Who Was the Target?

Li Banfeng arrived at Decency Village, found Shui Yongquan and Qiu Luoye, and discussed borrowing people.

Shui Yongquan was silent for a moment before saying, "Li Qi, Proper Land's been many years since I've been there, and there are some things I may not understand anymore. But I still want to say that you're going to try to take a hard line with the Guanfang Envoy, and that probably won't work."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "The time has come. This time we have to be tough with them."

Shui Yongquan said helplessly, "You have your ideas, but let me think about lending people again. I'm still worried about what happened after I sent Huo Ling and Aqin..."

Qiu Luoye scoffed from the side, "What are you hesitating about? Huo Ling and Aqin are both mine!"

Shui Yongquan said, "They used my technique to get to the Proper Land."

Qiu Luoye sneered, "What, are you afraid they'll use their techniques to catch you?"

Shui Yongquan sighed and said, "Green Water City is Green Flower's territory. We keep sending people there. Aren't you worried he'll attack?"

"What are you worried about? Do you really think he can call?" Qiu Luoye was calm; he wasn't just saying it out of anger. "This is our doorstep. Let him try calling."

Shui Yongquan sighed, "You're too reckless in your actions."

Qiu Luoye laughed and said, "Are you reliable in your work? Are you more reliable than those Local Earth God next to Green Water Bay?"

They're incredibly shrewd. Every time the Green Flower comes, they cower. I heard one Local Earth God lost 70% of his territory, leaving him with less than 30%. I wonder how long he can hold out.

Many people have been clearing land around Green Water Bay, but none of those new plots have been converted into Proper Land. As soon as the land is nearly cleared, Green Flower snatch it away.

"I'm bad at math, so I don't know how big 70% of the land is. We're lucky; our territory is a little far from Green Flower's. Once he takes over all the surrounding land, once he reaches out to us, do you think you're safe and won't get beaten up?"

Shui Yongquan shook his head and said, "He can't possibly reach that far. By the time he actually does reach out, this place will probably be our Proper Land by then. It won't be too late to talk to him then."

Qiu Luoye scoffed, "With your guts, you actually expect this place to become Proper Land? Don't you feel ashamed saying that?"

Shui Yongquan frowned and said, "Do you know how popular Green Water City is? Do you know how high Green Flower's cultivation level is? If he finds out you're sending Strange Monsters into his territory, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Qiu Luoye turned its face and looked intently at Shui Yongquan: "I know that Green Flower's cultivation is far superior to ours. If you back down, you can stay in Xindi for the rest of your life. If you don't back down, let's fight it out."

Li Qi, I've assigned you men, all of them are capable fighters! Old Shui won't help you, so I'll find someone else to help you. It's just a matter of concealing their identities, right? We have plenty of ways!

Let's talk about the price first. How many people can you hire to clear the land?

Regardless of past grievances, Li Banfeng still appreciates Qiu Luoye's straightforwardness.

Li Banfeng held out one hand and said, "Five hundred people."

Businesses in various locations are operating smoothly. With Li Banfeng's current resources, it wouldn't be difficult for him to hire 500 people to reclaim wasteland.

A Qiu Luoye slammed into the ground, causing it to shake several times. "Great, let's go choose our people!"

Shui Yongquan pursed his lips and said, "Five hundred people, that's quite a lot..."

Of course, there are quite a few.

Before Li Banfeng arrived, no one in Shui Yongquan and Qiu Luoye had ever successfully cleared the land. The two of them would even fight over who would be the one to clear the land.

They reached the Cloud Above Second Layer thanks to the popularity they had accumulated from the large number of Strange Monsters. Originally, they had given up all hope of pioneering the land, but now hope has returned.

Since they met, Li Banfeng has arranged for people to open dozens of Land Block in the Shui Yongquan and Qiu Luoye's Territory, and now he's planning a big one.

Qiu Luoye laughed and said, "Old Shui, are you craving something? There's such a big piece of fatty meat here, do you want to eat it?"

If you want to eat, you have to do the work! Brother Li Qi is here to ask us for a favor. Do you know what it means to ask for a favor?

Show us something real, stop spouting this old-fashioned nonsense!

Shui Yongquan gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, let's go!"

The Qiu Luoye were truly impressive, summoning six skilled men for Li Banfeng.

One is Duan Wuchou, a headless woman. She is a woman with the same figure and clothing as a normal woman, except that she has no head and usually speaks through her navel. She is a sixth-level Nightmare Cultivator.

The other one is a two-headed woman named Liang Wucai. She is also a woman with a normal figure, but she has two heads. These two heads are even distinguished by their names: one is called Liang Wu and the other is called Liang Cai. They often bicker and argue.

Shui Yongquan glanced at Duan Wuchou and Liang Wucai, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Can't you two be more evenly matched? Qiu Daxiang, how am I supposed to hide their identities if you choose people like this?"

Besides these two, there was also a sixth-level body cultivator Bai Shou Lian, who, true to his name, had more than a hundred hands.

The man, who had been Guan Bafang from six levels, possessed sixteen eyes.

The woman, who had cultivated six levels of Food Cultivator and Chi Liuhe, was fatter than Qiu Luoye.

The last one is the Street Scolding Woman; she's an old friend, so there's no need to say more.

Shui Yongquan roared, "Qiu Daxiang, are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?! How are you going to bring these people to Green Water City?!"

Apart from the Street Scolding Woman, the remaining five posed serious technical difficulties for the Shui Yongquan.

Qiu Luoye said, "Old Shui, five hundred pioneers aren't easy to earn. Brother Li Qi only wants ruthless people."

"A truly ruthless person wouldn't have such a neat appearance. You need to think of another way."

In order to attract more pioneers, Shui Yongquan went to great lengths, using his Hundred Streams and Hundred Transformations technique to forcibly alter the appearances of several people.

Using the ever-changing technique takes time. Shui Yongquan repeatedly instructed, "If you find the spell can no longer be concealed, drink water immediately and wash your body. As long as you have enough water, you can regain the technique!"

Both of them invested heavily and took considerable risks. Li Banfeng immediately rushed back to Green Water City to gather the pioneers.

The biggest concern now is time. According to Shan Baowen, Chu Huaijun is going to take action in the next few days, and it's uncertain whether the helpers will arrive in time from Xindi.

Once the six helpers from Xindi arrived, Li Banfeng felt at ease.

The two-headed man Liang Wucai, the Food Cultivator Chi Liuhe, and the body cultivator who Bai Shou Lian, these three will first go to Lu Chunying's residence to set up defenses.

The Street Scolding Woman, the Guan Bafang observes all directions, Nightmare Cultivator Duan Wuchou are all under Luo ZhengNan's command. They are responsible for keeping an eye on the Chu family's movements and also for relaying messages.

Shen Rongqing and Zhang Xiuling were also ready to provide support at any time.

Li Banfeng stayed in Carefree Dock, managing the business while continuing to recruit people.

He returned to his own territory, intending to invite Zhang Wanlong as well. Even if the Guanfang Envoy completely broke off relations, he was prepared to fight to the bitter end.

But Zhang Wanlong politely declined. "Seventh Master, I really want to help you, but I'm just a farmer; I'm really not good at fighting."

I have two bags of good seeds and some pesticides here. I'll give them to you. That's all I can do, so please don't make things difficult for me.

Li Banfeng was already very satisfied that Zhang Wanlong had done this much; Farming Cultivator was indeed not suitable for facing the enemy in battle.

Moreover, Zhang Wanlong is not Travel Cultivator. It would take him quite a while to walk from Li Banfeng's territory to Green Water City. By the time he arrives, Chu Huaijun will probably have already made his move.

Li Banfeng did not take Zhang Wanlong's seeds and medicine for nothing; he immediately had Zhang Wanlong calculate the price and gave him silver dollars.

Upon returning to Green Water City, Li Banfeng continued to monitor Chu Huaijun's movements.

But Chu Huaijun remained calm and didn't make a move.

Could it be that the message sent by Shan Baowen was incorrect?

Or perhaps the person they want to eliminate isn't among those three?

Li Banfeng worried that this was Chu Huaijun's delaying tactic. Once the pressure eased, there would inevitably be some relaxation, and any oversight could render all previous preparations futile.

But the Chu family remained unmoved.

Late at night, just as Carefree Dock closed its doors, Li Banfeng was pondering a strategy, wondering whether to directly attack the Chu family's doorstep.

On second thought, I realized that doing so was really foolish.

They had made ample preparations and gained the upper hand, and were now just waiting for the enemy to come to their door, but they were losing their composure.

My Wife said I'm impatient, and she's absolutely right.

I'll ask my Wife to put some Machine Oil on it later to calm things down before I think of a solution.

Just as Li Banfeng was about to return to Portable Abode, Qin Xiaopang suddenly arrived at Carefree Dock.

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why did you come directly? Weren't we supposed to meet at the teahouse? If your First Boss has his eye on us, things will get complicated."

Little Fatty shook his head and said, "Seventh Brother, we can't worry about that now. The Second Boss asked me to tell you that the First Boss has gathered more than fifty skilled men, and they set off from Goat Horn Garden two hours ago."

Li Banfeng's eyebrows twitched, realizing why the Chu family had remained inactive.

The Chu family didn't intend to do it themselves; they had the Three Heroes Gate do it for them.

The Three Heroes Gate really did make a move. Was it all for those Judge's Brush?

Goat Horn Garden is located in a remote area, not far from Lu Chunying's residence. Three Heroes Gate really knows how to pick a location.

Alright, once we get to Lu Chunying's house, none of these fifty-odd people will be able to escape.

Etc.

It takes less than two hours to get from Goat Horn Garden to Lu Chunying's residence.

If a fight breaks out on Lu Chunying's side, I should have received the news by now.

Why is there still no movement?

"You took the people away with the Golden Seal, but didn't rush to make a move?"

Qin Xiaopang shook his head and said, "How can we do that? We've gathered everyone; if we don't act, are we just going to wait for word to leak out?"

Li Banfeng remained silent for a moment, then broke out in a cold sweat.

They weren't going to Lu Chunying's house.

They weren't targeting He Yuxiu, Lu Chunying, or Ma Wu.

Li Banfeng said to Qin Xiaopang, "Ninth Brother, hurry up and go find your Second Boss and ask him if he wants to First Boss. If he does, go and snatch the First Boss's position tonight."

Little Fatty was taken aback. "Seventh Brother, you mean tonight?"

"Go right away."

Little Fatty didn't dare to delay and turned to leave.

Li Banfeng shouted, "Don't go through the front gate, go through the back gate. No matter who you encounter on the way, hide from them and ignore them. Hurry up and find your Second Boss."

Little Fatty ran out the back door, Li Banfeng called Cao Zhida over, "How many people are left in Carefree Dock?"

Cao Zhida calculated. "There are no guests staying overnight tonight, it's all our own people."

There are seventeen people in the tent, three singers live here, more than thirty dancers and their assistants, a band of about ten people, and including the accountant, cook, and general helpers, there are nearly a hundred people in total.

"Take them away, all of them."

Cao Zhida glanced at the clock. "Leave? Now? It's already past midnight."

"Go! Leave now!"

After seeing them all off, Li Banfeng prepared to return to his Portable Abode to hide.

Cao Zhida didn't dare to ask any more questions. Just as he was about to call for help, Li Banfeng stopped him again.

He was estimating the distance from Goat Horn Garden to Carefree Dock.

It's too late.

These people can't leave.

Once all one hundred people have been gathered, they will run into the people of the Three Heroes Gate as soon as they go out.

The Three Heroes Gate has a great reputation, but it is ultimately just a gang in the martial arts world. They will kill people and then destroy Carefree Dock.

Then what?

Am I hiding in my Portable Abode?

Li Banfeng muttered to himself, "We're here anyway, so what difference does it make where we come from?"

Cao Zhida asked in surprise, "Who's here?"

Li Banfeng added, "We can't leave."

"Again, not leaving?"

"We're not leaving," Li Banfeng said, standing up. "Call everyone to the Grand Ballroom and make sure they stay there. No one is allowed to wander off."

Cao Zhida went there quickly.

Li Banfeng took out a circuit board, installed a battery, connected an antenna, attached a dial pad, and made contact with Luo ZhengNan.

"Tell Ma Wu that Three Heroes Gate is almost at Carefree Dock."

Luo ZhengNan's head was buzzing. "Seventh Master, this is coming for you, you'd better leave quickly."

"I'm not leaving. I'll stay here and have Ma Wu bring his men over immediately, and bring all of us here."

Tell Shen Rongqing and Zhang Xiuling that the Three Heroes Gate is changing its First Boss, and ask them to be witnesses.

Leave someone to keep watch outside Chu Huaijun's door. Get me the message immediately if he shows his face.

Cao Zhida reported, "Seventh Master, everyone has been called and they've all arrived at the Grand Ballroom."

Li Banfeng nodded, picked up the dagger, and went to the Grand Ballroom.

Cao Zhida was taken aback. "Seventh Master, what are you going to do?"

"Bloodletting!" Li Banfeng, wielding a dagger, scanned everyone on the dance floor.

PS: Seventh Master has gone mad; Jiang Mengting even wet her pants. He really wants to bleed her.