Martial Arts Master in the City

"Bring a bowl of fried noodles!" Ye Xiao said expressionlessly to the burly man.

"Alright, one serving of fried noodles!" the boss shouted loudly.

Ye Xiao sat at the edge of the shed, here was also where the cold wind would most easily blow, however, Ye Xiao did not feel cold at all. As a Martial Arts expert, he could withstand this bit of chill.

Ye Xiao sat here, waiting for the fried noodles, while sighing softly.

"Little brother, something troubling you?" Just as Ye Xiao was lost in his thoughts, suddenly a voice came to his ear, Ye Xiao looked up, it was precisely the boss.

"Why do you say that?" Ye Xiao looked up and asked the boss in return.

"I am quite experienced, you young people usually encounter emotional issues, and sit here sulking, even forget that there's cold wind blowing."

Ye Xiao shook his head and said, "No!"

"Don't be embarrassed, from your accent you should be an outsider, I guess you are here in Han City studying." The boss said with a smile, "Can you drink?"

At this moment, the boss held a plastic bottle containing a transparent liquid, at first glance it looked like water, but actually, it was wine.

"I don't drink often!" Ye Xiao said.

"Listen to an elder's advice, when alone in a foreign land, you must open up your heart, no matter how big the problem is, just a slight smile can solve it, you are still young." The boss enthusiastically told Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao didn't want to explain, maybe because in the past few months, first he went to Minghai City, then to Bird City, almost every day was colorful, yet upon reaching Han City, he found that familiar people were no longer there. Previously as an assassin, he didn't know what loneliness was, because he had some goals to complete, but now Ye Xiao felt somewhat lost, what should he do? Soul Sect, Linghuo Sect, the Su family, the Wei family, these seem connected, as if pulling one thread might affect everything.

At this moment, the enthusiastic boss wanted to have a drink with him, Ye Xiao happened to not plan to refuse, because he truly wanted a drink.

"Thank you, boss!" Ye Xiao saw this enthusiastic boss pouring him a drink, smiled and said.

"Don't call me boss, my name is Xu Qiang."

Ye Xiao said, "Then thank Brother Xu for the drink."

"No need to be polite, actually, I also wanted a drink, wanted to find someone to drink with, just happens I can advise you young man, this also counts as a virtuous deed." Xu Qiang laughed heartily and said, "Taste it, it's brewed by people from my hometown, though cheap, it's really strong!"

Ye Xiao picked up the cup, took a small sip, immediately felt a fiery liquid like a knife flowed into his throat, burning hot as it passed through.

"Burning Knife!" Ye Xiao looked at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang laughed heartily and said, "Yes, how is it? Are you used to it?"

"Northern Territory Burning Knife, truly lives up to its name, honestly, not used to it, but, this feeling is quite good." Ye Xiao smiled and said.

"It seems you are quite genuine." Xu Qiang smiled and said, "I like people like you."

"Brother Xu, why are you so sure?"

"Many people have drunk this wine here, but most people pretend they're not afraid of the spice." Xu Qiang chuckled lightly and said, "Actually, this wine is very spicy, otherwise it wouldn't deserve the name Burning Knife."

Ye Xiao nodded slightly without speaking.

Xu Qiang had someone bring a plate of peanuts, those who truly drink don't need fancy snacks, a plate of peanuts suffices.

"What makes you worry so much?" Xu Qiang looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao glanced at Xu Qiang, then drank another mouthful of Burning Knife, letting it flow freely in his stomach.

"There's a girl, I like her, she likes me too, but her family wants her to be engaged to a rich young man." Ye Xiao sighed and said.

Ye Xiao certainly couldn't tell the full truth, but what he said was close in meaning.

"I see, I have a story, don't know if you want to hear it." Xu Qiang smiled and said.

Ye Xiao said, "Please tell, Brother Xu!"

Xu Qiang took a sip, tossed a peanut into his mouth, and said, "There was a person, who had nothing, known as a notorious good-for-nothing in town, people said his life was a failure, but he met a woman, this woman changed his life path, they fell in love, unfortunately, the woman's family background and his were vastly different, man's parents were deceased, he was penniless, while woman's father was the town's deputy mayor, her mother was the factory director nearby, it can be said her family had money, power, and influence in town, woman's father for his own future, and for social status, decided to give her to the mayor's son, the mayor's son was quite good, both family background and financial status were excellent, and due to the man's previous bad records, it seemed impossible for him to become the deputy mayor's son-in-law, even this man was preparing to leave."

Xu Qiang said to this point, finished the remaining half cup of wine in one gulp.

It's imaginable what kind of feeling after drinking like this, in the throat and stomach.

Ye Xiao said nothing, listening intently.

Xu Qiang continued, "It's imaginable, this good-for-nothing faced what situation, in today's words, he was a poor guy fighting a rich handsome man, but when he heard the woman told him she loved him, he indeed felt impulsive, he decided to strive for it, eventually on the wedding day of the woman and the rich handsome man, he took her away, later on this man worked hard for this woman, started low, miraculously bought a house in a big city, settled there, young man, what lesson does this story teach us?"

"Brother Xu, this man is..." Ye Xiao looked at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang chuckled and said, "Young man, you're smart, yes, this good-for-nothing is me, Xu Qiang, but now I'm not a good-for-nothing, but a pillar of my family, brother, never back down when you encounter anything, no matter how powerful the enemy, you must hold onto your beliefs, because if you don't fight till the end, you will be a loser, but if you fight till the end, you might still have a glimmer of victory!"

"Hope for victory!" Ye Xiao listened to Xu Qiang's words, deeply touched.

What could be more motivational than the story of a poor guy and a rich handsome man?

"Thank you, Brother Xu, I understand what I need to do now!" Ye Xiao looked earnestly at Xu Qiang.