, and without paying any attention to Wang Mazi's words, he briskly walked forward, reaching out his hand from a distance.

Everyone thought Liu Tianxiong was going to greet Wang Mazi. Wang Mazi also reached out into the air, intending to shake hands with Liu Tianxiong.

But Liu Tianxiong bypassed Wang Mazi completely, stretching out both hands towards Xu Hao with an enthusiastic demeanor, "Young Master Xu, we meet again, so soon."

Xu Hao recognized the man in front of him as Liu Tianxiong, the one Wang Zhong had mentioned, his lips slightly turned upward, "Indeed, President Liu, your timing couldn't have been better!"

Wang Mazi's hand froze in mid-air, how embarrassing!

The surrounding crowd was stunned!

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Just who is this Xu Hao?

First, it was Wu Zhongcai from Wu Corporation who took a liking to Xu Hao and fought desperately to protect him! And now, Liu Tianxiong, one of the two titans of the area, is also humbling himself to show goodwill towards Xu Hao?

Based on Liu Tianxiong's behavior, Xu Hao's status seemed to far exceed Liu Tianxiong's.

Liu Ruyan was shocked, so was everyone else around, and Wang Mazi as well!

The one who understood the situation best naturally was Wu Zhongcai; he was the one who personally received Liu Tianxiong's call asking Wu Zhongcai not to oppose Xu Hao.

Wu Zhongcai advanced a couple of steps and with a slight smile said to Liu Tianxiong, "President Liu, I did my best to intervene just now, but Grandpa Ma wouldn't listen!"

Liu Tianxiong nodded at Wu Zhongcai, "You did well." As his words fell, Liu turned his head and gave Wang Mazi a look, "Grandpa Ma still insists on making a move against my Young Master Xu?"

Wang Mazi could ignore Wu Zhongcai's face, but not Liu Tianxiong's! Especially since even Liu Tianxiong was defending Xu Hao, it made Wang Mazi have to consider hard before acting.

"President Liu... I had no choice! If I didn't make a move against Young Master Xu today, Mister Wang couldn't have saved face..." Wang Mazi's statement was a probing one, trying to understand the depth of the relationship between Liu Tianxiong and Xu Hao.

Being a business magnate and among the shrewdest of the shrewd, Liu Tianxiong naturally discerned the hidden implications in Wang Mazi's words, "Hmph! Wang Mazi, you'd better think it through; Young Master Xu is someone even I, Liu Tianxiong, cannot afford to offend. If you dare to touch even a single hair on Young Master Xu today, then my Liu Group, with all its resources, will surely annihilate your Shenying Security Group!"

With a chilling face and leaving no room for negotiation, Liu Tianxiong definitively struck the gavel!