Chapter 7: The Beginning of the Fall

Xiao Xue and the police have won a fierce battle against the criminal network, but she knows that the real dark forces are still lurking in the shadows, and the road to revenge is increasingly difficult and full of unknowns. After the thrilling battle, Xiao Xue is physically and mentally exhausted, but the obsession in her heart follows her and drives her on.

Xiao Xue understands that if she wants to completely destroy this huge dark organization, her current strength is far from enough. She needed more resources, more powerful support, and the fastest way to get them was to accumulate wealth. In this prosperous but hidden countless dark city, wealth seems to be the key that opens the door of power, with it, one can stand firm in the dark world and have the backbone to fight against the dark forces.

In order to raise funds, Xiao Xue, under the guidance of Zhang Long's former henchman, Qiang, steps into an even more dangerous and depraved underground world - the underground boxing ring. Located in the darkest corner of the city, this boxing ring is a place shrouded in darkness and bloodshed.

When one first enters the underground boxing ring, the pungent odor of sweat, blood, and the smell of old and decay hits one's face, mixed with people's shouts and curses, as if it were the clamor from hell. The dim lights wavered in the humid air, the humble ring was surrounded by spectators like hungry wolves, their eyes glittering with madness and greed, eagerly waiting for the staging of a brutal fight.

Xiao Xue stood in this chaotic and noisy environment, and a complex emotion welled up in her heart. She looked at the boxers on the stage with their muscles churning and fierce eyes, who were either fighting for survival or for money, putting their best foot forward in this small ring, even at the risk of hurting their opponents' lives. Xiao Xue knows that once she steps into this ring, she will be plunged into endless darkness and evil, but for the sake of revenge and to uncover the shocking secret hidden behind, she has no choice.

Ah Qiang leads Xiao Xue to the organizer of the boxing ring - a man with a full face and cunning eyes named Brother Biao. Brother Biao looked Xiao Xue up and down, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes: ''You want to come to the boxing ring even with your fine skin and flesh? This is not the place for you to come." Xiao Xue clenched her teeth and said firmly, "Don't underestimate me, I need money, give me a chance and I will prove my worth." Brother Biao sneered, "Hmph, that's good, if you can survive the novice tournament, I can consider giving you more chances. However, if you lose, don't blame me for not reminding you that the losers here all end up miserable."

Xiao Xue began the brutal training. Every morning, she woke up in the small, dimly lit training room and was faced with intense physical training and brutal practice of fighting techniques. Her body was knocked to the ground again and again, and she tenaciously rose again and again. Every punch and every kick was accompanied by sweat and blood spilled. In the process, she learned how to stay awake in pain and how to stimulate her potential in desperate situations.

Finally, Xiao Xue ushered in her first match. Dressed in a simple gym tank top and shorts, she slowly made her way to the ring. The blinding lights shone on her, and the cheers, whistles and shouts of the audience under the stage came at her like a raging tide. Her opponent was a lanky, experienced fighter with eyes that revealed ferocity and contempt.

The bell rang for the start of the match, and her opponent pounced on Xiao Xue like a tiger. Xiao Xue nimbly side-stepped and dodged, and then quickly threw a punch to counterattack. Her fists carried the sound of wind, and each blow contained her anger and determination. However, her opponent's power was too strong, and Xiao Xue gradually became a bit unable to fight back. A few rounds of attacks down, her face has been covered with bruises, the corners of the mouth also oozing blood.

But Xiao Xue did not give up. She kept telling herself in her mind that she must persevere, for the sake of revenge, for the sake of those who were hurt by the dark forces. She saw an opening, crouched fiercely, and then kicked out with all her strength, hitting her opponent's knee. When her opponent stumbled, Xiao Xue took the opportunity to pounce on him, and a series of punches rained down on him.

In the end, Xiao Xue won the match with her tenacity and excellent skills. The audience on the stage let out deafening cheers, they saw a wonderful game, but they do not know how much sweat and pain Xiao Xue paid for it.

With the victory of each match, Xiao Xue gradually emerged in the underground boxing world. Her name began to spread in this dark world, attracting more people's attention, but also attracted more challenges.

In the process, Xiao Xue befriends Tiger, a boxer who is also fighting in the boxing world. Tiger is a man with a tragic life, his parents died when he was young and he had to join the underground boxing world in order to survive. He is impressed by Xiao Xue's strength and courage, and the two gradually become friends, supporting and encouraging each other in training and competition.

However, as Xiao Xue's status in the boxing world rises, she faces more temptations and dangers. Some dark forces begin to notice her and try to draw her in for their own use. One of them, a gang leader named Snake, saw Xiao Xue's strength and influence, and he approached Xiao Xue with a lucrative offer: as long as Xiao Xue joined his organization, she would not only get a huge amount of wealth, but also a higher status and power in the dark world.

Xiao Xue knows that Snake's organization has done all kinds of bad things, contrary to her original intention of exposing the darkness and taking revenge. She refused Snake's solicitation without hesitation. Enraged, Snake decides to teach Xiao Xue a lesson.

Before an important competition, Xiao Xue suddenly realizes that her drinking water has been tampered with. If Tiger hadn't realized it in time and alerted her, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Xiao Xue realizes that she has fallen into a huge conspiracy in this dark boxing world. Not only does she have to face her opponents in the ring, but she also has to be constantly on guard against backstabbing from the dark forces.

Despite the difficulties, Xiao Xue still didn't back down. With the help of Tiger, she strengthens her precautions and trains harder to prepare for the upcoming challenges.

While Xiao Xue struggles to survive in the underground boxing world, Xiong Yufang does not stop in prison. With her cunningness and ingenuity, she befriends some equally ruthless criminals in prison and colludes with them in secret, trying to find an opportunity to take revenge on Xiao Xue again.

Xiong Yufang learned about Xiao Xue's situation in the underground boxing world through some secret channels in the prison. She had a plan and decided to use this opportunity to set an even deadlier trap in the boxing ring, so that Xiao Xue would never be able to turn back.

Xiong Yufang secretly instructed her men outside the prison to buy out some people in the boxing ring and arrange a conspiracy match against Xiao Xue. They found a super strong and ruthless boxer named Black Panther and promised that as long as Black Panther could seriously injure or even kill Xiao Xue in the match, he would be paid a huge sum of money.

Xiao Xue is oblivious to all this, she still devotes herself to training and competition. However, she gradually felt that the atmosphere around her was a bit strange. Some of the fighters who were originally friendly to her began to shun her, and some even secretly gave her strange glances, their eyes full of pity and worry.

Tiger sensed these changes and he reminded Xiao Xue to be careful. However, Xiao Xue was already deeply involved in the strife of the boxing world at this point, and could not easily get out of it. She could only raise her guard and prepare for the dangers that might come her way.

Finally, the day of that intrigue match came. Xiao Xue walked up to the ring with trepidation, she looked at the opposite side of the cold eyes, muscles as hard as steel black panther, her heart welled up a strong uneasiness.

When the match started, Black Panther was like a crazy beast, recklessly attacking Xiao Xue. His moves were vicious, and every blow carried the power to kill. Xiao Xue fought hard, but she soon realized that Black Panther's strength was far beyond her imagination.

A few rounds down, Xiao Xue was already bruised all over, her stamina was rapidly depleting, and her consciousness was beginning to blur a little. But the black panther is more and more courageous, not the slightest intention to let go of her.

At this life and death moment, Xiao Xue heard a faint but firm voice in the frantic shouts of the audience under the stage: "Xiao Xue, hold on! You can't lose!" It was Ah Hu's voice. Xiao Xue's eyes refocused, she told herself in her mind that she couldn't just fall down like this, she still had an unfinished mission.

Just as Black Panther was about to launch his fatal strike, Xiao Xue suddenly discovered a break in him. It was an extremely tiny break, fleeting, but Xiao Xue seized the opportunity with her keen insight. She used the last of her body's strength to use her best move and successfully hit the black panther's vitals.

The black panther immediately fell to the ground like a deflated ball. Xiao Xue also fell down on the ring because of her physical strength. The audience under the stage was first stunned for a while, and then erupted into thunderous applause and cheers. They were shocked by Xiao Xue's tenacity and indomitability, but they did not know that there was such a thrilling conspiracy hidden behind this match.

Xiao Xue climbed up from the ring with great difficulty, she looked at the cheering crowd under the stage, her heart was full of mixed feelings. She knew that although she had won the match, the road ahead was still full of unknown dangers. The struggle between her and the dark forces had only just begun.

And at this time, Xiao Xue also realized that she had fallen deeper and deeper into the path of pursuing revenge and justice, gradually losing herself. She begins to reflect on her own behavior, is such revenge really worth it? Has she sunk so far into the darkness that she has forgotten her original purpose? But whenever she thought of the pain her family had suffered and the innocent people who had been harmed by the forces of darkness, the hatred in her heart once again burned like a blazing fire, driving her onward, even if there was a ten thousand-foot abyss in front of her.