Chapter 30: Be My Dog

Red Flag High School was a boarding school. There were no day students. The members of the school team were required to eat and live together to increase their rapport and enhance the team's combat effectiveness. Therefore, everyone was very surprised that Li Xiaofei was not staying on campus.

"You probably all heard that I come from the slums in the city," Li Xiaofei said calmly. "If I live on campus, I cannot guarantee the safety of my family back home."

"Is the slum really that chaotic?" Fang Buyi asked instinctively.

For many students from the rule-of-law district, the various chaos in the slums only existed in rumors. Since they had never truly experienced it, imagining the brutality and bloodshed there was more akin to an emperor imagining a beggar as merely someone who couldn't afford meat.

Moreover, the slums were very isolated places. People used mobile phones and watched television but couldn't access the light-network, so they were very out of touch with the times.

Li Xiaofei replied modestly, "Whether it's chaotic or not is secondary. The main thing is that I accidentally killed all the leaders of the six major gangs in the slum three days ago."

Everyone was shocked.

Good grief, so you were just showing off. Accidentally killed six gang leaders?

"Brother, if you're worried about retaliation, why not bring your family to live here?" Fang Buyi suggested.

Bai Longfei generously said, "Yeah, I have a house near the school that's been empty. You can live there for free, as long as you practice with me regularly."

"Moving... moving out would be great," siad Bai Qiqi, stuttering.

Li Xiaofei felt the warmth of his classmates' kindness, but awkwardly said, "Well... in the last two days, I accidentally became the leader of all the gangs in the slum, so I can't leave there for now."

Everyone was shocked by his words again.

Good grief. Another accident? We have no grudges against you, so why do you keep showing off in front of us?

"Do you want to be the overlord of the slums?" Ren Dong asked curiously.

"Overlord? I'm not interested," Li Xiaofei smiled. "You haven't lived in the slums, so you don't understand the ecology there. The gangs are like vampires who feed off the blood of the people living there. They were parasitizing the flesh and blood of more than 30,000 impoverished people. So I killed those bloodthirsty gang leaders and restructured the gangs. I want to completely change the slums and turn the gangs into legitimate organizations that can truly protect the people living there."

The way everyone looked at Li Xiaofei changed immediately.

Li Xiaofei added, "Once the situation in the slums is sorted out, I'll be able to stay at school long-term."

The school day had ended as his tour of the school ended, so Li Xiaofei bid farewell to everyone and turned to leave.

Fang Buyi and the others stood at the entrance of the school building, watching his receding figure with admiration in their eyes. Since they had never been to the slums, they sensed a unique quality in Li Xiaofei that they themselves lacked.

A faint humming sound was heard as Yan Chiyu, sitting in a maglev wheelchair, appeared before everyone.

"Just a simple introduction to the school took a whole hour?" She glanced at the team members and said flatly, "The league is about to start. Don't you know that time is precious now?"

The team members immediately understood what was going on. For certain reasons, Yan Chiyu had a strong aversion to the slums, and especially gang members from the slums. So, it was inevitable that she would be prejudiced against Li Xiaofei.

They had originally thought Yan Chiyu would firmly oppose Li Xiaofei joining the school team, but now it seemed like she had already come to a compromise with the principal. This compromise seemed to have happened rather quickly.

"Boss, what did the school doctor say about your injury?" Bai Longfei had a cheeky grin on his handsome face. "I've already contacted the miracle doctor Lu Zhanyuan. He can arrive before nine tonight. Your leg will definitely recover within half a month with his help."

Yan Chiyu glanced at him. "Get lost and go train."

Bai Longfei quickly made his escape. The others also hurried to the training ground.

Suddenly, Yan Chiyu said, "Fang, stay behind."

Fang Buyi froze and turned around with a forced smile on his face. "Boss, I want to train too."

Yan Chiyu looked toward the school gate and slowly said, "Tell me, what did he say?"

Fang Buyi breathed a sigh of relief and recounted Li Xiaofei's words and actions without any exaggeration or omissions.

"Boss, actually, Li Xiaofei is quite a good person—" Fang Buyi tried to say something positive.

Yan Chiyu interrupted him flatly, "Go train."

"Oh." Fang Buyi hesitated but quickly turned to leave.

Sitting in her wheelchair, Yan Chiyu looked in the direction of the school gate, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Can someone from such a filthy place really be an exception? I don't believe it. One day, I will reveal your hypocrisy," she murmured, a cold smile playing on her lips.

***

In the slums, the streets were dilapidated, with dust swirling in the air.

It really is like two different worlds.

Li Xiaofei looked around his surroundings. It felt like he had entered another world. It had been three days, so he could now open the Secret Time Pavilion of the Moonlight Treasure Box at any time for cultivation.

Today's gains were quite good. The atmosphere at the school was very welcoming. Training together with those companions would certainly feel amazing.

Li Xiaofei was a bit excited about it. Just as he was thinking, three figures suddenly appeared in front of him. They stood side by side, blocking the way.

"You are Li Xiaofei?"

The burly man in the middle had a full beard and long hair. His red beast armor was covered in slash marks from blades. The other two were a young man and a young woman.

Li Xiaofei looked at them with some surprise. He hadn't expected anyone in the slums to dare block his path.

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Our boss wants to meet you." The bearded warrior said.

Li Xiaofei thought for a moment and asked, "Who is your boss?"

The bearded warrior replied, "You'll know when you meet him."

Li Xiaofei said, "But I don't feel like going right now."

The bearded warrior responded, "When our boss wants to see someone, he sees them without fail."

"Oh?" Li Xiaofei smiled. "No one dares to speak to me like that in the slums of Liuhe Base City. No one can force me to do something I don't want to do, so why do you think you can?"

The bearded warrior replied seriously, "Because the three of us are at the eighth stage of Qi Refining Realm, and we each carry a sword that has killed sixteen other eighth stage masters. Is that enough?"

Li Xiaofei thought for a moment and said seriously, "That's enough."

The young silver-haired warrior on the right sneered and said, "Tsk tsk, didn't you say no one can force you?"

Li Xiaofei looked carefully at the silver-haired man, and smiled warmly. "Isn't it delightful to have friends come from afar? I just want to befriend your boss. It's not considered forcing."

The young female warrior on the left also let out a derisive snort.

Moments later...

Li Xiaofei was brought to a specially modified armored RV. The side door of the RV had been propped open and a camping awning had been set up. There was an alloy table and a folding chair underneath it.

A fair-skinned, bald, fat man was eating a steak with a knife and fork as oil dripped from his mouth. He looked like a massive mountain of flesh as he sat on the folding chair. He didn’t even glance at Li Xiaofei as he savored his steak.

Li Xiaofei wasn't in a hurry. He carefully examined the armored RV behind the fat man. He didn't recognize the model of the RV, but he found it very cool. The light green camouflage paint, titanium steel body, and additional armor that seemed capable of withstanding an impact from a giant horned rhinoceros, along with the numerous battle scars, indicated that it was not just for show but had often ventured into the wilderness outside the city.

This was the equipment of a wilderness adventurer. The four people in front of him were likely part of a wilderness adventurer team. Teams like this hunted star beasts in the wild, but also took on bounty missions within the city.

"You are Li Xiaofei?" The bald fat man finally finished eating and started picking at his teeth. “Give up the slum. From now on, it will be under our control. You should also stop going to school and stay behind to be my dog."