Chapter 483: I Was Invited to Lend a Hand

Zhou Shilong looked down at his son. He placed a hand on his wrist and channeled a powerful stream of True Essence into him to help him sober up.

In an instant, a vaporous mist rose from Lin Shaofeng's body, faintly giving off the thick scent of alcohol.

Lin Shaofeng gradually sobered up. He opened his eyes in a daze and mumbled, "I was wrong! Can't you see I was wrong?! Don't touch me! Just don't touch me!!"

This spineless display from Lin Shaofeng infuriated Zhou Shilong. SLAP! He struck him across the face.

"Wake the hell up! Take a look at where you are!"

Lin Shaofeng glanced around blankly as his consciousness slowly returned. Soon, an expression of ecstatic joy appeared on his face. With a THUD, he fell to his knees, hugged Zhou Shilong's legs, and began to wail!

"Dad! You have to stand up for me! Someone was trying to kill me just now! He forced me to kneel and apologize! He was trampling all over your dignity as the Lord of the City!!"

Zhou Shilong felt a sense of helplessness. Years ago, he had left his sweetheart in the village to make his fortune in the city, eventually rising step by step from a nobody to become the Lord of the City!

Having grown up without a father's care, Lin Shaofeng's personality was very soft.

You couldn't blame Lin Shaofeng; it was his own failure as a father.

Zhou Shilong's voice softened considerably. "Shaofeng, as my, Zhou Shilong's, son, you must be strong! You must be cold-blooded! A man bleeds, he doesn't cry! A man's knees are worth gold!"

Lin Shaofeng gazed at Zhou Shilong with boundless admiration. In his heart, Zhou Shilong was an invincible hero, the man he idolized most!

'One day, I'll become a man just like Zhou Shilong!'

Lin Shaofeng wiped his tears away forcefully and declared, "Dad, don't worry! From this moment on, I will never cry again! I will never kneel again! All my enemies will pay in blood!"

Zhou Shilong nodded in satisfaction. "Let's go! I'll personally go and get justice for you!"

"Thank you, Dad!"

Zhou Shilong set off with Lin Shaofeng!

A grand motorcade drove out of the White Palace, heading straight for Lanxin Bar!

...

Lanxin Bar.

Lin Bao paced back and forth. He wasn't just waiting around foolishly; he had contacted several of his good friends.

It had to be said, Lin Bao was a loyal man and was quite well-liked.

It wasn't long before someone secretly gave him a tip.

"Brother Leopard, what on earth did you guys do at Lanxin Bar? Brother Long is furious, and he's coming himself! He brought all the boys with him! You should get out of there, fast!"

"Brother, thank you for the warning, but I can't leave. When the time comes, don't hold back. If I have to die at the hands of my own brothers, I can rest in peace."

Lin Bao turned to Chang Lanxin and Cheng Yuan and urged, "Brother Long is leading the group himself. He's already on his way, and he's brought all his men! There's still time to escape if we run now."

Chang Lanxin instinctively looked at Cheng Yuan. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous about facing Brother Long.

Cheng Yuan calmly swirled the cup in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Brother Long is coming to apologize. Don't panic."

'Brother Long is coming to apologize?'

Chang Lanxin and Lin Bao were at a loss for words!

'Dude, can you please be serious?'

'You humiliated Brother Long's son. You should be thanking your lucky stars he doesn't just kill you, and you think he's going to apologize?'

They really couldn't understand where Cheng Yuan got this confidence from.

Lin Bao bluntly refuted Cheng Yuan, "Mr. Cheng, you don't know Brother Long! He's extremely concerned with face. I've known him for decades, and whether he's right or wrong, I have never once seen him apologize!"

Cheng Yuan grinned. "That must be because you're too weak. He has no need to apologize to you."

Lin Bao almost choked on that.

"Mr. Cheng, you are indeed strong. If I didn't hold back, I still might not be your match. But in front of Brother Long... what I feel is despair. The kind you can't possibly fight against! I'm afraid you won't be smiling when you see him! Seriously, this is your last chance to leave."

Cheng Yuan shrugged. "If you're scared, you can leave. I'm not stopping you."

"You..."

Lin Bao was furious, but there was nothing he could do about Cheng Yuan. He could only fret anxiously on the side.

Chang Lanxin couldn't figure out why Cheng Yuan was so confident either. She asked cautiously, "Junior, you're so calm. Is it because you know Brother Long?"

SWISH!

Lin Bao's eyes lit up, and he stared intently at Cheng Yuan.

'If Cheng Yuan knows Brother Long, then this will be easy to handle.' If there was even the slightest chance, he didn't want to go up against Brother Long either.

Unfortunately, Cheng Yuan just shook his head gently.

"I've never met this Brother Long."

Lin Bao's heart sank to rock bottom. He felt like he must have been crazy to stick around and indulge this nonsense with Cheng Yuan and Chang Lanxin!

Just as Lin Bao's frustration and despair reached their peak, a stunningly beautiful girl who looked somewhat frail casually walked into Lanxin Bar.

The security guard, Xiaozhou, who was on watch at the door, went up to her and said apologetically, "Miss, we're closed for the night. Please come back another day."

The girl grinned. "Young man, I'm not here to drink. I'm here to lend a hand."

'Lend a hand?'

The guard, Xiaozhou, rolled his eyes, speechless. 'This girl looks so frail, a gust of wind could knock her over. What kind of help could she possibly be?'

"Miss, did you happen to see a video from Lanxi Bar? Is that why you've come to watch the show? It's dangerous here right now. Brother Long will be here any minute. You should leave, quickly!"

To Xiaozhou's surprise, despite his well-intentioned advice, the girl paid him no mind. Taking advantage of his inattention, she slipped past him in a flash and entered the bar!

Xiaozhou instinctively reached out to grab her, but her figure blurred into an afterimage. She seemed to move slowly, yet she nimbly dodged his large hand.

The girl walked toward the interior of the bar with nimble steps.

Xiaozhou quickly gave chase. But to his frustration, even though the girl appeared to be walking slowly, he couldn't catch up to her even when he strained with all his might!

By the time Xiaozhou caught up to the girl, she had already reached the deepest part of the bar.

Lin Bao immediately laid into him. "Xiaozhou, what the hell are you doing? I told you to watch the door! How could you not even stop one girl?"

Xiaozhou's face flushed red as he explained, "Brother Leopard, I did try to stop her, I just... couldn't..."

Xiaozhou's voice trailed off. It was obvious that he, too, found it humiliating.

Lin Bao raised a hand to block the girl's path and said with a serious expression, "Miss, Brother Long will be here soon. It would be bad if you got caught in the crossfire. Please leave immediately!"

The girl looked at Lin Bao very seriously. "I can't leave. I was invited to come and lend a hand."

'Invited?'

'Lend a hand?'

Lin Bao looked at the girl's slender, delicate frame and said, utterly speechless, "Miss, stop kidding around. With a build like yours, a gust of wind could knock you over. Who would possibly invite you to lend a hand?"

The words had barely left his mouth when Cheng Yuan's lazy voice drifted from behind him. "Apparently, probably, that would be me."