In the blazing summer, the scorching wind clung to people like glue.
In the season of fiery heat, the sun radiated with a blazing glow, like a fierce fire baking the earth.
Women wore short sleeves, looking tall and beautiful.
This refreshing combination drew all the men's attention.
The men whistled and displayed a knowing smile.
Having spent twenty-two years in the barren and impoverished mountains, Ye Xuan glanced at the beauties on the street and quickly withdrew his gaze.
The women on the street were a bit different from those described in the little books the old man read.
Because the women on the street were alive and moving.
In the mountains, the old man frequently advised Ye Xuan that looking at women too much could easily lead to malnutrition.
"I, Ye Xuan, as a future flower of the motherland, must not be poisoned by beauties."
Ye Xuan silently recited the words taught by the old man, feeling much calmer inside.
The old man was Ye Xuan's mentor, speaking with a Northeast accent. His old teeth were like grains of corn.
He was thin as a rake, like a skinny monkey, especially fond of smoking, particularly dry tobacco.
On the old man's waist was always a simple copper smoking pipe, unremarkable, yet such an old man possessed tremendous strength, literally fighting the world with his fists, wandering with a smoking pipe.
"Damn old man, sending me down the mountain to find a woman, not giving me any details, and just two coins. Is this really enough to rent a place?"
Ye Xuan looked confused, contemplating the two burning coins he held in his hand with bewilderment.
The only two coins Ye Xuan had were reluctantly taken out by the old man from his filthy waistband, with tears in his eyes.
Across the street lay the villa district.
Gathering his courage, Ye Xuan boldly rang the doorbell of a luxurious villa that occupied several acres.
Ding dong!
Soon, a girl dressed in pajamas walked out from the interior hall of the villa.
The girl was young and beautiful, standing gracefully in front of Ye Xuan, her proud gaze seemed to look down on everything. Her cherry-like lips were painted with deep flaming red lipstick, and her bright eyes emanated a particularly cold glance.
At this moment, the girl's eyes were like blades, scanning over Ye Xuan's body, assessing him from top to bottom.
Similarly, Ye Xuan was unabashedly looking at the beautiful girl before him, speaking up: "I saw your rental ad online."
"You?"
The girl smirked, her contemptuous gaze sweeping over Ye Xuan. Her somewhat tired eyes immediately sparkled with a few gleams of light.
She stared at Ye Xuan, noticing the flip-flops bought from a street stall on his feet, the jeans below stained with black oil, and a five-yuan T-shirt on top.
A person like this, to share a rental with her?
This guy, he really has the nerve to ask.
Truly an utterly shameless person!
"What? Can't I?"
In just a second, Ye Xuan had looked the girl over from head to toe, clearly aware of all her measurements.
Internally, Ye Xuan couldn't help but marvel: "Girls these days develop so well."
This girl, looking no more than twenty, had developed well everywhere she should have, and very well at that.
Ye Xuan laughed wickedly in his heart, but on the surface, he just displayed a faint smile, appearing gentlemanly.
"This is the villa district. Do you know how much the rent is here?"
A warm breeze blew, gently stirring the girl's shoulder-length hair. She let out a few cold laughs, questioning him.
The girl's name was Tang Xiaorou. This villa was bought by her parents specifically for her, so she could be closer to school.
But Tang Xiaorou found living alone too boring, the housekeeper and security guards too uninteresting, so she came up with the idea of renting out a room, hoping to make the villa livelier.
Who knew, the moment she posted online, she'd be found by such a... someone from who knows which mountain cove.
The most important thing is that this guy really dared to come and ask.
You have to know, this villa is located in the Bund area of J City. The price here is over a hundred thousand per square meter!
A guy dressed like this, all in street stall goods, yet he has the nerve to ask to rent here?
Please, uncle, did you look in the mirror before coming?
Do you have any idea what 'shameless' means?
For a moment, these thoughts floated through Tang Xiaorou's mind.
But she maintained her good upbringing, swallowing these words back down, choosing to calmly discuss the philosophy of 'money' with this poor fellow in front of her!
"Before coming down the mountain, my mentor told me, houses in J City could be rented for two yuan." Ye Xuan wondered, shaking his head, then said, "Isn't that right?"
Growing up in the mountains, Ye Xuan didn't have much of a concept of money.
Except for going out on missions a few times a month, Ye Xuan rarely interacted with the outside world.
Even when on missions, Ye Xuan only went to some relatively remote places.
Such as, Bermuda, Golden Triangle.
In these places, money... held far less value than power.
So, for Ye Xuan, who is off the charts in combat power, lacking a concept of money is normal.
"Two yuan... Uncle, are you sure you're not here to be funny? Renting a house here for a month costs at least five thousand."
Tang Xiaorou almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, looking at the poor young man before her, coldly saying.
"Five thousand? I remember, every time I go on a mission, I seem to earn ten to twenty million Northern Federation Coins. This time I only brought two yuan because the old man told me I wouldn't need money when going out, renting a place for two yuan is enough, if I ran out, just to rob someone."
Ye Xuan murmured softly, the two coins tightly clenched in his hand really seemed useless.
"Fine, if you're not here to rent, then just leave. You're an eyesore!"
Tang Xiaorou couldn't help but rub her temples, being toyed by such a mountain bumpkin so early in the morning was really putting her in a bad mood.
This guy is definitely brain-damaged and intellectually disabled, possibly even a lunatic.
"Heh heh."
Ye Xuan chuckled wryly, turning around, he dragged his worn-out suitcase, leaving the villa gate.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to leave, a powerful and piercing engine roar came from not far away.
In that instant of dust flying.
A blood-red car, its body sleek as a blade, full of sharpness, with a prancing horse emblazoned on the hood, appeared very luxurious, stopping right in front of Ye Xuan with a sudden brake.
Ferrari!
"Xiaorou, it's your birthday today, I brought you flowers."
The scissor doors of the Ferrari opened.
A handsome man in a suit, with slicked leather shoes, combed side bangs, a swallowtail haircut, and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stood in front of the villa, holding a bouquet of ninety-nine roses, calling out: "Xiaorou, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Chen Hai, I already have a boyfriend. I advise you to give up on me."
Tang Xiaorou dropped her pretension, her face turning cold instantly, speaking in a harsh tone.
"Xiaorou, don't kid around. I've already checked, you don't have a boyfriend. You've never even dated in high school."
Chen Hai pushed his glasses up with his index finger, wearing the look of an intellectual, no, a hypocrite, squinting at Tang Xiaorou, gritting a sinister smile: "Stop trying to fool me."
Then, Chen Hai shot a cold glance at Ye Xuan, speaking in a low voice, "Don't tell me, this hillbilly is Xiaorou's boyfriend?"
"Eh..."
Ye Xuan shook his head helplessly.
Just as he was about to explain, but before he could speak, the villa door opened.
Tang Xiaorou gave a smile like she didn't smile, throwing herself into Ye Xuan's arms, her pair of white hands gently tapping on Ye Xuan's chest, completely like a girlfriend acting coy with her boyfriend.
"As a future flower of the motherland, not taking advantage would be foolish."
Driven by his inherently lecherous nature, Ye Xuan allowed Tang Xiaorou to tightly press against his chest.
So soft!
Tang Xiaorou huffed angrily yet didn't get mad; in order to drive Chen Hai away, she had to endure it.
"Who do you think you are?"
Chen Hai angrily glared at Ye Xuan, shouting furiously, his gaze viciously gouging at Ye Xuan's body, and the roses in his hand were directly slapped to the ground by him.
Fuck, this street stall-wearing guy dares to compete with him, Chen Hai, for a woman.
You piss me off, I'll make sure to kill this bastard dog.
"Heh, as the future flower of the motherland, I always adhere to the fine tradition of promoting civility, nurturing virtue, silver tongue over violence, but once resorting to violence, leaving none alive. You insulted me just now, isn't this forcing me to hit you?"
Ye Xuan sneered coldly, taking two steps in three, striding forward quickly, directly grabbing Chen Hai's hair, pressing his head down harshly, then forcefully kneeing upwards, and with a 'smack,' Chen Hai's nose bridge was directly broken.
"Damn, you dare hit me, I'll kill you."
Chen Hai's eyes turned blood red, the gold-rimmed glasses cracked in the middle, nose bridge broken, blood pouring from his nostrils, he frantically yanked at Ye Xuan, crazily cursing him.
"Seems like I need to teach you how to be a proper citizen of Yan Country."
Ye Xuan wrapped his left hand around Tang Xiaorou, with his right hand, a backhand slap was swiftly delivered, slapping harshly on Chen Hai's right cheek.
With a smack, Chen Hai flew three to four meters sideways, crashing to the ground, his bones cracking audibly.
"I don't care who you are, but remember, wherever I am, you'd better not show up. Otherwise… I won't mind giving you another beating."
Ye Xuan smirked coldly, calmly looking at Chen Hai on the ground, said with a smile, while his hand gave Tang Xiaorou's body a firm squeeze.
"Get lost!"
Tang Xiaorou huffed with anger, shouting: "Do you know who you just hit?"
"I don't know."
Ye Xuan shook his head, asking: "Is he that formidable?"
"He's called Chen Hai, the son of East District's boss Chen Shengya, a character who navigates both legal and illegal realms. Do you think he's formidable?"
Tang Xiaorou furrowed her brows, eyeing the composed, unafraid man before her, unintentionally squinting her eyes.
This guy, surprisingly not afraid of East District's boss Chen Shengya.
"Oh, will this affect my ability to rent a place?" Ye Xuan scratched his head, questioning in bewilderment.
"..."
Tang Xiaorou felt extreme embarrassment; is this guy a primitive man?
The person he just hit was J City's East District boss's son, and just by that status, it's enough to make it impossible for him to survive in J City.
Yet he's only worried about renting a place, is this guy's brain short-circuited? Not realizing the seriousness of this issue.
"This issue started because of me. If it's just about living, you can temporarily stay here with me."
Tang Xiaorou sighed helplessly, gesturing him over, continuing: "That Chen Hai guy is always vengeful; if you stay here, he likely won't dare do anything outrageous, but if you leave here, I can't guarantee it. You must be careful!"