Chapter 773 — Yu Xiaoke's Trouble

She trailed the pickpocket at an unhurried pace, following him into a somewhat secluded backstreet...

Yet after a while Yu Xiaoke began to feel something was wrong. Why hadn't the thief, wallet already lifted, hurried to open it, pocket the cash inside, and dump the thing? Pickpockets never keep someone else's wallet on them for long — they fish out the valuables at the very first opportunity, and no matter how fine the wallet is, they ditch it fast!

Otherwise, if someone spotted them, it would be a case of caught red-handed with the goods on their person!

Back on the main road it was understandable for the thief to be careful; but now they had reached a backstreet like this, and he still hadn't taken the wallet out to look at it. That was starting to make no sense.

Yu Xiaoke was a cautious woman. She firmly believed in one maxim: when something out of the ordinary happens, there is sure to be a trick in it. The instant she sensed a problem, her first thought was to abandon the chase. She spun around to leave, only to discover abruptly that four brawny men had appeared in the alley behind her!

Her heart gave a jolt, and she understood at once that these men had very likely come for her — otherwise, how could such a thing be a coincidence?

And the thief who had been walking in front all along had turned around as well. The five of them formed a ring, pinning Yu Xiaoke against a high wall!

"Yu Xiaoke, do you still recognize me?" One of the four brutes — clearly the leader, a man wearing an earring — fixed her with a stare and demanded. He bared a mouthful of yellow teeth, his eyes glinting with something sinister.

"You... who are you? Have you got the wrong person?" Yu Xiaoke forced a laugh, her eyes darting this way and that, hunting for some opening to bolt — only to find the wall behind her far too high. Even if she wanted to run, she couldn't!

And in front of her, five big men sealed the way out; breaking through would have been nothing but a fool's dream.

Yu Xiaoke's lightness skill was good, certainly, but that did not mean she could best these five brawny men in a fight. It was true she had some skill of her own, yet one against five was simply out of the question.

"Yu Xiaoke, have you really forgotten me?" A look of ferocious hatred crept across the earringed man's face. He raised a hand and pointed down between his own legs: "You little bitch — you kicked one of my balls to a pulp. Don't tell me you've forgotten?"

"Uh..." Yu Xiaoke blinked, and all at once she remembered who stood before her. She could not help but let out two dry laughs: "So it's Brother Blackbird... Ha, hello there — it's been a while..."

"Been a while, all right! Half a bloody year it's been! I spent half a year flat on my back in the hospital!" The earringed man — Brother Blackbird — glared. "All I did was lift a little beggar's money, and you kicked my balls to a pulp? Aren't you a bloody thief yourself? And you lecture me about justice and decency? Let me tell you something — for the better part of a year, I've been hunting you!"

"Uh... what do you want with me... I mean... we don't really know each other, do we?" Yu Xiaoke was genuinely afraid now. With five grown men standing here, she was no match for them at all.

"What do I want? Your bullshit Flying Swallow Sect — how much of my money did you rip off right under my nose? How do we settle that score?" Brother Blackbird gave a cold laugh. "Yu Xiaoke, let me tell you: now that you've fallen into my hands, don't even think about running. I picked this spot especially for you — luring you onto the hook was no easy job!"

Indeed, in this situation Yu Xiaoke could not have escaped no matter how fine her lightness skill. You can be as nimble as you like — a high wall will still beat you, and she simply could not leap it!

"Uh... it wasn't all that much, just a few tens of thousands... I can give it back to you..." All Yu Xiaoke could do was play the weak.

"A few tens of thousands? Who are you trying to fool? Over the years, the money that landed in our hands and got carried off by you — hundreds of thousands, easy!" Brother Blackbird snorted. "We'll set that aside for now. What about my ball? I, Brother Blackbird, am a name that rings out on the streets — and now a woman has kicked one of my balls to a pulp. Where is my face?"

"Uh... so what do you want..." Yu Xiaoke asked, a touch nervously. What she wanted to say was that she hadn't done it on purpose — who asked Brother Blackbird to steal a begging little girl's money, and then put his hands on her? Yu Xiaoke had been beside herself with fury; in a fit of rage she struck, and a single kick had pulped one of Blackbird's balls...

Alone, how could Brother Blackbird ever be Yu Xiaoke's match? On top of that, her sudden attack had caught him off guard and injured him, and her lightness skill was excellent besides — she was gone the instant she struck, and Blackbird hadn't even had time to call for help!

"What do I want? I, Brother Blackbird, once swore I'd fuck you, you little bitch!" In the way he looked at Yu Xiaoke there glimmered a lustful light. "I'll give you two choices. The first: once you've let me have you, you be my woman like a good girl — and from then on we're all one family, and we never mention what happened before!"

"Uh... and the other one? What's the other choice?" A few dark lines bloomed on Yu Xiaoke's forehead. Become Brother Blackbird's woman? She'd rather be killed!

"There is another choice — and I advise you against picking it." Brother Blackbird let out a cackling laugh. "The other choice is this: after I've had you, my brothers get a turn too — and once we've all had you, we're square!"

Brother Blackbird was only a thief; he didn't quite dare go so far as murder. That was precisely why he had put these two terms on the table.

"Uh... that's not really appropriate..." Yu Xiaoke's eyes darted about. "The thing is... I already have a boyfriend, so I can't agree to your choice..."

"A boyfriend? Who are you trying to fool? And I hear you still are one!" Brother Blackbird licked his lips. "I haven't had a ride yet — caw caw!"

"Uh... actually, that's just a rumor... The truth is I've had a boyfriend for a long time... I... I actually lost it ages ago. I'm yesterday's flowers, wilted and ruined — no fun at all..." Yu Xiaoke was desperate. Why did not a single soul pass through this alley? All this time and still only these people? She didn't even have a chance to cry for help!

"Oh? In that case, you've only got the second road left to you. It's just a bit of fun either way — we couldn't care less whether you're a wilted flower or a fresh one. Right, brothers?" Brother Blackbird asked the others with a leering grin.

"Couldn't care less — hahaha!" The big men burst out laughing the moment they heard it.

"But my boyfriend cares!" Yu Xiaoke jumped in fright and hurried on: "If you touch me, my boyfriend will kill you! Let me tell you — he's terrifying. His martial arts are unmatched under heaven. Cross him, and he'll wipe out your entire gang!"

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