Chapter 348: The Crisis at Caiyi Gate

Nanhua University’s Lecture Hall No. 1 was large enough to accommodate a thousand people and was only used during lectures by professors. That day, it was a computer science class, with several classes from the entire grade gathered together to listen to an elderly professor with gray hair teach practical computer protection techniques.

Feng Wu Caiyi, Ji Muo San Lang, and several high-ranking members of Caiyi Gate were listening attentively when suddenly, the buzzing sounds of various mobile phones started ringing one after another. They all looked surprised and quickly pulled out their phones.

“…”

Feng Wu Caiyi suddenly stood up from her seat! Her face was cold, her gaze fixed on the messages on her phone screen.

“Something’s wrong!”

“Bai Lang, help us explain to Old Wang. Chen Fan, let’s go!”

After observing for a while, Qi Ci gave orders decisively and immediately stood up from his seat, heading toward the exit.

Bai Lang said to the hesitant Feng Wu Caiyi, “Feng Wu, you should go too. I’ll talk to Old Wang.”

“Okay!”

Without further hesitation, Feng Wu called Niu Mi, packed up her things, grabbed her bag, and hurriedly left the room.

The old professor glanced through his reading glasses at the figures leaving in a rush. After hesitating for a moment, he continued his lecture…

But just then, an even more strange situation occurred!!

“Ring…” The crisp ringing of mobile phones came from different directions in the lecture hall, accompanied by urgent and rapid conversations. The professor soon noticed that more and more students were standing up from their seats—some giving him an apologetic wave, others rushing to grab their things and darting out of the hall.

Although attendance wasn’t strictly required for lectures at this age, seeing so many students leave simultaneously made the old professor feel something was off. He stopped lecturing, slowly took off his reading glasses, and wiped them with a handkerchief…

“Old Wang is really kind.”

Some students who had received the message but hadn’t left right away, still hesitating, saw this and thought to themselves that Professor Wang was indeed the kindest and most understanding professor.

The professor’s eyesight was poor; without his glasses, he could barely see things in the distance. After wiping his glasses for so long, it was obvious…

Whoosh! More and more people left quickly. In just a short time, over half of the nearly thousand people in the hall had gone. Many girls watched their classmates and peers leave in surprise, their eyes wide with questions.

It wasn’t until the crowd subsided that Professor Wang put on his glasses. After glancing around, he said calmly, “Well, let’s continue the class.”

Just as everyone thought it was all over, the phone on the lecture hall table suddenly started vibrating loudly…
…
As Feng Wu Cai Yi, Qi Ci, Chen Fan, and Nuomi left the lecture hall, they happened to see several pairs of students riding bicycles past, waving at them:
“Headmaster!?”
“Lang Lang? You guys didn’t skip class, did you?”
“You’re just in time! Quick! Lend us your bikes; we’ll go get them from our dorm!”
Without waiting for an explanation, they grabbed a bicycle each and rode off quickly, leaving the guys in their bulky bicycle-zipper outfits standing there in shock.
It wasn’t until they heard “Thanks!” from afar that they finally realized what had happened.
“What happened?”
“Who knows!”
The guys exchanged glances with bitter smiles, looking somewhat innocent. Dressed in those bulky bicycle-zipper outfits and without bikes to match, they looked particularly odd.
But as soon as they turned around, they saw countless people pouring out of the lecture hall building, rushing past them in a massive flow.
With even more urgency than when rushing to the cafeteria, they left the bike riders frozen in place.
Finally, they spotted some acquaintances:
“Hey! What’s going on here?” They pulled them over, and the latter looked anxious:
“Something’s happened.”
“Stop talking nonsense! What’s the matter?” The bike riders already sensed something was wrong—first, the top members like Feng Wu Cai Yi, and now hundreds of students in the lecture hall. Something serious must have happened.
“There’s a war!! Someone’s attacking our headquarters! Don’t say you haven’t heard the news.”
“Damn! I left my phone in the dorm.”
The bike riders finally understood why Feng Wu Cai Yi and the others had rushed to “steal” their bikes. In their haste, more guys in those bulky bicycle-zipper outfits joined the crowd…
…
“Yipin Hall really picked a bad time to start trouble!”
“Exactly. The whole group of them went to Baokang. There aren’t many experts left at the headquarters. The seven-day manhunt isn’t over yet, but Yipin Hall is serious this time!”
After analyzing Yipin Hall’s attack, Qi Ci and Chen Fan quickly realized how desperate Cai Yi Gate’s situation was.
If Yipin Hall acted mercilessly and recklessly, all of Cai Yi Gate’s efforts over the past few months could be wasted—their current experts were far from enough to withstand Yipin Hall’s assault.
Feng Wu Cai Yi gritted her teeth:
“Whatever happens! We must hold on. I promised him…” Her tone was resolute, filled with extraordinary determination!!
“…”

Qi Ci and Chen Fan glanced at Feng Wu, sighed with complex expressions, and then fell silent, not speaking to each other.
……
Weng City.
Located just fifty li away from the headquarters of the Caiyi Gate gang, it was a medium-sized county town. However, due to the presence of a large crystal mine in the vicinity, many gangs had gathered there as well.
But ever since Caiyi Gate’s aggressive expansion a month ago, the local gangs had been largely suppressed by them, and the valuable crystal mines also fell into Caiyi Gate’s hands.
Still, due to time constraints and the presence of the Second-Level Stone King, Caiyi Gate had not yet begun serious development of the crystal mines.
For some reason, Yipin Tang learned of this place and suddenly arrived with a large group two days ago, requesting to establish a branch of their gang there.
Yipin Tang’s arrival was sudden, and they stayed indoors, while most of Caiyi Gate’s members were busy with their own tasks, so it went unnoticed by Caiyi Gate. But starting last night, Yipin Tang’s people began frequently intruding on the training sites and resource areas under Caiyi Gate’s control, even sending troops to the crystal mines.
Disputes over interests easily led to conflicts…
Clashes between Caiyi Gate and Yipin Tang began, though both sides managed to maintain some restraint at first.
But this morning, the situation took a sharp turn. During an argument, members of Yipin Tang suddenly attacked and killed people…
Immediately afterward, full-scale combat erupted.
Wild resource sites, training areas, and crystal mines—all became sites of battle.
After all, Yipin Tang consisted of elite fighters who seemed well-prepared; they quickly took control of the situation. Caiyi Gate lost over a hundred members, including those from the crystal mines, all of whom were killed or captured.
Unsatisfied, Yipin Tang led their troops on a massive march toward Caiyi Gate’s headquarters, located dozens of li away.