Chapter 63: Sparring
Chapter 63: Sparring
After a moment, Jiang Xiong put down his wine cup and asked, "What about you guys? Have you thought of any solutions?"
"Brother Xiong, I think that after the Iron Fist Gang arrives, we can establish a good relationship with them, just like we did before. We can split the money we rob fifty-fifty with them," one of the men chuckled.
"That's one way to look at it, but what if they don't think highly of us?" Fan Hua shook his head.
"Yeah, we're just doing errands for the Wild Wolf Gang. If they inquire even a little, they'll know. If the Iron Fist Gang really comes and doesn't target us, that would be a good thing. Do you think they'll give us such a good opportunity?" another person chimed in.
"That won't work either. What should we do? Do we have to run away with the Wild Wolf Gang members?"
The last person muttered.
Running away is no easy life. At the very least, they might not even have a peaceful place to sleep.
Moreover, they weren't part of the Wild Wolf Gang. If something good were to happen, they'd be the last to know.
After discussing for a while, they couldn't come up with a solution.
"Staying here does carry risks, but running away is even more dangerous," Jiang Xiong spoke up.
"What do you mean, Brother Xiong?"
"Let's prepare for both possibilities."
Jiang Xiong sighed.
"Let's wait for the Iron Fist Gang to arrive and observe their attitude towards us. We'll have to offer them some benefits, but as long as we can continue living here, even if we can't cooperate with them, we can accept it."
"That's true."
Upon hearing this, the men nodded in agreement.
Even without the Iron Fist Gang as their backing, these men were much stronger than ordinary thugs and hooligans. Robbing some money to sustain their lives was still relatively easy.
However, they couldn't continue openly seizing vehicles like they had been doing, as this area now had a new owner.
"If the Iron Fist Gang continues to cooperate with us, that would be the best outcome. But the likelihood of that happening is small, so don't get your hopes up too high."
The men fell silent.
Indeed, when the Triad Alliance was around, there were people like them.
But when the Wild Wolf Gang arrived, those people had disappeared without a trace.
And now, it was their turn.
"Brother Xiong, what if the Iron Fist Gang takes our money but still doesn't allow us to stay here peacefully?"
Jiang Xiong took a deep breath, "If it comes to that, then we have no choice but to leave this place."
As the saying goes, circumstances are stronger than people.
These men might have been able to bully ordinary people, but to go against a gang? They wouldn't dare even if they had ten times the courage.
The men couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow.
They recalled how they had lived a glorious life for the past two to three years.
But in the blink of an eye, everything had become like passing clouds, and now they couldn't even keep their place of residence.
"Alright."
Seeing that the men looked like wilted eggplants, Jiang Xiong consoled them, "This is the worst-case scenario. Although we work for the Wild Wolf Gang, we only rob ordinary people, and we haven't helped them against the Iron Fist Gang. If we give them what they want, they have no reason to make things difficult for us."
"That's true."
"I've heard that the Iron Fist Gang members are quite reasonable."
"To satisfy them, we might have to give a lot of money, right?"
"I have my own plan for this. By the way, don't spread what we just discussed, especially to the Wild Wolf Gang members," Jiang Xiong said, scanning the surroundings and lowering his voice.
"Don't worry, Brother Xiong. We're not fools; how could we not know that?"
"Yeah, Brother Xiong, even if I die, I won't say a word."
"Haha, it's not that I don't trust you, but I'm just being cautious. I specifically reminded you," Jiang Xiong laughed.
If Brother Bao were to hear about this, they would surely face dire consequences.
In the early hours of the morning, Jiang Cheng rose, washed up, and sat down to eat breakfast at the table. Today was the day to pay the stall fees to the Wild Wolf Gang. As expected, the street vendors would be fewer today.
Jiang Cheng, as a senior member of the martial arts academy, didn't need to worry about this. Instead, he felt a surge of excitement. It wasn't because he took pleasure in others' misfortunes, but because today was the day that Senior Zeng would be guiding us senior members," he thought to himself. After two days of practice, his proficiency in the foundation stance and double sticks had significantly improved. With another two or three days of practice, he'd reach a proficient level in the foundation stance. As for the double sticks, being slower, he estimated it would take at least a week, practicing three hours daily.
Today, Senior Zeng would be guiding them, and Jiang Cheng intended to seize this opportunity to spar with him. The experience points gained from real combat with those thugs were approximately double what he'd earn practicing alone. How much faster would his experience points increase if he sparred with the academy's top fighters?
(End of Chapter)
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