"Chen Xiao, you should leave now."

Brother Hua suddenly said with a serious face.

This was the most serious Chen Xiao had ever seen him.

"I appreciate your kindness. I, Ah Hua, haven't accomplished much in my life. Everyone says my greatest talent is running away. I know they're just laughing at me for being timid as a mouse, but I'm often secretly pleased about it because I've always been bad at studying, picking up girls, and fighting. At least I'm good at this one thing!"

"Brother Chen Xiao, knowing you is the greatest honor of my life, and your recommending me to be a zuoguan (leader) is the greatest honor of all. This is the pinnacle of my life, Ah Hua! Even when I'm underground, I can brag about it to my old friends!"

"So, brother, don't worry about me. Go back to Jiangbei and continue to be your Boss Chen. As for what happened today, I, Ah Hua, will take full responsibility!"

Brother Hua patted his chest and said with慷慨激昂 (kāng kǎi jī áng – impassioned) spirit.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly, "Brother Hua, if I say you can do it, who dares say you can't? Today isn't your peak moment; it's just the beginning of your peak!"

"Alright, brother, stop talking; you're just wasting time. I know you're strong and young and vigorous, but you can't imagine how powerful the Hongmen Ancestor is."

Brother Hua kept urging Chen Xiao to leave quickly.

Chen Xiao retorted, "If I don't know, then you do?"

"I don't know either; I haven't even seen the Ancestor in person. But I've heard people say that he's an old immortal, with great mystical powers, and, well, he's over a hundred years old and can still 'yè yù shí nǚ' (sleep with ten women in one night)..."

Brother Hua said earnestly.

Chen Xiao was speechless. Well, sure enough, it was Brother Hua; his focus was always different from others.

Huo Shui angrily scolded, "Ah Hua, don't talk nonsense!"

Ah Le sneered, "Dare to disrespect the Ancestor; he will surely strike you down into oblivion!"

"I don't mean any disrespect to the Ancestor at all; I'm clearly expressing my admiration and praise for him!"

Brother Hua quickly explained nervously. To him, being able to sleep with ten women in one night was definitely the greatest compliment!

"Hahahaha, 'yè yù shí nǚ' (sleep with ten women in one night)? I really don't know who spread such rumors about this old man..."

Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter echoed.

Before the person arrived, the laughter came first.

Immediately afterward, an old man in a blue robe strode in.

"Welcome the Ancestor!"

As soon as the old man in the blue robe entered, everyone stood up and shouted in unison, extremely respectful.

The Hongmen Ancestor's beard and hair were all white, but his face was ruddy, and his voice was like a booming bell; one would never guess that he was over a hundred years old.

The Hongmen Ancestor's eyes swept over the crowd, and when they landed on Chen Xiao, he paused slightly, but he remained calm and didn't show it.

Brother Hua was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, trembling and said, "An, Ancestor… Th, th, I didn't mean any disrespect to you, and I, I, I just heard it from other people..."

While Brother Hua was saying this, Huo Shui was constantly worried, because this rumor had spread from his mouth, but fortunately, Brother Hua kept his mouth shut and didn't betray him.

The Ancestor laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, it doesn't matter; when did this old man ever say I was going to blame you? But 'yè yù shí nǚ' (sleep with ten women in one night) is a bit of an insult to this old man. In my peak night, I had a full seventy-three beauties!"

Seventy-three? Hearing this number, Brother Hua immediately started calculating...

The final conclusion he reached was that, as expected of the Hongmen Ancestor, his skill was truly remarkable, but wasn't the speed a little too fast?

And everyone present was dumbfounded. They thought that Ah Hua was just messing around, so why was the Ancestor messing around with him?

"Ancestor, why are you messing around with this kind of person? He dares to disrespect you; you should just slap him to death!"

Ah Le's eyes were filled with anger as he said indignantly.

"Messing around?"

The Hongmen Ancestor's face darkened. "Ah Le, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"N, no... I was just anxious for a moment; please forgive me, Ancestor..."

Ah Le realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized.

The Ancestor snorted coldly, "You said that Hongmen disciples colluded with outsiders, betrayed their ancestors, and even threatened to destroy Hongmen. What exactly is going on?"

Ah Le immediately perked up and hurried forward, exaggerating the events that had happened earlier to the Hongmen Ancestor.

After hearing this, the Hongmen Ancestor's face was as dark as water. He looked at Chen Xiao, pointed at Brother Hua, and asked, "Young man, are you the one who wants to merge these two gangs and recommend him to be the zuoguan (leader)?"

"That's right, it's me."

Chen Xiao nodded and replied calmly.

Brother Hua's heart sank. He thought, 'It's over, it's over, it's over. Why is Chen Xiao so straightforward?'

That's what happened, but he could have put it more tactfully, such as saying it was just a joke or something. Maybe the Ancestor would be happy and wouldn't care.

And when Ah Le heard Chen Xiao admit it, he immediately became excited. He was worried that Chen Xiao wouldn't admit it!

"Ancestor, now you believe me, right? This kid has already admitted it himself..."

He originally wanted to say, 'Why don't you kill him quickly?'

But he was worried that the Ancestor would blame him for being too talkative, so he swallowed the words back.

After pondering for a moment, the Hongmen Ancestor suddenly said, "Since he recommended it, then I agree to it."

"Yes, Ancestor, you shouldn't waste your breath on him; just kill him... Wait, agree?"

Ah Le only realized what the Ancestor had said halfway through his sentence.

Then, his face was filled with disbelief, and he even thought he had misheard.

It wasn't until he saw that the expressions on other people's faces were the same as his that he realized that the Ancestor had really said the words 'he agrees'.

Brother Hua was directly dumbfounded. The Hongmen Ancestor... agreed?

He never thought that this matter could come true, but the Hongmen Ancestor agreed.

Doesn't that mean that he would really become the zuoguan (leader) of Old K and Old He in the future? Wouldn't he be able to walk sideways then...

Everyone's mood at this moment was like experiencing a major earthquake; it was difficult to describe in words what it was like.

They couldn't figure it out. Why was the Hongmen Ancestor messing around with them?

How did a rather serious negotiation gradually evolve into a farce?

Ah Le even thought that the Hongmen Ancestor had become senile.

"Ancestor, how can you agree? This Ah Hua is just a nobody; what qualifications does he have to be a zuoguan (leader)? And that brat Chen Xiao even threatened to destroy Hongmen. Why do you agree?"

Ah Le's question was also everyone's question.

Faced with everyone's doubts, the Hongmen Ancestor said casually, "Because if I don't agree, then that kid might really destroy Hongmen."

Then, he laughed heartily and said to Chen Xiao, "Hahaha, young man, long time no see. I haven't thanked you in person for saving my life last time!"