Chapter 22: Uncle Long Arrives (Three Updates Today)
Uncle Long arrived, suddenly appearing in front of Li Sansheng's eyes without any warning or prior notice. It was just as Li Sansheng had finished class and was walking out of the east building of the central teaching building, when Lin Xue'er, a beautiful woman standing next to him, was using all her might to torment herself. As Li Sansheng inadvertently raised his head, he saw Uncle Long standing not far away on the square by the lake, with two men he didn't recognize standing beside him. The two men were about 1.9 meters tall, with an eerie and stylish appearance, but they stood respectfully in front of Uncle Long without any arrogance. However, Li Sansheng could feel from a distance that the aura around those two men was incredibly strong, like that of death itself.
Li Sansheng stopped unconsciously after seeing Long Shu, staring blankly at Long Shu who was still gazing at the lake in the distance. The people around him also found it strange that Li Sansheng had stopped and was staring blankly at the exit of the crowd.
"Li Yuzhi, what are you spacing out for? I'm inviting you to dinner." Lin Xuer hung her bag on Li Sansheng's arm and carelessly sent a text message while tidying up her hair. Seeing Li Sansheng staring blankly in the direction of the school lake, she pushed him.
Li Sansheng looked at Long Shu, his brain racing with thoughts. It had been a whole year since he last saw Long Shu, and Li Sansheng couldn't understand why Long Shu suddenly appeared in front of him. He didn't believe that someone he only met a few times a year would coincidentally show up here.
Li Sansheng put Lin Xueer's bag on her shoulder, furrowed his brow but still walked steadily towards the lake with increased speed, leaving behind a bewildered Lin Xueer who looked at Li Sansheng's hurried footsteps and loudly called out "Li Yuzhi, where are you going?"
"Xue Er, what's wrong with Li Yu Zhi?" Jiang Xiao Xiao, who was in the same class as Lin Xue Er and Li San Sheng, and often played jokes on Li San Sheng together with a few others, asked Lin Xue Er gloomily as she watched Li San Sheng's back.
"I don't know, I'll go take a look" Lin Xue'er handed her book and Li Sansheng's book to Jiang Xiaoxiao, and chased after him in the direction of Li Sansheng, leaving behind several dead party members who were still confused and didn't know what had happened, as well as the surrounding male students who already knew that the freshman school flower had been ruined by a pile of cow dung and envied Li Sansheng's current situation.
Uncle Long's real name is unknown to Li Sansheng, nor does he know what he does, but from the born-to-be-superior aura on Uncle Long's body, Li Sansheng guesses that Uncle Long is probably also a big shot. This was Li Sansheng's childhood thought, and he believed that anyone who had achieved anything was a big deal. In the past, he always thought that the guy in his village who built the first house and drove the first small car, Xia'er Dog, was the most capable.
Li Sansheng only knew that Long Shu was the godson of Lao Touzi, but Lao Touzi had never acknowledged it and had never mentioned this godson in front of Li Sansheng. All of this was just what Long Shu himself told him.
Logically, Long Shu is the godson of Lao Yezi, so he can also be considered as Li Sansheng's godfather. However, Li Sansheng has never dared to acknowledge Long Shu as his godfather and has always called him Uncle Long since he was a child.
Most of the time, Li Sansheng remembered that every time he saw Long Shu when he was a child, Long Shu would always come alone wearing the same black cloth shoes as him, holding his father's favorite Du Kang old wine and bringing tea leaves and some Chinese medicine for his father. His father never refused anyone who came to visit, which made Li Sansheng despise him for a while. You don't even recognize this son of yours, but you still take the things he brings to show respect to you as if it's only natural.
When he was young, Long Shu saw the little self picking up trash and collecting waste on the street every day. He was also the first to not be afraid of the stench on his body and the blackness on his face. With his hands holding his head, his eyes were firm and determined, saying "The descendants of Lao Li's family, no matter what they do, will never bring shame, and no matter what they do, they are not inferior."
Li Sansheng didn't understand before, but now he does.
When Li Sansheng walked to a place not far from Long Shu, the two men had already quietly taken a step forward, forming an angle to block Li Sansheng's path. Only then could Li Sansheng carefully examine the two burly men.
Two words: dangerous. Three words: too dangerous. Li Sansheng thought that these two men were the most dangerous guys he had ever seen in his life, and estimated that they could kill him instantly, with a death aura on their bodies stronger than anyone he had ever met.
Li Sansheng looked up at the two men, their facial muscles seemingly dead, with exaggerated expressions and eyes devoid of emotion. Suddenly, Li Sansheng flashed his pearly white teeth and smiled at the two men. What left Li Sansheng speechless was that the man on the left, wearing a suit bulging with muscle, sporting a buzz cut identical to Li Sansheng's own, which he got for 20% off at the barber shop outside with just a ID card, suddenly flashed an even whiter smile than his own. The other man, with a ponytail about 30 centimeters long, looked on with disdain at the smiling man.
However, the two men did not relax their vigilance at all and did not retreat half a step, still blocking Li Sansheng's way.
"Which one of you is the direct grandson of my sworn brother?" Just as Li San Sheng was about to call out to Long Shu who had been gazing at the lake, he heard Long Shu's voice that was calm yet intimidating.
Two men, after hearing the voice of the man behind them, suddenly acted in a way that made Li Sansheng feel inexplicable. The two men retreated to both sides with a look of shock and reverence, looking at Li Sansheng with a respectful expression.
"Stronger than before, and more stable too, looks like you've made quite some progress." Long Shu looked at Li San Sheng with a mixture of praise and commendation, saying in a calm and even tone.
It seems that Li Sansheng had already gotten used to Long Shu's taciturnity, and upon hearing his words, he didn't show any excitement or eagerness, nor did he try to take advantage of the situation. Instead, he was just thinking about why Long Shu had come here.
"Thinking of why I came here" Long Shu seemed to have already guessed Li Sansheng's thoughts and walked over.
"Haha, nothing escapes you" Li Sansheng said with a smile and a shrug of his shoulders.
"This time it's just because I have something to do in Qinghai and I'm passing by Xi'an on the way, so I came to see you, it's not as complicated as you think"
"Have you seen your grandfather?" Li San Sheng also put down the tense state he had when he first saw those two men who made him feel in danger, and asked casually with a bit of relaxation.
"I've seen him, and he's even more confused than before. His body isn't as strong as it used to be either. However, when he sings Qin opera, his voice is still like thunder." Upon hearing Li San Sheng's words, Long Shu thought of the adoptive father who had just been under the old locust tree, holding a gourd and drinking Du Kang, pulling out an erhu and singing a few lines of Qin opera. His eyes were complex, and his emotions were complicated.
Also remembered the godfather who had never recognized himself once under the pagoda tree, drinking and talking to himself about those words. Looking at this little man in front of him, who has been suffering more than ten times since childhood, and is considered half a son, his mood also inexplicably fell.
"Uncle Long" Li Sansheng stared at Uncle Long's two hands on his shoulders, dazed, and couldn't help but call out.
Two men with crossed arms stood guard, also frowning at the man who had lost his composure for the first time in front of them. This burly man, known as Dragon King outside, always showed his fierce and powerful side to outsiders, never like this before. With complex eyes, he looked at the young man who made Dragon King lose his composure, with even more respect.
"Finally found a girlfriend!" Li Sansheng saw Long Shu looking at his back with a tone of delight in his voice.
Turning around to see it was Lin Xue'er, I didn't expect this woman to have followed me too. I felt a little inexplicable warmth and also a bit of helplessness. Smiling at Lin Xue'er who had been standing several meters away, looking at me with concern, I indicated that I was fine and there was no need to worry. Turning around to look at Long Shu, I said calmly, "There is someone I like, but it's not this girl. She's in Jiaotong University, but I think she won't be interested in me."
Li Sansheng thought of Liu Yiran and the family background behind her, which didn't boost his confidence at all, but instead made him a bit self-deprecating.
"There are people who aren't good enough for Old Li's family, but there isn't anyone that Old Li's family isn't good enough for." Long Shu said with a slight frown and an overbearing tone.
"When I first saw her, she was driving a Range Rover with a Beijing Military Region license plate. As an ordinary person like me, even if she fell in love with me, the difficulty coefficient would be too high," Li San said self-deprecatingly.
"Ah," Uncle Long nodded with interest, but didn't say anything.
"I have to go, I need to catch a flight to Qinghai." Long Shu didn't say anything else, seeing the man who was standing at the corner on the left, who had just smiled at Li San Sheng, indicating that time was running out, patted Li San Sheng's shoulder and said.
Li Sansheng and Long Shu walked and talked, sending Long Shu to the parking lot in front of the school gate. The man who didn't smile among the two men following behind drove a car over, it was a Hummer with a Beijing license plate, very powerful and domineering, just matching Long Shu's temperament.
"I know what you did in Xi'an, it was good last time" seemed to have thought of something. Long Shu turned his head and looked at Li San who was standing quietly below, saying with a thoughtful expression.
Li Sansheng was shocked after hearing it, but he remained calm and composed without any unusual expression, which made Long Shu nod slightly as he had been watching Li Sansheng.
"If there's anything you really can't handle, find this person." Long Shu got off the car and walked to Li Sansheng's front, took out a business card with only a phone number and name, and handed it to Li Sansheng. Li Sansheng didn't look at it and directly put it into his pocket.
"Spend more time with your grandfather"
This time, Long Shu got on the Hummer and left without looking back, amidst the envy and astonishment of many people. Li San Sheng stared blankly at Long Shu's receding figure.
"Old man, Li San Sheng's body is not bad, I think he has some skills too. If I were to take him in, I'm sure I could polish him up." The driver, a man with a long braid and a hint of the Qing dynasty style, was silent as usual. The man sitting in the passenger seat, who had been smiling at Li San Sheng, was now chuckling and speaking in a very casual tone, looking back at the man through the rearview mirror.
"Guilu, what do you think of San Sheng?" Longshu looked at the man driving and lit a common red tower mountain cigarette.
"The calm and collected" man who was called Kiroku by Ryūji said calmly.
"Grandpa, why don't you bring San Sheng to Northeast China or Beijing instead? At least we can take care of him."
"Xuan Wu, do you know who taught me the Eight Trigrams and Eight Extremes kung fu? It was my godfather. Then, do you know why he only taught San Sheng a little bit of superficial skills?" Long Shu asked with a hint of a mysterious smile on his lips.
Xuān wǔ, yě jiù shì duì zhe Lǐ sān shēng xiào de zuò zài fù jià shǐ de nán rén yáo le yáo tóu.
Translation:
Wu Xuan also shook his head at the man sitting in the passenger seat who was smiling at Li San Sheng.
"One day, those men from Guanzhong who grew up drinking the Wei River water will stand higher than me by more than one level, because everything was decided for them from birth. Although they suffered for twenty years, the more a man suffers in his first twenty years, the higher he stands in the second half of his life, hahaha, how could Old Li's family produce inferior offspring?"
Ghost Liu, who was driving, and Xuan Wu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard what the man known as Dragon King said, and their faces were shocked, with complex eyes.
At this time, the man who was shocked by them was tortured by Lin Xueer, a big demon, and was already blocked by Lin Xueer wearing black silk stockings and cowboy shorts when he just walked to the tennis court. This was because when Li Sansheng sent Long Shu out, Li Sansheng refused to let Lin Xueer go with him, which made Lin Xueer very angry, as she cared about Li Sansheng and worried that something would happen to him.
Li Sansheng looked at Lin Xue'er's super-seductive outfit that could kill all the male virgins, and he could only silently recite the Great Compassion Mantra in his heart, suppressing his eyes from involuntarily looking at Lin Xue'er's slender and model-like beautiful legs.
"Doesn't it look good?" Lin Xue'er deliberately struck a super-seductive pose, enticing Li San Sheng, and asked in a sultry voice.
"It's nice," Li Sansheng said honestly.
Before Li Sansheng could finish speaking, Lin Xue'er lifted her slender long legs that made Li Sansheng stare and kicked them towards him.
Li Sansheng reacted relatively quickly and dodged to one side as Lin Xueer kicked towards him, saying "What are you doing?" with a hint of anger.
Although Lin Xueer's high-heeled kick didn't have much killing power, this was a matter of principle for men, and they couldn't tolerate women making some mistakes. Once this opening was made, they would become even more overbearing and unscrupulous.
"Why didn't you let me follow" Lin Xue'er kicked and then regretted it, but didn't apologize. With tears welling up in her eyes, she asked with a wronged tone.
"This, I said it's nothing" Seeing Lin Xue'er like this, Li San's head was big, what he feared most was a woman's tears, this thing was more lethal to him than a knife.
Lin Xue'er looked at Li San Sheng with a bit of anger and turned her head to leave, without caring that she was still wearing high-heeled sandals.
Li Sansheng could only sigh by himself, self-deprecating that he wasn't handsome, didn't have money or power, how dare he flirt with her.
