Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

The smile on his face grew even more brazen.

The City Lord and Lady and the Deputy City Lord and Lady took care of him way more than the rest of the orphanage kids ever got.

Because he was Xiao Ye's brother!

"Xiaoyezi, I think you're itching for trouble."

"You dare bring someone to beat me up! Just wait till I get home, I'll teach you a lesson."

Tang San said darkly,

Xiao Ye curled his lip, flicked his finger, and shot out a spark of light.

There was a crunch as Tang San's legs snapped, the bones shattering with an audible crack.

"Ah."

"Kid, you're dead, the City Lord and Deputy City Lord will avenge me."

"I've got a master too, and he just happens to be visiting Wilderness Base City these days."

He fell to the floor with a thud, howling in pain.

Those narrow, sinister, gloomy eyes flashed with malice.

Tang San hurriedly pulled out the latest Huawei phone he'd scammed from the shop and fired off a desperate SOS message to his master.

[Across from the orphanage, right? I'll be there in no time!]

The reply came back instantly.

Xiao Ye strolled forward and pressed a foot down hard on Tang San's ruined legs, grinding it in.

He chuckled lightly,

"There's no room for a kid like you in the orphanage."

"You're already almost an adult, the orphanage wouldn't take someone like you even if you begged."

"Xiao Ye doesn't have a fake brother like you, either."

"You've been using Xiao Ye's name and pretending to be his brother, bluffing and cheating, getting perks, bullying the real brothers and sisters in the orphanage."

"I'm breaking your legs as your punishment!"

"From now on, you're going to live out your life as a cripple."

Xiao Ye waved his hand, scooped up Xiaoyezi, and walked out of the restaurant with Cheng Bingxi, Nangong Siyao, and Gu Qingcheng.

No one in this world could mend broken legs like that unless you managed to find a Great Power from the Star Domain Realm.

Tang San's face contorted with hate, his features twisted as he screamed,

"None of you are getting away, the City Lord and Deputy City Lord will be here any second."

"And my master's coming too!"

"Kid, I want you dead!"

None of them cared, only Xiaoyezi shrank her neck, her eyes suddenly filled with fear.

Just then, two stretch Rolls-Royces pulled up outside the restaurant.

Two burly, expensively dressed couples climbed out, just as Xiao Ye's group stepped outside.

They were Cheng Bingxi's parents, Deputy City Lord Cheng Keke and his wife, and Nangong Siyao's parents, City Lord Nangong Qitao and his wife.

Their eyes lit up, and they burst out laughing,

"Son-in-law, you finally made it back."

"It's been a while—looks like you've really matured."

Xiao Ye greeted each of them and said with a faint smile, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Mother-in-law."

"I've just been swamped lately, couldn't get away until now. As soon as things eased up, I came home to visit."

Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao stood smiling brightly on either side of Xiao Ye.

At that moment, shocked gasps came from inside the restaurant,

"Holy shit, is this kid actually Xiao Ye!"

"That supposedly long-lost brother I've never even met?"

"Damn, this is bad, we're so screwed!"

"I thought Xiao Ye was away at college, with Wilderness Base City so freaking far from Devil City, wasn't he supposed to be gone for four years? Why did he suddenly show up now?"

*Tang San started to panic, his face changing drastically.*

*The thought of how he'd just bragged in front of Xiao Ye about how awesome Xiao Ye was made his cheeks burn with embarrassment.*

*On top of that, was his fake little brother act about to be exposed?*

*He'd never even met Xiao Ye before!*

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao traded surprised looks. The voices inside sounded familiar, and as they glanced toward the restaurant, both men's faces clouded over.

They hurried inside and pulled Tang San off the ground, holding back their fury as they said,

"Tang San, who did this to you?"

"Who would dare lay a hand on you in Wilderness Base City!"

Xiao Ye's group filed in as well, eyes full of mockery.

Tang San shot Xiao Ye a fearful glance, stammering, "No, nobody hit me. I fell on my own."

"Yeah, just fell."

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao checked him out and snapped, "Nonsense!"

"Both your legs are completely crushed, who breaks their legs from falling?"

"Tang San, tell us—who beat you up like this? We'll get justice for you!"

Tang San's face turned beet red, but he still couldn't get the words out.

Xiao Ye said calmly, "I did."

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao were floored, staring in disbelief,

"Son-in-law, you did this?"

"Wait, isn't Tang San your brother?"

Xiao Ye shook his head and said firmly, "I never had a brother like him. Never even met him before."

"He's a fake."

"He's been impersonating my brother to curry favor with you guys, running wild all over Wilderness Base City, acting arrogant. I just gave him a little punishment."

*Tang San felt the worst coming and quickly blurted out,* "Bro, Brother Xiao, I'm from the orphanage too, if I'm not your brother, what am I?"

Xiaoyezi, seeing she had backup, bravely darted out, planted her hands on her hips, and said,

"Liar, you're such a liar."

"You're not even from the orphanage."

"You've long since aged out of their admission requirements."

"You just beat us up and scared us into going along with it, so we said you were one of us."

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao's faces darkened, becoming unreadable.

They glared at Tang San, eyes flashing with murderous intent.

The aura of those in power began to radiate from them.

"You stole girls' underwear, skipped out on restaurant tabs, scammed luxury boutiques for free clothes, and a hundred other things—the charges are more than enough to put you in prison for twenty years."

"The only reason we looked the other way and treated you nicely was because we thought you were our son-in-law's brother."

"But you actually tricked us—you're a complete fraud! That makes your crimes even worse."

"Hmph, you'll spend the rest of your life behind bars."

*Being played for a fool was bad enough for anyone, let alone a newly promoted City Lord and Deputy City Lord of an Advanced Base City.*

Tang San's face turned ghostly pale as he wailed,

"Please, Uncle, Auntie, I swear I'll never mess up again, just don't let them take me to prison, okay?"

"Forgive me just one last time—one last time!"

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao just grunted coldly, "It's too late for that now. You should've thought about this before."

"Son-in-law, any advice?"

Xiao Ye said evenly, "You've handled it well. Just do as you see fit."

The two fathers-in-law nodded, pulled out their communicators, and called for the Order Squad to come arrest Tang San.

Order Squad showed up right away, grabbed Tang San like a chicken, and dragged him off.

Right then, a surge of overwhelming power filled the air.

It was the aura of a Venerable Realm powerhouse!

Cheng Keke and Nangong Qitao's faces changed as they said gravely,

"It's Tang San's master—a Venerable Realm powerhouse."

The burly man used his pressure to freeze the Order Squad in place and frowned, "Captain, may I ask what crime Tang San committed for you to arrest him?"

The Order Squad captain listed out Tang San's crimes, all 134 of them.

Tang San was basically a hopeless case—same crimes again and again.

The burly man's face darkened, and he cursed,

"Tang San, I warned you last time and you swore you'd change—this is your attitude?"

Nangong Qitao stepped forward with a faint smile, "Brother Yang, this guy's been impersonating my son-in-law Xiao Ye's brother."

Xiao Ye nodded as well.

The burly man's face got even stormier, and he shouted,

"From now on, Tang San, you're no longer my disciple."

"Captain, do as you please."

Suddenly, Gu Qingcheng received a voice transmission—her expression brightened. It was Old Gu calling her!