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Chapter 51: Victory or defeat on the chessboard

Author: Bai Lu Dan Yang
last update Last Updated: 2024-08-03 14:38:53

When Chen He saw Meng Hao standing up for Chen Wei, he was secretly grateful in his heart.

But Meng Hao was not sure of winning against Gao Sheng alone, not to mention that there was a young man on the opposite side who was respected by Gao Sheng as "Uncle Master".

In other words, Meng Hao is definitely dead today. If Chen He wants to keep the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce alive, he cannot let "Master Ding" tie his Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce to Meng Hao.

So Chen He remained silent and did not dare to reveal his support for Meng Hao.

Unexpectedly, Long Zhu Long Qing directly launched a personal attack on Meng Hao, but Gu Wang changed the subject and directed the spearhead at Chen He .

If Chen He spoke up, he would inevitably transfer all the conflicts from Meng Hao to him. Then, it would not be Meng Hao who would protect his Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce from disaster, but his Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce would become a target again.

So Chen He cursed all of Gu Wang's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart , but he did not dare to show the slightest emotion on his face and turned a deaf ear to Gu Wang's ridicule and sarcasm.

To his surprise, Meng Hao seemed determined to fight the Longfei Group to the end .

Obviously Gu Wang's words were directed at Chen He, but Meng Hao sneered and said, "Crooked melon and cracked date? I see that you, Boss Gu, are round and plump, really like a round melon and a whole date!"

As soon as these words came out, the fat and round Boss Gu's fair face looked as if it was splashed with blood.

Ding Ying laughed loudly, nodded repeatedly and said, "This guy is very interesting, very much to my taste! Gao Sheng, where does he come from, and how dare he stand out here?"

"Him?"

Gao Sheng glanced at Meng Hao calmly. "He is a master specially invited by the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce to deal with the Longfei Group. His surname is Meng, and everyone in the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce respectfully calls him Master Meng! He doesn't even take me seriously!"

"What?"

Ding Ying let out a weird cry, then jumped up again with a laugh, "This little thing ... dares to call itself a master, this is... too fucking funny, isn't it?"

He really felt it was funny.

The reason why he was respected as a master was only because he had an extraordinary sister. In fact, he himself did not dare to say that he was worthy of the title of "master".

But he didn't expect that in this remote place, he would meet a boy who was about the same age as him, looked shorter than him, and was thinner and weaker than him, and he actually dared to call himself a master.

Then the word "master" is not worth much money, right?

He was laughing so hard that he was bent over, and the other people in Longfei Group also laughed wildly.

Even the dozen or so bodyguards joined in the fun, laughing, teasing and mocking .

"I said the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is not a big deal. Even a greenhorn like this was invited to be a master. It's really fucking funny!"

"The people from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce probably ran out of people to hire, so they found a little thing like this to pretend to be a master. They probably wanted to make all of us laugh to death, so they could win without fighting!"

"Yes, yes, that's definitely the case!"

Long Zhu also laughed so hard that she was shaking with laughter, and fell directly into Ding Ying's arms.

As the prince of Longfei Group, Long Qing is much more cunning than Ding Ying.

In his opinion, since Meng Hao could make Gao Sheng quite cautious, even if his strength was not as good as Gao Sheng's, it would not be much weaker.

However, even though he thought so, he didn't care much about it.

After all, he was very clear about Ding Ying's background. No matter how powerful Meng Hao was, his background could never be greater than Ding Ying's.

So he laughed too.

While laughing, he couldn't help but praise Ding Ying.

"I wonder if the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce knows that we have Master Ding protecting us, so they followed suit and hired a young kid to pretend to be a master?"

"It's very possible! But although our Master Ding is young, he has real super Kung Fu. How can he be imitated by just finding a little thing?"

"That's why Master Ding said it was so funny. Even I'm almost dying of laughter!"

...

Everyone in Longfei Group was laughing without caring about their image.

The people from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce all had strange expressions on their faces and were speechless.

What the hell are you laughing at!

Did you know that they laughed like this an hour ago?

As a result, Master Meng threw the two so-called masters out with just one move.

Chen Jie and Liu Chang, who laughed the wildest, also ended up with a tragic end.

Now the person who laughs has become the one being laughed at. The only thing that remains unchanged is that Master Meng is still the focus of ridicule.

The question is, can Master Meng still display his divine power again and defeat these people from the Longfei Group one by one?

No one can give an answer.

Everyone in the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce naturally set their sights on Meng Hao.

Only Gao Sheng wanted to mock Meng Hao to death, and he also sneered along with the noise of the Longfei Group.

"How is it, Master Meng? It doesn't feel good to be laughed at like this, does it? If you are great, then go and fight Master Ding head-on!"

"Yes, Master Meng, listen to how loud the laughter is around us. If I, Qin Zhen, were to be laughed at like this, I would save my face even at the cost of my life..."

Qin Zhen followed suit, but before he could finish his sentence, he felt his breath choked , and the last word "noodles" was stuck in his throat.

Everyone in the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce clearly saw Meng Hao raise his hand and lightly flick his fingers at Qin Zhen.

Then Qin Zhen seemed to be under a spell. She suddenly opened her mouth and eyes, just like when she was hit by Ding Ying 's flying chess piece before, and slowly fell to the ground.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

Only Gao Sheng was shocked. He stretched out his hand to support Qin Zhen and blurted out, "You ... you ...can also press acupoints?"

Meng Hao ignored Gao Sheng and looked coldly at the people from Longfei Group.

The group of people did not notice anything unusual happening at the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce and continued to laugh wildly.

Until Meng Hao shouted coldly , "Have you laughed enough? If you keep laughing like crazy, I will wipe out your entire Longfei Group right here!"

His voice was not loud, but it pierced everyone's eardrums like a sharp knife, and even Gao Sheng was startled.

The people of Longfei Group were the first to be hit, and they were all frightened.

Long Qing screamed “Ah!” and jumped up.

Gu Wang felt a pain in his cochlea and slid off the chair and collapsed to the ground.

The bodyguards on both sides suddenly shut up, and two of them bent over and started vomiting.

Qian Xiao and Sun Sanqin each reached out and grabbed a chair. Although they managed to sit still, there was horror in their eyes.

Long Zhu's face turned even paler. He had to hold his chest with his hands and lie prone on the coffee table, unable to breathe for a long time.

Ding Ying's expression changed, and he quickly stood up and patted Long Zhu on the back.

Long Zhu finally caught his breath, looked up with a pitiful look and asked in shock, "A Ying, what 's going on?"

Ding Ying's face was as dark as water, and he stared coldly at Meng Hao.

"Great, you are indeed a master of the inner martial arts! Come on, let me, Ding Ying, take a few of your moves and see if you are worthy of the title of master!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already leaped into the air.

The agile body flew over Long Qing's head and landed lightly on the open space between the Long Fei and Hong Ye groups.

This leap was so graceful and elegant that even Meng Hao secretly admired it.

It is indeed unique as taught by famous masters.

Although Meng Hao had profound skills, it would be impossible for him to be as elegant and graceful as Ding Ying unless he went back and practiced well.

"I naturally don't dare to be called a master, but..."

Meng Hao suddenly smiled , "I see that Master Ding's greatest hobby is not martial arts, but chess. How about we fight it out on the chessboard?"

"Play chess?"

Ding Ying was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Are you sure you want to fight me on the chessboard?"

"What? You don't dare?" Meng Hao asked back.

"Would I dare not? Long Qing Long Zhu, tell him what my nickname is?"

"Master Ding's nickname is Little Chess Fairy. If you want to compete with him on the chessboard, you are simply courting death!" Long Qing answered loudly.

"Whether you are seeking death or not, we will know after the game is over!" Meng Hao kept smiling.

"In my life, the thing I, Ding Ying, fear least is playing chess with others!"

Ding Ying waved his hand and said, "But what are you going to say if you lose?"

"Once I lose, not only will I no longer care about the affairs of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, I will also be at your disposal. How do you think that is?"

"Let me do whatever I want?"

Ding Ying touched his chin, "Well, if you lose, I will break three of your fingers, so that you will never dare to challenge me, Ding Ying, again in your life!"

"No problem! But what if I win?"

"You can't win at all!"

"You never know. As the saying goes, even an old horse can stumble sometimes!"

"Tell me what you want!" Ding Ying was impatient.

"If I win, first of all, Master Ding must stop supporting Longfei Group, and secondly, I want this tall curator to return the money he received from Hongye Chamber of Commerce!"

"I have no right to interfere in Director Gao's affairs. I only take care of my own business!" Ding Ying said coldly.

"No problem, I just explained it in advance so that Director Gao can be mentally prepared!" Meng Hao laughed.

"Mr. Meng, what do you mean?" Gao Shengmeng jumped up suddenly.

"Don't you know what I mean?" Meng Hao responded coldly.

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