"When Night Parade Bathhouse was first founded, everything needed to be built from the ground up."
"How many predecessors and forebears endured hardship and carved through thorns before creating this great enterprise, giving crude country folk like us a place to belong."
"Now that Bathhouse Street has been established for so long, it has clearly become the leading center for leisure and entertainment outside the city, yet Night Parade Bathhouse's status has declined rather than risen."
"Internally, we cannot unite as one and strive forward."
"Externally, we cannot keep our enemies at bay or crush them through service."
"If this continues, not only will we have to surrender Bathhouse Street's top position, but employees like us may not even have a place to stay."
Liu Zheng spoke earnestly.
"You're just being alarmist. Do you think Night Parade Bathhouse became the leader of Bathhouse Street through business alone?"
Thirteen Yao dismissed his argument with scorn.
"Night Parade Bathhouse came first, and only then came Bathhouse Street. The Eight Directional Gods signed their contract with Night Parade Bathhouse; their protection of Bathhouse Street is merely an extension of their protection of Night Parade Bathhouse."
"And serving those distinguished guests can only be done by Night Parade Bathhouse. Other Bathhouses simply lack the capability, and those guests would never go there anyway."
Thirteen Yao revealed Bathhouse Street's hidden secrets.
"Then let me ask you, Minister: did Bathhouse Street come first, or did the Eight Directional Gods?"
Liu Zheng asked.
"Of course the Eight Directional Gods came first."
Thirteen Yao answered without hesitation.
"Then as long as the Eight Directional Gods remain, even without Night Parade Bathhouse, there will be Thousand Ghosts Parade or Ten Thousand Ghosts Parade."
"As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace. What foundation in this