Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1449 - 1498: The Distinction Between Victory and Defeat

After tidying up, I went to the dining room. All the women were there; some had slept well last night, while others hadn’t, all because of Li Yifei.

As soon as they saw Li Yifei, all the women instantly perked up.

Li Yifei greeted the women with a smile, without mentioning last night’s events. However, with Chu Xiaoyao around, he believed they’d soon know about it.

Instead of breakfast, it was more like lunch. It was very sumptuous, and everyone sat together, chatting about light topics. No one even mentioned Li Yifei going to Japan; they focused on stress-relieving topics.

He Fangqing laughed and said, "Yifei, when you come back, I reckon the Li family’s assets will have doubled."

Li Yifei nodded with a smile, and Su Yiyi said, "Sister Fangqing, I feel like doubling is too low; just dealing with the Sunx Family could double it. If we manage the Lin family and Song Family, I feel our family could become the number one in the province."

"I think so too, just thinking about it excites me," Song Lianyao said.

The more prudent women in the family hadn’t spoken yet, but they had discussed these matters long ago, many times, and already had various outcomes. Now, He Fangqing brought it up to lighten the mood and help everyone relax.

Li Yifei agreed, nodding. He didn’t sleep much last night; he thought about many things, some about the short-term, others the long-term. As the head of the family, Li Yifei has to consider everything; the Li family has too many enemies now, which is indeed troublesome.

Family members can’t freely come and go, which is inexcusable, so many things need doing, need changing.

The atmosphere over the meal was great, but there came a moment when the meal ended.

When Li Yifei stood up, all the women paused noticeably, and at that moment, their eyes were fixated on Li Yifei. Although it was just a brief instant, Li Yifei still felt it.

Holding his daughter, Li Yifei rocked her and said, "Good girl, eat well; when Daddy comes back, I want you to gain five pounds."

He was holding his second daughter, who couldn’t quite understand, but his eldest daughter, Li Yufei, could understand, and she looked up and said crisply, "Daddy, five pounds is a big piece of meat. Are you going to raise me and my sister like little pigs?"

"Ha ha, of course not. Daddy just hopes you eat your meals well, listen to your moms, and grow up healthily."

"Alright then, I’ll make sure my sister eats well." Li Yufei nodded and promised.

"What about you?"

"Me... I’m the older sister; I have to care for my siblings, so I want to share the tasty food with them." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Li Yifei laughed heartily, and the second daughter bit her finger and said, "Thank you, Sister," at that moment.

The sadness before his departure vanished instantly. Li Yifei put down his daughter, took the backpack packed by Xu Yingying and the others, and walked outside.

Unlike any other time Li Yifei left home, this time was crucial; otherwise, the women wouldn’t feel so reluctant.

Prepare for the best, but also for the worst. Though all the women didn’t want to prepare for the worst.

Li Yifei drove to the provincial city. Xu Shanshan initially wanted to see him off, but Li Yifei refused; he didn’t let her accompany him. This trip to Japan, he wasn’t going alone; he took Sophia along, who had already left ahead of him, flying to Japan directly last night to scout some information.

Never fight unprepared battles, especially against strong enemies; this is Li Yifei’s principle now.

On the way to the provincial city, the images of the women at home appeared in Li Yifei’s mind. Before leaving, he kissed each woman, including Na Yi, and especially instructed Jiang Ningxiang to take good care of herself and mind the baby in her belly.

The women in the family saw Li Yifei off to the door, watching his car disappear from sight. Only then did the women suddenly feel like they’d lost something very important, their expressions filled with deep reluctance.

Back home, the women didn’t disperse, and indeed, Chu Xiaoyao revealed what happened last night.

Su Mengxin sighed and said, "Although Na Yi isn’t here, I also want to say that going forward, let’s all treat her better. After all, she’s our sister and has done a lot for Yifei."

Xu Yingying followed up saying, "There’s no way not to have some knots in our hearts, but compared to Yifei, everything else can be ignored. Let’s let go of some things as well."

Chu Xiaoyao raised her hand saying, "Sisters, actually we don’t need to say these things, there’s no woman like that in our family, everyone knows what to do. I’m just mentioning this because Na Yi has it pretty tough too. Seeing her cry last night made me feel really upset."

"Xiaoyao is right, we all know what to do. Yifei is busy with his things now, we’ll start the next phase of our plan: dealing with the Sun family first, then the Lin family, and lastly the Song family. Step by step, hopefully by the time Yifei returns, we’ll have already solved these family’s troubles and can finally take a good break," Ye Yunzhu said looking at all the women.

This suggestion was immediately endorsed by everyone. Xu Shanshan said, "Exactly, we’ll find an island, book the venue, and have the whole family relax together."

The other women nodded one after another. Xu Yingying also smiled and said, "Then it’s settled, let’s resolve the troubles first and each start taking action."

Li Yifei arrived in the provincial city. After contacting Murong Yuanqing, who had already arrived, Li Yifei drove directly to where Murong Yuanqing was staying.

He initially thought Yuanqing was at a hotel, but upon arrival, he discovered it was an ancient manor. Murong Yuanqing waited at the door, brought him inside, and explained, "This is the residence of an old friend of mine, I’m temporarily borrowing it for a few days."

Li Yifei praised, "The place is great, a quiet spot amidst the bustling city, perfect for health preservation."

The two arrived at the front of the villa. There was a small stream in the yard, fish in the stream, pavilions, towers, and a vibrant surrounding; both ancient and modern vibes combined, Li Yifei liked it instantly.

In the manor, aside from the service staff, it was just Murong Yuanqing and Li Yifei.

Sitting in the living room, Li Yifei took the initiative to make tea. After drinking a few cups, he moved the topic to the matters concerning the trip to Japan.

Murong Yuanqing put down his teacup, looked at Li Yifei, was silent for a moment, then said, "I’m actually a bit worried. Yanagio Inujiro is extremely strong, he’s been famous for years and now his skill level is unknown. You going there, I’m really not sure what the outcome will be..."

Li Yifei grinned, shrugged his shoulders, and deliberately said in a relaxed manner, "Elder Murong, this is when you should say, ’I believe in you, young man, go for it; defeat Yanagio Inujiro, prove the strength of Huaxia people.’"

Murong Yuanqing was amused, laughed aloud, pointed a finger at Li Yifei, and said, "You, indeed have a good mindset. Actually, there is a chance of winning, otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t let you go."

Li Yifei’s smile faded, he shook his head and said, "The thing is, there’s no choice but to go. Yanagio Inujiro made it clear: kill me and he’ll release my sister."

Murong Yuanqing sighed and said, "Well, there is actually a way, but it’s too troublesome, involving too many people and things. If you had no chance at all, I would even risk my face to stop you. As for your sister, it will have to be dealt with using that method then."

Li Yifei wasn’t really interested in that method, he didn’t even ask because if it wasn’t troublesome or had minor involvement, Murong Yuanqing would have already done it instead of coming to the provincial city to discuss this with him.

So Li Yifei directly said, "Elder Murong, where do you think the chances lie?"

Seeing that Li Yifei didn’t even care about the other method, Murong Yuanqing felt more and more that Li Yifei was truly remarkable.

"Honestly, where the chances lie, I’m not sure either. We old guys have researched for a long time and just believe you have a chance," Murong Yuanqing said, looking at the tea set, his beard trembling, then continued, "Because over the past few years, you’ve come through like this. There are many people with better skills and more diligent training than you, yet, even though your skill level isn’t considered very high right now, have you ever lost? Check your records, how many times you escaped death, counterattacked at impossible odds, how many times fought alone, and back then, you were a top fighter among ordinary people, not today’s innate expert. So, we old guys have confidence in you."

"Although, if I encountered that guy Yanagio Doggy, I wouldn’t necessarily dare to speak lightly of winning, but I have confidence in you."

Li Yifei was amused by the words, recalling all those years, he indeed survived to the last, but that was built upon strength. He lightly nodded and said, "Maybe it’s saying that my combat capabilities are relatively good, and my on-the-spot performance is good."

Murong Yuanqing tapped the table and said, "Haha, you can say that too. Yanagio Inujiro has been famous for years; after he became an expert, the entire Japan had only one other old guy who could fight him. But whether these two have faced off, no one knows. It’s like us old guys, we all know each other are strong, occasionally sparred, but only called it practice rather than life and death battles. Firstly, there was no need, secondly, we all want to live and not die, so wouldn’t use full force."

Li Yifei nodded in understanding; Murong Yuanqing was building his confidence, he understood this. He didn’t sleep much last night and thought about many things, some of which also involved establishing his confidence.

"Actually, this time may not necessarily be a life and death struggle," Li Yifei suddenly said.

Murong Yuanqing’s eyebrows twitched, he stared at Li Yifei and said, "It’s good you know that. Killing isn’t the only solution to a problem. Although I’ve never had much of a good impression of the Japanese, and would mostly deal with them when encountered, times have changed. A nation’s strength is the matter of the whole nation, not something you or I can solve by killing a few people. So I actually hope you think this way too, you don’t have to mind our opinions, as not killing is even harder than killing."

Li Yifei raised his eyebrows, speechless, looking at Murong Yuanqing. This old guy not only believed in him but also thought he might actually take down Yanagio Inujiro.