Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: According to the Rules

"Mr. Qin, these are two of our Zhao Family’s companies. I’m transferring ownership of both to you now!"

Zhao Peng said with a smile.

Qin Tuo was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected Zhao Peng to be so generous.

Besides, Qin Tuo really was short on cash. Just refining three Qi Gathering Pills had cost him millions.

So, without hesitation, he signed his name.

Then, Qin Tuo turned to Wu Haoyu and said,

"Haoyu, I’m putting you in charge of these two companies."

"What? Me?"

Wu Haoyu’s face was a mask of pure shock.

The other classmates immediately shot Wu Haoyu looks filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment...

Seeing this, Zhao Peng finally relaxed completely.

He quickly offered a few more apologies, shot Li Tian a vicious glare, and then left the private room.

After Zhao Peng left, the more Li Tian thought about it, the more resentful he became.

He gritted his teeth and snarled,

"Qin Tuo, it’s all your fault! You ruined our partnership with the Zhao Family! I’ll make you pay for this!"

Looking at the fuming Li Tian, Qin Tuo just laughed.

"Oh? And what are you going to do about it?"

Li Tian gave a sinister smile and pulled out his phone.

"I’m calling my cousin to come and deal with you right now!"

Li Tian called his cousin, then put on a fearless, smug expression.

"Qin Tuo, I don’t know how you pulled that off, but you ruined my big opportunity today, and you’re going to pay the price!"

The other classmates were already trembling with fear, not daring to speak. They had never witnessed a scene like this before.

A few moments later, Li Tian’s cousin, Peng Zhiyuan, stormed into the room with several of his cronies, all of them looking fierce and menacing.

"Cousin! That’s the guy who ruined my plans! Hurry up and teach him a lesson for me!"

Seeing his cousin, Li Tian was instantly cocky, clamoring loudly.

His cousin, Peng Zhiyuan, nodded, a savage grin spreading across his face.

"You little bastard, you dare mess with my cousin? I’m going to beat you to death today!"

With a wave of his hand, his cronies immediately charged forward.

But Qin Tuo remained seated, casually flicking the wine glass in his hand through the air.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

A series of dull thuds rang out as the small glass sent several men sprawling to the floor.

Peng Zhiyuan was dumbfounded. As a man who had run with gangsters for years, he had never seen anyone so skilled.

He gritted his teeth and, steeling himself, charged forward.

But with a single casual kick, Qin Tuo easily sent Peng Zhiyuan flying!

Li Tian was completely stunned. ’He lost? Even my cousin lost?’

’And when did Qin Tuo get so good at fighting?’

Peng Zhiyuan scrambled to his feet, rubbing the sore spot, and threatened,

"Kid, you just wait! I’m calling Master Long right now to teach you a lesson!"

At the mention of Long Wu’s name, all the classmates were scared out of their wits.

Li Tian’s eyes, however, lit up with a brilliant glimmer of hope.

"Hahaha! Perfect! Qin Tuo, let’s see how you’re going to die once Master Long gets here!"

Yet Qin Tuo’s expression remained placid, showing not a hint of fear.

Li Tian figured Qin Tuo was just bluffing and sneered, relishing the disaster to come.

He savored the thought of the miserable fate that awaited Qin Tuo.

Before long, the door to the private room swung open.

A group of elite enforcers in suits swarmed in.

In their midst, Long Wu strode slowly into the room.

When Peng Zhiyuan saw Long Wu, he immediately rushed forward, bowing and scraping.

"Master Long, sorry to trouble you. Some guy beat up me and my boys. We need you to back us up."

It turned out that Peng Zhiyuan ran with Long Wu’s crew, which was why he was even able to call a figure of Master Long’s stature.

Long Wu frowned and snorted.

"Who’s so blind they’d dare to cause trouble?"

Beside them, Li Tian chimed in with a fawning smile,

"It’s this kid! He doesn’t know his place. We’ll have to trouble you to teach him a harsh lesson, Master Long!"

Long Wu walked forward, bypassing the others, and saw Qin Tuo.

But the moment he saw him, a chill went down his spine, and his scalp went numb with fright.

"What... Celestial King?"

Long Wu stammered, so terrified he could barely speak coherently.

Qin Tuo said nothing, simply holding his empty cup out.

Peng Zhiyuan and Li Tian, oblivious to the change in Long Wu’s expression, immediately started shouting when they saw Qin Tuo’s gesture.

"What do you think you’re doing, you brat? How dare you disrespect Master Long?"

Li Tian was ecstatic. ’This is it,’ he thought. ’Even if Qin Tuo had ten lives, he’d be finished now!’

But to everyone’s astonishment, Long Wu respectfully picked up the nearby teapot and obediently poured a fresh cup of tea for Qin Tuo.

"What? Th-th-this..."

Peng Zhiyuan was utterly stupefied.

Li Tian’s eyes were wide as saucers, as if he’d seen a ghost.

He hadn’t been this shocked even when he saw Zhao Peng groveling before Qin Tuo.

This was Long Wu, a man renowned and feared throughout the criminal underworld!

When Peng Zhiyuan snapped out of it, his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

Even an idiot would know he had provoked a truly terrifying figure today.

’My god, who is this guy? Even Master Long has to treat him with such reverence...’

Peng Zhiyuan wished the ground would swallow him whole.

Right now, he wanted nothing more than to slap his cousin Li Tian to death.

Suddenly, Long Wu waved a hand, beckoning Peng Zhiyuan over.

"Peng Zhiyuan, how many years have you been with me?"

Long Wu’s expression was perfectly calm.

But Peng Zhiyuan’s heart pounded in his chest. He knew that the calmer Long Wu appeared, the more terrifying he was; it meant he was truly enraged.

Peng Zhiyuan stammered,

"In... in answer to Master Long... it’s been three years!"

Long Wu nodded, then picked up a nearby fruit knife and handed it to Peng Zhiyuan.

"Three years already. In that case, let’s do this by the rules."

Peng Zhiyuan took the fruit knife, his heart turning to ice.

He gritted his teeth and brutally chopped off his own right thumb.

The pain made him break out in a cold sweat, his face turning a ghastly shade of purple.

Watching from the side, Li Tian was so terrified his lips trembled, unable to utter a single word.

Steeling himself, Peng Zhiyuan took the knife in his other hand and lopped off his left thumb as well.

Blood gushed from the wounds, but he didn’t dare cry out in pain. Instead, he roared,

"You little bastard! Hurry up and apologize to this gentleman!"

Peng Zhiyuan understood perfectly well that he was lucky to even be alive.

The most important thing now was to satisfy Qin Tuo.

Li Tian finally snapped out of it and, terrified, quickly bowed his head to apologize.

"Qin Tuo, I was blind! I was a dog who looks down on people! Please, be the bigger person and just let me go! I’m less than nothing!"

After apologizing, he didn’t dare to stand up straight, terrified that a single word from Qin Tuo would have Long Wu cripple him.

Meanwhile, the other classmates in the room were completely dumbstruck. It felt like a dream; none of it seemed real.

Li Jian and Chen Xiaohui, who had been mocking Qin Tuo so relentlessly earlier, were now pale with fright, wishing they could just play dead.

They swore to themselves that they would never, ever provoke Qin Tuo again.

Qin Tuo waved his hand dismissively, motioning for Li Tian and Peng Zhiyuan to leave.

In his eyes, these people were no different than ants.

Then, Qin Tuo called Wu Haoyu over.

"Haoyu, do a good job. From now on, if you run into any trouble you can’t handle, just have Long Wu take care of it for you."

Wu Haoyu was completely dumbfounded.

A small fry like him could normally never even dream of meeting Long Wu.

’And now I can just order him to do things for me?’

Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, Qin Tuo and Long Wu left the private room.