The president of the South Kingdom Club, Ruan Jinxiang, looked at Long Xiao and then at the two masters.
"Elder Hu, what's going on with these two paper figures?" Ruan Jinxiang asked.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "President Ruan, aren't I letting the two masters see what true Xuan Shu is?"
"Elder Hu understands Xuan Shu?" Ruan Jinxiang asked.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "What Xuan Shu do I understand? I just learned a few tricks from a friend and wanted to try them out. I didn't expect them to actually move."
Ruan Jinxiang had watched Long Xiao's two matches in the arena under the identity of Hu Lei, and she was well aware of Hu Lei's strength.
When Ruan Jinxiang saw Pu Suying and Long Xiao together, she was a little surprised.
Yesterday, this Elder Hu from the Martial Alliance had expelled the South Korean Club. This morning, people from South Korea had gone to the Hong Kong Martial Alliance and submitted property documents for the five dojos.
While Long Xiao was talking with Ruan Jinxiang, the five paper figures were still attacking the two masters. The two masters had little strength and didn't know any magical arts, so the paper figures didn't need to attack too quickly.
"President Ruan, save us quickly." One master couldn't help but cry out for help.
Ruan Jinxiang looked at the two disheveled masters and said, "You are Xuan Shu masters. If you don't save yourselves, how can I help you?"
Seeing Ruan Jinxiang's unhelpful demeanor, the two masters felt like killing her.
"Masters, I just want to see your true strength. Human potential is infinite; it cannot be unlocked without pushing yourself," Long Xiao said with a chuckle.
Soon, the two masters were panting, their clothes revealing flesh, and their faces bore several cuts, but no blood.
Long Xiao had long seen that these two guys were also wearing human skin masks, so the paper figures would occasionally make shallow cuts on their faces.
"Masters' skin is really thick; they didn't bleed after a few cuts. Amazing!" someone shouted loudly.
The shouts caused everyone to burst into laughter. By now, almost everyone could see that the two masters had human skin masks on their faces.
Finally, the two masters, with no other choice, began to beg Long Xiao for mercy.
Long Xiao snapped his fingers, and the five paper figures stopped. The two masters sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
Long Xiao walked up to the two masters, and before he could speak, Ruan Jinxiang stepped forward and said, "Someone, rip their masks off."
The human skin masks on the two masters' faces were torn off, and their wigs were pulled away. Long Xiao knew it would be inconvenient to have so many people questioning them, so he said, "President Ruan, find me a quieter place. I want to have a good chat with the two masters."
"Elder Hu, spare my life! I still have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child..."
Pu Suying stepped forward and slapped one master in the face, saying, "Shut up! Don't speak when you're not supposed to."
The two masters were taken into a room, and Ruan Jinxiang waved her hand, dismissing her subordinates.
Long Xiao sat on the sofa and said, "Speak. Why did you deceive people?"
Fearing that Long Xiao would take action, the two masters quickly confessed everything.
They were originally con artists. During one of their scams, they were caught by a middle-aged man named Jack.
Jack gave them two choices: one was to work for him, and the other was to hand them over to the police.
Naturally, the two con artists didn't want to be imprisoned, so they chose to work for Jack.
In Hong Kong, Jack introduced them to major real estate developers and financial magnates. By telling fortunes for these wealthy individuals, they made a lot of money.
"What did Jack have you do for him?" Long Xiao asked.
The two told Long Xiao that Jack only asked them to promote a piece of land to be auctioned as a place with good feng shui. He also had them visit the Huo family to help adjust areas with bad feng shui.
The interrogation ended quickly. The two con artists were only partially involved in the Huo family's affairs and could not contact Jack.
"You two deserve to die," Long Xiao said sternly.
The two con artists were so scared that they knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Elder Hu, you're not really going to kill them, are you?" Ruan Jinxiang asked.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "If I don't kill them, what if they go out and harm others?"
"Elder Hu, we'll never cheat people again." The two began to beg for mercy again.
Long Xiao said, "Get up. I won't kill you."
After the two con artists got up, Long Xiao said, "Go get yourselves disguised again. Tonight, you'll accompany me on a gambling ship."
The two con artists didn't dare to ask why. After they went to change their appearances, Ruan Jinxiang asked, "Elder Hu, you're going on the gambling ship tonight too?"
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Are you going too?"
Ruan Jinxiang smiled and said, "A once-in-a-century battle between gambling kings, of course, I have to go."
Long Xiao asked in detail and learned that the gambling ship tonight would not be an ordinary gambling event but a battle between the Hong Kong Gambling King and the Island Nation Gambling King, broadcast live globally.
The battle between the gambling kings caused a sensation in Hong Kong, and tickets to board the gambling ship were extremely hard to come by. Kamedasho wanted Long Xiao to board the ship, so he would naturally prepare a ticket for him, but Pu Suying and Luan Jiping would not be able to go.
Long Xiao explained the situation to Luan Jiping and Pu Suying. Luan Jiping said, "Brother, you go. We won't go."
Pu Suying drooped her face and said, "No, I have to go. You don't need to worry about the ticket."
As Long Xiao and the others were about to leave the South Kingdom Club, Ruan Jinxiang had someone carry a large bag of gifts and told him they were all South Korean specialties.
The three of them ate and returned to the hotel. After washing up and resting for a while, Long Xiao and Pu Suying drove to the pier.
A massive gambling ship was docked at the pier. Staff members were busy, and the pier was filled with all sorts of luxury cars. Dressed-up handsome men and beautiful women were boarding in an orderly fashion.
As soon as Long Xiao and the two got out of the car, two South Koreans ran over. One of them took out a ticket and said, "Little Princess, the ticket has arrived."
Pu Suying took the ticket and waved her hand. The two South Koreans turned and got back into their car.
Long Xiao looked at Pu Suying strangely and asked, "Suying, South Korea doesn't have a king, so why do they call you Little Princess?"
"None of your business," Pu Suying glared at Long Xiao and said.
"Are you on your period? Can't you speak properly?" Long Xiao said unhappily.
"No, I won't speak properly if you don't hand over that guy."
"Sister, where do you want me to find that guy? I don't know him," Long Xiao said helplessly.
"You definitely know him, or you wouldn't have saved him. I saw it all. You were the one who removed the bullet from his body."
"I didn't remove the bullet for him. I'm not familiar with him."
"That bottle of water was given to him by you, wasn't it? After drinking the water, the bullet came out when he patted his chest. There must be something wrong with the water you gave him."
Long Xiao's head was spinning from Pu Suying's words. He really wanted to disappear without a trace and avoid her from now on.
As they were talking, someone walked up to them and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Hu. Someone asked me to give you this ticket."
Long Xiao took the ticket and looked up, only to see Kamedasho waving at him, signaling that it was time to board.