CHAPTER 1168: CHAPTER 1168: VISITING OLD FRIENDS! (FIRST UPDATE)

Bai Xiong successfully broke through and soared to become a legendary realm Martial Artist.

This was not beyond Ye Qiu’s expectations. With his guidance and the help of elixirs, if Bai Xiong failed to break through, it would have been inexplicable.

Ye Qiu entrusted the task of guiding Bai Xiong to Jin Shanshun, then he went to the underground fight arena to visit his long-lost friend Meng Chong.

Ye Qiu’s arrival left Meng Chong both shocked and excited.

Counting it, it had been quite a while since the two last met. Ever since Ye Qiu single-handedly suppressed the entire Martial Arts community of Japan, his name had resonated throughout the martial world.

Later, it spread that Ye Qiu annihilated the Rakshasa Gate, making him an absolutely titanic presence in the martial world.

Ye Qiu’s status in the martial world was in no way inferior to some of the big figures like Chen Yifeng and the elder Jin.

Afterward, Ye Qiu disappeared, and within the martial world, more people regarded him as a legend.

Now, though the gap in martial arts between them was significant, it didn’t affect their friendship. Meng Chong gave Ye Qiu a bear hug, pounded Ye Qiu’s shoulder with his big fist, and said loudly, "Brother Ye, it’s been over a year since we parted that day, and you’re something great now."

"Haha, Brother Meng, aren’t you going to invite me in?" Ye Qiu smiled.

"Come on, come on, with you here today, this underground fight arena is truly graced with glory." Meng Chong was very pleased and immediately led Ye Qiu up to the third floor.

Meng Chong personally appearing and treating a young man like this caught the eyes of some staff, who were all surprised.

"Whose young master is this handsome guy? What a big face, even the great boss who doesn’t engage in affairs personally showed up." A young girl at the counter of the underground fight arena said to her colleague beside her.

"Who is our boss Meng? Even when the director’s son comes, he doesn’t get this treatment. As I see it, this person’s identity must be very formidable."

"Even Lone Wolf, Boss Liu, can only stand behind. The last time something like this happened, it was when someone from the Capital City came, that person with sky-high power. But today, I see Boss Liu looking at this young man with awe."

"It would be wonderful to have a boyfriend like this." A somewhat attractive young girl said to herself while looking at the figure entering the third floor from afar.

"Look, our Xiao Hong is in love, how rare." The other colleagues teased immediately.

"Xiao Hong has very high standards, she usually disregards men, but the young man just now, Xiao Hong, I advise you to forget it, we’re just not from the same world as him."

"Hmph, can’t be bothered with you all."

...

On the third floor, it was still the same VIP room from when Ye Qiu first came to the underground fight arena. Ye Qiu glanced at the man following Meng Chong and said, "Liu Hu, long time no see."

"I almost forgot, you were once in the same club." Meng Chong glanced at the ring, and immediately said, "Liu Hu, accompany Brother Ye for a chat, I’ll step out and return shortly."

"Sit."

Liu Hu sat down. In fact, if Ye Qiu hadn’t shown up today, he wouldn’t even need to be here accompanying him. After all, Meng Chong had handed over the arena to him, and he had become the boss of the arena, with Meng Chong rarely appearing from behind the scenes.

"Mr. Ye." Liu Hu was no longer the same as before; he’d matured and became more stable. It was unexpected for Liu Hu to have changed so much in just over a year.

"You’ve changed quite a bit this year." Ye Qiu smiled.

"That’s all thanks to Boss Meng’s favor." Liu Hu said.

The two big men spoke little, chatting here and there, finally muddling the conversation onto Lan Bing. Lan Bing was the president of the martial arts club, and she had graduated now. When talking about Lan Bing, Liu Hu seemed a bit tense because he had then regarded Ye Qiu as a rival in love, having often troubled Ye Qiu. Looking back now, he felt he was so immature back then.

"She got married." Liu Hu suddenly said.

"Oh?" Ye Qiu was slightly surprised; the image of Lan Bing flashed in his mind. It seemed like yesterday when Lan Bing asked him to join the martial arts club, and unexpectedly, Lan Bing got married right upon graduation.

Talking about Lan Bing’s marriage, Liu Hu also attended the wedding back then and gave a big gift. That day, he drank a lot and even grabbed the groom’s hand, telling him to take good care of Lan Bing. If he dared to bully Lan Bing, Liu Hu would never let him go.

"Actually... she liked you." Liu Hu suddenly said.

Ye Qiu was silent; this was something he truly didn’t know.

Liu Hu continued, "At that time, because of her, I troubled you several times. Lan Bing privately sought me out, hoping I wouldn’t cause trouble. From that moment on, I knew she liked you; it’s just a pity you were too busy at that time, barely coming to the club, and you often disappeared."

"Lan Bing was someone who didn’t like loneliness, she felt the distance with you growing further, so she became desperate and even gave up her most beloved martial arts, choosing someone willing to stay by her side forever." Liu Hu slowly explained while Ye Qiu’s heart was not as calm as before.

Regarding what Liu Hu said, Ye Qiu truly wasn’t aware of it; he didn’t intentionally distance themselves, but Ye Qiu had too many things to do and indeed couldn’t spend much time in the club.

Plus, Ye Qiu back then was burdened with a blood feud, not wanting romantic entanglements, solely focusing on enhancing his strength.

As for Lan Bing, who was now a married woman, Ye Qiu didn’t have any thoughts besides hoping she could be happy.

After ending the conversation about Lan Bing, the two men sat on the sofa in silence, quite tranquil. Suddenly, the noise downstairs became loud; seeing trouble in the fight arena that even Meng Chong couldn’t resolve, Liu Hu was shocked and promptly stood up to leave.

Ye Qiu frowned, and then followed him out.

Reaching the first floor, Ye Qiu saw Meng Chong clutching his chest, facing an unruly young man standing in the center of the ring, who stomped the entire ring into collapse, causing countless exclamations around.

"Was it you who hurt my big brother?" Liu Hu rushed over and questioned the young man opposite.

"That’s right, your fight arena’s just full of a bunch of pretty but useless show fighters, really boring, makes me want to sleep watching it."

"Is that your reason for hurting my big brother?" Liu Hu continued.

"I asked your boss to get some experts for the fight, to make it splendid to watch, but unfortunately, they’re all trash, so I had to personally show him what real boxing is about." The young man said while looking at his fist, his expression filled with confidence in his fist.

"Since you broke the rules and hurt people in my fight arena, today you’ll learn that some places aren’t for you to run amok." Liu Hu immediately attacked.

Transforming into a black whirlwind, he suddenly kicked out with the aura of a strong wolf, overpowering the whole scene.

"Howl, howl, howl..."

"Lone Wolf, Lone Wolf, Lone Wolf..."

Seeing the new boss of the fight arena, Liu Hu, make a move, the surrounding crowd immediately cheered. Liu Hu was a strong fighter recognized by many witnesses, and ever since becoming the new boss, rarely had he taken action. Seeing him seemingly about to engage in a serious fight today immediately swept up the audience in excitement.