Chapter 454: You Make the First Move

“Sir, maybe we should…”

The antique shop owner looked at Xu Shaochen with wide, hopeful eyes, holding two thousand yuan.

“What do you think?” Xu Shaochen glanced at him with a look that screamed, ‘Are you an idiot?’

The antique shop owner felt like crying but had no tears. Deep down, he knew it wasn’t possible but couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

After all, the chance to strike it rich overnight had vanished just like that.

“Friend, I’ll offer fifteen million. Let’s make a deal: sell me this bottle. I really need it.”

The young man addressing Xu Shaochen made his offer with earnest eyes.

Xu Shaochen declined, “I need it too.”

Damn, it’s a gift after all, besides, do you think I’m short of fifteen million?

The Sun Family previously gifted him a Rolls-Royce worth over ten million, so giving this bottle as a return gift was just fitting.

“I don’t usually speak this politely to anyone, so don’t make me regret it.”

The young man frowned and narrowed his eyes at Xu Shaochen, his expression turning darker. He ignored the bodyguards behind Xu Shaochen, clearly not seeing them as a threat.

The smile on Xu Shaochen’s face slowly faded, as he said coldly, “Let me tell you this: the last person who talked to me like that has long turned to dust.”

With these words, Xu Shaochen stopped paying him any attention and headed out of the antique store with his people.

Who knew where this fool came from—his gloating after scoring a good deal was now ruined.

“Stop him.”

The young man casually gave the order.

Immediately, the two bodyguards behind him stepped forward to block Xu Shaochen’s way.

At almost the same time, Long Yi and the others rushed forward and attacked the two bodyguards.

However, this time, the usually invincible Long Yi and his men suffered a great loss.

“You fools courting death.”

Seeing Long Yi and the others charge at them, the two bodyguards exchanged a scornful look before advancing instead of retreating.

“Ah!”

“Ugh!”

The two bodyguards were extremely capable fighters, clearly experts in martial arts.

Long Yi and his eight men couldn’t last even five minutes against them before they were all knocked to the ground.

Wow! The bystanders were utterly stunned by what they witnessed.

Every one of Long Yi’s men was tall and burly, exuding fierce energy, yet they were all taken down by just two people.

Damn, this feels like something straight out of a movie.

“Quality matters more than quantity when it comes to bodyguards. Parading around with a bunch of useless guys might look impressive, but it’s worthless.”

The young man displayed a self-satisfied smile as he looked at Xu Shaochen and casually remarked.

Long Yi and his men struggled to their feet, clutching their chests and looking ashamed as they said, “Boss, we’re sorry.”

With that, they prepared to draw their guns. No matter how strong you are, you can’t dodge bullets.

Xu Shaochen stopped them. He handed over the vase he was holding, “Hold this carefully. Don’t let it break.”

Then, he removed his coat and tossed it to Long Er, before gesturing to the two bodyguards with a hooked finger:

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had to fight. You’ve successfully piqued my interest. Let’s see how tough you really are.”

Everyone looked on in astonishment. Seriously, man—aren’t you overdoing it?

Your eight bodyguards couldn’t handle them, and now you’re going to take on both? Are you tired of living?

“Hahaha, this is interesting, really interesting.” The young man burst out laughing, then waved at his two bodyguards, “Be gentle with him; this is, after all, his territory. It would be a hassle if we accidentally killed him.”

Everyone gasped at his words.

It was clear what he implied: if this were his territory, then killing someone would be no big deal.

“Kid, don’t say we’re bullying you. You make the first move.”

The two bodyguards exchanged a glance and smiled contemptuously at Xu Shaochen.

“No, you make the first move, or I’m afraid you won’t get the chance if I do.”

Xu Shaochen responded with a faint smile and a calm demeanor.

“Arrogant!”

The two bodyguards snapped in anger at his words and attacked Xu Shaochen simultaneously.

One went high, the other low—this was their usual strategy for dealing with opponents.

“Get lost!”

As the two charged at him, Xu Shaochen shouted and kicked one of them.

“Ah!”

The guy attempting the high attack screamed as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body hurtling backward and crashing to the ground.

At the same time, Xu Shaochen bent slightly and caught the other bodyguard’s fist in his hand, then twisted it forcefully.

“Crack—”

A crisp sound echoed; the bodyguard’s right hand visibly twisted and deformed, followed by a gut-wrenching scream.

Then, Xu Shaochen flung him aside, slamming him into the ground.

………………

The silence was deafening—so quiet, you could hear people breathing.

Everyone stared blankly at Xu Shaochen.

The fight ended as quickly as they expected, but the winner was not who they had predicted.

Boom! After a brief silence, the crowd erupted.

“Wow, if you’re that badass, why do you even need bodyguards? That’s just bullying.”

“Man, is he protecting them, or are they protecting him?”

Everyone was completely awestruck by Xu Shaochen. Does a guy like this even need bodyguards?

“How… how is this possible?”

The young man looked on in disbelief. He clearly realized it wasn’t his bodyguards who were weak—it was Xu Shaochen who was incredibly strong.

“I thought you had some skills, but you’re nothing special.”

Xu Shaochen sneered at the two fallen bodyguards, then turned his gaze to the young man, lifting his hand to deliver a slap.

“Smack!”

“You know this isn’t your turf, so behave yourself, or else I’ll make sure you don’t even know how you died.”

With that, Xu Shaochen walked away with Long Yi and his men without looking back.

He only brought bodyguards to guard against gunfire. As for hand-to-hand combat, he was confident in his skills.

“Yo… Young Master.”

Only after Xu Shaochen had walked away did the two bodyguards manage to get up, staggering over to the young man, their faces filled with shame.

“I don’t blame you guys. He’s just too strong.”

The young man uttered the words through clenched teeth, his fists tightly clenched, veins bulging as killing intent surged in his heart.

Being slapped in front of everyone was an utter humiliation!

“Let’s go. We need to pick a new gift. After all, today is my brother’s engagement with Miss Sun. We can’t be careless about the gift for Old Master Sun. We don’t want to embarrass him.”

Suppressing the fury within him, the young man spoke in a calm voice.