A second before that, Ning Tao was still standing there and smiling. One second later, he was engulfed by the mob. Clubs were waving in the air, blunt weapons smas.h.i.+ng on flesh, resounding relentlessly like beaten drums.

“Bash him! Bash him! Bash him dead!” Li Biao growled excitedly, the expression in his eyes like a wild beast's.

He had always wanted to make himself out as a serious businessman. He even demanded his men to be polite and take pride in their appearances. Yet he had forgotten one thing—his personality. He was a man rotten to the core. No matter how well he dressed himself in a Western suit, no matter how politely he spoke, he could not change this fact.

Suddenly, there was a m.u.f.fled thud. A man holding a knife flew out from the crowd and landed noisily on the floor. Bam! Blood streamed out from his mouth and nostrils. He had lost unconsciousness.

Soon after that, one after another of the mobsters were hurled out from the “battlefield.” The scene resembled a pillow fight—only that men, not pillows, were being thrown out.

Ning Tao was surrounded and bashed one moment ago. Yet in the twinkling of an eye, those bas.h.i.+ng him were now either unconscious on the floor, or retreating and scrambling backwards, too afraid to approach.

The Unbreakable Fan was dancing in the air, as nimble as a bird. Upon unfurling, it could ward off short knives and daggers, and could not be broken. When furled, it could overcome a thousand men in battle. Everywhere it hit, there would be blood and loose teeth. There were at least a hundred teeth broken by now on the floor! And it had also broken a few dozen ribs!

The rapidity of the Cat Claw Punch, the resilience of the Unbreakable Fan—how could these sc.u.ms overcome him?

“Ah…” Spotty growled as if insane. His hand waved and he hurled a dagger at Ning Tao.

Whoos.h.!.+

The Unbreakable Fan was unfurled.

The hurtling dagger struck the fan and dropped to the floor. There was not even the sign of a hole in this fan, which seemed made out of paper.

Spotty turned and fled.

Ning Tao launched himself on his tiptoes and soared like a bullet head. He rammed against Spotty's back.

Spotty shrieked hideously and collapsed to the floor, his body sliding towards Li Biao.

Ning Tao walked towards Spotty.

“Brother Biao… save me…” Spotty was grabbing Li Biao's trouser leg. He wanted to crawl up, but his spine had been broken by Ning Tao and he could not.

Li Biao seemed not to have heard him. He stared at Ning Tao with stupefied eyes. What he was feeling now was even more complicated than a trigonometric function. He thought that victory was in his hands, and yet in an instant, the tide had changed and they were being annihilated

Ji Xiaofeng and Lang Wei were not feeling much better than Li Biao. One minute ago, they had wanted to talk Li Biao into merely breaking Ning Tao's legs. They would dissuade him from killing Ning Tao. Yet within half a minute, Li Biao's men were all lying on the floor! There were broken teeth everywhere, as well as blood!

Song Chengpeng was the calmest among them, yet even he could not hide the shock and terror in his eyes.

In this brief instant, Ning Tao had already walked up to Spotty.

“Save me… Brother Biao…” Spotty was tugging Li Biao's trouser leg.

Li Biao seemed roused from a dream. He retreated backwards in panic.

Ning Tao did not go after Li Biao. He said, “Brother Spotty, please raise your head and tilt it a little to one side. You will suffer less if you do so.”

He was a polite member of the underworld. He would even offer constructive suggestions as to when he would break his teeth. He wanted the other party to strike a nice pose, so that he would feel better when being bashed.

“No, no…” Spotty shook his head vigorously.

Ning Tao stepped a foot on Spotty's ankle.

“Ah!” Spotty shrieked horrendously. He felt that his foot was being rammed by a pile driver. His bones were breaking!

Ning Tao said in a soft and polite voice, “Brother Spotty, didn't you hear me? Please raise your head a little and tilt it to one side.”

“I beg you…. Ah!” Before he could utter his plea, Ning Tao's foot had stepped on his ankle. His bones were now really broken.

Ning Tao then spoke softly and politely again, “Brother Spotty, could you please raise your head a little? You hear me?”

Spotty no longer dared to plead. He steeled himself and raised his head a little, turning his head somewhat towards Ning Tao. He dared not look at him, shutting his eyes as tears fell one by one.

Just in that instant when Spotty was striking a pose, Ning Tao struck his Unbreakable Fan brutally at him.

Pow!

Spotty's head jerked to one side, his mouth spitting out a dozen teeth. His whole person slid away from the Unbreakable Fan, cras.h.i.+ng against the legs of a square table before stopping.

Li Biao had fled behind the counter.

Ji Xiaofeng and Lang Wei quietly retreated to the door. They were vigorously signaling Song Chengpeng with their eyes, asking him to leave.

But Song Chengpeng did not move, since he knew he could not run. Ning Tao's speed in that instant had even surpa.s.sed his revered master's!

“Don't be in such a hurry to go,” Ning Tao said.

Ji Xiaofeng and Lang Wei's legs instantly s.h.i.+vered. They could not move, rooted to the floor.

But they were after all highly respected childes. Lang Wei asked, “What do you want? We didn't provoke you.”

Ji Xiaofeng also said, “My uncle is a police superintendent. If you dare hurt us…”

Swoos.h.!.+

The Unbreakable Fan suddenly flew out and struck Ji Xiaofeng loudly on his mouth, dislodging a tooth. The tooth and blood instantly flew out of Ji Xiaofeng's mouth. His entire person collapsed.

Ning Tao said blandly, “Mr. Ji, go on. Your uncle is a police superintendent. So what will you do if I hurt you?”

There was a deadly silence in the hall.

Ji Xiaofeng was almost determined to die. He did not dare refute Ning Tao. Ning Tao had knocked out not only his tooth, but also his dignity and self-confidence. He had always been arrogant and mention of his uncle would get him out of trouble all these years. But not now.

Ning Tao's gaze s.h.i.+fted to Lang Wei. He still spoke nonchalantly, “Mr. Lang, please pick up my fan for me. Thank you.”

Lang Wei shrugged his shoulders. “Mr. Ning, must you do this? If you let us leave now, we can pretend nothing has happened. But if you insist on doing this, you will be in deep trouble yourself.”

Ning Tao said, “Pick it up.”

Lang Wei sneered. “You can hit me, but I won't give in. I don't believe you know who I am or my family members are.”

Ning Tao walked towards Lang Wei.

Song Chengpeng finally spoke, “Mr. Ning, his uncle is a senior officer in the army. Please cool down. You have vented enough. Just let the matter go.”

The sneer on Lang Wei's lips intensified. He was not the same as Ji Xiaofeng and was certainly more powerful. He did not believe Ning Tao would dare treat him like Ji Xiaofeng.

Ning Tao walked to Ji Xiaofeng's side and picked up his Unbreakable Fan. Then he walked over to Lang Wei. His face was totally expressionless and his eyes horrifically cold.

Lang Wei became a little nervous. “Don't mess with me!”

Ning Tao halted his steps before Lang Wei. “You have an army officer in your family?”

Lang Wei said, “Chengpeng, call the police!”

But Song Chengpeng did not move.

Ning Tao said, “You claimed that you have a senior army officer in your family. If I hit you, I will be in trouble.”

Lang Wei breathed a sigh of relief. “It's good that you know.”

Ning Tao said, “But the more that is the case, the more I will have to hit you.”

“What… do you mean?” Lang Wei wondered if he had heard wrong.

Ning Tao suddenly struck his fan on Lang Wei's face. Pow! Lang Wei spat out a mouthful of teeth from his mouth. His handsome face suddenly distorted.

But this was only the start.

Ning Tao kicked a foot on Lang Wei's lower abdomen and sent him soaring into the air!

Lang Wei flew away several meters before cras.h.i.+ng heavily on the floor. He wanted to crawl up, but collapsed again after propping himself up. There was a buzz in his ears. Even now, he did not quite believe Ning Tao had hit him!

But he did not know Ning Tao was feeling malicious. He would be fine if he had not mentioned his uncle the army officer. Mentioning him only made matters worse.

The owner of Sky Clinic would shuttle between good and evil, punis.h.i.+ng the wicked and upholding the good. No matter what powerful figure was behind the evildoers, Ning Tao would still inflict his punishment!

Ning Tao walked towards Song Chengpeng.

Song Chengpeng gave a wry smile. “Mr. Ning, you wouldn't hit me, would you? I didn't say anything.”

His sixth sense was suddenly awakened and the feeling of a crisis surfaced.

Bang!

A gunshot.

Whoos.h.!.+

The Unbreakable Fan in Ning Tao's hand had unfurled, blocking before his chest.

Ding!

A deformed bullet head fell to the floor.

The fan had warded off the bullet. Song Chengpeng was flabbergasted.

Actually, he did not feel much fear as Ning Tao walked towards him. He was different from the other two playboys, in that he was a true warrior with internal strength. He had made up his mind to fight Ning Tao with all his skills, had Ning Tao attacked him. But when he saw Ning Tao block the bullet with his fan, he thought better of fighting him.

Bang, bang, bang!

A series of gunshots.

Ning Tao's feet skipped here and there deftly, his Unbreakable Fan blocking left and right. All the bullets fell to the floor.

“Ah! Ah… I'll kill you!” Li Biao dashed out from behind the counter, rus.h.i.+ng towards Ning Tao and pulling the trigger. He had lost his sanity and only wanted Ning Tao to die.

Click, click!

There were no more bullets in Li Biao's pistol.

Swoos.h.!.+ The Unbreakable Fan which could ward off bullets had danced like a b.u.t.terfly in the air. It was now furled. Holding the fan, Ning Tao walked towards Li Biao with a totally expressionless face.

Li Biao suddenly threw away his pistol and fell onto his knees. He burst into tears. “Brother… who are you… please be merciful, sir…”

Ning Tao stopped beside Li Biao. He struck him brutally with the Unbreakable Fan and Li Biao's head skewed to one side. He spat out a mouthful of teeth from his distorted mouth. Before his head had completely turned, Ning Tao had struck his fan again with a backhand. There was a m.u.f.fled thud and Li Biao's head went back to its original position. His body flopped limply to the floor.

Ning Tao said, “Xiaocui, call the girls down. Tell them not to call the police.”

Xiaocui was still huddled in a corner of the stairway, s.h.i.+vering incessantly.

Ning Tao called out again, “Xiaocui, everything's alright now. Get the girls down and tell them not to call the police.”

Only now did Xiaocui recover. She rose in a fl.u.s.ter and raced up the stairs. She took only two steps before stopping, turning her head back to Ning Tao. “Uncle, they cannot call the police. None of us has a cell phone.”

Ning Tao smiled. “Go. Go and call them down.”

“Okay!” Xiaocui ran upstairs and her pattering footsteps echoed in the room.