Chapter 218: Feeling_2
Qin Keqing displayed no particular expression, she nodded slightly and followed him to lead the way in front of everyone.
Liu Wentian and Bai Ruguo, with Li He following behind, watched Feng Sima lavishing attention on Qin Keqing. Somehow, he felt an overwhelming urge to go up and slap Feng Sima several times.
Worry was evident on Bai Ruguo's small face, "Liu Wentian, you mustn't confront Feng Sima at any cost. The Feng Family isn't to be trifled with. You shouldn't make an enemy so powerful for yourself."
Li He, who was thoughtful and attentive, followed Liu Wentian's gaze and then suddenly asked, "Liu Wentian, what is your relationship with Qin Keqing? Can you tell me about it?"
Previously, when Wu Hai called the members of the Human Sect to surround them, it was Qin Keqing who had called to make the Human Sect's boss, Yan Tianfang, let Liu Wentian go. At that time, Liu Wentian had also talked to Qin Keqing on the phone, and she had since been curious about the relationship between Liu Wentian and Qin Keqing.
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"Hmm?"
Liu Wentian snapped back to the present, looked at Li He, saw the worry in her eyes, and felt warmth in his heart. He smiled and said, "Not much of a relationship. We knew each other before, but now we might as well be strangers."
However, Li He disagreed with Liu Wentian's description. The way Liu Wentian looked at Qin Keqing did not seem like how one would look at a stranger but rather like someone looking at an old lover. Moreover, she had noticed that Qin Keqing, despite keeping a straight face, seemed to always have her gaze lingering on Liu Wentian out of the corner of her eye.
This made her feel a sense of crisis. The allure that Qin Keqing had over men was no different from that of drugs. All the men from Shenming City's high society harbored fantasies about her. It's just that this woman was too aloof, and prickly, few men dared to try and conquer her.
Li He didn't press further but said, "Strangers are good. If there was something between you, then you really would be confronting Feng Sima."
"What do you mean?" Liu Wentian's eyes narrowed slightly, gleaming with a strange light.
Li He looked intently at Liu Wentian and said,
"Feng Sima has been pursuing Qin Keqing for a long time, completely infatuated with her, yet she never paid him any attention before. Tonight, she surprisingly accepted his invitation to come here and even walked alongside Feng Sima. It's very possible she's accepted his pursuit."
"After seeing Qin Keqing here tonight, people will go back and pass a message to their elders, which is that Feng Sima has conquered the 'Queen' of Shenming City and gotten in with the Qin Family of the provincial city."
"Provincial city's Qin Family, one of the four great families of Guangnan Province. If Feng Sima climbs up to Qin Keqing, the Feng Family will rise with the tide as well," Li He said in an even tone, seemingly afraid of provoking Liu Wentian.
At this point, Bai Ruguo also realized something. She remained silent, her eyes filled with panic, like a child afraid of having their treasure taken away.
Liu Wentian nodded silently, then smiled, "Don't worry, Qin Keqing's matters have long been unrelated to me. As for Feng Sima, I don't care who he climbs up to, it's none of my business. But if he provokes me, I won't show mercy."
A group of people followed Feng Sima to a different floor, where there was a specialized fighting ring with full equipment that looked very professional.
"Everyone, please have a seat. The match is about to begin," Feng Sima said to the crowd with a smile.
Then he walked to the front row and softly addressed Qin Keqing, "Miss Qin, let's take the seats at the very front here."
Qin Keqing shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Feng Shao, but I'm fine sitting at the very back row."
Having said that, she took a seat in the very back.
"Haha, well then, I'll also take a seat at the very back row; I'm not that interested in this type of fighting contest anyway," Feng Sima laughed it off and then sat down beside Qin Keqing.
Liu Wentian, Bai Ruguo, and Li He randomly found seats and sat down.
Just as Liu Wentian felt like there was a piercing gaze scanning him over and over, a middle-aged man with glasses and a slicked-back hairstyle stepped onto the boxing stage.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, and welcome to the 'Elite Club's' private life-and-death fighting contest. Although there's only one match tonight, I believe it will definitely get your blood pumping because the two contestants are real experts who have actually killed people! Tonight, you'll witness a spectacle you will never forget!"
"Do you all understand what a life-and-death fighting contest is? It's simple. It's a contest where life and death determine the winner; only the victor will leave alive!" The middle-aged man raised his voice and shouted to the crowd.
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience was stunned momentarily, then burst into frenzied shouts, extremely excited at the prospect of such a thrilling event tonight.
For this thrill-seeking group, drinking, street racing, and chasing girls had become a bit mundane. A life-and-death fighting contest was something that could truly capture their interest, much like an underground bare-knuckle fight – bloody, violent, manic, allowing them to vent the darker emotions within.
In their eyes, the lives of the contestants were as cheap as livestock, their lives were dispensable, so naturally, they didn't evoke any sympathy.
People are classified into different levels, and this was a deeply ingrained idea in their mindset.
Bai Ruguo's complexion looked a bit sour; she had not expected the fighting contest mentioned by Feng Sima to determine outcomes through life and death, which was rather cruel.
Although she was born into wealth and luxury, she had a kind heart; being pampered by Bai Zhongzhou since she was young, she found it difficult to accept such things.