Chen Qingyun was here to host a banquet for Chen Ming's fighters. Compared to the few Long Xiaoyun brought, Chen Qingyun clearly had a much more formidable force.

As Lin Feng sized up Long Tianyi, Long Tianyi's gaze was also on Lin Feng. A faint, provocative smile touched Long Tianyi's lips. He shook his head dismissively and said casually, "Lin Feng, you've made enough money on this boat already. I advise you to just be a coward and sit this one out. Otherwise, you might end up dead by my hands..."

"Are you afraid I'll fight?" Lin Feng stared at Long Shaotian, squinting and smiling as he casually asked.

"Afraid of you? HAHA..." Long Tianyi burst out laughing. "Lin Feng, I'm more afraid you *won't* dare to fight..."

"Strange. You were the one who lost last time. Why wouldn't I dare to fight?" Lin Feng asked, feigning nonchalance.

"You..." Mentioning the last match clearly irked Long Tianyi. If Lin Feng hadn't used those Silver Needle hidden weapons to strike his acupoints, immobilizing half his body, how could he have lost to him? This time, Long Tianyi was confident he wouldn't lose because Chen Ming had already implemented a new rule: no hidden weapons allowed!

"Me? What about me? A defeated opponent has no right to be arrogant..." Long Xiaoyun was delighted to see Long Tianyi at a disadvantage. She deeply despised this turncoat, Long Tianyi. However, Chen Ming himself was a member of the Qingzi Sect, so Long Tianyi transferring to his command was in accordance with gang regulations. Furthermore, Long Tianyi was a Martial Arts expert, so Long Xiaoyun didn't dare to act too arrogantly in his presence. Now that she finally saw Lin Feng managing to put Long Tianyi in his place, Long Xiaoyun naturally beamed with delight.

"Hmph... Young Master Dragon, watch your words, or you might bring disaster upon yourself!" Long Tianyi warned, glancing coldly at Long Xiaoyun. He had never respected Long Shaotian, Lord Dragon's incompetent son, and naturally wouldn't show much respect to Long Xiaoyun either.

"You... you turncoat... How dare you threaten me?!" Long Xiaoyun erupted, incensed by Long Tianyi's arrogant attitude. This turncoat actually dared to threaten her! Was there any decency left?!

"Are you trying to say I'm a turncoat, Young Master Dragon?" Long Tianyi's expression darkened further. Although Long Xiaoyun hadn't finished her sentence, he clearly understood what she meant. "Apart from being a slightly better fighter, I have no other special skills. It's perfectly reasonable for me to transfer to the Battle Hall. Even Lord Dragon wouldn't dare say anything about it. You, Young Master Dragon, certainly have some nerve!"

Long Tianyi clenched his fists, a series of crisp cracking sounds echoing from his knuckles as he spoke in a cold voice.

Long Xiaoyun wanted to retort, but seeing Long Tianyi's menacing posture, she ultimately shrank back and looked pleadingly at Lin Feng...

"You dared to do it, yet you're afraid of people talking about it?" Lin Feng sneered. "Everyone here knows you're a fair-weather friend, a turncoat. Did you commit the act of a whore and still expect a monument to your chastity?"

Lin Feng's words silenced everyone present... That was the head of the Qingzi Sect's Thirteen Generals, a monster capable of taking on a hundred men single-handedly! Who would dare provoke him to his face? Wasn't that courting death?!

"Lin Feng!!" Long Tianyi's eyes blazed as he stared daggers at Lin Feng, his fists clenched, looking as if he was about to strike at any moment...

"Brother Tian, don't be impulsive..." Chen Qingyun tugged at a corner of Long Tianyi's clothes, whispering in his ear, "Winning against Lin Feng now is useless. If he can't even make it to the match, Lord Dragon will have an excuse to postpone the boxing competition. That's not beneficial for our Battle Hall! Brother Tian, just endure it a little longer..."

"Hmph..." Long Tianyi gritted his teeth and finally swallowed his anger. He had already offended Long Shaotian; at this point, he absolutely could not afford to offend Chen Ming as well, or no one would be able to protect him!

"Alright, alright... let's eat first. Whatever grudges you have can be settled in the ring later!" Chen Qingyun acted as a peacemaker, calling out in a deep voice as he led his fighters towards a private room across the corridor...

"What a piece of work. An ungrateful wolf daring to act arrogant in front of me..." Lin Feng said faintly as he watched Long Tianyi obediently follow Chen Qingyun away. His voice wasn't loud, but everyone present happened to hear it.

This sentence was like a knife, viciously stabbing Long Tianyi's heart once more...

Long Xiaoyun felt both vindicated and worried that Long Tianyi would flip out. She secretly glanced at Long Tianyi and saw his shoulders were even trembling with anger, but he ultimately didn't turn back to charge at Lin Feng. An immense sense of relief washed over her...

Brother Feng really is impressive! Long Xiaoyun thought to herself...

Even Yan Su and Wu Mei, who knew Lin Feng's capabilities well, couldn't help but admire him. This guy has strength and guts. More importantly, his tongue is venomous enough. Only he can keep the highly skilled Long Tianyi in check!

"Brother Feng, come, this way! Let's go to the Qingyun Room!" Long Xiaoyun became even more enthusiastic. If her earlier actions were mostly to help Young Master Dragon (Long Shaotian) complete his task, now Long Xiaoyun was more genuinely hoping, from the bottom of her heart, to win Lin Feng over.

「...」

The Qingyun Room had a spacious balcony overlooking the sea. The once pristine seawater had become somewhat turbid with the rapid development of this modern metropolis. Under the glow of neon signs and starlight, the black ocean looked quite terrifying.

Standing on the balcony of the Qingyun Room, gazing out at the sea, was an extraordinarily beautiful woman. She wore a long red dress, her wrists fair, her lips red, her brows dark, and her eyes like stars—she was like the most brilliant pearl. She was Ruan Hong, known in the jianghu as Sister Hong, the nominal owner of the Tianxing Club and one of Long Shaotian's lovers.

To say she was Long Shaotian's lover was perhaps an understatement; it would be more accurate to call her Long Shaotian's commodity. For a lover, at least, is exclusive. But Sister Hong was a pawn Long Shaotian used to 'entertain' distinguished guests...

Tonight, she had been arranged by Long Shaotian to serve a man named Lin Feng.

Long Shaotian worried that Long Xiaoyun wouldn't be able to persuade Lin Feng, so he had arranged for Ruan Hong to make Lin Feng nod in agreement...

No matter what methods were used, and no matter what demands Lin Feng made, she had to get him to agree to fight in the boxing match. These were Long Shaotian's exact words, and also Ruan Hong's mission...

"Sister Hong... Young Master Dragon is bringing the guests in..." a sweet female voice sounded from behind Ruan Hong, softly reminding her. Ruan Hong pulled back her thoughts. She lifted her jade-white left wrist and glanced at the Vacheron Constantin watch she wore. The hands pointed to six-fifty.

Sighing with a touch of helplessness, Ruan Hong softly instructed the very beautiful young woman behind her, "Little Yu, go ahead and tell the chef to start serving the dishes!"

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