The voice was not loud, yet in the pitch-black night, every single word reached my ears.
Master Huang Yougui of Jin District, senior brother Tian Yong, Grandmaster wielding the Dragon-Head Cleaver, and the great grandmaster and grand martial uncle who had shaken the Feng Shui world...
Every word made my face twitch.
I had wondered what background this Daoist had to be talking such a big game.
Fuck, I'd somehow ended up as the subject of the gossip...
Before I could react, Zhu Dayou noticed my poor expression and twitching face and immediately asked:
"Doctor Jiang, is something wrong with your face? Why does it keep twitching?"
Hearing that, I instantly came back to my senses and said:
"It's nothing. Let's go back!"
"Go back?"
"Jiang Ning, they clearly don't want you there. You're still going back?"
Zhu Dayou and Li Ru both spoke up.
I nodded again.
"That's right. I want to see just how capable this guy really is!"
With that, I walked back.
In the courtyard, that middle-aged Master Li was still talking.
"Leave your family's matter to me. The fee is negotiable—give whatever fate dictates. Three or five thousand is fine, ten or twenty thousand is no problem either.
"But! Solving the problem comes first.
"I'll look into it first, and once it's dealt with, then I'll take the money."
"Good, good, good!"
"No problem, Master. Please head upstairs."
"..."
As they spoke, the people in the courtyard saw us return.
The moment we came back, Gao Zheng said:
"Li Ru, Master Jiang, did you forget something?"
Before Li Ru could answer, I replied directly:
"No. I just heard this master say how impressive he is. I wanted to observe and learn a few tricks myself!"
When Daoist Li heard that, he immediately puffed out his