Volume 3 Chapter 12 Challenge
On July 18, at 12:00 noon, in a luxurious private room in Taibai Restaurant in Shenghua City, a standard eight-person dining table was filled with exquisite dishes. However, there were only two people sitting face to face on both sides of the huge table .
I was naturally the one sitting in the main seat, and behind me stood two people. One of them was a swordsman with an angry look on his face, and he was the one who caused the conflict. The other one had his arms folded in front of his chest, and his head lowered, so his face could not be seen.
Opposite me, a human warrior about 27 or 28 years old sat upright, with a square face and a high nose bridge. Judging from his appearance, he had a strong and serious character. Of course, this cannot be accurate. Even if I am a fortune teller, the game can slightly change the appearance of the character. A slight difference can lead to a huge mistake.
He was the boss of the Ao Shi family, looking down on the world. Behind him, more than 20 people stood in a row, filling up the space that belonged to their side of the room. In addition to those who participated in yesterday's incident, there were probably cadres or masters in their gang. In terms of momentum, they definitely had an overwhelming advantage.
However, I noticed that apart from those ignorant and complacent people, there were a few people who looked more scheming and belonged to the think tank type, and their faces were not very good. Hehe, they came with so many people for nothing, and they thought that we would send out all our elite troops to punish them. Unexpectedly, except for two followers, I, the leader, came out, and it was clear that I would go to the meeting alone. It was impossible for us to start a fight in this room. They could only stand there like puppets, which secretly highlighted that they relied on numbers to win the conflict yesterday, which was very shameful.
I smiled slightly, raised my glass and said, "The Ao Shi family is the most arrogant in the world. I have heard of it for a long time. It is a rare honor for you to come today. I will be your host and offer a toast to Brother Ao Shi!"
Ao Shi Tian Xia raised his glass, laughed and said, "You are so polite. Bloody Sky is the best master in Fantasy World. Thunder Alliance is the best gang in Fantasy World. They are much more famous than my Ao Shi Family. Even your subordinates are heroes and are superior to others. They are exactly the objects of the young girls' dreams!"
Damn, this guy has such a sharp tongue, it really is true that you can't judge a book by its cover. But if he thinks that a few sarcastic remarks can provoke my anger, he is very wrong.
The smile on my face did not change at all, and I said calmly: "It is human nature that a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. My brother is young and impulsive, and always says whatever he thinks. If he has offended your subordinates, I will ask him to drink wine to apologize later. I invited Brother Ao Shi here today because I really want to see what kind of style and bearing the leader of a large family who can rule tens of thousands of members has. This glass of wine, I will drink it first as a show of respect!" After that, I drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Ao Shi Tian Xia was a little surprised. He didn't expect me to put the topic aside and talk about these irrelevant topics first. However, my words were very appropriate. After all, he was also the leader of a big gang and couldn't lose his status. What's more, I used words to squeeze him? After hesitating for a while, he had to raise his glass to drink, but his momentum was weakened by three points.
After Ao Shi Tianxia put down his wine glass, he was about to speak, but I interrupted him and said, "Brother Ao Shi is a rare distinguished guest. I have prepared a small banquet today. It is not a sign of respect, but it is also because I went to Kunlun personally, hunted rare birds and beasts, and hired the top chef of Taibai Restaurant to prepare them meticulously. Brother Ao Shi must taste more. As for yesterday's conflict, let's not talk about it at the table. We can talk about it after dinner." As I spoke, I picked up a piece of phoenix meat for him.
My actions made the people of Ao Shi very suspicious. I was so attentive, as if I was trying to show my humility and apologize for what happened yesterday, so as to avoid Ao Shi from going to war with Jing Lei League. But if that was the case, why did I say that we would talk after dinner? Moreover, I have been calling yesterday's incident a "conflict" rather than a "misunderstanding", and I have not shown any intention of stopping. So what is my purpose?
Although Ao Shi Tian Xia was confused, the food on my table tasted really good. I am not bragging, these were indeed made from birds and beasts of level 60 or above that I hunted in Kunlun this morning. They were more delicious than the meat of level 40 monsters usually sold in restaurants. Ao Shi Tian Xia probably took the attitude of "let's see what tricks you have to play" and started to eat to his heart's content.
While I was persuading Ao Shi Tian Xia to drink and eat, I stole a glance at the subordinates behind him. Haha, there were a few who didn't make any progress. When I introduced a certain dish made of some high-grade beast meat , which was a delicacy on earth, Ao Shi kept nodding his head in agreement. They all showed their greed. Hehe, didn't you expect that I asked Bad Bad to pass on the message "prepare a banquet for you" and really prepared the delicacies carefully? When they came in, I had already told the two to stand behind me and not to speak. Seeing that the rules of my Jing Lei League were so strict, how could Ao Shi Tian Xia have the nerve to invite his subordinates to sit down? They had to stand in the back as punishment, but I didn't get to the point for a long time, but instead ate and drank with their leader. Ha, I just want to make you impatient, so that my next plan will be much easier!
The two of them only ate less than one-fifth of the food on the table, and they were full. Ao Shi Tian Xia put down his chopsticks, narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Tian Kong, I've eaten and drunk before. You invited me here, so you should say whatever you want to say, right?"
I nodded and asked the waiter to clear the table. Oh, what a waste! This meal cost me more than a hundred gold coins.
After the waiter brought two cups of tea, I picked up one cup and blew gently, causing the tea leaves on the water to float. I said leisurely, "Brother Ao Shi, yesterday my brother and your subordinate had a little conflict. Did your subordinate report the cause of the incident clearly?"
Ao Shi Tian Xia said with disdain, "A few brothers quarreling is not a big deal. If I have to take care of such trivial matters, how can I handle it? You are the number one master of Fantasy and the leader of a gang. You personally sent the invitation, so I can't not give you face. If you want to reconcile, then we'll forget it. If you don't accept it, you can bring your men to kill us at Ao Shi headquarters."
Humph, it's really amazing. We, Jinglei League, put so much effort into opening up the new land, but Ao Shi was able to build the headquarters within two days. There is strength in numbers and things can be done more easily with more people. I have experienced these two famous sayings.
I shook my head and said, "You can't say that. Everything in the world can only be explained by reason. No matter how small the matter is, it still needs to be distinguished between right and wrong. The Ao Shi family is large and powerful, and Brother Ao Shi is of course busy. I am just managing a small Jing Lei League, and I have a lot of free time. I have heard the cause of this incident from my subordinates, and I also want to hear the opinion of your 'Ao Shi - Crazy' to see if my subordinates have made up lies to deceive me, the boss."
The arrogant and arrogant man immediately said arrogantly: "Fuck, who do you think you are? Our boss came to see you to give you face, and you are still whining and pretending to be cool? I just can't stand the conceit of the rubbish behind you, so what? I blew up his equipment, so what? Come and kill me if you dare! Bah! What the hell is the Thunder Alliance? Our Ao Shi brothers can kill you with just a spit!"
I frowned and said, "Brother Ao Shi, this is your subordinate?"
Ao Shi Tian Xia was also quite embarrassed. Even if he didn't take Jing Lei League seriously, even if he wanted to provoke a dispute and go to war with us, it was too embarrassing for him to be his subordinate. After all, the two sides hadn't officially fallen out yet, and I had always treated him with courtesy. But this Kuang Zha started to scold like a shrew. As the boss, he was a little embarrassed, so he turned around and shouted, "Kuang Zha, shut up. You have no right to speak here."
Ao Si Kuang Zhua looked unconvinced, but after all, he was intimidated by the boss's power and dared not say anything.
Ao Shi Tian Xia turned to me and said, "My subordinates are useless and have poor character. I am sorry to have embarrassed you. But Fantasy is a game after all. It is a place where strength speaks. There are no laws here. Fists are the truth. If you think it is my subordinate's fault, I still say that you can bring your people to our Ao Shi headquarters. I will never punish my brothers because of your words. If you do that, you will save your face, but where will mine be?"
I said coldly, "What a fist is the truth. However, there is also a saying that justice is in the heart. In fact, what happened yesterday was just a verbal dispute. Since it later developed into a PK, whoever loses should be beaten to death without complaint. However, your subordinates should not have agreed to fight with my brother, but they despicably set up an ambush and attack. Is this your pride?"
Ao Shi Tian Xia was stumped by my question. Indeed, if such a thing were to spread, it would not be good for Ao Shi's reputation.
But this crazy guy started yelling again: "Haha, so what if I asked someone to attack that rubbish? That just shows that he is stupid!"
Several people in Ao Si Yi Fang showed extremely embarrassed expressions. I had already pressured their boss with both reasoning and language so that he could not answer. Now this idiot exposed his own ugliness. I really don't know who is stupid!
Ao Shi Tian Xia was furious and turned around and cursed: "Kuang Zhua, you think I, the boss, don't exist, right? I told you to shut up and you still dare to talk. If you say one more word, I will kick you out of the gang immediately!"
Hehe, very good, although I don't know the real identity of this Ao Shi Tian Xia, but that Ao Shi Kuang Zhua should be a customer of the Internet cafe. The Ao Shi Family is originally an Internet cafe alliance. If Kuang Zhua is expelled from the alliance, wouldn't it offend the customers? According to Kuang Zhua's temper, I'm afraid he will most likely cause trouble in the Internet cafe, and it would be best if the morale of your family is weakened, which would really make me happy!
Seeing the boss getting angry, Kuangzha finally didn't dare to say anything. But just looking at the sinister look on his face, you can tell that he has been resentful of Tianxia's words. Hey, people with poor quality are like this, always self-centered, never know how to reflect on their mistakes, always think that others owe them. I guess he is probably thinking in his heart at this time: "Damn it, I come to your Internet cafe to play and give you money to earn, I am God, you are a cocky idiot, you don't help me to chop off that arrogant boss of Jinglei League, and you dare to threaten me to quit the gang?"
However, based on this crazy and stupid performance, I am basically sure that yesterday was an incident and not a planned conspiracy. No matter how incompetent Ao Shi Tian Xia is, he would not choose such an idiot to take on such an important task. It's just that from the fact that Ao Shi Tian Xia repeatedly "asked" me to lead people to attack their headquarters, he still hopes to go to war with Jing Lei League. Of course, it would be better for us to declare war first. You know, the defending party can gain a lot of advantages!
Ao Shi Tian Xia calmed Kuang Zha down and said to me, "Anyway, it's your business what you want to do. I have no obligation to be responsible for the mistakes of my subordinates. Today's matter ends here. We say goodbye. If you want to avenge your brother, our Ao Shi family welcomes you at any time."
The words "Ao Shi Tian Xia" are almost shameless. Humph, he has seen clearly that our Jinglei Alliance dare not take the initiative to attack them. As long as he protects Kuangzha, it will always be Jinglei Alliance that is embarrassed.
I sneered and said, "Brother Ao Shi, the matter has not been resolved yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Ao Shi Tian Xia angrily asked: "Why, do you want to PK here?"
I smiled and said, "A restaurant is a place for eating, drinking and having fun. It would be a real nuisance to use knives and guns here. The punishment of the Dream System is severe, and it's no joke. But there are good places for PK in the city. Since Brother Ao Shi claims that fists are the truth, why don't we go to the fighting arena and fight to see who can convince others with 'reason'?"
Ao Shi Tian Xia laughed loudly and said, "Haha, why should I accept your challenge? You and I are both leaders of a gang. If we want to talk about strength, we have to talk about the strength of the gang. What's the point of individual PK? If you have the guts, just declare a team battle!"
I had expected that Ao Shi Tian Xia would not dare to accept my challenge. Just kidding, my title of the number one master in fantasy is not just for show! Of course, I had also anticipated his excuse to avoid the fight, so I said, "Brother Ao Shi, once the team battle starts, thousands of brothers from both sides will be involved, and no matter who wins or loses, it will cost a lot of money. This matter is just a personal grudge after all, and it is not worth making such a big fuss. What 's wrong with solving it according to the rules of the martial arts world? My opinion is that my brother will have a one-on-one duel with your subordinate Kuang Zha. If we lose, it means that we are not as skilled as him. It also means that even if we fought fairly yesterday, my brother would not be his opponent, and we have no face to pursue this matter. But if my brother wins, Kuang Zha will return my brother's equipment and publicly admit his mistake to my brother. How do you think?"
When Ao Shi Tian Xia heard that I was not going to challenge him in a duel, his face relaxed. In fact, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. You know, refusing an open challenge is a very dishonorable thing in Fantasy. What's more, he and I are both gang leaders. If he ignores me and walks away, as long as I publicize this matter, it will be a serious blow to Ao Shi's reputation.
However, if he accepted the challenge and lost, not to mention the face issue, his plan to provoke a group fight between the two gangs would fail. At least the Thunder Alliance would not take the initiative to declare war again. Even if he won, in my opinion, that would be the end of the fight, and there would be no group fight.
Ao Shi Tian Xia was naturally unwilling to accept this, and he knew at a glance that Kuang Zha was no match for my brother Ah Huo. Ah Huo was a level 34 swordsman, while Kuang Zha was only a level 32 berserker. What's more, I lent Ah Huo the dark gold equipment "Holy Flash" that I had eliminated, as well as several gold equipment, yesterday. Ao Shi Tian Xia used the identification skill to read out Ah Huo's attack and defense data that was much higher than Kuang Zha's. After listening to what I said, Kuang Zha just took a look at Ah Huo, whose whole body was shining with golden light, and his arrogance and fighting spirit disappeared. We could tell who would win and who would lose without a fight.
Ao Shi Tian Xia argued, "A one-on-one fight doesn't count... Your brother lost yesterday, so he lost. If he's really that powerful, he should call on the brothers in your alliance to avenge him! Kuang Zha is a member of the Ao Shi family, so what's wrong with him calling on the brothers in the family to help? Your Jing Lei Alliance is really strong, so why don't you dare to start a group battle?"
I sighed and said, "Brother Ao Shi, in terms of numbers and strength, the Jinglei League is indeed far inferior to the Ao Shi Family, but I can't let my brother be bullied by your people. It's understandable that Kuang Zha asked for help, but he shouldn't have broken his promise when he agreed to a duel. Today I wanted to solve this matter in a fair and just way, but I didn't expect... Well, when it comes to gang strength, the members of the Ao Shi Family are probably ten times more than the Jinglei League, right? I, Blood Sky, the leader of the Jinglei League, will challenge your gang now. There is only me, you and your men, and ten of them can come out at random. How about I fight ten against ten? If I lose, I will leave immediately. If you lose, your men will have to apologize for insulting my brother and our Jinglei League. If you don't even dare to accept this challenge, it will really disappoint me. It turns out that the leader of the largest Fantasy Gang is just like this."
The faces of the people on Ao Shi's side all changed drastically. They never expected that I would make such an arrogant and bold challenge. My proposal forced them into a desperate situation with no way out. If they did not agree, Ao Shi would really be disgraced.
Ao Shi Tian Xia's face was uncertain. My challenge was too arrogant, wasn't it? This was a bigger insult than just slapping him in the face! But I was the top master of Fantasy after all. I dared to make such a challenge, so I must be sure of it. If I really won, the Ao Shi family would become a laughing stock from then on!
Seeing that Ao Shi Tian Xia was hesitant, I showed my trump card and pointed at the other person behind me and said, "Brother Ao Shi, why don't you make a quick decision? I have even found a notary. This myna once made it into the top eight of the martial arts competition. I'm sure you have heard of him. His identity is definitely enough to guarantee that I will have a 'fair' fight with you!"
