Urban Supreme Wild Son-in-Law War God

Chapter 153 Childhood Friend

The boatman rowed with great speed, and in no time, the vessel had crossed the East City River and reached the opposite shore.

After paying the fare, Ye Ling also assisted Su Rou in disembarking the boat.

The two quickly returned to the hotel.

"You go back to the room and rest for a while, I need to speak with Ye Jiu and the others."

Ye Ling said to Su Rou after sending her back to her room.

Su Rou nodded her head and watched as Ye Ling left.

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Soon, Ye Ling arrived at Ye Jiu's room, where Chen Dao and several others were also present.

"My lord!"

Seeing Ye Ling, everyone greeted him with respectful expressions.

Ye Ling nodded slightly, his gaze fell on Ye Jiu, and he asked, "What's happening? Didn't the people from the Warrior Guild come with you?"

"My lord, those Warrior Guild people are simply insufferable!"

A flash of anger passed through Ye Jiu's eyes before he continued, "I went to the Warrior Guild as you instructed, without revealing my identity, but I didn't even get to see any of the high ranks before being kicked out!"

"If it weren't for your orders, my lord, I would certainly have taught those Warrior Guild folks a lesson!"

Hearing this, Ye Ling shook his head with a smile, saying indifferently, "You didn't mention the Wang family's affair to them?"

"I did! They told us to solve the problem on our own, and if we can't, to leave East City immediately!"

Ye Jiu grumbled.

Chen Dao's face darkened beside him, and he said coldly, "My lord, with such behavior, these Warrior Guild people are far from what the Warrior Guild should be!"

"Back then, the announcement in the imperial capital about establishing Warrior Guilds across the Dragon Nation was to deter local martial forces with their presence!"

"Why not let your subordinates take action and capture a couple of their high ranks from the Warrior Guild?"

He Feng also spoke up solemnly at this time, "The Warrior Guild is probably aware that the Wang family has the support of the Eastern Alliance behind them, so they dare not get involved in this mess."

"But what Chen Dao said is not wrong, the Warrior Guild is so timid and afraid of troubles, they have probably long forgotten their original mission."

Ye Ling's brow furrowed slightly, his eyes reflecting a contemplative look.

First the Warrior Guild of the South, and now this East Sea Warrior Guild.

Entities that should have stood for the stability of the Dragon Nation and intimidated local martial forces have turned into such a disreputable state because of various reasons!

Was the establishment of the Warrior Guilds as announced in the imperial capital right or wrong?

Do the Warrior Guilds exist to deter the local martial forces, or to collude with them?

"My lord, there is something I am not sure whether I should mention..."

Wang Tiezhu suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze turned to him.

Chen Dao cursed under his breath, "If you have something to say, then speak up. What's with the hesitation!"

"Speak."

Ye Ling glanced at Chen Dao, then turned to Wang Tiezhu and prompted him to continue.

Wang Tiezhu nodded and slowly said, "Not to conceal from you, my lord, I actually have a childhood friend from the same village who currently holds the position of an instructor within the East Sea Warrior Guild."

"If you wish to meet with someone from the Warrior Guild, perhaps we could start with him?"

Ye Jiu gave Wang Tiezhu a glare and spoke irritably, "You rascal, if you knew someone in the East Sea Warrior Guild, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Causing me to make a wasted trip and get turned away at the door!"

Wang Tiezhu scratched his head awkwardly, a bit embarrassed as he said, "It just suddenly occurred to me that I knew such a person…"

"Although he and I grew up together, ever since I joined the Southern Frontier Army and he joined the East Sea Martial Alliance, we haven't seen each other for many years."

In the face of Ye Jiu and his two companions, the group of four, led by Wang Tiezhu, inevitably appeared somewhat at a disadvantage.

After all, the three with Ye Jiu were corps commanders of the Northern Liang Army, having followed Ye Ling into real battles with real swords.

Whereas Wang Tiezhu and his three companions were latecomers and had not yet established any military exploits under Ye Ling's command.

Moreover, Ye Jiu and his two companions were comprehensively more powerful than Wang Tiezhu's group of four, and under such circumstances, it was tough for Wang Tiezhu and his companions to assert themselves in their presence.

"Since the four of you have joined my command, from now on, we are one family."

"Speak your mind directly, there's no need to beat around the bush."

Ye Ling said to Wang Tiezhu and his group indifferently.

He then turned to look at Ye Jiu and the others and said in a stern voice, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Ye Jiu and his companions all became serious and immediately nodded, indicating their understanding.

Chen Dao's attitude when he spoke to Wang Tiezhu, as well as that of Ye Jiu previously, had already incurred Ye Ling's displeasure.

However, Ye Jiu and his two companions bore no ill will toward Wang Tiezhu and his group— it was just that they hadn't had much contact, and a rapport between them had yet to develop.

Wang Tiezhu and his companions also nodded immediately, filled with emotion in their hearts.

Ye Ling had scolded Ye Jiu and the others for their sake, which was naturally enough to touch the hearts of Wang Tiezhu and his companions.

"Alright, I don't wish to see such a situation arise again in the future."

"Wang Tiezhu, contact your childhood friend, and make sure not to reveal our identities."

Ye Ling waved his hand and then said to Wang Tiezhu.

Wang Tiezhu nodded, took out his cell phone, searched for a moment, and then dialed a number.

Perhaps to let Ye Ling and the others hear the conversation, Wang Tiezhu switched to speakerphone.

The call was quickly answered, and a dull male voice came from the phone: "Commander Wang? What made you think to call me?"

"Heh, I'm now in East City. Since I'm on your turf, who else should I call if not you?" Wang Tiezhu said with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, the other party fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, he finally spoke: "When did you come to East City? You came and didn't even tell me!"

"Where are you now? I'll come to meet you right away, and we can catch up properly!"

"I'm already at a hotel. Tonight, I've booked a private room at Heavenly Sound Bar, so we can have a good time catching up!" Wang Tiezhu said with a light laugh.

"By the way, I've got a few colleagues with me, and they all can hold their liquor well. If you come alone, I'm afraid you might end up going back on a stretcher!"

The other party's voice immediately rang out: "Hahaha! That's easy to arrange. Even though my position in the East Sea Martial Alliance isn't as high as your Commander Wang in the Southern Frontier Army…"

"…calling a few people over is no problem! I'll contact some higher-ups from the East Sea Martial Alliance. Tonight, I'll make sure you, Commander Wang, will shine in front of your colleagues!"

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and their words carried a touch of unfamiliarity.

However, this was inevitable, as people grow older and experiences accumulate, many past events and emotions tend to slowly fade away with time.

"Great! I'll send you the private room number later. Make sure to show up on time tonight!" Wang Tiezhu said with a chuckle.

After receiving an affirmative response, Wang Tiezhu hung up the phone.