Help Me Out

"Jin... Brother Jinbao."

The man with the Big Tattoo Arm opened the door and saw a group of people standing there. He immediately became so nervous that he started stammering.

You can ignore everyone else on this street, but you absolutely must remember who the leader of this street is.

Hei Jinbao's face turned ashen. He shoved the man with the Big Tattoo Arm at the door to the ground, then walked up to him and stomped hard on his head.

The head with the Big Tattoo Arm exploded like a ripe watermelon, splattering red and white matter all over the ground.

The two remaining thugs in the room were terrified, but they didn't dare to run away in front of Hei Jinbao.

Although Brother Shrimp's heart skipped a beat, when he saw Sister Shrimp in the corner, all his fear vanished, and he rushed over to check on Sister Shrimp.

In fact, Sister Shrimp wasn't knocked unconscious; someone just put a black hood over her head.

Brother Shrimp ran over and removed her headgear, anxiously asking, "Are you alright? Is anything bothering you? What did they do to you?"

The sudden bright light made Sister Shrimp instinctively close her eyes, looking like a startled little rabbit.

"Haha, Brother Jinbao, what you did was really unfair."

Thirteen Yao, hands in his pockets, turned his head towards where Lu Bai was. "Luckily, our brother Lu Bai was careful, otherwise this matter wouldn't have ended well."

Hei Jinbao stared silently at the pool of blood and flesh at his feet for a while, then turned his head, revealing his yellowed teeth.

"Brother Lu Bai, are you satisfied with my approach?"

"This matter is settled. Now let's go see Dao Master."

Lu Bai maintained a friendly smile throughout, making it difficult to discern what he was really thinking.

In the corner, Brother Shrimp had already given a general account of what had happened.

Sister Shrimp subconsciously glanced at Lu Bai standing next to Thirteen Yao. She wanted to thank Lu Bai, but she looked around the room in a panic and couldn't find any paper or pen.

"That's great, let's go."

Thirteen Yao took his hands out of his pockets and made a "please" gesture.

Lu Bai nodded to Brother Shrimp, then gave Sister Shrimp a gentle smile before leaving with Thirteen Yao and Hei Jinbao.

It is worth mentioning that although the Dao Master that Lu Bai and his group wanted to meet was the head of the entire Chikan Bay.

However, Thirteen Yao did not take Lu Bai to the core area of Chikan Bay. Instead, they left Chikan Bay by car.

After about half an hour's drive, we finally parked the car on the Chikan River, far from the city center.

A man with a thick head of hair was fishing on the shore with his back to the crowd.

Thirteen Yao led Lu Bai to the man's side, bowing excitedly and saying, "Dao Master, we have brought you the person you wished to see."

Hei Jinbao didn't even dare to say a word, completely lacking the imposing manner he had shown in front of the thugs.

The Dao Master turned around and looked to be only in his forties. Perhaps it was because he had some secret to preserving his youthful appearance.

With his unremarkable appearance, no one would doubt that he's a middle-aged office worker.

Dao Master didn't rush to say anything to Lu Bai, but instead turned to Thirteen Yao with a kind smile, "Little Thirteen, didn't you bring your fishing rod? Then it might be a bit boring."

The subtext in those words was all too obvious.

Thirteen Yao was naturally perceptive; he casually made up an excuse that he had other things to do, and then left with Hei Jinbao.

After watching the two drive away, the Dao Master turned his gaze back to Lu Bai.

"Lu Bai, right?"

The Dao Master casually placed his fishing rod on the ground, patted the stone stool next to him, and gestured for Lu Bai to sit down, saying, "Do you know why I wanted to see you?"

Lu Bai brushed the dust off the stone stool and sat down directly. "I'm not quite sure."

"I'll just be blunt."

The Dao Master looked into Lu Bai's eyes, his expression slightly serious. "I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"What's wrong that requires the help of someone as insignificant as me?"

Lu Bai tilted his head slightly, somewhat curious as to how the Dao Master knew him.

"Don't underestimate yourself. You're no small fry. Anyone with a bit of inside information probably knows who you are."

Dao Master turned his head and gazed into the distance toward the prison. "Since that Warden Xiong Pi took office, you are the first prisoner to successfully escape alive."

"So?"

Lu Bai vaguely guessed what this Dao Master wanted to do.

The Dao Master quickly gave his answer, "I'd like to ask you to go to the prison again and help me get someone out. Of course, I won't let you work for free; just name your price."

Everyone has their own secrets. Instead of forcefully demanding that Lu Bai hand over the means to unleash darkness, Dao Master chose a consultative approach.

However, since we've already come this far...

"Then give me a Body Tempering Method as payment, and I'd prefer to be paid in advance, so it'll be easier to rescue them, right?"

"Very good..."

Chikan Bay, Heping Branch Road.

Squeak~

A black car was parked in front of a hotel.

The driver, dressed in a well-pressed suit, respectfully opened the car door. "Mr. Lü, we've arrived."

"You've worked hard, you can go back now." Lu Bai nodded and got out of the car.

"Contact me anytime if you need anything."

The driver bowed deeply to him, then added, "Please don't forget Dao Master's instructions. I won't disturb you any longer; please rest well."

After speaking, the driver returned to the driver's seat, and the vehicle quickly disappeared around the corner.

"Within a week?" Lu Bai murmured, sensing the almost completely dissipated smell of fuel along the roadside.

The time limit given by the Dao Master was quite generous, clearly indicating that he genuinely hoped Lu Bai could successfully rescue the person.

"Time is still a bit tight."

Lu Bai knew very well that he actually had no choice.

Although Dao Master appeared quite amiable, don't expect the head of such a criminal gang to be a good person.

If nothing unexpected happens, if Lu Bai dares not accept this deal, the moment he refuses, the next Dao Master will be considering where to bury him.

However, on the other hand, he glanced down at the antique book he was holding in his hand.

I'm in a pretty good mood.

Turning around, I saw the old lady from the hotel dozing off.

Lu Bai didn't wake her. He tiptoed upstairs, and as he walked down the corridor, he had to deliberately block out the seductive sounds coming from the rooms on both sides.

He silently recited Amitabha Buddha's name once, walked to his room, took out his key, opened the door, and went inside.

He closed and locked the door, turned on all the lights in the room, and then placed the antique book he was holding on the only table.

The ancient books didn't contain any fancy names like "Buddha's Palm" or "Nine Yin Manual".

The book cover only has two words: <Wu Gang>.