Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei's War Journey

At the entrance of a dark alleyway next door, where trash cans were piled up, three figures were crouching on the ground, trembling, staring incredulously at Lu Mingfei's dashing departing figure.

"That...that really is Lu Mingfei?!" One of the chubby young men, with a face full of freckles, said in a trembling voice to another equally round brother next to him, who looked like a copy-paste, and the tall and handsome young man in the middle.

"Impossible, right? How could Lu Mingfei be that good at fighting? We must have seen wrong... right, Boss Zhao?" The other fat guy, Xu Miaomiao, rubbed his eyes hard, looking at the handsome and fashionable young man in the middle with the last bit of hope.

The three of them were Lu Mingfei's classmates. The two chubby guys were brothers named Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao, and the handsome young man was named Zhao Menghua.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the elders in the family were drinking and playing cards together. Zhao Menghua also wanted to drink, but the elders wouldn't allow it, so he called out the two brothers, Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao, to go out for a drink together.

But unexpectedly, I ran into Lu Mingfei here and witnessed that unbelievable scene.

Zhao Menghua did not answer Xu Miaomiao's question. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were filled with shock. He could see clearly that it was Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei, who had no presence in the class and was treated as a follower and the object of ridicule.

But the Lu Mingfei he just saw had a cold look in his eyes and ruthless movements. He took down three thugs with knives in no time. He was completely different from the loser he knew.

"Zhao... Boss Zhao, are we seeing things? How could Lu Mingfei possibly be..." Xu Yanyan's voice trembled, as if she was trying to convince herself.

"Shut up!" Zhao Menghua hissed, then took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in his heart.

"That's him, no doubt about it."

"Then...how could he...is he possessed?" Xu Miaomiao also came closer, her chubby face filled with fear.

"No one is allowed to tell anyone about this, especially not to anyone in the class. Not a single word is allowed, do you understand?" Zhao Menghua turned around and looked at the Xu brothers seriously.

"Why...why, Boss Zhao?" Xu Yanyan asked, puzzled.

"Do you want to cause trouble? Lu Mingfei is acting very strangely right now. We don't know what happened to him, but it's definitely not a good thing. Stay away from him and don't get involved," Zhao Menghua said in a low voice.

He recalled Lu Mingfei's calm, almost numb gaze as he turned to leave, and a chill ran down his spine. It wasn't an act; it was the look one gets after truly experiencing something.

"And if Lu Mingfei finds out that we're talking behind his back, the three of us will be the ones lying on the ground. Are you confident you can beat Lu Mingfei?" Zhao Menghua continued.

The Xu brothers, Yan Yan and Miao Miao, shuddered simultaneously and shook their heads. Although they were fat, they weren't stupid. Lu Mingfei's appearance just now was truly terrifying, even more so than those martial arts stars in movies.

"Let's go, let's find somewhere else to drink, this is bad luck." Zhao Menghua waved his hand irritably, wanting to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible and treat everything he had just seen as a nightmare.

But just as the three of them were about to slip away quietly, a voice filled with anger and resentment rang out behind them.

"Hey! You three...do you know that bastard in the down jacket from earlier?!"

Zhao Menghua, Xu Yanyan, and Xu Miaomiao froze instantly, as if they had been frozen in place, and turned their heads to look very slowly, bit by bit.

The purple-haired thug who had been lying on the ground groaning had somehow managed to stand up.

His face was covered in blood, his nose was crooked to one side, and he looked ferocious and terrifying. He gripped the butterfly knife tightly in his hand, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to kill, staring intently at the three of them.

A strong sense of fear gripped Zhao Menghua's heart instantly. He didn't want to cause trouble, but the blood-covered, menacing look in the purple-haired thug's eyes, and the knife waving in his hand, made his survival instinct kick in and he almost blurted out the words.

"His...his name is Lu Mingfei...he's a student at a nearby school..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhao Menghua regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself. He clearly wanted to stay out of it, but he subconsciously betrayed Lu Mingfei.

The purple-haired thug spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, his eyes flashing with a sinister light as he repeated, "Lu Mingfei... good, very good! I'll remember him!"

He memorized the name, then his malicious gaze returned to Zhao Menghua and the other two, as if they were meat on a chopping board: "You... are his classmates?"

"No...we're not familiar with each other! We really aren't familiar with each other! We just...we just happened to be passing by! We didn't see anything!" Xu Yanyan was so frightened that she waved her hands frantically.

"Yes, yes, yes! We have absolutely no connection with him! We don't know him at all!" Xu Miaomiao quickly shook her head, her chubby face covered in cold sweat, and her legs trembling so much that she could barely stand.

"Not familiar? If you're not familiar, why the hell have you been hiding here watching this show for so long? Do you think I'm some kind of idiot being played with?!" The purple-haired thug clearly didn't believe this explanation. He weighed the butterfly knife in his hand and approached step by step.

Looking at the three well-dressed but terrified students in front of him, a wicked thought quickly took root in his mind.

"We've had the worst luck today. We got beaten up like this and robbed. How do you think we should settle this score?" The purple-haired thug pointed the tip of his knife at his still-bleeding nose and said in a sinister tone.

Zhao Menghua turned pale and quickly spoke, while taking out a thousand yuan from his wallet and offering it with both hands.

"Big...Big Brother, it's a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding!! My father is Zhao Yaozong, the CEO of the Zhao Group!"

Upon hearing the name Zhao Group, a hint of fear flashed in the purple-haired thug's eyes, and he snatched the money away.

"You three know what's good for you. Listen to me, kid, tell that guy named Lu Mingfei he messed with the wrong person, and I'll make him pay! I'll make him wash his neck and wait!"

Then, he brandished the knife at the two Xu brothers who were huddled together and trembling like leaves, scaring them so much that they almost wet their pants.

Satisfied, he turned around and impatiently kicked his two accomplices, who were still groaning on the ground, twice.

"Useless bastard! Still lying on the ground pretending to be dead? Let's go!"

Watching the three thugs support each other and disappear into the alleyway while cursing, Zhao Menghua and his two companions finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss Zhao, have we gotten ourselves into big trouble?" Xu Yanyan's voice was trembling with tears.

Zhao Menghua's face turned ashen. His family was in business and occasionally came into contact with all sorts of people. He had vaguely heard of the Black Snake Gang, a relatively active group in the area.

"It's over...it's really over...Lu Mingfei messed with the wrong people, and we've been dragged into this...they'll definitely come after us!" Xu Miaomiao slumped to the ground, sobbing as she spoke.

"Shut up!" Zhao Menghua growled irritably, his mind a complete mess.

On the one hand, there was lingering fear; being targeted by someone truly troublesome was far more serious than the petty squabbles at school.

On the other hand, it was a feeling of humiliation and anger. When had Zhao Menghua ever been so humiliated?

That loser he always looked down on not only suddenly became a fighter, but also caused such a huge mess, dragging them all down with him!

"It's all Lu Mingfei's fault! If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up like this..." Xu Yanyan said resentfully.

"Enough!" Zhao Menghua interrupted him, his eyes sinister. He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

Complaining now is useless; we must find a way to solve this problem.

Call the police? No way. Not only did they sneak out to drink tonight, but even if we called the police, without any evidence, they might not be able to do anything to the Black Snake Gang. Instead, it might provoke even more intense retaliation.

Go find Lu Mingfei? The thought was immediately extinguished by Zhao Menghua. The memory of Lu Mingfei's cold eyes and ruthless skills made Zhao Menghua feel a chill in his heart.

The current Lu Mingfei terrifies him more than those thugs.

After much deliberation, it seems there is only one path left.

"Listen!" Zhao Menghua raised his head, looked at the two Xu brothers who were still in shock, and said in a serious tone.

"Don't be afraid. My dad has some connections in the underworld. I'll go back and talk to him, and he'll handle this. Don't worry, I'm the one who called you out, and I won't let anything happen to you."

"Brother Zhao!!!" The Xu brothers, Yan Yan and Miao Miao, were immediately moved to tears.

However, Zhao Menghua still had a headache. He was bound to get a scolding when he got back, and his allowance would definitely be reduced.

It's all that damn Lu Mingfei's fault!