Yu Ke finished speaking and lowered her head shyly. Yue Hai quickly explained.
“Li Ge, I’ll go with you. This isn’t right.”
“Why not?”
Yue Hai suddenly fell silent. Why wasn't it right? He couldn't quite say, he just felt it wasn't.
“Li Ge, you don’t need to worry about me. I’ll have my family arrange bodyguards. As for you, Li Ge, be careful. After all, that’s…”
Yu Ke looked up with worried eyes. With things said this far, Li Chonglou understood their intentions and could only nod along.
“Alright then, we’ll be going now.”
Li Chonglou took Yue Hai and left Yu Ke’s residence. Once outside, he asked Yue Hai.
“I say, kid, I finally created an opportunity for you, and you refused so quickly.”
“Li Ge, let’s talk about this later. I haven’t asked Hei Dao Ge for advice yet.”
So that was the reason. Li Chonglou was speechless. This guy actually had so little confidence in this area. However, after thinking about it, it also made sense. After all, Yue Hai had no experience in this regard.
Perhaps if that incident with the girl hadn’t happened that day, Yue Hai might still have some confidence.
However, Li Chonglou quickly put this matter aside. The place they were going to next was not simple. If not handled carefully, it could potentially lead to a chain reaction.
After leaving Yu Ke’s residential area, the two of them hailed a taxi and arrived at their destination in less than an hour.
It was a park near the city center.
At the main entrance, a stone tablet was carved with several large characters in a magnificent calligraphy style.
【Shangjing Martial Arts Association】 Just looking at the script, one could tell the owner of this calligraphy was no ordinary person! Li Chonglou could clearly feel the powerful aura emanating from it. Each stroke seemed to have been carved with a battle saber, giving a direct sense of impact.
It was as if someone was silently declaring war on you. These characters were written with extreme dominance!
Even before entering, such a style was evident, and Li Chonglou’s expression couldn't help but become solemn.
“Be careful, it’s not simple inside.”
“Mm.”
As someone who also practiced martial arts, Yue Hai, although not feeling it as intensely as Li Chonglou, could sense that the atmosphere was different.
Although there was only one visible tall building within the entire Martial Arts Association, and from the outside it looked like an industrial park, in Yue Hai’s eyes, it was like a sleeping giant beast lying there.
As he stared at it, he clearly felt that it was also coldly staring back at him!
Li Chonglou suddenly recalled what his master had told him before he came to Shangjing: Shangjing was a place where dragons lay hidden and tigers crouched. He hadn't felt this strongly before, but now he finally understood.
But even so, it couldn't stop his progress!
Li Chonglou led Yue Hai directly towards the main entrance. When they were about fifty meters away from the gate, two burly men suddenly emerged from the security booth.
Their eyes were as sharp as eagles, and they were built like bulls. Just standing there gave off an inexplicable sense of pressure.
They were clearly skilled practitioners.
“Excuse me, unauthorized personnel are not allowed here.”
Their opening words were also extremely cold.
“I’m looking for someone. Please inform them.”
The man speaking was taken aback.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Yang Dongtian.”
The two sturdy men exchanged glances.
“Old Yang?”
One of them quickly reacted. He first looked Li Chonglou up and down with curiosity before asking in a confused tone, “You know Old Yang? Do you have a reservation?”
Li Chonglou shook his head.
Seeing this, the other man’s brow furrowed, and he asked, “You mean you don’t know him? Or you don’t have a reservation?”
“I don’t know him, and I don’t have a reservation.”
Li Chonglou stated honestly, but his words made the two men’s expressions turn instantly cold.
“Trying to cause trouble, aren’t you? You don’t know him and have no reservation, yet you want to see Old Yang?”
The other one cautiously probed, “Kid, state your affiliation.”
“No affiliation, just something to discuss with him.”
The two men immediately exchanged glances.
“Damn it, he’s an idiot. Get lost while I’m still in a good mood!”
Yue Hai’s expression turned cold, and he immediately stepped forward.
To Li Chonglou’s surprise, one of the men didn’t say another word and directly threw a punch at Yue Hai’s face.
They truly embodied the word “domineering” flawlessly.
If it were an ordinary person, this punch would not only knock them down but likely send them to the hospital. Unfortunately, the man had picked the wrong opponent.
Before the fist could even get close to Yue Hai, he preempted it. With a sidestep, he tightened his right fist and used a “kaoshan kao” (leaning mountain lean) to slam into the man’s chest.
The next second, a pained cry was heard. The man who had attacked not only failed to hit Yue Hai but was instead sent flying by Yue Hai.
“Damn it! Are they trying to challenge the school?”
The other man became furious. He got up and threw a flying kick, but Yue Hai grabbed his ankle. The man’s face changed instantly, but it was too late to resist as Yue Hai threw him away as well.
The two men coincidentally crashed into each other.
“Ouch!”
Both of them instinctively clutched their heads, but they quickly ignored the pain and scrambled to their feet, hurrying back towards the security booth.
“Quick, someone’s challenging the school! Inform the management immediately!”
As they ran, the two shouted anxiously, which made Li Chonglou frown.
If they continued to cause trouble like this, would the two of them have to fight the entire Martial Arts Association just to see someone?
That wouldn’t do.
Li Chonglou made a decisive move and immediately shouted to Yue Hai.
“Don’t mind them, just go in.”
With that, he took the lead and rushed towards the main gate. Upon reaching the barrier, he gracefully leaped over it and landed inside.
As soon as he landed, Yue Hai had already jumped in front. Without looking back, he asked curiously, “Li Ge, why are you running so slowly?”
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes, thinking, *My body hasn’t even fully recovered yet.*
However, he couldn't say this aloud, so Li Chonglou didn't explain to Yue Hai. He picked a direction that seemed more secluded and quickly rushed off.
Although Yue Hai was puzzled, he could only slow down and follow Li Chonglou.
The two men, too anxious to report, didn’t notice Li Chonglou and Yue Hai’s actions. After making their calls and coming back out, they discovered that the two had already disappeared.
“Huh? Where did they go?”
“Quick, go back and check the surveillance! They actually dared to hit us, we can’t let them get away with this!”