Invite Yu Xiaogang to a Manchu Han Imperial Feast

"If you have the guts, let me go! I'm a man of iron backbone; no matter what setbacks I face here, I won't utter a single sound."

Seeing the two guys in front of him enjoying themselves, Tenfold Brother couldn't help but curse in anger.

They were truly dogs.

To just tie him up here and do nothing—were they even human?

He didn't know if they were nervous, but his own heart was practically jumping out of his chest.

Lu Mingchuan picked up his wine glass and clinked it lightly against the Old Butler's.

"Oh? Is that so? You really have such a backbone?"

The guy was red in the face as he spoke, but why couldn't he bring himself to believe it?

"Hmph, obviously."

Tenfold Brother's eyes suddenly turned fierce. "But you just wait. If I ever find an opportunity, I will definitely pay you back tenfold."

Lu Mingchuan was instantly intrigued.

"You'll pay back tenfold no matter what I do to you?"

The Old Butler curled his lip in disdain from the side. Bragging, who can't do that? He might as well say he'd pay back a hundredfold.

Tenfold Brother glared, spitting on the ground. "Just you wait and see. Time will prove that everything I said is true."

Lu Mingchuan looked at the guy.

When he first captured him, he had intended to trick him.

But now, he felt there was no need for him to play the villain, or to harm Yu Xiaogang just to let Bibi Dong play the hero saving the beauty.

Besides.

If Bibi Dong didn't go up there to give him a couple of heavy kicks and humiliate "Gangzi," Lu Mingchuan would have to praise her for having a good temper today.

Therefore, the heavy responsibility could only be handed to the guy in front of him.

He would be the one to save Yu Xiaogang from the fire and water—regardless of where that fire and water came from.

Lu Mingchuan looked at the Old Butler and chuckled. "Butler, do you think he has any chance of getting revenge on me?"

The Old Butler played along perfectly. He unleashed his soul power, revealing his muscular upper body and seven soul rings.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul coiled around him like a tattoo.

The Old Butler's display of vigor terrified the hog-tied guard, who swallowed a mouthful of nervous saliva.

This old guy was too frightening; the arms hidden beneath those robes were so thick it felt like one punch could knock him half-dead.

Yet, he remained stubborn. "So what? I remember you have a cousin, right?"

Finally, he took the bait.

Seeing him play along so well, Lu Mingchuan also acted his part, putting on a hesitant expression. "My cousin..."

Tenfold Brother felt as if he had finally grasped Lu Mingchuan's weakness.

"Hurry up and let me go, and treat me well. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of treatment your cousin will receive."

He was the leader of the Spirit Hall guards and had close ties with the group that held the prisoners. Since this man dared to threaten the Saintess of Spirit Hall, the Saintess would surely have locked up his accomplices.

And as a guard, he was the person most directly involved in the safety of Lu Mingchuan's cousin, aside from the Saintess herself.

The man must be terrified to the extreme right now.

Lu Mingchuan wore his signature look of fear. "Please, don't hurt my cousin."

Then, he turned around, his expression instantly turning flat.

"Butler, prepare a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for our friend."

Understood.

The Old Butler caught Lu Mingchuan's meaning in a second.

He loosened his muscles, his knuckles cracking loudly as he flexed them.

"Kid, you're in for a treat."

Lu Mingchuan returned to his room.

Under the massage he was receiving from behind, he began to ponder a question.

[Dongzi isn't protecting Gangzi, and that guy Gangzi is too spineless. If no one continues to protect him, won't I be able to deal with him however I want?]

Lu Mingchuan suddenly realized that this script seemed to be going a bit off the rails.

Did he need someone to protect him?

Bibi Dong suddenly felt that Yu Xiaogang was even more spineless than she had imagined.

That was true, it had been so long.

That guy had never displayed a spirit ring, spirit power, or the iconic martial soul of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect.

Could that guy be an ordinary person who hadn't even awakened a martial soul?

No, that wasn't right. Bibi Dong recalled the look of terror on Lu Mingchuan's face when he had inner thoughts about Yu Xiaogang unleashing a spirit skill.

What exactly was going on with that guy?

"Holy Maiden, what's wrong?" Tang Yuehua had already begun to enjoy staying by Bibi Dong's side.

The other party needed her domain, and she wasn't one to freeload, so why bother being so reserved and tiring herself out?

Bibi Dong cast a glance at Tang Yuehua, who looked completely at ease in the room.

Her current demeanor suited Bibi Dong perfectly; the sense of peace and tranquility she brought while absorbing spirit power was truly comfortable.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about what Cuihua said earlier..."

Cuihua!!

Bibi Dong had only mentioned the name, but it sparked an excellent idea.

It was a brilliant plan that would allow her to avoid protecting Yu Xiaogang while still being able to hear Lu Mingchuan's inner thoughts.

Cuihua, get ready to properly welcome the gift I'm bringing you.

So cryptic.

Tang Yuehua leaned back in her chair, unconcerned, showing off her graceful figure.

That guy spoke just like Lu Mingchuan now, both fond of saying half-sentences and leaving others to guess the rest.

But fortunately, she was just an ordinary person without a single spirit ring.

She didn't feel the weight of these complicated matters so heavily.

Besides, could she finally solve that problem Lu Mingchuan had mentioned earlier?

After all, she had the Spirit Hall Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong, backing her.

If someone dared to trash a business run by the Holy Maiden's subordinates, were they tired of living in the spirit master world?

The first step was to gain the freedom to move around Spirit City.

"Holy Maiden, the effect of my massage is even better when paired with the domain. Let me demonstrate for you." As she spoke, she walked behind Bibi Dong and began to massage her shoulders of her own accord.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Spirit Hall.

Two guards stationed at the gate saw Tenfold Brother limping toward them, his clothes in tatters, and hurried over to support him.

"Big Brother, what happened to you?"

Seeing his subordinates' concern, Tenfold Brother raised his reddened eyes.

"You two should know where that person the Holy Maiden brought back and imprisoned is, right?"

The two guards nodded, their tones filled with excitement, completely oblivious to the terrifying edge in his voice.

"We know. Big Brother, you wouldn't believe it, but in just half a day, that guy has already..."

"Show me the way."

The two guards were confused by the situation, but they still honestly pointed him in the right direction.

Tenfold Brother changed into a proper set of clothes and limped his way to the destination.

He saw Yu Xiaogang, who was currently acting as a teacher to the guards.

When those guards saw their captain return, they immediately dropped their studious facade.

Yu Xiaogang looked proudly at the guards he had supposedly conquered with his talent, convinced that even their leader would eventually bow down to his brilliance.

But the first words out of the man's mouth filled him with absolute terror.

"So you're the cousin, right?"

"Someone! Get me five or six big men—no, find as many as you can!"

"I want that guy's cousin to get a taste of the Manchu Han Imperial Feast."