615: Chapter 604 615: Chapter 604 The Youjian Cafe was hidden deep within a very secluded alley.
At the entrance, several black Volkswagen sedans were parked, with a group of young men dressed in black standing by, chatting casually.
Song Yun was driving Qingluan to the mouth of the alley, where the young men, wary, sized up Song Yun’s car and its occupants.
One of them, who seemed to be the leader, suddenly snapped to attention, straightening up and tugging at a companion.
Before the other man could react, he saw the leader respectfully bowing and saying in a low voice, “Boss.”
“Hmm,” Song Yun hummed lightly, not bothering to check if the man had heard him, and drove into the alley.
The others stood there, a bit stunned.
It wasn’t until the black Audi had gone far that one of the young men finally exhaled a long breath.
One particularly thin man inquired, “Damn, is that our Shura Alliance’s boss?
Black Flood Dragon, Jue Wu, or Zhao Yan, perhaps?”
“This,” the apparent leader said, “is the real BOSS of the Shura Alliance, Song Yun, and the boss of Black Flood Dragon, Jue Wu, and Zhao Yan!
Some of you newcomers must not have seen him yet, right?”
“No, we haven’t.
We’ve just joined and haven’t even seen Brother Black Flood Dragon,” admitted the thin man.
“Brother Chen, have you met Brother Song?”
“Of course, I’ve met him,” the man who was like the leader said, adjusting his hair.
“My big brother, Brother Xiezi, is someone who has been personally rewarded by him.
He holds significant status at our headquarters.
When I started under Brother Xiezi, I was fortunate enough to meet the BOSS once, during that big decisive battle!”
“The big decisive battle!” The expressions on the faces of the men around him became slightly feverish.
Though the Shura Alliance had not been established for very long,
the organizational culture at the headquarters, however, had already begun to spread among the lower ranks, under the guidance of Zhao Yan, Li Tang, and Black Flood Dragon.
An organization’s culture is vital for its longevity, and a deep organizational culture can foster a sense of belonging and pride among its members.
Song Yun had realized this early on, so he fully agreed with the suggestion by Zhao Yan and Black Flood Dragon to propagate the Shura Alliance’s culture.
In the Alliance’s culture, the collision at the Shura Alliance’s headquarters between the Shura experts and Wild Wolf was referred to as the ‘big decisive battle.’
The holy war as handed down by Black Flood Dragon and Zhao Yan naturally deviated somewhat from the event itself.
For example, Gulang’s Thirteen Grand Protectors had died from the shockwave’s impact.
Yet, through the manipulation of Black Flood Dragon and others, the failure of the Grand Protectors that day became less pitiful; they were portrayed as having been defeated by the cooperation of the Shura Alliance’s leaders.
Under Song Yun’s invincible aura, Gulang was naturally depicted as being utterly crushed.
While the Shura Alliance’s narrative twisted history, isn’t history written by the victors?
“Let me tell you, during that big decisive battle, Brother Song alone took on Wild Wolf’s Gulang and Zhinu Xiaobai,” the leader went on authoritatively.
“The fight was so dramatic it could obscure the sun and moon, and it caused the world to change color!
In the end, under Brother Song’s valiant invincibility, Gulang and Zhinu Xiaobai both surrendered.
Only after that did the market of Sunan become ours at the Shura Alliance.
Ah, you didn’t see Brother Song’s presence that day; I was completely shocked by just a few of his moves.
It was a superhuman performance!
Ah.
You rookies just can’t understand Brother Song’s prowess.” He spoke with such conviction that the newbies were left gawping.
“Cut it out, you don’t know shit,” came a disdainful voice.
The leader was about to say something when he felt someone smack the top of his head.
This was serious.
The leader now had three or four underlings, and with the Shura Alliance behind him, he could throw around his weight in Sunan without fear of retribution.
He hadn’t expected someone would dare to hit him on the head.
Was someone looking for trouble?
Ball in his fist, the leader prepared to retaliate, but when he saw who it was, he immediately deflated.
“Brother Xiezi,” he said with a smile plastered on his face.
“Yeah, in the future, don’t gossip about Mr.
Song’s affairs outside.
These things are true, of course, but it’s better if we keep it among ourselves so others don’t have a full grasp on us,” advised Brother Xiezi.
“Yes, yes, I understand,” the leader replied hastily, bobbing his head obsequiously.
“Right, so Mr.
Lei is still inside?” Brother Xiezi inquired.
“Yes, Brother Song just went in as well.”
“What?
The BOSS went in too?
Why didn’t you say something earlier?
Damn it, I just stepped out to take a leak.
You keep watch here; I’m going inside to check it out,” Brother Xiezi said, then ran off into the alley.
“How’s that for swagger?” Song Yun asked with a smile.
“Hehe, not bad, you’re like a landlord,” Qingluan chuckled, covering her mouth.
“Psh, no landlord owns as much land as I do.
By the way, Qingluan, tell me, what’s the story with Vermilion Bird?” Song Yun inquired.
“You can ask her yourself,” Qingluan laughed.
“Vermilion Bird knows your dad.”
“Oh?
How does she know my dad?” Song Yun asked curiously.
“I heard Mr.
Song say that your father was a prominent figure back in the day in Beijing.
And Vermilion Bird, she wasn’t too shabby either.
In those days, the Five Young Masters of the Capital consisted of Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Xuanwu, and Uncle Ergou.”
“And here I thought my dad had some impressive nickname,” Song Yun mumbled dejectedly.
“Your uncle’s alias was Bai Ze,” Qingluan revealed.
“This…
I remember Bai Ze is a horse or something; in any case, it’s not a good moniker,” Song Yun chuckled.
“Among the Five Young Masters of the Capital back then, Uncle Ergou was the most formidable.
Even Azure Dragon rose to prominence later,” Qingluan explained.
“If it hadn’t been for the combined forces of Gulang and Kunpeng, your father wouldn’t have had to flee Beijing.
Unfortunately, back then Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon were impeded by certain matters and couldn’t intervene.”
“Their past is so complicated,” Song Yun shook his head.
“I think it’s best to keep my life simple.
All this ‘number one’, ‘second’, ‘third’ top master, big shot, young master, and the like all seem so empty to me.
What’s really worthwhile is being surrounded by beautiful women, then everyone can be happy together.
That’s the most important thing.”