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Chapter 579 - 624: The River-Crossing Dragon

Chapter 579: Chapter 624: The River-Crossing Dragon

In a luxurious nightclub.

This place was a bustling area in the Outer Domain, also a business district. At night, it was under the control of the Sky Alliance.

A small-time hoodlum named Ah Jiu led the way, with Fang Yi following behind him. Fang Yi had not let Yang Dingfeng and Su Ge’er come with him.

When they arrived in front of a lavish private room, two tall and formidable bouncers guarded the door.

A man stretched out his hand and pushed Ah Jiu back, saying menacingly, "This isn’t a place for nobodies. Scram."

Although Fang Yi did not speak Lank City language, he could roughly understand, and from their treatment of Ah Jiu, he could guess what they were saying.

Ah Jiu came back and informed Fang Yi that, as expected, the bouncers wouldn’t let them in.

However, Fang Yi had anticipated this and told Ah Jiu, "Go tell those two that we are here to see Cao Yongjun. If they don’t let us through, they will be the ones in trouble later."

Ah Jiu nodded, went back and talked to the bouncers. One of them told Ah Jiu to wait and then entered the private room. Not long after, that bouncer welcomed Fang Yi inside sideways, and Ah Jiu followed them into the room.

The private room was spacious and extravagantly decorated, with first-class furnishings.

A man around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old sat on the couch, flanked by two women, legs crossed. When Fang Yi entered, he looked up at Fang Yi with disdain.

Fang Yi didn’t care and sat down opposite the man.

The volume of the music in the room lowered, and the man gulped down a glass of red wine before slamming the glass onto the coffee table. He tilted up his chin and said, "So you’re the Alliance Hierarch of Dragon Soul Alliance?"

"Yes." Responding calmly to the man’s arrogance, Fang Yi said, "I presume you must be Cao Yongjun, the son of the Sky Alliance’s chairman."

"That’s me." Cao Yongjun’s demeanor was unabashedly that of a street thug, full of provocative intentions.

Fang Yi glanced at the women by Cao Yongjun’s side and said, "Mr. Cao, I would like to have a private conversation with you."

Cao Yongjun turned his head, a woman coquettishly pulled out a cigar for him, and as Cao Yongjun took her fingers into his mouth, her giggles filled the air, joined by Cao Yongjun’s loud laughter.

He lit the cigar, puffed smoke rings, and then gently tapped ash into an ashtray.

Cao Yongjun looked at Fang Yi with arrogance and said, "You want to talk to me alone? Fine, tell me, what makes you think you have the right to talk to me? Letting you come to see me is already an exception, granting a nobody like you some face. And now you want a private talk? What a fool’s dream!"

These words were an outright insult to Fang Yi, yet Fang Yi didn’t get angry and instead started to laugh.

"Mr. Cao is right, I’m indeed a nobody here," Fang Yi said.

"As long as you understand your place." Seeing Fang Yi swallow his pride, Cao Yongjun’s lips curled into a smug smile.

Fang Yi lit a cigarette and said, "Alright, if Mr. Cao doesn’t want to talk in private, then it’s not impossible to do it in front of all these people. But I will remind Mr. Cao, having too many people around is truly not good."

Cao Yongjun coldly said, "I don’t have time to waste with you. You’re here to talk about your factory, right?"

Fang Yi smiled slightly and said, "That’s correct."

Cao Yongjun said, "Let me tell you straight, I want half of the profits from that factory of yours."

Fang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Mr. Cao, don’t you think you’re being a bit too greedy?"

Cao Yongjun exhaled a long plume of smoke and said, "I’m the local tough, what are you? A dragon crossing the river? Even if you’re a dragon, you still have to curl up for me, so no, it’s not strange for me to be greedy."

Fang Yi advised, "But being too greedy can be fatal."

Cao Yongjun’s eyes gleamed with a cold light as he said, "Then bring me your stuff, and let’s see if I choke!"

"Seems like there’s no point in talking." Fang Yi stood up.

"I’ve already given you a lot of face. Either do as I say, or just roll back home and stop doing business in Lank City, or it will end very badly for you," Cao Yongjun said arrogantly.

Fang Yi said no more and turned to leave with Ah Jiu.

Outside the nightclub, back on the street, Fang Yi stamped his feet and then turned to glance back at the nightclub, asking, "Ah Jiu, does the Sky Alliance also run this nightclub?"

Ah Jiu hurriedly replied, "This nightclub is run by the Sky Alliance, yes, it can be said that it belongs to Mr. Cao."

Fang Yi’s lips revealed a strange smile. Without saying more, he turned and left, Ah Jiu following quickly behind.

Meanwhile, back in the luxurious private room of the nightclub, just as Fang Yi and Ah Jiu had left, a person stepped out from an inner room of the private room.

A young man entered, his face carrying a sinister look, and his whole being exuded a cold aura.

"Ha ha, Yongjun, thanks a lot. You really helped me out big time," said the young man.

"It’s nothing. It’s my honor to help Brother Zhou," Cao Yongjun replied.

This Brother Zhou mentioned by Cao Yongjun was none other than Zhou Wei.

Cao Yongjun picked up a glass of red wine, took a couple of sips, then sideways glanced at Zhou Wei, saying, "Zhou Wei, that’s the Dragon Soul Alliance Hierarch you mentioned? Doesn’t look like much to me. You said he was a master of Martial Arts, but just now, he didn’t dare even let out a fart in front of me."

Cao Yongjun couldn’t hide his smugness, recalling how he had just pressured the other party into silence.

Zhou Wei cautioned, "Yongjun, don’t be careless. This Fang Yi is not easy to deal with. Perhaps because it’s his first time here in Lank City, he’s unfamiliar with everything. It’s better to be careful in the future."

Cao Yongjun replied nonchalantly, "Yeah, yeah, Zhou Wei, you worry too much. My father is the chairman of the Sky Alliance. The Outer Domain is the Sky Alliance’s turf. If that Fang Yi wants to build his factory here, he needs my approval. What does it matter if he’s a master of Martial Arts? Even if he’s a dragon crossing the river, he still has to curl up before me."

However, Zhou Wei didn’t share this view. Since clashing with Fang Yi twice before, Zhou Wei had the lingering feeling that if Fang Yi truly remained in Lank City like a lurking dragon, it would be better. But what if not?

Zhou Wei glanced at the unconcerned Cao Yongjun one more time, said nothing further, and left. After all, he had already given his warning. If something unexpected happened, he could not be blamed.