<h4>Chapter 410: Chapter 410: No Fight, No Acquaintance</h4><h4></h4>


    Reflecting on the boy hearing Ariel’sment about him, his cheeks instantly flushed red, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to hide, so that people would never see him again.


    The boy’s embarrassment went unnoticed by those behind him. They only knew that their boss was insulted by the two people in front of them, and rage surged to their heads, causing them to reach out and shove the boy standing at the front to the back.


    The boy’s position was quickly reced by two others.


    Compared to the boy’s reliable and steady image, their image was downright disgraceful. Xu Ke didn’t even have the interest to speak to the two of them.


    Though tall and big, the boy’s naivety was etched into his bones. Such a person, even if bad, couldn’t be too bad, while the two in front of Xu Ke were wicked from inside out. The calction in their eyes made one nauseous, clearly just students, yet their souls seemed stained ck from the sewers, disgusting to even behold.


    "Boss, what’s the point of talking to this kind of person? Just get on with it. How does a skinny guy like him have the right to enjoy these beauties? They should be yours, boss. We can help you snatch them, but don’t forget to let us share the fun and taste afterwards." Anky boy said to Lin Mengyao and Ariel with a nasty grin.


    Lin Mengyao frowned at the extreme rudeness of their gaze, the loathing in her eyes barely contained, while Ariel tapped a fan in the palm of her hand, her azure eyes growing deeper, sending chills up people’s spines, invoking a sense of unprovoked coldness.


    Xu Ke let out a long sigh, "I’m standing right here beside the two of you, breathing, and yet you ignore me like this?"


    "With your build and height, whether you’re alive makes no difference. If you’re smart, step aside and we won’t make things hard for you. Otherwise, don’t me my fists for being blind," thenky boy said to Xu Ke, showing his fist. His voice was firm and strong, with a long trailing tone, giving off a slight air of menace, though in Xu Ke’s eyes, it was mere bluff.


    "Then let me see these blind fists of yours," Xu Ke said, though he had no intention of throwing the first punch. Striking these petty thugs felt like an insult to himself.


    Thenky guy, sensing the disdain in Xu Ke’s eyes, felt a fury burning inside him. In school, he had done all sorts of bad things, and everyone feared him. Why should this foreigner look down on him? Without any thought, he swung his raised fist towards Xu Ke’s face, vowing internally to smash that bothersome face. Yet, just as the fist was about to touch Xu Ke’s cheek, it was caught by a hand, unable to advance further.


    Thenky boy’s face turned beet-red, but he could only maintain this ridiculous posture.


    Ariel, seeing the once-arrogant boy now looking like a baboon’s bottom,ughed without restraint, her voice crisp as bells, her eyes curving into a bridge shape. Influenced by Ariel, Lin Mengyao also burst intoughter.


    The more time Lin Mengyao spent with Ariel, the more she liked her, aside from that peculiar hobby of hers. She was the most perfect friend; every day spent with her was never dull. She always had countless ways to make youugh, turning you into a child.


    The two women’sughterpletely enraged thenky man, prompting him to draw a small knife from somewhere, his face twisted with ferocity, ready to stab Xu Ke.


    Upon seeing the sudden appearance of a knife in the other man’s hand, Lin Mengyao’s mind went nk with a buzz, and without any thought, she shouted, "Xu Ke, knife!"


    Ariel, who also saw the knife, merely curved her lips into a smile, her gaze bing shadowed, but she gave no warning.


    Xu Ke was highly sensitive to murderous intent. Although he hadn’t seen it, the moment thenky boy thrust the knife, Xu Ke twisted his waist into an odd position, dodging it. The de grazed past Xu Ke’s waist.


    Thenky boy, seeing his failure and knowing he had been exposed, cared no longer and adjusted his grip to stab at Xu Ke again, calling to hispanion behind him, "Stop just watching,e help."


    Immediately after thenky man shouted, Xu Ke felt a fist from the left. Tilting his head slightly, Xu Ke smoothly evaded the punch aimed at his jaw. Then, astonishingly, that guy also pulled out a knife from somewhere, stabbing towards Xu Ke.


    The initial scuffle quickly escted into life-threatening danger in the blink of an eye.


    The boy standing behind them was taken aback, staring at his friends willing to risk their lives fighting someone else, feeling as if he turned dazed and silly. "How can you use weapons? Stop it," he shouted from behind the two.


    "Stop your nonsense, either help or get lost, we’re going to teach this guy a lesson today no matter what," thenky boy said, continuing his attack on Xu Ke, fiddling with the dagger in his hand.


    The boy stood there, face conflicted, taking a step forward only to retreat again. He agonized for a long time but still couldn’t decide, leaving Ariel who was watching from the side impatiently, almost wanting to rush up and make him decide quickly.


    "I’ve never met such a dawdler before. It leaves me speechless. If only I wasn’t wearing a skirt today, I’d walk over and kick him, such a big man dithering over things! If I weren’t in a skirt, I’d certainly kick him to make up his mind." Ariel said, holding a fan, watching animatedly as if fire was about to spout from her eyes.


    Perhaps Ariel’s gaze was too intense; the boy scratched his head and finally made up his mind internally.


    "Stop fighting, even if you have to fight, don’t use knives. What if someone gets seriously hurt?" Nan Heng said worriedly.


    "Stop nagging, either help fast or get lost, don’t distract me," thenky boy snapped at the boy behind him, then continued attacking Xu Ke.


    The boy standing behind them clenched his fists, teeth grinding loudly, his face flushed. He struggled but ultimately didn’t step forward to help those he came with. Instead, he chose to retreat.


    "I’m sorry, my mom has only me. I can’t risk anything happening, can’t let her lose her son, sorry," leaving those words, he ran away like a bear.


    His departure, however, went unnoticed by anyone.