If it were in the past, facing an invitation from Queen Bee Yu Shuang, I would have definitely avoided her.
But now that I had revealed my hand, there was no difference whether we met or not.
Moreover, since ancient times, people in the martial world have always followed the principle of "if someone respects me a foot, I will return the favor tenfold."
Given that Yu Shuang had personally brought people to Longxi to help this time, when she requested a meeting, I agreed without a second thought.
After getting up, washing, and tidying myself, I took the camel and his apprentice to the agreed-upon meeting place by taxi.
Unfortunately, the rented Tiger Head Ben had already been taken by Camel to the repair shop. Until it was fixed, our only options for travel were on foot or by taxi.
Sitting in the taxi, I habitually reached into my pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, and then rolled down the window to indulge in smoking.
The nicotine rose, drifted out the window after passing through my lungs, and scattered with the city's night breeze, leaving an indelible scent in my nostrils… a scent that was deeply intoxicating!
According to relevant statistics, there are about 1.3 billion smokers worldwide, with 350 million of them in China.
Based on China's current population and the ratio of men, women, old, and young, the figure of 350 million essentially means that one out of every three men is a smoker.
Everyone knows the dangers of smoking, so why do so many men in our country still smoke?
This is because we were born in the best of times and also in the worst of times.
The good is that there are no wars. Even if not everyone can live a life of moderate prosperity, at least they can still survive without starving.
The bad, however, stems from this very survival.
To escape the state of merely surviving, one can only risk their life to strive and fight!
Few women can understand that we men don't actually like smoking; rather, we like the atmosphere when smoking, and that indescribable feeling.
Only when smoking, as men, are we at our most relaxed and enjoying ourselves…
About twenty minutes later.
Yu Shuang and I met at a Sichuan restaurant. She came alone.
She hadn't brought anyone, so I felt awkward bringing Camel and Xiao Long, leaving them to wait for me downstairs.
As I followed Yu Shuang upstairs to find a seat, I noticed many people around us subtly glancing at her.
It's a man's instinct to look at beautiful women, and Yu Shuang was long accustomed to this.
After finding a window seat, Yu Shuang picked up the menu to order.
While Yu Shuang was ordering, perhaps to attract her attention, I saw a table behind us start shouting loudly.
Initially, neither Yu Shuang nor I paid much attention to this situation.
However, just as Yu Shuang finished ordering and was about to speak to me, an unwelcome guest suddenly emerged from that table.
A middle-aged man with dark skin and a sturdy build walked up to our table with a swagger, looking at Yu Shuang and saying, "Beautiful lady, my boss wants to invite you for a drink!"
As the middle-aged man spoke, the table nearby that had been making so much noise immediately quieted down, and everyone at the table was looking in our direction.
Seeing this scene, I knew that Yu Shuang's reason for seeking me out would probably not be spoken for a while.
Because trouble had arrived!
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Yu Shuang first gave a cold laugh without speaking, then directly made a gesture as if to invite him back to where he came from.
Seeing that Yu Shuang was ignoring him, the middle-aged man's face immediately showed a hint of anger: "Beautiful lady, didn't you hear what I said clearly?"
"Our boss wants to invite you for a drink…"
Before he could finish the word "drink," Yu Shuang immediately interrupted with a cold face: "Go back and tell your boss that if he wants to invite me for a drink, that's fine, no problem!"
"As long as he dares to make a public phone call to Xiao Tianci and say he's prepared to go against the Xiao family and snatch someone from them, I'll immediately go and drink with him!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man was stunned.
He probably never imagined that this beautiful woman in front of him had such a significant background.
I have to admit that Queen Bee Yu Shuang's intelligence was online as always.
With a single move of leveraging influence, she could easily resolve unnecessary trouble.
But I forgot the saying: "Alcohol emboldens the timid!"
Moreover, the current situation was one of beauty being present.
After a slight moment of stunned silence, the middle-aged man immediately recovered, his eyes filled with ferocity, and he shouted loudly: "Damn it! Who are you trying to scare, beautiful lady?"
"Don't tell me I don't believe you're from the Xiao family, even if you are, so what!?"
"What about Xiao Tianci? Is he so great? His own brother was killed, and he still can't do anything, right? If you have the ability, let Xiao Tianci come and kill me!"
"If you don't have the ability, then you damn well have to come to our table now and drink with our boss!"
As soon as he said this, I felt something was wrong.
Although alcohol emboldens the timid, that's only when they're drunk.
While the person in front of me had a slight smell of alcohol, it wasn't strong at all.
Looking at the two empty beer bottles piled in front of his seat, it was clear he had only drunk two bottles of beer.
One should know that the drinking capacity of "social people" usually starts from half a case, and it's completely impossible to get drunk on two bottles of beer.
So, I immediately deduced and confirmed: this person was using the excuse of striking up a conversation to cause trouble!
If nothing unexpected happened, this was directed at Yu Shuang!
Queen Bee had not offended anyone in the Longxi region. It was precisely because she supported me that she offended Xiao Tianci.
Therefore, the answer was already obvious.
Xiao Tianci!
Since he couldn't find me, he turned his attention to my helpers.
The previous encounter with the Orchid Gate was a slight victory for my side. I thought it would bring a few days of peace.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianci made another move so quickly!
Thinking of this, before Yu Shuang could get angry, I stood up and walked up to the middle-aged man, calling out, "Hey, buddy!"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man instinctively turned his gaze to me: "Hmm? What's up?"
I gently patted the middle-aged man's shoulder, pretending to be friendly to make him relax his guard, and at the moment I released my hand…
Without a word, I directly punched the middle-aged man's nose bridge!
Bang!
This sudden sneak attack, with hidden force, sent the middle-aged man to the ground with a single punch!
"Run!!!"
Taking advantage of the middle-aged man and his accomplices not reacting, I grabbed Yu Shuang and rushed downstairs…