Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1118: Chapter 1117: The Dominant Zhao Dongming

Zhao Dongming had suffered greatly within the Zhao Family. Over the years, he had endured and filled his heart with hatred.

He had also endured a great deal of suffering in Capital City, and his heart harbored even more hatred.

However, he would rarely show these feelings openly. On the surface, he appeared to be an honest and simple person.

In fact, this man had immense ambition. His goal was to become the Head of the Zhao Family, to take control of the entire family, and moreover, to push the Zhao Family up a notch. He wanted everyone to know that it was he, Zhao Dongming, who stood high above all, dictating the fates of others as the pinnacle of power.

Although the current Head of the Zhao Family held him in great esteem, Zhao Dongming was well aware that it was only because of his identity as the disciple of the Martial Champion. Without this identity, even if he were among the top three most powerful of the younger generation within the Zhao Family, he would be nothing more than a mere enforcer. The Head of the Zhao Family would never consider promoting him to the position of Family Head. Everything the head was doing was to prepare for his own biological son.

If Zhao Dongming wanted to overtake others in a shortcut and seize the entire Zhao Family, he needed enough strength.

The strength of the Martial Champion would certainly not aid him in seizing the position of the family head. Therefore, Zhao Dongming needed external power. To gain external support, he first needed to enhance his own prestige, after all, there weren’t many in Capital City who respected him!

The battle at Qinghe Academy was meticulously planned and long-premeditated by him as a fight to turn his fortunes around. Now the time had come to reap the rewards of that battle, everything was steady. All that was left was to declare his victory to the world!

Zhao Dongming’s face bore a smile; he seemed to hear the sounds of countless people surrounding him with compliments, countless apologies directed his way, and countless ingratiating voices!

”Lü Donglin, Su Yang,” Zhao Dongming slowly uttered the two names, sneering, ”You two are destined to be mere stepping stones on my path to success!”

At seven thirty in the evening, everything proceeded as planned.

When Su Yang arrived at the small restaurant with Hu Xiexie, the place was already crowded.

Three groups of people were present. Lü Donglin stood quietly by the window on the second floor of the small restaurant, watching below.

Wu Feizhi and Zhao Dongming, each leading a group, stood on opposite sides of the small restaurant, in a stand-off.

As for Yue Ming, he personally stood at the restaurant entrance downstairs with his men.

The arrival of Su Yang and Hu Xiexie instantly attracted the eyes of everyone present, who all looked their way.

Yue Ming was the most excited; he was the first to shout loudly, ”Su Yang, I thought you wouldn’t dare to come. What, realized you couldn’t escape this calamity and decided to face your death bravely?”

Zhao Dongming, upon seeing Su Yang, immediately waved at him, ”Brother Su, fear not, I am here today, and no one will lay a finger on you!”

”Wu Feizhi, you had better worry about yourself!” Wu Feizhi said coldly, ”The matter between us needs to be settled today. Today, either you stay here, or I will!”

”Looking for death, Wu Feizhi?” Zhao Dongming coldly retorted, ”This is Capital City, and you repeatedly provoke me, are you not afraid of not leaving Capital City alive?”

”Capital City must also respect the rules of Qinghe Academy!” Wu Feizhi sneered, ”Besides, do you really think you have much influence in Capital City? You’re just a castaway of the Zhao Family. If it were not for the Martial Champion taking you in, you would’ve likely starved to death already. Even the Martial Champion cannot interfere with the rules of Qinghe Academy. Moreover, if we fight fair and square and you lose to me because your skills are inferior, I don’t believe the Martial Champion would personally seek revenge for you!”

Zhao Dongming’s face turned frosty, ”Wu Feizhi, you’re courting death! Since you know I am the disciple of the Martial Champion, do you really think there’s any hope for you against me?”

”Whether there’s hope or not, we’ll know after we fight!” Wu Feizhi sneered, ”Zhao Dongming, do you dare to have a fair fight with me, a duel between just the two of us without involving others?”

Yue Ming’s thoughts shifted at this; he remembered the previous discussion between Wu Feizhi and Lü Donglin. Wu Feizhi planned to have people from the Northern Three Provinces fight against Zhao Dongming’s subordinates in today’s battle. Now, Wu Feizhi was preemptively saying this, meaning he wanted to fight Zhao Dongming one-on-one, without involving either side’s people. In other words, Wu Feizhi’s men would not take action, and the people from the Northern Three Provinces would have to deal with Zhao Dongming’s subordinates.

Yue Ming glanced at Wu Feizhi, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. Why should Wu Feizhi’s men be able to stand aside and watch while they cooperated against Zhao Dongming and Su Yang?

Zhao Dongming didn’t suspect a trap, and said coldly, ”Fine, since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant you that. Listen up, everyone, this battle is between Wu Feizhi and me, no one else is to interfere!”

The people from Capital City immediately responded, and Wu Feizhi was just as straightforward, declaring coldly, ”Xie Kuang, lead your men to stand aside, and do not intervene in my duel with Zhao Dongming!”

”Yes!” Xie Kuang responded loudly.

Immediately, the crowd dispersed, making way for Zhao Dongming and Wu Feizhi.

The two took slow steps forward, looking as if they could start fighting at any moment.

It was then that Lü Donglin on the upper floor spoke up.

”Both of you, isn’t it a bit premature to start fighting like this?”

The two looked up at Lü Donglin, and Zhao Dongming immediately furrowed his brow, ”Lü Donglin, are you looking to fight me?”

”I would indeed like to fight you, but it seems I would have to queue up now!” Lü Donglin said with a smile, ”Moreover, my business with Su Yang has yet to be settled, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to fight you just yet!”

”If you’re not going to fight me, then stop wasting words!” Zhao Dongming said sternly.

The spectating people from Capital City were all taken aback, then burst into cheers.

Lü Donglin had always put immense pressure on these wealthy idlers of Capital City; when he was in Capital City, they had to be extremely cautious in their words around him, or he would severely discipline them. For a long time, whenever these idlers saw Lü Donglin, they couldn’t help but remember the terror of being crushed under his feet, and no one dared to speak loudly to him.

Now that Zhao Dongming was talking to Lü Donglin like this, it gave them a sense of vindication. Of course, they were still anxious inside; talking tough was easy, but dealing with the aftermath was what mattered most.

Despite Zhao Dongming’s continual assurances that he could entirely deal with Lü Donglin this time, everyone still had lingering fears. After all, even the great-grandson of the Martial Champion hadn’t dared to confront Lü Donglin. Could Zhao Dongming really be his match?

If after such talk he ended up defeated by Lü Donglin, wouldn’t that be another embarrassment for the wealthy idlers of Capital City?