Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 1099: Escape Punishment

“Please come in, please make yourself at home!” Xiao Ben didn’t dare to make an enemy of people from House Pi. From Pi Zhishan’s attitude, it didn’t seem like he was joking.

Xiao Ben opened his villa door widely. He had to give Pi Zhishan and Pi Zhihai a warm welcome.

“If you didn’t have any relations with Uncle Pi, I would’ve kicked down this steel door!” Pi Zhishan coldly voiced his thoughts.

His purpose for this visit was to display his strength so that House Xiao would cooperate with him. So Pi Zhishan kept his superior stance throughout the whole interaction!

“This...” Xiao Ben didn’t know how to react. Even if they were relatives from House Pi, weren’t they being a little too cocky? The moment they arrive at someone’s house, they wanted to be destructive already? Their mansion door was specifically designed to prevent break-ins, so how could they just kick it down?

“Well, you don’t sound like you believe me?” Pi Zhishan turned his head.

“I... I believe you!” Xiao Ben knew that if he wanted House Xiao to rise again, then he needed as many allies as he could gather. He didn’t dare bicker with Pi Zhishan.

“Hmph!” Pi Zhishan glanced at the stone lion in the garden. Then he turned to Pi Zhihai and said “Zhihai, destroy that stone lion, it’s an eye sore!”

“Yes, Big Brother!” Pi Zhihai walked over to the stone lion and with one hand motion, he split apart the stone lion into a pile of rubble.

“Gasp-” Xiao Ben took a deep breath of cold air! He was infuriated with the attitude displayed by the young man, Pi Zhishan. He thought that the young man didn’t show any sign of respect, espcially since he was just a messenger. Seems like he was losing his ability to judge a person’s worth!

Aspirations isn’t determined by age. These two young men’s skill and ability isn’t inferior to Uncle Pi! That must mean they were also martial artists!

That was when Xiao Ben turned his frown upside down, “Both of you are wonderful individuals. The stone lion was definitely an eye sore! This is a second-hand mansion, so when I moved here I wanted to throw that stone lion away. It was too heavy for us to move it so we just left it. I have to thank you two for giving us a hand!”

Xiao Ben had to lie about it. That stone lion was actually store bought and shipped over for this mansion. It had feng shui properties in it’s position in the mansion. However, in order to please Pi Zhishan and Pi Zhihai, he could only lie about it.

“Oh it was effortless,” Pi Zhishan calmly replied. They walked into the mansion and sat in the living room sofa.

Xiao Ji didn’t leave his spot in the living room, but he could see it clearly through the door. He had the same initial thought as Xiao Ben when he saw the young man. Their hubris attitude meant that they had the ability to back their words. He didn’t dare to act superior or show his anger.

“How can I greet you veteran fighters? I am House Xiao’s leader, Xiao Ji. I grew up with Uncle Pi watching over us...” Xiao Ji almost made a mistake with his greeting. It sounded too fake.

However, Pi Zhishan wasn’t bothered by it. This was exactly the effect he had wanted. He wanted people from House Xiao to know fear. Then, he can execute the second part of his plan.

“I am Pi Zhishan, that is my younger brother Pi Zhihai. We are from hidden household House Pi!” Pi Zhishan self introduced after sitting down.

Hidden House Pi? Even if House Xiao was the last Noble House, they were familiar with the hidden houses. They had heard of House Pi before! This hidden house has a strong fighting force, but no one knew that Uncle Pi was from the hidden house!

When they realized this, Xiao Ben and Xiao Ji felt excited. Facing the people from House Pi, opportunity and risk both existed on the same spectrum! If they were able to ally with House Pi, then House Xiao could rise up from the dead! The key factor though was why did people from House Pi come out today? It was highly plausible factor that it was due to Uncle Pi’s injuries!

However, Uncle Pi was more injured by Gou Huli’s crash. As a superior House Pi, they could easily seek revenge on House Xiao. Who would stick their neck out for House Xiao?

“Oh, it is young master Pi!” Xiao Ben didn’t hesitate to respectfully greet them. He didn’t dare to use his age and status as an Elder to toss that around. In his head, he was thinking of all the possible reasons for this peculiar visit.

Pi Zhishan nodded at the respect he was given, “Right, where’s my Uncle Pi? Tell me exactly what happened!”

Xiao Ben and Xiao Ji’s heart skipped a beat as they looked at each other in the eye. This visit could turn sour real fast, now that it was established that their reason for visiting was Uncle Pi’s injuries.

Xiao Ben hinted at Xiao Ji to let him handle the explanation. Xiao Ji was grateful, because if he had to do it, then he would mess it up!

“So... the situation is like this...” Xiao Ben didn’t dare to leave out any facts. He didn’t lie in front of these veterans because it would be a bad start if they were to cooperate together. House Xiao might even be in a worse condition if House Pi found out that there were lies! So Xiao Ben told the truth, even the part where Gou Huli had ran over Uncle Pi with her car!

“I apologize for my wife. That woman is a terrible driver. I will bring her over so you, young masters, can punish her!” Xiao Ben didn’t dare to defend Gou Huli. He wanted to make it look like it was Gou Huli that screwed over House Xiao.

“No need!” Pi Zhishan waved his hand to stop Xiao Ben from going. As a representative from House Pi, he wanted to discuss with House Xiao some big plans. To start off the negotiations strong, he had to display that they were superior to them, so the negotiations can go according to their plan. This way, House Xiao would be willingly enslaved to House Pi.

Pi Zhishan wasn’t that old, but he started off at a young age learning from his grandpa. He had learned psychological tactics in dealing with people. Which was why he was so hubris, but also had the strength to back up his attitude.

“From what you have said, it would seem that Gou Huli is responsible. However, this responsibility is only secondary!” Pi Zhishan calmly replied.

“Thank you young master Zhishan for your forgiveness!” Xiao Ben was able to sigh out in relief. If House Pi wanted an excuse to wipe them out, then this was one of the reasons they could do so. House Pi was not a house they could mess with.

“However, don’t get so excited too fast! House Xiao can escape death, but you can’t escape punishment. You have to be responsible for the aftermath!” Pi Zhishan smirked.