"Ha." Yue Wen laughed despite himself. At least come up with a decent excuse. "Weren't you acting pretty arrogant just now? Now that I've got you under my foot, you're suddenly a fan?"
"It's true!" The Black Tiger boss gradually came to his senses, his howls growing clearer.
"Who in River City doesn't like you these days? I've always been a die-hard fan. I've even sent you tips on your livestreams! Last night, I heard this little black cat shooting his mouth off, saying he'd once fought you to a draw. I felt indignant on your behalf, so I had some people beat him up. But he insisted he knew you, so I told him to call you over and prove it."
"I figured if he couldn't call you over, he was just bragging, and there'd be nothing wrong with teaching him a lesson. If he really did get you to come, I'd get to meet my idol."
"If you don't believe me, you can have my boys lower the banners upstairs. I wrote a couplet for you."
"Hmm?" Yue Wen thought his shouting sounded very genuine, and he even had a fairly complete account of his thought process. It really didn't sound made up.
He temporarily withdrew his draconic might. The little Tiger Demons scrambled up and hurried to the second floor. Once upstairs, they actually cut through several cords and lowered two large banners.
The one on the left read, "Welcome, Tough Guy Bro, to the Black Tiger Gang."
The one on the right read, "The Black Tiger Gang welcomes Tough Guy Bro."
There was even a horizontal inscription above them: "A warm welcome."
Well, that fit the educational level of monsters. Yue Wen now believed they weren't making it up.
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