Chapter 23: Potent Drug

Chen Che's words gave Cheng Kexiang and Ma Menghan a start.

Ma Menghan immediately spat out the cola in her mouth and shouted, "What's going on?!"

Cheng Kexiang's cheeks were puffed out, and she frowned, asking in confusion, "Is it poisoned? Why do I think it tastes pretty good..."

Boom!

Before Cheng Kexiang could finish her sentence, she slumped onto the table with a thud and fell asleep.

"Cheng Kexiang! Kexiang!"

Ma Menghan jumped up immediately and shook Cheng Kexiang vigorously.

Chen Che also stood up to carefully examine Cheng Kexiang's condition.

"It's fine, she just fell asleep."

Hearing this, Ma Menghan let out a sigh of relief.

Chen Che picked up Cheng Kexiang's food and sniffed it; the distinct scent of chemical elements entered his nasal cavity, and Chen Che identified it immediately.

"Sleeping pills."

Chen Che then picked up the cola Ma Menghan had been drinking and suddenly looked at Ma Menghan with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?" Ma Menghan's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad premonition.

Chen Che looked at the remaining amount of cola and, discovering that Ma Menghan hadn't drunk much, said:

"It's a good thing you didn't drink too much, otherwise..."

Chen Che stopped mid-sentence.

Because of this, Ma Menghan became even more curious and asked, "What exactly is inside?"

Chen Che said, "A potent aphrodisiac."

Ma Menghan's eyes widened abruptly, and she shouted, "Take me to the hospital, quick!"

Boom!

At this moment, the door to the private room was kicked open from the outside.

"You aren't going anywhere!"

A man with a face full of freckles appeared at the doorway; he was Zhao Kai's right-hand man, Lao K.

"Who are you?" Chen Che asked with a gloomy expression.

The corners of Lao K's mouth curled into a disdainful sneer: "Dead men don't deserve to know my name."

Lao K's True Qi erupted from his body, and he scrutinized Chen Che, grinning hideously: "So it's just an ordinary person; it seems the boss was overthinking it."

Seeing Lao K's surging True Qi, Ma Menghan panicked instantly: "A Martial Artist, he's a Martial Artist! He must be someone Feng Yuan hired, run!"

Ma Menghan was terrified, and she lunged forward, trying to pull Chen Che back.

After all, Chen Che had only angered Feng Yuan to help her; if anything happened to Chen Che because of this, she would never have peace of mind for the rest of her life.

"Run? It's already too late!"

Lao K kicked off the ground and swung his fist toward Chen Che.

Boom!

Crash!

Sitting inside the Porsche, Zhao Kai and Feng Yuan saw the glass of a window at the KFC shatter and smiled at each other.

"Looks like Lao K has already taken care of it," Zhao Kai said with full confidence.

Feng Yuan could not suppress his excitement and said, "Let's go in quickly. I can't wait; tonight, I'm going to make that bitch Ma Menghan kneel and call me daddy!"

The two got out of the car and walked into the KFC, where the underlings of the Qibao Association were guarding the entrance.

Feng Yuan walked quickly, covering the distance between him and Zhao Kai in two or three steps; he grinned hideously, even stripping off his clothes as he walked.

However, when he arrived at the private room where Chen Che and the others were, the scene before him left him dumbfounded.

Lao K lay on the ground like a dead toad, bright red blood spreading out from beneath him.

Feng Yuan stood frozen in place, slowly raising his head to meet Chen Che's icy gaze; his heart trembled, and cold sweat poured down instantly.

Although he had anticipated that Chen Che's strength was not weak, he hadn't expected him to be this formidable!

Lao K was a Fifth Grade Martial Artist, yet he had just died like that!

And looking at Chen Che, there wasn't even a single scratch on him!

This meant that Lao K had been killed in a single move!

"You... you're finished... he's a member of the Qibao Association, you... you dare to kill a member of the Qibao Association, you're dead meat..."

Feng Yuan said, his voice harsh but his spirit failing.

Lao K's death filled Feng Yuan with horror; since Chen Che could kill a Fifth Grade Martial Artist like Lao K in a single move, killing him would be as simple as crushing an ant.

He knew that running now was useless; his only option was to bring up the Qibao Association to pressure Chen Che, hoping to make Chen Che wary enough not to kill him.

Ma Menghan stood at Chen Che's side, her beautiful eyes wide open.

Her level of shock was no less than Feng Yuan's; she had been right beside Chen Che and had witnessed the entire process.

But what she found inconceivable was that she hadn't even seen when Chen Che made his move before Lao K went *thwack* and collapsed on the ground, dead.

Ma Menghan stared blankly at Chen Che and quietly took a step back. She realized that this man before her didn't need her to worry at all; on the contrary, being by his side gave her a profound sense of security.

Hearing that Feng Yuan was actually bringing up the Qibao Association, Chen Che asked with suppressed anger: "You colluded with people from the Qibao Association?"

Feng Yuan thought Chen Che was afraid, so his tone hardened: "That's right! The second-in-command of the Qibao Association, Master Kai, is right behind us. If he sees that you've killed a member of the Qibao Association, even if you are a Martial Artist, he will absolutely not let you off!"

"The second-in-command of the Qibao Association? Hmph, Shen Qi is nothing but a dog of mine; the second-in-command is worth even less!"

Chen Che snorted coldly, speaking with disdain.

"Who is so bold as to dare show disrespect to Master Qi?"

Zhao Kai appeared behind Feng Yuan; his first glance fell upon the dead Lao K on the floor, and upon hearing Chen Che's reckless words, his fury surged instantly.

"A mere bodyguard dares to disregard the Qibao Association and Master Shen; do you really think the Cheng Family can keep you from dying..."

Zhao Kai's words came to an abrupt halt when he looked up and saw Chen Che.

He looked at Chen Che in disbelief, his mood sinking into the abyss of fear and helplessness.

Just this evening, the leader of the Qibao Association, Shen Qi, released an internal message.

The content of the message was very simple, consisting of only two sentences.

"All members of the Qibao Association, whoever sees this person must treat him as their own master!"

"Those who do not follow this order shall have their hands and feet severed and be expelled from the Qibao Association!"

When the message was sent, it included a Photograph, and Chen Che looked exactly like the person in the Photograph!

When the message was issued, Zhao Kai did not understand Shen Qi's order and went to ask Shen Qi for the reason.

However, Shen Qi did not say much, only letting him take a look at the Seventh Grade Consultant who had been decapitated and the Strange Gate Dunjia Master Kong Gui who had been reduced to ashes.

Zhao Kai naturally knew what that meant; he suppressed the shock in his heart and accepted the order.

But he never expected that he would run into this great deity just after receiving the order.

And he had even drugged the man's friend and sent people to kill him.

Zhao Kai suddenly felt dizzy and swayed, on the verge of collapsing.

Seeing Zhao Kai arrive, Feng Yuan felt a bit more confident and clamored, "This is the Second-in-command of the Qibao Association, Master Zhao Kai!"

"You killed Master Kai's subordinates, which is slapping Master Kai in the face; hurry up and kneel to beg for mercy!"

Slap!

Before Feng Yuan could finish his sentence, Zhao Kai suddenly swung a palm, hitting Feng Yuan and leaving him completely bewildered.

"Master Kai, did you hit the wrong person?" Feng Yuan asked, covering his face.

Slap!

Another slap.

Feng Yuan's left cheek swelled up, and blood even flowed from his nose.

"I hit you because I wanted to!" Zhao Kai cursed angrily.

Feng Yuan was completely confused about the situation, but before he could speak, Zhao Kai suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud.

This sudden scene shocked both Feng Yuan and Ma Menghan.

"Mas... Master, I was deceived by Feng Yuan; I didn't know the person he was opposing was you. I... I deserve to die!"

Zhao Kai lay on the ground, prostrating himself, his whole body trembling uncontrollably out of fear.

Master?!

Feng Yuan was completely dumbfounded.

Zhao Kai, the Second-in-command of the Qibao Association, actually called a young punk "Master"?!

Ma Menghan's small mouth also opened into an 'O' shape. She had originally thought Chen Che was just Cheng Kexiang's Bodyguard, so the fact that he was a Martial Artist with great strength was not too surprising.

But now she suddenly realized that Chen Che was definitely not Cheng Kexiang's Bodyguard.

A person who could make the Second-in-command of the Qibao Association kneel and call him "Master"—even if the Cheng Family could afford it, they would never waste such talent by having him serve as Cheng Kexiang's Bodyguard.

Thinking of this, Ma Menghan's gaze became unfocused, and she grew even more curious about Chen Che.