Chapter 130: Young Master!

What the hell...?!
He...
What did he just say?!
He told... Senior Brother Lu... to get lost?!
And furthermore...
Everyone knows that Senior Brother Lu has always been sensitive about his name, Lu Mao. You dare to mock him with such wordplay?!
You kid... are you out of your mind?!
This is Senior Brother Lu Mao’s turf!
Every bottle of wine, every table, every person here—isn’t all of this arranged by Senior Brother Lu?!
Everyone stared at Ling Qiu in astonishment, their eyes filled with pity.
"What did you say?!"
Before Lu Mao could speak, Liang Feifan glared at him. "If you have the guts, say that again!!"
Liu Xing also wore a cold expression: "Kid, do you even know who you're talking to?!"
With his lackeys speaking up for him, Lu Mao was able to maintain his composure for a moment. His expression gradually turned sinister. "Out of consideration for Shen Meng, I will give you a chance to apologize."
The words were flat, yet filled with arrogance and authority!
As soon as he spoke, everyone around them gasped!
Presence!
This was true presence!
"Did you hear that?!"
At this moment, Wang Qian quickly chimed in: "Apologize quickly! Senior Brother Lu is giving you a chance now!"
"...Ling Qiu... let’s go!"
Shen Meng panicked. The entire venue was filled with Lu Mao’s people, and she was worried Ling Qiu would suffer!
"Want to leave?"
Liang Feifan stepped forward and said, "Heh, the moment you dared to say that word ‘get lost’ to Senior Brother Lu, your fate was sealed—you won’t be leaving so easily!"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and several men behind him surrounded them, glaring at Ling Qiu viciously.
Shen Meng quickly stepped in front of Ling Qiu. "This has nothing to do with Ling Qiu! I’m the one who brought him here! Wang Qian, talk to them and tell them to let Ling Qiu go!"
However, she was met only with Wang Qian’s sneer.
Wang Qian shook her head and said, "Shen Meng, I warned you long ago not to associate with this kind of poor loser. What right does trash like him have to stand here? Do you think that if it weren't for Senior Brother Lu giving you face, he would have allowed him to sit here until now?"
However...
At this very moment, Lu Mao had a sudden thought. He waved his hand, putting on an act of magnanimity. "Don’t be so tense. When did I ever say I was going to do anything to this kid?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Lu Mao smiled slightly. "Shen Meng, I just asked your friend to apologize. Since he’s unwilling, let it go. I, Lu Mao, have never been a petty person who holds grudges. Forget it, let your friend leave."
As he said this, he waved his hand dismissively.
The crowd was taken aback, then immediately showed expressions of adoration!
"Holy crap! Senior... Senior Brother Lu... he’s actually not angry?!?"
"That’s right... Senior Brother Lu could have just said one word to make this poor kid crawl out on his knees!"
"But... Senior Brother Lu let him go! Look at that! What do you call this?! This is magnanimity! This is the stance a big man should have—never stooping to the level of the poor!!"
Shen Meng felt a wave of relief. "Thank you! Ling Qiu, let’s go..."
She reached out to take Ling Qiu’s arm to leave.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Wang Qian, catching on to the situation, stepped forward and blocked their path. "Shen Meng, why are you so stupid? Don’t you understand what this means?? Senior Brother Lu means for this kid to get lost because he wasn't invited in the first place. Letting him go is only out of respect for you! How can you leave?!"
Shen Meng said, "But..."
She frowned. If Ling Qiu hadn't agreed to accompany her today, she wouldn't even have come...
Just as she hesitated, Wang Qian grabbed her arm. With an expression of frustration at her friend's lack of ambition, she hissed in her ear, "What 'but'?! Are you really that dense?? This is Senior Brother Lu giving you a way out! You stay and be Senior Brother Lu’s dance partner! Then he lets your poor boyfriend leave! Everyone wins! The kid doesn't get beaten up, and you climb the social ladder! Why wouldn't you do this?! Come on... go over and thank Senior Brother Lu for his generosity!!"
She tried to pull Shen Meng away.
But she found she couldn't move her at all!
Turning her head, she realized...
Ling Qiu had pulled Shen Meng into his embrace at some point.
"You... if you want to die, don't drag Shen Meng down with you!!"
Wang Qian acted as if she were a friend standing up for another, but before she could finish, Ling Qiu’s voice came coldly: "You’re noisy."
Then, Ling Qiu said to Shen Meng, "Stand behind me."
He placed a hand on her shoulder. Just as before, a surge of warm energy flowed into her body, instantly warming her heart and leaving her feeling incredibly calm.
And at this moment...
Lu Mao’s expression finally turned cold, his face turning livid.
He realized this kid was determined to see this through to the end!!
"What is your name?"
Lu Mao pondered for a moment and walked straight toward him, his cronies following behind. He no longer intended to keep up the facade of being cultured. At this point, if he didn't use some thunderous methods, people would really think he was afraid to act!
Ling Qiu smiled faintly.
That’s more like it. If you want to fight, do it sooner instead of blathering on for so long.
"You are not qualified to know my name."
Ling Qiu said indifferently, "I will only tell you one thing now. I am taking Shen Meng and leaving. You can either see us out with respect, or you can use your 'methods'."
What?!!
The crowd was shocked!
Damn it...
Is this kid really looking to die?!
He’s still spouting such harsh words?!
"Fine, fine, fine!"
After a moment of silence, the livid Lu Mao was suddenly laughed out of pure anger: "Kid, you’ve got guts! Alright, since you are so ungrateful, I’ll have to have someone 'escort' you out!"
With that, he clapped his hands.
Two hulking, muscular men quickly stepped out from behind him!
Lu Mao said coldly, "Make him crawl out!"
"Yes!!"
Upon hearing the command, the two giants lunged toward Ling Qiu!
They were imposing!
Their muscles were so exaggerated they were practically bursting through their shirts!
Everyone’s hearts leaped!
It’s over!
This kid is finished!
Those two giants were Senior Brother Lu’s personal bodyguards!
Some had provoked Lu Mao before, and many had seen it with their own eyes... that scene where a foolish youth had his arms snapped by these two bodyguards!
Tragic and desperate!!
Some of the timid girls already turned their heads away, unable to bear watching the bloodbath.
The next moment, only…
Thud! Thud!!
Two muffled sounds!!
Crack, crack, crack...
Followed by the sound of bones shattering!
The crowd felt a chill in their hearts; the sound made their scalps tingle!