Chapter 64: Xiǎo Bàwáng of Zhòng Hé Bāng

The young man, surrounded by a group of underlings, immediately perked up at those words.

"Fuck!"

Right now, the most furious was undoubtedly the Double Blade General.

He had just assured Boss he'd handle things, and now this happened—he couldn't help but feel humiliated.

He saw those people starting to move.

The Double Blade General snatched the wine jug from the table and hurled it down the stairs.

"Boom!"

The shattering sound exploded before them, instantly halting their steps.

"Xiǎo Bàwáng, are you looking for death? We drove you out once already—do you want to be humiliated again?"

Clearly, this young man known as Xiǎo Bàwáng had been here before; last time, the Double Blade General had thrown him out, and it hadn't even been long since then—he was back again.

"Oh, it's you, Double Blade—still alive, huh?"

Xiǎo Bàwáng recognized the Double Blade General but didn't care—he kept his smirking, carefree expression.

"This time, I didn't come alone."

Last time, coming alone cost him—he remembered that lesson, and wouldn't repeat it.

He gestured to a middle-aged man beside him.

"I am Bái Wěicái. Just a few dancing girls—please grant me this favor."

The middle-aged man calling himself Bái Wěicái stood up with a broad smile, exuding the air of a smiling tiger.

At the same moment, nearly half the people on the first floor rose to their feet—clearly, they were all his followers.

"You trying to scare me?"

The Double Blade General had fought battles against the Flying Cloud Gang—how could he be intimidated by this?

On the contrary, his eyes grew even more dangerous.

The situation seemed to be getting interesting.

Ye Tian had thought it was just drunken fools causing trouble, but now it seemed otherwise.

"Boss!"

Beside him, Méi Yǒngníng leaned close to Ye Tian's ear and whispered.

"I remember—he's Xiǎo Bàwáng. His father is the Bāngzhǔ of Zhòng Hé Bāng. The man beside him, Bái Wěicái, is the Fù Bāngzhǔ—once a scholar, now effectively Zhòng Hé Bāng's advisor."

"Almost every major decision in Zhòng Hé Bāng depends on Bái Wěicái. Others say he's extremely calculating."

So he had some status—that explained his boldness.

"Is Zhòng Hé Bāng big?"

Linshui City had too many gangs; Ye Tian couldn't know them all.

He had never heard of Zhòng Hé Bāng before.

"In terms of territory, Zhòng Hé Bāng isn't large—it mainly controls the border between City West and Cheng Nan—but it rose to power early. I heard it was founded even before our Black Water Gang."

"It has high seniority in the Jianghu; many gangs give Zhòng Hé Bāng face."

In short, Zhòng Hé Bāng's territory was small, but its connections were vast—tangling with it would be troublesome, since it had survived this long, it must have its own way of enduring.

"Seniority?"

But those words made Ye Tian laugh.

Since when did the Jianghu become a place where only seniority mattered?

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"Someone!"

The Double Blade General was no pushover—just two simple words, and a flood of men burst into Jin Feng Tower.

Tension spread rapidly.

The other guests on the first floor could only scramble into corners; surrounded by people, escape was impossible—they could only try to shrink their presence.

"You dare cause trouble here with so few men? Do you know whose territory this is?"

"You think saying that will scare me?"

Xiǎo Bàwáng shouted back, neck stiff.

He carried the air of a reckless brat—but seeing the crowd around him, several times larger than his own, he swallowed hard, his drunkenness fading fast.

"White Uncle."

He stepped back slightly and nudged Bái Wěicái beside him.

He brought Bái Wěicái here today precisely to reclaim the face he'd lost.

"..."

I know you're just a drunkard who chases women, but I didn't think you'd dare stir up trouble like this.

Still, he had to intervene—as Fù Bāngzhǔ of Zhòng Hé Bāng, Bái Wěicái had seen plenty of scenes; he wouldn't be intimidated by this.

"You're the Double Blade General, right?"

Smiling, he bowed slightly toward the Double Blade General.

"I've heard of Yù Gōngzǐ's name, but Zhòng Hé Bāng isn't easy to bully—you threw our young master out of this tavern before, which was a slap to Zhòng Hé Bāng's face."

"How about this: hand over these women, and we'll let this go. What do you say?"

"Or do you truly want to fight us to the death?"

This was actually quite skillfully worded.

He first pointed out that the Double Blade General had struck first, and the cost was merely a few dancing girls—if this could settle things peacefully, few gangs would refuse.

Seeing Bái Wěicái's calm, confident demeanor, Ye Tian's lips curled again into a smile.

No wonder he's a scholar—quite impressive.

【Detected: Host triggered a choice】

【Choice One: Settle peacefully! Reward: Intermediate Loyalty +10, Primary Loyalty +20】

【Choice Two: Strike back forcefully! Reward: Intermediate Loyalty +10, Primary Loyalty +20】

The only thing that surprised Ye Tian.

Was that under these circumstances, a choice could still trigger—and Intermediate Loyalty too. He'd just been worried his three Primary Loyalty followers weren't enough.

«... »

The Twin Blades General frowned and fell silent.

On one hand, Ye Tian was here—this decision couldn't possibly be left to him.

On the other hand, Zhong He Bang's standing in the Jianghu was clear; if things escalated, the Twin Blades General feared it would bring trouble upon Ye Tian.

The atmosphere grew silent.

The most terrified were the few dancers huddled in the corner of the stage; from Xiao Ba Wang's cruel, mocking gaze, it was clear that if they fell into his hands, their fate would be dire.

«How have you decided? »

The Twin Blades General's silence only made Bái Wěicái more confident.

«I think even Master Yù would not refuse such an offer. »

«What if I refuse? »

Ye Tian's voice suddenly entered everyone's ears.

«Hm? »

The sudden disturbance froze Bái Wěicái's confident expression for an instant; he turned in shock toward Ye Tian's position.

«Who the hell are you? Do you even have the right to speak here? »

Just as the beauties were about to be in his grasp, this interruption came.

Xiao Ba Wang exploded like a startled cat, pointing directly at Ye Tian and shouting.

«You're asking for death! »

How dare you insult my Boss?

The Twin Blades General instantly drew a knife from his waist and threw it down.

Had Xiao Ba Wang not dodged in time, the knife would have killed him.

«Boom! »

The force was so great it cracked the floor tiles.

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