[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-warlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-warlord-rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Warlord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1895497,2527,"Chapter 16","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>\"No, big brother, I really know Brother Huang!\" I quickly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe your mother, get lost for Laozi, I'm in a bad mood now, if you BB again, I'll beat you to death!\" The bald guy cursed fiercely at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was very unwilling. I felt the bald guy definitely didn't tell Huang Laohu. From the fact that he didn't want to ask my name before, he probably had this idea. This guy was typically playing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, you tell me where Brother Huang is, I'll go find him directly!\" I wasn't willing to leave like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw your mother, I said it, didn't you hear me!\" The bald guy was so angry he slapped the bar beside him and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This startled everyone around. People around were used to this kind of situation, just surprised, and then hid far away with a look of watching a good show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't scared by the bald guy's momentum. Mainly, I had seen this kind of scene many times before. I was always threatened like this, but I had to see Huang Laohu today. This was for the future, and also for Su Xueyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I endured the fear and stood there without speaking, which already indicated my attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that I still didn't leave, the bald guy grabbed my collar and cursed angrily: \"I think you're looking for death, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly looked at him, just about to speak, when suddenly a familiar voice rang out beside me: \"Huazi, what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice sounded like Sister Ling. Turning my head to look, it was indeed Yu Manling. Seeing Yu Manling here didn't surprise me, because Huang Laohu had said before that this bar was also Yu Manling's. But I had to say Sister Ling's background was really terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sister Ling, the bald guy quickly let go of me and respectfully shouted: \"Sister Ling, what wind blew you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huazi, you broke the rules a bit today. Do you know the consequences of breaking the rules?\" Yu Manling's expression and temperament changed instantly, as if she had become a queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the bald guy was scared, knelt on the ground directly and begged: \"Sorry, Sister Ling, sorry, Sister Ling, please spare me this time, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the bald guy's appearance, I was shocked. The bald guy who was arrogant just now was actually begging like a pug in front of Sister Ling. This was simply too unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Manling didn't speak, lightly took out a cigarette from her pocket, and then handed me one: \"Want to smoke one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People around saw Yu Manling hand me a cigarette and were all envious, and also started guessing my identity. Actually, I didn't really smoke, but at this moment, I knew I couldn't refuse, and I couldn't say I didn't know how to smoke, so I could only bite the bullet and take the cigarette but didn't light it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Manling lit her cigarette herself, not looking at the bald guy on the ground, as if the person in front of her didn't exist. This made the bald guy even more panicked. However, the bald guy was also a person who had been in society for so many years. He clearly saw that my relationship with Yu Manling wasn't ordinary, and knelt directly in front of me and begged: \"Big brother, big brother, it was my fault before, please let me go, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still in a daze at this moment, not expecting the scene to turn into this. The bald guy actually started begging me. I didn't know how to answer at all. After all, I didn't know if a word of mine could decide his life or death. But looking at his appearance, I felt that what I said was useful. But I didn't need to waste favors on this kind of person. Since Sister Ling's background was so big, favors couldn't be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Manling's expression was clearly displeased. She frowned and signaled to the two people beside her. The two understood and rushed to the bald guy and wanted to carry him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald guy was even more desperate, kowtowing to me and thanking: \"Big brother, big brother, please let me go, I will be a cow or a horse for you in the future, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his desperate expression, I felt that the matter seemed quite serious. Originally, I thought it might just be a simple beating or punishment, but from his eyes, it was clearly not. Just as the bald guy was about to be carried out, I opened my mouth: \"Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two people clearly paused. They weren't sure about my relationship with Yu Manling, so they were waiting for Yu Manling's result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said to Yu Manling: \"Sister Ling, let's just let this matter go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know if what I said was useful, my heart was drumming. Originally, I felt Sister Ling was approachable, but at this moment, I actually felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Manling looked at me, then looked at the bald guy on the ground, and smiled at me: \"Of course I have to give Little Yunyun face!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she said to the bald guy on the ground: \"You're lucky this time, someone begged for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sister Ling, thank you, Sister Ling!\" The bald guy quickly kowtowed to Sister Ling to thank her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't need to thank me, you have to remember it wasn't me who saved you!\" Yu Manling said this clearly to make the bald guy grateful to me. For Sister Ling's operation, I roughly understood, but I didn't understand why Sister Ling would help me so much, helping me pave the way so tirelessly. Could it be that she really took a fancy to this pretty boy? If Sister Ling's background was so powerful, if she used force on me, wouldn't I have no way to resist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, big brother, thank you, big brother!\" The bald guy kowtowed to me gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'm leaving. By the way, don't forget, you owe me a meal, plus this time, I want to eat a big one!\" Yu Manling smiled at me and winked, not caring about the reaction of the people around at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People watching the show around naturally dispersed. However, many people were very interested in me. I had a look of \"strangers keep away,\" and they were also very sensible and didn't come up to bother me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said to the bald guy beside me: \"Can you take me to see Brother Huang now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, big brother, you should have said you knew Sister Ling earlier, then I wouldn't have been like this. I really didn't know Mount Tai, please don't take it to heart!\" After saying this, the bald guy actually handed me the few packs of cigarettes he took from my hand just now, and even added some more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled and didn't take them: \"It's fine, you keep them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, I don't dare!\" The bald guy didn't dare to take them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I tell you to take them, take them, why so much nonsense!\" I was also impatient. I didn't smoke much to begin with, and I couldn't use these cigarettes, so they were useless, so it was better to give them to him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, what was the situation just now? Were you really that scared? Sister Ling couldn't kill you, right?\" I was still quite strange about the bald guy's fearful reaction before.\u003C\u002Fp>",1290,"2026-06-11T15:09:04.179Z","2026-06-11T16:08:47.898Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c271f8b9cfb17dfc9067aa6981c6c9fe8521e0a1eb0867db4e9068110701c12d","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-17","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-15",227,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-warlord-cover.jpg"]