Stepping out of the Eagle Gang's headquarters—no, more accurately now, a branch of the Black God Gang, which had been swiftly brought under control and handed over to the late-arriving Han Zhong to manage the messy aftermath—Feng Shi drove Yang Yi and Li Qian back to school.

"Looks like the real show is about to begin tonight," Yang Yi mused coldly to himself, aware that he had just taken the first, bloody step.

Li Qian remained silent in the car, her gaze drifting frequently towards Yang Yi. It seemed she held a multitude of questions, and perhaps the knot in her heart had finally loosened; Cai Jian, the man responsible for the car accident that orphaned her at twelve, was dead. Her composure was unexpectedly calm.

Yang Yi didn't ask if Li Qian was scared, perhaps of him, but he knew that the granddaughter of the Iron-Blooded Chief of the Ice Mirror Society couldn't be overly fragile. Truthfully, Yang Yi knew very little about Li Qian, so how could he claim to like her? Nevertheless, he couldn't deny having a uniquely special feeling for her. He considered himself a rogue, a man of loose morals, but certainly not a scoundrel; he wasn't the type to take anyone he met casually.

The car traveled in silence until they reached the gates of First High School.

Yang Yi got out and said simply to Li Qian, "Your grandfather is waiting for you. Go see him."

"En," Li Qian replied, stepping out as well. After all, she didn't know what to say to Yang Yi right now.

Only after Li Qian had left did Yang Yi turn to Feng Shi and say, "Pick me up again after school lets out this afternoon. And tell Uncle Han to keep any information about the Eagle Gang suppressed for now."

"Yes, Young Master!" Feng Shi nodded, thinking, Perhaps tonight will be a beautiful one.

Beauty takes many forms: the beauty of youth, the beauty of accomplishment, and the beauty born of bloodshed. Yes, tonight, perhaps, it would be a beauty emanating from the crimson stain.

Upon entering the school, Yang Yi did not head straight to the classroom. He merely wandered around the school grounds. After walking aimlessly for a while, he found himself back near that specific tree, remembering the beautiful, pretty girl, and that decadent, rogue-like smile reappeared on his lips.

"Knock, knock!" The door to the Principal's office was tapped.

Principal Li, seated at his desk, and Fatty Lin and the others, all jumped to their feet and spun around sharply. Principal Li called out, "Come in!"

The door opened, and Li Qian walked in, looking at her worried grandfather, and called out with a slight apology, "Grandpa!"

"Mm, it’s good you’re back safe, safe," Principal Li breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, muttering, That brat truly has some capabilities. It seems I owe him a favor.

"Uh! Classmate Li, where is our boss?" Xu Ming asked after a pause.

"Oh, he returned too, but he didn't come with me. He might already be in class," Li Qian replied, a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes gracing her face.

"Right, Principal Li, we should go then, not to bother you," Fatty Lin said to the Principal before he and Xu Ming headed toward the door.

Once they were all gone, Principal Li finally spoke, "Qian'er, today you..."

"Grandpa!" Before he could finish, Li Qian rushed to his side, leaning on his shoulder and sobbing quietly, releasing the emotions she had suppressed.

The Principal indulgently stroked her hair and asked gently, "It's alright, Qian'er, it’s over now."

"Grandpa, Father and Mother..." Li Qian choked the words back.

Hearing her mention his son, the Principal frowned. "What is it, Qian'er?"

"Father and Mother were killed by the car accident Cai Jian arranged, sob!" Li Qian wept as she told him the full truth, openly confessing that Yang Yi had already wiped out the Eagle Gang.

The Principal's face cycled through pale and ashen. He had, in fact, long suspected this. Years ago, he had secretly investigated his son's accident. Although Cai Jian had covered his tracks swiftly, he had managed to uncover a thread of deception. However, the situation in City A, while outwardly peaceful, was fraught with friction between the three major powers. Despite the Ice Mirror Society's strength, if they openly clashed, the Eagle Gang and the Wolf Pack Gang joining forces against them would mean certain doom. "It seems I owe him yet another favor. Yun'er, I am truly sorry; as your father, I could not avenge you. Alas!"

The Principal remained silent, occasionally patting the heartbroken Li Qian gently. Though his own eyes grew red, not a single tear fell. Perhaps this Iron-Blooded Chief of the underworld had long ago learned to let the tears flow only in the heart.

Fatty Lin and the other two left the Principal's office and began searching everywhere for Yang Yi. They checked the classroom, the cafeteria, and the dormitory—the three places he frequented most—but still couldn't find where he had gone.

"Where did the boss go?" Xu Ming muttered, looking frustrated.

"He's probably somewhere. Let's keep looking," Ye Xiaohou said.

Fatty Lin glanced at the two of them calmly and asked, "Why are you two in such a hurry to find Brother Yi? Could it be that you—"

"Damn it, don't talk nonsense," Xu Ming shot Fatty Lin a look of disdain. He knew Fatty Lin only ever had lewd ideas in his head.

"Then why the rush?" Fatty Lin asked with a slight smile.

"Isn't it because we want to know what happened quickly?" Ye Xiaohou explained.

"Exactly. Didn't you see how Li Qian looked? Something must have happened, maybe—hehe!" Xu Ming started to chuckle sinisterly, suggesting his mind wasn't entirely dull either.

"What the hell, you're plotting something crooked again," this time it was Fatty Lin showing contempt.

"Hahaha, let's find the boss first. Afternoon classes aren't important anyway, hehe, brotherhood matters more," Xu Ming declared with a smug grin.

Fatty Lin and Ye Xiaohou both shook their heads, casting looks of idiocy mixed with shamelessness their way. Xu Ming seemed embarrassed upon seeing this and sheepishly scratched his head, sporting a silly grin.

"I didn't expect to find you here?" A sweet voice shattered the quiet surrounding Yang Yi, who had been dozing off near the tree.

[Remember to collect, and brothers, Group ① has been expanded, you can join now. Rise up!]