Qi Dengxian’s sharp call directly terrified everyone present, including Sister Jing.

Ye Feng only saw Qi Dengxian’s face clearly after the lights were turned on. In that instant, he was utterly dumbfounded.

By the time Qi Dengxian shouted, cold sweat was already pouring down his back.

Motherfucker, how could this Demon King be here?

“How are you speaking? You dare show disrespect to Mr. Ye? Do you have a death wish?” A hot-tempered young man rushed forward.

Ye Feng immediately sent the young man flying with a single slap, then broke into a dry, nervous laugh toward Qi Dengxian.

Sister Jing, standing nearby, sensed that something was catastrophically wrong. After Ye Feng recognized Qi Dengxian’s face, his complexion had turned pale, and his hands were trembling slightly.

Sister Jing frowned and whispered, “Sir?”

Qi Dengxian stuffed his hands into his pockets, looking at Ye Feng. He squinted and smiled. “Not bad, Little Yezi. It’s only been two years since you left prison, and you already dare to let your woman mock me!”

The moment those words were out, Ye Feng shuddered. He hurriedly smiled bitterly and said, “Second-in-Command, what kind of joke is that? How could I ever dare let Xiao Jing mock you?”

“I simply didn’t know you were here, Second-in-Command. It was all a misunderstanding with Xiao Jing.”

“If I had known you were here to ‘guide’ our work, I wouldn’t have dared to have even a sliver of a complaint!”

Hearing this, Sister Jing’s face twitched. In her eyes, Ye Feng had always been an unfathomable expert.

But at this moment, Ye Feng was smiling at Qi Dengxian with sheer flattery.

The onlookers were also terrified by their conversation. What exactly is going on?

A big figure like Ye Feng has a history with Qi Dengxian, and he’s actually afraid of him?

“It seems Night Demon didn’t slap your pretty face hard enough back then. You haven’t learned your lesson, acting tough right in front of me!” Qi Dengxian said with a faint, mocking smile.

Ye Feng began to shake all over. Back then, he had been disobedient in prison, so Qi Dengxian had directly made him a cellmate with Night Demon…

Night Demon was a fierce man who had slaughtered the entire family of a Snow Country general. Ye Feng had almost been slapped to death by him. In the end, it was only by groveling and begging Qi Dengxian for mercy that he was moved to a different cell.

The crowd stood dumbstruck, nearly biting their own tongues. Ye Feng was slapped in the face by someone called Night Demon back in the day?!

Ye Feng wore a strained smile, not daring to utter a single word.

“Just now, you told me to kneel and apologize to your woman?” Qi Dengxian said indifferently.

Thud!

Without a second thought, Ye Feng’s knees went soft. He knelt directly in front of Qi Dengxian.

“Second-in-Command, I didn’t know it was you! I was just joking, please don’t take it to heart!”

“I’m just like that—arrogant and loose-tongued. You spent several years with me, you know how I am!”

Sister Jing’s face turned even paler when she saw this man, who usually stood tall, kneel before Qi Dengxian. Her lips even began to tremble.

Ye Feng was indeed a big shot and truly capable, otherwise, how could the Dragon Gate branch have specially invited him as a Guest Elder?

Yet such a great figure was kneeling and apologizing to Qi Dengxian, not even daring to breathe loudly. It was terrifying!

“Fine, get up. A grown man shouldn’t have such soft knees!” Qi Dengxian waved his hand impatiently and sat back down on the sofa.

Beside him, Li Yunwan was frozen like a wooden statue. She even bit the tip of her tongue hard to see if she was dreaming, only for the pain to bring tears to her eyes.

Ye Feng stood up from the ground and laughed sheepishly.

Qi Dengxian was the shadow over his entire life—a fierce man he absolutely could not provoke.

Losing a bit of face by kneeling was much better than being killed…

Those imprisoned in Ghost Capital Prison were all wicked and ferocious, naturally, some were impossible to discipline. But now, they were all obedient. Even if they caused a stir, it was a minor one, they absolutely dared not cross the line.

Where did the disobedient ones go? Regardless, no one wanted to explore that question.

“Xiao Jing, this is Mr. Qi Dengxian. You can also address him directly as Second-in-Command. Come, come—toast him with three glasses of wine as an apology for your previous rudeness!” Ye Feng said with a beaming smile, pulling Sister Jing’s hand and tugging her forward.

Sister Jing was full of grievance, but she didn’t dare say much. She poured three full glasses of wine and held them out toward Qi Dengxian.

“Mr. Qi, I am extremely sorry for offending you just now. It was all my fault. Please don’t take it to heart!” After saying this, Sister Jing tilted her head back and drained the first glass.

Li Yunwan’s eyes darted back and forth as she murmured, “Am I seeing this right? Sister Jing is actually apologizing and toasting Qi Dengxian…”

Sister Jing picked up the second glass. “My actions earlier were biased. Please do not hold a grudge, Mr. Qi!”

With that, the second glass was finished.

After two glasses of strong liquor, Sister Jing was already a bit tipsy, but she dared not delay. She picked up the third glass and said, “The third glass is to honor you. I hope you will come to our bar to drink whenever you have time. All your spending will be free of charge as a gesture of apology. Please do not decline.”

With those words, the third glass went down.

Sister Jing was a mature woman, after all. Her words and actions were smooth, leaving no room for anyone to find fault.

Seeing that she had sincerely drunk three glasses, Qi Dengxian stopped dwelling on such a small matter. He nodded and said nothing more.

“Second-in-Command, let me toast you… Hehe, you came all this way to Zhonghai without saying a word. I should have welcomed you properly!” Ye Feng said.

“Oh… this must be the Second-in-Command’s wife. Hello, Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, let’s have a drink together. I toast to you and the Second-in-Command.”

“Come, come, Xiao Jing, join us for another drink.”

Li Yunwan’s face flushed red, but she didn’t explain. She raised her glass to clink with Ye Feng and Sister Jing.

She never could have dreamed that one day, Sister Jing and Ye Feng would toast her at the same time.

And the one who brought all of this was the “useless” husband Qiao Qiumeng looked down upon—the little prison guard from a rural corner, Qi Dengxian!

Qi Dengxian said, “My anger is gone. You two may go.”

Ye Feng smiled, not daring to say more, and pulled Sister Jing back toward the office.

“Sir, who exactly is that man?!” Sister Jing asked in shock. It was the first time she had seen Ye Feng act so humble in public.

Ye Feng swallowed hard and gave a forced laugh. “Hehe… you’d better not ask. Just make sure you never provoke him in the future. Otherwise, ten of me wouldn’t be able to protect you!”

“He has some connection to Yu Xiaolong. Is that worth you being so afraid?” Sister Jing pursed her lips, somewhat dissatisfied.

“I wouldn’t dare offend Yu Xiaolong, but this one… I don’t even dare to make him angry! In short, don’t ask too many questions. Keep your eyes sharp from now on!” Ye Feng let out a long breath, speaking with a trace of bitterness.

When Li Yunwan got up unsteadily to pay the bill, she was informed by the waiter that Sister Jing had already comped it.

“I never thought I’d see the day where I’d get a free bill at Sister Jing’s bar…” Li Yunwan felt a complex mix of emotions. “My skill at ‘picking up leaks’ is practically number one in Zhonghai!”

“Even if the leak I picked up was from Mengmeng, which is a bit dishonorable…”

As she finished that thought, her body tilted, and with a thud, she collapsed into Qi Dengxian’s embrace.

NOTES

guide’ our work* (指導工作): Usually a formal term for a superior inspecting a workplace, used here sarcastically/deferentially by Ye Feng.

Sister-in-law (嫂子): A polite way to address the wife of one’s older brother or “boss” figure.

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