[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-overlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-overlord-rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-202":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Overlord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1894847,2521,"Chapter 202: Crashing the Place","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>I led my people out of the restaurant, exchanged greetings with Uncle Li and his daughter, and headed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, I simply asked Zhu Zhen directly: \"Where is Huang Laohu’s base now? Is it still that same bar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my question, Zhu Zhen nodded quickly and said: \"That’s right, Huang Laohu hasn’t moved. He’s always used this place, and usually, this guy is basically always here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Zhu Zhen asked me suspiciously: \"Brother Yang, are you planning to give Huang Laohu a welcoming gift?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. I’ve been gone for a few months, and now that I’m back, I definitely have to send him a little something,\" I said with a smile. My purpose in going to Huang Laohu’s bar today was nothing more than to tell the entire city that I, Yang Yun, was back, and to put those who had framed me and dealt with me on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, just back and already making such a big scene? Won't that be a bit too much?\" Zhu Zhen said with some concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it's fine. Huang Laohu’s people alone aren't enough to deal with me,\" I said confidently. I had long since known about Huang Laohu’s situation. The guy didn't have any real experts under him; the one or two he did have were no different from trash in my eyes now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Yang, in these few months, Brother Hu—oh, no, Huang Laohu—has expanded his numbers quite a bit. He has quite a few experts under him now. Just the ones I know of are six or seven, and there are others I don't know about. His strength now is much more formidable than it was a few months ago!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhen’s words made me freeze. I hadn't expected Huang Laohu to have developed so well over these few months. Logically speaking, the Li family shouldn't have let him develop like this. Could it be that the Li family was gone? Or was it that Huang Laohu had defected to the Li family from the start and relied on them to grow this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To clear up my doubts, I asked Zhu Zhen: \"How is the Li family doing now? Haven't they been giving Huang Laohu any trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Li family is at the height of their power in the city right now. Their family influence is massive. Over the past few months, they’ve swallowed up several other families. Basically, no one in the city dares to provoke the Li family. As for the Li family, they don't seem to have any special grievances with Huang Laohu; in fact, they even seem to be collaborating. I remember one night a while back, I saw someone from the Li family talking with Huang Laohu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhu Zhen’s words, my face darkened. I hadn't expected Huang Laohu to actually have ties with the Li family. I had said from the start that the situation wasn't simple. Could it really have been Huang Laohu who betrayed me? But during that secret operation that night, Huang Laohu didn't even know we were targeting the Li family. I felt there was still something wrong with this matter. I would wait until I saw Huang Laohu to see if I could get any useful information out of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it's fine. Even if he has a dozen experts, so what? Today, I’ll let you gain some perspective!\" I smiled, not taking Huang Laohu seriously at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Huan, Huang Laohu’s men, and I arrived at the bar. It was Xiao Huan’s first time in a place like this. She looked around at the people with curiosity, and especially when she saw the women dressed in revealing clothes, her face turned slightly red. She then said to me: \"Brother Yang Yun, why are they all dressed like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because dressing like that is cooler!\" I teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so that’s how it is. But it really does seem that way. Can I dress like that in the future too?\" Xiao Huan asked, looking at me with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You better not, absolutely not. I was just joking with you earlier; dressing like this isn't actually very good,\" I said, patting Xiao Huan’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Huan chuckled and said: \"Brother Yang Yun, actually, I was joking with you too. Of course I know it’s not right for them to dress like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then looked around. Everything here was the same as before, with nothing much changed. As for where Huang Laohu was, I didn't intend to find out. I had come here to crash the place, after all. As long as I started a fight, I didn't believe this guy wouldn't show up. If he didn't show up, it would be even more fun; it would be equivalent to me giving Huang Laohu a resounding slap in the face right in front of both the underworld and the authorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I assessed the situation and said to Zhu Zhen beside me: \"Go stir up some trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? Stir up some trouble? What do you mean?\" Zhu Zhen clearly didn't understand what I meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just pick a fight, then let them hit you, and I’ll step in to back you up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, Zhu Zhen nodded, then smiled and said to me: \"Brother Yang, don't worry, stirring up trouble is my specialty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the guy started scanning the room. He was basically staring at the women. It was clear this guy was mostly a lecher. It was hard to imagine a two- or three-hundred-pound fatty pinning down those thin, weak girls; I truly felt sorry for whoever would be this guy’s wife in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Zhu Zhen set his target on a very seductive woman. The reason he chose her was likely because there were two bald men around her. It was clear the two men next to the seductive woman were her bodyguards, and they looked like they were involved in the underworld—perhaps they were people from the bar, Huang Laohu’s men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhen walked straight over, stood next to the beauty, and started getting handsy. The two bodyguards nearby saw this and immediately got agitated. One of them threw a punch directly at Zhu Zhen’s face. However, Zhu Zhen was a veteran of fights; he reacted immediately, dodged, and kicked the man directly. At the same time, he roared at the other one who was about to strike: \"If you don't want to die, get lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the other man was startled and stopped in his tracks. Only then, under the lights, did they finally realize they seemed to know each other. The man from the other side hurriedly shouted at Zhu Zhen: \"Little Zhu, what are you doing? This woman is Brother Hu’s woman. Do you not want to live anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the other side call him \"Little Zhu,\" Zhu Zhen’s expression turned incredibly ugly. The two men in front of him were clearly low-level thugs with no status, yet now they were actually riding on his head and challenging him. Enraged, Zhu Zhen slapped the man across the face and cursed: \"Screw your mother, you’re the one who’s 'Little Zhu'! So what if he’s Brother Hu? Huang Laohu is nothing but a coward who fears trouble. He’d abandon brothers who followed him for years just for his own sake—he’s nothing but a beast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhu Zhen, I think you’re tired of living, damn it! Coming to Brother Hu’s territory to run wild, are you looking to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the man lying on the ground still talking, Zhu Zhen walked over and sat his weight right on top of him. The man let out a miserable shriek; after all, having nearly three hundred pounds of weight pressed directly onto him was something an average person couldn't handle.\u003C\u002Fp>",1299,"2026-06-11T10:32:45.822Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f24e71ccc64806aace616292c4fa49a3e1136db973f8643ae2fd85769712576b","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-203","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-201",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-overlord-cover.jpg"]