Chapter 216 - The question of warming up
"How is this possible? Lotus Gang's disciple is a man? " Then I lowered my voice. "How can there be a man?"
"How should I know? Since the news was released by the Lotus Gang, it must be hype. Now that my mom is investigating them as well, you should know about the news coming from this competition, right? Many people who came to watch the Martial Arts Competition this time were the one who came to see the man from Lotus Gang. Don't you know? "
I was stunned. "I've never heard of it. I was just here for a trip and didn't inquire about the Martial Arts Congress. " While I said this, I was extremely surprised in my heart. It seems that the perverted girl didn't tell me about this matter, so I didn't know whether she was intentionally hiding it from me or not. But I sort of understand now, the reason why Martial Arts Congress is so popular this time, it can't be because of that man, right?
Little Princess frowned, "Sigh, you smuggled drugs, firearms and Ancient Cultural Relics s, Lotus Gang will do anything! For many years, my mother had wanted to get rid of this tumor that grew all over the Henan Province, but it was precisely because she could not find any evidence that she was unable to do so. "
"Lotus Gang's Sect Leader, Black Lotus, even sent a letter to threaten my mother, telling my mother not to interfere with the Martial Alliance competition this time, otherwise, she would make a move against my mother. Damn it, damn it!"
"Then why didn't you arrest that High Priestess of the Black Lotus Cult in the name of intimidation?"
"I can't arrest him. It has been more than ten years since that High Priestess of the Black Lotus Cult has appeared in public, and even the previous few sessions she has not revealed herself. Other than the fact that we know that there is such a person in the Lotus Gang, we do not know her background, nor have even been able to find her identity card.
"So …" Listening to Little Princess's words, I gradually understood. To put it bluntly, Lotus Gang was a gang like organization, but on the surface, this organization was legalized, and Lotus Gang, the old man from the Lotus Gang, appeared and disappeared without a trace. Apart from hiding behind the scenes to scheme a little more sinister, I never revealed myself, so even Little Princess's mother couldn't do anything about it.
"There are ten big gangs in Martial Alliance, such as Shaolin, Wudang, Moth Eyebrow, and so on. Every year's Chief of the Martial Alliance s were chosen from the ten big gangs. Those who were able to participate in the Martial Alliance competition were all the core disciples of the gangs within the Martial Alliance, including those who were blood related and those who were not. Only the Alliance Master had more than fifty percent of the shares. The High Priestess of the Black Lotus Cult had recently secretly purchased a large number of Ancient Cultural Relics from the tomb robbers at home and abroad at a low price. They needed to raise their funds using the Martial Alliance's flag to carry out a risk purchase to transfer overseas wealthy merchants and consortia, which was why they wished to become Alliance Masters. "
Little Princess gritted her teeth as she spoke, her voice anxious and angry. She never thought that Little Princess's mother would still be unable to eradicate Lotus Gang despite her high position and power. The power of Lotus Gang was simply too great.
It wasn't until I continued to listen to Little Princess's narration that I realized that Martial Alliance still had a great influence within the country, to the point where it could even be said to be political in nature. In order to make up for the fact that women's physical strength was not as good as men's, the country had encouraged its citizens to train in martial arts and became a national policy. The country even had a martial arts examination, and all the women who had passed the examination would be given priority in the recruitment of staff. It was just like the Cet, Tofu, and Yess Certificate, so as a Wushu Union, on one hand, was the inheritance and promotion of traditional Chinese martial arts techniques, and at the same time, it was also the symbol of the country's policy to encourage martial arts practice, which was of the utmost importance.
As for the Chief of the Martial Alliance, his position was actually equivalent to the Director of the National Sports Bureau. Moreover, this "bureau chief" was also the CEO of the country's largest corporate groups such as beauty products, health care equipment, and medicine, and had the power to control shares in the Martial Alliance. In this The World of Women, the financial resources of the Beauty and Health Group were different from those of the 21st century. Women paid more attention to beauty and health care than men, so in this era, the financial resources of the companies in the field of beauty medicine were always ahead, especially the enterprise groups like the Martial Alliance, which were tied together by religion and business.
Martial Alliance was a special organization. The money that the ten biggest gangs of the Martial Alliance's family had gathered over the past few hundred years formed a special quantitative fund, where the gangs' masters could control fifty percent of the shares, while the other gangs only had fifty percent. From this, it could be seen that the control of the businesses under the Martial Alliance's control was decisive.
Every four years, there would be a martial competition within the Martial Alliance to elect the Alliance Master. This system had existed for more than a hundred years, and although the system itself was incomplete, it had a meaning for its existence to be able to continue for so long. The current Chief of the Martial Alliance was the Patriarch of one of the top ten gangs of the Martial Alliance, Gao Tielin. She was both the winner of the competition and the Patriarch of the Gao Family, so it could be said that she was an extremely powerful woman.
What Little Princess had told me had already exceeded my scope of acceptance, and as expected, when it involved matters of business and politics, it became complicated. Originally, this simple competition of the Martial Alliance had involved the internal strife within the Martial Alliance. No wonder she was forced to become a soldier. To put it bluntly, it was to bring honor to her family.
"So that's how it is!"
After Little Princess told me all of this, I finally understood. Although this matter is more or less related to me, in the end, it doesn't really matter. After all, I'm not from the Martial Alliance. I'm more concerned about the man from Lotus Gang that the Little Princess mentioned. Is there really a second man in this world other than me? My mind couldn't help but recall the scene from a few months ago in the Sun and Moon Village of Yunnan Province …
If that mysterious and unparalleled disciple of the Lotus Gang was really a man, then this matter would be worth watching. Unfortunately, we are currently trapped in the ground and have no way of getting out, let alone watching some Martial Arts Competition.
"stinking thief, tell me about your background." Little Princess asked as she leaned into my embrace and enjoyed my massage.
"My origins? There's nothing to say. You wouldn't believe it anyway. "
"Are you going to say or not?!" It wasn't easy for me to believe you! " Little Princess frowned and said.
"Wait until you have a fever. You rest first. I have some things to think about. "
Under my massaging, the high fever in Little Princess seemed to have eased a little. I changed her clothes a few times, but when Little Princess saw that I was not willing to tell her where I came from, she fell into deep sleep. Her forehead was still slightly hot. After saying so many things, her stamina had improved quite a bit.
However, after looking around, I still felt that it was hopeless, because the walls of the cave were curved and extremely smooth, and if I wanted to climb up the walls, it would be impossible, unless I was a Spider-Man who could shoot out endless numbers of diaosi s into the sky.
I think, if female Boss was here, maybe she could rely on her sharp nails to climb up, but I am just a mortal, so I am still not good enough.
After failing a few times, I gave up and sat on the side of the cave wall, dozing, waiting for help.
Waiting was the most tormenting of all, especially waiting for death.
There are only two choices left to me. One is to wait for death here, the other is to jump into the river, then be carried deeper into the ground by the groundwater and drown.
Neither of them was a good choice. I was truly anxious, like a burning flame, but there was no other way. I could only shout "Help" or "Is there anyone" at the top of the hole, hoping that someone would hear my cry and come to save us. It was a pity that after calling out dozens of times and hundreds of times, no one responded even if my throat was hoarse. I had no choice but to wait patiently for help.
As time passed, the sun outside the well gradually went down, and the light at the bottom became dimmer and dimmer. It was almost dusk, and Little Princess woke up in a daze.
"Aiya, my head hurts!" Little Princess moaned like a spoiled child as she covered her forehead and sat up. Seeing her sit up, I walked up to her and took the cloth covering her forehead before touching her forehead. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the fever in Little Princess had subsided a little. This made me feel a little gratified.
"Shall I massage it for you?" Seeing Little Princess rubbing her temples, I still went up to help her massage her acupuncture points.
"Heh heh, stinking thief, are you trying to please me by flattering me?" Seeing that I took the initiative to help her massage her acupoints, Little Princess suddenly said.
"Then knead it yourself!" My face fell.
"Forget it, why don't you rub it for me? You've learned it before." The reason I did this, is because Little Princess has more or less accepted the fact that I am not someone from the Lotus Gang. After all, if it is someone from the Lotus Gang, there is no need for me to hide my identity in this kind of desperate situation.
I knelt on the ground, while Little Princess's back was against my chest. Her soft and delicate body, which seemed as if it had no bones, was pressed against me. It gave me the urge to suddenly hold her in my arms and squeeze her tightly.
Squeezing her slim waist, or maybe she could squeeze it into a noodle, was a boring thought that flashed through my mind.
"Gu Gu", a weird sound came from Little Princess's body, causing me to freeze for a moment.
Little Princess's stomach was growling.
At the sound of it, my head jolted.
Hunger.
In the end, we had to face the most brutal and desperate reality.