A Meeting for Discussion

"Old Li, let me explain. It's not what you see."

The Demon Bear sat up, looking embarrassed. Perhaps Li Mubai had heard his coquettish voice earlier, so he seemed somewhat at a loss, feeling ashamed and indignant.

Li Mubai simply smiled and gave him a knowing look.

This situation is observed.

The Demon Bear's face fell.

That's terrible. His tough-guy image has completely collapsed, and there's no chance of salvaging it.

"You two chat first, I'm going out to buy groceries. Young Master Li, why don't you have dinner here before you leave?"

After the plump woman finished speaking, she didn't give Li Mubai a chance to reply. She turned around and strode out of the room.

After she left, the entire room fell silent.

Sitting on the bed, the Demon Bear shook its head, deciding to stop thinking about this troublesome matter. Instead, it looked at Li Mubai and asked:

"Old Li, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

Upon hearing this...

Li Mubai laughed and scolded, "It's just that I haven't seen you for several days. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were in some secret place again, playing the phoenix flying through the sky."

"How could that be? I heard that the money you made from betting was all taken by my wife. Now I'm all alone, penniless. What games can I play now?"

The Demon Bear slumped down, sighed, and looked helpless.

No wonder, so that's how it is...

Li Mubai sensed something was off about Old Bear's wife; why was she suddenly being so polite?

In the end, it turned out that Old Bear's secret savings had been confiscated. No wonder his sister-in-law was so happy and wanted to buy Old Bear lamb kidneys!

No wonder,

The other person opened the door with a beaming smile, extremely welcoming, undoubtedly because Old Bear had revealed how he got the money. Otherwise, given how similar his interests were to Old Bear, he certainly wouldn't have been liked by his sister-in-law.

"By the way, Old Bear, with your thick skin, how did you get injured? Your strength is among the best in the entire Elder Hall, who could possibly hurt you?"

Looking at the Demon Bear's exposed chest, Entanglement a circle of white bandages, Li Mubai was somewhat puzzled.

But.

Although the Demon Bear was injured and had bandages wrapped around its chest, Li Mubai was relieved to see that the Demon Bear was still glowing.

The other person was just sweetly clamoring for lamb kidneys, which means it wasn't a serious injury. After all, what injured person has that kind of energy?

Hearing Li Mubai's question, the Demon Bear sighed sadly:

"Stop talking."

I don't know what got into the Pope, that he had to provoke those two ferocious beasts in the forest.

Well, I took a hit, but thanks to my thick skin, I'm mostly unharmed.

Yue Guan, also known as Chrysanthemum Douluo, took a solid slap, his soul body was even cracked, and he is still seriously injured, lying at home, his condition unknown.

"What did you say? You went to the Star Dou Great Forest?" Li Mubai was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Bibi Dong would dare to lead the two of them into the Star Dou Great Forest, where the two beasts were both ruthless, each more ruthless than the other.

"Yes. I don't know what those two Soul Beast ate, how come they are so ferocious in battle? Even my soul body was scratched with three deep, bone-revealing wounds after taking one of their claws."

As he spoke, the Demon Bear ripped off the bandages, revealing his back, which bore three long wounds that stretched from his right spine down to his left ribs. Even though the wounds had scabbed over, they still looked gruesome and terrifying.

Li Mubai was immediately dumbfounded. "You call this a minor injury?"

These wounds were terrifying enough; on an ordinary person, they would probably have become infected and caused death long ago. Yet the Demon Bear called them minor injuries, which truly shocked Li Mubai.

"What else could this be but a minor injury? Look at me, I'm still as lively as ever."

The Demon Bear immediately rolled off the bed and struck a pose often used by fitness enthusiasts. His thick, muscular arms were firmly rooted, and his strong body had a healthy bronze color, showing no signs of injury.

However.

The next second.

The Demon Bear, which had been standing firm, suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?"

Li Mubai felt somewhat bewildered.

But the next moment...

He then saw a splash of bright red on the Demon Bear's side.

"Bang, it exploded..."

Feeling something liquid falling from his back, the Demon Bear immediately realized what was happening. It was his scabbed wound that had burst open. It was because he had held his breath and strained his muscles that the wound, which hadn't fully healed, had ruptured.

"Forget it, you shouldn't go. Just stay home and recover..."

Seeing the Demon Bear spurting blood, Li Mubai shook his head.

He originally planned to delegate some tasks to Old Bear, since the construction of the new city required a lot of work, and he was only one person, so there would definitely be times when he couldn't handle it all.

"What's up? I'm telling Old Li, you're not being fair! What good thing is it that you have to leave me out?"

The Demon Bear, who had been bandaging the bleeding wound, suddenly stopped what it was doing, moved closer to Li Mubai, and gave him a sly look.

"Don't overthink it, it's not the kind of 'good thing' you're thinking of. This is physically demanding work, so don't come and join in. I'm afraid your small frame can't handle it. Let your sister-in-law buy you some kidneys to nourish you."

Li Mubai glanced at him and said, half-jokingly.

"Old Li, what are you talking about? Do I look like a greyhound? I'm a real tough guy, the really tough kind!"

The Demon Bear wanted to hold its breath again, but remembering the wound on its back that was still bleeding profusely, it straightened its back instead, as if it wanted to pierce the sky.

"Come on. I've heard Jun Qian talk about what kind of guy you are. He's a macho man who goes all out for five minutes, and then he's nothing. He always leaves people feeling stuck, and they complain a lot."

Li Mubai rolled his eyes.

Miss Jun Qian.

The top courtesan of Drunken Fragrance House was known for her graceful and charming dance moves, and she was also a first-rate player in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Her face and figure are among the best in the industry.

In this way.

Drunken Fragrance House naturally became one of Li Mubai and Old Bear's favorite places to visit.

"She told you all of this?" Demon Bear's previous confidence vanished instantly, leaving him like a deflated balloon, utterly powerless.

"Alright, let's treat your wound first."

As Li Mubai walked in, he said to the Demon Bear, "Lie down."

"Where should I lie?" The Demon Bear asked, completely bewildered.

"Nonsense, of course it's in bed. Where else could it be?"

The Demon Bear obediently lay down on the bed, its back still bleeding profusely from the open wound, staining a large area of the sheet beneath it completely red.

"I'm telling you, you really have a lot of blood. Don't you know how to use your Soul Power to seal your wounds?"

Looking at the wounds that were still bleeding, Li Mubai was somewhat speechless.

The Demon Bear buried its head in the sheets and chuckled sheepishly, "I forgot, I forgot..."

Once the Demon Bear used its Soul Power to seal the wound, the bleeding stopped immediately.

This is the innate talent of Soul Master, requiring no Soul Skill.

That is precisely why.

The reason why Soul Master hold such a high status in this world is due to the difference in individual strength.

Li Mubai flipped over and immediately straddled the Demon Bear's waist, poised to charge forward on horseback.

This action immediately drew a series of strange cries from the Demon Bear: "Hey Old Li, what are you doing? You don't have some kind of weird fetish, do you? We're brothers, don't do anything reckless!"

I don't know why.

The Demon Bear's seemingly cautionary words actually contained a hint of eager anticipation, which made Li Mubai feel nauseous. "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. I'm a real man, how could I have homosexual desires?"

Immediately afterwards, Li Mubai took out a small black bottle from his pocket, opened the stopper, poured out the dark, sticky ointment inside, and applied it to all the wounds on the Demon Bear's back.

Feeling the Bingbing sensation from the wound on his back, the Demon Bear couldn't help but let out a comfortable groan.

"Ah..."

And right at this very moment.

A figure suddenly appeared at the bedroom door.

The plump woman stared in astonishment at the two people on the bed, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Clatter

The vegetables in the plump woman's hand fell directly to the ground.

The sound quickly drew the attention of the two people on the bed.

"Wife, wife." Demon Bear looked completely bewildered. He noticed the strange expression on her face and immediately realized that she must have misunderstood.

"Honey, don't misunderstand, Old Li is just applying medicine to my wound."

The Demon Bear struggled to get up, and Li Mubai jumped off the bed as well, saying to the plump woman, "Sister-in-law, don't overthink it, things are just as the Old Bear said."

The Star Luo Empire, and a cool breeze is blowing gently.

The dim candlelight flickered.

After several rounds of drinks...

Under the persistent questioning of the Demon Bear, Li Mubai finally revealed the new city construction plan in detail.

"What did you just say?! How much can the new city construction make?"

The Demon Bear immediately spat out the wine it had just drunk. Li Mubai reacted quickly and bent down to dodge it, but the two plump women sitting opposite the Demon Bear got sprayed all over their faces.

"Wife, I... I... I absolutely didn't mean it." The Demon Bear, terrified upon discovering the situation, hurriedly offered a frantic explanation.

The two plump women wiped their faces, which were covered in wine, with their sleeves. After glancing at Li Mubai, they got up in unison and headed towards the bedroom. However, before leaving, they glared fiercely at the Demon Bear, their eyes seeming to say, "You're dead tonight!"

"Old Bear, I advise you to eat more kidneys now. I'm really worried you won't be able to hold on tonight!"

Li Mubai noticed the exchange between the two men, so he picked up his chopsticks, grabbed several large pieces of pork kidney, and placed them into the Demon Bear's bowl, all while showing a look of sympathy.

"Old Li, do I look like someone who's afraid of his wife? Let's not talk about that for now. You just said how much money the New City Project can make?"

The Demon Bear puffed out its chest.

Li Mubai glanced at him. If the Demon Bear hadn't kept begging for mercy, he would have actually believed that nonsense. Although speechless, he still answered the Demon Bear: "The construction of the new city, if nothing unexpected happens, the land alone could be worth six million gold coins."

"Really!"

The Demon Bear held chopsticks in its hand, and Teng jumped up, looking excited.

Li Mubai nodded slightly.

"Old Li, how could I miss out on such a great opportunity? You have to let me handle this!"

The Demon Bear believed Li Mubai's words without a shred of doubt.

Last time he gambled, he was skeptical, but the final result surprised everyone. The winner was Li Mubai, which shocked many people. So after the last incident, Demon Bear believed Li Mubai without a doubt.

Don't get so close.

Li Mubai pushed away the Demon Bear that was practically shoving its head into his face and continued, "Aren't you injured?"

"What's this! For the Spirit Hall, I'd go through fire and water!"

The Demon Bear declared righteously.

"Alright then, come to my place tomorrow morning. I have things to do tonight. I also have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

After Li Mubai finished speaking, he stood up and headed towards the gate. Before leaving, he gave the Demon Bear a meaningful look and then left.

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Early morning.

Li Mubai, who was washing up, heard a knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, a figure came into view—it was Demon Bear Douluo, but he looked somewhat different today. His slightly dark face was greasy and lifeless, and his dark circles were quite striking and eye-catching.

Without much thought, Li Mubai knew that Old Bear definitely hadn't slept last night.

"Old Bear, are you sure you can handle this?"

Li Mubai looked at the Demon Bear's exhausted appearance and teased it.

"Sure, why not? A real man doesn't say no!" Demon Bear insisted, his face full of bravado.

"Alright, then come with me."

Li Mubai nodded and immediately stepped forward.

He was looking for someone, someone who could ensure the smooth progress of the new city's construction, and someone who could bring immense benefits to the Spirit Hall. And that person was—

Li Fengheng!

Sili Trading Company, a leader in cross-border trade, has accumulated immense wealth.

Although its rise has been short, its foundation should not be underestimated.

In addition, given that the other party is a descendant of the Li Clan of the Heaven Dou Empire, many businessmen in the industry will give him some face.

Only he could invite all those local gentry and wealthy merchants to come and discuss their great cause together!

In front of a luxurious mansion.

Li Mubai communicated with the gatekeeper and guards with practiced ease.

Soon.

One of the two guards then jogged away.

The mansion was so large that only the outermost iron gate blocked Li Mubai and his companion's way; the main building was inside, and Li Mubai could only see a tall spire.

Soon.

The guard's figure disappeared around a shady corner.

Not long after.

The guard hurriedly returned, followed by a figure dressed in brocade robes, none other than Li Fengheng.

Just now.

Li Fengheng was at home pondering whether or not to visit Li Mubai again. Just as he was arranging for his men to prepare the gift, a guard at the outermost gate hurried over.

He was startled when he heard that the visitor was Li Mubai.

After the shock of this news, he felt a surge of excitement and elation.

What an honor it is for an elder from the Spirit Hall to pay us a visit!

Without even changing his clothes, Li Fengheng headed straight for the mansion gate.

"Open the door quickly!"

Li Fengheng looked excited and hurriedly urged his men to open the gate.

As soon as the door opened, he immediately stepped forward, beaming with a smile, and respectfully said to Li Mubai:

"Elder Li, I am so sorry for not greeting you properly!"