After the third class, it was time for extracurricular activities. Wu Nuanyue shook Ye Wudao awake from spacing out and told him to go play football. Ye Wudao looked at Wu Nuanyue as if he’d discovered a new continent. “Anyway, it’s been a long time since I’ve watched you, you lazy bum, play football. Might as well teach those high school kids a lesson！”
Just then, Toad called, saying the materials were ready and that he had brought a few guys he wanted the boss to check out. Ye Wudao told him to meet him in the middle school football team’s locker room. Ye Wudao called Murong Xuehen, then asked Wu Nuanyue to prepare some drinks.
Arriving at the middle school football team locker room with sleepy eyes and carrying a pair of limited-edition Adidas Predator boots, Ye Wudao found it completely empty. He sat down on a bench, yawned, and slowly put on his shoes. Soon, Toad walked in with four men, and upon seeing Ye Wudao, they all called out, "Crown Prince."
On the far left, Fei Lian. 178 cm tall. The top fighter of the school's judo club. Constantly at odds with club president Zhou Zilie, he was sidelined at every turn, which made him deeply resent the Hero Society. Now serves as the president of the Taekwondo Club.
He could fight—and not just ordinary fighting. That was Ye Wudao's impression of him.
The man beside him, Xue Yongyan. 173 cm tall. President of the school's computer club. His girlfriend was stolen by Wei Yuanzhe, the head of the security department, who was also the leader of the Red Toad Gang. Word has it that when Xue went to confront Wei, he was stripped naked and hung from a tree, causing a campus-wide sensation. What's more, Wei declared that anyone who took Xue in would be crossing the entire Red Toad Gang. That sealed off any chance for revenge—no club dared to take him in.
Ye Wudao appreciated the deathlike, emotionless coldness in Xue's eyes. 'A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. Endure what ordinary men cannot！' This was exactly the kind of person he truly needed.
In the middle, of course, was the usual grinning, joking Toad.
Beside him stood a clean-cut boy who looked like a scholar. Ye Wudao recognized him. Li Xuanhuang！ Why? Hell, who at Pearl Academy didn't know his name? From first year of middle school all the way to second year of high school, he had taken absolute first place at Pearl Academy—a school full of geniuses. Put simply, he was a genius among geniuses. What was infuriating was that he said he joined the Crown Prince Party just for fun, and he was extremely interested in firearms and all hot weapons.
A super freak！ That was the only way Ye Wudao could describe him. He only later found out that Li Xuanhuang also had a glorious record of single-handedly taking on the two golden vanguards of the Hero Society.
The one on the far edge was the most unremarkable fat guy, with trembling fat on his face that was disgusting to look at, wearing a ridiculous pair of panda glasses, less than 1.65 meters tall but weighing at least over 80 kilograms. A person like this, Ye Wudao sharply noticed the sharp gleam in his narrowed eyes — this was definitely a sneaky guy who hides a knife behind a smile. Among the four, Ye Wudao actually rated this guy the highest！
Dai Jicheng, sophomore, formerly a core member of the Chaozhou gang, but voluntarily withdrew.
Ye Wudao never expected that Toad could bring him this batch of elites among elites; overjoyed, he still remembered to keep a calm demeanor and asked coolly, “Why join the Crown Prince Party, which still has nothing？ I, Ye Wudao, won’t be so arrogant as to think I have that much appeal！”
A flash of admiration passed through Dai Jicheng’s eyes, and in that naturally strange voice, he said, “I’ve heard the Crown Prince’s plan. This isn’t something shortsighted guys like Li Tianyang and Fan Wenya could come up with. I just want a broader stage — they can’t give me that, but the Crown Prince can！”
Li Xuanhuang habitually touched his nose, “I was sleeping in a corner of the rooftop at the time. I figured where the Crown Prince is, there should be plenty of fun stuff.”
At this moment, Wu Nuanyue, who had gone to buy things, came into the lounge. Seeing the four strangers, without a word, she took drinks out of the big bag and tossed them one by one to the five uniquely styled characters in front of Ye Wudao. “My name is Wu Nuanyue, I’m Wudao’s woman. Nice to meet you all for joining the Crown Prince Party！” With no trace of pretentiousness or affectation, it immediately made those people feel fondness for her.
Now Wu Nuanyue may not know that her performance today has made her unshakable position within the Crown Prince Party！ Because right now she is facing five of the future core members of the Crown Prince Party — the "Eight War Generals"！ — Vice Strategist "White Wolf" Dai Jicheng, "Weapon King" Li Xuanhuang, "Undying Toad" Zhang Bushi, "Ultimate Virus" Xue Yongyan, and "Lion" Fei Lian！
"I know playing gangster games is a man's nature, and as Wu Dao's woman, I naturally won't oppose it, even though I don't want him to take any risks at all！ In the future when I'm not around, I hope you all can take good care of Wu Dao for me！ Thank you！" With tears in her eyes, Wu Nuanyue sincerely bowed to the five men, then her gaze turned sharp as she said seriously, "If anyone dares to betray or harm Wu Dao, I, Wu Nuanyue, will definitely not let them off！ Even if they hide to the ends of the earth, I will drag them out and make them regret being alive！"
Ye Wudao never expected that Wu Nuanyue, who was always so gentle, turned out to be such a girl who is soft on the outside but tough on the inside, and can carry herself with such elegance and grace in big situations, graceful and magnanimous - it really caught him off guard. This must have a lot to do with her family background. It seems that from now on he can't just treat this relationship casually; a girl like this is absolutely the cream of the crop, the complete opposite of Murong Xuehen.
"Don't worry, big sister！ This Toad has long since sold himself to the boss. If anyone wants to hurt him, they have to get through me first！ I don't believe they have nine lives！" Zhang Bushi said firmly. It seems that he still greatly values that ten thousand yuan from Wu Nuanyue, because it means being respected and treated as an equal.
"Princess, from now on, every time the Prince goes to that kind of place, I'll report to you first. That doesn't count as betraying the Prince, does it？" Li Xuanhuang, who never speaks an extra word to anyone, actually cracked a joke, showing just how well-liked Wu Nuanyue is.
“I would never betray a man who has a woman like the Crown Princess！” Xue Yongyan squeezed out a rare smile.
“Hehe, I only know how to fight, nothing else. Anyway, whenever there’s danger, I’ll stand in front of the Crown Prince and never let him lose a single hair！” Fei Lian scratched his head with a simple, honest look.
“Leave the scheming and plotting to me. That way, the Crown Prince can save time and take the Crown Princess shopping！” Dai Jicheng adjusted his panda-style glasses and said with a sly grin.
Wu Nuanyue looked at each sincere face, then heard Dai Jicheng’s words and saw Ye Wudao’s gloomy expression, so she couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter. “Looks like your Crown Prince isn’t very grateful！” Ye Wudao immediately said, “Shopping is fine, it’s even good exercise.”
After everyone laughed, Ye Wudao asked Dai Jicheng in a seemingly casual tone, “What do you think are the shortcomings and areas for improvement in my plan, and what should we do next？”
Dai Jicheng knew this was just Ye Wudao’s first test of him. If he couldn’t even satisfy him on this, he could pack up and leave. With complete confidence, Dai Jicheng said, “Your plan has two points to add. One, besides recruiting top students and girls—resources no other gang has tapped into yet—I think we can also set up a ‘Rich Kids’ Club.’ As for what use these guys are, of course it’s not just so they can give us money to spend. What we want is the power of the families behind them! We need to build an economic and power network that covers the entire G Province, even southern China, within a few years! Two, while others still don’t know our full strength, we should infiltrate our influence into every other gang. And we shouldn’t limit ourselves to Mingzhu Academy—we need to swallow up every school, even the legitimate mafia in this city! No matter what, we should always be clear that we’re after the biggest gang in the country, not some small-time local gang.”
Seeing Ye Wudao nod in satisfaction, the others also sank into thought. Dai Jicheng continued, 'Next, we need to strike down the school gangs with lightning speed. As for the source of manpower, we can keep absorbing and merging scattered small gangs to strengthen ourselves. This is a race—either we get swallowed up before we grow, or we become strong enough to counter all their forces. Except for the four major gangs, which we can't touch for now, I”m fully confident we can devour all the other small organizations in one go！'
'I”ll give you a week to solve the peripheral issues. Any difficulties？' Ye Wudao asked, flashing a fox-like smile.
Dai Jicheng shook his head, and the others shook theirs too. Ye Wudao frowned and thought for a moment. Just as he was about to say he’d give them a week and a half, those guys all said in unison, 'Five days！' Damn！ Ye Wudao laughed and cursed, 'You set me up！'
'What about Zheng Yan’s details? I’m about to take him down soon！' Ye Wudao revealed a cruel smile. Toad handed him a white paper filled with Zheng Yan’s phone numbers, addresses, family background, close friends, and even the names of his past girlfriends. Ye Wudao took out a lighter and burned it. The sinister smile at the corner of his mouth made everyone present shiver, and they began to pray that this blind bastard Zheng Yan should hurry up and prepare his coffin.
'Alright, time to warm up. We can”t let the high school football team get too cocky. You guys go do your own things！'
Such a luxurious lineup filled Ye Wudao with boundless confidence. Even the now invincible Heroes Club might not have this many talents！