1519 First Love
BOOM!
With a loud whistling sound, the three-dimensional dragon, shining with a golden light, bared its teeth and brandished its claws, as it swept forward.
The members of the Taekwondo Club were frozen in place. They seemed to have lost their ability to react. It really didn't matter because even if they had reacted, they wouldn't have been able to dodge this magnificent dragon in time. As it was, they just stood and watched, wide-eyed, as this dragon giving off a golden light flew right into their faces.
AAHHH!!
The next moment, these pitiful members of the Taekwondo Club had been swept up into the air. The dragon ran through them in a matter of minutes, and then it quickly dissipated.
These members of the Taekwondo Club started to fall from the air, one after another. Everyone watching this was equally scared and frozen in place, and no one dared to go catch them, so they slammed onto the ground with several loud thuds.
Suddenly, wailing sounds filled the air.
Even if they'd practiced a lot of Taekwondo and knew how to resist attacks, falling heavily from high in the air caused many of the bones in their arms and legs to break.
Luckily, their heads hadn't hit the ground. Otherwise, they could've suffered concussions or even severe brain damage.
At this moment, all the onlookers who had been anywhere near this scene were dead silent. Everyone felt stupefied and stood frozen where they'd been.
"Why did this golden dragon and palm technique seem so familiar?"
"Had it been on a TV series?"
"Eighteen Dragon Palms? The dragon is repentant?"
"Was this special effects?"
"How could this be?"
Ji Shengnan looked at Xu Que with terror. Her eyes were full of conflicting emotions, and she wanted to say something, but hesitated.
Xuanyuan Wanrong had also been stunned. This palm technique was very common in the World of Cultivators, and even moderately strong cultivators could practice it. "But now that they had been reduced to being mortals, how was he still able to use this technique?"
The formation of imperial Qi and the release of the inner breath, to a certain extent, could be regarded as an immortal cultivation method.
"Unless this guy has come into contact with True Core Strength, or became a cultivator through martial arts before he went to the World of Cultivators…" Xuanyuan Wanrong was shocked. But then she immediately shook her head to reject this speculation.
"Impossible!"
"Xu Que could not have become a cultivator through martial arts."
According to his current bone age and the strength of this palm technique, even with outstanding talent, and even if he had been exposed to strong Qi, it would not be possible for him to have become a cultivator through martial arts.
When she'd first seen this guy in the Celestial Burial Valley, his bone age had been only about 20 years old, and that had only been a few years ago.
So what had happened to this guy in these few short years, and how had he attained such a high level in a seemingly single bound?
Thinking about all of this, Xuanyuan Wanrong couldn't help but be filled with infinite curiosity.
In the past, she hadn't known anything about Xu Que's background and also she hadn't been interested enough to find out. However, now that she was in this position where she was being forced to get to know him, she had discovered that Xu Que's past was very astounding and mysterious.
TSK! TSK! TSK! "What a pity. My force wasn't strong enough to have caused some of them to die."
Xu Que stood before the members of the Taekwondo Club. Looking at them rolling on the ground and howling, he shook his head with regret and muttered.
Hearing what he'd said, everyone took in a big breath of air.
"Sh*t, he'd wanted them to die?"
"Was Xu Que crazy?"
Beating up so many people today, it was pretty likely that he would have to go to prison. If he'd really killed someone, then it could have been a point of no return.
However, for Xu Que, none of this was really a big deal.
After all…this world was fake.
Although everyone looked real, everything had just come from his world of memory. As soon as he'd passed the tribulation of love with Xuanyuan Wanrong, he would be able to leave, so why would he have any fear about killing people?
Xuanyuan Wanrong also looked indifferent. She also knew that this was just a world of memory. And, even if it weren't the world of memory, what did killing a few mortals who were bullies matter? In a cruel place like the World of Cultivators, this kind of thing would really not be worth mentioning.
"Okay, everything is all settled. Let's go get a room." Xu Que clapped his hands and turned toward Xuanyuan Wanrong. He had a grin on his face, with a hint of roguishness. In the eyes of all the watching students, he was acting like a living Demon.
After beating up all these people, he was still in the mood to get a room?
A lot of these people were still immersed in the horror of the Eighteen Dragon Palms, but suddenly they had been stunned by Xu Que's words.
"Okay!" Xuanyuan Wanrong nodded lightly and actually agreed.
She didn't know what getting a room meant. She'd only heard Xu Que mention that getting a room would help to promote their feelings toward each other and would help them become a couple, which was what she wanted.
If they could become a couple who loved each other and passed the tribulation of love, then there would still be hope that they could continue living.
Everyone present who witnessed this scene almost vomited blood.
What a nice lady! What a personality! Why did she throw herself in Xu Que's arms and actively enter the tiger's den with Xu Que?
However, no matter how many guys felt jealous or sorry for Xuanyuan Wanrong, they didn't dare to come forward to make any comments to Xu Que or attempt to fight with him over this young lady.
The overbearing dragon is repentant move that Xu Que had used just now, and that large golden dragon had left everyone in shock.
In this ordinary world, who could possibly have imagined that one day they would actually see the fantastic martial arts that they'd seen on television series appear in real life. It had been so powerful and greatly challenged scientific concepts.
In the end, amid the shocked gazes and silence of all the onlookers, Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong left, walking side by side.
The two of them walked toward the back entrance of the school, and Xuanyuan Wanrong stayed silent throughout.
Xu Que had wanted to say something. He'd intended to ask Xuanyuan Wanrong how this tribulation of love could be accomplished successfully. However, before he'd had the chance to open his mouth, he'd seen a luxury sports car stop at the back entrance of the school.
This sports car stopped near two girls. Xu Que found one of them very familiar.
"Lin Yuxi?"
He frowned slightly. He hadn't expected that he would meet his past girlfriend, his super-crush, and the school belle.
"So is that the person that you like?" Xuanyuan Wanrong, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly asked Xu Que a question.
She'd already known that Xu Que's first sweetheart was named Lin Yuxi, and she also knew that the trip here was meant to make Xu Que have a change of heart so that they could pass the tribulation of love.
But this was the first time that she'd seen Lin Yuxi in person, and her looks were really outstanding. Although they couldn't compare to hers, Lin Yuxi was still beautiful enough to stress Xuanyuan Wanrong out.
After all, the saying that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder was not groundless.
"I used to like her," Xu Que responded lightly.
"….." Xuanyuan Wanrong became suddenly speechless. She looked at Xu Que with some contempt.
"So quickly, it had become a matter of the past?"
"What about all his previous excitement? The kind of ecstatic joy that most people got from the first awakening of love? Why was it all gone?"
"He had become attracted to her so easily? Oh, what a jerk."
Wait, something was not right…
Suddenly, Xuanyuan Wanrong seemed to realize something. If Xu Que had had a change of heart about Lin Yuxi, then he should have succeeded in passing the tribulation. Why didn't the tribulation of love end?
Was it possible that this tribulation of love also required her to have feelings for him? And only when the two parties loved each other, would it be passed?
In an instant, Xuanyuan Wanrong realized that she was in a tough position. She gazed into the air and felt as if the heavens were toying with her by giving her such a difficult problem. Liking such a douchebag as Xu Que was really difficult.
…..
"Schoolmate Xia, I have already arranged to eat with my roommate. Maybe we can eat together some other time!" Lin Yuxi took her roommate's hand and spoke to the person in the sports car with a wry smile.
There was no doubt that the person in the sports car was the Young Master of the Xia Family, who Xu Que had taken already revenge on back in the day: Xia Luoqing.
This was the first time that Xu Que had seen this scene.
In his memory, there had originally been no such scene, but the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi even recovered the things that he hadn't known about. It allowed him to unexpectedly encounter this scene.
"So… On the day when I'd successfully confessed to Lin Yuxi, Xia Luoqing had also asked her out for a meal." Xu Que stroked his chin and smiled slightly.
Back then, when he had been able to confess to Lin Yuxi, Lin Yuxi had been in her dormitory.
"Yuxi, you don't need to be so guarded against me. I just ask that you give me a chance. It's just a meal to let you get to know more about me, that's all." Xia Luoqing sat in the car and said with a face full of sincerity.
Many students had appeared and stayed standing around, watching this scene.
Lin Yuxi was in a bit of a difficult spot. She didn't hate Xia Luoqing, but she didn't have feelings for him. If they had been just ordinary friends, she could've accepted a meal. However, it was very obvious that Xia Luoqing was intending
to pursue her. Thus it wasn't a good idea for her to accept. Even if it was just a meal, she was afraid that after agreeing, Xia Luoqing might get the wrong impression.
What was even more important was that she already had someone she liked in her heart. Although that guy's family background was ordinary, he'd managed to take care of himself and had a soul that was eternally happy.
So…
"Sorry, Schoolmate Xia, I really…" Lin Yuxi shook her head and refused again.
But just before she'd finished speaking, her gaze happened to meet Xu Que's, who had just walked out of the school gate. She saw Xuanyuan Wanrong next to Xu Que, and she suddenly froze.
…..
1520 Working As Normal
Lin Yuxi was stunned. She hadn't expected to see Xu Que at this time.
Then, as her gaze fell on Xuanyuan Wanrong who was standing next to Xu Que, she became even more surprised.
Xuanyuan Wanrong's old-fashioned costume didn't take anything away from her beauty. Even though her clothing appeared very strange, it couldn't hide her stunning looks.
Even the school belle, Lin Yuxi, couldn't help but be amazed by Xuanyuan Wanrong's gorgeous appearance.
She was so beautiful…
Lin Yuxi's gaze rested on Xuanyuan Wanrong for a while.
Lin Yuxi's roommate was staring at Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong also, and what she was thinking about the situation was written all over her face.
Then, at this moment, the Xia family's young master, Xia Luoqing, the guy who was in the sports car, also spotted Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong.
Without exception that day whenever anyone spotten Xuanyuan Wanrong, Xu Que was thoroughly ignored. In this world where looks mattered so much, Xuanyuan Wanrong was the only one who caught anyone's eyes.
In that instant, Xia Luoqing was overwhelmed by desire.
In his capacity as the dignified young master of the Xia family, he had seen countless beautiful women, even some female stars, and he'd even had deep relationships with some of them.
But ever since entering the university, only Lin Yuxi had piqued Xia Luoqing's interest, and he'd decided to conquer her. Especially after she'd rejected all his attempts to pursue her, Xia Luoqing had become even more interested in Lin Yuxi.
But now, he'd suddenly found that Lin Yuxi seemed to have become a little bit boring, and the woman wearing the ancient costume next to Xu Que, who was just like a fairy, had grabbed all his interest. At this moment, Xia Luoqing had no desire simply to conquer. He now had a strong desire to possess.
He was definitely not in the mood to take the time to conquer her. He just wanted to exhaust all his power immediately. At all costs, he wanted to make Xuanyuan Wanrong his, fearing that she would be coveted by others if he waited at all.
Yes, such a perfect woman being coveted by others would tarnish her.
BOOM!
Xia Luoqing got out of his car and closed the door with a simple slamming action, a gentlemanly smile appearing on his face.
PFFT!
Before Xia Luoqing could speak, an untimely laugh rang out, disrupting Xia Luoqing's rhythm.
Xia Luoqing couldn't help but look at Xu Que, stunned. This fellow had a strange expression on his face and was staring at him, smiling but not speaking.
"What was going on?"
Xia Luoqing suddenly felt startled, and there was a trace of inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.
All along, it had circulated around the campus that Xu Que was his biggest rival in love, but he had never managed to identify what about Xu Que threatened him.
But now, for the first time, he felt a little fear and anxiety about Xu Que.
"Yo, what a coincidence!" At this time, Xu Que suddenly smiled and took the initiative to offer a greeting.
But this greeting was directed at Lin Yuxi.
Xia Luoqing was just an ant who he had taken revenge on already. At this time, he was insignificant, and it would be too boring if he was going to have to hit him again.
Lin Yuxi's attention finally returned to Xu Que. She smiled and asked him, "Xu Que, do you want to go out?"
This was the back entrance of the school, and the students who came out from here either wanted to eat, get a room, or take a car to go shopping in the city.
Before Xu Que had time to answer, Xuanyuan Wanrong, who was standing beside him, opened her mouth and said, "I am going to get a room with him."
SWOOSH!
At that instant, the people who were standing nearby were stunned.
"Get a room?"
"She…she said this so straightforwardly?"
Lin Yuxi struggled with disbelief. It wasn't that Xu Que and this perfect woman were impossible together, but she just felt that it had been a little bit sudden.
From being acquaintances to becoming friends with Xu Que, she didn't remember when exactly Xu Que had started to occupy a place in her heart, but now he was the only one in her heart.
Even if Xu Que had not formally confessed to her, in her heart, she and Xu Que were only one confession away from being together forever.
But now, Xu Que was standing there with such a perfect woman beside him. And, most important, this woman had just stated in an amazingly straightforward way that she wanted to get a room with Xu Que.
"This…" Lin Yuxi was caught a bit off guard. She didn't know how to respond and looked at Xu Que in confusion.
Xu Que smiled and didn't know what to say.
He had indeed lost all his feelings for Lin Yuxi, but, in this period, Lin Yuxi had been particularly innocent and had been waiting for him to confess to her before they got together.
If he'd really gone along with Xuanyuan Wanrong, this would be a huge blow to Lin Yuxi and would leave her in a traumatic situation.
Even more important was that he didn't even really want to get a room with Xuanyuan Wanrong. It was just something that he'd casually said, trying to act cool.
"Ha, ha, ha, this young lady is very humorous. Xu Que, is she also from our school? Why haven't I seen her before?" At this time, Xia Luoqing smiled and came over, looking at Xu Que with a friendly face.
This interruption gave Xu Que a chance to ignore Xuanyuan Wanrong's awkward response.
Xu Que was very grateful. He looked at Xia Luoqing, thought for a while, and said with a smile, "What does this have to do with you?"
"Uh…" The smile on Xia Luoqing's face instantly stiffened, a fierce look appeared in his eyes, and anger started to burn in him.
He was the young master of the Xia family. In this small school, who dared to treat him so arrogantly?
But Xu Que, with no family background and no parents, had actually dared to talk to him with this rotten attitude? And in front of these women too. He was looking to die.
"Ha, ha, ha, oh, Xu really loves to joke around. Come on, Xu, let's talk over here. I have something to tell you. It's good news." Xia Luoqing controlled his temper, and, with a standard fake laugh, he took the initiative to come forward and put his arm around Xu Que's shoulders, feigning closeness with him.
He felt that it was necessary to talk to Xu Que so that this unruly country boy would understand what was called power.
Xu Que had originally been too lazy to deal with this piece of trash, but when he heard that he had some good news to talk about, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
It felt as if a big wave of Acting Tough Points had just been sent to him. What a waste if he didn't take advantage of it.
Quickly, they walked to a corner, far away from Xuanyuan Wanrong, Lin Yuxi, and the others.
"Xu Que!" He took initiative and started to talk, initially still smiling.
"Oh, so what's up? What's the good news?" Xu Que asked with a smile.
Xia Luoqing continued to smile and said, "Don't you like Lin Yuxi? Well, from now on, I won't fight over Lin Yuxi with you, but you must introduce the woman who came with you to me or at least help to make a match for us. What about that?"
PFFT!
Xu Que suddenly laughed."That's the good news you are referring to?"
"So, is there a problem?" Xia Luoqing's smile slowly vanished, and a cold look replaced it.
In fact, he didn't need Xu Que's introduction or matchmaking in any way. He just wanted to make a clear distinction with Xu Que that they would have one each, lest Xu Que interfere and spoil his plans.
After all, he was the future heir of the Xia family. If he wasn't forced to do so, he really didn't want to make use of the power of his family. This would make others look down on him, and the elders in the family despise him.
"Of course, there is a problem!" Xu Que looked at Xia Luoqing, with a smile still on his face and nodded.
Xia Luoqing couldn't help but frown. "Then do you want to choose the other option and give Lin Yuxi to me?"
Xia Luoqing started to become angry again. He was not satisfied with this choice and wasn't feeling very agreeable.
"No!" Suddenly, Xu Que responded in a deep voice. At the same time, with a serious expression on his face, he raised his right hand and made a fist. "I want everything!"
…..
Chapter 1521: It's a Conspiracy
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Everything?"
Hearing what Xu Que had said, Xia Luoqing was so angry that he almost punched him.
"Sh*t, he'd offered to make a concession and given Li Yuxi to Xu Que, and Xu Que still didn't realize what was good for him. Why did this jerk want to keep fighting with him?"
"Everything?"
"What made him think he had the right to say something so rude?"
"That's right, everything." Xu Que smiled and nodded in a despicable way. At the same time, he put his arm around Xuanyuan Wanrong's shoulders, attempting to be as proprietorial as possible.
Xuanyuan Wanrong instinctively raised her eyebrows, and she tried to use her Mind Sense to push Xu Que away. Then she paused… Oh, she'd forgotten; she had no cultivation here.
Never mind.
After Xuanyuan Wanrong had thought about this for a while, she didn't move away and just let Xu Que leave his arm around her shoulders.
After all, they were in the middle of a relationship tribulations, and it wasn't the real world. If he wanted to put his arm around her, then so be it.
Standing next to him, Lin Yuxi was startled at the unexpected action. After all, her impression of Xu Que had always been that although he was a bit naughty at times, he was not frivolous.
More important, this Xu Que who was now near her seemed to be slightly different from the Xu Que she was used to. The roguish feeling he was giving off was too strong, and his cutting edge seemed even more blatant than usual. She could vaguely feel a trace of savagery in him.
This kind of savagery that she was sensing was not him just putting on airs, but real lawlessness and cynicism.
"….." Xia Luoqing sputtered, his heart filling with jealousy and anger.
In his eyes, if Xu Que had even had the intention to take this woman to a hotel, it could be considered a taint on her forever. And now, Xu Que had dared to put his arm around Xuanyuan Wanrong's shoulders. More important, Xuanyuan Wanrong had seemed to be all right with it.
This was outrageous and unreasonable.
"You…" Xia Luoqing immediately lowered his voice, as if trying to give Xu Que a warning. But before he could say anything consequential, the cell phone in his pocket rang.
Xia Luoqing frowned, took out his cell phone, and glanced at it. He then looked at Xuanyuan Wanrong, with a gentlemanly smile once again appearing on his face. "Pardon me while I answer the phone."
After addressing his excuses only to Xuanyuan Wanrong and ignoring Xu Que and Lin Yuxi, he turned around and walked a few steps away, answering the phone.
The caller ID showed that it was Wu Hui who was calling him. He was one of Xia Luoqing's lackeys at the school. However, compared to his other lackeys, Wu Hui was rather skillful. He had learned Taekwondo and was quite talented. He had won many titles at a young age and become the president of the Taekwondo Club at school.
Normally, when there was a need for any kind of physical activity, Xia Luoqing would let Wu Hui take charge.
When Xu Que had openly challenged Xia Luoqing over Lin Yuxi at school, Xia Luoqing, caring about his image, didn't make any moves against Xu Que. But then when Xu Que had provoked the Taekwondo Club over the incident with the Wushu Club, Xia Luoqing had finally found the opportunity he had been waiting for.
Therefore, in fact, the Taekwondo Club had been looking for trouble with Xu Que not just because of this matter of saving face after he'd insulted them, but also because Xia Luoqing had been secretly inciting them against Xu Que.
Now, Xia Luoqing was angry at Xu Que again, so when he saw that Wu Hui had called, he chose to answer, hoping to make use of this opportunity to ask Wu Hui to bring his men over and teach Xu Que a lesson in front of Xuanyuan Wanrong and Lin Yuxi.
Afterward, Xia Luoqing could go into action and ask Wu Hui and the others to let Xu Que off on his behalf. As a result, his image and prestige would be polished as a strong man who was also a just man.
"Hello! Young Master Xia!" As soon as the phone was connected, Wu Hui spoke urgently, his voice slightly trembling.
"Xu Que is at the back entrance of the school. Could you immediately bring someone here to take care of him." Xia Luoqing didn't care about what had happened to Wu Hui and gave him concise orders.
"What, he is at the back entrance? Young Master Xia, run away quickly! Don't mess with that guy, he is poisonous…" Wu Hui exclaimed loudly over the phone.
Xia Luoqing couldn't help but be stunned. "Xu Que is poisonous? What is that supposed to mean?"
Xia Luoqing started to get nervous, and he began trembling. Could it be that this kid had poison on him and wanted to infect him with it?
"Ah? No, he isn't poisonous like that." Wu Hui realized that Xia Luoqing had misunderstood him and quickly explained.
"Syphilis?" Xia Luoqing queried.
"Young Master Xia, what I'm trying to tell you is that he is very evil. Just now a whole bunch of us had started to fight with him, and, I don't know how, but he'd learned how to use the Eighteen Dragon Palms. A dragon rushed out from his palm and drove us all to the ground. We are still waiting for an ambulance to come get the wounded." Wu Hui explained what had happened to the members of the Taekwondo Club.
Xia Luoqing was instantly confused.
"Eighteen Dragon Palms?"
"One dragon?"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Sh*t, what the h*ll?
Did Wu Hui think he was a fool?
"Wu Hui, do I need to clean up your mess?" Xia Luoqing asked sullenly in a low voice.
If he hadn't been afraid of ruining Xuanyuan Wanrong's impression of him, he would've yelled into the phone and asked someone to teach Wu Hui a lesson.
On the other end of the phone, Wu Hui was taken aback and hurriedly explained, "Young Master Xia, what I've just told you is true. If you don't believe me, you can come over here to take a look. Many people saw what happened, but you can rest assured that I have called my contacts for help. Previously, some of the people I've met during competitions have been cultivators and are acquainted with some masters. They are real martial arts masters and are completely different from the amateurs of the Wushu Club. As long as you agree, I will definitely invite them to come help us."
"Eh?" After hearing this, Xia Luoqing frowned, and his expression became serious.
Based on his understanding of Wu Hui, he knew he wouldn't have the gall to deceive him. Since he was only at the back entrance of the school, he could verify whether this was true or false by entering the school to take a look.
That being said…
Xia Luoqing's eyes couldn't help but glance at Xu Que, who wasn't far away. He was extremely surprised. Could it really be true that this guy had actually learned some secret martial arts? No wonder he was acting so arrogant today.
With Xia Luoqing's position and status, he'd been exposed to many more events and people than an ordinary person would be, and so he was rather knowledgeable. He clearly knew that martial arts masters existed, but he also knew that those people were very rare and not someone that an ordinary person would normally meet.
Wu Hui actually had contacts in this area. If he made this phone call, he evidently wanted to use the name of the Xia family to invite those people to help.
Then should he agree?
The answer was yes.
The best way to defeat one's opponent was to let him get his ego all inflated, then hit him hard in the areas where he was most proud and most powerful.
Xu Que, a mediocre student and a would-be school big shot, now had the nerve to be so arrogant in front of him? Oh, he knew nothing about power.
"Okay, you can use my name to invite those people to help us. But let's not do this at the school. I will take this group somewhere, and I'll send you the address when we get there. Ask the cultivation masters that you know to please come over. As long as they are willing to help and get rid of Xu Que, I, Xia Luoqing, swear on the name of the Xia family that when I become the master in the future, I will return the favor to them," Xia Luoqing said coldly.
This was the first time he'd used his position as the young master of the Xia family to ask someone to do him a favor.
In the real world, the first time that Xia Luoqing would ask for a favor to harass Xu Que would be two years later. He would find someone to fake an image of Xu Que cheating and send it to Lin Yuxi. Then he would arrange for an accident to get rid of Xu Que.
But Xu Que had changed the original trajectory when he'd appeared in his world of memory and accelerated the pace of things.
In actuality, this was all more or less related to Xuanyuan Wanrong. After all, she was too charming. So on top of feeling extreme jealousy because of Xu Que's connection to her, the thought that Xu Que might also have inherited some rare martial arts made Xia Luoqing feel that he had to ruthlessly take action.
…..
Quickly, Xia Luoqing hung up the phone and returned to Xu Que and the others again.
"Schoolmate Xu, coming here at this time, you must have been going for lunch. Just now, I'd invited Lin Yuxi for lunch. Why don't we all eat together? I know a very famous restaurant with special dishes. I'll treat you this once. So how about it?"
He still had a gentlemanly smile and was polite and courteous, but there was a slight chill in his imposing manner.
Lin Yuxi might not have felt the chilly change in Xia Luoqing's manner, but Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong, who'd been in the World of Cultivators for many years, immediately felt a sense of ominous danger.
It was a conspiracy!
Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong looked at each other and then naturally looked away. With this brief eye contact, they both understood that they had better be careful.
COMMENT
But of course, Xuanyuan Wanrong's conclusion was completely different than Xu Que's.
Her gaze had been intended to warn Xu Que not to go with Xia Luoqing because there was a conspiracy afoot.
But Xu Que simply didn't care and instead was overjoyed, replying, "Okay, where should we go to eat?"
Ah, there was a big wave of Acting Tough Points about to be earned.
Whether or not they could survive this relationship tribulations depended upon whether he could accumulate enough Acting Tough Points.
Thinking of this, Xu Que couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Chapter 1522: Call for People
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It turned out that it was extremely difficult to crack this Relationship Tribulations.
Xu Que now found himself feeling depressed and unhappy about trying to get through this tribulations. First of all, he had absolutely no interest at all in Xuanyuan Wanrong, and, in fact, it had even gotten to the point where he had begun to feel slightly repelled by her. And secondly, Xuanyuan Wanrong felt absolutely the same way that Xu Que did.
How would it be possible for two people who felt this way about each other to come together, actually develop a closeness and affection, and traverse the Relationship Tribulations together?
"Oh, to h*ll with it!
Xu Que was very savvy in his methods for hitting on girls and was supremely confident that if he were to put in the effort, it would not be difficult to make Xuanyuan Wanrong care for him. However, the underlying problem was that it was already very difficult for him to not thoroughly detest Xuanyuan Wanrong and to not regard her as his enemy.
For him to put in the effort to court Xuanyuan Wanrong and eventually move her heart, for the two of them to become cultivation companions, for their hearts to be in sync, this was impossible.
This simply was not going to ever be accomplished. Even if he were able to use various crafty means to influence Xuanyuan Wanrong, Xu Que couldn't get past his own feelings. He himself was unable to like Xuanyuan Wanrong, and he wouldn't be able to traverse the Relationship Tribulations with her from beginning to end.
If he liked someone, he liked them. If he didn't like someone, he didn't like them. It was as simple as that. He couldn't force himself to feel something that wasn't there when it came to feelings of affection.
As a result, these two people's situation looked as if it was becoming evident that they would have to die because they couldn't traverse the Relationship Tribulations.
If it had been some kind of a normal situation, Xu Que might've given it a try and endured the humiliation of pretending to care for her, thinking of it as simply part of an important mission. He could've reluctantly hit on Xuanyuan Wanrong.
But unfortunately, he possessed the System.
In this world of dreams, he only had a replicated version of the System. He could only buy a few Martial Arts secret skills manuals from the System store. There were also a few remnants of other auxiliary features. For example, the System had worked out a solution on how to resolve this Relationship Tribulations.
The Relationship Tribulations that they were now facing in the world of dreams had all come from the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi. Another way this could be understood was that they were trapped inside an incomparably high-level Illusory Spell.
Everything in this world of dreams had been constructed based on Xu Que's memories. The God's Strength from the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi had developed and manifested these memories following what Xu Que supposedly remembered. Ultimately, everything was fake.
Therefore, the System could help to crack this Illusory Spell, but it required a large number of Acting Tough Points.
Xu Que had originally intended to create a bunch of Acting Tough Points. Then he was planning to exchange them for the Blood Demon Magic Mind Arts and take the Blood Demon Pill from the Newbie Gift Package to instantly gain 50 years of Internal Force. Then he was planning to cultivate the Twinkle Finger, the Wave-like Subtle Steps, and other Martial Arts to be able to instantaneously become unrivaled in the whole world. He would then become the top person in Martial Arts who would exist on Earth.
At that time, he would be able to do whatever he pleased and earn enough Acting Tough Points to let the system do away with the Relationship Tribulations.
But now he had changed his mind. It would require a total of 3,000 Acting Tough Points for the system to do away with the Relationship Tribulations.
According to his previous plan, he would have needed to accumulate 2,000 Acting Tough Points to exchange for the Blood Demon Magic Mind Arts. Then he could have needed to continue to earn 3,000 more Acting Tough Points, which was really slow going.
All of a sudden, with the emergence of Xia Luoqing, Xu Que had instantly seen an opportunity to settle the matter all in one go and earn 3,000 Acting Tough Points at the same time.
As Xia Luoqing was the Young Master of the Xia family in the capital, with all the connections that this identity had, as long as Xu Que didn't care about the consequences and behaved unscrupulously to detonate everything, perhaps the Acting Tough Points he would earn would be even more than 3,000 points.
Of course, it was also a big gamble. If the results didn't allow Xu Que to earn 3,000 Acting Tough Points as he'd hoped, then the consequences of his unscrupulous behavior could lead to countless forces on Earth chasing after him to kill him. If by any chance, he were to die, he would really be dead.
GASP!
"I haven't been this nervous for a long time…"
Xu Que was standing outside a splendidly decorated hotel. Looking at the building with his hands slightly clenched, his palms started to sweat.
After he'd readily agreed to Xia Luoqing's invitation, he'd been taken to this hotel by Xia Luoqing, accompanied by Xuanyuan Wanrong and Lin Yuxi.
However, Xuanyuan Wanrong's outfit was really somewhat peculiar. The restaurant in this hotel was Michelin-starred and had a dress code for its patrons. When Xuanyuan Wanrong had just arrived at the entrance to the elevator that was specially designed to go directly to the restaurant, she had been politely stopped by the receptionist.
Normally, because of Xia Luoqing's identity, the restaurant would have certainly let Xuanyuan Wanrong enter, but Xia Luoqing seemed to intend that Xuanyuan Wanrong leave and he didn't speak up.
"Yuxi, why don't you take Wanrong to a nearby clothing store to buy some new clothes?" Xu Que didn't care whether Xuanyuan Wanrong and Lin Yuxi would be at the scene. He could vaguely guess Xia Luoqing's intentions, so he decided to open his mouth first to suggest Xuanyuan Wanrong go buy some new clothes.
Lin Yuxi was still feeling somewhat confused. After all, at this point, she was not officially dating Xu Que yet and couldn't fully understand Xu Que. She felt that this male schoolmate whom she'd had a favorable impression of seemed to have undergone a major transformation overnight.
But since Xu Que had asked, Lin Yuxi had also naturally nodded and agreed. "Well, there happens to be a shopping mall near here."
Xuanyuan Wanrong was initially somewhat hesitant. She looked at Xu Que for a long while with a hint of surprise in her eyes as if she had guessed something and found it hard to believe.
"Do you remember everything that's going on?" She leaned toward Xu Que and asked him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Huh? What did I remember?" Xu Que pretended to be stupid and stared blankly at her.
Xuanyuan Wanrong frowned and finally shook her head as she said, "Nothing, but you'd better be careful." She whispered a warning and then turned around to leave with Lin Yuxi.
Originally she'd felt that Xu Que had seemed to have regained his memory, but Xu Que's baffled expression changed her mind.
After all, this was the world of dreams created by the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi. It was a world completely based on the memory of one of the parties. The memory also came from the version of Xu Que during that period. There was no reason for him to recall his future memories.
Therefore, the fact that Xu Que had taken the initiative to make her leave at this time, caused her to search for another reason to explain the situation. She speculated that Xu Que might be aware that there was danger. But because he had acquired Martial Arts, he didn't have to worry about his own safety. He had made her leave so that he wouldn't be distracted by looking after her.
After all, now she was really without any strength at all. She was only a mortal.
"Classmate Xu, let us go up to order first."
Lin Yuxi and Xuanyuan Wanrong had left to go and buy Xuanyuan Wanrong some clothes, and Xia Luoqing couldn't wait to get started.
"Sounds good." Xu Que immediately replied with a beaming smile.
At this moment, he looked like a lottery winner about to go and pick up his winnings. The excitement inside him had turned to exhilaration. He couldn't help but jiggle his legs as he stepped through the hotel entrance.
At this time, Xuanyuan Wanrong, who had already walked a dozen paces, turned around to take a look and saw Xu Que's back view and noticed his jiggling. Her heart couldn't help but feel nervous.
"This guy, he's so afraid, and yet he still wants me to step away to take risks alone. He's acting quite like a man." She was secretly shocked. Was it possible that she had misjudged this guy's character in the past?"
…..
Xu Que and Xia Luoqing took the elevator and went straight up to the top floor of the hotel.
The restaurant had been built on the highest floor of the hotel. It had been decorated in the style of a Miami Beach restaurant. The ceiling was made of reinforced glass, which could be controlled to open and close, and either worship or shield from the sun.
The restaurant's interior was luxurious, magnificent, and extremely impressive. To be able to afford to have a meal here, people needed to be wealthy and respectable, as well as have remarkable statuses. One could be talking about a small fortune for any of the private rooms or a table. Amid drinks and chatting, one could decide countless workers' employment or unemployment.
To a certain extent, most of the people who dined here could be described as the city's big shots.
The arrival of Xia Luoqing also immediately attracted the attention of many big shots in the room. To be able to sit in the restaurant's main dining area to eat implied that either nothing of importance was being discussed or one's class was not high enough.
But many people at the numerous tables in the restaurant's main dining area seemed to recognize Xia Luoqing.
"Uncle Liu, CEO Lin, CEO Li…" Xia Luoqing also seemed very calm, showing a maturity and steadiness incompatible with his age as he greeted many of his elders there.
Following which, under the guidance of the service staff, Xia Luoqing and Xu Que stepped into a large private room.
PLOP!
They had just entered the room and the service staff had not had time to set the tableware when Xu Que just plonked himself into a chair. With his arms crossed in front of his chest, he looked at Xia Luoqing with a grin and said, "Call for people, as many as you want, I'm in a bit of a hurry!"
…..
Chapter 1523 Call for People II
"Huh?"
Xia Luoqing was momentarily left stupefied by Xu Que.
"Is he so direct?"
"Is he so arrogant?"
"Well, since you know what's going to happen, why do you still dare to come along?" Xia Luoqing was thinking as he soon regained his composure. He was devising his battle plan in his head, and he just calmly smiled.
He sat down facing Xu Que. The service staff hurriedly turned around to leave and closed the door of the private room on their way out.
Although this type of situation was not common in the restaurant, the staff were aware of the identity of the young master of the Xia family. When Young Master Xia wanted to deal with people, then of course they had to pretend not to see anything and simply slip away.
However, it seemed smart to at least inform his boss.
As the staff left the room, it suddenly became very quiet.
Xu Que and Xia Luoqing eyed each other. The two men's eyes had the same looks of self-confidence and contempt for the other.
"Xu Que, you have no idea what you're going to face. In fact, I've heard of you. You're someone who supposedly defeated more than a dozen of people in the Taekwondo Club," Xia Luoqing said and picked up a glass to drink water.
"I have to say. A person like you may be considered outstanding in the university. Well-versed in your studies and skilled in martial arts, you do have the abilities to be haughty, but unfortunately…the opponent you've encountered is me." At this point, Xia Luoqing's lips curled up into a sneer and his face was full of disdain and mockery.
In his view, no matter how powerful Xu Que was, he was still unarmed and defenseless. Even if he had been skilled in kung fu, he still would be afraid of a kitchen knife. To deal with a person such as Xu Que, it would be like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut if he, Young Master Xia, were really to put his identity to use.
"Oh, is that so? Then you must be pretty amazing." Xu Que was still smiling and spouted some inconsequential, phony words.
"Xu Que, you're so irksome. However, you're also a smart person. I can give you one last chance. Either you stay far away from those two women, or…ha, ha, ha." Xia Luoqing felt that it was no longer necessary to spell out the words explaining what would come after. Any normal person would know the score when they'd heard this.
However, Xu Que wasn't exactly normal. He wore a nasty smile on his face and winked at Xia Luoqing, "I know, I know. But are the people that you called for here yet? How many people did you call for? Better call out for more to be on the safe side."
BANG!
Xia Luoqing became full of rage when he heard this. He slammed his hand on the table and growled, "Xu Que, you don't know a good thing when you see it. Even if I cripple you right here, right now, or even make you drunk and throw you off the roof, there's no way for you to get out of this alive."
"Wow, the stakes are getting pretty exciting. I feel I should give it a go." Xu Que pretended to panic but his tone was full of excitement.
He was also going to carry out all that Xia Luoqing had threatened him with fully on Xia Luoqing.
CLICK!
At this time, the doorknob was suddenly twisted open by someone, which was closely followed by the door being pushed open. Several middle-aged men in tracksuits walked in. At a glance, these people seemed very ordinary, except that they had better physiques than most middle-aged men. Their appearances were nothing out of the ordinary.
But on a second glance, it was possible to see that these people's stances were straight and tall. They had a slightly imposing manner, their eyes had slightly penetrating stares, and they felt slightly overbearing.
"Young Master Xia?" When they came in, they first looked at both Xu Que and Xia Luoqing, but then all their eyes were focused on Xia Luoqing.
"That's right, it's me." Xia Luoqing nodded and remained in his chair.
These middle-aged men just looked at Xu Que as they asked suspiciously, "And you are Xu Que? Are you the one who supposedly achieved the Innate Realm to release your Inner Qi?"
Xu Que grinned and looked at them before he replied, "What the h*ll does it have to do with you?"
"Oh, you arrogant kid! It's impossible for a 20-something-year-old kid to achieve the Innate Realm. We've come at this time to expose you as a fraud. You're so young and do not set a good example. How dare you pretend to be a grand master who can release your inner Qi."
One of them snorted coldly and immediately adopted a stance as if ready to ward off an attack.
This was equal to a declaration of war on Xu Que.
PAH!
"Only a few people have come. It's still not enough." Xu Que looked disgruntled as he shook his head. He took out his cell phone and started to play with it. He didn't pay any attention to anyone at all.
At first, they thought Xu Que was calling for people, until his cell phone rang out with the POW! POW! POW! sounds of gunshots, as well as a male commentator's voice. Only then did they realize that this guy was actually playing a game.
"You b*stard!"
The middle-aged man who reacted first growled in anger. He took firm strides forward and shot out a palm toward Xu Que. This palm was particularly powerful, vigorous, and imposing. It went straight for Xu Que's forehead.
The corners of Xu Que's lips curled up in a sneer, and he remained sitting in his chair. He slightly moved his head to the side and easily dodged the palm. It was closely followed by a lift of his right hand and his elbow directly bumped into the middle-aged man's waist.
BANG!
With a loud thud, the middle-aged man suddenly retreated two steps from the impact. Next, he gave a painful cry and held his waist as he crouched down on the ground.
AAHHH!
"What?"
Several of the other middle-aged men were suddenly startled by this scene.
They couldn't imagine how Xu Que had managed to strike just now and be able to dodge that palm attack and also to complete the counterattack and instantly overcome their companion. He obviously was…
An expert. He was a dab hand.
These middle-aged men were instantly shocked out of their minds. "This kid was only in his early 20s. How could he be so powerful?"
Xia Luoqing was also a little startled, and his eyebrows went into a full frown. He'd wondered to himself in secret if Wu Hui had deceived him that he was a good Martial Arts grand master. "What kind of master could he be? He'd been brought down by Xu Que so quickly?"
"What do you guys say? Do you want to keep fighting?" Xu Que looked up this time and glanced at the few middle-aged men standing around.
Several of the middle-aged men immediately appeared furious and glared at Xu Que.
With the disparity in strength, they really didn't have to fight anymore. These people were all well aware of their respective strengths. Everyone had swapped pointers with one another and practiced with each other. Generally, the outcome of the duels that they engaged in wouldn't be determined in less than 200 rounds.
But Xu Que had been able to overcome one of them with one strike. His strength was obviously way above them, but this guy was too arrogant. They really couldn't give vent to their anger without a fight.
"What's the use of anger? You'll still get a beating from me, won't you? Forget about it. You'd better hurry up and call for more people. Just get all the grand masters that you know of to come over here," Xu Que said again, taunting them.
However, he was serious about what he said. He wanted these people to call for more and more powerful people.
"The grand masters? Oh, young man, I'm afraid you're still not qualified to let our Master make his move!" A middle-aged man sneered.
Xu Que's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in surprise, "So, there's really a grand master. And he's your Master? Quick, hurry up and call him over. Oh, that's right, does your master have any brothers and sisters who also practice martial arts? Call them to come all together too as well as the other grand masters they know. Just call all of them here."
"I want to beat up dozens of them!" Xu Que said excitedly, getting ready to attack with his fists.
His words and actions completely infuriated the middle-aged men.
"Such arrogance, how dare you speak and insult my Master! Then you'd better not blame us today for not sticking to the code of honor and forgetting to fight fair." One of them finished speaking and exchanged glances with several others.
WHOOSH!
The next moment, a few people shot out at the same time and rushed toward Xu Que.
According to the rules of the Martial Arts world, it was normal to have a one-on-one duel.
Xu Que had overpowered their companion with one strike, which made them realize that Xu Que's strength was above theirs. To continue with a one-on-one fight, the odds of winning would be zero, so no one issued a one-on-one challenge again.
But when Xu Que opened his mouth and showed disrespect to their Master, then a few of them found an excuse to make their moves together. They were no longer required to adhere to the rules of the Martial Arts world, because this was also one of the rules of the Martial Arts world.
They might not defeat him one-on-one, but it might not necessarily be the case if it was five people against one. The saying "four hands are better than two fists" was not said just in fun.
Several of the people were full of confidence that by combining forces, it would be enough to deal with Xu Que.
However, Xu Que was still very calm. He didn't panic and simply placed the cell phone next to his glass. He seemed to have especially adjusted the angle, while his right palm draw a circle at waist level and suddenly pushed forward.
BOOM!
A sound of a blast in the air could be heard and a violent wind rolled into a ball as a golden dragon-shaped form as thick as an arm with bared fangs and claws brandished, directly rushed toward several of the middle-aged men.
"What?"
"The release of Inner Qi from a grand master in his early 20s?"
"What…that's impossible!"
Several of these middle-aged men were shocked, but it was too late to escape. They were blasted by the golden dragon on the spot, and their bodies immediately flew up to heavily strike against the wall in the room.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Along with heavy impact sounds, even the walls had been cracked. Several of the middle-aged men fell to the floor, unconscious on the spot.
Other than Xu Que and Xia Luoqing, the only person still conscious was the middle-aged man who had been struck in the waist by Xu Que in the first place.
And, at this moment, the room fell into a dead silence.
The middle-aged man was dumbstruck.
Xia Luoqing was also freaking out.
"Was this…the Eighteen Dragon Palms? Could he really get the dragon to appear."
Chapter 1524 Call Your People Too!
The middle-aged man shuddered. "How was that possible?"
Even if his master, who was nearly 100 years old and whose body was still incomparably robust, could release his Inner Qi only because he'd stepped into the realm of a grand master. But the scary thing here was that when his master released his Inner Qi, it was invisible, like a gust of wind, and it cut through the air to strike an opponent.
Now, however, Xu Que had directly unleashed a dragon, and a golden dragon at that. Although it was only as thick as an arm, in the eyes of martial arts people, it was simply an unbelievable occurrence.
It was so frigging scary!
Xia Luoqing sat slumped in the chair. He'd originally been sitting up very straight and full of confidence. But currently his body had fallen in on itself and was soft in the chair.
Before he'd thought that it was Wu Hui who'd deceived him by just taking along a few fakers without any skills, who in turn had been beaten to a pulp by Xu Que.
However, just now he'd seen with his own eyes that this guy had actually shot out a small golden dragon and overwhelmed the whole bunch of middle-aged men by knocking them into a wall. Only then had Xia Luoqing realized that it wasn't that these middle-aged men were too weak, but that that guy Xu Que was really an expert.
"What do you think? My dear viewers and friends, the authentic Eighteen Dragon Palms, nothing added to it at all, no special effects. The dragon was shot out from 100 percent pure Internal Force. Bros, if you like it, remember to double-click on like, add and follow me, and you won't miss out."
At this time, Xu Que's voice could be heard, ringing out in the silent private room.
This guy was greeting people on his cell phone camera on the table, with a brilliant smile on his face.
Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man on the floor could do nothing but stare at him.
"What the heck?"
"Is this guy live-streaming this on the Internet?"
"F*ck, is he crazy?"
"He actually dares to live-stream this kind of thing? Isn't he afraid of creating too much influence and getting pulled in for censorship or being dissected for analysis?"
"Yo, yo, yo, if any of you friends out there think I'm doing a fake streaming, you're welcome to come watch it live in person. I've put out my address. I'm happy to oblige if you want to fight a duel with me."
At this time, Xu Que looked at the bullet comments on the live broadcast and beamed as he responded.
When this kind of thing was broadcast, the viewers' first reaction was certainly to feel that this was fake and had had special effects added to it. But there were many people who liked that the live-streamer had made the effort to actually use special effects in the live-stream. In other live-broadcast rooms, they couldn't see such awesome special effects.
Of course, there were even more people cussing out the owner of the live-streaming room.
Originally this live-streaming room had been used by Xu Que's roommate. When he'd had nothing to do, he would broadcast himself playing League of Legends and spouting some obscenities. This had eventually let him accumulate a large number of fans. He was considered a minor celebrity live-streamer in the dog eat dog world of live-streaming platforms.
Now the live-streaming room had been borrowed by Xu Que. Originally, the viewers had just wanted to watch the League of Legends streaming, but now they saw that it was out of the dorm, and also a stranger performing the Eighteen Dragon Palms. So some of them were still expressing their dissatisfaction.
However, the words that Xu Que had just spoken still attracted a lot of people's curiosity in the end. Some people lived nearby and had already hurried over, wanting to expose Xu Que's use of special effects.
But, at this moment, Xu Que didn't have much time to waste on the live-streaming as his eyes swept toward the middle-aged man. He chuckled and said, "How? Are you still unconvinced? If you still remain unconvinced, then hurry up and get more people."
Having said that, he looked at Xia Luoqing again and said, "How about you? Are you refusing to give in? Want to call some more people?"
"You…" Xia Luoqing immediately glowered in anger. Now he had to admit that Xu Que had some evil ways, but he still didn't pay Xu Que too much attention. Instead, he was thinking of his next steps:
"So, what if he released his Inner Qi to unleash the Eighteen Dragon Palms?"
"No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than advanced technology? Can you block a bullet?"
"You must know that our Xia family's special bodyguards are armed with guns."
"Well, well, as you wish, I'm calling for more people now." Xia Luoqing sneered at him, revealing his desire to commit murder.
This time, he was going to really use the power of the Xia family.
As the young master of the Xia family, he wasn't an idiot. It wasn't possible for him to personally get involved and meet Xu Que head to head. But he was also aware that the existence of a heathen like Xu Que was already not quite in line with the core values of socialism.
Having offended this kind of person, in case he became more powerful in the future, he would always be a hidden danger and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Even if he was not dealt with, he must also be captured to be studied, lest he fell into the hands of others.
Furthermore, Xu Que was spreading the news of what had gone on here today all around. He was obligated to get rid of him before he broadcast about it anymore. That would definitely be the right choice.
Otherwise, after more people had noticed him and wanted to mess with him, then it would really be difficult to get rid of him.
Moreover, with the strength of the Xia family, it would be quite easy to make an insignificant student disappear. At least this had been the case up to now.
Therefore, Xia Luoqing didn't think this matter would be too difficult.
WHOOSH!
He pulled out his cell phone, but still hid it under the table while he quietly sent out a message.
At the same time, the middle-aged man struggled to get up from the floor. He took out his cell phone, huddled in the corner, and dialed a number.
…..
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
At this time, someone knocked on the door of the private room a few times.
Immediately after, a young woman dressed in Western-style clothes walked in.
She wore sunglasses, had a Chinese face, but a head of blond curls. She appeared fashionable and dressed in a way that perfectly concealed her true age.
She looked like a girl in her early 20s, but the clothes as well as her manners and air made people feel that she was at least 30 or 40 years old.
"Young Master Xia, do you realize what kind of place I'm running here? Do you really think it's wise to create so much trouble here?" As soon as the woman entered, she immediately started talking to Xia Luoqing.
As for those people lying on the ground, she didn't even glance at them once as if she'd already known all about what had gone on in this room. After all, there was surveillance video in these private rooms.
"Boss Lin, you've misunderstood. I'm not the one who's punched and hit people." When Xia Luoqing saw this woman with the sunglasses, he made a face and flashed her a pained smile as he spoke.
Originally, he'd just wanted to borrow the place to get rid of Xu Que and then he would have sent a gift of friendship to the restaurant owner after. Taking the Xia family into account, the boss would certainly not have investigated further and would've even undertaken the task of smoothing things over for that matter.
But now, not only had he not dispatched Xu Que, the matter looked as if it was about to be blown up. He had also just called the Xia family's people to come over. Once Boss Lin came forward, perhaps there was no way to settle this.
"Young man, you're fighting here and breaking the rules of our restaurant. How do you think this matter should be settled?" At this time, the woman in the sunglasses looked at Xu Qu. Her gaze behind the sunglasses seemed to be full of curiosity.
However, as soon as she spoke, Xia Luoqing's face suddenly changed slightly, and he was somewhat surprised.
Since when was this woman so easygoing?
Although Xia Luoqing had set up the arrangements here, he was cognizant that, right or wrong, this woman wouldn't brook fighting in her restaurant, and she would definitely throw out anyone caught fighting here.
Once, a long time ago, when the restaurant had just opened, there had been a famous director of a conglomerate, a man more than 50 years old, a famous person, who had once become drunk in the restaurant and opened his mouth to assail a male waiter with obscenities. Boss Lin had sent her people to toss him into the elevator. She hadn't cared who he was at all.
Also once there had been a vice president of a large corporation who had been inexplicably punched by someone in the restaurant. She had thrown both people out before you could say Jack Robinson.
But now, Xu Que had not only been involved in the fight, but he had also laid waste to a few people. And this woman actually didn't throw him out. Instead, she'd asked how he thought the matter should be settled?
Since when did this woman listen to other people's opinions?
HISS!
Xia Luoqing's heart turned over in an upheaval. He thought he knew what was going on here.
This woman must have seen what had happened from start to finish with the surveillance camera. She must be interested in the golden dragon shot out by Xu Que. Otherwise, he couldn't think of any other reason for her to be so respectful to Xu Que.
"How do I want to handle it?"
At this time, Xu Que raised his eyebrows. His eyes directly met the gaze of the woman with sunglasses. He said with a sneer, "You'd better stop talking nonsense. You should call your people too."
Chapter 1525 Who Dares to Touch My Phone?
"….."
The woman in sunglasses instantly froze, and her beautiful eyes behind the sunglasses also looked flabbergasted.
"What the h*ll?
"Is this young man right in his head?
"I've already been patient with him, and he missed that entirely. Now he's telling me to call for more people?"
"Ha, ha, ha….."
At this time, Xia Luoqing suddenly burst out laughing and looked at Xu Que as if he was a real fool. He repeatedly shook his head and said, "Xu Que, it seems as if you are really tired of living. Boss Lin was trying to be respectful to you, and then you dare to show her such disrespect."
He looked at the woman in sunglasses and said, "Boss Lin, you don't need to dirty your hands with this matter. I'll deal with it for you. How about it?"
The actual meaning of what he was saying was to ask the woman in sunglasses to turn a blind eye. Xia Luoqing wanted to continue to borrow this place to deal with Xu Que.
Because in this place it was easier to tie up all the loose ends after he'd dealt with Xu Que. He could avoid disaster if he did it here.
���There's no need to trouble Young Master Xia with this." The woman in sunglasses responded with a cold voice.
Then she turned her ashen face to look at Xu Que and said in a deep voice, "If you want to solve the problem in this way, then I'd be happy to oblige."
With that, she raised her hand and waved it gently. Her impeccably attired attendant immediately turned around and left.
The woman in the sunglasses pulled out a chair, sat down, and crossed her legs. Another attendant immediately stepped forward, brought up a cigarette, and helped her light it.
WHOOOOO
The woman in the sunglasses exhaled a puff of smoke. She was no longer looking at anyone. She was just sitting there quietly.
Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man on the floor had also informed their people by this time.
Suddenly, the room became deadly quiet.
Xu Que was also being very quiet, because he was staring at all the bullet comments of the live-stream on his cell phone screen.
After the appearance of the woman in the sunglasses, the bullet comments had clearly increased by a lot.
After all, the airs and manners of this woman were seductive to many men and easily produced a desire to conquer or to be conquered.
"Damn, this woman is fine."
"Tap that, live-streamer, tap that!"
"Tap that?" Shouldn't it be poke?"
"I just like to say tap that. How annoying."
"Exploding Heavens Faction's Li Bai was here."
"Come on, commenters, post your words carefully. This woman is not someone you can afford to provoke."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Oh, who doesn't know about Boss Lin in our area? If I tell you all about this woman's background, I'm afraid of scaring you to death."
"Yo, is it another woman with someone on top? I'm not the same. I'm generally below. No need for me to move."
"Exploding Heavens Faction's Li Xiaoyao was here."
"666666."
…..
The bullet comments were getting ridiculous. The majority were about the woman in the sunglasses.
But there was also a calm and collected group who were already worried about Xu Que.
"The live-streamer is going to be in big trouble. He's single-handedly tackling this and letting other people call for backup."
"Big trouble, my *ss! You can tell it's scripted at one glance."
"Yes, it's all fake, and there are special effects."
"Forget about it. Just think of it as if you're here to watch the special effects. It doesn't matter if the script is contrived."
"Exploding Heavens Faction's Kato Bird was here."
…..
TSK! TSK! TSK!
Reading all these nonsensical comments, Xu Que couldn't help shaking his head.
The peanut gallery actually still didn't believe that the Eighteen Dragon Palms was real.
"But this is also normal. If it were me in the past, I probably would have started cussing out at this point too.
"But these comments are not important. The impact of these people isn't big. As long as there are enough viewers, then that's good enough. As long as I can infinitely amplify this impact, then it will be enough.
"Most important, there will soon be a lot of people coming to the door to be hit in the face, so the Acting Tough Points will definitely surge.
"Ah, I'm so happy!"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
At this time, the impeccably attired attendant who'd left earlier was back. He lightly knocked twice on the door and nodded to the woman with the sunglasses.
The corners of the mouth of the woman in sunglasses ticked up, and she gave a slight nod of her head.
The next moment, a group of sturdy men in suits swarmed in.
Each of these men wore a face mask and their bodies were extremely strong. In addition to the way they were dressed, one could tell that they were bodyguards at a glance.
But Xia Luoqing knew instantly that this group of men weren't her normal bodyguards.
Although the golden dragon that Xu Que had shot out was strong and could also magically jolt and send opponents flying, this group of bodyguards had received special training. It went without saying that their marksmanship was exceptional, but the important part was that these men were outfitted with…guns.
Yes, they had real guns, which were in their hands and not concealed at all.
Xia Luoqing was completely bowled over by Boss Lin's fierce and malicious ways. She'd actually summoned this group of men so openly in such a place, in order to deal with Xu Que alone. "Was there really a need to make such a big fuss over him?"
"Boss Lin is indeed…ha, ha, ha, powerful. It looks like my Xia family doesn't need to step in." Xia Luoqing couldn't help laughing.
"What's Young Master Xia talking about? These people came to my restaurant with guns to commit an armed robbery. It seems as if I should be calling the police right now." The woman in the sunglasses said with an indifferent expression on her face. She really took out her cell phone, ready to call the police.
Xia Luoqing was not stupid and could naturally figure out that this was the excuse being used by the woman in the sunglasses. It was nothing more than following the course of the events and ridding herself of suspicion ahead of time to clear any connection with these people.
As for how it would work after that, it was none of his business.
Anyway, he was well aware that Xu Que would soon be met with an unfortunate accidental death during this armed robbery. The murderer would be arrested, but the restaurant would be fine, and Boss Lin would be okay too. He, Xia Luoqing, would definitely be fine as well.
But the problem was that Xu Que was still live-streaming, and no one had any way of knowing how many people were witnessing everything that was going on.
Xia Luoqing knew, and Boss Lin also knew, but they seemed to not care about it.
Xu Que, however, did not take it seriously.
He stood up with a smile and also didn't forget to take his cell phone as he said, "I can't seem to really be comfortable in this room. Shall we go outside?"
"Young man, can't you see that my restaurant is being held hostage by these people? You'd better not move about randomly, lest you annoy these robbers and injure yourself." At this time, the woman in the sunglasses opened her mouth again to coldly remind him of what was going on.
And as soon as these words were out of her mouth, the guns in the hands of these men in suits at the door were raised and aimed at Xu Que one by one.
"Erm, we can talk things over nicely. Don't get so worked up. It's only a robbery. There's no need to kill anyone." Xu Que immediately held up both his hands and sat back in his chair, admitting his terror.
Truthfully speaking, he really hadn't expected things to evolve to this point.
Originally he'd only wanted to pretend to Act Tough, but he hadn't expected to provoke a crazy woman. "What a nutcase, ah!
"All I did was to just make the remark, you call for your people too.
"Did you have to summon so many people with guns to scare me?
"My Eighteen Dragon Palms is not the Golden Shield Iron Gown!"
At the same time, the bullet comments in the live-streaming room had already gone through the roof.
"F*ck, f*ck, the live-streamer has invested big in the script. So many people have appeared."
"What the f*ck, where did he get so many fake guns. They look like the real thing."
"But this group of men really look the part. I don't know why. They don't look like they are acting at all."
"This is only because you've been brainwashed by lousy movies. Isn't this bad acting?"
…..
"Young man, are you still in the mood to play with your cell phone?" At this time, Boss Lin looked at Xu Que and suddenly made a comment.
The unspoken implication was to warn Xu Que to turn off his cell phone.
Xia Luoqing, on the other hand, suddenly realized that something seemed a little off.
Although this woman was capable of anything, there was no reason to send so many people to point guns at him just because of Xu Que's single remark. Moreover, she had been procrastinating and slow to make her move. It didn't seem to be in line with this woman's style.
Unless…
"F*ck, this woman has her eye on Xu Que and wants to get those martial arts secrets from him. This group of people are here to catch him."
Xia Luoqing finally snapped to attention and immediately couldn't sit still.
He should've thought of this at the first instant, but because this woman had done a lot of crazy things in the past, it had led to his clouded judgment.
But no matter whether he'd thought of it first or was only realizing it now, it seemed there was no difference, because it was useless now.
This was after all, the territory of the woman in sunglasses. Since she'd discovered Xu Que's secret and also developed an interest, then perhaps it would be very difficult for him, Xia Luoqing, to get rid of Xu Que.
"What's it got to do with you whether I'm in the mood to play with my cell phone or not? Don't tell me they are here with their guns just so they can grab my cell phone?" At this time, Xu Que spoke up and decided to go head to head with the woman in the sunglasses. He was suddenly not terrified anymore.
The woman in the sunglasses stared blankly at him for a while. Initially, Xu Que had been acting afraid just now, which gave her the self-confidence to think that she had the upper hand over Xu Que. Who would've thought that it had only taken a moment for this guy to work up his courage?
"Are you sure?" The woman in the sunglasses asked Xu Que a question again.
Immediately after, a few of the armed burly chaps in suits outside the door marched forward. They pointed the muzzles of their guns at Xu Que, while they reached out to grab his cell phone.
Xu Que narrowed his eyes and directly threw his cell phone on the table with a BANG sound.
The burly chaps were immediately startled.
The next moment, Xu Que suddenly reached his hand out to point at the cell phone on the table and loudly said, "Come on, the cell phone is here. I want to see today, who would f*cking dare touch my cell phone? I'll rip his dick off!"
Xu Que's voice was full of confidence and his imposing manner was extraordinary.
Several of the burly chaps in suits stared blankly and were struck dumb.
"What's going on?"
"Clearly we're the ones holding the guns. How come this fool is more arrogant than we are?"
They were baffled and all looked to the woman in the sunglasses at the same time, as if they were waiting for instructions.
The woman in the sunglasses directly extended a slim finger and in front of Xu Que, in front of everyone, her finger gently touched the cell phone.
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Chapter 1526 Urge Them to Hurry Up
SWISH!
In an instant, all the people in the private room were shocked.
Xu Que also stared blankly for a moment, and then he rolled his eyes. He almost rushed over to pull the woman's pants off. Wrong, he wanted to haul her up by her collar up and ask her if she wanted to create trouble.
I said if anyone touches my cell phone, I'll chop off his d*ck. But you're a woman. Why must you argue for the sake of arguing?
BAH!
All he could think was,"What's so great about not having a d*ck?"
The woman in the sunglasses looked at Xu Que with the corners of her lips curled up in a smile as if she was being provocative.
"Oh…"
Xu Que gave a little chuckle and shook his head. "Okay, initially I didn't intend to play rough with you. Since you had to touch my cell phone and also shut down my live-streaming, then, in that case, I have no choice. Your d*ck is gone."
With that, Xu Que suddenly stood up and extended a hand to the woman in the sunglasses as he said in a loud voice, "Hand over your d*ck right this minute."
"Oh, oh, young man, do you think I look like someone who has one?" The woman in the sunglasses wasn't angry. Instead, she laughed and stared at Xu Que.
"I don't know. I haven't seen it before. So how do I know you don't have one?" Xu Que said with a grin while stepping forward. He really acted like he was going to pull her pants off to take a look.
His action immediately stunned the group of bodyguards in suits at the scene.
SWISH!
All of a sudden, everyone raised their guns and pointed them at Xu Que, as a warning.
The woman in the sunglasses waved her hand, signaling to them not to act rashly while looking at Xu Que with a sneer, "You want to see if I have one or not? Sure, if you really have the guts, then you can come over to see…"
WHOOSH!
The woman in the sunglasses hadn't finished speaking when she saw a shadow flash in front of her. A hand slid down in front of her, closely followed by a warm feeling in her crotch area, as if someone had groped between her legs.
"Yeah, there's really none, so I'll let you go today!" Almost at the same time, Xu Que's voice, feigning surprise, sounded out.
However, the crowd in the private room had already been struck dumb.
No one had really thought that Xu Que would move so quickly and had the nerve to do so.
"He'd actually dared to touch Boss Lin?"
"Was he really tired of living?"
The woman in the sunglasses was staggered. Her face looked slack-jawed as she looked at Xu Que in disbelief. Her entire person froze in the chair.
"Is he crazy?
"Is this kid insane?
"Is there something wrong with him?
"How…how dare he touch me just now? And he did it in public? Even touched me in that place?"
The woman in the sunglasses was flabbergasted for a short while. She held back and did not scream until…
"Get him!"
As soon as the group of well-trained bodyguards in suits heard the order, they immediately raised their guns and surrounded Xu Que, while stretching out their hands to press Xu Que to kneel on the ground.
"Hey, don't move. If you dare to lay a hand on me, your boss will be dead today. She has already been poisoned by my Exploding Heavens Faction's special venom!"
Suddenly, Xu Que gave a shout.
The group of bodyguards and everyone in the private room were suddenly startled.
"This kid has poisoned Boss Lin?"
"That's not right. When did he poison her? How did he do it?"
Suddenly, the scene that had happened just now involuntarily flashed through everyone's minds, when Xu Que had touched Boss Lin…
SWISH!
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes could not help but glance down at Boss Lin's��crotch!
"It can't be?"
"Can it be?"
"Is this kid…so despicable, shameless, and vile?"
Boss Lin was also obviously startled and was furious seeing everyone's eyes on her. She was about to flare up when, suddenly, she really found that something was wrong. Her lower body seemed to be unable to move, and there was also a faint…itch!
"What…what did you just do?" Boss Lin panicked in an instant.
She had seen the Eighteen Dragon Palms shot out by Xu Que earlier on the surveillance camera and hence had developed an interest in Xu Que. But now that Xu Que had said that he had poisoned her and Boss Lin had also found her lower body was paralyzed, she became immediately scared.
Her life was much more precious than this guy. She would use a life to exchange for a life. If not, she would lose big time.
"Stop, put everything away!" Boss Lin gave the order without delay.
All the bodyguards in suits immediately put away the guns in their hands.
"Well, this is more like it. We can talk things over nicely. How can you be considered heroes, using guns to threaten people? Aren't you ashamed of yourselves?" Xu Que sat back down on the chair with a satisfied look at this moment. He cockily crossed his ankle over the other knee and also did not forget to speak sarcastically to the crowd.
But his words immediately attracted countless looks of contempt.
"Surely threatening people with guns is better than you using poison as a threat, right?"
"Xu Que, right? You're really extremely daring. Do you not know who I am?" At this time, Boss Lin also looked at Xu Que again and spoke with an icy tone.
"I don't have to know who you are, nor am I interested in knowing. I didn't intend to drag you into the matter today. If you are smart, take your men and get out of here. I have to borrow your place to use. After I'm done with it, I will naturally give you the antidote!" Xu Que finished speaking and picked up the teacup on the table to take a sip.
The whole private room's atmosphere also abruptly changed.
Xu Que alone seemed to control everything, and his imposing manner was extraordinary.
"Oh, the antidote? Do you really think this is ancient times? With today's medical technology…" The woman in the sunglasses sneered at Xu Que.
But she hadn't finished speaking when Xu Que interrupted her words to say, "You can rest assured that with today's medical technology, it cannot detoxify this poison! Have you ever seen Eighteen Dragon Palms in today's world? It's the same with the poison."
"….." The woman in the sunglasses was suddenly silent.
She had really never seen the Eighteen Dragon Palms before this moment and hadn't even believed that it existed. Then she had seen it with her own eyes, and now, listening to Xu Que's words, she became really nervous.
"If even the Eighteen Dragon Palms existed, it appeared it could be normal that there was no cure for this poison in the modern world.
"The important point was that this guy was young and looked like a hot-headed fool, but he had the courage to come to this place to set himself against the Xia family. He'd even dared to treat her in this way despite knowing that her identity was extraordinary.
"What did it imply?
"It implied that this kid either came from an extraordinary background or his strength and means were exceedingly high. Otherwise he would never have acted so boldly.
"This kid's stamina and self-confidence were absolutely not put on."
Within a brief period, the woman in the sunglasses had made a decision.
She had thought it through, and she had also understood that she probably couldn't take Xu Que down today. She didn't have to wade into the muddy water.
However, even if she couldn't take him down today, it didn't mean that she couldn't take him down in the future.
She really wanted to see whether this kid had the strength to set himself against the Xia family. If he did, then she really mustn't lay a hand on this guy today. On the contrary, she would watch in safety while the others fought and then she would reap the rewards at the time when both sides were exhausted. It would not be too late to swoop in later.
"Very well, I can lend you the place, and I won't get involved in your business."
Without further ado, the woman in the sunglasses opened her mouth and stood up from her chair at the same time.
"Huh?"
"I can stand up?"
The woman in the sunglasses stared blankly for a brief moment.
"That's right, you can stand up. It's very normal. It means the poison has penetrated to your bloodstream. Your mobility has been restored," Xu Que said with a smile.
The woman in the sunglasses suddenly frowned and was silent for a moment before she said, "I hope you keep your promise."
As soon as she'd finished speaking, she immediately marched out in her petite high heels and took her men with her.
It was not that she easily believed Xu Que, but she wanted to hurry up and find the best doctor to check out her body. If she could be cured, then it would still not be too late to come back and find Xu Que to settle the score.
If she couldn't be cured, then she had no other way than to compromise with Xu Que.
After all, she believed that her life was much more precious than Xu Que's. There was no need to take herself down along with Xu Que.
A smart person was clear about her priorities in handling things.
Boss Lin left with her people, and the private room became empty and quiet again.
Xia Luoqing was sitting in a chair, and he still hadn't yet snapped out of it.
He'd originally thought that Boss Lin would deal with Xu Que, but he definitely hadn't expected that she would be forced to retreat by Xu Que.
"So, what was going to happen now?
"Could the plan still go ahead?
"Should he wait for the people of the Xia family to come and finish off Xu Que in this restaurant?
"But it didn't seem right. How did this guy ruin his plans?
"It didn't look like Xu Que had been trapped in this restaurant by him. It looked more like this guy had trapped him here, and, in addition, he'd also insisted that Xia call his own family's people to come over.
"What the h*ll did this guy want?"
Thinking about all of this, Xia Luoqing couldn't help but feel panicky.
Before this, he had been full of confidence and had been devising his strategies in the room.
But now as he'd watched Boss Lin and her group of bodyguards being forced to withdraw by Xu Que, his self-confidence and staying power had begun to slowly crumble.
…..
At the same time, Xu Que was also still minding his own business, sitting in a chair. He had summoned the System interface.
He took a look at his Acting Tough Points. They had been rising bit by bit, and he was feeling quite satisfied.
Although he had spent ten Acting Tough Points, he'd done well in this flurry of action. He had spent the ten Acting Tough Points for a poisonous needle that could cause the injected person to temporarily experience local paralysis and itch. But after he had used it on Boss Lin's body just now, he had earned back more than 100 Acting Tough Points right away.
Unfortunately, the scene just now hadn't been streamed live. Otherwise, he could've scooped up at least a few hundred more points.
But it didn't matter. It was not too late to restart the live-streaming now.
After all, the real drama was coming soon…
Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Que's mouth couldn't help but curl up into a smile as he looked at Xia Luoqing and that sober middle-aged man at the same time and urged, "Your men are still not here yet. Urge them to hurry up. Tell them not to walk and just to ride bicycles over here. I, Xu Que, will reimburse them for the cost."
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Chapter 1527 The Men Are Here
At this time, in the shadows of the tall, magnificent buildings, a car drove toward a hotel entrance. The car door opened, and every man who got out of the car was impeccably attired in the same Western-style suits. The expressions in their eyes were ice-cold. They looked as if they were killers for hire.
Several black cars arrived shortly after, and a few old people got out of these cars wearing typical Chinese tunic suits. They all had white hair, but they didn't look old-fashioned or tired at all. Instead, they appeared to be particularly spirited. They walked tall and straight. At a glance, their momentum looked firmer even than the men in the Western suits.
"So many masters?"
Not too far away, Xuanyuan Wanrong had already bought some new clothes and changed her look. Then she had headed back to the hotel with Lin Yuxi. She couldn't help but feel astonished, chancing upon this scene.
Although her cultivation was gone, Xuanyuan Wanrong's ability to make discerning judgments was still strong. She could tell at a glance that this group of people were not ordinary people, but martial arts practitioners.
With the appearance of so many experts at this moment combined with the trap set previously by Xia Luoqing, Xuanyuan Wanrong suddenly understood that this group of people most likely had been rushed here to deal with Xu Que.
"What masters?" Lin Yuxi was standing next to her and heard Xuanyuan Wanrong's mumblings. She couldn't help but feel startled as she looked to where Xuanyuan Wanrong had been looking.
She couldn't see anything different about those people other than the fact that there were suddenly so many people arriving outside the hotel. She unconsciously thought it must be presaging the arrival of some big shot.
Any normal person would think that those men in the Western suits and the ice-cold expressions were bodyguards just by looking at them.
This hotel often had stars or important figures staying there, so she didn't think too much about why there were all these guys outside the hotel.
"Oh, it's nothing. Why don't we go somewhere else to shop?" Xuanyuan Wanrong shook her head and asked.
At this time, she was being very rational about it. Even if she went to find Xu Que, not only could she not help, she could also cause trouble for him by distracting him.
So she asked Lin Yuxi to take her somewhere else shopping in order to get away from the place.
"Are you sure? Xu Que and Xia are still waiting for us, or shall I call him to let him know?" Lin Yuxi was a little hesitant and felt that they shouldn't stand up their friends in this way.
Xuanyuan Wanrong muttered to herself. Her eyes also followed intently the group of men in Western suits and the old people as they walked into the hotel. She suddenly changed her mind, shook her head, and said, "Never mind. Let's just head up there."
With that, she walked forward. She'd decided that she wanted to go up to have a look.
After all, too many experts had come this time. Before, when he'd been at the school, Xu Que had been able to deal with more than one enemy because those opponents hadn't been that strong.
But the people who'd come this time… These people didn't look like pushovers.
Xuanyuan Wanrong felt that nothing boded well for Xu Que. If he died, then it didn't matter how far she tried to run away. She would also have to follow suit and die. So she might as well go up to take a look.
Besides, she honestly felt that this matter still had something to do with her.
If it hadn't been for her appearance, then Xia Luoqing wouldn't have had designs on her and probably wouldn't have set up a trap to deal with Xu Que.
Xu Que was caught in this situation now in order to protect her. If she were to deliberately avoid the situation even though she knew exactly what was going to happen, then it would be rather too much.
So, after giving it much thought, Xuanyuan Wanrong decided to go to the scene to take a look. Although she couldn't be of any help, at least she would know what was happening.
After all, from the very beginning, when she had been dragged in by the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi, she had basically given up hope. She had no confidence when it came to the matter of traversing the Relationship Tribulations with Xu Que.
…..
Meanwhile, in the restaurant at the top of the hotel, most of the people had been cleared out or had left on their own voluntarily. Xu Que had also left the private room, and he was sitting in the main hall of the restaurant fiddling with his cell phone. He was chatting with his online friends in the live-streaming room after he had fixed his hairstyle so that he would appear more photogenic.
Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man were sitting near him, with the fire of revenge raging inside of them. They were also rather excited. Because a minute ago, their cell phones had gotten texts at the same time informing them that help had arrived.
Xia Luoqing stayed quite calm. After all, the people who had arrived to help him were hired thugs sent by his family. They were the kind of hired thugs who could do vicious things.
But the middle-aged man hadn't done the same. He'd reported the entire situation to his sect. He'd even exaggerated a little, in order for his master to step forward.
As a result, he'd really startled his master, and so his master had summoned elders and masters of other sects to come with him and help.
Now this situation had become huge. If it had been put in a martial arts novel, this battle would be considered equivalent to the six major factions besieging Bright Peak or some major martial arts convention.
"This boy isn't going to be able to stay arrogant for too much longer now. When my master and the masters of several other major sects show up, no matter how good he is, this will be the end for him." The middle-aged man glowered at Xu Que's back and spoke in a low voice.
Xia Luoqing's face had a completely indifferent expression. He didn't care much about what the middle-aged man had just said, and, in fact, he even thought it beneath his dignity to talk to the guy.
So what if they had good kung fu? So what if their Inner Power was profound? So what if they could magically shoot out a dragon?
After all, none of this compared to a single bullet from a gun.
Boss Lin had only brought out the guns earlier as a threat because she had developed an interest in Xu Que.
But that was only a threat. She hadn't really wanted to kill Xu Que, and that had given Xu Que a chance to poison her, forcing her to leave.
But his Xia family was not like this at all. Once his people were here, they would not talk nonsense with Xu Que. They would just directly shoot and kill him. They wouldn't even give him half a chance.
"Yo, why do I feel that both of your murderous auras have become a lot stronger all of a sudden? Is it because your men have arrived?" At this time, Xu Que turned his head sharply and grinned at Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man.
The eyes of the two men twitched. "D*mn, you can also feel murderous auras?"
"Yes, they are already in the elevator, if you must know," Xia Luoqing felt that it would be beneath him to hide it, so he directly nodded and replied.
"Do they have guns?" Xu Que asked calmly.
"….." Xia Luoqing suddenly glanced at the cell phone in Xu Que's hand as he calmly asked, "Are you live-streaming?"
"Yeah, it's fine. Go ahead and say it. I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?" Xu Que laughed.
"I'm afraid?" Xia Luoqing sneered and growled, "Yes, they brought guns with them."
"Well, that's good. What about you? Are your master and the other masters here also?" Xu Que turned his head and asked the middle-aged man.
"They are here and also in the elevator." The middle-aged man nodded.
"Very good." Xu Que immediately stood up and walked toward the door.
Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man both stared blankly. "Why was he so eager? Was he actually going out to meet them at the door?"
However, Xu Que walked out of the restaurant and went straight into the surveillance room, which was in a nearby corner of the floor.
Boss Lin was sitting inside the surveillance room, and she was still concerned about what was going on inside her restaurant. She hadn't expected that Xu Que would suddenly come looking for her.
BANG!
Without waiting for the people inside to respond to his knock, Xu Que pushed open the door of the surveillance room and asked, "Tell me which elevators the Xia family's people and the martial arts masters are in."
"What?" Boss Lin stared blankly at him and was startled. "What was this fool planning to do and what did he mean by asking this question?"
"Never mind, no need to tell me. I can see them myself." Xu Que had caught a glimpse of the surveillance video and had immediately identified the men in suits and the several other old men.
These men were in three different elevators, with no one else but them inside.
"Heh, heh, heh, that's perfect! Now I can have some fun." Xu Que's eyes suddenly lit up. He turned around and left the surveillance room.
Xia Luoqing and the middle-aged man had followed him at a distance. Before they could understand what he was planning to do, they saw him headed toward the elevators in high spirits.
Boss Lin also seemed to realize that something was going on and hurried out of the surveillance room.
Xu Que put his cell phone down on the floor. He continued his live-streaming. Then he walked toward the elevator and directly opened the elevator door using brute force. He nimbly jumped into the elevator shaft.
"F*ck, this guy's crazy? Is he trying to kill himself?" Boss Lin was shocked.
The elevator was climbing now, and this guy had jumped in. He would either fall and be cut into pieces or be wedged between the elevator and the roof and turned into mincemeat. He was dead either way.
But in the next moment, they were stupefied.
Like Spider-Man, Xu Que propped his legs against the walls of the elevator shaft. He pulled out an enormous cable cutter from the midsection of his body and pulled on the elevator cable. His plan was to cut it.