"San Yang told me you were looking for me?"
To help the other person snap out of their mood, Li Chonglou got straight to the point and asked.
"I want to follow you."
Li Chonglou was stunned, not understanding for a moment.
"What?"
"I want to follow you."
It wasn't until Black Blade repeated himself with a serious expression that Li Chonglou confirmed he was being serious. His eyebrows couldn't help but raise.
To be honest, he had also intended to find Black Blade to discuss this matter. However, his plan wasn't for Black Blade to follow him, but rather to cooperate with him. Even if they were to step out of the shadows, they still needed to keep some personnel on hand, at least to be available when needed!
So when Black Blade directly stated he wanted to follow him, Li Chonglou was secretly pleased.
"Have you thought this through? If you follow me, your treatment might be far worse than it is now, you might even end up as a lone commander."
Li Chonglou warned him, but Black Blade simply shook his head.
"I want to learn from you. As for anything else, all my brothers are gone, and I have nothing left to cling to."
A deep sadness flashed in Black Blade's eyes. His brothers, who had once fought and joked together, risking their lives, were now separated by life and death within the span of half a month. Perhaps an ordinary person would have already collapsed emotionally, or at best, been so disheartened that they would give up entirely.
But Black Blade was different. Amidst his sorrow, he felt a fire ignite within him. He wanted to become stronger! Strong enough that such things would never happen again!
It was for this reason that he chose to abandon everything, just to be able to stay by Li Chonglou's side and learn things he had never learned before!
However, to his surprise, after he gave his firm answer, Li Chonglou said instead.
"Alright then, from now on, you will operate covertly within the Qing Gang for me. At the very least, you need to maintain your current position."
Black Blade was completely taken aback.
Just then, an arrogant voice boomed from outside the door.
"Yo, the guy who was chopped up like a mince meat is finally back?"
Both of them turned their gazes towards the source of the voice. A robust blond man appeared, accompanied by six subordinates.
As soon as he entered, the blond man cast a disdainful glance at Black Blade, then casually surveyed the surroundings, muttering.
"This shabby place? It looks like there's really not much oil here. Will my future days be difficult then?"
Black Blade, standing beside him, already had a displeased expression on his face.
"Who are you!"
The blond man continued to paw around as if he were in his own home, completely ignoring Black Blade's words.
If it were his usual self, Black Blade would have already lost his temper and made a move. But unfortunately, he was still injured all over. Even after being discharged from the hospital, he couldn't make any strenuous movements.
Therefore, facing the blond man, who was clearly an enemy, Black Blade could only pull out his phone to contact his superiors.
It was only then that the blond man turned around and chuckled.
"No need to call. I'm the one who's here to replace you. From now on, this area will be under my responsibility."
Black Blade's expression instantly froze, and he looked towards Li Chonglou. He had been unconscious in the hospital when these events unfolded, so he was unaware that his superiors had already replaced him.
Before Li Chonglou could even explain, the blond man spoke again.
"Considering you've just been discharged, I'll give you one day to leave. Come back tomorrow, and I don't want to see a loser like you still hanging around here."
"Who are you calling a loser!"
Black Blade clenched his fists, glaring at the blond man with fury.
"Whoever got chopped up like mince meat is a loser. Don't you agree?"
The blond man looked at Black Blade with a provocative expression. Seeing that the situation was escalating, Li Chonglou quickly stepped between them.
"Don't get agitated. Wait until your injuries have healed."
The blond man then turned his gaze to Li Chonglou, and at that moment, he made a move that no one had anticipated.
With a quick step, he threw a punch!
Li Chonglou's pupils constricted sharply, but he instinctively turned his head, simultaneously pushing Black Blade aside. Only then did he narrowly dodge the fist that the blond man had suddenly thrown.
The next second, the blond man abruptly retracted his fist.
"As expected, losers stick with losers."
The blond man cast a contemptuous glance at Li Chonglou. If he were a true master, he would not have dodged his attack so awkwardly just now. Although this punch had allowed him to gauge that Li Chonglou had some martial arts foundation, it wasn't enough for him to even be considered an opponent.
Not only did he feel insulted, but even the leader who had just agreed to follow him was insulted. How could Black Blade stand it? He was about to disregard his injuries and fight the blond man, but Li Chonglou stopped him again.
Li Chonglou gave him a meaningful look, his stance clear. Black Blade then suppressed his emotions once more.
However, as the blond man was about to leave triumphantly, Black Blade suddenly spoke.
"I don't care who your superior is! I directly answer to Sister Xia. Without Sister Xia's orders, this is my territory! If you dare to try and take it, do it tomorrow!"
The blond man's body stiffened instantly, and he then turned around, his face now etched with a dark expression.
"Don't try to use Li Mei Xia to suppress me. My boss has the same status as her!"
Although he said this, his expression already allowed Black Blade to deduce certain things, and a cold smile bloomed on his face.
"Then tell your boss to speak with Sister Xia. Otherwise, this is my territory. If you dare to try and snatch it, I'll report it directly."
The blond man said coldly, "It seems I overestimated you. If you had just left, I would have respected you as a man. I didn't expect you to be just a weakling who tattles. Heh."
Being called a weakling by someone else was a first for Black Blade in his life. But unfortunately, the situation was pressing, and he lacked the ability to resist. For a moment, he could only clench his fists and grit his teeth.
"I didn't want to go that far, but it seems you've brought this upon yourself. Bear the consequences."
The blond man finished speaking, then let out a cold laugh before leaving with his subordinates.
Black Blade let out a muffled curse and sat back down on the sofa, dispirited.
"This matter probably won't be resolved so easily."
Li Chonglou suddenly said.
"I'm not afraid of that. The Qing Gang has its own rules. No matter how powerful he is, he wouldn't dare bring people here to cause trouble!"
Black Blade shook his head confidently.
"What if he does come to cause trouble?"
Black Blade's expression immediately froze. "What do you mean?" However, as soon as the words left his mouth, he understood Li Chonglou's meaning, and his face changed drastically.
That's right, what if he hired outsiders to cause trouble?