Dirty Work

Li Banfeng looked at Lai Baifan's corpse. Although the body was scattered, when the limbs and remains were pieced together, it still looked like a toad.

To be fair, his ever-changing techniques are indeed impressive. Li Banfeng said, "He must have combined the methods of body cultivation and Food Cultivator to create this unique Star Skill."

The record player beside him said, "My dear husband, this Little Slave didn't taste any body cultivation flavor."

Li Banfeng was taken aback. "Does body cultivation have any special flavor?"

"Yes, there are body cultivators who resemble cows and have the unique chewiness of beef; body cultivators who resemble sheep and have the unique muttony smell of mutton; body cultivators who resemble scorpions or centipedes and have the unique fishy smell of reptiles. This person doesn't have any special smell."

Li Banfeng said, "Wife, think about it carefully again. Doesn't his soul smell like a toad?"

The record player laughed, "My dear husband, you've come to the right person. Little Slave love eating toads, so how could Little Slave not taste the flavor of a person's soul?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment, then asked, "If it's not a toad, could it be some other body cultivator?"

The record player sighed, "My dear Little Slave, I've only been eating souls, so I probably haven't tasted the flavor yet. Why don't you ask the ones who eat meat?"

Hong Ying puffed out her chest and said, "I can't tell the difference!"

The record player brandished a board and said, "If you can't tell the difference, just keep your head down and eat. Why are you talking so much? Little Jiu, you have a good tongue, can you taste the flavor?"

Ninth Girl glanced triumphantly at Hong Ying, then turned to Li Banfeng and said, "Xiao Wan is right, this person is definitely not a body cultivator."

He's not a body cultivator, yet he's impersonating a body cultivator ancestor?

Li Banfeng exclaimed, "That's a brilliant technique!"

His every move resembled a toad, and his appearance was somewhat similar to that of a toad. However, he was not even a body cultivator, yet he rightfully became the Grandmaster of body cultivators in Three Heads Junction.

What's worse, before the fight, Li Banfeng had asked Iron Baldy and a group of overseers, and none of them knew Lai Baifan's true Daoist sect.

Lai Baifan did not cultivate physical skills, but that did not affect his ability to create techniques.

"My dear Wife, what is the essence of creative techniques?"

Hong Ying shook her head and said, "My dear Seventh Son, why do you want to create new techniques? Aren't there enough existing techniques for you to learn?"

Ninth Girl sneered, "Seventh Brother a fine young man. How could a blockhead like you possibly understand his ambitions?"

"Who are you calling a idiot?" The two were about to fight again when the record player spewed out a cloud of steam, scalding them both red.

"My lord, when creating your own techniques, you must understand their ineffable essence. Before using a technique, you must understand its fundamental principles. After using a technique, you must understand what changes it can produce."

A slash or a kick—these methods lack fundamental structure and variation; they are clearly not techniques.

Fundamentals and changes.

After pondering for a while, Li Banfeng left Portable Abode.

Back in the cabin, Li Banfeng released a group of shadows and convened a meeting.

"Regarding the future development of the technique of Dismemberment by Five Horses, I would like to hear everyone's thoughts. Please feel free to speak your mind."

There was a two-minute silence in the room before a dark figure spoke first, "I don't think Dismemberment by Five Horses is a technique, because it doesn't have the characteristics of a technique. It's more like a tactic, like the tactic we used when we were doing Puppet Dance."

Speaking of Puppet Dance, I recently thought of a new set of Dance Steps. This set of Dance Steps doesn't have many variations in footwork, but the expression in upper body language is significantly richer. As we all know, our body language has always been relatively monotonous...

Li Banfeng interrupted the shadowy figure, "Banfeng Bing, stop dancing. And Banfeng Ding, turn off the background music. Such a serious occasion is not suitable for music with such a strong rhythm."

Banfeng Bing and Banfeng Ding returned to their respective positions, saying nothing but harboring resentment.

Ban Feng Fengjia claimed to be able to speak freely, but his bias was very obvious; he hoped that Dismemberment by Five Horses was a technique.

But most other Ban Feng do not agree:

"Logically, Dismemberment by Five Horses cannot be a technique, because there is no Daoist affiliation for it."

"I think it's easy to find the affiliation of the Daoist sect. The so-called 'Dismemberment by Five Horses Tear the Corpse' means that a group of brothers charge up together and tear the enemy into five pieces. If you want to use this technique, you have to know how to use the Shadows Pitying Each Other Alone' technique first. In the end, it's just a tactic of a House Cultivator."

Li Banfeng retorted, "Then why do I sense it every time they use the Dismemberment by Five Horses '?"

"We've all taken action, and you haven't even reacted? How can you live with yourself?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and then asked, "Then why do you tell me, every time the Dismemberment by Five Horses is used, are seven people attacked together?"

After a moment of silence, the group of shadows began to express their opinions.

"Because we're both Li Qi, and we have an emotional connection to the number seven!"

"The first time the tactic of Dismemberment by Five Horses was used, all seven of them were attacked at once, which clearly created a mental inertia."

"Four players should be the main force, and three should play a supporting role. This division of labor is obviously more reasonable."

Everyone's points were valid, but none of them were the outcome Li Banfeng wanted.

As the argument continued, Li Banfeng looked at Banfeng Yi.

Banfeng Yi remained silent. He had spent the longest time in Lai Baifan's stomach, repeatedly soaked in stomach acid, which caused him both physical and psychological harm.

After a moment of eye contact, Banfeng Yi spoke. Li Banfeng thought he would start by complaining, but to his surprise, his first words greatly encouraged Li Banfeng.

"When we used the Dismemberment by Five Horses to tear him apart, we hardly discussed it at all, but we acted with such perfect coordination. So I think that's a technique."

Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly, as there really wasn't time to discuss tactics at the time.

Banfeng Bing retorted, "Does this tactic even need discussion? With such a perfect opportunity, we should have used the Dismemberment by Five Horses!"

Banfeng Yi looked at Banfeng Bing: "Was the opportunity good back then? We weren't around Lai Baifan, we were inside Lai Baifan's stomach. It was hard to even find a foothold. It was definitely not a good time to use the Dismemberment by Five Horses technique."

The reason they used the Dismemberment by Five Horses" technique was likely due to receiving the feedback from Ban Feng Jia, which bears some resemblance to the characteristics of the technique.

As everyone pondered the course of the fight, they all felt that Banfeng Yi's words made some sense.

However, Banfeng Yi also pointed out the problem. "If this technique always relies on shadows, then it's a typical Shut-in Cultivation Technique."

Moreover, this battle was extremely difficult, even lucky. Lai Baifan swallowed me up right from the start, putting us on the defensive.

The subsequent fighting was quite chaotic; if they hadn't suddenly used the Dismemberment by Five Horses Tear Apart technique, the situation would have been far from optimistic.

Luck may be temporary, but the problems are long-term. Now, I will give a thorough summary of this battle..."

Snap!

Li Banfeng slapped Banfeng Yi to the ground. "Does this even belong to you to do the summary?"

Banfeng Yi got up from the ground and punched Li Banfeng. The two wrestled together. The remaining shadows split into two groups, each looking for a target and fighting.

Tangyuan entered the courtyard, came to the gate, and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

It sounded like hundreds of people inside the house responded at the same time, which scared Tangyuan so much that she almost ran out of the yard.

The door opened, and there was only Li Qi inside.

Where did that sound come from? Could I have misheard it?

"Seventh Master, the buyer came to collect the goods today and said that according to the old rules, the price will not be increased by a single cent."

Li Banfeng laughed, "Let him get lost, we won't have to worry about finding buyers."

Tangyuan lowered her voice and said, "That man said he was a buyer designated by the Guanfang Hall, and he sounded pretty intimidating. Seventh Master, why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Li Banfeng didn't even look up. "If you're scared, let the Light Bulb go. He's seen more scenes than you."

These words stung Tangyuan. Tangyuan bit her lip, lowered her head, and said, "Seventh Master, I'll send him away right away."

Li Banfeng handed Tangyuan a Golden Essence Pill and a Blue Leaf Pill: "I'm leaving the rest of the business to you. Keep the quarry in good order."

Tangyuan accepted the pills, but felt extremely flustered.

This is not her fault. The living environment of Three Heads Junction is too different from hers since childhood, and she has never had any business-related experience.

Li Banfeng didn't give her many instructions. Choosing to follow Li Banfeng was something Tangyuan would often face in the future.

Tangyuan had just left when Light Bulb came again. "Seventh Master, those overseers told the truth. In Radish Mountain, besides this quarry, this Grandmaster of body cultivation also has two other businesses. One is a medicinal herb business, and the other is a restaurant."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Don't call Lai Baifan the Grandmaster of body cultivators anymore. He's not a body cultivator at all."

He also gave the Light Bulb a Golden Essence Pill and a Blue Leaf Pill. The Light Bulb understood that he was going to go to war with Seventh Master.

Lai Baifan had entrusted all his businesses around Radish Mountain to Iron Baldy. Now that Lai Baifan and Iron Baldy are both dead, these businesses naturally need to be taken back.

After putting away the pills, Light Bulb immediately set off with Li Qi. When they arrived at Anping Pharmacy, Light Bulb called over a shop assistant and said, "Tell your manager to come out."

The waiter glanced at the Light Bulb, initially intending to shoo him away, but seeing that the man was quite handsome, he spoke to him a few more times, "Which manager are you looking for? I'm the manager here. Tell me what you need!"

"Are you in charge?" the Light Bulb chuckled. "I've come to you to buy medicinal herbs."

What kind of medicinal herbs do you want to buy?

"Medicinal herbs for accumulating Dao Affinity."

Anping Pharmacy is a business under Lai Baifan's control. Their main source of income is medicinal herbs that accumulate Dao Affinity.

But can this kind of business be easily talked about?

Of course not. This is not a legal transaction. Even a stone from Three Heads Junction can be used to accumulate Dao Affinity. You can imagine the value of these precious medicinal herbs. Without the permission of the Guanfang Hall, no one else has the right to collect herbs, let alone open a shop to sell them.

The waiter shook off the rag. "You've come to the wrong place. We don't have the medicine you're looking for here."

The Light Bulb asked, "Where can I find one?"

The waiter pointed outside the door. "I'll give you some directions. Go east, walk three miles, and you'll see a large house. The family's surname is Zheng."

Master Zheng went to Inner State two years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Now the lady of the house is in charge, and she likes people like you the most. Go and ask her if she'd be willing to take you in.

The Light Bulb seemed quite serious. "If she accepts me, she'll accumulate Dao Affinity?"

"It's hard to say about Dao Affinity, but I guess it might bring me a good marriage!" The shopkeeper laughed loudly, and the others in the pharmacy laughed along with him.

The Light Bulb laughed too, "You're quite the smooth talker, you'd be a good candidate for our Daoist sect!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter slipped and fell flat on his back.

The fall was hard, and the guy couldn't get up for a long time.

The other guys got anxious and grabbed their weapons, surrounding the Light Bulb.

Light Bulb a flick of his wrist, all the men slipped and fell to the ground.

In the midst of the fighting, the manager of the medicine shop arrived. This man was around thirty years old. Seeing that the Light Bulb had some cultivation, he shook his body, and two tentacles grew from his forehead. His clothes tore open under his arms, and fifteen pairs of thin legs grew out. The ends of the thin legs had barbs that hooked into the cracks in the bricks. He crawled towards the Light Bulb step by step.

It's a centipede! It can stand firmly on slippery ground!

Li Banfeng glanced at the Light Bulb. Without Tangyuan's help, the Light Bulb wouldn't be easy to defeat this type of body cultivator.

The steward crawled toward the Light Bulb, its long tentacles almost reaching the Light Bulb's face.

"You ignorant brat? Do you even know whose business this is? How dare you cause trouble here?"

The Light Bulb didn't back down, calmly replying, "Who among us is ignorant? Don't we know your business has changed hands?"

The manager was a little worried. He had heard that something had happened at the quarry, and the head manager had gone there but hadn't heard back. Could it be that he had been defeated by this kid?

Judging from his cultivation level, he shouldn't be able to defeat the head manager. Even if the head manager suffers an unexpected defeat, he still has the Grandmaster to protect him.

With that thought, the manager had no more worries. He split his lips open, revealing a pair of fangs, and bit into the Light Bulb.

The Light Bulb, seemingly nimbly dodges the centipede's claws, and stabs the centipede with its dagger.

The blade broke, but the centipede's shell remained intact.

How can these centipedes be so resilient?

The Light Bulb seemed flustered, and Li Banfeng threw Light Bulb a pair of Iron Ruler.

Although these Iron Ruler have no spiritual power, they have been reforged by the Copper Lotus, making them not only strong and sharp but also highly poisonous.

Holding the strange weapon, the Light Bulb was momentarily at a loss as to how to use it.

The centipede turned its body and lunged at the Light Bulb again.

The Light Bulb dodged the centipede's head, grabbed the Iron Ruler, and forcefully stabbed it into the centipede's body.

It pierced through.

The centipede twitched, clearly in great pain.

The Light Bulb inserted the Iron Ruler into the centipede's body and stirred it continuously. Using the slippery surface of the ground, he swayed his feet along with the centipede's body, never letting the centipede bite him.

Several of his men struggled to their feet from the greasy mess and came to attack the Light Bulb. The Light Bulb was beckoning to the centipedes with one hand and to a group of men with the other, looking rather disheveled.

Li Banfeng watched silently from the sidelines, never making a move.

About ten minutes later, Light Bulb sat down on the ground, panting heavily. The centipede's venom had taken effect, and it couldn't move. Light Bulb had also knocked down about ten of his men.

Li Banfeng took out another Golden Essence Pill and handed it to the Light Bulb: "Good lad, you did a great job this time."

Looking at the pills, the Light Bulb happily accepted them. "Seventh Master, there's also a restaurant; let's take it all together."

"Don't rush!" Li Banfeng glanced at the pharmacy. "If we just close the shop, who's going to watch the stall?"

This is a problem.

Li Banfeng gave the manager an antidote pill. Once the poison subsided, the manager gave in and stood in front of the Light Bulb, not daring to breathe loudly.

The Light Bulb asked him, "How many businesses did your Grandmaster manage?"

The person in charge was surnamed Lu and named Lu Kuoda. He was a great-great-grandson of Lai Baifan and knew a little about Lai Baifan's situation. As far as he knew, Lai Baifan had thirteen businesses under his control, eleven of which were related to the specialties of Three Heads Junction.

Li Banfeng has two subordinates, and even if they switch jobs, they can't keep an eye on so much business.

After tidying up the pharmacy, Li Banfeng called Ma Wu. Ma Wu was in a bit of a predicament. He needed to manage his new business, including Green Water City, Seven Autumn City, Soda Kiln, Ye Song Bridge, Sleepless Town, and many other places. A whole host of businesses were waiting for him to handle.

Three Heads Junction is a special place, and it's not very convenient to get in and out. If Ma Wu comes, he'll have to put aside his business in other places. But the business in Three Heads Junction is something Seventh Brother worked hard to earn, and Ma Wu would feel bad if he didn't come.

Li Banfeng knew Ma Wu's predicament. "Old Wu, don't worry, the business here isn't ready to be run properly yet. Send a few people over first, and let's take over the territory first."

Three days later, a group of people arrived by train.

"Seventh Master, I thought you had forgotten about me, Lao Zuo!" Zuo Wugang was followed by Zhen Jincheng and Cao Zhida.

"Seventh Young Master, when you turned to leave, did you know that I was always thinking of you behind you?" The Liang Wucai sisters brought with them Bai Shou Lian, Street Scolding Woman, Peep Eight Directions, and Chi Liuhe.

"Seventh Master, I've brought the latest Shadow Play Machine from Black Stone Slope!" Little Chuanzi had improved the Shadow Play Machine; it was slightly larger than before, but the clarity was also much higher.

Did you bring the movie?

Little Chuanzi scratched his head. "I forgot."

"Then what's the point of you bringing Shadow Play Machine?"

"I'll have my brothers from Black Stone Slope send it over right away!"

"My Benefactor, everyone says the sunlight here is so strong! Is it okay for me to be dressed like this?" Xiao Yeci was wrapped up tightly, and if she didn't speak, Li Banfeng wouldn't even recognize her.

"These clothes won't do for you," Li Banfeng said, pointing to the back of the pharmacy. "Come inside with me in a bit, and I'll get you a different outfit!"

"Seventh Master, I have arranged for other people to manage Chu Yaoqian's territory. Everything has been arranged properly, so you don't need to worry." Juanzi also came to the Three Heads Junction. To be honest, it took a lot of courage for Juanzi to step into this place. The memories this place left her with were all nightmares.

"Seventh Brother, no one from the Four Great Families has ever managed to reach the Three Heads Junction in all these years." Qiu Zhiheng brought Cao Ye over so that she could broaden her horizons.

"Brother Bai Sha, who is this girl? She's so pretty!" You Tao's eyes kept glancing at Tangyuan, making Tangyuan blush.

"This is You Xuehan, a friend from Outer State."

"You Xuehan, You Xuetao..." Youtao stared at the You Tao Tangyuan for a long time.

"Seventh Brother, just tell me who you want to take care of next, I can handle it!" Qin Tianjiu stood next to Qiu Zhiheng, and the two thin men swayed slightly in the cold wind.

Li Banfeng asked Little Fatty, "Brother, how much do you eat a day now?"

Qin Tianjiu thought for a moment, "Before coming here, I made Old Pan cry. I don't think he was joking; he really cried."

Li Banfeng felt he had been a bit reckless; food was not plentiful in Three Heads Junction.

Cai Junshan, the Guanfang Envoy of the Sinner City, arrived at the Guanfang Hall and waited for half a day outside Liao Zihui's office.

Liao Zihui didn't really want to see him, but he wouldn't leave, so Liao Zihui had Ling Sujun call him in.

"Junshan, you've been quite busy lately, haven't you? You absolutely can't let your guard down in the preparations."

The threat of war from the Devil Master has not yet been eliminated, and Liao Zihui reminds Cai Junshan that the main task at present is to prepare for war.

It's unclear whether Cai Junshan genuinely didn't understand, but he didn't mention the war preparations. "General Envoy, have you heard that Li Qi went to Three Heads Junction?"

"Really?" Liao Zihui was taken aback. "He went to Three Heads Junction?"

"He's gone! He's turned Three Heads Junction upside down!"

"Don't say that. He has a permit to operate a business in Three Heads Junction. Can we stop him from doing business?"

Cai Junshan had been holding back for a long time, and now he let it all out. "He didn't go to do business, he went to demolish houses. In less than half a month, he took over more than a dozen businesses. So many honest and upright businessmen have had their families and businesses ruined by him."

Liao Zihui laughed, "Three Heads Junction, and there are still honest and upright businessmen?"

"Yes! Everyone else is doing legitimate business, but he just goes up and robs them!"

"Blatant robbery? Is it that serious? Is it that new?" Liao Zihui sighed. "Blatant robbery happens every day in Pro State, no matter where you are. I'm afraid we can't possibly manage it all."

Cai Junshan raised his head and said, "General Envoy, Three Heads Junction is different. Three Heads Junction is a strategic location; order cannot be disrupted!"

Liao Zihui's smile gradually faded, and he said to Cai Junshan, "Junshan, we know whether you care about order or not. We also know how much benefit you've gained from working in Three Heads Junction for so many years."

"Your General Envoy, you can't say that. When the work was being arranged, not many people were willing to go to Three Heads Junction. I didn't care about personal gain or loss at the time..." Cai Junshan said anxiously.

Liao Zihui poured him a cup of tea. "Junshan, don't rush, this cup of tea is for you."

You've really suffered in Three Heads Junction all these years. If you feel it's too unfair, I'll find you a better place.

Cai Junshan lowered his head. "I didn't complain."

Liao Zihui picked up his teacup and scraped off the tea leaves. "As for those honest and upright businessmen, you can talk to them and tell them that doing business with Li Qi won't make them suffer losses. If they insist on making things difficult for Li Qi, no one can save them."

Cai Junshan wanted to say something more.

Liao Zihui picked up his teacup. "Hurry up and drink the tea I'm offering you. Once you're done, leave. Don't wait for the next cup."

Back at Three Heads Junction, Cai Junshan was furious, but Liao Zihui had already given him advice, suggesting that Cai Junshan and Li Banfeng join forces in business.

You make it sound so easy, but how much money will you lose?

Previously, each business would directly offer tribute, but now they have to find a way to partner with Li Qi and also have to be mindful of Li Qi's feelings.

Cai Junshan still remembers the Three-Headed People who escaped from Sinner City. He chased him all the way to Qiu Luoye's Territory and was slapped twice by Li Qi. Now, he's being asked to grovel and do business with Li Qi? Don't even think about it!

One of his subordinates gave him an idea. Ji Mingcai, the section chief in charge of commerce, suggested. "Cai Shi, General Envoy Liao does have concerns. Li Qi has a higher status and position than General Envoy Liao, so we can't confront Li Qi directly."

"What do you mean?" Cai Junshan frowned. "Not going to use force, but using persuasion? You want me to beg him?"

"That definitely won't work. We won't use either soft or hard tactics; we'll do something dirty!"

Cai Junshan thought for a moment, "You mean, tamper with the train so he can't get the goods out?"

Ji Mingcai shook his head and said, "That won't do either. Li Qi has been granted permission to do business in Three Heads Junction; there are official documents proving this."

Furthermore, Li Qi only pays the basic transportation costs, which is documented. If we try to sabotage this, General Envoy Liao definitely not agree.

Cai Junshan was confused. "This won't work, that won't work, so tell me how to do it dirty?"

Ji Mingcai lowered his voice and said, "Bring the dirtiest person here and let him do dirty things!"

Cai Junshan knew who this person was, but he was still somewhat worried. "Can he accomplish anything?"

"Whether it works out or not remains to be seen. Li Qi has disgusted us first, so we should disgust him back!"

Cai Junshan nodded and said, "That's true."

Zuo Wugang sat in front of the restaurant waiting for customers. Most of the people in Three Heads Junction were poor, and few could afford to eat out. In the past, this place used the restaurant as a front to secretly do some business of reselling medicinal herbs. Now that Li Qi had taken over this business, it had really been turned into a restaurant.

After waiting all morning, only two people came to eat, and they ordered plain porridge, pickled vegetables, and clear soup.

At noon, Bai Shou Lian steamed two pots of buns and cooked a few dishes, letting Zuo Wugang and his brothers eat first.

Zuo Wugang saw several men on their way, carrying loads on their shoulders, squatting at the entrance of the restaurant, eating flatbread with a sip of cold water.

The pancakes were too hard and difficult to bite, and there was only one small piece per person, which wasn't enough.

These people were hungry and peered longingly into the restaurant, hoping to buy some steamed buns, but they couldn't scrape together the money.

Seeing this, Zuo Wugang told Cao Zhida, "Pack a bag of steamed buns and send it to them; we can't possibly eat them all anyway."

Cao Zhida gave the steamed buns to the travelers, who thanked him profusely and left with them.

A short while later, the men returned.

They didn't walk back; they were pushed back by a large vehicle.

They lay on a flatbed cart, their faces pale, foaming at the mouth, looking like dead people.

The man pushing the cart was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He planted the cart near the restaurant entrance and shouted inside, "Hey, is anyone breathing?"

Zuo Wugang out of the restaurant, looked at the men in the car, and immediately understood the situation.

The middle-aged man pushing the cart looked at Zuo Wugang and asked, "Are you the owner of this restaurant?"

Zuo Wugang nodded. "It's me."

The middle-aged man said, "I've been in this underworld for decades. My friends in the underworld call me Tan Jinxiao. These few of my friends came to your place, ate a steamed bun, and suddenly they couldn't get up anymore. Why do you think that is?"

Zuo Wugang laughed and asked, "Why do you think that is?"

Tan Jinxiao frowned and said, "This is obvious, why are you pretending not to understand?"

Zuo Wugang cracked his knuckles. "I rarely do a good deed, and I've already run into a con artist trying to scam me. So, what do you want?"

Tan Jinxiao laughed and said, "What do I want? You think I'm trying to extort you? Do you look down on me? Let me tell you, I'm here to seriously confront you!"

As they spoke, many pedestrians gathered around to watch the spectacle.

"What happened?"

"Didn't you see? The food at this restaurant is unsanitary; someone got sick from eating there."

"Who is this person?"

"It seems to be Old Tan, right?"

"Let's get out of here, we can't watch this commotion."

Zuo Wugang looked at Tan Jinxiao and said, "Tell me, how do we plan to reason with each other?"

Thump!

Tan Jinxiao lay on the ground.

Zuo Wugang lowered his head and asked, "What does this mean?"

"Let's have a civilized way of beating each other today!" Tan Jinxiao said to Zuo Wugang while lying on the ground. "Today I'll lie here and let you hit me. I'll let you hit me twenty times in total. You hit me ten times in the first ten, then I'll roll over and let you hit me ten more times with my back to me."

As long as you don't pull out any weapons, feel free to use your fists and feet. I'll just beg for mercy or groan, and I'm prepared to take this meal for nothing. I'll never come to your restaurant again. But if we happen to run into each other, I'll kowtow to you first thing when we meet.

"If I don't beg for mercy today, then I'm sorry, this shop is mine now. You can do business here, but you'll have to pay me a monthly tribute. Do you understand?"

Cao Zhida stopped Zuo Wugang, saying, "Master Zuo, we're not falling for this. This kid's a complete thug!"

Zuo Wugang has been traveling the world for many years. How could he not have seen all sorts of thugs?

He pushed Cao Zhida aside, preparing to make his move.

Zhen Jincheng also came up to advise, "Master Zuo, it's not worth getting angry with someone like that. Let's just focus on doing our business."

"What rubbish! Those guys are standing at the door, insisting that something bad happened at our restaurant. How are we supposed to do business like this?" Zuo Wugang shoved Zhen Jincheng aside and kicked Tan Jinxiao.

Zuo Wugang had already reached the seventh level of the ground; with this kick, an ordinary person could probably be kicked to death.

Bai Shou Lian reminded him, "Master Zuo, go easy on him. I've already asked Juanzi; the police in Three Heads Junction are in charge!"

Juanzi had told everyone that the police here were different from those in other places. The police chief of Three Heads Junction did not care about things inside the gate, but only about things outside the gate.

Zuo Wugang killed someone inside the restaurant, and nobody cared. But killing someone in the street outside the restaurant is unacceptable.

Tan Jinxiao looked up and said, "What's wrong? Got scared? Don't dare to make a move? Afraid of killing me?"

Zuo Wugang laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll spare your life!"

Bang!

Zuo Wugang kicked him repeatedly, a total of ten times, but Tan Jinxiao didn't utter a sound. He turned over and let Zuo Wugang continue to hit him.

"Come on, kick your dad! Don't hesitate!"

Zuo Wugang was genuinely a little scared; was this guy really that tough?

He used to deal with thugs before; a few punches and kicks were enough to subdue them.

He kicked Tan Jinxiao ten more times in the back, but Tan Jinxiao didn't utter a sound.

"I said, is that enough?" Tan Jinxiao got up from the ground. "Everyone's watching, young and old. What are we going to say about this?"

As more and more people gathered to watch, Zuo Wugang dared not renege on his debt.

But this was a business deal given to him by Seventh Master, and he couldn't just let it go to waste.

"Your name is Tan Jinxiao, right?" Zuo Wugang snorted. "Old Tan, I didn't hit you hard enough today, but I'm not going to back down."

"If you're not happy, fine, you stay here and let me hit you twenty times!" Tan Jinxiao stretched his legs.

Zhen Jincheng stood in front of Zuo Wugang: "I'll take these twenty blows for our Master Zuo."

Zuo Wugang pushed Zhen Jincheng aside and said, "Get out of the way, we don't need you."

Bai Shou Lian advised, "Master Zuo, I've already sent someone to find Seventh Master. We've run into trouble. Let's stall here for now."

The group was still arguing, while onlookers gossiped and laughed at Zuo Wugang for being spineless.

Tan Jinxiao grew impatient. "Stop offering to others, come on all at once!"

He coughed and coughed up a mouthful of green phlegm.

The phlegm grew larger and eventually enveloped Zuo Wugang and several of his men.

Zuo Wugang struggled to push his head out of the phlegm, and exclaimed in horror, "You're a Phlegm Cultivator?!"

Tan Jinxiao laughed and said, "Yes, that's why everyone calls me Old Phlegm. Let me tell you, this is just the first move. There are still many amazing skills waiting for me."

Old Tan, Old Phlegm...

Zuo Wugang shuddered and asked, "Tan Jinxiao, isn't that your name?"

Tan Jinxiao laughed and said, "Didn't I just say that my friends in the underworld call me Tan Jinxiao? That's my nickname."

Bai Shou Lian asked, "And what did Jin Xiao say?"

Tan Jinxiao laughed and said, "Don't you understand? Jin is just Jin!"

Zuo Wugang smelled a fresh aroma.

Zhen Jincheng and Cao Zhida turned pale with fright.

This person is a Phlegm Cultivator and a gold cultivator!

Tan Jinxiao added, "As for the word 'laugh,' you should understand."

Cao Zhida exclaimed in astonishment, "There's also Smiling Cultivator? You've opened three sects?"

Zuo Wugang said, "Shut up, and whatever you do, don't laugh, or it'll go in your mouth!"

A patch of golden liquid floated on the surface of the emerald green phlegm.

The phlegm was bubbling, and the smell gradually spread. The onlookers couldn't stand it anymore and all ran away.

Tan Jinxiao stood close to everyone, grinning, and said, "Brothers, take a look! This is called 'green with gold,' a match made in heaven. Our meeting is fate. Brothers, give me a smile, come on, give me a smile!"

His tone of voice was comical, and he kept telling jokes to everyone with his face right up to them.

"Hey guys, don't hold back! You only live once, laugh when you want to, just have a good laugh!"

"Pfft, pfft, pfft haha!"

P. S.: We guys finally couldn't resist!

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