Zhou Shuai couldn’t find a valid reason to beat me up, and yet you [Li Hu] were so eager to act cool in front of the Crooked Mouth Dragon King protagonist?
Are you tired of living too comfortably?
If you didn’t want a long life, you should’ve said so earlier—I’d have slapped you to death myself.
It would have been fine if you were just trying to show off on your own. Zhou Shuai might have just seen you as a small fry and spared you.
But me? I’m not the same. I’m engaged to Song Yuwei and Liu Ruyan.
Zhou Shuai wants to beat me to death, and here you are dragging me into this mess too.
But thanks to Li Hu interrupting, Luo Xinghe suddenly thought of a way to talk his way out.
Zhou Shuai, who had just been insulted by Li Hu, was actually feeling quite pleased.
Not because he’s some kind of masochist.
It’s just that after coming to Feng City, Zhou Shuai had kept a low profile for so long—no one had dared to act cocky around him.
But he hadn’t come to Feng City just to blend in—he came to show off and build a reputation!
He needed to stand on the side of justice, to punish evil and promote good. And the stronger the villain, the more it would show off his own strength.
But until now… he hadn’t found the opportunity. It was like all the villains were avoiding him.
Now, finally, someone dared to act tough in front of him.
Even if it was just a little thug, dragging Luo Xinghe into it made it feel even better.
Zhou Shuai was so excited his whole body trembled.
“Ha!”
“You vile scum dare to act wickedly in front of me, Zhou Shuai!”
“Today, I shall uphold justice and deal with you!”
“Luo Xinghe, Li Hu—you two have chosen the path to death. Prepare to die!”
Just as Zhou Shuai was about to strike, Shen Ying suddenly stepped forward and blocked Luo Xinghe.
“Hero, please don’t act rashly!”
Zhou Shuai was stunned and said incredulously, “Why are you stopping me? Can’t you see the blond is one of their men?”
Shen Ying turned back with gratitude in her eyes and looked at Luo Xinghe.
With a serious tone, she said:
“Hero, I’m really grateful you saved me. If not for you, I might have lived in regret for the rest of my life.”
“But this really has nothing to do with Mr. Luo Xinghe.”
“Back at the barbecue stand, it was Mr. Luo who beat up the blond thug’s men and saved me.”
“So there’s no way the blond could be working for them.”
Luo Xinghe quickly chimed in:
“Exactly, Brother Zhou! Before you make a move, at least get the facts straight.”
“Look, even the victim is saying it—I’m innocent! I don’t even know that blond guy.”
Li Hu snorted and said:
“Even if we were the blond’s bosses, so what? You’re just—”
“Wu wu wu wu—”
Before he could finish, Luo Xinghe, furious, slapped a hand over his mouth.
Luo Xinghe cursed, “Li Hu, can you just shut your damn mouth already?”
“If you spout nonsense again, watch out or I’ll kick you!”
Li Hu was aggrieved.
Wasn’t the Luo family’s way always not afraid to cause trouble but never afraid of it either?
Now people were throwing dirt on the Luo family’s name, and you’re backing down?
I, Li Hu, am just a small fry.
But you—you’re the eldest son of the Luo family! How can you be this humiliated?
No!
A man must stand up for the one who recognizes him.
I must regain some dignity for young master!
Ignoring Luo Xinghe’s hand trying to cover his mouth, Li Hu struggled and prepared to taunt Zhou Shuai again.
Only to get his mouth clamped shut once more.
Luo Xinghe glared hatefully at Li Hu.
Damn it… I’m already trying my best to dodge this mess, and here you are pushing even harder!
Don’t you realize that the Crooked Mouth Dragon King is just a stinking pile of dog crap? Shouldn’t you stay as far away from him as possible?
Zhou Shuai hesitated for a moment when he saw Shen Ying standing in front of Luo Xinghe.
Then he asked with difficulty:
“Miss, are you sure the blond has nothing to do with Luo Xinghe?”
Shen Ying nodded solemnly:
“I’m sure.”
Zhou Shuai was unwilling… extremely unwilling.
Finally, he had found a chance to act cool and tie it back to Luo Xinghe!
How lucky was that?
Zhou Shuai said with a strange expression:
“Brother Luo, I wrongly accused you. You must be very angry, right?”
“With so many people on your side right now, don’t you want to beat me up to let off some steam?”
Luo Xinghe sneered coldly in his heart.
So now you have a reason to take action, right?
At that point, you’ll say it’s just a misunderstanding, and you’ll have people beat me up. Clearly, you’re just bullying me.
Then you’ll throw a few punches and kicks, and we’ll all be knocked down, and you’ll be the one in the right, right?
I’m not giving you that reason!
Luo Xinghe forcefully covered Li Hu’s mouth and said, “Brother Zhou, how could you think of me like this?”
“As long as the truth comes out, I won’t blame you.”
Zhou Shuai knew that Luo Xinghe was beyond reasoning.
But what about Li Hu, who was standing next to him?
Li Hu had just been mocking him earlier.
Zhou Shuai looked at Li Hu and said, “Brother, you were just supporting Brother Luo. Don’t you want to beat me up?”
“Wu wu wu wu…”
Luo Xinghe translated, “Those who don’t know are not guilty, I was just being loyal.”
Zhou Shuai: “But this is your place! I’m causing trouble in your own territory!”
“Wu wu wu…”
Luo Xinghe translated: “It’s fine. Brother Zhou is just trying to help.”
Zhou Shuai: “You won’t show me some respect? How will you run your place in the future?”
“Wu wu wu…”
Luo Xinghe translated: “We never bully good people.”
Damn it!
Zhou Shuai rolled his eyes.
You’re such a useless guy.
You’re big and strong, and yet you could easily overpower Luo Xinghe’s small frame.
Say what you need to say!
How can you, a big guy, be so logical and reasonable? This isn’t how your character is supposed to behave!
Li Hu was at a loss for words.
How could he dare to fight Luo Xinghe?
Forget about whether he could win.
Even if he could win, Li Hu would rather hit himself than raise a hand against Young Master Luo.
Helplessly, Zhou Shuai sighed inwardly.
He’d have to find another opportunity…
He said, “Brother Luo, this is my fault. I misunderstood you without understanding the facts.”
Luo Xinghe smiled generously and said, “Ah, Brother Zhou was just trying to uphold justice.”
“If I were to blame Brother Zhou for this, wouldn’t I be in the wrong?”
The two exchanged looks, both of them appearing friendly, but in truth, they each had their own hidden agenda.
Zhou Shuai was thinking about how to deal with Luo Xinghe, while still standing on the side of justice.
Luo Xinghe was thinking about how to stay away from Zhou Shuai and how to deal with the threat to his family.
Of course, he was also thinking about how to avoid living in constant fear.
All he needed to do was to be stronger than Zhou Shuai.
But it wasn’t going to be that easy…
Even at the peak of the Luo family’s strength, the martial artists they encountered were no match for Zhou Shuai.
When Luo Xinghe was reborn, he had considered training in martial arts.
But aside from the fact that his age wasn’t suitable, he hadn’t even heard of any martial arts experts—so how could he practice?
Zhou Shuai also didn’t want to make a fool of himself, so he left the nightclub.
Truthfully, he didn’t even know why he came to the Xinghe Nightclub that day.
He just had the sudden urge to go there and check it out.
Luo Xinghe looked at Zhou Shuai’s back, and really wanted to complain endlessly.
If only he had known that the world of the Crooked Mouth Dragon King didn’t follow any logic.
Whenever the female lead got into trouble or the villain did something bad, Crooked Mouth Zhou Shuai would always show up.
And sure enough…
Shen Ying had been a relatively prominent female lead in the early stages.
As soon as something went wrong, Zhou Shuai came sniffing around like a dog, drawn to the scent.
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