Eddie closed his phone, shut his eyes, and organized his thoughts.
A cool breeze wafted by. After the bar closed, King changed into casual clothes, looking a bit more feminine. "Eddie, if you can cure my brother, Jayne, I'll agree to any request you have. My parents' last wish was for me to take good care of my brother. But I can only take care of him for a few years, and when I get old, I won't be able to continue. I want him to be self-reliant. Can you help me?"
Chapter 670: King Falls for It
"The price for my help is always high. Mai Shiranui is my wife, so I want to promote the Shiranui Style. I understand your feelings; you're willing to give everything for your family. It's precisely this kind of persistence that allows unscrupulous people to take advantage of you. You need to think carefully about what price you're willing to pay, a price you can bear, not blind obedience," Eddie explained earnestly.
However, his words, both explicit and implicit, seemed to be urging King to accept her fate.
King also fell into deep thought because of Eddie's words. "I can't refuse; it's what I, as an older sister, should do."
"Then have you ever considered that your brother might encounter other problems in the future, and you, as his sister, would have to step up again? What if the condition for saving your brother is for you to marry someone? Things aren't that simple." Eddie picked up his glass and took a gulp. He didn't want to get involved in this matter. The reason he had Rebecca conduct research was purely because this kind of thing also had prospects, giving Annette and Rebecca, who were studying medicine, something to do.
These words made King retreat into herself again, and it was a long while before she looked up.
"If I ask you to help me cure my brother and help him become self-reliant, I am willing to marry you and be your wife wholeheartedly. Can you agree to this condition?" King suddenly made an excessive request.
"Cough, cough, you're really putting me in a difficult position. I can try to see if I can help him return to normal, and as for self-reliance, as long as his mindset is okay, and he's willing to work hard, he definitely won't starve." Eddie was also choked. Well, wasn't this exactly what he wanted?
"Then I'll leave it to you, Eddie-kun. I will also strive to become a virtuous wife." King suddenly stood up and bowed to Eddie. It was clear she was very nervous, and her tone of voice was a bit hurried.
"Do you believe me if I say I was joking?" Eddie spread his hands helplessly, feeling incredibly smug inside. Before he completely obtained it, he needed to pretend!
Wasn't Annette fooled by his innocent disguise back then? So much so that she willingly bore his children later. Life is like a play, all relying on acting!
King, however, said with a serious expression, "But I've taken it seriously!"
"Alright, I'll try my best to fulfill it." Eddie rubbed his head helplessly, turned around, and went back to his room to rest.
The next day, the two inheritor brothers of the Hachikyokuseiken style came knocking.
Eddie looked at Andy, who had blond hair, and kept chuckling to himself. It seemed he had unknowingly poached someone's girlfriend, which was an interesting matter.
Well, other people's things are always the best. Why did Cao Cao like being a prime minister instead of claiming the imperial title? Because after becoming emperor, all three thousand beauties in the harem would be his, and that would be boring!
"Hello, Mr. Eddie, for tomorrow's challenge, I think we can team up to defeat Geese!" Terry went straight to the point.
"No need. I'm just here to challenge. Although there's no rule in fighting that says you can't play dirty, if you can defeat him fair and square, he'll definitely let you get your revenge. Revenge has nothing to do with me. Do whatever you want!" Eddie waved his hand indifferently. He wasn't interested in such matters.
"Damn it, how can you be so unsympathetic? Don't you know Geese is the overlord of South Town? Everything he does is heinous. As a Fighter, you don't even have an ounce of martial spirit. You don't deserve to be a Fighter!" The blond Andy angrily rebuked. For some reason, he just didn't like Eddie, as if something important had been snatched away from him.
"Who are you?" Eddie indifferently took out a cigarette and lit it, looking at the other party with a fifth of a disdainful gaze.
"I'm Andy, a disciple of the Hachikyokuseiken style!" Andy said proudly.
"Never heard of it, and you're very weak, tsk. Everyone has a hard life, and no one needs to experience your suffering. If you're here to preach, then you deserve to die. Since you're so awesome, you can go get revenge yourself, go! But you're not going, you coward, you're still instigating others to go. Tsk, trash." Eddie retorted unceremoniously. Polite? There's no need to be polite to trash.
"You! I want to duel you!" Andy angrily clenched his fists.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, you can't beat him." Ryo Sakazaki kindly came out to mediate. He was genuinely kind, but too straightforward.
Speaking like that, hey, buddy, you can't beat him, don't fight, you'll be beaten to death!
Look and listen, are these human words? Who would buy into that?
Even Terry suspected if Ryo Sakazaki was deliberately trying to sabotage them. If he didn't know him, he would have been furious!
These words made Andy even more annoyed. "Come on, let's duel!"
"Tsk, not interested. You're a pauper, you don't have a single cent. I won't fight you. Talk to me when you have a million." Eddie scoffed and continued drinking his wine.
Mai Shiranui walked over in high heels, hooking her arm through her husband's and asking, "What's wrong? Hi, everyone, Terry, Andy, what are you doing? This is my husband, show some respect when you speak!"
Indeed, Mai Shiranui was a particularly loyal woman. Without a word, her first sentence was to defend her husband. This was siding with family over reason!
"You! Mai! He's your husband? He! He's not a Fighter at all. How can a Fighter duel for money!" Andy was explaining. He actually liked Mai Shiranui very much, but he didn't know how to express it, and as a result, Eddie got there first. If it were a few more months, he would probably only see Mai Shiranui pregnant with a big belly.
Eddie, however, scoffed with extreme disdain, "Do you practice martial arts without herbs? Do you rent venues for free? Do you eat for free? Do you not need money for food, drink, and daily necessities? Don't be silly, you want to be a Fighter without money? Are you dreaming? How can you be so naive? Fighters are also people, and people need money. You two brothers, why is there such a big difference between you?"
These words left Andy speechless. He was only arguing that fighting shouldn't be compared with money, but in the end, Eddie completely tore him apart with his words. After this speech, he even started to feel a bit withdrawn. Is money really that important? Is being rich so great?
Chapter 671: The Mysterious Tengu Man
Eddie used high-speed movement, combined with yesterday's fighting experience, and just as the opponent was about to punch, he quickly delivered a punch, interrupting the opponent's qi before they could even make a move.
This kind of spell-breaking action made Andy very uncomfortable. In less than five minutes, Eddie knocked him down with his fists. If it weren't for the excellent physical fitness of Fighters, he would have suffered a concussion long ago.
Although Eddie, strengthened by the virus, wasn't particularly powerful on this planet, he had a very high starting point. Was he really not treating the village chief as a cadre?
"Stop, that's enough, my brother lost!" Terry hurriedly went to help his brother up. He was surprised by Eddie's combat power and also wanted to have a good fight.
Just as Terry was about to propose a fight, King said, "Enough, we still have to challenge Geese tomorrow. Let's stop here for today!"
Eddie, meanwhile, sat cross-legged, beginning his daily meditation, feeling the power of nature, and enhancing the upper limit of his qi capacity.
Shortly after the two Terry brothers left, they were attacked by a man wearing a Tengu Mask, leading Geese's subordinates. They immediately started fighting without a word.
The injured Andy had his right leg broken and immediately screamed in pain.
Just as the two brothers were about to be beaten to death, Ryo Sakazaki appeared. He entered with a Flying Swallow Hurricane Kick, sending the thugs flying, then unleashed his special move, Fierce Tiger Rampage, towards the Tengu Mask man.
To Ryo Sakazaki's horror, the Tengu man was incredibly familiar with Kyokugenryu fighting techniques. He accurately countered every move and was completely unharmed by his special move!
Bang! Ryo Sakazaki was sent flying with a punch. The Tengu man followed up with a finishing blow in mid-air, the Koouken!
Seeing that all three were about to be defeated, King, who had changed into a fighting suit, used the Double-Level Viper Kick to stop the Tengu man's pursuit.
Two faint blue qi blasts flew out. The Tengu man used a karate chop to directly shatter the qi energy balls.
Bang! The two continued to exchange blows. King's fighting techniques mostly involved kicks, constantly using her leg work to fight the Tengu man.
One delivered rapid punches that the eyes couldn't follow. The other stood on one leg, quickly clashing with the opponent with her right foot, exchanging at least fifty blows within three seconds.
Thump! King was repelled, her right foot feeling slightly numb. The opponent's strength was actually enough to make her feel pain!
"Butterfly Fan Combo!" Mai Shiranui also arrived to help, simulating a fan with her qi. The powerful qi attack forced the Tengu man to stop his pursuit, making him adopt a defensive stance to withstand three attacks.
Mai Shiranui's attire was still casual pants and a shirt. Her fighting costume had been confiscated because Eddie didn't allow her to wear it, only in the room.
Actually, the fighting costume was for heat dissipation. The flames of the Shiranui Style were formed by props, not by the attribute burst of bloodline power like Kyo Kusanagi, so heat dissipation was necessary.
The Tengu man originally wanted to pursue, but after receiving some message, he glared at the five with an unhappy look. Even fighting one against five, he felt no pressure at all, but he had orders from above, so he could only follow instructions.
"Are you alright?" Mai Shiranui asked.
King shook her head slightly. "Mai, I'm sorry, I want Eddie to help treat my brother."
Mai Shiranui seemed to already know about the deal between her husband and her best friend. Her beautiful eyes smiled. "It's alright, I understand you, and besides, I can't deal with him alone. He's been very busy lately, so the treatment won't be that quick."