Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1451 - 1500: The Possibility of Winning

The two of them fought for more than half an hour. Murong Yuanqing’s breath was long-lasting, and his True Qi seemed inexhaustible. Whenever Li Yifei thought Murong Yuanqing was fatigued and prepared to seize the opportunity to turn the tide, he was ruthlessly struck by Murong Yuanqing.

Murong Yuanqing always saw through Li Yifei’s little tricks, striking him away and even offering some commentary, like the angle of the punch being slightly off, the speed being somewhat slow, and exposing his gaze before sneak attacking.

Li Yifei thought carefully and found it to be true, so he would make some improvements next time.

He had considered winning against Murong Yuanqing head-on, but it was truly impossible.

Half an hour later, the two tacitly stopped, with Li Yifei wiping sweat off his forehead and taking deep breaths.

This time, instead of using their body techniques to float back, they walked back to the villa, one in front of the other.

As for the lawn where they fought, it would surely need replanting along with the surrounding trees and flowers. Li Yifei specifically turned back for a look, and it was simply devastated.

Sitting across from each other, Murong Yuanqing ignored Li Yifei, calmly boiling a new pot of water and brewing tea again. Li Yifei quickly grabbed and poured a cup for Murong Yuanqing and himself.

Neither of them spoke; Li Yifei was digesting the insights and lessons just learned, realizing Murong Yuanqing’s comments were not mocking him but genuinely pointing out mistakes and areas for improvement, potentially helping Li Yifei in a battle.

Murong Yuanqing was adjusting his breath, finding sparring with such a young expert as Li Yifei exhausting. Despite appearing unperturbed, his mind was in turmoil, surprised at how quickly Li Yifei was progressing.

This increased the likelihood of Li Yifei’s victory a little more, so the old man was quite pleased inside.

After several cups, Li Yifei suddenly burst into laughter, stood up, clasped his hands, and respectfully bowed to Murong Yuanqing.

Murong Yuanqing’s face also showed a smile of appreciation. He nodded slightly, waved his hand at Li Yifei, and said, "I accept your bow now, but I hope you will bow to me again after you come back."

"I will bow again when I come back, three times then," Li Yifei said as he sat down.

Murong Yuanqing jestingly cursed, "You brat... Enough. You’ve learned everything from the spar, I’m not sure there’s anything left for me to teach you."

"Feeling much more confident," Li Yifei grinned shamelessly.

"Mm," Murong Yuanqing replied. "Actually, you have a significant advantage over us."

Li Yifei sat up straight and respectfully said, "Please, Elder Murong, enlighten me."

Murong Yuanqing said, "You know yourself; you’ve seen blood and killed people and have never stopped. More importantly, you’ve gone through countless deadly fights where many moves become instinctual reactions meant for survival. If you don’t kill them, they’ll kill you, giving you an edge over us old-timers. While we know each other’s strength, we don’t know the extent. Even when sparring occasionally, we stop short. In terms of combat ability, we’re not as good as you; regarding killing ability, we’re even worse. So if Yanagio Inujiro wants to kill you, it’s not easy. He might also be like us, out of practice after years of inactivity."

Li Yifei grinned. Murong Yuanqing’s words echoed thoughts he’d already had. He’s not foolish enough to go to Japan knowing it’s a death trap—these words might be disheartening, but he wouldn’t abandon everyone for Meng Xiaofei and willingly face death.

Thus, he has some confidence inside.

His adaptability and explosive power in a life-and-death struggle are his source of confidence.

Murong Yuanqing continued, "Since you understand, I won’t say more. As the Taizu said, strategize to disdain the opponent and tactically respect them. Yanagio Inujiro, being arrogant in Japan for many years, you let him be arrogant. Then use the moves you practiced against me today; even if he kills you, he will pay dearly."

Murong Yuanqing snorted coldly, his aura filled with murderous intent. "If he kills you, I’ll break rules to avenge you."

Li Yifei laughed, "Elder Murong, should that happen, you must avenge me."

Murong Yuanqing dismissed him with a wave of hand: "Get lost, don’t trouble the old man; you must win this battle, if not, don’t come back!"

Murong Yuanqing looked at Li Yifei as if he saw himself decades ago. In a few years, this world will enter an era dominated by young experts like Li Yifei. He truly hopes for no mishap to befall Li Yifei.

Li Yifei did not stay long with Murong Yuanqing. The old man had said and taught all he could, making further stay meaningless, so he bade farewell and left. Murong Yuanqing escorted him to the gate, and after Li Yifei got in his car, he heard Murong Yuanqing mumbling apologies to an old friend for destroying their garden.

Inside the car, Li Yifei lightly patted the steering wheel, let out a chuckle, and the car’s speakers played the song "A Laugh in the Sea": The sea laughs, tides on both shores surge, recalling the present amid the waves, the heavens laugh, worldly tides scatter, who loses or wins, only the heavens know, the realm laughs in misty rain afar, waves sift through mortal dust knowing so much, the breeze laughs, unexpectedly lonely, valiance remains in the late glow, the people laugh, no longer lonely, valiance remains amidst silly laughter.

Li Yifei hummed along as he drove a distance; then he dialed a number.

He contacted Brother Hu, who he had sent to the provincial capital, and now it seemed he had played a significant role. Thanks to him, the Li family’s security, upon reaching the provincial capital, better disguised themselves, particularly while monitoring the Sunx and Song families, which was very helpful at the time.

When Brother Hu received Li Yifei’s call, he was scolding a underling. Then, upon recognizing the call, Brother Hu was startled and quickly stepped outside, respectfully saying, "Hello, Boss."

Li Yifei gave a nod and said, "I’m in the provincial city, can you find some time to meet up?"

"Sure, boss, where are you? I’ll come over right away."

"I’m at... I don’t even know where this is, just name a place, and I’ll drive over."

"At this time... Boss, have you eaten? If not, let’s go to Xinhai Restaurant. I’ll head over now."

"A smaller place, aren’t you worried it might not be flashy enough?"

"Then you name the place, boss."

"I’m around Jianguo Street; there’s a Zhang Fei’s Barbecue here. Come here." Li Yifei said, slowly stopping the car and pulling over to the side of the road.

As soon as Brother Hu heard it, he agreed quickly, hung up the phone, didn’t even scold the younger guys, but directly took his trusted aides and headed over to Jianguo Road.

Li Yifei waited inside for more than ten minutes, and Brother Hu and a few others came rushing over.

Li Yifei chose a private room for the meeting with Brother Hu, being cautious enough to avoid being seen by those from other families with vested interests, or all of Li Yifei’s efforts would be in vain.

Currently, the Sunx Family, Lin family, and Song Family are more or less crippled, and other families may not dare to do anything against the Li family, but it’s still wise to be cautious.

Brother Hu knocked on the door, and at Li Yifei’s invitation to enter, he trotted in with a broad smile on his face.

"Boss, I’m sorry I’m late," Brother Hu quickly said.

Li Yifei raised his chin and said, "Have a seat."

"Maybe I shouldn’t sit..."

"Cut the crap; sit down when I ask you to."

"Alright, you’re the boss."

Brother Hu had completely let go of his previous airs, presenting himself humbly in front of Li Yifei.

Of course, even if he were given a hundred chances, he wouldn’t dare challenge Li Yifei again. Having witnessed Li Yifei’s formidable capabilities, Brother Hu was thoroughly convinced and wholeheartedly reverent to him, with no ulterior motives remaining.

Li Yifei tossed the menu to Brother Hu and said, "Order some food, let’s eat and talk."

Brother Hu felt a bit embarrassed, glanced at Li Yifei, saw him raise an eyebrow, and quickly nodded, "Alright, I’ll order first then."

Despite his words, he ordered two dishes Li Yifei liked, added two more for himself, called the waiter over, and handed over the menu.

Seeing this, Li Yifei was very satisfied. It’s the small things that reveal the big picture. It wasn’t easy for Brother Hu, who used to be so defiant, to be able to do all this.

Li Yifei said nothing, and Brother Hu didn’t dare speak, cautiously pouring a cup of hot water for Li Yifei.

Li Yifei then said, "Recently, the family is quite pleased with you."

Hearing the praise, Brother Hu instantly felt anxious and said, "Boss, these are things I should be doing, but to be honest... we didn’t contribute much to that incident, and we didn’t even find out about the Lin family, nor did we protect Miss Meng well..."

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "It’s not your fault, the Lin family attack was truly unexpected. But in other matters, you’ve done quite well and deserve praise."

After that, Li Yifei added, "Have you encountered any difficulties recently?"

Brother Hu wrung his hands with an awkward smile and said, "Actually... we haven’t done much. In the provincial city, it’s hard to break into the scene."

"Tell me."

"It’s just... the territories in the provincial city have long been divided, each major family has their own area of influence. Most of them are the local long-established names, and some are relatives and old friends of the leaders, which makes them tough to deal with. If things get too big, it’s us brothers who suffer. Take this for instance, the Sunx Family collapsed, and I thought we could seize some of their territory, but then someone else jumped in, and we only got a little bit."