Urban Martial Saint

Li Lianshan was taken aback and said, ”What message for whom?”

Boss Lin responded calmly, ”Zhao Chengshuang asked me to tell you not to touch those people from last night within the next two days!”

”Damn, he dares to order me around now!” Li Lianshan smashed the bottle in his hand, creating a loud pop.

Hearing the noise, Boss Lin couldn’t help but chuckle internally. He knew Li Lianshan’s temper well; Zhao Chengshuang’s authoritative way of handling things was bound to provoke Li Lianshan’s defiance.

Boss Lin said, ”Old Li, we’ve been friends for a long time, so I’ll just tell you. Zhao Chengshuang is really close with those guys from last night. To help them, he even brought his two brothers into it!”

”Damn, those two aren’t even in Shenchuan City anymore, and they think they can scare me?” Although Li Lianshan’s voice was still angry, it had softened slightly.

Boss Lin continued, ”Old Li, although Zhao Chengshuang is merely a prodigal son, he’s still the prodigal son of the Zhao Family. When he asks for something and you don’t accommodate, wouldn’t that be picking a fight with the Zhao Family?”

Li Lianshan angrily said, ”Damn, hasn’t the Zhao Family thought about the fact that they are picking a fight with me? My place was trashed, and they still won’t let me seek revenge. The Zhao Family’s audacity is just too much!”

”There’s no helping it when it’s a big family,” Boss Lin said with a smile. ”Truly speaking, I felt quite annoyed too when Zhao Chengshuang asked me to pass on the message. But what can you do, when the Zhao Family speaks, you can’t ignore them!”

Li Lianshan frowned in silence. He was incredibly angry and frustrated, yet he was helpless. The Zhao Family, those two words weighed on him like Mount Tai, making him feel suffocated!

”Two days, who knows what exactly they want to do.” Boss Lin sighed, grew silent for a while, then continued, ”But then again, Zhao Chengshuang said you shouldn’t touch those people for two days, but he didn’t say others couldn’t touch them, did he?”

”What do you mean?” Li Lianshan questioned curiously.

Boss Lin explained, ”Those guys last night, all this was because of Yang Wei causing trouble at your place. This matter can’t be separated from Yang Wei, and moreover, he took a loss last night. Knowing Yang Wei’s character, I reckon he’s very likely to seek revenge!”

Li Lianshan spit and said, ”What revenge can he possibly take? Those losers, what can they really do? I heard that among those people, there’s a brute who can fight really well. Damn it, I’ve been thinking about whether to hire some help from Tiger King.”

”What era is this, what use is being able to fight? The key still lies in having a way,” Boss Lin said with a light laugh. ”That brute can fight all he wants, but a car crash will knock him out just the same. It’s not like he can smash a car with one punch, can he?”

Li Lianshan furrowed his brow and asked, ”What exactly are you trying to say?”

”Hehe…” Boss Lin laughed faintly, ”Old Li, this is a matter between you and those guys, I shouldn’t interfere too much. Anyway, you handle it as you see fit. But like I said, give Zhao Chengshuang some face and don’t lay hands on those few for two days. But if someone else makes a move, that has nothing to do with you!”

Having said that, Boss Lin directly hung up the phone. On the other end, Li Lianshan held his phone in silence for a long while until he suddenly slapped his thigh and cursed, ”Damn it, this bastard wants me to hire someone to do his dirty work!”

”Hire whom?” Scarred Yang asked curiously.

Li Lianshan glanced at him and said, ”Have Old Su find Yang Wei later, see if we can get Yang Wei to deal with those guys from last night.”

Ye Qing had asked Zhao Chengshuang for two days because his body would be fully recovered by then.

After finishing the call to Zhao Chengshuang, Ye Qing got dressed and prepared to walk downstairs. Now he needed to exercise more to gradually adapt to his body’s recovery.

Huo Pingping was home alone, ordering burgers and cola for lunch, planning to eat in.

As Ye Qing and Black Bear reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned to Huo Pingping, ”Pingping, be careful at home.”

Huo Pingping waved her hand and said, ”Don’t worry, it’s broad daylight, I don’t believe they’d dare to come over!”

”I’m not talking about those people…” Ye Qing looked at Da Hei lying in the living room, ”I mean, be careful around it.”

Huo Pingping glanced at Da Hei, who was wagging its tail. Although Da Hei was large, it was still quite cute and didn’t fuss much, which made it acceptable to the girls.

”Careful of what? Is it going to bite people?” Huo Pingping scooted back slightly, a bit wary of Da Hei.

Ye Qing said, ”Da Hei won’t bite rashly, I mean, you should be cautious about letting it trick you.”

”I %￥@#￥...” Huo Pingping cursed a string of expletives, pointing at Wang Chen angrily, ”It tricks me? Are you praising it or insulting me? It’s just a dog, how could it trick me?”

Seeing Huo Pingping wasn’t taking it in, Ye Qing could only shake his head and said, ”Just be careful, that’s all.”

Huo Pingping waved her hand impatiently, ”Go on, go on. If it can trick me, then I’ll take care of its needs from now on!”

Ye Qing and Black Bear exchanged a look, both with deep sympathy in their eyes.

In the morning, the neighborhood was not very crowded. Ye Qing and Black Bear walked together, jogging leisurely, gradually adapting to his recovering body.

Old Wang Ba’s medicine was very effective, but recovery of the meridians still needed a process. At that moment, Ye Qing’s strength was only slightly greater than that of a normal person, which was far less compared to his peak state.

When it was almost noon, Old Wang Ba leisurely showed up. This guy, always timed it perfectly to arrive just at mealtime.

Seeing Ye Qing and Black Bear jogging in the yard, Old Wang Ba waved at them from a distance and greeted, ”Have you eaten?”

”Not yet,” Black Bear replied.

”Perfect, I haven’t eaten either, let’s eat together.” Old Wang Ba, with a shameless expression, called out to Ye Qing, ”You’re almost well, so you cook the meal at noon. I don’t eat much, just eight dishes and two soups should be enough. Why don’t you go out and buy the groceries first?”

Black Bear glared, ”Eight dishes and two soups, you eat more than Da Ming does!”

”Who is Da Ming?” Old Wang Ba asked in a low voice.

Ye Qing replied, ”The big black pig our military cooking squad is raising!”

Old Wang Ba: ”...”

”I thought you were an honest and straightforward person, why are you so sarcastic?” Old Wang Ba scolded Black Bear.

”When was I sarcastic!” Black Bear looked puzzled, ”I’m just telling the truth. Da Ming couldn’t eat that much in one meal, you’re way stronger than Da Ming!”

”Go on, since when do people compare others to pigs!” Old Wang Ba waved his hands continuously and looked at Ye Qing, ”Stop talking nonsense and hurry out to buy groceries and cook.”

The three of them went to the vegetable market outside and casually bought two dishes before heading back. Old Wang Ba still wanted to buy chicken, duck, and fish, but Ye Qing totally ignored him. This old guy was so stingy he might as well have moved into his grandmother’s house.

Just like how he came over every noon, skipping breakfast to mooch off the food, and still wanting a midnight snack before leaving, he shouldn’t be called Old Wang Ba; he should be called Iron Rooster.

Carrying the two dishes back home, just as they opened the door, they heard Huo Pingping’s frustrated voice: ”Are you a dog? How can you be so cunning? With what you did, how can I eat my burger now?”

Ye Qing opened the door and saw Da Hei lying lazily in the living room, with Huo Pingping standing next to it, hands on her hips, scolding it.

”What happened?” Ye Qing asked.

”This dog...” Huo Pingping was about to speak when her face suddenly flushed, remembering the words she had said earlier, which made her feel extremely frustrated.

”What’s going on?” Old Wang Ba wondered aloud.

Black Bear explained, ”Isn’t it obvious? She must have been tricked by Da Hei.”

”You’re kidding, how could a dog trick a person?” Old Wang Ba looked incredulous, glancing at Huo Pingping and said, ”Surely your intelligence isn’t that low, is it?”

”Spare me the nonsense, it could’ve tricked you too!” Unable to hide it, Huo Pingping indignantly said, ”Just now when my ordered meal arrived, I took out the burger and hadn’t started eating yet. This damn dog started barking at the door, so I thought someone was there and hurried to open the door, but there wasn’t a soul outside.

By the time I got back to my room, the meat in the burger was gone...”

Black Bear said, ”I told you before, you need to be careful around it; Da Hei is very clever!”

Huo Pingping spoke dejectedly, ”What kind of world is this where even a dog can be so cunning, how are people supposed to live!”

Old Wang Ba boasted, ”Well, that’s you. If it were me, ten dogs couldn’t deceive me!”

Huo Pingping angrily replied, ”Don’t brag. What if you were deceived?”

Old Wang Ba said, ”If this little thing really can deceive me, then I’ll take responsibility for its food and shelter from now on!”

Black Bear glanced at Da Hei and mentioned, ”Da Hei, your days are going to get better. With two people looking after you, it seems I can relax a bit from now on!”

Ye Qing went to the kitchen to cook, and with Huo Pingping’s ordered meal gone, she hesitated about whether to call and order another.

Black Bear advised, ”No need, the captain cooks very well.”

Huo Pingping waved her hand dismissively, ”If I trust you, I’m a fool. Looking at him, he probably hasn’t been in the kitchen more than a few times. You guys, being in the military and eating raw food on missions, don’t tell me about good food—I won’t believe it!”

Old Wang Ba didn’t care much as this guy couldn’t cook, and he wasn’t particular about food either. If there was something tasty, of course, he wouldn’t miss it; if not, he could make do, as long as it was free. Bored, lounging on the couch in slippers, he started criticizing the Da Hei in the corner.

”To be honest, instead of keeping this kind of dog, it might be better to raise a Samoyed. Breeding a few puppies could even earn some money. What can this military dog do in modern society? Except for being useful on the battlefield, it has no ornamental value.”

Old Wang Ba rambled on, but nobody paid attention to him. After a while, Da Hei got up and staggered over.

Old Wang Ba, a bit afraid, hastily retreated a bit and said, ”Hey, what are you trying to do? Don’t mess with me; I’ve practiced the Dog Beating Stick, believe it or not, I’ll hit you!”