Chapter 080: The Cost

Chen Xiao’s expression was extremely grim. His mental energy had scanned Liu Xu’s entire body and found that not only were his internal organs damaged, but his bones were also fractured in multiple places—clearly the result of being beaten.
If things continued like this, Liu Xu would definitely not survive the day.
“I don’t know. It seems he was beaten up last night,” replied one of his classmates after hearing Chen Xiao’s question.
Chen Xiao frowned slightly and leaned back slightly, hiding among the crowd. Then, his fingers trembled slightly in the air, and streams of green life water, like gentle ripples, silently seeped into Liu Xu’s intensive care room.
This life water, brimming with endless vitality, gently adhered to Liu Xu’s skin surface and slowly penetrated his body, protecting his severely damaged internal organs and beginning to repair them.
But for now, Chen Xiao could only repair Liu Xu’s internal organs and save his life. The remaining life water stayed in Liu Xu’s body, gradually healing his injured tissues.
Chen Xiao had the ability to instantly restore Liu Xu to full health, but that would be too shocking. Otherwise, Liu Xu would become a focus of study for medical experts.
“Xiangzi, what exactly happened to Xu Xu?” Chen Xiao moved swiftly, silently cutting through the crowd to stand beside Jiang Xianxiang.
Room 201, where Liu Xu was, was an intensive care unit—ordinary people couldn’t enter at all, so they could only wait outside.
“Boss, you’re here?” Jiang Xianxiang and Qiu Cheng immediately said upon seeing Chen Xiao. “The doctors say Liu Xu’s condition is very critical…”
“Don’t worry. He’s fine now,” Chen Xiao said slowly, shaking his head. “What I want to know is why he ended up like this. Who did this?”
“Well…”
Qiu Cheng and Jiang Xianxiang exchanged a glance, then shook their heads without saying anything. They didn’t even believe Chen Xiao’s claim that Liu Xu was fine.
“I’m asking—who did this?”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao shouted. Though his voice wasn’t loud, Jiang Xianxiang and Qiu Cheng couldn’t help but shudder.
“Boss…”
“Xiangzi, I know you have quite a background too,” Chen Xiao said calmly. “You must be aware of it.”
“Boss, those people are beyond our reach,” Jiang Xianxiang said, shaking his head. “Let it go.”
“Alright, then I’ll investigate myself.” With that, Chen Xiao left the hospital without looking back.
“Boss…” Qiu Cheng tried to say something.
“A miracle!” Suddenly, the doctors working to save Liu Xu cried out in shock. They found that Liu Xu’s vital signs were slowly returning to normal, and he was no longer in life-threatening condition.
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Outside the hospital, Chen Xiao took out his phone and dialed Zhang Yitao’s number.
“Hello? Who’s this?” Zhang Yitao’s voice came through the phone; it seemed he no longer remembered Chen Xiao.
“Is this Brother Zhang? It’s Chen Xiao,” Chen Xiao replied.

“Chen Xiao?” Zhang Yitao was momentarily stunned before remembering. “So it’s you. How have you been? You’ve been a bit untrustworthy—having joined the Blood Dragon Hall for so long yet never coming to see your brothers.”
“Hehe, I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t had the chance,” Chen Xiao chuckled, then said, “Brother Zhang, I have a favor to ask of you.”
“I guessed it. There’s no such thing as a visit without a reason,” Zhang Yitao said with a smile. “Go ahead. We’re all brothers; there’s no need to be formal.”
There were only nine Blood Dragon Tokens in the entire Blood Dragon Hall, and Chen Xiao happened to hold one of them. In a sense, he was already a senior member of the Blood Dragon Hall. It was clear the hall had put in a lot of effort to win him over.
“There’s a student named Liu Xu, majoring in business administration at Jinghua University, currently in his first year. He’s lying in the hospital. I’d like to ask you, Brother Zhang, to help investigate who hurt him.”
Since Jiang Xianxiang and the others refused to say anything, Chen Xiao didn’t know the specifics, so he could only ask the people from the Blood Dragon Hall to help investigate. After all, from what Yuye Xiaochen and the others had said, the Blood Dragon Hall had immense power in Jinghua.
“No problem. I’ll give you an answer within an hour,” Zhang Yitao said with a smile. “But if you have time, come to the hall. At least meet your brothers.”
“Thank you in advance, Brother Zhang. I’ll definitely go when I can.” Chen Xiao wasn’t someone who didn’t know his limits. He still wasn’t sure about the Blood Dragon Hall’s influence in the world of supernatural abilities, but they had great power in the secular world—enough to handle many situations where even supernatural beings couldn’t intervene.
…
Less than half an hour later, Chen Xiao’s phone rang again.
“Chen Xiao, this matter seems a bit troublesome,” Zhang Yitao’s voice was low. “What’s your relationship with that Liu Xu?”
Earlier, while investigating Liu Xu’s background, they had also tried to check Chen Xiao’s details, but to their shock, they didn’t have the authority to do so. This made Zhang Yitao even less sure about Chen Xiao’s true strength.
“Liu Xu is my brother. All I want to know now is who seriously hurt him, almost killing him,” Chen Xiao said slowly.
“The Black Tiger Gate!” Zhang Yitao replied. “It seems your brother got involved in some of their business last night and was severely beaten by them.”
The Black Tiger Gate, like the Blood Dragon Gate, was a powerful criminal organization in Jinghua City, with comparable strength.
“The Black Tiger Gate…” Chen Xiao pondered for a while. He finally understood why Jiang Xianxiang refused to tell him the truth. The Black Tiger Gate was even more powerful than the Murong family. Even Jiang Xianxiang didn’t dare to offend them.
Moreover, in Jiang Xianxiang’s eyes, Chen Xiao was just an ordinary person, utterly incapable of fighting against a giant criminal organization like the Black Tiger Gate. Not telling Chen Xiao was the best choice in his view.
“As Yuye Xiaochen said, such a powerful criminal organization must have supernatural beings backing them…”

Chen Xiao thought for a moment before saying directly, “I’ll take care of the supernatural beings behind Hei Hu Men. How confident are you that you can take over Hei Hu Men?”
Chen Xiao was straightforward, without any pretense. Since Hei Hu Men dared to seriously injure his own people, they had to pay for their actions.
Moreover, Chen Xiao now had the right to say such things.
Zhang Yitao paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he said, “Eighty percent confidence!”
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《Rebirth: Defying Fate》
The wastrel Yan Hanchen caused the downfall of his entire Yan family due to his stupidity. Heaven gave him another chance at rebirth. This time, he would no longer chase dogs or tease birds, nor harass girls. He would focus solely on improving his strength. He swore to protect the Yan family and defy fate!