NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31 - 31 Qing Yuan
Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Qing Yuan
“Did you say the Bear Power Gang came to you on their own initiative?”
In the study, Chen Lixin, who had been suddenly called in, tremulously recounted the whole process of how he had sought someone to deal with Li Fei.
When he heard that people from the Bear Power Gang had actively sought out Chen Lixin, Chen Yujing’s eyes hardened.
He abruptly stood up and walked over to Chen Lixin.
Slap!
A loud smack landed on Chen Lixin’s face.
“Dad?”
Chen Lixin, covering his face, looked incredulously at his father.
“Waste, you’ve been used as a pawn and you don’t even realize it!”
Chen Yujing scolded angrily.
“I…”
Chen Lixin tried to explain.
“Shut your mouth!”
Chen Yujing rudely interrupted him,
“How did I teach you before? If you really want to deal with someone, you should go all out, leave no loose ends, give no chance for the opponent to turn things around! Yet you, you didn’t even investigate the situation properly before acting blindly!”
“Dad, I…”
“That’s enough. Before you go to Wuda, stay at home and reflect behind closed doors, don’t go anywhere. Once the school starts, immediately report to Wuda!”
Chen Yujing gave the order and then dismissively waved Chen Lixin away.
After Chen Lixin left dejectedly, Chen Yujing called a steward over,
“Has the third house delivered this quarter’s beast feed to the Tiger Saber Gang?”
“My lord, not yet.”
“Tell the warehouse that we’re not giving the feed to the Tiger Saber Gang for now, find some excuse to delay it; I’ll handle things with the third house.”
Chen Yujing instructed.
He wanted the Tiger Saber Gang to know that his son, Chen Yujing, was not someone to be exploited so easily.
“Yes, my lord.”
The steward left to carry out the orders.
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In the old Southern Wuping District of Xing City, unlike the bustling new district, there are no cinemas or tramways, the latter being recent innovations.
The streets here are narrow, making it difficult for cars to enter, the most common vehicles are rickshaws.
This area is mixed and relatively lawless, where the Tiger Saber Gang initially started.
From a little gang of just a few people to dominating the entire Wuping District, becoming the largest gang in Xing City within just sixteen years.
In a large courtyard in Wuping District, an elderly man with kind eyes and white hair was practicing stance training.
After finishing, he walked over to a stone table nearby, picking up a cup of tea to drink.
A stout man in a black short shirt hurried over and whispered a few words to him.
“Understood, go invite Master over.”
The old man instructed.
His name was Yu Hu, the Gang Leader of the Tiger Saber Gang!
Judging by appearance alone, people from outside would hardly imagine such a kind-looking elder was actually the leader of Xing City’s largest gang.
Moments later, a middle-aged man in a blue robe and black-framed glasses, looking very scholarly, walked over.
“Gang Leader.”
“Sit.”
The newcomer was the Master of the Tiger Saber Gang, Zhang Mingze.
Rumor had it, the Tiger Saber Gang became the largest in Xing City thanks to ‘intelligence’.
‘Intelligence’ referred to Zhang Mingze, and ‘power’ referred to Yu Hu.
“The Chen Family hasn’t delivered this quarter’s beast feed, claiming there are some issues with the accounts needing to be recalculated.”
Yu Hu said.
As the biggest gang in Xing City, the Tiger Saber Gang might not have the legendary “three thousand members,” but they still boasted over a thousand members combined.
Supporting so many people required involvement in both overt and covert businesses, and naturally, they had dealings with the local leading family, the Chen Family.
Among their most important businesses was trading in beast feed.
To become a Martial Artist, one must have an Implant, and Implants came from Exotic Beasts.
In this era, except for the Top Three Grades of Exotic Beasts, the rest were basically bred by humans. Every power capable of nurturing its own Martial Artists kept Exotic Beasts.
The Tiger Saber Gang had risen too quickly and lacked a solid foundation, so they were not yet capable of nurturing their own Martial Artists.
Thus, Yu Hu had been dedicated to breeding Exotic Beasts in recent years, buying customized animal feed from the Chen Family for this purpose.
Now, the Chen Family’s failure to deliver on time was bound to affect the Exotic Beasts bred by the Tiger Saber Gang.
“Mm, I understand.”
Zhang Mingze nodded, “Adao didn’t handle this matter well enough.”
Yu Hu grunted, sipped his tea, and looked at Zhang Mingze, “Adao has explained to me that he targeted this student called Li Fei because he is Hao Yi’s pupil. Not only did he win first place in the technical school’s graduation examination, but the Implant he used during the Embryo Cultivation Stage was also a high Second Grade steel armor. Adao believes this person will pose a threat in the future.”
Zhang Mingze seemed already aware of these matters and was not surprised, “The commotion this time isn’t just because the son of an Inspection Bureau Platoon Leader was attacked. The dissatisfaction within the Inspection Bureau towards the Tiger Saber Gang is also critical. Seeing Huang Weiguang’s attitude this time, he will not let us easily elevate Wu Yihua.”
Yu Hu frowned, “If it’s not Wu Yihua going up, then the Inspection Bureau…”
“Mm.”
Zhang Mingze’s eyes, behind his glasses, were deep, “Gang Leader, that’s why we need to hurry with that matter. Time waits for no one.”
A fiercely ruthless look flashed in Yu Hu’s eyes as his expression turned grim.
At this moment, he was no longer the benign old man, but the Gang Leader of Xing City’s largest gang:
“If that’s the case, I’ll send someone to apologize to the Chen Family immediately and settle the matter as soon as possible. As for Hao Yi…”
Zhang Mingze said, “For now, just leave Hao Yi alone. I’ll remind Adao of that. From now on, it’ll depend on Li Fei’s own ability.”
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Under the night sky of Xing City, thousands of lights twinkled.
Returning home, Li Fei proceeded with his usual Embryo Cultivation training.
This time, while taking his medication, he again felt activity under his skin from the Implant, as if it was trying to break free, and he felt a more intense hunger than before.
According to Hao Yi, this was embryo movement. The more frequent and intense the embryo movement, the closer one was to the Body Breaking Stage.
The embryo movement also meant that Li Fei needed to further increase his medication intake. His supply of Withered Fire Pills, Nourishing Embryo Pills, and Golden Kui Ointment was almost depleted, and he needed to purchase more.
Withered Fire Pills cost 58 yuan a bottle, and a complete set of medications for the Embryo Cultivation Stage cost 95 yuan. But Li Fei was out of money…
“Tian Yu is going to Wuda soon, and she’ll definitely need more money than me. It wouldn’t be right to ask Uncle Li for money again. I’ll have to rely on myself.”
Li Fei murmured.
He made up his mind, dressed himself, gathered his things, and found Li Lei:
“Uncle Li, the monthly test at the Martial Arts Hall is coming up, and the teacher asked me to do extra practice at night.”
Li Lei nodded without suspicion:
“Alright, then you be careful.”
“Okay.”
Then Li Fei left the house.
Of course, he wasn’t really going to the Martial Arts Hall for extra practice. He planned to assume a different identity and go out.
He needed something that could both earn money and absorb more energy. The only option Li Fei could think of was underground fighting.
He had already indirectly gathered some intelligence related to underground fighting from Li Lei:
In the north of the city, in Qingyuan District, there was a place for underground fighting, not controlled by the Tiger Saber Gang, and even they had to respect the rules of that place.
Li Fei wanted to give it a try.
After leaving the house, he first ran to a wig shop.
This was a trendy new thing that had become popular over the past year, originating from the West. Now, many women on the streets of Xing City wore flashy wigs.
Li Fei bought himself a men’s wig, then bought a mask from a street vendor.
After more than half an hour, a person with long hair, wearing braids, and a blue Evil Ghost mask entered Qingyuan District.
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