While Hong Jiaxin was fiercely fighting with three thugs, Luo Yang suddenly saw one of the five young men behind them, a guy with a bowl haircut, stealthily pull out a knife.
If several young men ganged up on Hong Jiaxin, and one of them had a knife, it was very likely that Hong Jiaxin would be injured.
Luo Yang wouldn't let that happen.
So he snapped his fingers, signaling Lang Yifeng to join the fight.
Lang Yifeng immediately stood up and strode over to this side.
"Take down the one with the knife," Luo Yang said.
"Understood, Master," Lang Yifeng replied.
Seeing Lang Yifeng approaching, the bowl haircut young man exchanged a glance with his accomplices, intending to take down Lang Yifeng first.
With Lang Yifeng's skill and strength, dealing with four or five thugs was a piece of cake.
After a flurry of punches and kicks, all five thugs were knocked down by Lang Yifeng.
The young man in the cowboy shirt, realizing they had provoked someone they shouldn't have, was so frightened that he ran off wildly, not daring to look back.
The three young men still fighting with Hong Jiaxin saw their leader run away and immediately lost their will to fight.
The more Hong Jiaxin fought, the more confident she became, and comparatively, her fighting power grew stronger.
In the blink of an eye, the three young men were beaten down by Hong Jiaxin.
These young men came quickly and left just as fast.
Order was restored at the entrance of the food stall.
Luo Yang wanted to talk with Shuang Qiao; he planned to use the prize money from the ring fight to help them pay off their high-interest debts, which he figured would be about enough.
With An Yuying and Tang Guihua present, it wasn't convenient for him to speak directly.
He would have to wait for a chance to be alone with Shuang Qiao to discuss it in detail.
After a while, Guan Baiqiang arrived.
Luo Yang got a small table and sat down with Guan Baiqiang.
"I saw the live broadcast on TV! Doctor Luo, your martial arts skills are so impressive! It was so satisfying to see you beat up that Little Japanese. When can you teach me martial arts?" Guan Baiqiang said excitedly.
"Sure. I've opened a martial arts school; just come find me there when you're ready," Luo Yang said.
He then gave Guan Baiqiang the address for the Jingwu Gate Martial Arts School.
"Doctor Luo, the promissory note was something my family asked for. If it was my own money, I wouldn't even need you to sign a note. By the way, don't you have the prize money of two million?" Guan Baiqiang suddenly asked.
"After taxes, it's no longer two million, but with your five hundred thousand, it should be enough for my friend's capital turnover," Luo Yang said.
As the two casually chatted over drinks, An Yuying suddenly let out a light cry.
"Niu Zai, people are coming," An Yuying's voice carried panic.
Luo Yang turned his head to look down the street and indeed saw a large group of people coming from afar.
The cheerful laughter and banter of the lovely ladies came to an abrupt halt.
"Master, what should we do?" Lang Yifeng asked.
"Don't panic, you all keep eating; let me handle them," Luo Yang waved his hand.
He estimated that the gang had at least dozens of people, maybe even more.
They were jogging over, indicating they were the local ruffians and second-rate gangsters from the neighborhood.
Many of them were armed with weapons, some with large knives, others with iron rods.
"Doctor Luo, what's happening?" Guan Baiqiang asked curiously.
"Someone came to bully us just now, but we fought them off; now they're back for revenge," Luo Yang said with a smile.
While they were still quite far apart, they heard someone shout "take them down."
Leading them was still the young man in the cowboy shirt; charged up by his brothers, he had found the courage to provoke them again.
"Doctor Luo, I know them," Guan Baiqiang said as he stood up.
Indeed, as the young man in the denim shirt was about to rush to the entrance of the food stall, he caught sight of Guan Baiqiang and stopped in his tracks.
"Brother Qiang, what are you doing here?" the young man in the denim shirt said in surprise.
"Come over here. I want to introduce you to a friend," Guan Baiqiang waved him over.
Only when the young man in the denim shirt approached did Guan Baiqiang introduce him to Luo Yang.
"This is Doctor Luo, my friend. Simply put, he is also a benefactor to my Guan family. I already know what happened, and you were in the wrong. Apologize to Doctor Luo," Guan Baiqiang said sternly.
Upon hearing this, the young man in the denim shirt was startled.
"Doctor Luo, I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were all on the same side. Please forgive me," the young man in the denim shirt said as he dropped the machete he was holding and hurriedly pulled out a cigarette to offer to Luo Yang.
"It's just a misunderstanding, no harm done," Luo Yang said, accepting the cigarette graciously.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they learned that the young man's name was Chen Wang.
From his exchange with Guan Baiqiang, it was clear that Chen Wang was also associated with Guan Baiqiang.
After Chen Wang apologized, he and his group of thugs left as quickly as they had arrived.
The beauties had merely experienced a false alarm.
Subsequently, Luo Yang and Guan Baiqiang returned to the matter at hand, discussing the loan.
Guan Baiqiang pulled out two sheets of white paper and a ballpoint pen from his pocket and said, "Doctor Luo, please trouble you to draft an IOU, in duplicate, and sign your name."
So, Luo Yang took the paper and pen, wrote the IOU, signed his name, and passed it to Guan Baiqiang to check.
"Alright, send me your bank account number. I'll transfer the money to you," Guan Baiqiang said after checking that the IOU was in order.
Luo Yang then sent his bank card number to Guan Baiqiang.
"By the way, Doctor Luo, in a couple of days, it's my grandfather's 70th birthday, and my family insists on inviting you for dinner. Remember to come by then. The hotel hasn't been decided yet, but it might be at the International Hotel. I'll call you on the day to let you know. Please make time to join us," Guan Baiqiang said, tucking the IOU into his wallet.
"Even if I'm really busy, I'll go to wish the old man a happy birthday," Luo Yang promised.
"Do you want to go out and have fun tonight? My treat. Pick any bar you like," Guan Baiqiang said enthusiastically.
He wanted to learn martial arts from Luo Yang, so he was taking the initiative to ingratiate himself.
Two significant events had occurred that evening: one was the taking down of Lin Guofa from the Lin Family, and the other was winning the arena match against the Ninja from the Japanese side.
Luo Yang was experiencing a mix of heavy and excited emotions.
Winning the match was a cause for celebration.
Under normal circumstances, it was something to be celebrated properly.
However, Luo Yang was eager to get back and check in with Zhu Li on how things were being handled, as this was a matter that affected his very life and fortune.
As such, Luo Yang was not in the mood to go out.
"The village chief still needs to see me about some business, so I'm not free tonight. If I have time tomorrow night, I'll treat you, and we'll all have a good time," Luo Yang said.
"Great! Then tomorrow night. Doctor Luo, will you be at the martial arts school tomorrow?" Guan Baiqiang asked.
"I'm usually there. If I'm not, someone will be, and you just need to say you're looking for me," Luo Yang replied.
"Then I'll come to the martial arts school tomorrow," Guan Baiqiang said as he took his leave.
After finishing the late-night snack at the food stall, Luo Yang led everyone back to Hongyun Town in high spirits.
Before getting into the car, Luo Yang said, "Let's go to my foster sister's bar to play for a while. Who wants to go?"
Lang Yifeng and the others were quick to raise their hands and feet in agreement.
Among the girls, the Sorority members couldn't stay out too late; they had to go home.
The other beauties were indifferent.
But today was Luo Yang's lucky day, and the beauties had no reason to refuse.
The Sorority girls were driven home one by one in the SUV that Qiao Zai Shui had driven, which belonged to Luo Yang.
The others went with Luo Yang to Zhu Li's bar.
Luo Yang rode in Tang Guihua's Volkswagen Lavida along with Hong Jiaxin, Suyun, An Yuying, and Shi Yun.