Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing was talking about Liu Yuan. When Ye Qing first arrived in Shenchuan City and started working for Mu Qingrong’s company, the first client he met was Liu Yuan.

Back then, Ye Qing secured the company’s first business deal with a proposal. He later created several more proposals for Liu Yuan, which landed him several large contracts. Liu Yuan saw Ye Qing as a good friend and even paid most of the fees in advance to help. It was Liu Yuan’s assistance that got Mu Qingrong’s company through its toughest financial times.

When several companies joined forces to take down Mu Qingrong’s company, Liu Yuan, a junior manager, went against his boss’s wishes and supported them until the end without kicking them while they were down. Ye Qing recognized at that moment that Liu Yuan was a worthy associate.

As Liu Yuan’s company mainly handled renovation, entrusting the renovation of the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena to him was naturally the best choice. For one, this would give Liu Yuan a big business opportunity, and for another, Ye Qing would feel more at ease with Liu Yuan handling it.

After seeing off Li Lianshan, Ye Qing directly called Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan had only heard that a lot had happened to Ye Qing in Shenchuan City, but had no idea that Ye Qing had joined the ranks of the wealthy there. When he learned that Ye Qing wanted his help with a venue renovation, he suspected Ye Qing might have bought a house that needed work.

His company, albeit not a large one in Shenchuan City, did have some reputation and didn’t take on small projects like house renovations. However, because of their relationship, Liu Yuan immediately agreed, thinking he could just assign a few men to help Ye Qing with a bit of renovation.

But when Ye Qing told him it was for renovating the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena, Liu Yuan nearly dropped the phone.

Having been in Shenchuan City for so long, Liu Yuan of course had heard of the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena. On the surface, it was a venue for fighting dogs and an underground boxing ring, but in fact, it was also a renowned private club in Shenchuan City. And the renovations for such private clubs were usually priced astronomically.

After all, the visitors to a private club were not ordinary, and anyone without tens of millions in their pocket would be embarrassed to show their face. The renovations of such places, of course, couldn’t be shabby.

Li Lianshan’s budget for the renovation of the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena was ten million. And this ten million was undoubtedly a big deal for Liu Yuan’s company. So, when he heard it was about renovating the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena, his voice trembled with excitement.

”No... no problem, Brother Ye, leave it to me. I will bring our company’s best team, create the best design, and deliver the best results,” Liu Yuan laughed and said, ”By the way, Brother Ye, when did you switch jobs? Weren’t you doing well at Yunchi Company? I heard Yunchi Company has now merged with Lin Corporation; working there would promise a bright future.

How much salary can you get each month at the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena?”

Thinking that Ye Qing was working for someone else at the Dogfight Arena, Ye Qing smiled and said, ”I don’t have a salary.”

”No salary?” Liu Yuan paused, then said, ”Then... are you coordinating this for a friend? Tell your friend not to worry, leave it to me!”

It never crossed Liu Yuan’s mind that in just half a month, Ye Qing had gone from being a destitute veteran new to Shenchuan City to the owner of ten nightclubs and a shareholder of the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena. Any two of the nightclubs under Ye Qing were enough to buy out Liu Yuan’s company.

Ye Qing didn’t elaborate on his current situation, simply asking Liu Yuan to visit Li Lianshan the next day to discuss the renovation of the Southern Suburbs Dogfight Arena.

Liu Yuan agreed wholeheartedly, yearning to meet Li Lianshan right away. Such a big deal was like manna from heaven, and he truly didn’t want to miss it.

By the time Ye Qing returned to Tian Sheng, it was already dark. Black Bear hadn’t returned yet, and just as the chefs had finished preparing dinner for the children, Ye Qing joined them for the meal.

During this time, the children had been living in Tian Sheng, well-fed and without the need to beg or face bullying. They had gained weight and regained the innocent and carefree nature of children.

Dining with the children, Ye Qing felt considerably relaxed. It was as if all the weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and he could finally breathe easily.

Fang Tingyun, Huo Pingping, and Mo Xiang adored these children; each was holding a lovely child and feeding them dinner. Confronted with these pitiful children, the three women’s maternal instincts overflowed with affection and tenderness towards them.

While feeding them, Huo Pingping suddenly remembered something and said, ”By the way, kids, we’re going to move to a new home tomorrow. Are you excited?”

At her words, all the children turned to look at her. The expected excitement and joy didn’t appear; instead, a sense of loss showed on the faces of the children, surprising Huo Pingping.

”Kids, don’t you want to move to a new home?” Huo Pingping asked in astonishment.

No one answered, but a little girl sitting next to Ye Qing tugged at his clothes and said pitifully, ”Uncle, are you... are you not wanting us anymore?”

Her words almost brought tears to Ye Qing’s eyes. These children didn’t understand what moving to a new home meant and thought Ye Qing was going to send them away and stop caring for them.

”Uncle, please don’t chase us away, okay?” Another child cried, ”We... we can go out and beg for money, we can help you make money, please don’t chase us away...”

”Uncle, don’t chase us away, we’ll go out and beg for money tomorrow...”

The children declared their feelings one by one, their immature language and pitiable tones moving the three women present to tears.

”No, no one is going to kick you out!” Huo Pingping hugged the little girl beside her and said, ”We’re just moving you to a better place to live, and we’ll still take care of you!”

Hearing this, the children’s expressions finally relaxed a bit. The little girl sitting by Ye Qing tugged at his clothes and whispered, ”Uncle, is that true? You... you won’t kick us out, will you?”

Ye Qing picked up the little girl and said loudly, ”Children, rest assured, no one is going to kick you out. You don’t need to go out and beg for money, Uncle will always be with you!”

Upon hearing this, the children finally cheered with joy. They had all been rescued by Ye Qing and trusted him the most. Only when Ye Qing said these words did they truly believe.

Afterward, the children couldn’t help but become curious about what their new home would be like, and they spent the meal bombarding with questions. The children had many fantasies about the new home, but their dreams were as simple as having light, a bed, and food.

Compared to the dark days they had spent in the basement without light, a bed, or food, true happiness for them was as simple as having no worries about eating and drinking.

Other children of the same age might be spoiled in their parents’ arms. These children’s greatest luxury was the simple assurance of having enough to eat and drink, and just being able to survive.

Just after eating with the children, Ye Qing suddenly received a call from Black Bear. On the phone, Black Bear’s tone was extremely anxious as he blurted out, ”Captain, something has happened. Wang Tiezhu went looking for Ding Shaoyan with a knife, but Ding Shaoyan took the knife from him, and now he has taken Wang Tiezhu too!”

Ye Qing’s face changed as he asked in a deep voice, ”Where was he taken?”

”The Xingyi Martial Arts School!”

Without a second word, Ye Qing put down his chopsticks and walked straight out of Tian Sheng. Mad Dog’s underlings were still around, and one of them knew the location of the Xingyi Martial Arts School, so he followed Ye Qing there.

On the way, Ye Qing also learned some information about the Xingyi Martial Arts School from Mad Dog’s underling.

The Xingyi Martial Arts School, named after Xingyi Quan, was said to be the core martial arts school for Xingyi Quan in Shenchuan City. The school’s master was named Wu Xinghuai, an expert in Xingyi Quan with exceptional skills, a renowned figure in Shenchuan City. Even though there were three strong gangs in Shenchuan City, none of them would provoke anyone from the Xingyi Martial Arts School.

It seemed that after knowing he had captured Wang Tiezhu, Ding Shaoyan had guessed that Ye Qing would come for him, which was why he had brought Wang Tiezhu to the Xingyi Martial Arts School. However, for Ye Qing, if his friend was in danger, he would not retreat even if he had to face a mountain of swords or a sea of fire!

The Xingyi Martial Arts School was at the entrance of the Southern Suburb of Shenchuan City, an area that began to look desolate with fewer tall buildings. The school occupied a large courtyard with two imposing stone lions at the gate that exuded a deterrent force.

When Ye Qing arrived, there were intermittent sounds of combat and angry cursing coming from inside the courtyard. It looked like Black Bear had already gone inside and started fighting with the people there.

Ye Qing rushed to the gate and tried to push it open, but it was locked from the inside. He knocked forcefully a few times until the gate finally opened, and two men in samurai attire looked Ye Qing over and said, ”We’re closed today. If you want to join the school, come back early tomorrow!”

Ye Qing ignored them and strode inside. The two men became angry at once. One reached out to grab Ye Qing’s clothes, cursing, ”Can’t you understand human speech? Come back tomorrow!”

The man’s hand never reached Ye Qing, as Ye got in the first punch to his chin, causing his jaw to dislocate and leaving him unable to speak.

”Oh, you’ve got some moves, eh? You think you want to challenge the fighters here?” the other man said angrily and swung his fist at Ye Qing. Ye countered with a punch to his face, leaving him as well crouching on the ground holding his face.

Ye Qing paid no attention to the two men and rushed into the courtyard. The layout inside was quite quaint, with several smaller yards, one of which the sounds of fighting were coming from.

”Damn it, you dare meddle in Young Master Ding’s business, tired of living, are you?”

”Beat him to death, beat him senseless!”

”The master of the house is highly skilled in martial arts. You big lug, you’ve got strength but no more sense than a dumb ox. Challenging our master, you’re asking for death!”

Shouts echoed from the small yard, Ye Qing furrowed his brow and immediately rushed over.