Su City was not large, after all, it was just a prefecture-level city in Jiangdong Province. However, its night market was extremely lively. Despite the spring night still being a bit cold, the late-night snack streets and pubs along the Su City River were exceptionally bustling.
The Hongmen Tavern was located at a bend downstream of the Su City River. As the stronghold of Hong Shisan Ye, a figure in Su City's underworld, the Hongmen Tavern occupied a vast area and was far more lively and noisy than ordinary taverns.
Xiao Yunlong and Liu Ruyan walked along the Su City River night market street and finally saw the Hongmen Tavern.
"Brother Xiao, are we really going in? According to the people of Su City, although this is a tavern on the surface, it's actually the stronghold of that Hong Shisan Ye. It's filled with people from all walks of life, very chaotic, and ordinary people wouldn't dare to go there," Liu Ruyan said.
Xiao Yunlong smiled and said, "That's more fun. Ordinary taverns aren't very interesting."
After speaking, he took Liu Ruyan's hand, and the two walked in like a young couple.
Upon entering, they discovered that the Hongmen Tavern was even more chaotic than they had imagined. The front hall was very large, covering over a thousand square meters, with dazzling neon lights flashing erratically, quite blinding.
In the center of the hall was a fighting ring. Two muscular men, bare-chested, were fighting fiercely. Below the stage, countless men and women were drinking heavily and shouting while watching the boxing match, creating a noisy and chaotic scene filled with a sense of grime.
Liu Ruyan was taken aback by the chaotic scene. After all, having received a good education since childhood, she had never been to such a place and naturally felt repulsed.
Xiao Yunlong patted her hand and said, "Do you know why you were forced to the point of jumping into the river to commit suicide by your aunt and uncle? It's because you've experienced too little and too little in the past. When you encounter even a small matter, you become scared and retreat. From now on, you need to step out of your comfort zone, learn to face and bear things, and your personality will gradually become stronger!"
Hearing Xiao Yunlong's words, Liu Ruyan was stunned, then nodded heavily.
"Let's go, let's go for a drink. Don't worry, with me here, no one can touch a single hair on your head."
Xiao Yunlong smiled slightly and led Liu Ruyan to a booth in a corner.
The reason he brought Liu Ruyan out was mainly to let this innocent girl experience more of what she usually didn't encounter. Only by seeing more would her horizons and perspective gradually broaden.
Of course, Liu Ruyan's looks and figure were quite good. With such a stunning beauty accompanying him, his mood would naturally improve a bit, wouldn't it?
Customers continued to pour in, and soon the hall was packed with a dense crowd. After drinking, people's nerves became more agitated. Coupled with the increasingly fierce attacks of the boxers on the stage, the crowd below cheered and shouted even more.
Xiao Yunlong ordered the strongest white wine. Since Liu Ruyan didn't drink, he naturally wouldn't force her and ordered a drink for her separately.
Frightened, Liu Ruyan stayed close to him like a lamb. Xiao Yunlong held the wine bottle and drank it down sip by sip.
Originally, a few young punks with dyed hair, upon seeing Liu Ruyan's pure and stunning beauty and her tall and hot figure, wanted to strike up a conversation. However, when they saw Xiao Yunlong sitting there, drinking strong white wine as if no one else was around, they were directly intimidated and retreated.
Throughout the entire time, Xiao Yunlong was observing secretly but did not see the legendary Hong Shisan Ye.
The match between the two boxers on the stage had ended. Since they were not wearing any protective gear, one of them was beaten until he was bloody and disfigured. However, this only stimulated everyone's hormones further, and the scene became even more violent and agitated.
Then, another person went up to the stage, and the boxing match continued. The crowd below immediately began placing bets.
However, at this moment, four Japanese samurai in kimonos suddenly barged in, forcefully pushing through the crowd and heading straight for the front of the fighting ring.
The leading Japanese man slightly tilted his head to signal, and one of them, wearing wooden clogs, leaped onto the stage.
The scene erupted in a considerable commotion. It was clear to everyone that these four Japanese samurai were not here with good intentions and were likely here to challenge their skills.
After stepping onto the stage, this Japanese samurai pointed at the two boxers on the stage and then beckoned with his finger, the meaning being very clear: you two come together!
The two boxers were instantly enraged. Without wasting any words, they clenched their fists and charged forward.
The two should have had some training. Their attacks were as fast as the wind and powerful. However, the Japanese samurai easily dodged them with a light leap.
The two boxers turned around, one throwing a punch, the other delivering a whip kick, attacking from above and below.
The Japanese samurai let out a deep shout and delivered two lightning-fast punches.
With two thuds, the two boxers were sent flying out of the ring.
The venue immediately erupted in an uproar. Everyone looked at each other, clearly very shocked.
The Japanese samurai extended his right little finger and said in broken Dragon Country language, "You... are truly trash!"
This caused the entire tavern to explode. Someone roared, "Damn it, a few Japanese samurai dare to come and challenge us and show off! I'll do it!"
As the voice fell, four strong and burly thugs jumped up.
The Japanese samurai sneered and unleashed a series of lightning-fast whip kicks. Those four thugs didn't even have the ability to block and fell to the ground with a bang.
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence. No one spoke; you could hear a pin drop.
The Japanese samurai again extended his little finger mockingly, "Is that all? Dragon Country martial arts, trash, not a single one can fight!"
Xiao Yunlong just held his bottle and drank leisurely, his expression unchanged.
Liu Ruyan whispered, "Brother Xiao, these Japanese samurai look very strong. No one in the entire Hongmen Martial Arts Hall is their match."
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold shout suddenly came from inside the hall.
"You bastards, you're really arrogant and presumptuous, daring to come and challenge my territory!"
With that, a tall and imposing middle-aged man with eagle eyes, accompanied by four bodyguards as imposing as Vajras, walked out from inside.
Wherever the eagle-eyed middle-aged man went, the surrounding guests nodded and shouted "Thirteenth Master." It seemed this person was the legendary Hong Shisan Ye of the Hongmen Martial Arts School!
Hong Shisan Ye was wearing only shorts and a large red sleeping robe. He was playing with two valuable jade stones in his right hand, exuding a strong aura of a powerful figure from the underworld.
The leader of the Japanese samurai, with a mustache in the middle of his upper lip, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, you must be the leader of the Hongmen Martial Arts School, Hong Shisan Ye?"
"That's right, I am Hong Shisan!"
The leader of the Japanese samurai smiled faintly, "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Sato Kazui. I have come today specifically to learn from your Dragon Country martial arts. As the Hongmen Martial Arts School is a martial arts organization in Su City, do you dare to accept my challenge?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? You bastards, today I will break your dog legs and throw you into the Su City River, so you know how deep our Su City martial arts are!"
Hong Shisan Ye let out a cold snort, took off his sleeping robe, and stepped onto the stage.
Sato Kazui also leaped up.
"Come on, let me see what you've got, you little brat, for daring to come and challenge me!" Hong Shisan Ye assumed a fighting stance.
Sato Kazui, however, shook his head and said in fluent Dragon Country language, "You're not enough, you're still too weak. Let those four come together as well."
He said this while pointing at the imposing Four Vajras below the stage!
The crowd below became agitated, and many shouted, "Kill them, kill these bastards, let them know our strength!"
Hong Shisan Ye nodded, and the Four Vajras leaped onto the stage.
"Watch carefully, I'm about to make my move!"
Sato Kazui unleashed his aura, and a strong gust of wind instantly swirled around him.
Hong Shisan Ye and the Four Vajras immediately dropped their dismissive attitude, clenched their fists, and attacked.
Sato Kazui lightly tapped his feet and darted out. With several afterimages flashing past, Hong Shisan Ye and the others didn't even have time to react before they were sent flying with several thuds, crashing heavily to the ground.
"This..." The crowd below was dumbfounded, each one too shocked to speak.
Sato Kazui stood in the center of the stage, looking down at everyone, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "It seems Dragon Country martial arts are only this much. Truly disappointing, not a single one can fight, truly trash!"
"Oh, and that plaque at the entrance, I'm taking it. Consider it a penalty for your defeat in the competition!"
After saying this, Sato Kazui laughed heartily, and the other three Japanese samurai also burst into laughter, their expressions extremely arrogant.
Many guests in the tavern clenched their fists, looking furious, but not a single one dared to step forward. They could only rage ineffectively.
Just as the four Japanese samurai were about to leave, Xiao Yunlong slowly put down his wine bottle and let out a low hum, "You want to leave after showing off? Did you ask for my permission?"