Chapter 887: Sorry, Wrong Floor

It was meal time, and the area outside Nanhua University’s back gate was extremely busy!
At the entrance of the restaurant, a group of people waiting for food stood in line, eagerly holding their lunch boxes and urging the owner to hurry up with their meals:
“Boss, hurry up! If you’re so slow, by the time you’re done, many people over there will be dead!”
“So what if they die? They’ll still be heroes in eighteen years.”
The owner, already aware that these familiar folks were just waiting to eat before heading back to play games, moved swiftly, swinging his spoon like a meteor shovel: “Here’s yours. Come on, everyone gets some.”
A few people with similar dishes rushed to grab their food and left right away, shouting, “Gentlemen, don’t block the road! We don’t have any money left to pay our way!”
“…Isn’t that ‘Dice,’ the 37th ranked expert from our Mu Family’s Heavenly Demon Sect? He’s always coming and going. Now you’re acting properly.”
“Haha…”
As the crowd laughed and cursed, someone suddenly shouted from inside:
“Thugs! Sect leader! Why aren’t you eating at noon?”
“Ignore them.”
Hearing those names, the people in the restaurant knew it must be “No Thugs” and “Fat Guy” again. They all stretched their necks to look outside.
Outside the restaurant,
“No Thugs,” “Fat Guy,” and “Tea Speaker” waved their hands and kept walking, showing no intention of stopping.
“Where are they going? In such a hurry?”
“Isn’t that Tea Speaker? I saw him eat Chinese food during the fourth period. Why hasn’t he gone back to the grassland?” A man from the same class as Tea Speaker stared curiously in the direction the three had disappeared, wondering.
“Maybe they have something to do.”
“What could those three possibly have to do?”
Just as the crowd was about to turn around, someone sharp-eyed spotted two familiar figures in the crowd outside the back gate…
A chubby guy!
With a weight of over 200 pounds, he squeezed through the crowd, his confidence and prominence putting even the Tyrannosaurus next to him under pressure.
…
“I say, fat guy, you’re getting fatter by the day. Don’t you plan to lose weight?”
“You already called me fat. Why would I lose weight?” One Tube gave the Tyrannosaurus a look as if saying, “Are you crazy?”
“I’ll talk to the boss later and have him deduct some of your salary.”
“I’d be happy if I weren’t as heartless as you.” One Tube wasn’t easy to deal with. With one sentence, he crushed the Tyrannosaurus.
“By the way.”

“Is there some kind of event…?” Tong, who wasn’t short, spotted three familiar figures in the distance and wondered, “Those ruffians and the fat guy are heading to Happy Residence too. Could they have called us all there?” Before he could finish speaking, a strange voice came from beside him, “What, only you’re allowed to go? We can’t come?”
“Xiaobai… Xiahei? You guys are here too?”
“Obviously. That base was rented with money pooled by all members of our ‘Jianghan Hunhua List’. We’re half the owners. There’s no reason we, as owners, shouldn’t show up when guests come.”
“Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. What’s going on this time?”
Baolong turned around and saw that all the Lonely Three Wolves were there, plus several beautiful women among the crowd behind them. “Is there some major operation? Or are they giving year-end bonuses?”
“Bonus my foot. What month is it even now?”
“I’m not sure either. We’ll know when we get there.”
As they discussed, the group gradually grew larger.
A few of them didn’t notice that in the restaurant by the road, a group of people stood foolishly at the entrance, holding lunch boxes and staring at the passing crowd…
“Baolong and Fengwu Caiyi are here… The Lonely Three Wolves are here too…”
“Xu Yao, Xu Xin… Tsk tsk, those twin sisters.”
Not only those in the restaurant were stunned, but many boys and girls gathered outside the school gate also stared in shock at the scene:
“The top members of the Mu Family are all here. Is there some major operation?”
“Obviously. In 48 hours, the Imperial Edict mission will officially end. It’s the final battle—time to take it seriously.”
Some guessed the reason and immediately got others to agree, nodding in unison.
But some found it strange:
“The Imperial Edict mission shouldn’t have any suspense left. With so much combat experience accumulated and having met all those Mongol leaders, I don’t think there’s a need for such a big deal. I think it might be related to the withdrawal after it’s over.”
“Withdrawal?”
Those words jolted everyone awake.
Everyone present showed an expression of realization.
During this time, they had indeed been blinded by the glory of the four major gangs dominating the grasslands.
The once-mighty Yipin Hall, with its hundred thousand elite fighters, was driven out of the grasslands by just over twenty thousand members of the Mu Family’s four gangs.
In just one month, they achieved nothing!!
Yipin Hall’s momentum was crushed to the extreme, and its status became the lowest among the three top gangs.
It seemed Yipin Hall was in grave danger.
But when the Mu Family’s four gangs were at their peak, few people felt a sense of crisis.
After all, the North Wind was still under Yipin Hall’s absolute control.

Once the mission was over, over 20,000 people had to evacuate the grasslands, crossing through the vast territory under Yipin Tang’s control… This path was no easy one! Even a rabbit will bite in desperation, let alone Yipin Tang, which had hundreds of thousands of troops. Many people immediately understood the situation. Without the constraints and protection of military ranks, and without cavalry, it would indeed take a lot of preparation to leave the north safely through Yipin Tang’s grasp…

The base door opened! It was a stranger—someone neither Thug nor Fatso recognized. They had never seen him before, but the aura he exuded was icy, like that of a dangerous machine, leaving the two stunned at the door. Thug immediately grabbed Fatso by the back of his collar: “Sorry, wrong floor.” Looking at the number on the wall, they became even more confused. The two stood there, facing the wall. Silver Fox’s presence was overwhelmingly oppressive. Until the man at the door suddenly said, “I’m Silver Fox. Come in.”

“Silver Fox?” Thug and Fatso exchanged glances, showing both surprise and delight. They stared in disbelief at Silver Fox’s retreating figure and hurriedly followed inside. “The one who wears a mask all the time?” “…”

…

“Guess who that silent guy is?” “Don’t know?” Thug and Fatso didn’t let Silver Fox say a word, instead putting themselves in an awkward situation. It wasn’t until Tyrannosaurus and the Three Lonely Wolves arrived that they regained their composure, pulling the others aside in a hush. “Silver Fox! Hi, I’m Tyrannosaurus.” Ignoring the two’s stunned expressions, Tyrannosaurus went straight inside to greet him. Silver Fox’s icy expression finally softened into a faint smile. “Sit down. I was just teasing you… Happiness will be here soon.” Fengwu Caiyi and the others also entered one after another. The group crowded into the not-so-spacious living room. Xu Xin and Xu Yao naturally went to make tea, while others gathered around Silver Fox, asking various questions. As brothers from the Mu family, they quickly became close friends and started chatting happily. The conversation soon shifted from how Silver Fox ended up there to why Happy went to such lengths to bring everyone together. Some, sensing Silver Fox’s presence, realized that this gathering might not be so simple after all.