Li Se released Leng Ruoshuang and then looked at Zhao Ping and Tang Rou. His expression was somber as he said, "Kneel and apologize!"
The moment these words were spoken, everyone was filled with disbelief. After all, it was Zhao Ping who had come to trouble Li Se. With over a hundred men, they could have easily beaten Li Se a thousand times over. Yet, this fellow was actually demanding retribution from Zhao Ping. What kind of joke was this?
"How... how dare he?!"
"He actually wants Young Master Zhao and Miss Tang to kneel and apologize?"
"My heavens, if not for General Leng's appearance, his limbs would have been broken by now. And he still dares to push his luck?"
"Heh heh, how hilarious. I reckon General Leng won't be able to intervene for him anymore if he acts this outrageously."
"..."
Everyone was rendered speechless by Li Se. Now that Leng Ruoshuang had appeared, why didn't he just seize the opportunity to leave gracefully? Instead, he insisted on stirring up more trouble, as if inviting his own demise.
Huang Zhenguo and Zhu Manyin, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, almost fainted upon hearing Li Se's words. What kind of boyfriend had their daughter found? Was he this arrogant?
"You want us to kneel and apologize to you?" Zhao Ping wondered if he had misheard. He had already given face to Leng Ruoshuang by ordering the hundred-plus men to stand down. In his mind, Li Se should have taken this chance to leave quickly. He had also planned to settle the score with Li Se later, as Leng Ruoshuang couldn't protect him forever.
However, what he hadn't expected was that Li Se would still dare to cause trouble for him. This was truly audacious!
"Are you kidding me?" Tang Rou was somewhat angered. "We haven't sought retribution from you, and you still dare to demand our kowtow? You're quite something. Do you really think that with General Leng backing you, you can act with impunity?"
Saying this, she looked at Leng Ruoshuang mockingly. "What? Are you going to help him bully us? Are you planning to use your status to be his champion? Don't forget, my Tang family is not to be trifled with!"
The Tang family was indeed not simple, which was why Tang Rou did not fear Leng Ruoshuang too much. If things escalated, the Tang family would definitely not stand idly by. Families that could become top-tier were all backed by official forces; no one was afraid of the other!
Now that Li Se was demanding she kneel and apologize, if Leng Ruoshuang intervened, she would also involve the Tang family. With the Tang family to counter Leng Ruoshuang, she believed Leng Ruoshuang wouldn't be able to do much.
Leng Ruoshuang was also somewhat exasperated. She had stepped in earlier, and naturally, she could have stopped things. But now, it was Li Se who was seeking trouble. If she intervened again, it would be hard to justify. Moreover, the Tang family was no pushover.
"Can we just let this matter go for today?" Leng Ruoshuang said in a low voice. Li Se had already offended the Ye family. If he were to offend the Tang family as well, the trouble would truly be immense. As for this Nine-Five Supreme Club, it was not worth mentioning at all.
"Sister Leng, you don't need to get involved in this. I can handle it myself," Li Se said with a smile. Then, he looked at Tang Rou and Zhao Ping, his face darkening. "You have repeatedly humiliated my woman. Kneel and apologize, and this matter can end here. But if you refuse to apologize, then don't blame me for being impolite."
Silence. A terrifying silence.
Many people opened their mouths, finding Li Se's words to be excessively arrogant. The crucial point was that this young man was telling Leng Ruoshuang not to intervene. Without Leng Ruoshuang, what was he? Did he really consider himself someone important?
"Haha!" Zhao Ping burst into laughter. "Are you sure you don't want General Leng to intervene?"
"Since that's the case, Zhao Ping, go and call back those hundred-plus men!" Tang Rou said with a cold expression. "I want to see how he plans to take on a hundred men by himself!"
"It's best not to!" Leng Ruoshuang, though hesitant to intervene, could not stand by and watch. "A hundred men is a bit too much of an advantage."
Zhao Ping's face turned grim upon hearing Leng Ruoshuang's words. He knew Li Se was skilled in combat. If he didn't call back the hundred-plus men, he had no confidence in being able to keep Li Se here. He gritted his teeth and said, "General Leng, I respect you as a general, which is why I ordered those hundred-plus men to stand down earlier. But now this fellow is being aggressive, demanding that Rou Rou and I kneel. Are we not allowed to resist?"
Leng Ruoshuang found herself speechless. That was indeed logical. But if she didn't intervene, how could Li Se, alone, possibly deal with over a hundred men? Furthermore, she had just noticed that the hundred men were all trained. Even she couldn't match them.
"This is unreasonable. Isn't this bullying?"
"How can General Leng bully people like this?"
"Exactly. This fellow is pushing his luck too far, demanding that Young Master Zhao and Miss Tang kneel, and we're not allowed to retaliate?"
"..."
Many people voiced their dissatisfaction.
Leng Ruoshuang couldn't say much at this point. She looked at Li Se and said softly, "Leave now, and everything can be resolved. If you still insist on them kneeling and apologizing, even I will find it difficult to intervene!"
Li Se said, "Sister Leng, you don't need to interfere with this. I can handle it myself."
Leng Ruoshuang became a little angry. "How will you handle it? A hundred men; even I am no match for them. Tell me, how do you plan to handle it?"
"General Leng, since he wants us to kneel, don't bother. I want to see how he deals with my hundred subordinates!" Zhao Ping sneered. He took out his phone and called back the hundred men he had just dismissed.
When these hundred men appeared, the scene was quite formidable.
Zhao Ping was no longer worried. If Leng Ruoshuang insisted on intervening, it would be unreasonable, as Li Se was the one being aggressive, and they also had Tang Rou on their side. The Tang family was not to be underestimated.
"Kid, without General Leng's backing, you're nothing. Say it again if you dare? I'm asking if you dare say it again!" Zhao Ping became arrogant again. Originally, because of Leng Ruoshuang, he had to reluctantly dismiss the hundred-plus men. But now it was different. Li Se was courting death, and Leng Ruoshuang was even less likely to intervene. He was determined to break Li Se's limbs!
"Demanding we kneel? You think you're worthy? Originally, with General Leng intervening, you should have taken the opportunity to leave obediently. But you refused. Since that's the case, I won't be polite. What, you're not speaking anymore? Go on, say it again, that you want me and Rou Rou to kneel?"
Zhao Ping deliberately put his hand to his ear, as if waiting to hear Li Se speak, and then grinned sinisterly. "Now you're scared? But I must say, I quite liked your defiant demeanor just now."
"Come here!" Li Se beckoned with his finger.
"Oh ho!" Zhao Ping laughed. He actually walked up to Li Se, tilting his chin up. "I'm here, what can you do?"
Li Se narrowed his eyes. A silver needle appeared in his hand and, with lightning speed, pierced into Zhao Ping's body...