Volume 1: National Treasure Chapter 70: Master Qingming

  Hua Guo's seaside, Xiao Wu was having a headache thinking about how to answer Xing Yao's question. He had almost been driven mad by Xing Yao, who would come to this place that used to be the Poisonous Snake Gang every one or two days, and each time it was the same topic: when his fifth brother would return.

  This made Xiao Wu very difficult to answer, because he didn't know when Long Xing would come back, and neither did Wu Zuo. So every time Yan Yao came, he was always the first to be scared away. Today, he received news that Yan Yao had arrived again, and Xiao Wu couldn't think of an excuse, so he simply handed over everything to Yan Hao to deal with and ran away without a trace. He left all matters to Yan Hao to handle, which led to the current result of Hu Long Bang's cutthroat competition. Of course, this was all caused by Yan Hao's own doing, but it was also what Yan Hao wanted to see most.

  The original Venom Gang headquarters has been occupied by the China Dragon Gang, and now it has also made peace with two other gangs in Haishi City, forming a three-legged situation. In addition to this, Xiao Wu and Yan Hao are still secretly planning their next move, but for now, only Yan Hao will take action, aiming to show the other two gangs that the newly formed China Gang is not to be underestimated.

  The action planned by the two should be a good thing for the entire Huálóng gang, but if it is for the other two gangs, it may not be a good thing.

  Just then, I heard Xiang Yao's voice outside, making a fuss and wanting to find Xiao Wu, insisting on asking where Long Hang had gone. However, Yan Hao knew a bit about what was going on between her and Long Hang - it was just that Long Hang had saved her and her father's lives before, but ended up getting into trouble with the three major gangs. All of this was actually the result of Long Hang avenging Xiao Wu, but she misunderstood it as him avenging her family instead. This misunderstanding was huge, so from then on, she seemed to be moved, and every day thought about finding Long Hang to repay him.

  As for how she wants to repay Long Xing, in Xiao Wu's words, apart from offering her body, she probably wouldn't have a second move. That's why he's been avoiding her like the plague, because Xiao Wu basically treats Qing Yao as his half-older sister, and she's always clamoring to find Long Xing. In order to avoid answering her questions as much as possible, whenever Xiao Wu receives a message from her saying she's arrived at Huálóng Guild, he'll slip away in the first instance to dodge her.

  Soon, Qinyao kicked the door open with one foot and rushed into the house to find Xiao Wu. Finally, she walked in front of Yanhao with a furious face, pulled over a chair, and stared at him fiercely.

  He shook his head with a wry smile, this situation had been going on for almost over ten days, every day was like this, Yan Hao had even become somewhat immune to Qin Yao's behavior, but he couldn't help feeling a pang of pain as he looked at the newly installed small wooden door, thinking to himself: "Great, it looks like I'll have to replace another new door again."

  Yan Hao stood up again, ignoring Xing Yao who was still staring at him, and walked out alone. He knew it was best to talk less with Xing Yao, otherwise the little girl might be able to make Yan Hao lose face in a few words. After all, he had already experienced such things before. Another reason why Yan Hao was in a hurry to leave was that the agreed time with the other two major factions was almost up.

  Leaving the headquarters building, Yan Hao drove his sports car and stopped in front of a small bar not far away. Because this bar was always a place where Xiao Wu came frequently, but what's more, the frequent visits to this place by Xiao Wu were definitely with a purpose, and Yan Hao could also be sure that Xiao Wu was now definitely inside this bar.

  Walk into the bar. The environment looks pretty good, very elegant, with a light guitar sound floating in the air, and unlike other bars, there's no loud music or dancing here, just a place to drink, with only a few people scattered around, leisurely playing cards, looking very comfortable.

  Xiao Wu was sitting alone at the bar, with two others sitting next to him. He looked a bit down, but Xiao Wu slowly savored his specially mixed cocktail while appreciating the bartender inside, who happened to be a beautiful female bartender.

  Yan Hao smiled knowingly and walked to Xiao Wu's side, pulling over a high stool to sit down. He patted Xiao Wu, who was still staring blankly: "Xiao Wu, time's almost up, we can go now." His voice wasn't loud, but it suddenly startled Xiao Wu out of his daze.

  Feeling someone patting his shoulder, Xiao Wu immediately reacted violently, grabbing the hand that was still patting his shoulder. He then saw Xiao Wu look away with some embarrassment: "Thought someone was sneaking up on me, turns out it's you, what's up? You're here to drink too?" Xiao Wu looked at Yan Hao in disbelief.

  "Damn you, I'm going to sneak up on you, you should've been done for a long time ago, are you still waiting for me to make my move? Are you leaving or not?" Yan Hao looked at Xiao Wu with some disdain, his face full of contempt.

  Xiao Wu looked at Yan Hao with some confusion, then suddenly slapped his thigh as if he had thought of something. He continued to say: "Hurry up and let those bastards wait a bit, put on airs, otherwise they'll think you're too weak. Later when we talk, who knows, they might give you a sarcastic tone." After Xiao Wu finished speaking, he turned his head again and asked the bartender to pour Yan Hao a glass of wine. Then, with some satisfaction, he looked at the bartender again.

  The woman inside seemed to have gotten used to Xiao Wu's dazed and confused gaze, and calmly handed Yan Hao a cup of wine and placed it on the table.

  Some helplessly looked at Xiao Wu, Yan Hao didn't know what to say to him anymore. This guy said: "Forget it, anyway this matter was started by you, I'll just be the errand boy from now on, other things you handle yourself, don't think about pushing everything onto me." Yan Hao seemed to have some resentment too, this guy was too despicable, since discovering more than a week ago that every time this kid avoided Xian Yao, he would appear in this bar. Afterwards, Yan Hao looked at the bartender and understood everything, but why did he still hesitate to take action? Was there another reason?

  He listlessly picked up his cup and took a sip of wine, then looked at Xiao Wu again. Yan Hao wouldn't believe it if Xiao Wu really liked someone else - he would have definitely made a move by now. There must be a reason for this, but he was too lazy to care about these annoying things. It's better to be alone, used to being independent... If Little Jin were still here, maybe...

  He shook his head, and Yan Hao downed the entire cup of wine in one gulp, then ordered another whole bottle of wine and started drinking slowly.

  Xiao Wu looked at Yan Hao with a somewhat disbelieving expression, originally this guy also had heartaches, he still thought Yan Hao was really a piece of iron. Just then, Xiao Wu felt someone entering the bar and making a big noise, afterwards, he saw a very handsome but obviously a pretty boy type of person enter the bar, behind him were two others who looked like thugs, and this person, Xiao Wu knew who he was, he was his favorite female bartender Han Feng's boyfriend, unfortunately this guy seemed to be a useless waste, only knowing how to rely on women for a living, a complete pretty boy.

  Sometimes Xiao Wu really can't understand why such a waste of space would still have women who like him, is it just because he's good-looking? Xiao Wu dares not confirm, he also can't come up with a reason, and can only watch coldly.

  That little white face came in and first looked at the counter, then ran to Han Feng's side with a sly smile, saying something to her with a lewd expression, then looked at her expectantly, stretching out his hands. The lewd expression made Xiao Wu want to rush up and slap him to death.

  Yan Hao looked at the man with some astonishment, then glanced at Xiao Wu and saw his calm gaze, seeming to understand that this guy had fallen in love with a woman who already had someone.

  Immediately afterwards, Han Feng took out all the money from his pockets and handed it over to the little white face beside him. The little white face took the money, counted it briefly, then looked at Han Feng with some disappointment, and finally handed the money over to the two men behind him.

  Two men saw that the guy had only given them a little money, and with a slap in the face, they slapped the small white face, then stared at him viciously. The man who was slapped seemed to be angry, turned his head to look at Han Feng, who was still mixing drinks, grabbed her hair, and started slapping her face.

  Yan Hao was drinking when he saw this good-for-nothing being beaten and then coming to take his girlfriend to vent, which Yan Hao couldn't stand. Xiao Wu on the side acted even faster, picking up a wine glass and smashing it over. Yan Hao directly picked up the wine bottle next to him and smashed it hard onto the man's forehead.

  The man who was still smoking the cold wind was suddenly hit by the wine cups and bottles thrown by Xiao Wu and Yan Hao, and then covered his head and fell down. Fortunately, Xiao Wu and the others controlled their strength, otherwise they would be afraid of accidentally hitting this guy to death. The beaten Cold Wind quietly tidied up his clothes and hair, and then walked back to the bar with a cold expression, mechanically doing his job.

  That man was beaten twice, and it took him half a day to get up, covering his head and looking at Xiaowu with some anger. He then said something very unscrupulous to the two thugs beside him: "Two brothers, they dare to offend your Hong Bang..."

  Those two young thugs saw that the two men dared to lay hands on someone who owed them money, and they immediately took out their knives and were about to stab Xiaowu and Yanhao. But how could these two be injured by such a small trick? One of them stretched out his hand and grabbed the incoming dagger, and with a swift motion, the thugs' two hands fell to the ground, one from each person, in a neat and elegant move. Afterwards, Xiaowu looked at the pale-faced man lying on the ground with some indignation, then handed the knife to Yanhao and pulled Hanfeng, the bartender, away with him. As they left, his expression was clear: "Brother, another good deed is left for you."

  Yan Hao also knew that Xiao Wu was a person who couldn't bring himself to be cruel, so he had no choice but to do it himself. Afterwards, regardless of the outcome, he casually tossed the knife and it landed straight in the lower abdomen of the pale-faced man. Immediately after, a blood-curdling scream could be heard. Yan Hao didn't bother to check on his condition and turned around to leave.

  The sports car drove on the flat highway, with Xiao Wu and the woman from before sitting in the back seat. They sped along quickly and soon arrived at the agreed meeting place with the Red Gang and Green Gang bosses.

  After Yan Hao got off the car, I don't know what method Xiao Wu used, but he had already coaxed the cold and distant female bartender to a good state, and even followed Xiao Wu out together.

  Before long, the three of them walked into a luxurious nightclub, and finally familiarly walked into a room inside. After entering, they found that there were already seven or eight people inside, all hugging women and drinking wine, with songs that had been sung for countless miles still in their mouths. As soon as they saw the three enter the house, they waved their hands to signal everyone to quiet down. Finally, after looking at the time, he said somewhat unhappily: "Brother Wu is really enthusiastic, actually daring to discipline my subordinates before negotiations, it can be seen that his interest is extremely good, but what about this time?" The man finished speaking and estimated that he had paused for a moment before looking at Little Wu.

  "What's with the time? Does it make a difference to you whether it's a little more or less?" Yan Hao was extremely angry, this guy actually only greeted Wu Xiu and clearly didn't put himself in his eyes.

  "Ah, it's Hao Ge, oh dear, sorry about the delay, sorry about the delay." The person seemed a bit embarrassed, comforting Yan Hao while welcoming the three of them over.

  After bringing the three people in, he waved his hand to indicate that everyone else should leave. He then turned to Yan Hao and Xiao Wu and said: "This is Qing Ming, the leader of the Green Gang." After finishing speaking, he looked at Qing Ming and introduced them, saying: "These two are currently the leaders of the Huálóng gang, Wǔ Zhé and Yán Hào." The man finished speaking and sat back on the sofa, picking up his cup to drink alone.

  It wasn't until the man had finished introducing himself that Xiao Wu and Yan Hao carefully sized him up, and then both of them were shocked at the same time: "A master... a master just like ourselves, or maybe even more formidable."

  Third update, 10,000 words completed today, huh, brothers, it all depends on tonight's collection. If... Xiaofeng is just saying if he can increase the collection by thirty, then Xiaofeng will update three times a day with 10,000 words from now on. If not... Hmph, then Xiaofeng can only update 3,000-4,000 words per day. After all, Xiaofeng also needs to work, otherwise he'll starve to death, Xiaofeng is human too... Hehe. Without the readers' support, how will Xiaofeng have the motivation to update three times a day? Brothers, isn't that right?