The black-shelled insects blocked their path. Shuke and Long Yang remained still, then saw openings appear on the insects' shells, from which many people emerged, each holding a black iron rod.
The man in the lead, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, tapped the ground with his iron rod, sizing up the two youths before him. His gaze flickered to his fallen subordinates on the ground, a deep, meaningful look in his eyes.
"Did you beat these people?"
Shuke didn't understand, but he stared at them, thinking that no matter how many more weaklings came, they wouldn't stop them. A bunch of chicken-like males!
The youth remained silent, his attitude arrogant. The man in the lead grew angry. "Not talking, huh? Today, I'll let you know whose territory this is!"
Long Yang placed Xiao An into Shuke's arms. "Da Bao Ge, leave these people to me."
Shuke: "..." With one child in his arms and another on his back, he comfortably became an audience.
Long Yang shot out like a human cannonball, moving at a speed unnatural for humans. He took down the weaklings with a single punch. His fists didn't have the same power as his legs; his punches only traveled a few meters, but a single kick could send him soaring into the sky, flying tens of meters before landing.
The men holding the rods had their eyes bulging. "Holy crap! This t—"
Shu Yue ate a Rou Jia Mo and, seeing that the time was approaching, beckoned the children back. "Children, let's go for a buffet~"
"What's a buffet?" Leite's eyes lit up at the mention of food.
This world, setting aside other things, was a paradise when it came to food variety. One would need a year to try a different dish every day.
Shu Xin looked at her speechlessly. "You're taking these kids? Do you want to bankrupt them?"
Shu Yue gave her a knowing look, though there was little amusement in her eyes. "I'm back, and it's only right to visit an old friend. If I don't eat her meal, she probably won't feel right either!"
Jiang Wen had been in the same dormitory as her in college. Her family owned a buffet restaurant with several chain locations. While not poor, they were far from being comparable to major corporations. She used to fawn over Shu Yue and often had Shu Yue pay for her.
When Jiang Wen said she didn't want to manage the hot pot restaurant anymore and wanted to learn in a large company, specifically Shu's company, Shu Yue pulled strings to get her into her family's business. She became arrogant and disrespectful within the company, relying on Shu Yue's influence. She then hooked up with a vice president, framed the company and Shu Yue, angered her father to the point of illness, and took advantage of the chaos to throw the company into disarray. The vice president profited from this. How could Shu Yue forget this "friend"?
Shu Xin, catching the implication in Shu Yue's words, paused. "I recall the mastermind, Vice President Liu, was sent to prison by me. Your 'friend' only received tens of thousands in benefits. She seemed to have found someone else, paid some money, and was bailed out. I didn't look into it further."
Regardless, not a single cent of the Shu family's money was lost. Coupled with Qin Huan's assistance, the company's scale had risen another level. Shu Yue did this as both atonement and out of guilt.