"Damn it, Second Brother... are you messing with us?!" Ye Xiaohou immediately asked after realizing the situation.

"Uh, I wasn't messing with you guys, this is real. Brother Yi and I grew up under Grandpa's tutelage since childhood. Although we are very skilled, we have always learned from others; we truly haven't taught anyone before," Fatty Lin said, puffing out his chest with a smug, grinning expression.

"Hmph, this—what should we do now?" Xu Ming asked, a sense of disappointment creeping into his voice after hearing Fatty Lin's words.

"What do you mean, what to do?" Suddenly, a voice came from the doorway, and then a person walked in—it was none other than Yang Yi.

"Boss."

"Brother Yi!"

The group called out when they saw Yang Yi, but two of them seemed decidedly different. They both dropped into a half-kneeling posture before him.

"Oh—my boss, my god, my idol!" That was Xu Ming's declaration.

"Oh—my super idol, my spiritual leader, my—!" That was Ye Xiaohou exclaiming.

But before he could finish, Yang Yi had already hopped aside, his expression extremely unnatural as he asked, "What the hell, did you two get stimulated by something? Or take the wrong medicine?"

"Uh, my boss, we weren't stimulated, and we definitely didn't take the wrong medicine," Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou exchanged a look and said doubtfully.

"Then why are you acting like this?" Yang Yi was speechless for a moment.

"Well, we... we fell in love with you," Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou suddenly said, their demeanor becoming awkward and coy.

The atmosphere immediately turned awkward, and Yang Yi felt a sudden urge to vomit. Looking at Fatty Lin, who was chuckling on the side, he roared, "Fatty, what is going on with these two?"

"Boss..."

"Boss..."

Ye Xiaohou and Xu Ming lunged toward Yang Yi like resentful wives starved of affection.

"Ouch, holy mother!" Yang Yi cried out, hastily dodging away, then roared, "Alright, what the hell do you two want? If you don't tell me, I'll beat the crap out of you."

"Hehe, Boss, if you don't want to see us acting like that again, then just agree to teach us martial arts," Xu Ming said with a sly grin.

As soon as Xu Ming finished speaking, Ye Xiaohou chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Boss, just agree to teach us. Otherwise, we'll cling to you like this every day, even when we're out in public. Hehe, imagine how all the pretty girls will avoid you then."

"Damn it, you guys are vicious." Yang Yi was momentarily horrified; if beautiful women avoided him, that would be a disaster! But hearing that they wanted to learn martial arts, and realizing he himself didn't know how to teach, he considered that just because he couldn't teach didn't mean others couldn't. Besides, he had already planned on putting these two shameless guys through some training. He glanced at them, about to speak, but then...

"Boss—!"

"Boss—!"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Yang Yi quickly changed the words that were already on his tongue, unable to bear their sorrowful gazes and coy expressions. He feared that the meal he had just managed to eat would come right back up. "I promise you!"

"Really?" Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou cheered simultaneously.

"Yes, really, but it won't be me teaching you; someone else will. After all, I don't know how to teach," Yang Yi shivered slightly, as if trying to shake off the lingering sense of grossness.

"Then, Boss, who will you have teach us?" Ye Xiaohou asked.

"Yeah, Boss, you wouldn't just randomly pick someone to teach us, would you?" Xu Ming said, clearly not entirely trusting Yang Yi, his face tight with nervousness as he stared at him.

"What the hell... what kind of person do you think I am? Am I that irresponsible?" Yang Yi was utterly at his limit with these two. After a pause, he continued.

"Yes!"

"Whoa!" Hearing Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou say that so bluntly, Yang Yi nearly fell over. He shot them a disdainful look and said irritably, "I already made arrangements for you."

"Arranged what?" Ye Xiaohou asked.

"The exams are approaching soon, and vacation starts right after. I was planning to have you two join the Black God Gang during the break. I'll have specialists train you. After all, in the criminal underworld, mere personal strength isn't enough; you need a certain level of self-preservation awareness. Don't tell me you forgot about last night? Although things seemed fine on the surface, your methods are still too immature!" Yang Yi stated.

"Uh!" Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou looked visibly embarrassed, recalling their trembling hands from when they had killed someone the previous night. If Long Yi hadn't stepped in to help them both, they might have been severely injured, if not killed.

In truth, it wasn't entirely their fault. It was their first time killing anyone, and any normal person would experience tremendous fear during their first kill. The fact that they were able to react at that moment and suffered no lingering trauma showed the immense resolve they possessed. Furthermore, in modern society, killing even one person already makes one a murderer; they wouldn't be executed but would receive a life sentence.

"Don't be embarrassed. Everyone goes through a first time. Just learn your lesson next time. Because no matter where you are, if you have an enemy, it’s either you die or they live, or they die and you live. This is no different from the life-and-death struggles on a battlefield." Yang Yi gauged their psychological state perfectly; he didn't want a few harsh words to crush his brothers' spirits.

"It's fine, Boss, don't worry." Xu Ming and Ye Xiaohou exchanged a look, seemingly understanding each other, and smiled at Yang Yi.

"As long as you're fine, you don't need to worry. Since you follow me, I certainly won't let you die young and prematurely—you haven't even had a girlfriend yet!" Yang Yi chuckled lightly.

"Boss!" Ye Xiaohou and Xu Ming suddenly called out in unison.

"What? Still have questions?" Yang Yi looked at them, puzzled.

"We despise you! You're still a virgin yourself!"

"Damn it!" Yang Yi was left speechless. It was true that he was still a virgin; inside, he wailed, "My heavens, when will my life as a virgin end?"

And so, the night passed slowly with the banter of these four 'beasts,' their corner appearing exceptionally harmonious. However, it was not the same elsewhere; a shadow of gloom was slowly drifting toward them.

"Young Master, does he really warrant such extreme measures from you?" a middle-aged man asked a youth at that moment.

"Hmph, you don't know. Early on, Chen Dong underestimated him, which led to his current pitiful state. If that kid really has skill, I’ll play with him," the youth said, a sinister gleam flashing in his eyes as he recalled the reports brought back by his subordinate.

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