Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 We Are Not a Family

Fatty now lived in the old Liu Family residence, a dwelling with quite a few years on it, with no one else living nearby, only this one family within a kilometer radius.

Although the house contained some furniture, it was all very old.

Once inside, Fatty fumbled about, lighting a candle, inviting Su Yang to take a seat.

”Please wait a moment, I need to go and change my mother’s urine bag,” Fatty said with an embarrassed smile, before entering the inner room.

Su Yang walked to the doorway; the room was pitch-dark and filled with a pungent smell. On the bed lay a woman, her body covered in severe scars, a truly horrifying sight. The woman was hooked up to various machines; with injuries like hers, in order to survive, she had to rely on these machines to sustain her life.

Su Yang felt a surge of sorrow. This woman was Fatty’s mother, who had once been a very kind and beautiful lady, and had treated Su Yang extremely well. Yet now, she was reduced to this state, confined to a hospital bed, clinging to life.

”These last two years, my mom’s condition has improved quite a lot,” Fatty hurried to reassure Su Yang after seeing his mood: ”I think, before long, she might just wake up!”

Su Yang stepped into the room, speaking softly, ”Let me take a look.”

”It’s okay, I can handle it myself,” Fatty replied with a smile.

”I know some medicine; can I see if I can cure her?” Su Yang asked directly.

Fatty stepped aside, surprised, ”You know medicine? When did you learn it? The hospital has given up on her. She has severe burns all over her body, not a single spot is intact. Also, her internal organs are failing due to the burns; actually... actually, I’m only doing what I can now...”

Su Yang didn’t say anything. He took out a Small Vitality Pill and put it into Fatty’s mother’s mouth.

”Sleep for a bit, she’ll wake up in a few days,” Su Yang said softly.

”Ah?” Fatty was taken aback. The hospital had said his mother had no chance of waking up—where did Su Yang get his confidence?

”Right, your leg—I’ll cure that for you too,” Su Yang told Fatty: ”But I need to gather some herbs. Once I have the herbs I need, I’ll treat it.”

”My leg?” Fatty was even more astounded; his leg had been broken and never properly set, now it’s completely impossible to mend. Treating his leg was an impossibility.

”Actually, my leg is fine...” Fatty said quietly.

”I won’t let my brother stay crippled like this!” Su Yang said firmly.

Fatty remained silent, although he didn’t believe Su Yang could cure him, those words warmed his heart.

Su Yang then asked about the Liu Family’s experiences, including the matter of Fatty’s father being incarcerated. But, Fatty refused to say anything, not wanting Su Yang to get entangled in this issue any further.

Su Yang didn’t press further, but he was determined to thoroughly resolve Fatty’s problems!

...

The next morning, Su Yang didn’t go to school, staying at home to continue practicing the Secret Techniques from Destiny’s Tome.

Suddenly, there came a loud knocking at the door, along with a hearty voice: ”Zhi En, Zhi En, open up!”

Hearing this voice, Su Yang couldn’t help but smile slightly; he recognized the owner of the voice as Zhao Xuefen’s nephew, Li Liang. And the Zhi En he was calling for was Zhao Xuefen’s son, Chen Zhien.

Li Liang had often come to play at Su Yang’s house since he was young and was familiar with Su Yang. Moreover, Li Liang was outspoken and kind-hearted, never looking down on Su Yang; he was one of the few people in the area who treated Su Yang well.

Su Yang opened the door, and Li Liang was taken aback: ”Su Yang, aren’t you supposed to be at school? Didn’t you go to class today?”

”I had something to do today, so I didn’t go,” Su Yang said.

”Oh,” Li Liang didn’t think much of it and looked around, asking, ”Where’s Zhi En?”

”I don’t know. He wasn’t home when I got back,” Su Yang said, spreading his hands.

”No way, is this guy blowing me off?” Li Liang’s eyes widened, ”He said he would come back to get some money and then take me to Six Degrees Bar. This guy, it’s so out of line!”

”Six Degrees?” Su Yang was slightly surprised. Li Liang hadn’t been admitted into university but had always been hanging around the Peking University Campus. According to himself, he was a tyrant of Peking University Campus. However, Su Yang had seen him being beaten up on campus before, so he guessed Li Liang wasn’t doing too well. What was this guy doing at Six Degrees Bar?

”Yeah, Six Degrees, the one with the stunning boss,” Li Liang said, his eyes lighting up with excitement: ”I heard they got a new bartender yesterday, and he made a drink called Bitter Sea. It’s incredible. From last night to now, everyone in the whole university area has been talking about it.”

Unable to help himself, Su Yang chuckled. He had casually mixed a drink and it had caused such a sensation?

”Man, how unreliable of Zhi En,” Li Liang grumbled, ”He promised to take me there tonight and even bring out some beauties from his class. Now I’m here, and he’s gone. Isn’t that annoying?”

Chen Zhien was a student in Peking University Campus. However, Chen Zhien had always looked down on Su Yang, so the two rarely interacted.

”Then wait a bit longer,” Su Yang said: ”If he promised you, he should be back soon.”

”We can’t wait!” Li Liang said urgently, ”You don’t know how long the queue outside Liudu Bar was last night. I bet it’s going to be even longer tonight. The queue has already started over there!”

”Now?” Su Yang was astonished, ”Isn’t it still closed?”

”Who dares wait until it opens? By then, will I even be able to get in?” Li Liang ran his fingers through his hair and added, ”Man, I hope Zhi En doesn’t waste the effort I put into styling my hair. Whether I can score a chick tonight depends on whether I can get into the place!”

Su Yang just smiled and said, ”If there’s no room tonight, let me know, and maybe I can arrange something for you!”

”Oh, really?” Li Liang’s eyes immediately lit up, ”You have connections at Six Degrees Bar? That’s great, I’ll be waiting for your good news tonight!”

Just then, a young man walked through the gate and said coldly, ”Wait for what good news?”

The young man was Chen Zhien. Seeing him, Li Liang was ecstatic and said, ”There you are. Su Yang just said if we’re late tonight and there’s no room, he could help us out.”

”With him?” Chen Zhien glanced at Su Yang with disdain, ”Li Liang, do you even believe this kid? Haven’t you thought about it? He’s been gone for three years and just got back. How many people could he know, to arrange your entry into Six Degrees Bar? If he was that capable, he wouldn’t have needed to run away like a stray dog for three years!”

”Hey, why are you talking about Su Yang like that?” Li Liang hurriedly said, ”Su Yang is one of our own, he couldn’t be deceiving me!”

”Hmph,” Chen Zhien snorted and continued, ”One of our own? My last name is Chen, his is Su; we’re not from the same family. Also, think about it, does Boss Liu Liu’s reputation in the university area mean she would give this wet-behind-the-ears kid any respect?”

Su Yang stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. He and Chen Zhien had been at odds for years, and now that he had returned, Chen Zhien was even more antagonistic.

”Chen Zhien, you’re right,” Su Yang said calmly, ”My last name is Su, yours is Chen, and we are not from the same family. So, in the future, watch how you speak to me!”

Chen Zhien instantly got angry, staring at Su Yang and barked, ”Watch what? What should I be watching? Huh, I can’t talk about you now? You and your father lived in my house, ate my food, what’s wrong with me saying a few words about you? You disagree with that?”

Su Yang’s eyes grew colder, and he clenched his fists tightly.

”That’s too much!” Li Liang tried to stop Chen Zhien, then turned to Su Yang with a forced smile, ”Su Yang, don’t stoop to his level. This kid, he can’t help talking nonsense!”

Su Yang looked at Li Liang and eventually relaxed his fists; he couldn’t make it difficult for Li Liang to be stuck in the middle.

”You’re the one who can’t help talking nonsense!” Chen Zhien retorted, ”Enough of this rubbish, let’s hurry up and get in line. Let me tell you, tonight’s outing includes the beauty of our department, and I went through a lot of trouble to invite her. Don’t mess it up tonight, okay?”