Chapter 87: Celestial Heaven Manor

“Go easy on her!”

“She’s so tender and fair you could pinch water from her skin. Only when she’s laid in Young Master Qi’s bed in one piece will you get your reward.”

The bald man shouted with a vicious grin.

His words drove Qin Nan further into despair.

Qin Nan shut her eyes in despair, tears slipping down her cheeks.

She knew that no matter how she struggled, it would be useless. In front of these brutes, she was nothing but a lamb to be humiliated at will.

“Anyone who lays a hand on her will lose that arm.”

Just then, a cold voice rang out behind the crowd.

It was abrupt and startling.

Everyone turned around, and their eyes fell on Ye Tianci and Lin Qingqian.

Lin Qingqian had a kind heart, and since she and Qin Nan had once been classmates, she had asked Ye Tianci to help Qin Nan.

In truth, even if she had said nothing, Ye Tianci would not have stood by and watched.

The bald man’s gaze lingered on Ye Tianci for only a second before shifting to Lin Qingqian, and a greedy light instantly lit his eyes.

“Well, well, I never expected to find such a beauty here.”

“Looks like heaven really does hand out meals.”

“Beauty, since you fools insist on meddling, then you and Qin Nan can come with us.”

With a sinister grin, the bald man completely ignored Ye Tianci beside Lin Qingqian.

His malicious stare frightened Lin Qingqian, and she hid behind Ye Tianci.

Ye Tianci looked at the bald man calmly and said, “In broad daylight, you still dare to do evil?”

“Kid, I advise you not to interfere!”

“We’re from the Heaven-Embracing Manor. This isn’t your business!”

The bald man glared fiercely, arrogant to the extreme.

“Heaven-Embracing Manor?”

Ye Tianci narrowed his eyes slightly.

“That’s right! The Qi family’s Heaven-Embracing Manor!”

“The most high-end entertainment club in Cloud City!”

“A few years ago, only the Heavenly Realm in the capital could compare with us!”

The bald man wore a smug expression, full of superiority.

Ye Tianci let out a cold laugh. “The Qi family’s Heaven-Embracing Manor—what an impressive boast.”

“From the way you’re acting, I’d say Heaven-Embracing Manor has done plenty of filthy business in Cloud City.”

“Damn it! How dare you act wild in front of Heaven-Embracing Manor?”

“Teach him a hard lesson! Break his arms and legs, then throw him straight into the river to feed the fish!”

The bald man roared in fury, domineering and utterly unreasonable.

The four underlings howled as they lunged at Ye Tianci.

Bang!

Ow!

The brutal beating ended almost before it began.

In the blink of an eye, all five were sprawled on the ground, both arms broken.

They rolled about on the floor, crying out in agony without end.

Qin Nan’s beautiful eyes widened as she stared at Ye Tianci in disbelief.

Ye Tianci walked unhurriedly up to the bald man and, with a smile, said, “I already told you: anyone who dares to strike will lose an arm. Why didn’t you believe me?”

“What’s your name?”

He patted the bald man’s face.

“Chu... Chu Qiao,” the bald man said in terror.

“You really wanted to throw me into the river?”

“No, no, no... Brother, I—I was just joking with you.”

Chu Qiao was terrified beyond measure. He never imagined Ye Tianci would be so frighteningly skilled, beating them as casually as a high school senior bullying a grade-schooler.

Slap!

Ye Tianci rewarded him with a hard slap.

“Are you worthy of joking with me?”

Chu Qiao broke into tears, blood mingling with tears and mucus as it streamed down his face.

“Brother, I know I was wrong. Please, don’t hit me anymore.”

“You think I’ll stop just because you say so?”

Ye Tianci gave a savage smile and suddenly seized Chu Qiao’s broken arm. No one knew what technique he used, but Chu Qiao’s face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Not only that, his entire body went rigid.

His eyes flew wide, and he bit down hard on his lip, as though enduring some immense pain.

“Aaaah—!”

After several seconds of silence, Chu Qiao finally let out a scream of agony.

And just as he was howling, Ye Tianci flicked a finger at the side of his neck.

Chu Qiao’s cries jammed in his throat, as if someone had brutally seized his windpipe; his voice became hoarse and muffled, nearly impossible to force out.

More than ten seconds later, Ye Tianci let go, and Chu Qiao collapsed limply to the floor.

His body went soft as noodles, his spirit drained, his face as pale as paper.

“How does it feel?”

Ye Tianci’s gaze held a trace of mockery.

Chu Qiao lay trembling on the ground, his teeth chattering as well, and begged through tears, “Brother, I truly know I was wrong. Please spare me.”

“Treat me like a fart and let me go. I’m nothing but a fart—no, no, I’m not even a fart. I’m just a pile of shit.”

Ye Tianci said coldly, “I can let you go, but hand over all the money on you.”

“Y-yes, yes!” Chu Qiao nodded frantically.

Ye Tianci searched through them and found a little over a thousand in cash.

Then he took out all their phones and made them scan and transfer money, and unexpectedly, he got several hundred thousand.

“Get back and tell Qi Changhe that Heaven-Embracing Manor doesn’t need to stay open anymore. Prepare to shut its doors.”

Ye Tianci waved them off coldly.

Chu Qiao and the others nodded repeatedly, too scared to say another word, and fled in a miserable scramble.

“Qin Nan, are you all right?”

Lin Qingqian stepped forward to help Qin Nan up.

Qin Nan’s brows were tightly knit, her face slightly pale. “I twisted my ankle.”

“Tianci.” Lin Qingqian looked toward Ye Tianci.

Ye Tianci stepped forward, crouched down, and was about to examine Qin Nan’s injury.

Qin Nan instinctively drew back and asked Lin Qingqian in confusion, “Qingqian, this is...?”

“Don’t be afraid, Qin Nan. This is my fiancé, Ye Tianci. He knows a little medicine, so let him take a look.”

Only then did Qin Nan relax. She forced out a small smile at Ye Tianci. “Thank you for your trouble.”

Ye Tianci looked at her ankle. It was swollen badly, red and inflamed.

He took her ankle in his palm and turned it slightly, sending a trace of primal true qi into it, then stood up.

Qin Nan immediately exclaimed in surprise, “It doesn’t hurt much anymore. It’s healed!”

“My goodness, Qingqian, your fiancé’s medical skill is amazing!”

Lin Qingqian felt a little proud and smiled. “Qin Nan, what did those people want with you? I just heard you talking—did you borrow money from them?”

Qin Nan nodded and said sadly, “Two years ago, my parents were driving my little sister and me when they got into a car accident. Only my sister barely survived.”

“But she was badly injured. Over these past two years, to pay for her treatment, even our house was sold, and everything I earn has gone into her, but it still isn’t enough.”

“My sister is my only family left. Even if I lose everything, I have to cure her.”

“Neither relatives nor friends would lend to me. I had no choice but to borrow from loan sharks, and before I borrowed it, I had no idea the money came from Heaven-Embracing Manor.”

“By the time I found out, it was already too late. I’d heard Heaven-Embracing Manor was merciless, stripping people to the bone, so I kept hiding from them—but they still found me.”

“If I hadn’t run into you, I really would have been ruined today!”

With that, Qin Nan shed bitter tears.

Lin Qingqian said angrily, “The Qi family is far too hateful!”

“I’ve heard of their Heaven-Embracing Manor. They lend money everywhere at usurious rates and force many girls into selling themselves. Just because it’s a Qi family business, even after several investigations over the years, they’ve always come out unharmed.”

Qin Nan nodded, her tears flowing without end.

Just then, her phone rang.

After answering, Qin Nan suddenly lost control of her emotions, tears surging down her face. “This is bad, something’s happened!”