Seattle-style restaurant.

Li Junyang discovered that the man in front of him, who could make the entire Jiang City tremble with a stomp of his foot, did not seem as terrifying as the rumors suggested.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the atmosphere between the two became increasingly familiar. Ning Zheyuan even started calling him "brother," an honor that made Li Junyang feel a little dizzy.

Originally, he just wanted to use this dinner to get acquainted with Yanba, that was enough. He was even prepared to just greet Yanba and then leave.

After all, Yanba was half an hour late, and that's not the kind of behavior someone who thinks highly of themselves would do.

But to my surprise, after a conversation, the other party was surprisingly down-to-earth.

This discovery made Li Junyang feel somewhat flattered.

but……

Li Junyang secretly glanced at the black-clad bodyguards standing behind Ning Zheyuan, who were warily watching their surroundings, and swallowed hard.

The big boss is indeed a big boss. Even though we've gotten to know each other a bit better, his aura is still there.

Among these bodyguards were both white and black men, their muscular builds almost bursting through their suits. Li Junyang was also quite skilled, holding a black belt in Taekwondo, but after weighing the options in his mind, he couldn't bring himself to fight them.

—These humanoid beasts, getting punched by them is probably no less than being hit by a truck…

"Brother Li, I'm so sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way, which made you wait a little longer... It was my fault, I'll make you another drink right away!"

Ning Zheyuan laughed and raised his glass. Li Junyang snapped out of his daze and quickly raised his glass with both hands, clinking it against Ning Zheyuan's.

"Brother Li, I heard... you're also from Weiyang?"

Ning Zheyuan took a sip of wine and calmly uttered a sentence.

Ning Zheyuan glanced at Li Junyang, who was sitting opposite him and whose face was flushed with excitement because of his calling him "brother," and pretended to drink, his lips, hidden by the wine glass, pursed slightly.

Students are really easy to fool...

How can someone actually believe that there is such a thing as unexpected kindness in this world?

Ning Zheyuan has been navigating the world of martial arts for so many years, his methods and cunning are so great that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he could easily destroy Li Junyang.

“The assets left by the master must not go wrong. I must stay in the country to take good care of these assets and wait for the day when the master returns to the country so that I can hand them all over to him.”

"There's nothing I can do, kid. I never intended to trick you. You just walked right into it."

"Before I make you despair, let me give you a little taste of sweetness..."

Ning Zheyuan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, a faint smile appearing on his face before vanishing again.

"Yes! I'm from the senior year. Does Brother Cigarette Scar also have friends in Weiyang?"

Li Junyang's face flushed with excitement, and his eyes lit up. He was just wondering what reason he could come up with to continue building a good relationship with Yanba after tonight's events, and this was like a perfect opportunity!

“Not exactly friends… to be precise, I was his subordinate, no, it would be more accurate to say I was his servant.”

Cigarette Scar's words nearly made Li Junyang's eyes pop out of their sockets.

What is it?

Did he hear that right?

The only emperor's cigarette scar underground actually has... a master?

And they even went to the same school as me?

Holy crap!

At this moment, all emotions vanished from Li Junyang's mind, leaving only a series of huge "Holy shit" exclamations flying around.

There are such amazing people in Weiyang?

How could he not know?

This...this...

He's been studying in Weiyang for three years, and he's never heard of any important figures there.

"Don't be surprised, have you heard of the Xia family?"

Cigarette Scar smiled faintly.

"No……"

Li Junyang racked his brains for a long time, but he couldn't remember which prominent family in Jiang City had the surname Xia. Could it be that the other party wasn't from Jiang City?

But if he's not from Jiang City, why would he come to Weiyang to study?

"It's understandable that you haven't heard of it. Very few people have heard of the Xia family because its existence is a secret in itself."

"You could say that even the upper-class families in Jiang City wouldn't know much about the Xia family."

"It's normal that you don't know. All you need to know is that the young master of the Xia family is in your Weiyang High School, and... I think he's also a senior in high school?"

Ning Zheyuan reached out and beckoned behind him. The bodyguard behind him understood, cut a cigar, and respectfully handed it to Ning Zheyuan.

Ning Zheyuan slowly lit the cigarette and took a big drag. He knew that the information he had given was too shocking and would take Li Junyang a while to digest.

"Scarface, do you know who he is?"

Li Junyang swallowed hard, his mouth watering. Just being able to connect with Yanba was already his dream; if he could take it a step further and get to know the mysterious young master of the Xia family…

Holy crap.

The Li family is going to take off!

"Of course I know, but I can't say right now. Brother Li, you must be hungry after waiting for me for so long, right?"

Ning Zheyuan said with a smile, "I heard that Qingshan Real Estate recently acquired the development rights for the old Weiyang campus. This land wasn't easy to acquire; there's been quite a bit of turmoil lately, hasn't there? Why don't we have dinner first? Then we can have a good talk about how to resolve this..."

"Uh...that works too!"

Noticing that Ning Zheyuan was unwilling to talk, Li Junyang's eyes lit up and he quickly nodded in agreement.

Anyway, he already knew that there was such a mysterious young master in Weiyang. He believed that he would find out sooner or later as his relationship with Yanba deepened.

“Foolish thing… You can’t even control your own expression. You’re far inferior to the young master. I know exactly what you’re thinking…”

Ning Zheyuan understood Li Junyang's scheme at a glance, and immediately gave a light sneer, putting the cigar in his mouth.

For a moment, the smoke enveloped the scene, obscuring the glint in Ning Zheyuan's eyes.

...

Buzzing—

Just as the two were enjoying their meal, chatting and the atmosphere was heating up again, Li Junyang suddenly received a text message. When he opened it, his face immediately darkened.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Li Junyang gritted his teeth and slammed his phone on the table with a loud thud. The bodyguards standing behind Ning Zheyuan immediately turned to look at him and put their hands on their waists.

"fine."

Ning Zheyuan glanced back at him, signaling him to be quiet, then casually asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

"It's nothing. Someone at school messed with me, so I got a few thugs from the old town to teach him a lesson. But these useless bastards, a dozen of them couldn't even beat one person! What's the use of them?"

Li Junyang was furious.

Is Xia Che some kind of three-headed, six-armed being?

Isn't he just a good-for-nothing who only gained some fame because he has a knife?

If they can't even handle such a useless piece of trash, Li Hu and his gang should really give up on their careers!