Volume Four: Renowned Everywhere Chapter 148: Journey to the South of the Yangtze River

Jiangnan City was in the grip of a scorching summer, and a wave of heat saturated the air. After making a slight adjustment to his physique to ensure he wouldn't be easily recognized by others—as for Keiko Ikawa, she simply had to be abandoned to prevent exposing himself—he patted his pockets only to find himself in a deeply awkward situation. There wasn't a single penny inside. Dammit, on such a blazing hot day, he didn't even have the money to buy a bottle of water.

If word of this got out, probably nobody would believe it.

The dignified master controller of Tianyang Group, the renowned God of Killers of the underworld, Qin Yang of Beihai, had actually been reduced to such dire poverty.

Just as he turned on his phone, he found various text messages flooding in, dazzling his eyes. Before he even had time to check them, his phone rang.

"Where are you?"

"Jiangnan City."

"Wait for me." It was Butcher's voice. Qin Yang slapped his forehead in realization; he had actually forgotten all about his promise to help Butcher refine some pills. He rubbed his nose and instantly felt a wave of regret.

Damn it, where was he going to sleep tonight?

His gaze drifted into the distance, his brows furrowing slightly before the corners of his mouth curled up. Damn it, how could there still be such a scumbag in this world? He had cheated on his girlfriend and actually brought his current girlfriend along to rub it in the face of his ex. Truly despicable.

He walked over and looked at the lonely, helpless young woman, asking, "Who is this guy?"

Tears hung on Fang Weiwei's face, and her eyes were filled with confusion, because she didn't even know this young man who had just struck up a conversation!

Before the scumbag could say anything, Qin Yang slapped him across the face. "Did you fucking bully my sister? You must have a death wish. The last time you cheated on me—I mean, cheated on her—I told you to be a decent human being and not always assume the grass is greener on the other pasture. How come you've gone and found another wild flower now? Are you planning to play with her for a few days and then dump her?"

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the woman standing beside him underwent a drastic change in expression. Moreover, everything she was wearing was designer brand, and the entire outfit did not come cheap.

"Didn't you tell me last time that you found another woman who was quite wealthy and had a mole right on her back..."

"What the hell, who are you? When did I ever tell you any of this?"

Hearing this, the woman's face turned pale. She indeed had a mole on her back, something ordinary people could never possibly know. Wang Liang knew about it because they had slept together, but she never dreamed that Wang Liang would actually talk about such a matter to a stranger.

Another slap landed sharply across the face: "Shameless!"

Wang Liang glared viciously at Qin Yang, then hurriedly chased after the woman, calling out to her as he ran.

Hee hee hee.

Watching this scene, Fang Weiwei felt her previously gloomy mood improve significantly, and she burst into laughter through her tears. "Hee hee hee, thank you."

Qin Yang rubbed his hollow stomach and smiled bitterly, "Little sister, your big brother is currently penniless. If you want to thank me, shouldn't you treat me to a meal first, and then we can talk about other things?"

Hearing this, Fang Weiwei blinked her large eyes in astonishment. Every guy who had pursued her in the past had scrambled to treat her to meals, but now, remarkably, there was a youth practically demanding that she treat him.

Looking at his sallow complexion and lean frame, for some reason, a pang of heartache welled up in her chest.

Just how long had it been since he last ate to have gotten this thin?

"Hehe, I must say, having an older brother is really not bad. Come on, to show my gratitude, I'll treat you to dinner! How's that for being generous of me?"

Fang Weiwei's spirits were much higher now, and she pulled Qin Yang toward a nearby restaurant.

"By the way, my name is Fang Weiwei. What's yours?"

"Qin Yang."

"Let me tell you, Qin Yang, don't look at this restaurant; it might not be big and doesn't look like much, but the owner's culinary skills are absolute top-notch. You'll know once you try it."

Four dishes and one soup, the flavors were utterly authentic. Looking at the owner's family of three, busy yet genuinely happy.

The corners of his mouth tilted up into a faint smile. Such a plain and simple life was also deeply fulfilling. Actually, his own wish was very simple: to live well. If it weren't for his master, he might have lived just such a simple life as well.

"Old man Li, Old man Li, time to pay up." Three young men walked in through the outer door, wearing black tank tops and fierce expressions, looking every bit like bad news.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Boss Li's face drained of color. This group of people were social parasites who came around every month to collect fees under the euphemism of "protection money," even though their tiny stall didn't need anyone's protection at all.

"Second Brother, my child is about to start high school soon. Can you give me a few more days?" Boss Li asked carefully, his face a mask of distress.

"Slap!"

Zhao Er delivered a heavy blow across the face, looking entirely disdainful as he said, "Damn it, Old man Li, me coming here to collect money from you is doing you a favor, or do you think you'd still be able to keep this joint running?"

"Dad!" Seeing this, Li Xin's expression changed drastically. She rushed over immediately, crying out, "Who are you people? How can you hit someone?"

When Zhao Er laid eyes on Li Xin, the smile on his face grew even broader. He never imagined that Old man Li's daughter would turn out to be such a fine beauty. Chuckling, he said, "Old man Li, no wonder I've never seen your daughter before. Did you hide her away specifically to keep her from my sight? Not gonna lie, she's quite a looker."

"How about this? Let your daughter accompany me for a night, and from now on, you won't have to pay a single cent of protection money for your family's shop. How does that sound?"

Hearing this, Boss Li's face turned ashen, and he immediately stepped in front of his daughter to shield her, terrified that Zhao Er might harbor malicious intentions.

Seeing this, Zhao Er burst into laughter. "Old man Li, doing this means you're not giving me any face. Are you saying you don't want to keep your business open anymore?"

Seeing Zhao Er's hooligan-like demeanor, Fang Weiwei puffed out her rosy cheeks in anger and spat, "Scumbag!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Er and his cohorts flew into a rage, but the anger vanished the moment they saw that the speaker was also a gorgeous beauty.

"Little beauty, what's the point of hanging out with this ugly loser? Why don't you come with me instead?"

"Not only am I much more handsome, but most importantly, I've got plenty of stamina."

"And I last a really long time!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Fang Weiwei hurled a beer bottle right at him: "Shameless!"

Seeing the blood trickling down his forehead, Zhao Er's eyes flashed with intense malice as he swung his hand outward in a heavy strike: "Damn your mother, how dare you hit me? I'm going to finish you today."

Before his arm could complete its swing, his body suddenly froze mid-motion because at that exact instant, his wrist had been caught in the grip of a figure.

Utter astonishment washed over his face as he looked at the sallow-faced young man standing before him.

Scrawny as he was, no matter how hard Zhao Er tried to yank his arm back, he couldn't break free at all.

"Lads, what are you standing around for? Get him!"

Qin Yang suddenly stood up, a look of profound disdain on his face, and began dealing out backhanded slaps left and right.

Hiding to the side, Fang Weiwei watched in absolute daze.

So handsome!

The three of them couldn't even force him to use much of his strength before they were instantly kicked flying. Staring at Qin Yang, Zhao Er's eyes were filled with sheer terror; he had never encountered someone so fiercely formidable in all his life.

Could this guy be a special forces soldier?!

"Brat, you just wait for me. You just wait!" Zhao Er stumbled away in a panic, not forgetting to hurl fierce threats as he retreated.