Before that fateful day of the fight, Xiong Da had conversed with new found friends he had fought within Jin’s shop. In particular, he had become good buddies with Bin Yong and his group of friends. Their battle against the zombies in the Great Wall of China Instance had bonded them to a level that was more than just friends.
Not just them, Yue Han called his sister Yue Wen along and she too contacted Se Lang and the rest of the police cultivators. Apparently, they too knew who Xiong Da was and did not mind helping. However, not all of them were able to make it but Se Lang and Xue Ping promised to help.
After he explained his situation to Bin Yong and the others in the Pandamonium group chat, they had agreed to help him on the day of the fight. Jin had thought that Xiong Da was so focused on getting his revenge and the girl back that he would just fight this battle for love blindly without a plan. He later apologised to Xiong Da for the outburst that he had displayed. “It was really immature of me to do such a thing,” Jin said to Xiong Da as an apology.
“Nah, I really needed and appreciated it. I have been an adult for too long that I was being a little too realistic. I forgot that sometimes love needed some craziness and immaturity.” Xiong Da said to Jin and told him that everything was under control though he might still need some of Jin’s help.
However, that outburst was not just for him. It was also for Jin himself when he remembered how powerless he had been in almost every situation but that would be left as a story for another day. When Xiong Da, Ji Ao, and Shi Zuo were all teleported into the Panda Muscles, Ruo Ying was left back at the first level of the store feeling both scared and lonely due to a large number of people watching the fight.
“Hi! By any chance, are you Ruo Ying?” Yue Wen, the cultivator of the Healing Maiden Style tapped her shoulder lightly. Ruo Ying acted on reflex and quickly blocked the moment she felt someone touching her shoulders, which startled Yue Wen a little.
“Woah woah woah, calm down! I am one of Xiong Da’s friends. Actually, most of us here are friends and acquaintances of his.” Yue Wen said as she raised her hand in surrender to show that she came in peace.
“Sorry! Sorry!” Ruo Ying bowed her head slightly to apologise but her cap fell off and everyone finally saw the true beauty she possessed. If not for the bruise by the side of her forehead, her irresistible pulchritude would make every guy in the shop fall in love with her.
“Damn it, that fatty better win.” Bin Yong growled in anger as he saw the obvious abuse Ruo Ying had to experience. Even Jia Le and Luo Bo wanted to go into the Panda Muscles and teach Ji Ao a lesson.
“Don’t worry. I can heal your physical wounds… but as for the heart, I will leave that to our dear fatty.” Yue Wen winked at Ruo Ying as she started to pour her chi into Ruo Ying. “The wounds might not disappear instantly but my chi would help revitalise your meridian points, allowing you to recover faster.” Yue Wen added.
“Milk, we have a potential customer that has been injured on the 1st floor. Although Yue Wen has it covered, I want our patient to be in tip top condition. Come here once you are available.” Jin made a phone call through his Panda Port to let the others know that the boss of this shop would not leave any injustice hanging. Milk eventually came by to attend to Ruo Ying but Yue Wen had already accelerated the healing process. There was almost nothing Milk really need to do but she still cast a calming spell for Ruo Ying.
“Ms Ruo Ying, I am a policeman working at the Tiangong Police Station.” Se Lang presented himself in front of Ruo Ying as he walked into the shop, almost as if he had been called to the scene of a crime. Not to mention the timing was impeccable and right beside him was Police Detective Xue Ping. Se Lang went closer to Ruo Ying and whispered. “And an acquaintance of Xiong Da.”
He immediately returned to his professional stance and started to ask Ruo Ying a few questions. “May I query about the injury? It does not seem like a fall.” Se Lang asked. Ruo Ying was speechless. She did not know where to start and suddenly felt that she had underestimated Xiong Da’s love for her and started to break down crying.
“Miss, if you feel that you need a quiet place to voice out your troubles, we can provide you with that.” Xue Ping sat beside Ruo Ying and passed her a tissue which Jin conveniently placed a box of right beside them.
“No, it’s okay. I want to say it in front of all of you. Xiong Xiong is doing so much for me. I will fully expose Ji Ao even though he said I would regret doing so.” Ruo Ying wiped her tears away and started to pour her entire story out to the small group. It was around this time that the other customers noticed that every station was tuned to the boxing ring in Panda Muscles.
“Sorry to intrude on your entertainment time. I would like to ask all of you to be witnesses for the fight. If you are unhappy and do not wish to watch it, I will give you a refund.” Jin shouted but the customers were not angry at all.
In fact, they were all looking forward to it.
“Brother Xiong Da is fighting?! Oh, I can already see him trashing that arrogant shithole.” A male customer voiced his opinion out after seeing how Ji Ao acted in front of the shop. The ruckus was too obvious to not overlook.
“Anyone up for a bet? Loser gets to buy Zhen Qing’s black pepper pork buns. Of course, I am definitely voting for Brother Xiong Da.” One of the usual gambling customers shouted out and they some even supported him.
“Damn it, here I thought I would be the only one who thought that Brother Xiong Da would be winning this. I thought I could make a bet out of this.” The gambling customer spoke up again and some of them laughed.
“The camaraderie in this store…” Ruo Ying noticed that almost everyone knew who Xiong Da was and they were earnestly rooting for him.
“Xiong Da had influenced not just me but almost everyone else to work hard in this dungeon supplier store. I think this shop would indeed be different without him around. Also at the rate he is training and cultivating, he might even beat me in terms of cultivation. So trust him, he will win you back.” Jin smiled at Ruo Ying and he offered her an onigiri and plain water to calm herself down.
“Part 2 of the hippo plan executed.” Jin thought to himself after seeing Ruo Ying finally started to trust Xiong Da’s friends.
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