Naming Technique of the Night

Qing Chen earnestly said, "I understand."@@novelbin@@

He did not know why Jiang Xiaotang had made such preparations, only feeling that she should not be so good to him.

"Sister," Qing Chen asked, "why are you so good to me?"

Jiang Xiaotang smiled calmly, "Because your master once had a nurturing grace towards me. The night they were captured, I was supposed to secretly protect certian people, but I didn't go because I was afraid. This is what I owe him, and since I can't repay him, I might as well repay you." Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire

In fact, ever since Uncle Li Dong first brought Qing Chen here, she had known his identity.

At that moment, Qing Chen also understood why Lin Xiaoxiao always harbored resentment against Jiang Xiaotang—it all stemmed from some old issues.

He thought for a moment and said, "Sister, you must have been young back then, right?"

"I know what you're trying to comfort, I was 19 years old that year, but that is no excuse for cowardice," Jiang Xiaotang said. "When I was very little, he saved me from human traffickers. Without your master, I might have ended up like many women in the Fourth District, soliciting customers on the streets instead of sitting here in Begonia Boxing Gym enjoying life. Me, Lin Xiaoxiao, Ye Wan, Li Dongze, all of our lives were given by him. That night eight years ago, I should have given my life back, but I was scared."

Jiang Xiaotang still vividly remembered the day Uncle Li Dong saved her at dusk. He had asked her if she would be willing to give her life back if needed, and if so, he would offer her a new beginning; if not, he would find someone to foster her.

Jiang Xiaotang had agreed, and then Uncle Li Dong bought her candies, many new clothes, and even gave her a family and siblings.

Even today, she remembers, the new clothes were printed with red tiny flowers, and the candy was Number 18 City, Fifth District's Ling's Candy.

But she did not keep her promise eight years ago.

After the incident, Jiang Xiaotang had been waiting for Li Dongze to come and kill her, but he never showed up.

In these eight years, she had never stepped out of the Fourth District. She knew Li Dongze wanted to kill her; it must have been Uncle Li Dong's disagreement that kept him from acting.

Uncle Li Dong was still the same sentimental person, always unchanged.

Qing Chen shook his head, "Sister, I am not in a position to forgive you for anyone, but since the master brought me here and let you know my identity, it means some things are already in the past."

Jiang Xiaotang smiled and touched Qing Chen's cheek, "Perhaps."

Qing Chen wanted to dodge the hand, but ultimately he did not because he felt the warmth in this hand was free of any mixed feelings.

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In the private room.

"By the way," Li Changqing suddenly said, "Do you know the boxer named Qing Xiaotu?"

Li Yinuo answered, "I've seen his matches, but I don't know him personally."

"Is that so? I heard, Yino, that you three often come here, and especially after this Qing Xiaotu boxer showed up, you started coming even more frequently," Li Changqing asked with a gleeful smile, "It used to be once every weekend, and now it's every day."

Li Yinuo's heart tightened; she knew her aunt was one of the legitimate power figures in the second generation of the Li Family.

The Li Family is a colossal entity, so even though Li Changqing only controlled a small part of the power, it was still enough to be intimidating.

Keep in mind, in the power struggles of City Number 1, Li Changqing could hold her own even against older generation bigwigs of the Chen Clan.

In City Number 1 today, councillors supporting the Lee family already made up more than half.

This kind of person was not as easily fooled as one might imagine; she had done her investigation thoroughly before coming!

As Li Yinuo pondered how to respond, she heard Li Tongyun sweetly say, "Auntie, it was me who begged Sister Yino to bring me here. I like the boxer named Qing Xiaotu; I'm a fan of his! His first match was fierce, even made a Tiger Grade Boxer cry. Then he fought six matches in a row, none of the Tiger Grade Boxers could match him, I think he's really strong!"

"That makes sense," Li Changqing said as she patted XiaoTongyun's head, "It's normal for you to like him, but remember not to neglect the family's studies. I heard you've been dozing off in class lately at the family school, and even bullying other boys."

Li Yinuo hadn't expected that Li Changqing would even investigate XiaoTongyun.

And XiaoTongyun, facing the formidable Li Changqing today, was not too nervous to speak but was appropriately decorous and shrewd.

Every word she spoke was just right.

"I admit to dozing off, and I'll change that," XiaoTongyun said, "but if someone says I bullied boys, that's not right. Isn't it because some of our clan's boys are too weak?"

This seemed to perfectly align with Li Changqing's thinking; the young aunt laughed and said, "I just spoke with the head of the school this afternoon. Our family school must start martial arts courses to cultivate the masculine spirit among our clan members. Look at some of your brothers, half of them are sissies, not engaging in legitimate activities, and they start whining the moment I reproach them."

Li Changqing was very dominant within the Li Family, so she had never tolerated weakness in the younger generation.

When she learned that Qing Chen was also a black-market boxer, she did not see it negatively but rather liked it even more.