Chapter 1182 - 1182: This Is True Brotherhood

At the moment when the chaos began, Lin Bingqiao shielded Wang Zhiping and retreated to the corner.

From the front view, her slender body could barely cover more than half of Wang Zhiping, yet she stood perfectly straight.

Teapots, teacups, teabowls—anything that came close to her was knocked aside, turning into a pile of shards.

Meanwhile, Xiao Feng, Pei Dengke, and Qi Guanghe were all observing the battle from the back, not getting involved personally.

At this point, Qi Guanghe, enraged beyond measure, grabbed Xiao Feng by the collar and demanded, "Wang Zhiping has already apologized, why did you have to say those things?"

"Was I wrong?" Xiao Feng said with an unchanged expression, speaking confidently, "Between brothers, shouldn't we be frank and loyal?

Backstabbing, mocking, and scheming against each other—can you call that brotherhood?

Does that deserve to be called brotherhood!"

A string of questions left Qi Guanghe dumbfounded.

He glanced at Pei Dengke, suppressing his anger, and said, "Even if you're not wrong, we're all adults. We can't act impulsively and let our emotions take over.

We must consider the consequences in our actions!

Consequences!

Do you understand consequences?"

Xiao Feng shook his head, speaking in a very calm tone, "I only know that my brother shouldn't get insulted for no reason."

No sooner had he finished speaking than an emotional shout came from his side.

"Brother Ba!"

Xiao Feng turned his head and immediately widened his eyes.

The owner of the voice was Pei Dengke; this he already knew before turning his head.

But what he didn't expect was to see a teary-eyed Pei Dengke, looking as though he might burst into tears at any moment.

Without waiting for Xiao Feng to react, Pei Dengke took two steps forward and hugged Xiao Feng tightly, patting him vigorously, "Brother Ba, besides my family, there aren't many who'd stand up for me.

From now on, you and I are blood brothers. Just say the word, and I, Pei Dengke, won't hesitate to climb a mountain of knives or plunge into a sea of fire for you!"

"..." Xiao Feng.

Although this guy didn't misuse the idiom this time, it does seem a bit too absurd, or shall we say too frivolous.

To tell the truth, with Pei Dengke acting like this all of a sudden, Xiao Feng wasn't sure if he was genuinely moved or sarcastically mocking him with exaggerated acting.

However, before he could think further, Pei Dengke wiped his eyes and added, "Of course, I know Brother Ba is looking out for me because of Xiao…"

Xiao Feng's gaze sharpened, he was certain at this point that the guy was genuinely moved.

But letting him continue speaking was clearly not an option.

At the critical moment, Xiao Feng made a decisive move, pushing Pei Dengke away, covering his chest, and starting to cough violently.

"Cough cough cough cough cough…"

The way he looked, it seemed as if he was hugged too tightly, couldn't catch his breath, and naturally reacted to being patted too hard.

Once done coughing, Xiao Feng, out of Qi Guanghe's sight, kept winking frantically at Pei Dengke.

"Hiss…" Pei Dengke sucked in a breath, secretly cursing himself for being too impulsive and nearly ruining everything in a moment of emotion, almost exposing Brother Xiao.

Fortunately, he wasn't a fool; after a quick brainstorm, he turned to Qi Guanghe.

"Pei, my dear friend, you…"

Qi Guanghe only started speaking when Pei Dengke suddenly pulled him into a hug, followed by vigorous pats.

A moment later, Qi Guanghe, slightly out of breath from the patting, pushed Pei Dengke away and held his knees, coughing violently: "Cough cough cough cough cough…"

After catching his breath for a while, he looked at Xiao Feng, his eyes filled with a sense of "understanding."

A moment ago, when Qi Guanghe saw Xiao Feng coughing, he thought it was too exaggerated, but after experiencing the "patting" himself, he finally understood why Xiao Feng reacted the way he did…

"Brother Qi, you too!"

Pei Dengke grabbed Qi Guanghe's hand, staring affectionately… ahem, speaking righteously: "Though I don't have a real brother, from now on, you are my real brother.

If anyone dares to cross you, I, Pei Dengke, will do whatever it takes…"

At this point, Pei Dengke forcefully pushed Qi Guanghe to the ground, his face filled with urgency as he shouted, "Watch out, Brother Qi!"

Qi Guanghe was bewildered, only feeling a sharp pain in his back, and then his vision was filled with countless shoe soles…

"Ah!"

"Whoa!"

"Don't step on me, damn it!"

Lying on the ground, being stepped on repeatedly, Qi Guanghe let out an angry roar.

But this small sound, like mud sinking in the sea, couldn't stir the slightest ripple, as no one paid any attention.

As an outer circle member of the Demon Suppression Action Team, Qi Guanghe shouldn't have been unable to get up, but at this moment, he really couldn't muster any strength, as each step on him gave him no time to react.

Seeing Qi Guanghe quickly disappearing into the crowd, Pei Dengke raised his eyebrows at Xiao Feng, as if to say: Not bad, right?

Xiao Feng responded with a thumbs-up, without saying much.

A few minutes later, the floor was covered with shattered pieces of teacups, teapots, and teabowls.

Even small objects like tea pets were all thrown out as "throwing weapons."

Under Xiao Feng's signal, Pei Dengke rushed into the crowd, clearing the way while shouting hoarsely, "Move aside, you all are stepping on my brother Qi!"

As both sides were shouting for so long, most of the dozens of people were already hoarse.

Some even shouted so hard that their throats became hoarse.

Thus, Pei Dengke's powerful voice immediately drew attention, and both sides temporarily paused, tacitly looking down… to find Qi Guanghe.

Before long, a hefty man shouted, "The young master is here!"

Instantly, a space opened around him.

There lay Qi Guanghe on the ground, his fingers interlaced, protecting the back of his head.

And the originally shiny and new-name-brand clothes he was wearing were now completely covered with shoe prints.

If someone saw without knowing the truth, they might even ask if the clothes were from a brand named "Shoe Print."

Of course, that's a joke.

Pei Dengke hurried forward, helping Qi Guanghe up and asked concernedly, "Brother Qi, how did you end up like this?"

At these words, Xiao Feng's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

How did he end up like this?

Don't you know at all?

However, one could say that Pei Dengke indeed looked rather miserable.

Not only was his back full of shoe prints, but there were also plenty of slits from broken porcelain pieces on his front clothes, some even injuring his skin.

The most severe wound was on his right cheek, over five centimeters long, covering almost one-third of his face.

"What the hell are you all standing around for, take Brother Qi to the hospital!" Qi Guanghe shouted angrily.

The underlings Qi Guanghe brought quickly lifted him and ran downstairs.

Meanwhile, on Wang Zhiping's side, witnessing this scene from behind an upright table, Zhang Chengzai sighed inwardly: "Perhaps this is what real brotherhood looks like…"

The sentiment in his heart was, of course, related to Xiao Feng's words earlier.

However, the most troubled wasn't Zhang Chengzai, who had a new understanding of the word "brotherhood," but the teahouse owner.

Looking at the complete mess, the teahouse owner couldn't help but weep bitterly.

He didn't expect to get reimbursed for the damages; he should feel grateful if no one comes to create more trouble!