Chapter Seventy: The Decline of Xu Long

  "I'll go change first," Liu Shuai said.

  "Never mind, let's change later, it's just dirt, a few pats will do, not like we're going on a blind date or anything, why dress so neatly?" I said to Liu Shuai with a glance.

  Liu Kai saw me with a tense face and asked "Jie Ge, what's going on? Did something happen?"

  "I'm not sure," I shook my head and said, "Anyway, Gao Tianwei and his people are missing, there must be some inside story."

  "When something unusual happens, there must be a reason for it. I hope nothing will happen." I said worriedly.

  "Brother Jie, what's going on? Now Wang Jian and the Four Great Golden Arhats, including all those small fries, have been completely eliminated by us. Is there any other force in High School No. 1?" Shi Meng analyzed with some confusion, "This Gao Tianwei is really at his wit's end, he's so scared that he doesn't dare to come out."

  "Gao Tianwei was so scared that he didn't dare to come out, did others not dare to come out either? Gao Tianwei's cowardice doesn't represent everyone else's, and Wang Jian, the Four Great Golden Guardians, including the three forces you're dealing with, are clearly not afraid of us." I furrowed my brow, feeling a sense of unease.

  "Haven't you noticed? This time, Wang Jian and the Four Great Golden Arhats seem to be intentionally entangling me and Xu Long. Logically speaking, those three forces shouldn't have a reason to let the Four Great Golden Arhats and Wang Jian join forces yet." I said in puzzlement. "Moreover, Wang Jian and the Four Great Golden Arhats deliberately separated themselves, each entangling me and Xu Long respectively."

  Liu Shuai returned with a flustered face, I asked what happened.

  Liu Shuai smelled the fragrance of the mouthwash and said "Robin, Robin, it's completely over"

  "What?" I was startled at the time "What's called completely finished!"

  "It turns out... that Hei Zi has joined forces with Gao Tian Wei's elite troops, along with Gao Er's landowner Zhi Ge, and together they went to take down Rubin's brothers, completely wiping them out, not a single one escaped this disaster. Just in this one hour of time." Liu Shuai said with a panicked face "Now the entire South District knows about it, it's just that our North District hasn't found out yet."

  "This is obviously a 'borrowing a corpse to resurrect the soul' scheme!" I gritted my teeth in secret.

  Although this matter seems to have no effect on me, it is actually beneficial to me.

  But in fact, I also fell into crisis.

  "Jie ge, Rubin has been taken care of by us, it should be Xu Long who's anxious, why do you look so gloomy too?" Li Ming asked me with a puzzled expression.

  "We and Xu Long are as close as lips and teeth."

  "Gao Tianwei abandoned his own territory just to help Hei Zi take down Rubin. With Rubin out of the way, the leaders of Gao Er and Gao San are now Zhi Ge and Hei Zi, both of whom stand on Gao Tianwei's side. Don't forget, the current leader of Gao Yi is still Gao Tianwei."

  I furrowed my brow: "Now that Hei Zi and Zhi Ge have taken down Rubin, they have no more worries. Their only enemies are me and Xu Long. They will wholeheartedly help Gao Tianwei regain his dominance and take down me and Xu Long."

  "The top students of the second and third years, if they work together, it's easy to support a rookie as the leader. I furrowed my brow, "Not to mention, the one they want to support is Gao Tianwei!"

  "Then aren't we finished?" Liu Kai said.

  "It's not certain yet, things haven't reached the final step, there will always be room for a turnaround" I shook my head and said "It's just that the current situation is a bit severe"

  Just then, San Jie called, and I picked up the phone casually.

  Third sister said on the phone, "Little Jie, did you know that Rubin has been abandoned?"

  Know

  "Have you thought about the consequences?" San Jie asked again on the phone.

  "I have to go find Xu Long to discuss how to deal with this sudden change" I furrowed my brow and said on the phone "Third sister, I'll hang up first, I'll call you back later"

  "Alright, after discussing with Xu Long, come find me, I want to have a talk with you," said Third Sister.

  When I found Xu Long, he was crouching in a corner of the wall, his hair messy and scratched by himself, with bloodshot eyes.

  I crouched down and patted Xu Long's shoulder. "It's already happened, being sad won't help!"

  Xu Long gritted his teeth, "Rubin is my best brother, and because of my negligence, he ended up in the hospital?!" "Now I don't have the face to see him," Xu Long said self-reproachfully. "It's all because I was too careless and fell into Heizi and Gao Tianwei's trap. Heizi knew that we were going to ambush Gao Tianwei together today, so he joined forces with Gao Tianwei to set a trap for us, using the Four Great Golden Arhats and Wang Jian to surround us."

  "If I hadn't been careless, Rubin wouldn't have been abandoned!"

  "It's not your fault, if anyone is to blame, it's me. I shouldn't have dragged you into this and had you help me deal with the Four Great Golden Arhats." I furrowed my brow. "But now isn't the time for self-reproach, Xu Long, cheer up."

  "If you're like this, don't mention Rubin, even I and you will be finished off by them!"

  "I know you're feeling bad, but I'm also feeling terrible. We may not be sworn brothers, but we're all in the same boat." I said with a furrowed brow and some urgency.

  "Rubin's forces have been defeated, and now the second year is unified under Zhi Ge, but Zhi Ge wants to completely unify the second year, it will definitely take some time to tidy up." I frowned and said "Hei Zi just finished a big battle, he must also need some time to rest and recover"

  "Now that Wang Jian has been taken care of by me, and the Four Great Golden Arhats have been eliminated by you, this is our best chance to take down Gao Tianwei." I furrowed my brow and said, "If we don't make a move now to get rid of Gao Tianwei, then once Zhi Ge and Hei Zi recover their strength, they'll definitely help Gao Tianwei take us down."

  "I've already made myself very clear, I hope you can listen and understand"

  "At this critical moment, the situation is very unfavorable to both of us. I know you're feeling down and blaming yourself, but now is not the time for that. Letting Rubin know that you've fallen because of him and become decadent will make Rubin feel bad too." I frowned "If you want to have the face to see Rubin, then stand up and join me in destroying Gao Tianwei's future"

  "Only in this way can we have a glimmer of hope to win!"

  "Xu Long, I'm giving you one day's time. If you still continue to blame yourself, then from now on, I won't have a friend like you!"

  I looked at Xu Long and said, "If you're a man, then put your self-blame into your stomach. Even if you regret it so much that your intestines turn green or cry until tears stream down your face in front of Rubin, he won't be moved, only angry."

  As I was leaving, I turned my head again "I remember when I was a kid, I often did the same thing as you, whenever I did something wrong, I would find a corner of the wall, squat down and cry. One day, my brother found out, my brother told me this sentence. If you're a man, hold back your tears and squeeze out a smile. Even if you're crying with tears streaming down your face, no one in the world will sympathize with you, there's only gloating."

  "Think carefully about what I said, the way to deal with it has already been thought out. Still the same sentence, even if you don't go and do something great, tomorrow afternoon, I will still go and finish him off." I furrowed my brow, finished speaking, and then left Xu Long's line of sight.

  It's the first time I've seen Xulang so self-reproachful, it's hard to imagine how important Rubin is in his heart, enough to make a person who is usually so strong-willed become so downhearted!

  I took out my mobile phone and gave San Jie a call. After returning to the dormitory, I changed into a clean set of clothes and went to find San Jie.