Chapter Thirty-Three: Successfully Hoisting the Flag

  At this moment, He Shuai also swung the stick towards me. I knew it was too late to get up and block it now. I threw the stick upwards, Li Ming reacted quickly and caught the stick, then blocked He Shuai's attack.

  At this time, I had slowly stood up and took a step forward, grabbing the stick in He Shuai's hand, and then we started to struggle with each other. He Shuai kicked me with some urgency, but didn't kick me away.

  "Come and help me, Li Ming!" I shouted loudly at Li Ming.

  Because we have more people on our side, we can spare some manpower, while He's side is tied up. As the saying goes, "catch the thief first and then catch the king", fighting is the same, as long as He is defeated, his morale will collapse.

  He is their mainstay; if he were to fall, they would all collapse.

  Li Ming came over and gave He Shuai a punch on the back, He Shuai clenched his teeth tightly, very angry but also helpless.

  "Two hits for one, what a good fellow!" Finally, He Shuai scolded and clenched his fist, giving Li Ming a punch. But as soon as He Shuai turned around, the stick also fell into my hands.

  I picked up the stick, but didn't immediately strike. I lifted my foot and first kicked He Shuai's butt with a kick, then when He Shuai turned his head, I hit him on the left shoulder with a stick.

  He Shuai was no longer afraid of pain, and directly pounced on me, as if he wanted to die with me. When He Shuai wrapped himself around me, Li Ming hit him again on the back.

  This stick is quite heavy.

  I saw sweat breaking out on He Shuai's face, his tightly furrowed brow enough to illustrate the extent of his suffering. I took advantage of this moment to push He Shuai away, and then another punch.

  Li Ming and I, the two of us holding sticks, forced He Shuai to retreat step by step. He Shuai's men had originally had the upper hand, but when they saw how badly Li Ming and I were beating He Shuai, they became anxious.

  What a handsome man wants to break free and come to collect us, but how can our people let them break free?

  Everyone's eyes widened, and the usually calm people suddenly became agitated. Although their combat strength soared by a grade, their rationality plummeted by three grades in an instant. Shi Meng shouted loudly, "Don't let anyone get close to Li Jie and Li Ming!"

  Shi Meng's words reminded everyone that once they let their opponents by their side go, then Li Ming and I would be finished. So both sides entered a state of intense fighting, and I threw the stick to Liu Shuai because at this time, He Shuai had already been beaten by Li Ming and me to the point where he was no longer human-like and didn't need the stick anymore.

  Finally, He Shuai was beaten to the ground and couldn't get up. His men went from being frantic to disheartened and eventually collapsed.

  Finally, He Shuai said alone "We lost!"

  I let out a heavy sigh of relief and a faint smile appeared at the corner of my mouth. "We've successfully planted our flag!"

  He Sha fiercely stared at me with a single glance, without saying a word.

  "Let's go," I glanced at Liu Kai, Liu Shuai and Li Ming. "Come on, let's go have a drink, we're going to celebrate with a drink."

  Liu Kai gave me a look and made a money gesture, I shook my head with a bitter smile, He Shuai had already been defeated by me, there was no need to be so aggressive.

  Actually, I still quite admire and respect He Shuai as a person, it's just that we are enemies.

  At night, we drank and had a great time, I knew that He Shuai and the others must have been in a lot of pain.

  Our happiness is built on their suffering, this is the way of the gangsters.

  On this road, there is no such thing as a good person or a bad person. In front of my brother, I am a good person; in front of my enemy, I am naturally a bad person.

  Although I successfully captured the flag, I accidentally knocked down General He, but this will inevitably enrage Gao Tianwei, because General He is following Gao Tianwei.

  I know that the path of a hoodlum is like a pyramid, if you don't take a step forward, you will face even greater threats, and the higher you climb, the more severely you will fall.

  However, since I have already taken the first step, I am determined to reach the top of the pyramid.

  The next day, I met Xu Long in the cafeteria. Xu Long smiled and extended his hand, saying "Congratulations, now we're on an equal footing."

  "Brother Long, don't mock me, I'm far inferior to you. You've just emerged from the mountains and already defeated the Four Great Golden Arhats, while I only managed to take down one of them." I shook my head with a bitter smile "Although we're both bosses, this boss is really too shabby. If it weren't for your secret help in keeping an eye on Zhang Kun's gang and sending two capable assistants to aid me, how could I have possibly won?"

  "I've said it before, although I couldn't openly help you, but as long as I can secretly help you operate, I definitely won't be idle" Xu Long smiled and said "However, don't get too excited too early, Zhang Kun has already put out the word that he wants to avenge He Shuai, and Gao Tianwei has also tacitly approved of Zhang Kun's actions, believe me it won't be long before he takes action"

  "I know Zhang Kun will definitely come to settle the score with me, although that declaration of war wasn't issued by me, but everyone knows I'm the one behind it. Zhang Kun is known as Little Zhuge, and this time he's been outsmarted by me, so he'll definitely come seeking revenge." I chuckled and said "Just after I dealt with He Shuai, Zhang Kun immediately popped up, who doesn't know that among the Four Great Pillars, Zhang Kun and He Shuai have the worst relationship? And yet Zhang Kun comes to me with an excuse to avenge He Shuai, it's laughable."

  I finished speaking disdainfully, and Xu Long actually smiled "It's an unavoidable situation, now that you've been pushed to the forefront, if Gao Tianwei doesn't crush you, strangle you in your cradle, he won't be able to sleep"

  "You also know how big your reputation is now, first it was San Jie who came to find you, then San Jie's brother came to find you, and you even brought a mysterious person to take down the four great kings of Gao Tianwei together. Of course, all of this is because of your background, perhaps in our circle, there isn't anyone with a background as powerful as yours, one after another, such frequent appearances. Now you've brought people to take down He Shuai, He Shuai has always been a fighter type, if you successfully challenge him, you will definitely gain the admiration of many people. If Gao Tianwei doesn't send someone to kill you right now, I believe that within a week's time, your forces will at least expand by more than double." Xu Long analyzed for me.

  "Hehe, just like you were at first"

  "It's almost that, but at that time I directly extinguished the sharp energy of the four great golden immortals, and Gao Tianwei only had one Wang Jian left in his hand. He couldn't bear to take out Wang Jian to fight with me, after all, my sharp energy was fierce at that time, and if Wang Jian also fell into my hands, then Gao Tianwei, this old big shot, might have been in a bit of danger." Xu Long chuckled and said, looking somewhat pleased.

  "After all, it's still my own strength that's not enough. San Jie, Qiang Ge and the others are indeed my backing, but things like flag-raising are between us students, if they intervene, it would be inappropriate." I furrowed my brow and said "Xu Long, I think I'll keep those two brothers here for now, you shouldn't have any objections, right? My situation needs them more"

  "Of course, no problem." Xu Long shrugged his shoulders, seeming to be completely indifferent. "Even if you want two more brothers from me, I'll give them to you. During this time, I've been secretly gathering many reliable brothers in the shadows. Even if they help you for a long time, they're still my people. This is something I trust about them, so I dare to lend them to you with confidence. After all, after helping you get through this difficult period, I believe your return will be even greater."

  "Of course, I will remember whoever has a favor for me. If one day you and Gao Tianwei have a falling out, I'll definitely stand up for you." I said with a smile to Xu Long.