Lin Taichu stood and paced two steps through the front hall.
"Then we'll lure him out."
"How?"
"You're the bait."
Zhou Jin looked at Lin Taichu, the wine jug in his hand stopping by his lips.
"Bait?"
"That's right. The president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce came to Dragon King Underground City to recruit men and buy horses because he wants revenge on you. He knows you were the one who wiped out his headquarters. He wants to kill you."
"He's recruited more than thirty people on the Black Tiger Gang's territory now, but he still hasn't made a move, because he isn't sure how strong you are. He needs more information."
Lin Taichu walked up to Zhou Jin and looked into his eyes.
"Now that you've returned to Dragon King Underground City, the whole underground city knows you're back, and the president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce will know too. He'll think you came for him. He'll get nervous, speed up his recruiting, and make his move ahead of time."
Zhou Jin set down the wine jug.
"If he makes his move early, I'll have a chance to kill him."
"Right. But you can't kill him inside the underground city. In the underground city, he has the Black Tiger Gang's protection and more than thirty mercenaries backing him up. You won't be able to kill him there. You have to lure him out of Dragon King Underground City."
Zhou Jin leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling.
"How do I lure him out?"
"You spread word in the underground city that you've found the president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce and that you're going to the seventh floor alone to kill him. Once that news reaches the president's ears, he'll think you're