A Debt Owed

Li Banfeng arrived at the Village Chief's home, where the three sisters were drinking at the height of their revelry.

A-Yi made room for Li Banfeng. "Brother, your sister spoke without a filter just now. Don't hold it against me. I'll toast you first as an apology."

Jiuer said from the side, "Seventh Brother, A-Yi said her Work Method was inferior to Old Train's, so she refused to go to the Dark Star Bureau."

Li Banfeng froze. "Isn't your Work Method above Old Train's?"

A-Yi shook her head impatiently. "Why are all of you asking about this? My Work Method is inferior to Old Train's. Anyone who says I'm above him is talking nonsense. I really don't know where you heard those rumors."

Whether they were rumors or not could be set aside for now. Li Banfeng said, "If you won't go to the Dark Star Bureau, how can you save your mother?"

A-Yi hugged a Fat Chicken and gnawed on it as she spoke. "The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Old Train is the one who trapped my mother, so Old Train has to handle this."

Jiuer snorted. "Old Train is that easy to find?"

A-Yi set down the Fat Chicken and sucked her fingers. "I know where Old Train is. He's at Yellow Earth Bridge."

Li Banfeng's heart tightened. "What is he doing at Yellow Earth Bridge?"

A-Yi took a sip of wine. "Yellow Earth Bridge was originally Old Train's territory. Later, he passed it to Che Wushang, and later still, Qin Bulou snatched it away. You should know about that."

Of course Li Banfeng knew. He had taken part in everything that happened in the latter half. "Does Old Train want to seize the territory back and return it to