[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-warlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-warlord-rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-161":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Warlord",{"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},1895642,2527,"Chapter 161: The R-Country People","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-161",161,"\u003Cp>Because the Li family’s secret base was gone, Liu Hengdao hadn't continued his actions to suppress Huang Laohu and Wu Di over the past two days. This was mainly because the group of Li family experts Liu Hengdao had brought had been recalled by the Li family. Without experts at his disposal, Liu Hengdao didn't dare to suppress Huang Laohu and the others too harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for me, Third Brother, and Zhang Yinuo, we were having a massive headache. We had intended to use the secret base to bring down the Li family, but we hadn't expected them to slip away. Although we had Liu Shuang and his parents as witnesses, without substantial evidence, there wasn't much we could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing to do over the weekend. I had planned to stay home, but Chen Ling insisted on dragging me out, saying she wanted to take me out to play. I couldn't resist this girl, and besides, I felt bad about refusing others, so I was dragged out by Chen Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chen Ling and I went out, we didn't bring anyone else. Third Brother had wanted to come along, but he was stared back by Chen Ling’s murderous gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking down the street, I followed behind Chen Ling, feeling completely listless, as if my soul had wandered off. Mainly, I hadn't rested well; my body felt weak and sleepy, and I just couldn't muster any energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I told Chen Ling this, she didn't care at all, indicating that it was enough just to have me with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only bite the bullet and follow behind Chen Ling. She was skipping and jumping along the way, looking like a cheerful little elf. I had no idea what she was so excited about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ling walked into a men's clothing store, looked at me, and said, \"Brother Yang Yun, let's go in and buy some clothes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the men's clothing store, I didn't think much of it, assuming she wanted to buy something for her father. But when I went in and Chen Ling placed the clothes in front of me, I realized she was picking out clothes for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly shook my head and said, \"No, no, I have my own clothes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you have clothes, but you are missing a piece of clothing gifted by me,\" Chen Ling said, looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chen Ling's words, I was stunned. I had clearly refused this girl before; I didn't expect her to still be so persistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said helplessly to Chen Ling, \"Xiao Ling, I really don't need it. I have clothes, and besides, the clothes here are so expensive, it's really not necessary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me, Chen Ling’s expression dropped, and she looked like she was about to cry. Seeing her like this, I panicked. I was most afraid of women crying. I hurriedly comforted her, \"Don't cry yet, can't we talk this over properly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to gift Brother Yang Yun a piece of clothing, is that not allowed? Wuwu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't, don't cry, fine, fine, is that okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, Chen Ling instantly regained her smile. She jumped up excitedly and said, \"Yay! Brother Yang Yun, come, hurry up and try on the clothes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this girl’s instant change of face, I knew I had been played by her. Chen Ling then stuck out her tongue at me and said, \"Brother Yang Yun, I didn't mean to, but who told you not to agree? I had no choice. Hurry up and try on the clothes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt helpless, but I couldn't bring myself to be harsh with her. After all, she hadn't done anything wrong; liking someone is not a mistake. I understood that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ling had me try on many clothes, and in the end, she picked out a very stylish casual outfit. However, when it came time to pay, I saw the price and almost fell to the ground in shock. Even though I had been to the provincial capital and seen the prices there, this was the first time I had seen such an expensive price in our local area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Ling, let's just forget it, don't buy it. This is too expensive, it's not worth it,\" I said to Chen Ling, who was preparing to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, if you don't have money, don't buy it. What are you pretending for?\" a woman not far away mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says we don't have money? You're the ones who don't have money!\" Chen Ling said angrily to the woman who had just mocked us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was dressed very strangely; she was in her 30s but wearing a sailor outfit, with very heavy makeup, and standing next to her was a rather short middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just you? You have money? Country bumpkins, you probably won't know what money is in your whole life. Move aside and let us pay!\" the heavily made-up woman shouted at us with disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their words, Chen Ling was so angry she was about to explode. She wanted to argue with the other party, but I grabbed Chen Ling and said, \"Forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing us not saying anything, the heavily made-up woman became even more arrogant. \"Country bumpkins, too scared to speak now? Let us show you what financial power is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the heavily made-up woman shouted coquettishly to the middle-aged man beside her, \"Onii-chan, can you help me pay for this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party used very broken Chinese to say, \"Hao de, bao bei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the other party was an R-Country person. Honestly, in our small city, it wasn't easy to see foreigners, and coincidentally, this guy was actually from R-Country. In an instant, I took a few more looks at the middle-aged man in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, what are you pretending for? So you just found a foreigner, how shameless,\" Chen Ling pouted and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Chen Ling’s voice was relatively quiet, it was still heard by the heavily made-up woman. The woman was so angry she cursed at Chen Ling, \"You little slut, who are you talking about? I'll tear your mouth apart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the heavily made-up woman rushed over, intending to attack Chen Ling. Chen Ling was startled, so I hurriedly blocked in front of Chen Ling, grabbed the woman’s arm, and snorted coldly, \"We have already been very patient with you, don't go too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavily made-up woman wanted to break free, but as a woman, how could she be my match? After struggling for a while and finding it useless, she hurriedly said to the R-Country man beside her, \"Onii-chan, this guy is bullying me, hurry up and help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The R-Country man looked at me and continued to use his broken Chinese, \"Ni kuai fang kai ta!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored the guy's words and said coldly to the heavily made-up woman in front of me, \"Apologize!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your dreams!\" the heavily made-up woman said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that I was ignoring him, the R-Country man’s face also turned angry. He rushed over to attack me. I subconsciously blocked the guy’s punch, but to my surprise, this R-Country man actually had some skills; he wasn't an ordinary person and had most likely trained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as we were fighting, two people suddenly jumped out from nowhere and rushed over to attack me. These two guys’ skills were not weak, but after exchanging two rounds with them, I judged that these two were not martial artists at all, but so-called fake experts built up by biochemical potions. I didn't expect that the R-Country man in front of me would actually be related to the enhancement potion. This was truly a case of \"finding what you're looking for without even trying.\" ===== CHAPTER 162 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1299,"2026-06-11T15:09:04.179Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6183a05cd87ea2b0916917536ecd829a0c4286417da9173b8f107cf94fbfbcd8","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-162","rise-of-the-warlord-chapter-160",227,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-warlord-cover.jpg"]