"Gulp..."
Looking at the distinctly dented hood, Huang Qiming swallowed instinctively.
A flash of terror crossed his eyes.
Was this bumpkin even human?
How could he be this strong?
If that punch had landed on him, he probably wouldn't have many bones left intact.
"Look... if I said everything today was just a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
Huang Qiming forced a smile that looked worse than crying.
"What do you think?"
Lin Feng let out a cold snort, his eyes locked onto Huang Qiming. "I assume I haven't offended you before, have I?"
"I..."
Huang Qiming opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for how to reply.
Seeing Huang Qiming's expression, the chill in Lin Feng's eyes deepened.
"What, or are you saying the reason you had people come after me was to root out the whole family?"
Lin Feng said coldly, "Back then, your family exterminated the entire Lin Family. Now that you've heard I've come down the mountain, you couldn't wait to act?"
Before Huang Qiming could speak, Lin Feng let out another cold laugh. "You just didn't expect that since I dared to come down the mountain, how could I possibly have no backing at all!"
With those words, Lin Feng took a step forward, walking slowly toward Huang Qiming.
"Ex-Exterminated the family?"
Huang Qiming's eyes widened abruptly.
The only reason he had gotten Brother Bao to deal with Lin Feng this time was because of Zhao Qingling.
To put it bluntly, it was nothing more than petty jealousy over a woman!
How on earth did this get tied to exterminating a family?
Seeing that Lin Feng genuinely intended to strike, Huang Qiming shivered, hastily taking a few steps back as he shouted, "Mr. Lin, it's a misunderstanding! Everything really is a misunderstanding! I am not the enemy who wiped out the Lin Family!"
Perhaps because he had witnessed the terrifying power of Lin Feng's punch firsthand, Huang Qiming didn't dare hesitate for a moment, blurting out, "The only reason I had Brother Bao and the others come after you was simply because I couldn't stand you getting too close to Zhao Qingling!"
"Zhao Qingling?"
Lin Feng's footsteps halted abruptly.
Could this guy... really not be one of the murderers who wiped out his family back then?
Lin Feng cast a suspicious glance at Huang Qiming, then flicked his gaze toward Brother Bao, who was standing quietly nearby trembling like a leaf, and let out an internal sigh.
Come to think of it, if this Huang Qiming really were one of the murderers who wiped out the Lin Family, even if he wanted to leave no loose ends, he wouldn't hire trash like Brother Bao.
"It looks like I jumped to conclusions. Well, I haven't been down the mountain for long; even if those people back then got the news, they wouldn't move against me this fast."
Lin Feng shook his head inwardly, his gaze falling once more upon Huang Qiming.
"Then I suppose I really did misunderstand."
Lin Feng's mouth twitched into a mocking smile. "Even though you aren't the enemy who wiped out my family, you still wanted to deal with me, isn't that right?"
"If I were an ordinary person, I probably really would have been finished by you today. Tell me, how should we settle this score?"
"I, I..." Huang Qiming felt like crying.
If he had known this bumpkin was so formidable, nothing could have made him come over here.
No, right from the start, he shouldn't have let A-Bao make a move!
Seeing Huang Qiming stammering and unable to get a word out, Lin Feng chuckled derisively and waved a hand.
"I've always been a kind-hearted person. Even though you had people come after me, I'm not going to do anything drastic to you."
Lin Feng smiled faintly. "How about this: as punishment, let this Brother Bao here slap you fifty times, and we'll call it even. How does that sound?"
Pausing for a moment, Lin Feng added, "Of course, you can also choose to refuse. But if you do that... it won't be as simple as fifty slaps."
Hearing this, Huang Qiming's mind immediately flashed back to the image of the car hood being caved in by a single punch.
He shivered violently and quickly said, "Mr. Lin, the mistake was mine, and I'm willing to take responsibility! A-Bao, do it!"
Brother Bao, standing nearby, hesitated for a moment before finally managing a bitter smile and walking slowly up to Huang Qiming.
"Huang, Young Master Huang... bear with it for a bit," A-Bao muttered. He glanced at Lin Feng, then gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and slapped Huang Qiming across the face.
Crack!
The crisp sound of the slap echoed down the entire street.
Perhaps because Lin Feng was standing right beside them, A-Bao didn't hold back at all.
Under that blow, a clear five-fingered print instantly appeared on Huang Qiming's cheek, swelling up visibly to the naked eye.
A streak of fresh blood even slowly trickled down from the corner of Huang Qiming's mouth.
"Fifty slaps, not a single one can be missed. If even one is missing... you know the consequences."
Lin Feng gave a light laugh, shot Huang Qiming a deep look, and turned to walk away.
Watching Lin Feng's retreating figure, Huang Qiming clenched his fists tight.
A surge of venom and rage rose within Huang Qiming's eyes.
As the heir of the Huang Family, an emerging family in Nancheng, he, Huang Qiming, was a man of some standing here.
Yet today, because of Lin Feng's coercion, he had been slapped in the face!
This was nothing short of humiliation!
"You, Young Master Huang, that guy is gone. Should we keep going?"
A-Bao finally stopped, turned his head to look in the direction Lin Feng had left, and asked with lingering anxiety.
"Are you certain that guy is really gone? Keep going! What's a few slaps? I, Huang Qiming, can take it!"
Huang Qiming gritted his teeth and said coldly, "I'm marking down this score for today! I took a loss this time, but next time, I'll make sure that bumpkin wishes he were dead!"
Hearing this, A-Bao offered a bitter smile. "Young Master Huang, maybe... let's just drop it. That bumpkin is clearly no ordinary person; his martial skills are terrifyingly good. Us brothers are like baby chicks in front of him!"
"If Young Master Huang wants to deal with him, I'm afraid..."
"What do you know!"
Huang Qiming let out a cold snort. "I admit that kid's fighting skills are formidable! But in Nancheng, just being good at fighting is useless! In Nancheng, connections and background are what matter most!"
"Even though I don't know how that bumpkin managed to hook up with the Zhao Family, the Zhao Family surely won't offend other noble families just for him! In other words, this kid is nothing more than a lonely outsider in Nancheng!"
Huang Qiming clenched his fists fiercely, speaking one word at a time, "I was just too careless this time, underestimating that bumpkin's little tricks! But I have ten thousand ways to deal with him. Just wait and see—it won't be long before I send that bumpkin crawling out of Nancheng in disgrace! He wants to lay his hands on Zhao Qingling? Pure delusion!"
Taking a deep breath to force down the anger in his chest, Huang Qiming waved his hand. "Alright, continue! Make sure you hit fifty! Lest that fellow suddenly turn back around."
Hearing this, A-Bao smiled bitterly, nodded, and slowly raised his hand.
Crack!
The crisp sound of a slap rang out once again through the entire street.