The short man in the photo shook his head repeatedly: "The strongest among us is still our leader, Bearing. If our leader doesn't make a move, how can we..."
Seeing the four of them suddenly back down, Chen Xiao couldn't help but find it amusing, but he deliberately kept a straight face: "You can discuss it slowly, I'm leaving first. If you want to teach me a lesson, I'm ready anytime."
He turned to leave, but two men blocked his way: "Don't go! This isn't over yet, we can't let you leave so easily!"
Just as the five were arguing, they suddenly heard a hearty laugh coming from behind the grove of trees.
"Chen Xiao, who are you arguing with here? I heard someone wants to teach you a lesson? What a joke! On the Xu family's turf, who dares to act wildly!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a dozen or so men emerged from behind the grove of trees—a dozen burly men in suits. Each one was broad-shouldered, thick-waisted, and muscular, with menacing faces; they were clearly not kind. These thugs escorted a young, strong man out. The young man had a sharply defined face, a hearty smile, and piercing eyes, except for a bandage on his left arm—it was none other than the eldest son of the Xu family, Little Red Robe!
Upon seeing the little red robe, Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile: "Huh? Brother Xu, you've finally come today."
The man in the red robe scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, "It wouldn't be right not to come. After all, you're my old man. Besides, you personally went to persuade me that day and even saved me. I have to give you face. I'll just reluctantly show up today."
Chen Xiao smiled, looking at the dozen or so henchmen behind the little man in the red robe: "Brother Xu certainly has an impressive air about him, but coming back to see Uncle Xu with so many men... I'm afraid..."
"I have no choice. The matter from last time is still unresolved! Who knows when someone will try to kill me again? It's better to be careful and have some brothers with me for safety—it's not that I'm afraid of death, it's just that my status is different now. My livelihood depends on a group of brothers. If I die, I'm afraid they will lose their livelihood."
The man in the red robe smiled kindly at Chen Xiao, but his gaze quickly shifted to the four men of varying heights and builds, and his smile turned sinister: "Who do you think has the guts to speak so arrogantly on our Xu family's territory? And dare to mess with my brothers! Hmph! Today is my old man's birthday banquet. I don't want too much bloodshed, so you'd all better leave here on your own!"
When a big shot like Little Red Robe spoke up, his burly, menacing men immediately surrounded him, eager to beat him up.
Chen Xiao felt a little uneasy and quickly said, "Brother Xu, no... they are..."
Unfortunately, Chen Xiao spoke too slowly, and his men in red robes made their move first.
These gangsters, especially those who followed Little Red Robe, inevitably picked up some of his quick-witted and vengeful nature, acting without hesitation or delay.
Chen Xiao saw several burly men already raising their fists, and he immediately knew something was wrong!
His original thought was: since Phoenix's four subordinates are "very famous in the superpower world", their strength must be considerable! Although Little Red Robe's subordinates are good at fighting and killing, they are all ordinary people. How could they be a match for superpowered individuals?
With such a conflict, Little Red Robe's men are likely to suffer a great loss. If Little Red Robe's men are injured, Chen Xiao will feel guilty...
But unexpectedly, after taking action...
"Ouch!" "Ah!!"
"Oh my god!!"
After a few sounds of punches and kicks, a series of screams followed.
But the screams didn't come from Little Red Robe's henchmen, but from Phoenix's four "famous" "experts" in the supernatural world!
The first to suffer was the skinny Huangcheng, who was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by a thug before being thrown far away. Next, the short Liuying was kicked in the stomach, instantly curling his body into a shrimp-like shape. The chubby Chenxing tried to use his weight to fight back, but was punched twice in the eye sockets by two thugs, instantly giving his chubby face a pair of black eyes.
As for the leader of the four, Bearing, facing the coercion of a ferocious thug, he stepped back, but his face remained calm as he growled in a low voice, "Hmph, you're courting death, so don't blame me! Once I unleash my power, even I'm afraid of it!!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was punched in the stomach. After yelling in pain, he finally shouted, "You've forced me to lose my temper! Then I won't hold back!"
As he spoke, he raised his fist, clenched it tightly, and then his face turned bright red as he shouted, "Fist, make it ten times bigger!!!"
Then there was a loud bang, and a cloud of smoke billowed out of the bearing. When the smoke cleared, the bearing was indeed changed!
However, the size of the fist remained unchanged; what changed were other parts of it...
The nose that was originally in the middle of the bearing's head suddenly became ten times longer and thicker! It looked as if an elephant's trunk had suddenly grown out of a person's head...
This sudden mutation stunned the henchman in the little red robe standing before him. He stared dumbfounded at the human-faced, elephant-trunk-like monster before him, his raised fist frozen in place, unable to fall.
The bearing, looking utterly embarrassed, saw that its fist hadn't grown bigger but its nose had. It immediately cried out in panic, "Oh no! It's not a lucky coincidence again, it's changed again! Brothers, I can't take this anymore, let's get out of here!!"
At this moment, the thug in front of him came to his senses. His expression returned to normal, and he threw a punch, knocking the bearing to the ground. He followed up with a kick, cursing, "Damn it! Trying to scare me with magic tricks! Do you know what I did before I was in this business? I used to be a circus handyman! I've seen plenty of magic tricks!"
He was about to go up and punch and kick her, but luckily Chen Xiao finally came to his senses and quickly stepped in to stop him.
Otherwise, these four "experts" would probably have to be carried out of the Xu family.
After scrambling to their feet, the four huddled together in a panic, glaring fiercely at Chen Xiao: "You're ruthless, kid! We'll meet again someday. From now on..."
He wanted to say a few more harsh words, but Little Red Robe gave him a heavy snort, so he dared not say anything more. The four of them immediately scurried into the grove and made their escape.
Chen Xiao stood there, his face full of strange expressions.
Is this... the "famous expert in the world of superpowers" that Phoenix mentioned?!
Amidst the strangeness, a sense of unease crept in. These four, though mentally unstable, were still Phoenix's subordinates. Had he offended them...?
The little red-robed man sensed something was amiss, but without asking further questions, he put his arm around Chen Xiao's neck and said, "Come on, let's go inside and have a drink! I haven't seen the old man yet, let's go see him. That way, I'll have been here."
The meeting between Little Red Robe and Old Man Xu and his son was naturally awkward, and Chen Xiao didn't press them about the nature of their conflict. However, Old Man Xu didn't say much about Little Red Robe's appearance, but seemed quite pleased. Although they didn't exchange many words, a grateful look from the distance from Young Master Xu was enough.
But Little Red Robe quickly left with his men. He was now a gangster boss, surrounded by a dozen fierce-looking thugs, making him clearly out of place in this setting.
After the young man in the red robe left, Chen Xiao stood beside Old Man Xu, looking somewhat uneasy. He couldn't help but whisper, "Uncle Xu, there's something I want to ask you about..."
"What?" Old Xu glanced at Chen Xiao.
"Those four guests you have here tonight," Chen Xiao said with a wry smile, "I actually recognize them."
"Yes, they are from Phoenix." Old Xu suddenly said this leisurely.
"You know? You know Phoenix?" Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, but it seemed that Old Man Xu didn't intend to explain. Chen Xiao could only sigh and say somewhat embarrassedly, "Those four seem to have some misunderstanding with me, just now..."
He briefly recounted the conflict that had just occurred by the woods, and when he got to the part where the four were hastily driven away by Little Red Robe's men, he couldn't help but worry: "Those four people also seemed to be superhumans, how could this be..."
Old Xu, who hadn't listened, suddenly had a strange expression on his face. He stared at Chen Xiao for a long time before bursting into laughter, patting Chen Xiao's shoulder: "You don't recognize these four people, so of course you find it strange. It's also Miss Phoenix's fault for not explaining their background to you clearly. Hahahaha..."