The short man paled drastically when he saw therger men walking over. Immediately, he asked


    Jared and the others to leave. “Mister, please get off the car. We can’t drive you there anymore. We


    won’t.”


    Bewildered, Jared asked, “What’s the matter? Why won’t you drive us there now?”


    Before the short man could say anything, the burly men reached them. One of them, who was bearded,


    grabbed the short man by his cor and lifted him into the air.


    “Hey, how dare you try to get customers on my territory? Do you have a death wish?” Right as the


    bearded man said that, he punched the short man in the face.


    Blood spurted out of the short man’s nose and leaked out from the corners of his lips, but his


    companions did not dare to say anything or move a muscle.


    “Get down!” the bearded man roared at Jared and the rest. xseed was about to get down from the


    car when Jared stopped him and turned to Colin. “Colin, deal with it.”


    “Got it.” With a nod, Colin alighted from the car Yet, as soon as Colin came down from the car, a


    gorgeous figure streaked past him. In the next second, a cry of agony echoed in the air. The bearded


    man had been kicked into the air.


    “You guys are such bullies! How outrageous!” Astrid bellowed at the burly men, her expression cial.


    Since Astrid had made a move, Colin sighed and turned to look at Jared. Thetter gestured for him to


    return to the car.


    The bearded man was terrified when he was sent flying by Astrid’s kick, but when he realized his


    attacker was a woman, a look of shock crossed his face before an angry expression reced it


    “After her! Seize the girl!” he roared. The other burly men instantly charged toward Astrid. “Don’t kill


    them,” Jared reminded, afraid that she would lose control of herself and kill the men.


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    After all, they had just arrived and were unfamiliar with the ce and the people. Furthermore, what


    those men had done did not warrant death.


    Astrid nodded in acknowledgment. When the menunched themselves at her, she gave them all a


    p each, taking them down as some of their teeth fell out of their mouths. Once she was done dealing


    with them, she


    turned to the short man and said, “Everything’s fine now, so let’s go.”


    The short man nodded fervently with eyes wide in shock and quickly started the car, driving them away


    from the airport.


    On the way to the hotel, the short man kept ncing at Jared through the rearview mirror. Noticing his


    repeated stares, Jared asked, “Is there something wrong, mister?”


    The short man hastily answered, “Thank you so much, sir! Thank you!” Jared smiled. “It’s nothing


    much.”


    “Sir, are you guys… martial artists?” the short man then asked. Jared nodded truthfully and replied,


    “That’s right. I’m surprised that you know about martial artists.”


    “Of course I do. There are plenty of martial artists here.”


    The short man was visibly excited at the mention of martial artists. It seemed like he was envious of


    them. s, not everyone could be a martial artist, let alone a spiritual energy cultivator.


    During the journey, the short man chatted with Jared about martial artists. When they reached the


    hotel, the short man did not ask Jared and the others to pay for the cab fare.


    Instead of resting after checking in at the hotel, thedies wanted to take a walk around the ce.


    Fearing that they would cause trouble, Jared asked Colin to follow them.


    Simrly, Jared wanted to take a stroll around the area to familiarize himself with the ind, but


    xseed did not seem keen on the idea. Instead, he booked a single room in the hotel and started


    contactingdies.


    Hence, Jared had no choice but to bring Gilbert with him.