Super Soldier

Mu Tingchuan said smilingly, “I don’t know if you are familiar with history, such as the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Of course, it is more interesting to talk about the romance of the three kingdoms. It’s similar to the battle of Red Cliff. Cao Cao had 800,000 troops. Sun Quan and Liu Bei had far fewer troops, however, Cao Cao lost in the end. Why?”

Xiao Bing said, “Carelessness.”

“You are right.” Mu Tingchuan laughed and said, “No arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat. It’s easy to say, but difficult to do. One will underestimate one’s enemy after winning multiple times. This is the first option. When one claims several consecutive victories and is overly-confident, one will lose all confidence and be put to rout after suffering a defeat. This is the second option.”

“Currently, this is the case with the Long Family. Long Family was originally just a boss of a city’s underworld. In a few years, it had expanded rapidly and reached its current state. From Long Xiaoyun’s actions, we can see that the Long Family has become overly-confident and is arrogant and impetuous. Now is the time when they are at their strongest and most vulnerable. This gives us an opportunity.”

Xiao Bing nodded and said, “Makes sense.”

“In addition, Long Family has conquered J Province not long ago and its foundation is unstable. There must be many arrogant and insolent bosses of J Province’s underworld, who have temporarily surrendered to them and are unhappy with them. They are very arrogant. If they attack us before they have completely cleared all the internal unfavorable factors away, the people, who they have captured previously will pose a danger to them.”

Mu Tingchuan said, “We are only analyzing the situation from their perspective. Next, I can also talk about our advantages.”

“As for Master Hou, many people would say that he is the lord of Jiang City’s underworld. However, that is too superficial. Master Hou owns eighty percent of masters in Jiang City. Master Hou also recruited most elites from other cities’ underworld in H province. Several cities around Jiang City have already bowed to Master Hou secretly. They are willing to do so. This is different from Long Family. So, if there is no Long Family or he doesn’t want to attract Long Family attention, Master Hou could completely wipe out H province’s underworld, including Long Family’s puppet forces easily.”

Mu Tingchuan’s eyes sparkled. He said wisely, “Long Family was originally in the open while Master Hou was in the dark. We know a lot about Long Family, but Long Family doesn’t really know Master Hou. If Master Hou starts to usurp H province’s underworld and conquer the underworld instantly, then Master Hou will be in the open. No one could say if it’s good or bad.”

Xiao Bing admired Master Hou. A person who could conquer the entire province’s underworld chose to hold back for several years and accumulate his strength continuously. No one could be as scheming or patient as him. Master Hou was indeed a brave and capable man.

After analyzing carefully, the other party who owned the underworld of two provinces had an overwhelming advantage no matter what. However, according to Mu Tingchuan’s analysis, Master Hou might have a chance to win.

If Xiao Bing could choose, he would choose the more powerful side. It just so happened that Xiao Bing could not choose. In the current situation, if Long Family won, Xiao Bing would die, so Xiao Bing must stand on Master Hou’s side to think about the situation.

Master Hou looked at Xiao Bing. His usual gentle eyes suddenly emitted a sense of prestige and arrogance, which was unprecedented. He was not a martial arts expert, but his arrogance could suppress many people. Xiao Bing had faced so many masters before, but it was rare to meet a person like Master Hou, who had a terrifying gaze.

Master Hou said confidently, “No matter what the analysis is, from now on, whenever there is a choice, you must choose Long Family. In terms of manpower, Long Family’s manpower is several times more than mine. In terms of masters, I don’t have the upper hand. However, Long Family owns two provinces. If Long Family wins, you have no benefit. If Long Family loses, I will usurp all three northern provinces. I’m willing to hand over any one of the other two provinces to you. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!”

Master Hou looked high-spirited!

At this moment, in Shangyang City, capital of L province, night had fallen. A car stopped in front of a manor. When the door just opened, a middle-aged man in a grey shirt staggered into the hall of the villa. He was followed by two bodyguards.

When the servants in the villa saw the middle-aged man, they immediately shouted, “Second Master, what has happened? Somebody, hurry up and call Old Master down.”

“Don’t scream, I’m coming.” There was a loud sound. A burly rough man with messy hair came down the stairs. He was wearing a black shirt and a pair of black jeans. He had both of his hands in his trouser pocket. His eyes were glaring like the hot sun and he was so aggressive that people didn’t dare to look at him.

The people in the center of the hall fell onto their knees with a loud thud. They wailed loudly. They shouted resentfully, “D*mn Jiang Zihou. If I don’t kill him, I am not human!”

The middle-aged man, who was kneeling and crying was somewhat similar to the burly man, but his skin was slightly whiter and his face was free of stubble. The man, who was walking down the stairs looked domineering and bold. Compared to him, this man seemed somewhat less bold and domineering but was somewhat more handsome.

The man came down. Upon seeing this scene, he felt somewhat sad. He asked, “Second brother, what happened? Tell Brother.”

This domineering and burly man was the head of the Long Family, Lord Long while the man who was wailing was Long Yan, Long Xiaoyun’s father and Lord Long’s brother.

Long Yan was lifted from the ground by his men. He gnashed his teeth and said painfully, bitterly and resentfully, “My son… is dead.”

“What?” Lord Long was shocked. He said, “Dead? How did he die?”

Long Yan’s chest heaved violently. He clenched his fist tightly. He was livid. He gnashed his teeth and said, “I heard that my son had a conflict with Ye Family’s Second Missy in Jiang City. He was beaten up by a man called Xiao Bing. Jiang Zihou stepped forward and put us, Long Family in his place. He told everyone that he, Jiang Zihou controls Jiang City!”

“Xiaoyun was on his way home when his car exploded. He was blown into smithereens!”

With a roar, Lord Long radiated a terrifying aura into his surrounding. Many people couldn’t bear this terrifying aura and receded back slowly. Long Yan shouted loudly, “Elder brother, there is no such coincidence in the world. It must be Jiang Zihou’s doing. If it is not Jiang Zihou, it must then be the man named Xiao Bing. Long Xiaoyun is Long Family’s only descendant. We must not let them off. We must take revenge!”

The ground below Lord Long’s feet was smashed. That scary aura was much stronger than that of the Peony Fairy. His casual actions brought about a destructive power. Even Long Yan, who was standing in front of him couldn’t stand it.

Lord Long shouted very loudly as though a flash thunder struck past everyone’s ears. He roared, “All of you go back. There will definitely be results at this time. Gather everyone. There will be a discussion in my villa three days later.”

“Elder brother!”

Lord Long waved his hand and said, “Go back!”

Longyan agreed unwillingly and retreated slowly back. After Longyan left, Lord Long’s aura dissipated. He slowly turned around and walked towards the second floor.

At this time, a skinny bald old man on crutches came out of a room on the first floor quivering and said weakly, “Lord Long, Long Xiaoyun is dead. Your second brother wants to kill the murderer immediately. How will you make the decision in three days?”

Lord Long looked back at the old man. His face didn’t look as angry as before. Instead, he said smilingly, “Strike while the iron is hot. I have been running rampant for a long time. It is time to take possession of H Province.”

“Good, good, this is an action of a brave and capable man. But… Lord Long, I always feel that we should not underestimate Master Hou.”

Lord Long’s lips curled in disdain. His glaring gaze could burn and destroy everything. He was full of confidence and emphasized, “Those who follow me will prosper and those who disobey me will perish. After conquering H province, Ye Family, who dared to challenge Long Family and everyone related to Xiao Bing, including Jiang Zihou, would all be killed!”

Looking at the domineering Lord Long, the old man knew that Lord Long was currently over-confident and couldn’t be persuaded. After thinking carefully, given Lord Long’s current strength and all the power he had, there was no need to worry too much. Master Hou was courting his death.

The old man was about to go back to his room to rest. He suddenly pondered for a moment and then shook his head. No, Long Family shouldn’t be careless. They had captured two out of three northern provinces. H province was the last important place and they must not lose it. So he stopped and said trembling, “Lord Long, before you strike, let this old man go to Jiang City to help you investigate Master Hou’s background.”

Lord Long was shocked and became tongue-tied. He then widened his eyes, shook his head and walked up quickly. He helped the old man and said, “Old Mr. Zhuge, it’s better for you to stay here. If something happens to you at this time, I’ll regret it. You are different from that child, Long Xiaoyun. Long Xiaoyun was spoiled and caused me and his father so many troubles. He will get into trouble sooner or later. I still need you to help me to conquer the world.”

The old man chuckled. He appeared uncanny. He said, “Don’t worry, I won’t die yet. In order for you to unify the three northern provinces smoothly, I must make this trip.”

Long Ba hesitated for a moment. He sighed and said, “In that case, I can only wait for Old Mr. Zhuge’s good news.”

When Master Hou said the words ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained’, Xiao Bing smiled and drank a cup of tea. He laughed and said, “Tea is delicious. Don’t forget that I will take it away in a while. For the sake of tea, I’m agreeable to this cooperation… Don’t seek self-protection, just kill the enemy. All my brothers and I are willing to cooperate with Master Hou.”

Master Hou held out his hand and both of them shook hands again. Xiao Bing thought to himself that Long Family must die.