The youth froze for a moment, stopping in front of Bai Zihe, looking at him with disdain. "What did you just say?"
"Pick it up."
Bai Zihe's words carried a hint of coldness.
But to the youth, it sounded amusing. "Kid, what kind of trash are you to dare tell me to bend down in front of you?"
"In the vast Suhang City, I, Qin Yuntian, am the only one who makes others kneel. No one can make me bow."
The youth pointed at the photo on the ground, his demeanor arrogant.
Qin Yuntian!
The eldest young master of the Qin family in Suhang City!
This was also why Su Weiwei's face turned pale with fear when she saw him.
Because this Young Master Qin was already infamous.
"I told you to pick it up!"
This time, Bai Zihe's voice was as cold as snow, devoid of any emotion.
"Damn it! Am I giving you too much face?"
Qin Yuntian had been domineering in Suhang City for so many years, and this was the first time someone had dared to order him around like this. He was instantly enraged.
He immediately lifted his foot and stomped towards the photo.
If this foot landed, the photo would be utterly destroyed.
Just as Qin Yuntian's foot was about to crush the photo…
Bai Zihe moved.
His right hand instantly formed a fist and struck Qin Yuntian's abdomen.
"Ah…"
Qin Yuntian's expression froze. He felt a mountain-like force surge towards him.
The next moment, Qin Yuntian doubled over like a cooked shrimp and was sent flying backward, his speed even faster than a fired cannonball.
A streak of dark green water was left hanging in the air.
This punch had… made Qin Yuntian vomit his gall.
"Young Master!"
Several bodyguards finally reacted and rushed forward to catch him.
Meanwhile, Bai Zihe, the perpetrator of this incident, carefully picked up the photo, gently dusting it off. The tenderness and meticulousness formed a stark contrast to the decisive and ruthless strike he had just delivered.
After a moment, Qin Yuntian recovered.
His face contorted with rage as he pointed at Bai Zihe and roared, "Damn it, what are you guys standing around for?"
"Beat him up for me!"
The bodyguards flexed their muscles and charged at Bai Zihe.
Su Weiwei's face turned ashen with fear, and she instinctively cried out, "Be careful…"
Before Su Weiwei could finish her sentence, the first bodyguard had already lunged forward, his fist aimed at Bai Zihe's head.
"Hoo!"
The massive fist was as large as half a basketball. If it had hit an unprotected head, it would have been no different from undergoing brain surgery!
But to everyone's surprise.
Bai Zihe's hand shot out like a phantom and firmly gripped the huge fist.
His fingers were slender and fair. The entire movement seemed effortless.
The bodyguard felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Blood seeped from every knuckle of the fist held by Bai Zihe, and countless bones in his fingers were undoubtedly broken.
Bai Zihe delivered another kick.
The bodyguard was sent flying backward, knocking over countless chairs. He even took down several bodyguards behind him, all crashing to the ground with cries of agony.
Qin Yuntian was stunned by this scene.
His eyes bulged, fixed on Bai Zihe.
After dealing with the group of bodyguards, Bai Zihe slowly walked towards Qin Yuntian.
Qin Yuntian broke out in a cold sweat, his legs trembling as he retreated. "Who… who are you?"
He could not discern any trace of human emotion in Bai Zihe's eyes.
It was as if.
In this person's gaze, there was only a river of blood and piles of corpses!!!
Qin Yuntian's voice trembled with fear as he quickly invoked his connections. "I… I am the young master of the Qin family in Suhang City. If you dare to touch me…"
"Ah…"
Before Qin Yuntian could finish speaking, a chilling scream echoed through the carriage.
Qin Yuntian's leg was bent at an unnatural angle; Bai Zihe had forcefully broken it.
This was the leg that was about to stomp on the photo!!!
This method…
Su Weiwei watched, secretly gasping in amazement.
The bodyguards had managed to get up, but they dared not step forward. They merely held Qin Yuntian with his broken leg, watching Bai Zihe as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Get lost!"
The low roar made the group feel as if they had been granted amnesty. They scrambled out of the carriage.
The carriage returned to silence.
Su Weiwei looked at Bai Zihe with a gaze filled with gratitude and admiration. "Thank… thank you for saving me!"
"Mm."
Bai Zihe, holding the photo, sat back down beside the berth.
So aloof!
Su Weiwei stuck out her tongue.
Half an hour later, the train arrived at the station.
Bai Zihe put away the photo and left without delay.
Su Weiwei, dragging her suitcase, followed closely behind him.
Even though Bai Zihe walked at a steady pace, Su Weiwei behind him had to jog to keep up.
"Stop following me."
Bai Zihe's expression remained indifferent.
Su Weiwei's face flushed slightly as she stammered, "I haven't thanked you yet…"
"No need."
Bai Zihe refused.
Su Weiwei insisted, "That won't do. You saved me once, I must thank you!"
Bai Zihe pondered for a moment and said, "Then take me to the Withered Wood Forest in Qiulong Bay."
Upon hearing the name of the place.
Su Weiwei was startled, her face turning pale as she asked, "You… you just said where?"
"Withered Wood Forest in Qiulong Bay."
Bai Zihe asked indifferently, "What? Are you afraid to go?"
Qiulong Bay Withered Wood Forest was the most bizarre and terrifying place in Suhang.
Su Weiwei had long heard of its fearsome reputation.
However.
She gritted her teeth and agreed. "Let's go! Get in the car!"
Half an hour later, Su Weiwei's white BMW stopped in front of a canyon shrouded in mist.
"The car can only go this far. We have to walk the rest of the way."
The eerie wind from the mountains made Su Weiwei's scalp tingle, and she couldn't help but shiver. "Um… be careful!"
Bai Zihe said nothing and walked into Qiulong Bay.
Qiulong Bay.
It was shaped like a canyon, high on the outside and low on the inside, never seeing sunlight. Every full moon, when the moonlight shone down, dragon roars were often heard.
Legend had it that an ancient evil dragon was imprisoned here, hence the name "Qiulong Bay"!
The Withered Wood Forest was a particularly eerie spot within it.
There, trees stood in dense numbers, each one dry and rotten. Regardless of the season, they stood firm against the whistling winds and driving rain, as they had for decades, baffling observers and casting a veil of mystery over the place.
Logically.
Such a place of great ill omen should not be a burial ground for ancestors.
Yet, Bai Zihe's mother was buried precisely here!!!