Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 958 - 957: Confrontation

Having confirmed that the other party was truly the type who wouldn’t understand pain without a beating, Xu Ke didn’t bother to keep entangling with them. Besides, the meal at home was ready, and if he delayed any longer, it would all get cold, greatly diminishing the taste.

Xu Ke stopped speaking and instead let his actions do the talking.

Perhaps due to the hunger in his belly, Xu Ke’s moves were much heavier than usual; anyone who could be knocked down with one punch would never require a second.

Xu Ke’s movements were swift and fierce. The group, initially unprepared, received two punches and two of them were knocked down. The rest understood the situation, their attitude towards Xu Ke changed noticeably, and he had to punch a bit more frequently.

Before the fight, this group was extremely dismissive of Xu Ke, thinking that he looked weak and was all show, essentially a paper tiger that would collapse with a poke.

However, after engaging, they realized how naive and deadly their previous assumption had been; Xu Ke was not a paper tiger, but a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

He appeared frail and seemingly easy to bully, but in reality, he was a man-eating beast, a prairie king.

Yet no matter how cautious and coordinated the group’s movements were, it was futile; a low combat power is a low combat power.

Some things can be cheated, but some things cannot, such as combat strength.

No matter how hard they struggled or persisted, the moment Xu Ke started punching, their defeat was sealed—it was only a matter of time.

If Xu Ke were in a good mood, he might have been willing to play with them for a bit longer, but his stomach was empty, his mood was not good, and he did not intend to waste much time on them.

Thus, it didn’t take long before the initially arrogant group in the courtyard was all knocked down by Xu Ke, each writhing in pain, clutching their wounded parts and howling.

The previously locked door had become their prison, confining them to this small space, making them Xu Ke’s captives.

Looking over the people sprawled across the ground, Xu Ke tidied the slightly disheveled hem of his clothes.

"Now can you tell me where the person is?" Xu Ke asked, looking at the people scattered on the ground.

"We don’t know what you’re talking about, we’ve never seen any twins or any girl. This courtyard is just like this, you can see how many people there are at a glance, from start to finish it’s just us here," said the man pretending to be a talent scout.

"It seems you don’t plan to speak, sometimes I really admire your courage—it’s been a while since someone defied me like this," Xu Ke said.

"I asked you nicely, but you’re not willing to talk. In that case, I’ll have to use some extreme measures. I hope you’ll withstand it," Xu Ke said with a slight smile, a hint of coldness on his face making several people shiver.

Even though the sun was high and it should have felt warm, they felt a chill seeping from their bones. If possible, they would have wanted to wear their down jackets to guard against this cold.

Xu Ke’s mention of using special measures suggested something extremely cruel, not something ordinary people could endure.

But none of the ones lying there were ordinary people, so just as Xu Ke began his approach, they started wailing and confessing everything, even things they did as children, like peeking at girls bathing.

This bored Xu Ke, and the slight interest he had was quickly dissipated like mist in the rain.

"Alright, alright, the people are locked in the woodshed at the back. We haven’t done anything to them, only tied their hands and feet and gagged them. They’re perfectly healthy," the man pretending to be a talent scout hurriedly said, eager to eliminate any possible misinterpretations by Xu Ke and avoid any reason for a beating.

With the cooperation of these people, Xu Ke smoothly found the twin sisters. The moment Xu Ke opened the woodshed door, sunlight streamed in, and the sisters reflexively closed their eyes.

The prolonged darkness left them unable to directly face the sudden light. Even a brief accidental glance made tears flow from their eyes.

Xu Ke didn’t realize their tears were due to the sunlight. He thought they had suffered tremendous grievances, hence the tears.

A sudden wave of violent emotion swirled in Xu Ke’s heart. Seeing the sisters in this state reminded him of Lin Mengyao and Yu Xia being wronged, especially Yu Xia.

Recalling Yu Xia being hospitalized, pale and emaciated, as if she would be blown away by the wind, a feeling of heartache arose within Xu Ke.

"Don’t be afraid, I’ve come to take you home," Xu Ke reassured them while untying their ropes.

The sisters, who had been holding back their emotions, now saw Xu Ke actually arriving, appearing before them, defeating the outside enemies, standing before them again and rescuing them.

Their noses felt sour, eyes reddened, tears flowing down.

Their previous tears had been due to the outside sunlight, but this time, their tears were for Xu Ke, who was crouching before them, untying their ropes.

In Tangtang and Guoguo’s hearts, Xu Ke was their hero, their protective knight.

The moment Xu Ke loosened their ropes, the sisters threw themselves into his arms, each occupying one of Xu Ke’s shoulders, crying uncontrollably as if to release all their fears and grievances.

"Alright, don’t be scared, I’m here to take you home," Xu Ke’s hands gently patted the sisters’ backs, comforting them.

"I was really scared; they locked us up and tied us, gagged us with things. There was no light in the room. So frightening," Tangtang cried as she hugged Xu Ke’s shoulder.

Meanwhile, Guoguo lay on Xu Ke’s other shoulder, sobbing quietly like a little animal that had suffered great injustice.

"It’s all over now, I’ve knocked them all down. If you’re still upset, they’re lying outside now, you can go and hit them," Xu Ke said.

Xu Ke’s suggestion was quite unexpected. Tangtang, who was crying to Xu Ke, hoping for comfort, froze for a moment.

She hadn’t expected Xu Ke’s comfort to be so unconventional, actually suggesting that she go hit them.