Chapter 7: I Want to Get Stronger

  Is it just waiting for Zhang Dai to be alone and then killing him to avenge? Then I go to jail, letting my sister despair and grieve. This is not the result I want.

  I want to become stronger.

  Only when I become strong can I protect myself, protect my sister and my brothers.

  Only by becoming a superior person can I avoid being bullied.

  Only when I become a superior person will those who mocked and bullied me pay the price.

  Only when I stand at the top of the pyramid and become stronger do I have the qualification to speak.

  I am a loser, I never give up on my dreams. I am a loser, I also have the right to move upwards.

  The man in front of me seems to be opening a door for me to walk towards another path.

  But he's too dangerous.

  This makes me feel uneasy and fearful.

  "You're so weak and incompetent, how can you protect your sister like a man?" the man said. "Your sister Annan Zhi is too beautiful, if you don't have the ability to protect her, she'll be ruined by rich people for the rest of her life."

  "Shut up! Don't you dare talk about my sister like that!" I don't know where the strength came from, but I shouted loudly. He can say whatever he wants about me, but absolutely not about my sister.

  I finished speaking and got into the car, thinking in my heart that this man must have investigated me and my sister, otherwise how would he know so clearly?

  What kind of person is he?

  Why did you say these things to me?

  "Drive," the man said.

  The driver drives the car.

  "My name is Su Jiu, and many people call me Master Jiu." The man named Su Jiu waited for me to come up and introduced himself.

  I noticed he was missing a ring finger on his left hand.

  Su Jing? I seem to have heard someone mention this person's name before, but for a moment, I forgot.

  What is "Yé"? It's a symbol of social status and position.

  There is no doubt that this person called Su Jiuye must be a very famous and prestigious figure in Jinzhou City.

  "I don't know you," I said.

  "It's enough that I know you," Su Jiu said. "Now there are two paths in front of you, first, a waste who can only watch and cannot protect your sister. Second, become a strong person and protect your family. You choose yourself."

  "Nonsense, I'll definitely choose the second one." I said without hesitation.

  Su Jiu smiled and said: "I'll ask you a question first. If one day your sister was kept by a big boss using some means, what would you do?"

  "I'll kill that son of a bitch." I said fiercely, no one can bully my sister.

  "Do you think you have the ability?" Su Jiu glanced at me with a cold tone, "Others can take you down with one shot, or make you disappear from this world with just one phone call. Now, buying a life on the black market is very cheap, it can be settled for 30,000 yuan."

  I was speechless for a moment.

  Then comes the heart filled with fear.

  Yes, my sister is too beautiful. If some rich people use despicable means to 'mess' with my sister, what can she do to resist?

  What else can I use to resist?

  Relying solely on a pair of hands?

  "In this world, only the strong have the right to speak." Su Jiu said, seeing that I didn't say a word, "If you're not strong, you'll be bullied for your entire life."

  I am silent.

  What he said is very right, just like what happened earlier, if Zhang Dai didn't call someone over, I would have knocked him down in a minute.

  But it's just because he has money.

  I would be humiliated by him.

  "What do you want me to do?" I asked, and even if this Su Jiu was a dangerous person, I would still follow him.

  "It's not what I want you to do, but what you can do." Su Jiu reminded me, "Now I'm asking you, have you decided?"

  "Yes." I will protect my sister, I will become stronger.

  The car slowed down and came to a stop.

  "Do you know what this is?" Su Jiu pointed outside and asked me.

  I turned my head and looked out.

  "This is the city that never sleeps in Jinzhou, there are many spas, foot baths, bars, KTVs and entertainment clubs. There are very few people during the day, but it's very lively at night." I said, this place is known as the most attractive nightlife spot in Jinzhou City, all around here are entertainment venues.

  I and Yang Huo, Li Ye, Xiao Ning came once during the Chinese New Year.

  "The entire Jinzhou city has tens of thousands of entertainment venues, I hold more than 70% of the shares, anyone who wants to open a bar, sauna and other entertainment venues must go through my approval, take out the protection fee to pay homage to me, otherwise no one dares to open."

  I'm a bit skeptical, isn't this an exaggeration?: "No way, as long as you have the approval and stamp from the relevant departments, you can open an entertainment venue, are you more powerful than those departmental people?" I originally wanted to say "awesome", but considering he's my senior, I said "powerful".

  "There are some things you will know later, just knowing that I am not called Jiuye is enough." Su Jiuye said mysteriously.

  "What did you bring me here for?"

  Su Ju said: "Let's become a strong one."

  I wondered: "Here?" Was I supposed to be some kind of big shot here? My own thoughts suddenly got me a bit 'fired up'.

  Is this pie falling from the sky?

  Su Jing didn't say anything.

  "Go to the waterfront."

  The car is driving again.

  The car soon stopped in front of a high-end club called Xianyunjian.

  Two burly men stood guard at the entrance of the clubhouse.

  After they saw the carriage stop, a man immediately ran over to open the door and respectfully said: "Ninth Master."

  Su nodded slightly.

  I followed behind Jiu Ye.

  I walked into Xianyun Temple and found that the buildings here were built in an ancient style.

  A very long corridor, outside the corridor are artificial hills and streams, and many 'flower' pots with blooming 'flowers' that I don't know.

  The air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of flowers.

  Occasionally, a tall and slender 'girl' in a cheongsam would walk by me, and whenever they saw Su Jiu, they would respectfully call out "Ninth Master".

  The ninth master took me to a luxurious room.

  A beautiful woman in a cheongsam is brewing tea.

  Seeing us come in, he stood up and called someone.

  "Go out." Su Jiu said.

  The beautiful woman in cheongsam bowed and retreated.

  Am I in heaven? Forgive me for being so rustic, but I've never been to such a high-end club before.

  The women here have a good figure and are very sexy. Especially when wearing cheongsam, it can set off their proud chest, and when they walk, they reveal a pair of beautiful long legs, which is dazzling.

  I thought to myself, Su Jiu is really too awesome, he's a big shot here, whatever woman he wants, he gets. Isn't this the ultimate state of being a man?

  Beauty, power. The things men desire most, he has them all.

  This is also the life I yearn for.

  Su Jiu asked me to sit down.

  I sat down.

  "Have some tea," Su Jiu said, handing me a cup of tea.

  I took it over, had a small sip, and didn't feel anything. I'm a loser, my family has never even brewed tea, let alone drunk any tea water.

  "The special Da Hong Pao you're drinking costs 3,000 yuan a cup," Su Jiu said.

  I almost spat out a mouthful of tea, swallowed my saliva, and silently cursed in my heart. This one mouthful of tea cost 3,000 yuan? What kind of Da Hong Pao tea leaves are so expensive?!

  It seems that the lives of rich people and losers are just different, I sighed.

  "You don't have to be so reserved, many years ago I was also a loser like you. Oh, at that time there wasn't even this term, people called me a second-rate person, trash, garbage, human waste. More than 20 years have passed, and now I've trampled my enemies from back then underfoot, becoming the Ninth Master of today." Su Jiu said with a proud expression reminiscent of his glorious past, "Only by becoming stronger can you become a superior being. The vast majority of people in society spend their lives climbing up, wanting to become strong because it means they can change many things and possess many things. Power, women, wealth are all within reach, do you understand my meaning?"

  "Are princes and kings merely born, and not made?" I said.

  Su Jiu burst out laughing: "Right, that's exactly what I mean. Who would have thought that the waste of back then would become the Ninth Master of today?"

  I looked at this man called Jiǔ Yé with a complicated mood, his experience must be very 'colorful', very complex, full of sword lights and blood shadows.

  "This road I'm on is a matter of life and death, only success is allowed, failure means death." Su Ji said with an overbearing tone, "So I'll ask you again, but you also have no choice."

  I'd rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

  Do you want to be a loser for your whole life?

  No, I want to be the strongest loser and trample everyone under my feet.

  A knock at the door.

  "Come in."

  A fragrance wafted from behind.

  I turned my head and looked over.