There is no secret that cannot be revealed.
The events at Huangfu Weixia’s birthday banquet spread throughout the Dragon Triangle, and indeed the entire upper class and martial arts circles of the Dragon Country that very night, causing quite a stir.
On one hand, Huangfu Weixia’s falling out with her elder brother, Huangfu Yingjun, and even taking a slap from him to protect Jiang Wuming at the birthday banquet, piqued the curiosity of many young noblemen – what was the relationship between Jiang Wuming and Huangfu Weixia?
On the other hand, the powerful magnate Chu Wansong, at the risk of turning friend into foe with the Huangfu family, forcefully protected Jiang Wuming, which was beyond everyone’s expectations!
Of course, Jiang Wuming himself was even more important.
After the exposure of Jiang Wuming’s background, he was thrust into the spotlight, and every move he made was closely watched by the upper class and martial arts circles of the Dragon Country.
Compared to the upper class and martial arts circles, however, this incident caused an even greater shock in the Dragon Country’s underworld!
This was because Chu Wansong was the leader of the Qinghong’s Qing character faction, controlling half of the speaking power over the nightlife in the East Sea and the Southern Hemisphere, making him one of the top godfathers in the entire Dragon Country!
Why would Chu Wansong do this?
Upon hearing about the events at Huangfu Villa, almost all the big bosses in the Dragon Country’s underworld were contemplating this question.
Only one person did not.
Huang Xiong.
The sole magnate in the Southern Hemisphere who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Chu Wansong.
He possessed the strength to contend with Chu Wansong, controlling the other half of the speaking power over the nightlife in the Southern Hemisphere!
He was another grand leader of Qinghong – the helmsman of Qinghong’s Hong character faction!
When unity is long maintained, division will occur; when division is long maintained, unity will occur.
Almost all the big bosses in the Dragon Country’s underworld believed that Qinghong would eventually unify, and there would inevitably be a battle between Chu Wansong and Huang Xiong!
As Chu Wansong’s strongest opponent, Huang Xiong, residing in Baiyun Villa in Nanzhou, did not ponder why Chu Wansong was helping Jiang Wuming after hearing about the events at Huangfu Villa. It wasn’t that he wasn’t curious, but rather because he knew the reason.
Baiyun Villa was located on Baiyun Mountain in the urban area of Nanzhou City. It was once the headquarters of Qinghong, and at the deepest part of the villa stood a statue of Qinghong’s founding patriarch. Later, it became the base camp of Qinghong’s Hong character faction.
Whether before or after Qinghong split, core members of Qinghong would gather at Baiyun Villa on the anniversary of Qinghong’s founding to pay homage to the founding patriarch.
Before Qinghong split, this was equivalent to the company’s annual meeting, where the helmsman would summarize the past year’s development and deploy plans for the new year.
After Qinghong split, such gatherings became merely ceremonial, solely for paying homage to the founding patriarch, signifying that neither side had forgotten their roots.
After all, no matter which side eventually unified Qinghong, they would need a legitimate claim.
That evening, just as Jiang Wuming finished his conversation with Chu Wansong, left Villa No. 9 in Tantian Palace, and returned to the East Sea Martial Arts Academy, Huang Xiong’s two sons arrived at Baiyun Villa one after another.
Huang Xiong’s eldest son was named Huang Qiyong. He was trained on the martial arts path from a young age, and after twenty-eight years of arduous training, he had become an eight-star martial artist.
Such strength could be considered an absolute master in the secular world, but in the martial arts world, even among the younger generation, he could only be called a genius.
Huang Xiong was not satisfied with this and demanded that Huang Qiyong break through to become a nine-star martial artist and a martial arts grandmaster before the age of thirty.
To meet Huang Xiong’s requirements, Huang Qiyong trained day and night, paying no attention to the affairs of the entire Hong character faction!
This was because he knew that if he failed to meet his father Huang Xiong’s requirements, the position of the next leader of the Hong character faction would not fall upon him.
Although Huang Qiyong was devoted to martial arts, upon hearing that Chu Wansong was protecting Jiang Wuming, he recalled his father’s past experiences and knew this was a significant matter, so he rushed to Baiyun Villa.
Huang Xiaoxie, the second son of the Huang family, was the opposite of Huang Qiyong. He did not follow the path of martial arts but instead pursued management.
Besides the hardship of practicing martial arts, Huang Xiaoxie chose not to pursue martial arts because he believed that even the strongest martial artist could only become a general, and to become a marshal, management and tactics were crucial.
Huang Xiaoxie began to participate in the affairs of the Hong character faction when he was ten years old.
At that time, Huang Xiong had replaced the previous leader of the Hong character faction and took charge. Every time there was a meeting, he would have a chair placed next to his own.
Huang Xiaoxie would sit in that chair and listen to Huang Xiong and others during meetings.
From the age of ten to sixteen, for a full six years, Huang Xiaoxie did not miss a single meeting of the Hong character faction.
After the age of sixteen, Huang Xiaoxie formally began to engage in and manage the businesses of the Hong character faction, which included martial arts schools, gambling, and underground black boxing.
“Why did you two come here so late?”
In the study of the villa within Baiyun Villa, Huang Xiong, dressed in a bathrobe, leaned back in his chair, puffing on smoke, and looked at his two sons.
Huang Xiong had long hair, fair skin, and delicate features. Judging solely by his appearance, he gave off a gentle and effeminate impression.
However, he was also burly, muscular, and exuded explosive power!
The combination of effeminacy and strength on him created a strange and dangerous aura!
“Dad, I heard about Chu Wansong protecting that Jiang Wuming, and I know you’re in a bad mood, so I came to see if I could do anything for you,” Huang Qiyong, being impatient, spoke first.
He perfectly inherited Huang Xiong’s physique and strength, but his features were rugged, his skin dark, and there was no trace of effeminacy.
“Heh…”
Huang Xiong exhaled a puff of smoke and grinned, a chilling smile.
As Huang Qiyong had said, Huang Xiong was indeed in a very bad mood!
He was one of the first students at the East Sea Martial Arts Academy, but he was expelled after only half a year.
This was because of Jiang Zhan!
During a martial arts class, Huang Xiong engaged in a sparring match with Jiang Zhan and was defeated by the rapidly advancing Jiang Zhan.
At that time, unwilling to accept defeat, after Jiang Zhan stopped fighting, he attempted a sneak attack on Jiang Zhan, which failed. Not only did Jiang Zhan break his leg, but he was also expelled from the academy!
The reason for Huang Xiong’s expulsion from the East Sea Martial Arts Academy was a flaw in his character – he had lost the spar but still resorted to a sneak attack, and he intended to harm his classmate, which was utterly corrupt!
At the time, Huang Xiong was extremely indignant and personally sought out the school leadership to argue.
“Principal, tell me, in a battlefield, will people just foolishly fight you based on strength?”
This was Huang Xiong’s exact words at the time, and they circulated widely.
“If it were a real battle, or even a fight for survival, your actions would be acceptable. But this was a sparring session in class. You lost the spar, became malicious, and attempted to sneak attack and injure your classmate. Your character is deeply flawed!”
This was Ren Xiaoyao’s response back then.
After being expelled from the East Sea Martial Arts Academy, Huang Xiong first recovered from his injuries, then felt that the martial arts world was full of old fuddy-duddies, so he plunged into the jianghu and joined Qinghong’s Hong character faction.
Like Chu Wansong, he gained recognition for his fighting prowess, was valued, and eventually became one of the Hong character faction’s Red Flower Double Staffs.
However, his rise to power was different from Chu Wansong’s.
Chu Wansong became the son-in-law of the previous leader of the Qing character faction and inherited the position.
Huang Xiong forcefully ascended to power after the death of the previous leader of the Hong character faction.
On the day he took power, not a single person in the Hong character faction opposed him!
Later, rumors spread in the jianghu that Huang Xiong had plotted to kill his own leader and usurp his position!
And now, the first few people who spread the rumors were all repenting in their coffins!
Annihilation!
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ps: More tonight.