In the back room of a luxurious gambling house, a man was lying on a wide brown leather sofa. He was thin, with a shiny big back head, and his face was filled with a sick pleasure. His eyes were vacant and he was taking a delicate pipe and blowing smoke.
Next to him was a man dressed in a gray suit with thick gold rimmed glasses, his appearance slightly sleazy. He was sweating on his forehead, and had a stiff smile on his face. He spoke carefully as he tried to persuade the man on the couch.
"Brother Sum, don't smoke anymore. In a while, you'll be taking control of the Shanghai beach underworld. If something goes wrong, it'll be trouble."
The man on the couch relaxed his grip on the pipe and gave the middle-aged man a disdainful look. "What's there to be afraid of? That stupid pig, if we set up a trap for him, he'll just walk into it. Even if it doesn't work out today, he'll still be able to jump around for a few more days."
The man with his back to them sat up, one hand holding the pipe, his attitude arrogant. He pointed to his recently acquired crocodile leather vest and sneered with his blackened, bad teeth, "I just had a puff to boost my spirits. Tonight, I'll really strip him of his skin!"
"Yes, yes, Brother Sum you..." The man with gold-rimmed glasses wiped the sweat off his forehead and kept nodding his head, flattering the man.
Just then, one of the underlings walked into the room, tentatively calling out, "Brother Sum..."
"What? Can't you see Brother Sum is busy? Do you want to die?"
Brother Sum hadn't even reacted yet when the man with gold-rimmed glasses suddenly stood up in a rage, shouting curses. He looked like a loyal lapdog, using fox-like cunning to intimidate others.
But before he could show off his power, Brother Sum kicked him aside, "You're blocking my way! And, he's calling me. What are you shouting for?"
Brother Sum still had that dazed look on his face, but a hint of ferocity was beginning to show in his eyes and eyebrows.
The man with gold-rimmed glasses looked extremely scared, kept smiling and apologizing, and was clearly scared enough to take a step back.
Brother Sum took a deep puff, this was when he was most unpredictable and violent by nature.
Usually, he relied on his own strategies to manage the gang and wouldn't do anything too drastic, but at this moment, he was capable of anything. If he had rubbed someone the wrong way and got killed, it would be too late for regrets.
"What's the matter?"
"Reporting to Brother Sum, there's a kid outside with three small gold bars who wants to see you."
With both hands, the little brother presented three bars of gold, carefully placing them on the table next to Brother Sum.
"And he also said that after the meeting, there is a business that is more than a thousand times bigger than this to discuss with Brother Sum.''
Brother Sum, as the leader of the Axe Gang, did not pay much attention to the three bars of gold, just skeptically and disdainfully smiled and waved his hand, saying.
"Whatever, is it real or fake, bring that little guy in to have a look."
Just as the subordinate turned around, it seemed like Brother Sum remembered something and scratched his forehead as he gave further instructions.
"Right, also bring in a few dozen brothers with weapons, if he's trying to deceive me, kill him on the spot and drag him out."
His tone was casual, deciding someone's life and death, a violent and ruthless aura spread out.
"Yes, Brother Sum."
A moment later, Li Xiu was led by the small leader into the back hall. Two rows of tall and strong Axe gang members, all with fierce expressions, stood in a row, each holding an axe and with several people also carrying drums at their waists.
"Brother Sum, the person is here."
The subordinate reminded him and then stood to one side, leaving only Li Xiu in the hall.
Brother Sum scratched his forehead and leaned half-asleep on the couch: "It's you. Speak, what kind of business can be worth 3,000 gold bars?"
Li Xiu looked at the axe gang leader, who was less than ten meters away from him, and said in a normal tone: "It can be said, but I don't like to say it this way."
Brother Sum's eyebrows furrowed, an ominous aura rising between them, as he impatiently asked: "Well, then how do you want to say it?"
Li Xiu's expression remained calm, as he suddenly reached out with one hand across several meters, using his internal energy to grab hold of Brother Sum and throw him to the ground, stepping on his head as he looked at the stunned axe gang members around him and slowly said: "I prefer it this way."
"My God, a ghost!"
The man with the gold wire glasses regained his senses, shouting and crawling behind the couch, trembling nonstop.
Brother Sum tried to stand up, but he only felt his head like it was being crushed by several hundred pounds, unable to move at all.
Brother Sum's face turned red, his breathing becoming more and more rough, filled with a desire to kill as he shouted: "Kill him for me!"
Upon hearing the command, everyone hesitated for a moment when faced with this strange person. But eventually, someone who was either brave or simply confused stepped forward, and this prompted the others to follow suit.
With cold light shining from their axes, they hacked at Li Xiu. But Li Xiu, without moving a muscle, unleashed a wave of true energy and sent all of these dozen or so people, along with their axes, flying to the side, crashing against the walls and losing consciousness.
Faced with such ferocity, Li Xiu looked over and with a glance, he scared off dozens of others who were still approaching, causing them to instinctively drop their raised axes.
"What are you waiting for, use your guns!" Brother Sum reminded the axe gang members who were already frightened. That's right! No matter how powerful he may be, he can't stop bullets!
Without hesitation, dozens of people immediately pulled out dozens of handguns from their waistbands and pockets, pointing them at Li Xiu, who still looked unruffled and unafraid.
"Bang!"
One gunshot was heard followed by several more, filling the hall with the smell of gunpowder. But to the surprise of the dozens of people, Li Xiu was still standing there, unharmed, bullets distorted, hanging in the air around him, landed in his feet, some still have smoke coming out from it.
They were shocked and terrified, unable to comprehend how someone could remain motionless and still be able to block bullets. No one in this world could possibly stand still and block gunfire!
Li Xiu didn't show any signs of surprise at the terrifying scene he had just created.
In the past, he had used his Nine Yang True Energy to block physical attacks such as stones, trees and even swords, and those people like Three Dus, were all easily defeated.
To him, a common bullet was nothing, let alone one fired from a gun of lower power like those in the Republic era.
But the sight was enough to shock everyone in the hall and many people wanted to flee.
"Don't panic, my goal is not you, I won't kill you." He said.
Hearing this, a young gang member with a fierce appearance trembled as he spoke out: "Then what do you want?"
Li Xiu recognized the young member, he remembered him as the man who had fought against the Beast and came out with a bruised and bloodied nose, but was too scared to fight back.
Li Xiu turned to look at Brother Sum on the floor and said with a playful expression: "Of course, I'm here for the position of leader of the Axe Gang."
"And I've always been curious about one thing, I want to ask you all." Li Xiu said.
But before Brother Sum could say anything, Li Xiu unleashed a wave of true energy from his foot, shattering brother Sum's teeth and leaving him unable to speak from the pain.
"It seems that each of you is stronger and more ruthless than this sickly looking leader. Why do you follow him as boss?"