Evil God Follower, Come Quickly!

Li Qingshan took the little fatty and followed Cheng An down to the first basement level.

The space before them suddenly opened up, spanning over a thousand square meters and bright as day.

Dozens of gambling tables of all sizes filled the area, each surrounded by plenty of guests.

"Business is this good?" Li Qingshan raised a brow in surprise.

"Hehe, the customers here aren't just from Luoying. Gamblers from several nearby cities also like coming here."

Cheng An rubbed his hands together, his professional habit resurfacing.

"Boss, interested in playing a couple rounds first?"

"What do you think?"

Li Qingshan gave him a calm glance, making Cheng An shudder and immediately sober up.

"I spoke out of turn! The stairs to the third basement level are up ahead. This way, Boss."

Cheng An slapped his own mouth as he led the way.

Soon, the three of them passed through the first and second basement casinos and emerged from the stairwell.

Outside stood a pair of large double iron doors, blocking their path. Two burly men in black stood guard before them.

Cheng An stepped forward and said with a fawning nod:

"Gentlemen, these are old customers of mine. They want to take a look at the third level tonight. Please open the door."

The men in black swept their gazes over Cao Shaoyu, then paused briefly on the machete in Li Qingshan's hand.

However, they said nothing and simply pushed open the iron doors.

Crash!

A wave of boisterous noise instantly poured out from behind the doors.

Li Qingshan frowned and followed Cheng An into the third basement level.

Compared to the two levels above, the lighting here was much dimmer.

More precisely, only a few spotlights illuminated the entire third basement level.

Moreover, every spotlight shone upon a square arena in the center, roughly twenty meters on each side.

The arena was empty, but the space beneath it was packed with people. A quick glance suggested there were probably over a thousand spectators, making the place incredibly lively.

Li Qingshan reached out, pulled Cheng An to his side, and asked:

"Is it always this crowded here?"

"No. It's so lively tonight because word got out that there would be several Peak Tournaments.

"Besides that ace rumored to be at the Body Tempering Fifth Stage I mentioned earlier, several Body Tempering Fourth Stage experts will also be appearing..."

Cheng An suddenly paused, his expression turning suspicious. He glanced at Li Qingshan and lowered his voice.

"Boss, could Silver Radiance be using this as a smokescreen to build hype for the Beast Battle?"

News about Feral Beasts definitely could not be publicized openly, but an undertaking as grand as a Beast Battle needed more than the usual handful of spectators.

Using the Peak Tournament to attract gamblers and gather a crowd was perfect timing.

"We'll find out soon enough."

Li Qingshan spoke calmly as his gaze swept across the venue, lingering particularly on the waists of the black-clad security guards.

The so-called "ace" and "experts" Cheng An mentioned were merely the best of a mediocre bunch.

Whether they were at the Body Tempering Fourth Stage or Body Tempering Fifth Stage, neither posed much threat to him now that both his movement technique and blade technique had reached mastery.

Firearms, on the other hand, might be able to injure him.

Though only might.

With his Lost-Trace Steps at mastery, ordinary people would find it hard to wound him with guns.

Just then,

A hoarse, mocking voice sounded beside them.

"Cao Fatty, you pig-brained idiot, you actually fell for it!"

Li Qingshan looked toward the voice and saw a skinny youth about Cao Shaoyu's age approaching with two black-clad bodyguards.

"Lou Jiang? Why are you here?" Cao Shaoyu looked utterly surprised, so much so that he forgot to curse back.

"The Silver Radiance Hotel belongs to my dad. If I'm not here, where else would I be?"

Lou Jiang crossed his arms, his face full of smug satisfaction.

"Where do you think that 'inside information' you received came from?"

"You deliberately lured me here?" Cao Shaoyu's face reddened, humiliation and anger mixing together.

Cheng An looked astonished, while Li Qingshan's expression darkened.

For the sake of the Feral Beast, he had even prepared himself for a massacre.

But now,

The so-called Beast Battle was likely nothing more than an excuse casually fabricated over a grudge between children.

"Hehe, I can't beat you at school, but this is my family's territory!"

Lou Jiang waved a hand, signaling the two black-clad bodyguards to step forward.

Bang! Bang!

Everyone's vision blurred, and in the blink of an eye, both bodyguards had dropped to their knees.

Li Qingshan stood between them, his scabbard resting on Lou Jiang's shoulder.

"Kid, I don't care about children fighting. But if the news about the Feral Beast is fake, I'll let you know the consequences of lying!"

"You... you..."

Lou Jiang's lips trembled, and his legs shook.

"Handsome, don't get worked up!"

A coquettish laugh rang out as a young married woman in a cheongsam swayed her hips and walked over.

The slit in her cheongsam rose high, revealing flashes of skin with every step and unconsciously drawing every nearby gaze.

Everyone's except Li Qingshan's.

The instant he heard her voice, Li Qingshan almost instinctively stared at her hair.

Her golden curls fell naturally around her shoulders, swaying gently with her steps and adding a touch of charm.

Not purplish-red?

Suspicion appeared in Li Qingshan's eyes as he looked at her face.

Though she was equally alluring, there was not the slightest sense of familiarity. He had never seen this face before.

Even so, Li Qingshan did not dare relax in the slightest.

The moment he heard her voice, he had felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

Two months ago, that purplish-red-haired woman had also called him "handsome."

Moreover, their voices seemed somewhat similar.

"Handsome, put the knife away first. Don't scare my son."

The blonde woman came closer and lightly pushed the hilt of his blade with one finger.

Li Qingshan took back the machete along with her motion, his gaze shifting between Lou Jiang and the blonde woman.

"He's your son?"

"My stepson is still a son!" The blonde woman covered her mouth with a coquettish laugh and patted Lou Jiang's head.

"Be a good boy. Be polite to guests from now on. Mommy won't always be able to show up in time."

"Got it, Auntie You."

Lou Jiang shrank back, unconsciously shifting a step to the side as though he feared this stepmother greatly.

"Children are just shy."

The blonde woman did not mind. She stepped forward and placed her fair hand on Li Qingshan's shoulder.

"Rest assured, sir. The Beast Battle will begin shortly. Please look forward to it."

Her slender fingers slid down over his chest. With a coquettish laugh, the blonde woman turned and left.

Her swaying figure drew countless eyes as she gradually disappeared into the crowd.

Li Qingshan slapped a hand onto Cheng An's shoulder and asked in a deep voice:

"Who is that woman?"

Cheng An reluctantly withdrew his gaze and clicked his tongue.

"You Qingya, the mistress of Lou Cheng, the owner of the Silver Radiance Hotel. No, she's more than just his mistress now."

"That woman is no simple character. In barely over a month, she not only successfully rose to the top, but she recently took control of the underground casino from Lou Cheng."

"Who knows what kind of love potion she fed Lou Cheng to make him trust her with this cash cow?"

Cheng An was curious about her methods, but Li Qingshan cared more about when You Qingya had appeared.

"You're saying this You Qingya only appeared a little over a month ago?"

Cheng An did not understand why, but he still nodded.

"That's right."

After receiving Cheng An's confirmation, Li Qingshan fell into thought.

Two months ago, the Evil God Follower hideout at Galaxy River Bar had been wiped out, but that purplish-red-haired woman had escaped.

And this You Qingya, who gave him such a familiar feeling, had appeared only a little over a month ago.

That was too much of a coincidence!

Moreover, Wan Keshan had specifically mentioned before that Blood-Flesh Demon God followers possessed the ability to alter their physique. Changing their appearance would be no difficult matter at all.

"Though this is all speculation without evidence, when it concerns Evil God Followers, evidence isn't needed at all!"

Li Qingshan quickly made his decision. A light screen from his Communicator silently unfolded above his lowered left palm.

His left thumb tapped the screen, selecting the Patrol Bureau as the recipient and beginning to type a message.

However, with only his thumb to operate it, typing was extremely difficult.

"No. It'll be hard to explain everything clearly like this, and the Patrol Bureau might not act immediately."

Li Qingshan frowned, deleted every word, and changed the recipient as well.

His thumb tapped simply, sending a single line of text.

"Silver Radiance Hotel. Evil God Follower. Come quickly!"

Recipient: Wan Keshan