Upon learning that Ikeda Koya and Long Xiao had a bet involving his legs as the stake, Zhao Liang immediately regretted coming here.
"Mr. Ikeda, I am loyal to you islanders, we can cooperate..."
"Don't you fucking talk to me about cooperation. A bet is a bet, there's no use talking about anything else."
"Mr. Ikeda, even if you're betting with Long Xiao, you can't lose my legs," Zhao Liang said unhappily.
Just as Long Xiao was about to have Xiao Ming and Luo Tianshui act, Kameda Kyuji pushed them aside and, with several islanders, barged in.
Seeing Ikeda Koya's head swollen like a steamed bun, Kameda Kyuji was startled.
Ikeda Koya's strength had already reached the peak of the Earth realm. He had originally thought Ikeda Koya could easily defeat Long Xiao, but he never expected him to be beaten this badly.
"Long Xiao, how dare you beat my brother like this? Aren't you afraid I'll destroy you?" Kameda Kyuji said.
Long Xiao smiled, glanced at Kameda Kyuji and the islanders behind him, and said, "Can you guys beat me? I don't think you can even beat Xiao Ming."
Kameda Kyuji had already heard about the fight between Xiao Ming and Ikeda Koya at the restaurant. He looked at Xiao Ming beside him and asked, "Was it you who fought Hono that day?"
Xiao Ming smiled proudly and said, "That's right. If you're not convinced, come at me. Let's see if I can chop you to death."
Kameda Kyuji, who couldn't even contend with someone who could exchange hundreds of blows with Ikeda Koya, was no match for him. His subordinates were also no match.
Since they couldn't win, they had to accept the bet. To protect Ikeda Koya, they could only sacrifice Zhao Liang.
"Zhao-san, you're a good person, a very good person. For our cooperation, you'll have to be inconvenienced," Kameda Kyuji said to Zhao Liang with a pleasant expression.
Looking at Kameda Kyuji's smiling face, Zhao Liang felt a chill. Kameda Kyuji usually spoke kindly, acted decisively, and paid readily. Now, he was going to break his legs with the same pleasantness and decisiveness.
"Mr. Kameda, could it be..."
Before Zhao Liang could finish speaking, Kameda Kyuji interrupted, "No. Ikeda Koya is my brother. What do you want me to do? Break his legs?"
"Mr. Kameda, how about we..."
Kameda Kyuji interrupted Zhao Liang again, "No. Even if we join forces, we can't beat Long Xiao. It's meaningless whether you want to or not."
Without waiting for Zhao Liang to say anything more, Kameda Kyuji waved his hand and said, "Guards, break his legs."
Seeing Kameda Kyuji's men about to act, Xiao Ming quickly shouted to the waiters watching from outside, "What are you waiting for? Go get some bats!"
Soon, someone brought a baseball bat. Xiao Ming took it and handed it to Kameda Kyuji.
Kameda Kyuji glared at Xiao Ming and gave the bat to his subordinate.
Amidst a series of screams, Zhao Liang's legs were broken.
Long Xiao watched Zhao Liang with a smile, while Zhao Liang's face was filled with misery and hatred. He believed his legs being broken was entirely Long Xiao's scheme, that he had been outmaneuvered.
Zhao Xintian stood aside, gritting his teeth, but dared not utter a word. It was the islanders who had acted. In his eyes, these islanders were foreign guests, people who must be respected and not defied. To defy them would be an act of rebellion.
Seeing Zhao Liang's legs broken, Ikeda Koya, who stood beside Long Xiao, said, "Long Xiao, are you satisfied now?"
Long Xiao immediately corrected Ikeda Koya's statement, saying, "Mr. Ikeda, you are a man of your word. Breaking his legs is fulfilling your bet. This has nothing to do with satisfaction. I have no enmity with Chairman Zhao. In fact, I didn't want his legs broken."
Long Xiao paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm also very uncomfortable. After all, Mr. Zhao is not young, and broken legs are hard to grow back. But we are honest and trustworthy people, and the bet must be honored."
Hearing Long Xiao's words, Kameda Kyuji snorted coldly, glanced at Long Xiao's annoying face, and said, "Brother, let's go."
Long Xiao looked at Ikeda Koya's swollen face and asked, "Mr. Ikeda, I still have some medicine for external injuries. Do you really not want to buy another one?"
Ikeda Koya hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's forget it. My brother is a drug expert. He'll prescribe some swelling relief medicine for me when we get back."
Ikeda Koya and Kameda Kyuji left the private room with their men. Zhao Xintian ordered people to carry Zhao Liang to leave, but Xiao Ming stopped them.
"Hey old man, one must be honest and keep their word."
"Keep what word? I didn't promise you anything," Zhao Xintian said.
"I'm talking to your father. Children, don't interrupt," Xiao Ming said, pushing Zhao Xintian aside.
Zhao Xintian had witnessed Xiao Ming's prowess with his own eyes, so he dared not talk back.
Walking around Zhao Xintian, Xiao Ming approached Zhao Liang and took out a cleaver, saying, "Didn't I tell you to prepare a table and ten roast ducks? Why didn't you keep your word and fulfill it?"
Zhao Liang's legs were in unbearable pain. He really wanted to punch Xiao Ming, but after weighing the pros and cons, he held back.
"Xintian, go ask the waiter to bring a table of dishes, and add ten roast ducks."
As Zhao Xintian went to order, Long Xiao sidled up to Zhao Liang and said, "Chairman Zhao, I have a miraculous medicine for injuries here. One pill takes effect, two pills cure it, and three pills will have you running around the streets."
Zhao Liang looked at Long Xiao, who was touting his miraculous medicine, and raised his hand, enduring it again.
"Mr. Long, I don't have money to buy medicine."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "If you don't have money for medicine, then so be it. My medicine isn't hard to sell anyway. But remember this: Zhao Xinlan and Zhao Xinyu are my friends. If they get hurt, I'll send you and your son to the black coal mines in Xishan Province to dig coal."
Zhao Liang's heart was filled with hatred, but he still nodded and said, "I understand."
Zhao Xintian returned after ordering the dishes and then took his father away with his men.
Xiao Ming stood in the corridor, watching them get on the elevator, and still shouted, "Mr. Zhao, you're too polite, leaving without even eating..."
In the private room, Luo Tianshui shouted loudly, "The roast ducks are here."
Xiao Ming ran back before he finished speaking, only to see that only a few cold appetizers had been served on the table.
After the three of them finished eating and drinking at the Donghai Hotel, as they were going downstairs, they encountered Tiger Brother from Xicheng, who was escorting a few people into the Donghai Hotel.
Upon seeing Long Xiao, Tiger Brother from Xicheng hurried forward and bowed, "Hello, Brother Long."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Ah Hu, inviting friends to dinner?"
Tiger Brother from Xicheng nodded and said, "Brother Long, these are friends of Sister Hong. Sister Hong will be here soon. Do you want to meet her?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "It's nothing important. Let's forget it. Tell Sister Hong to call me if anything comes up."
After a brief chat, Long Xiao walked out with Xiao Ming and the others, while Tiger Brother from Xicheng escorted Ban Jiang Hong's friends towards the elevator.
Stepping out of the Donghai Hotel, Long Xiao stretched on the steps. He saw Ban Jiang Hong's red Ferrari parked not far below the steps.
The car door opened, and Ban Jiang Hong, dressed in red, stepped out. At that moment, Long Xiao felt a flash of light from the opposite building.
Realizing trouble was brewing, Long Xiao instantly dispersed his five-elemental qi throughout his body and used the 'Chīmèi Xiāoyáo Bù' (魑魅逍遥步). He shot towards Ban Jiang Hong like a bullet.
Approaching Ban Jiang Hong, Long Xiao leaped into the air, grabbed her shoulders, and with her, he glided over two cars, landing behind a Rolls-Royce.
With a 'poof', a bullet struck the concrete ground, kicking up a large amount of concrete dust that splashed onto the red Ferrari.