King of Assassins

A single punch KO on Yu Xiaoming can't change Gao Xuan's current situation.

After all, Gao Xuan has a significant weight advantage, so beating Yu Xiaoming doesn't exactly mean the Treasure Saber is still sharp.

Of course, Gao Xuan's status in the boxing gym has risen significantly.

Even those boxers now have to smile when they see Gao Xuan. Including the cleaning lady, they all look at Gao Xuan with admiration.

Gao Xuan changed into his clothes and ate three bowls of noodles at a street stall before leisurely heading to the Cloud Bar.

He took a nap in the locker room. It wasn't until Gao Xuan felt someone nudging him that he groggily sat up.

Little Peach was sitting right across from Gao Xuan, and she asked with a bit of doubt, "Old man, you look so tired. Were you out having fun last night?"

Gao Xuan stretched lazily and casually said, "If you don't sleep with me, I naturally have to find someone else."

"lsp..."

Little Peach muttered a curse through gritted teeth. She originally wanted to chat with Gao Xuan but suddenly lost interest. She turned her head and left.

Gao Xuan didn't mind. He's seen plenty of beauties. He and Little Peach didn't have any kind of romance, just perhaps a middle-aged greasy man having a bit of affection for a young beauty.

As for the young beauty, she thought the middle-aged guy could still be useful and kept him as a backup option.

In short, girls like Little Peach are very smart. They might fall in love and become foolish, but they won't obsess over a poor and old man.

Gao Xuan wouldn't dislike Little Peach because of this. Everyone's just ordinary people, no need to mock each other. Besides, Little Peach is quite cute and pretty.

Gao Xuan saw that it was already past ten, so he changed into his bar clothes and headed to the entrance.

Old Fang was already standing there, lazily as usual, mostly responsible for directing parking for the arriving guests...

Seeing Gao Xuan come out, Old Fang perked up a bit: "You're awake?"

"Why didn't you wake me?" Gao Xuan asked.

"You were so tired last night, sleep a bit more to recover your spirit." Old Fang gave a lecherous grin and a knowing look to Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan chuckled too and didn't bother to explain, as it's hard to express clearly.

The two were hanging out at the entrance, discussing whether to go inside when they saw a large group of people aggressively approaching.

These people had dyed hair, and many were in white tank tops, exposing large tattoos on their arms.

Most of them were skinny and looked quite young. This style wasn't very intimidating, instead a bit ridiculous.

However, there were dozens of them, gathered together, which made it seem quite daunting.

Old Fang shivered and said, "Oh crap, those kids from yesterday are here for revenge. Run..."

He pulled on Gao Xuan, trying to run together.

Gao Xuan sighed, "We're security guards, if we run, we'll lose our jobs."

"Life's more important, right," Old Fang hesitated a bit, his voice trembling.

"It's fine."

Gao Xuan reassured, "Just stand behind me. If I get chopped down, then you can run."

Old Fang gave a bitter smile, "Big bro, stop saying stuff like that, it's scary."

Gao Xuan ignored Old Fang and stepped forward to block the group, "What's the meaning of this, fellas?"

There were many decorative neon lights at the entrance of Cloud Bar, in red, blue, green, and yellow, casting a kaleidoscope of colors.

Under the glow of the multicolored neon lights, the faces of the gang of punks were hard to see clearly, as their reflective materials on their heads flashed. The group stared fiercely at Gao Xuan, full of momentum.

The surrounding customers and lackeys dared not make a sound out of fear.

Gao Xuan, standing alone in front of the group, seemed to lack a lot of presence.

However, Gao Xuan's bravery drew a lot of admiration from those around: This guy is really fearless.

Among the gang, there was a chief who was very tall and had a belly like a pregnant woman in her tenth month. His fat face was like a big basin, and his eyes were just slits from all the flesh.

This fatty was so huge that his tattoos were completely distorted and unrecognizable.

The fatty stepped forward and said to Gao Xuan, "Who the hell are you? We're here to drink, what's the matter? Not allowed?"

Gao Xuan replied, "With so many of you, did you make a reservation?"

The fatty was particularly defiant, "I go wherever I want, what reservation?"

The gang of lackeys also started shouting, almost spitting at Gao Xuan's face.

Gao Xuan ignored the shouting lackeys and said to the fatty, "You probably don't understand the law. Gathering so many people together like this is called an illegal assembly. You get that?"

The fatty was a bit confused by this, then turned a bit annoyed, "Old man, don't seek trouble."

He pointed a thumb at himself, "I'm Dongxing Fatty Tiger, if you dare stop me, I'll kill your whole family, believe it or not."

"You're already shouting about killing, must have watched too many movies, right?"

Gao Xuan pointed at the road outside, "There's a security booth just 200 meters away, if you keep yelling, I'll call the cops."

Fatty Tiger's face turned unpleasant, and he whispered to Gao Xuan, "We wouldn't be hanging around here if we didn't have someone backing us. Don't seek trouble."

Gao Xuan said nonchalantly, "I don't care who's behind you, you can't cause trouble here."

Fatty Hu's face looked even worse. He originally wanted to stir things up in the bar and then negotiate with the owner. Now he couldn't even get in, and so many people were watching. It made him feel very embarrassed.

The key issue was that if he acted now, beating up a security guard wouldn't carry much deterrent. If things got out of hand, the police would show up.

Fatty Hu really hadn't encountered someone like Gao Xuan before, someone facing dozens of them alone and not afraid to die.

As he hesitated, Yao Min ran over.

Gao Xuan briefly introduced the situation to Yao Min, who smiled apologetically at Fatty Hu, "Big brother, you're welcome to drink, but unfortunately, there's no seat today. How about I arrange a private room for you first..."

Yao Min had mixed in the nightclub scene long enough, she wouldn't provoke these people. After all, the bar wasn't hers. The main thing was to keep this group at bay and leave it to the bar owner to handle.

If even the owner couldn't handle them, then it wasn't her problem.

Yao Min handled it well, but Fatty Hu was in a bad mood, he was a bit afraid of Gao Xuan, and just at that moment, Yao Min came over.

"Bitch, did I let you speak!"

With that, Fatty Hu raised his chubby hand to slap Yao Min. With all his fat, that slap could have knocked out half of Yao Min's teeth.

Yao Min closed her eyes in fright and shrank back, unable to dodge in time. She paused and realized she hadn't been hit. When she opened her eyes, she saw Gao Xuan had grabbed Fatty Hu's four fingers.

Gao Xuan twisted upwards, and Fatty Hu's arm jerked upwards, causing him to scream in agony.

"You even hit women, really disgraceful for a thug."

Fatty Hu howled in pain and couldn't say a word. The group of lackeys around them had never seen a scene like this before and were a bit dazed.

But they quickly reacted, a group pulled out short blades from their waists and surrounded Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan let go of Fatty Hu's fingers and retreated with Yao Min, "The police are coming. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to."

Fatty Hu covered his swollen purple fingers, sweating profusely from the pain. But his mind was still clear, knowing it was a bit late to act now. The police might actually arrive soon.

He said through the pain, "Old guy, you just wait."

Fatty Hu and his lackeys sneaked away, and someone in the crowd watching shouted, "This guy is awesome."

Everyone praised, "This security is really something."

"Didn't expect the security here to be so tough..."

"That guy is called Gao Xuan, he used to be a boxer, really good at fighting..."

Some people who knew Gao Xuan explained to those around them.

Yao Min, however, looked a bit serious. She quickly pulled Gao Xuan back into the bar and said with a troubled sigh, "Things have become troublesome. This Dongxing group have very ruthless ways."

Gao Xuan publicly embarrassed Dongxing, and this enmity escalated. Although society was more restrained now, for an organization like Dongxing, seriously injuring or killing someone wasn't a big deal.

Yao Min said, "I'll go talk to the boss."

The boss of Cloud Bar was Li Hao, quite famous in this city. In his early years, he thrived in both the underworld and legitimate circles, being a well-known figure.

As he got older, he just opened a bar, hotel, and other service industries. Due to his wide connections, he was well protected in all aspects, and business was getting better and better.

Yao Min was worried Dongxing would retaliate against Gao Xuan, so she hurriedly called the boss Li Hao.

Li Hao listened but didn't say much, just asked Yao Min to wait for news.

In the following time, Yao Min was anxious and couldn't sit still.

Gao Xuan was rather open-minded, not believing they would actually cause trouble. Even if they did, he wasn't afraid.

Though his body was in poor condition, it was more than enough to handle small fries.

Until the end of the shift, Li Hao still hadn't called. This made Yao Min very uneasy. She advised Gao Xuan not to go home yet and to come with her to hide out.

Gao Xuan didn't mind, thinking Yao Min was making a big deal out of it. Even if Dongxing was a gang, they still had to play by the rules.

Gao Xuan was more worried about Yao Min, so he first took her home. Then he rode his bicycle back to his own place.

Where he lived was the urban-rural fringe, with lots of illegal constructions making it appear chaotic. The neighborhood had little management, and garbage was often strewn everywhere.

This old city area hadn't been redeveloped, not even having surveillance cameras installed. With many outsiders and frequent personnel turnover, theft and petty crime were common.

The house Gao Xuan lived in was left by his parents, a two-bedroom apartment filled with old furniture and an old big-screen TV.

There was nothing valuable at home, and he had no money, so he wasn't worried about theft.

Gao Xuan just parked his bike downstairs when he heard someone shout, "That old bastard is back."

Then two van doors parked by the roadside opened, and a group of people spilled out.

This group looked sleepy, perhaps not knowing how long they had been waiting in the van. In this state, even though they were holding iron rods and machetes, they looked somewhat ridiculous.

Fatty Hu was the last to get out, with drool on his mouth, obviously just having woken up.

He stared at Gao Xuan for a few seconds, his bleary eyes finally focusing.

Fatty Hu pointed at Gao Xuan, "Old bastard, let's see how you die this time."

He shouted, "Get him, kill this old bastard!"

(Thanks to user "Spiny Scallion" for the big tip, and thank you to everyone else for their support.)