After dinner, Xiao Bing asked the driver to send Lil Bei and Su Xiaoxiao home, then the driver sent Xiao Bing and Ye Xiaoxi back .
Ye Xiaoxi suddenly spoke . "Brother Bing, was it Bi Tingting that called you when we were eating?"
While Xiao Bing was about to nod his head, Ye Xiaoxi's face turned stern . "Brother Bing, don't lie to me . "
"Okay . It seems that you already know the answer," said Xiao Bing with a bitter smile . "Long Xiaoyun died on the way back to H City . His car exploded and it's said that even his bones did not survive the explosion . "
Ye Xiaoxi gasped and then she felt worried . "You have greatly offended the Long family for me this time . If Long Xiaoyun was okay, they probably wouldn't cause you much trouble . But now he's dead . Though you barely had anything to do with it, their hatred toward you might escalate . "
Xiao Bing said carelessly, "It's something inevitable . "
"Brother Bing, you may not know how powerful the Long family is . They have the underground forces of two provinces under their control, and many great martial artists work for them . If it weren't for them being afraid of Master Hou, they could have united the underground forces in the entire Black Province a long time ago . If you didn't beat Long Xiaoyun black and blue before he died, then they wouldn't be coming after you, since it was something between Master Hou and the Long family . But now, they might also blame his death on you . . . "
"What will they do then, in your opinion?"
"If Lord Long is a clever man, he won't do anything to you until Master Hou is not a threat to him anymore . After all, you are a nobody in his eyes now and you are not involved in the underground . If he has no wits, he will try to kill you and Master Hou at the same time . "
Xiao Bing rubbed his nose and put on a bitter smile . "One way or another, he will be looking for me . "
"Of course . Long Xiaoyun is the only son that Second Master Long ever had . He must have gone crazy when he heard of his son's death . He will take vengeance on everyone who's involved in this, including you . "
Xiao Bing sighed . "Master Hou must have thought the same thing, so he called me instantly . It seems that it's impossible for me to keep my distance from Master Hou anymore . "
Ye Xiaoxi looked into his eyes . "So what will you do?"
"I need to talk to Master Hou . "
Ye Xiaoxi sighed and said with sadness, "It's all because of me . Otherwise, you would not have been involved in this . . . "
"Don't ever say that . " Xiao Bing took her in his arms and gently kissed her forehead . "What kind of man would I be if I let others continue to bully you . . . Besides, even if Long Xiaoyun was not killed in the car accident, I would have never spared him . . . No matter if he's dead or not, the Long family would always be a threat to us . "
"Brother Bing . . . "
"Don't worry . I'm not a reckless man . If I'm scared of little things like this, then I'm not a man who once served the army . Just put this behind us . You've got a company to look after . You should go to work tomorrow and take care of yourself, as I should go to the noodle house to work . "
"Will you come back in the evening?"
"Of course . " Xiao Bing grinned . "I'm your man and the only one you can count on . Is there any other person that can keep you company?"
Ye Xiaoxi put up a smile of happiness and leaned on Xiao Bing's chest like she was melting .
The next morning, after Xiao Bing had been busy in the noodle house, he went to Master Hou's mansion at noon . It was the first time that Xiao Bing had gone to visit Master Hou .
There were only Master Hou, Mu Tingchuan, Miyamoto Shinji, and Xiao Bing at their meeting . Master Hou asked the others to leave and looked at Xiao Bing while smiling . "Taste the tea, Xiao Bing . You have something to tell me?"
Grinning, Xiao Bing picked up the teacup . "What a cunning fox you are! Obviously, you are more desperate than me, yet you pretend to not care . It's you and the Long family who are about to fight it out . Since you seem not to be worried, why should I tell you so quickly?"
Xiao Bing seemed to be impressed after he took a sip . "The tea is really good . Master Hou, do you still have these tea leaves in your house . Can I take some with me when I go back?"
Master Hou could not help laughing . "You want to take the leaves while you're still drinking!"
"What, do you have a problem with it? Master Hou is the king of H Province and the underground of Jiang City . You own so many properties . And now you complain about giving me some tea leaves?"
"Take all of them . Guys, take a look at this lad . Can you believe that he said he was a solider? How come this rascal retired from the army?"
Mu Tingchuan laughed out loud as well .
"Soldiers are also human . They have emotions and personalities . I always believe that a solider without personality is not a good solider . "
"Mr . Xiao, which army did you serve?" questioned Mu Tingchuan curiously .
"I can't say . It's confidential . "
"So it must be a very special one . I understand . There are rules about confidentiality in many armies . "
Xiao Bing grinned . "Thanks . Don't forget about the tea leaves . I'll take some with me later . "
Master Hou shook his head while smiling bitterly . "Miyamoto, go and give all of the Longjing leaves we have left to Mr . Xiao . "
A hint of light flashed in Xiao Bing's eyes, but he feigned a refusal . "That's too much . "
"I think that's enough, Xiao Bing . Stop beating around the bush . It seems that you truly won't tell until I start . So, what do you think about Long Xiaoyun's death?"
Master Hou finally had figured it out . Though Xiao Bing seemed to be reckless, his canniness was no less than Master Hou's . Hence, he didn't want to waste his time .
However, Xiao Bing didn't seem to understand what Master Hou just said . "Master Hou, that's interesting . I had nothing to do with his death . . . Though I did beat him that day over some trivial things, I didn't want to kill him . And I'm not powerful enough to kill him," said Xiao Bing with a smile .
Master Hou shook his head and smiled . "Xiao Bing, stop acting like a fool and be serious . Since this Long Xiaoyun is dead, his family will definitely declare a war on us . His father holds great power in the Long family . I can tell you everything about him . "
Xiao Bing rubbed his nose . It seemed that he was not afraid of the threat . "Master Hou must have mistaken . If the Long family wants to unite the underground of Black Province, you will be their biggest obstacle . And if you are as ambitious as them, then the Long family will be your enemy as well . I'm just the owner of a small noodle house . I'm not a threat to anyone . I have nothing to do with you or the Long family . "
Master Hou's face turned stern . "We need to be serious about this . Don't forget that we're partners now . "
Xiao Bing grinned and said, "All right, I'm listening . "
Master Hou looked at Mu Tingchuan . "Tingchuan, tell Xiao Bing what we know about the Long family . "
Mu Tingchuan replied, "Yes, sir . This Long family was originally the underground king of a certain city in L Province . They were not as powerful as Master Hou back then . After all, they only had one city's underground world out of the many in L Province . Back then, their leader was Long Aochuan, the father of the present leader of the family . His second son had greatly contributed to his family . He accompanied his father to conquer the underground of the city when his brother was not with his family . Allegedly, he started his own business somewhere far away from his family . Then one day, Long Aochuan's first son came back . "
"It seems that Lord Long has something to with the Long family's ascension," Xiao Bing thought inwardly .
As Xiao Bing had expected, Mu Tingchuan's face became serious as he spoke . "Lord Long came back with three sworn brothers, who were allegedly the local tyrants of the southern Yangtze River . They had done many evil deeds but the government had never found any evidence . They were called the Four Evil Dragons of the Yangtze River .
"Lord Long is an unfathomable man and his three sworn brothers are all masters at the Concealing Strength Stage . With his son's help, Long Aotian soon conquered the entire underground world in L Province and crowned himself .
"Maybe he had offended too many, or those in the underground of J Province were afraid of being conquered . Many of the Long family members encountered assassins . Many survived, but Long Aochuan didn't . Lord Long was infuriated . He led all of his men to J Province's underground world and started a slaughter . Many died, some surrendered, and some escaped and disappeared .
"Actually, when Lord Long returned to his family, he had already become the second-in-command in the family . So, when his father was assassinated, he became the leader of the family unquestionably .
"Lord Long united the underground world of L Province and J Province . The number of his men was greatly enlarged and he recruited many martial artists . As his ambition grew, he tried to conquer the underground of the 3 provinces in the north . If it weren't for Master Hou being here and that they haven't firmly rooted themselves in the provinces they had just conquered, I'm afraid that they would have already started working on it . Now the leader of the Black Province's underground has sworn his fealty to the Long family . But they haven't laid their hands on other places . "
Xiao Bing nodded absently and started counting on his fingers . "They own the underground of two provinces and Master Hou only owns one . The difference is gigantic . . . I feel that you're on the losing side . "
Mu Tingchuan put on a faint smile . "That may be true . But there's more to it than it seems . "
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