Pan Dehai

"If I Want You, to stay by my side, to keep me company through the night, until tomorrow..."

Chu Er sat on the Grand Ballroom of the Bai Le Men, quietly watching the performance of Song Queen Jiang Mengting.

She was all alone in the Grand Ballroom, but the stage was anything but sloppy, with a band, backup dancers, and color-changing gas lamps—everything was done perfectly.

Jiang Mengting was very embarrassed. Singing for someone on the Grand Ballroom of the Bai Le Men was a ridiculous thing.

But she dared not utter a single complaint. She knew Second Miss Chu's temper; one minute she could call her a Song Queen, and the next minute she might peel off her face.

After the band finished singing "I Want You," they were preparing for the next song when Yang Yanzheng walked up to Chu Er.

Chu Er gestured to Jiang Mengting not to stop, and she left the Grand Ballroom.

Now that there are no customers left, Jiang Mengting still has to keep singing.

Upon arriving at a suite on the third floor, Chu Er looked at Yang Yanzheng and asked, "Have you found out?"

Yang Yanzheng nodded. "Monkey Qiu spread the word in the city that if anyone dares to go to the Bai Le Men, the Lu Family will come knocking on their door the next day."

Chu Er didn't believe it. "How many people are there in Green Water City? Do they all listen to Monkey Qiu?"

"It wasn't just Monkey Qiu; He Haiqin, the He Family's Old Master, also issued an order that anyone under the He Family's protection was forbidden from going to the Bai Le Men. The same applied to the Ma family, and even the Chu family..."

Yang Yanzheng didn't continue, saying that the Four Great Families were all targeting Chu Huaiyuan.

Chu Huaiyuan looked up at Yang Yanzheng: "The major Lineage can't possibly control every ordinary citizen, can they? And they wouldn't dare to come, would they?"

Yang Yanzheng smiled wryly and said, "Miss, are you joking? How many ordinary people would be willing to come to the Bai Le Men?"

Chu Er said, "I'll lower the price. You can come dance here for twenty yuan, and they can choose any dancer they want!"

Yang Yanzheng didn't know what to say; doing business like this would surely lead to financial ruin.

Besides, let alone twenty yuan, even if it were free, no one could get in.

"The Lu Family has a few hidden guards nearby. They carry magical treasures, and ordinary people have to take a detour when they see our sign."

Chu Er glared and said, "Summon Wen Hongyan and go kill those traitors!"

Yang Yanzheng advised, "Miss, calm down. Once those traitors are killed, how can Monkey Qiu possibly let it go?"

"Then kill Monkey Qiu too!"

Did you kill Monkey Qiu?

Chu Er has lost his mind.

What did she use to kill Monkey Qiu?

It's already a miracle that Monkey Qiu didn't kill her.

Thankfully, this is Green Water City, Monkey Qiu didn't want to make too much of a commotion, otherwise he would have already attacked Chu Er!

Yang Yanzheng had no choice but to speak frankly, "Your most capable fighter is Wen Hongyan, so why should we kill Monkey Qiu?"

"Go hire men, hire knife-wielders!"

"Which henchman would dare to touch the Lu Family's head steward?"

"I'll pay him, sell my house, and I'll live in the Bai Le Men from now on. I'll fight him to the death!"

Yang Yanzheng rubbed his forehead, and seeing that Chu Er had calmed down a bit, he advised, "Miss, let's return the Bai Le Men to the Lu Family and discuss the price with them. We won't lose much money."

"No way! Bai Le Men is mine! I won't give it to anyone!" Chu Er became agitated again, and Yang Yanzheng stopped talking.

After a long silence, Chu Er stood up and said, "Prepare the car, let's go to Blue Poplar Village."

"What are we going to Blue Poplar Village for?"

"Find Ma Wu. When he opened Carefree Dock, the major Lineage also made things difficult for him. He knows how to deal with it. We must find him for this matter. He must have a plan."

Yang Yanzheng shook his head repeatedly. "Miss, Carefree Dock and Bai Le Men are two different things. How big is Carefree Dock? Bai Le Men is the brand name of Green Water City!"

"You don't know anything! Ma Wu is the real expert at making money; he definitely has a way!"

"Miss, stop joking around. The Lu Family has blocked our business, and who knows what they might do next? You can't leave the city now. If you do, the Lu Family might resort to dirty tricks. Miss, Miss..."

Despite Yang Yanzheng's repeated and earnest attempts to persuade him, Chu Er refused to listen. He prepared a carriage, took his entourage, and went to Blue Poplar Village.

Blue Poplar Village, Changchun Garden.

Big Support Zuo Wugang, went from the dance floor to the restaurant, then from the restaurant to the inn. After circling the inn twice, he headed towards the tavern.

Little Chuanzi followed behind, sweating profusely. "Left Head, you've gone around in circles twenty times already, at least think of something!"

"What are you yelling about!" Zuo Wugang frowned. "I'm just trying to figure out a way!"

Chu Er is here!

Li Banfeng and Ma Wu were both gone, so she decided not to leave. She opened a dozen rooms in Dream Spring Garden and settled there.

She is now a thorn in the side of the Lu Family, and other Lineage are also secretly targeting her. Under these circumstances, she cannot be allowed to stay in Blue Poplar Village for long.

Zuo Wugang thought of this.

But Zuo Wugang couldn't figure out exactly how to do it.

Little Chuanzi was anxious, as were Zhen Jincheng and Cao Zhida.

Cao Zhida offered the first suggestion. "Left leader, I think we should just take a hard line and drive them away. We can handle Chu Er's men!"

Zuo Wugang waved his hand and said, "Why should we be forceful with them? They came to Changchun Garden for entertainment, paid for their room and drinks, why should we kick them out? Is that the right thing to do?"

Zhen Jincheng said, "Then let's go and reason with her and persuade her to leave!"

Zuo Wugang spat out, "What kind of logic is this? You haven't even been to school, and you're trying to reason with a rich young lady?"

Cao Zhida said, "If open attacks don't work, let's try covert methods. Let's trip her up and make her back down!"

"That's not good either," Zuo Wugang shook his head. "Second Miss Chu might really have feelings for the Fifth Young Master. If we treat our men too harshly, the Fifth Young Master will complain about us when he comes back."

Zhen Jincheng sighed and said, "Then what do you suggest we do? It'll be too late once the Lu Family comes knocking!"

"I think it's unlikely. Second Miss Chu is a remarkable person; the Lu Family wouldn't go so far as to wipe her out."

Cao Zhida said, "In Green Water City, the Lu Family still had some reservations. But this is Blue Poplar Village. Killing someone is as easy as killing a chicken. The Lu Family can act without hesitation."

Even if we manage to escape the Lu Family, if Chu Er dies here, we're finished! This is a complicated situation!

Zuo Wugang had also thought of this.

But he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Zuo Wugang grew impatient. "You all go back! Stop yelling at me! Get out of here!"

The three of them found a room in Changchun Garden and sat down, while Zuo Wugang continued drawing circles outside.

Little Chuanzi sighed, "Why can't the left side come up with any ideas at all!"

Zhen Jincheng shook his head and said, "That's his problem. When someone gives him orders, he's a tiger; when no one gives him orders, he can't even catch up to a cat."

Cao Zhida slammed his fist on the table and said, "Why isn't Fifth Master back yet? And there's no sign of Seventh Master either!"

Twenty hours later, Li Banfeng woke up in his Portable Abode.

"Hey, my dear husband, did you have a good dream just now?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I had a nightmare. I dreamt that I was eaten clean by a bunch of bugs."

Sizzle~

"Oh, my husband, this shouldn't be happening. Meeting that slut has given me such wonderful dreams. Some people never wake up from this dream in their entire lives."

Li Banfeng sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "The bitch you're talking about, is it that girl surnamed Feng?"

"If I'm not mistaken, my Little Slave must have encountered Feng Daiku."

"Feng Daiku? What kind of name is that?"

The record player hissed, "When this woman was born, she brought a calamity to her family, which is why they disliked her and gave her such an unpleasant name."

Feng Daiku to pronounce, so over time, some people started calling her Feng KouDai, which sounded much better and stuck.

"Feng KouDai? Isn't that even worse?"

Sizzle~

"The name was quite nice. But after a few years, I don't know if it was due to mispronunciation or something, but someone mispronounced 'pocket' as 'belt,' and people started calling her Feng Kudai.'"

"Belt? How can you tolerate this?"

"Yes! To be fair, this bitch has some magnanimity. She accepted the name 'Belt' and even changed the name of her territory. It was originally called Pocket Hill, but later it was changed to Belt Ridge."

Belt Ridge...

Belt Ridge!

"My Wife, you're saying that Belt Ridge is her territory? And she even gave it that name?"

"Yes! She's the Local Earth God of Belt Ridge. You should know what a Local Earth God."

Local Earth God!

These three words kept echoing in Li Banfeng's mind.

That Miss Feng was Local Earth God, the Local Earth God of Belt Ridge.

What about Old Man Yao from Medicine King Gully?

Is he also Local Earth God?

Local Earth God in Medicine King Gully?

Logically, it makes sense; Old Man Yao is a ghost, and so is the Local Earth God.

Is Miss Feng a ghost?

We should have looked at Golden Eyes Autumn Down closely then.

Li Banfeng asked the record player, "Wife, what is the origin of the Local Earth God?"

"This Little Slave cannot remember."

"Good Wife, just tell me, and I'll get you something to eat. Fresh, sweet, and crisp souls, you can have as much as you want." Li Banfeng moved closer to the record player.

"Hey, Little Slave lord, I'm not trying to cheat you, Little Slave really can't remember. The origin of the Local Earth God is related to the Inner State, Little Slave don't want to think about things in the Inner State."

Inner State?

Li Banfeng heard a new term.

What kind of place is Inner State?

"There are Outer State outside, Inner State inside, and in the middle is Pro State."

"My Wife, please tell me more about this Inner State."

"My Little Slave, I truly do not wish to recall this."

"Wife, think it over carefully. I'll go buy groceries in a bit."

"My lord, if you force Little Slave to think about it, Little Slave can think about it, but I'll go crazy if I do."

Li Banfeng smiled calmly, "It's okay to be a little crazy. Who hasn't gone crazy before?"

Sizzle~

The record player's melody suddenly slowed down considerably. "After going mad, I might not recognize my husband anymore. Husband, do you really want Little Slave to have to think about it?"

Li Banfeng was silent for a moment, then moved a little further away from the record player. "Then I won't force you, my Wife."

Clang clang clang~ Hey~

The Wife's singing became much more cheerful. "Hey, my husband, speaking of which, I remember you've always been in Green Water Bay, how did you end up meeting that vile woman Feng Daiku?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. She said she was injured."

"Hey, that's strange. How many people in Green Water Bay could hurt her? Could it be that she was injured by that beggar? But why would she come all the way to Green Water Bay to provoke that beggar?"

The beggars of Green Water Bay?

The owner of Green Water Bay?

They started fighting?

Is this about fighting for territory?

The amount of information was overwhelming, and Li Banfeng became increasingly confused as he listened.

He suddenly remembered something, something Feng Daiku given him, wrapped in bamboo leaves, that lump of flesh and blood.

He took the flesh and blood out of his suit pocket. "This was given to me by Feng Daiku."

Huff~

A cloud of steam enveloped the bamboo leaves, and I sensed it for a long time.

"This wretch has become quite skilled. The seal she made is so strong that even I can't sense it. My lord, please open this bamboo leaf and let Little Slave see it."

Li Banfeng untied the grass stem from the bamboo leaf, revealing the mass of flesh and blood inside.

Tap~ Tap~ Tap... Tai~

After the gongs and drums had been playing for a long time, the record player finally spoke, "If I am not Little Slave, this is Pan Dehai's flesh and blood."

Li Banfeng looked bewildered. "Who is Pan Dehai?"

"De Xiu, known to the world as Virtue Sea Mister, is also Local Earth God, so how did he end up fighting with Feng Daiku?"

PS: Why would the Local Earth God of Belt Ridge appear in Green Water Bay?

Are they still fighting with others in Green Water Bay?

Does this mean they don't respect the leader of Green Water Bay?