Arc 29Battle for Prison Island

Chun Prefecture's negotiations with Prison Island became a battle against the Second Island Master and Sea God, ending with Sea God's death and the Great Island Master's agreement to cooperate. Afterward, Ding Ya enlisted the Ma Family to seize Chun Prefecture's supplies after Old Ninth refused her demand for construction projects.

  • Tao Tao brought Ji Min and his companions to Prison Island, where they learned that her wager over cooperation could force her to marry the Sea God.
  • Ji Min pledged to marry Tao Tao, while Thirteen and Little White Tiger mobilized allies before the Sea God Festival.
  • The Second Island Master trapped Old Ninth, Hi Dog, and Bone with larvae hidden inside a Sea God Pearl, prompting the Guan Family and Chun Prefecture's reinforcements to attack.
  • Tao Tao revealed that the Great Island Master had supplied Prison Island's coordinates to Yang Pan, and the Great Island Master agreed to cooperate with Chun Prefecture.
  • The Second Island Master fused with Sea God and dragged Prison Island underwater, but Little White Tiger and his allies combined their powers into the Human Emperor Spear and killed Sea God.
  • Yang Pan sailed toward the Federation with Xian'er and Gu Feng after sending Yang Huaimin a letter declaring his intention to serve as a secret agent for the Dragon Kingdom.
  • Old Ninth refused Ding Ya's demand for construction projects and rejected her offer to negotiate peace with the Ma Family.
  • Ding Ya persuaded Ma Qingshan and Second Uncle Ma to intercept Chun Prefecture's supplies, ignoring her brother's warning not to provoke Chun Prefecture.
Chapters 709–733 Vol. 8 Read

Ch. 709Terms

Ji Min and his companions negotiated with Tao Tao for Prison Island’s support, offering to help the Great Island Master get revenge on the Ma Family. As the Great Island Master considered the offer, Tong Fei learned that Little White Tiger’s terms might win him over, and the Second Island Master proposed killing Tao Tao to turn the situation against him.

  • Tao Tao questioned Ji Min and his companions, then contacted the Great Island Master and asked what the Ji Family could offer Prison Island.
  • Tao Tao explained that Shadow Investment had promised supplies, legitimacy, and Federation citizenship, while Little White Tiger and Old Ninth warned that Western cooperation could bring the Seventh Fleet.
  • Thirteen offered the Great Island Master justice against the Ma Family, and Tao Tao relayed the offer before ordering Ji Min and the others blindfolded.
  • The Great Island Master told a woman from Shadow Investment that he would hear Little White Tiger’s terms and give her side priority if the offers were equal.
  • Tong Fei learned that the Great Island Master had not accepted Shadow Investment’s proposal and that Little White Tiger had offered him revenge against the Ma Family.
  • The Second Island Master suggested that Tao Tao’s death at Little White Tiger’s hands could solve Tong Fei’s problem.

Ch. 710Trouble on the island

Tao Tao brought Little White Tiger and his companions to Prison Island to meet the Great Island Master and discuss cooperation with the Dragon Kingdom. The Second Island Master opposed their arrival, and a huge wave surged toward them after Xiao Gang challenged his claim over the sea.

  • Tao Tao welcomed the group to Prison Island and explained that the island moved because Kraken, the Second Island Master's Eight-Star Converted Beast, pulled it with chains.
  • Tao Tao led the group toward the Great Island Master, but the Second Island Master arrived with twelve nuns and warned that he opposed their presence.
  • Tao Tao and the Second Island Master argued over her guests and the island's cooperation, revealing their opposing political preferences.
  • Xiao Gang mocked the Second Island Master's claim over the sea, and a towering wave rose and rushed toward the group.

Ch. 711First clash

The Lei Zis clashed with the Sea God and the Second Island Master at Prison Island’s Wharf, until the Great Island Master intervened with a volley of arrows. After the Sea God withdrew, Thirteen warned that Prison Island’s leaders were formidable, while Ji Min continued to cling to Tao Tao.

  • The Sea God attacked Xiao Gang and A Yao, but Thirteen pulled them clear and Er Niu pinned one of its tentacles as Old Ninth struck it with the Second Island Master’s trident.
  • Hi Dog, Bone, Old Spear, and Old Wine held the Twelve Nuns and Second Island Master at bay, while Boss Li and Xiao Gang threatened the crowd with weapons and Nuclear Explosives.
  • The Sea God unleashed over a hundred tentacles, and Little White Tiger and Er Niu charged to meet them before the Great Island Master pierced them with arrows and ordered the fighting to stop.
  • The Second Island Master called off the attack, and Thirteen warned the Lei Zis that he and the Great Island Master were dangerous opponents who might require help from home.
  • Ji Min stayed sprawled over Tao Tao, claiming he was protecting her, while she blushed and told him he was poking her.

Ch. 712Yang Pan's Terms

Yang Pan negotiated with Tong Fei and the Second Island Master, demanding access to the Federation branch’s hidden operatives in exchange for securing Prison Island’s cooperation. After Tong Fei accepted, Gu Feng confronted them and severed the Second Island Master’s arm for disrespecting his master, though the limb quickly regenerated.

  • Yang Pan told Tong Fei and the Second Island Master that he could determine who prevailed and demanded three years’ access to the Federation branch’s hidden operatives to make his comeback.
  • Tong Fei agreed to seek approval and asked Yang Pan for useful information; he advised her to pursue cooperation with the Great Island Master rather than clash directly with Chun Prefecture.
  • Yang Pan offered to meet the Great Island Master and secure Prison Island for Tong Fei if she provided the operatives’ list.
  • After leaving Yang Pan’s room, Tong Fei defended her trust in him as she and the Second Island Master encountered Gu Feng on a path.
  • Gu Feng passed the pair, then swiftly cut off the Second Island Master’s arm and warned him not to disrespect his master again.
  • The Second Island Master kicked aside his severed arm, and Tong Fei watched a new one grow from the wound.

Ch. 713Tao Tao's wager

Yang Pan uncovered the Second Island Master's weakness and arranged to send Tong Fei's list of Dragon Kingdom infiltrators to the Old Man. On Prison Island, Tao Tao revealed that she had wagered her own marriage to secure a Sea God Festival contest between Chun Prefecture and Tong Fei's faction, and Ji Min vowed to marry her instead.

  • Gu Feng reported that the Second Island Master's body was weak despite his ability to regenerate, and Yang Pan deduced that killing him could also destroy the Sea God.
  • Yang Pan refused to openly support either side and ordered Xian'er to have Tong Fei's list of Dragon Kingdom infiltrators delivered to the Old Man as a birthday present.
  • Thirteen, Ji Min, and the others discussed their backup plans after learning the Great Island Master would postpone meeting them until after the Sea God Festival.
  • Tao Tao told the group that Tong Fei had offered her brother revenge and that the island's cooperation would be decided by a beast fight at the festival.
  • Tao Tao's guard revealed that Tao Tao had wagered she would marry the Sea God if Chun Prefecture lost, and Tao Tao said she had acted to avoid betraying the Dragon Kingdom.
  • Ji Min declared that he would marry Tao Tao even if they lost, and Tao Tao smiled and called him childish.

Ch. 714Ji Min meant business

Ji Min defied Old Man Ji and rallied his friends to help him rescue Tao Tao from her planned marriage to the Second Island Master. Moved by Ji Min’s resolve, Tao Tao and the Great Island Master began preparing their own forces as the confrontation approached.

  • Ji Min told Old Man Ji he would marry Tao Tao even without his permission, but Old Man Ji refused to support him.
  • Thirteen, Old Ninth, and Little White Tiger pledged to help Ji Min snatch the bride, and Ji Min admitted he could not let Tao Tao lose her happiness in a bet.
  • Tao Tao listened to Ji Min’s words and told the Great Island Master she intended to marry the Second Island Master to avenge her seven husbands and protect Prison Island.
  • Thirteen ordered his allies to assemble in Demon City, while Little White Tiger mobilized Chun Prefecture’s forces and prepared to put to sea.
  • The Great Island Master ordered five thousand people readied and called Yang Pan to accept the terms they had discussed, asking him for help.

Ch. 715A commanding entrance

Ji Min and his companions arrived at the Sea God Festival with a dramatic dragon dance that declared the Dragon King the true Sea God. The Second Island Master challenged them, and Ji Min warned that the ceremony would not proceed peacefully.

  • Ji Min dressed in red battle robes and asked Thirteen, Little White Tiger, and Old Ninth to support his plan to impress Tao Tao.
  • The Great Island Master opened the Sea God Festival while the Second Island Master and Tong Fei prepared to win their wager against Tao Tao.
  • When Little White Tiger and the others had not appeared, the Second Island Master claimed Tao Tao would lose the wager, but Tao Tao insisted they would come.
  • Ji Min and his companions arrived on a black dragon dance, with Thirteen carrying its head and the others maneuvering its body through the sky.
  • Old Qian, Boss Li, Xiao Gang, and A Yao fired their guns as the black dragon landed, and Ji Min declared that the Dragon King was the true Sea God.
  • The Second Island Master accused Ji Min of causing trouble, and Ji Min warned that the festival would not pass peacefully.

Ch. 716The Sea God Festival Begins

The Sea God Festival procession began as Ji Min and his allies learned that Yang Pan had prepared for the beast fighting and that Xian'er was a powerful expert. At the shore, the rival groups gathered around the altar, where Little White Tiger and his companions stole chairs and brazenly claimed their place.

  • The Great Island Master started the ritual, and the Second Island Master led the islanders toward the shore.
  • Ji Min joined Tao Tao after she learned he had begged his allies to stage his dramatic arrival, and Xian'er told them to follow the procession and resist their enemies’ script.
  • Xiao Gang grabbed Xian'er and was blasted away by her invisible qi; she revealed that Yang Pan knew the Second Island Master and Tong Fei’s arrangements and had advice for Ji Min’s group.
  • At the altar, Yang Pan sat comfortably while the Second Island Master chanted and Yang Pan, Tong Fei, and Little White Tiger watched one another.
  • Xiao Gang and the others brought chairs for Little White Tiger’s group, then the four sat down with chairs stolen from the Island Masters and the Sea God statue as the islanders and leaders looked on.

Ch. 717Sea God Festival 2

The Sea God Festival’s sacrifice turned into a confrontation when the Sea God attacked Tao Tao and Ji Min rescued her, exposing the Second Island Master’s challenge to the Great Island Master. The Beast Fighting began with three Sea God Pearls, leaving Little White Tiger’s group facing an unfair contest against the island’s residents.

  • The nuns offered their blood to the Sea God, whose tentacle seized Tao Tao before Ji Min cut it free and challenged the creature.
  • Little White Tiger’s group confronted the Second Island Master, while the Great Island Master condemned the attack and the Second Island Master revealed he had arranged it to undermine his authority.
  • The Second Island Master began the Beast Fighting, and three Sea God Pearls shot toward the island; Tao Tao warned that anyone from Little White Tiger’s group who claimed one would face the entire island.
  • Tong Fei offered Little White Tiger money to withdraw, but his group refused, and the Second Island Master urged them to compete.
  • Old Ninth urinated on the altar and mocked the Second Island Master’s fine, while Ji Min joined in and Thirteen offered Tong Fei ten yuan to piss.

Ch. 718Battle for the pearls

Old Ninth confronted the forces gathered around the first Sea God Pearl and fought Tong Fei’s three hired experts. He left the black bodyguard’s metal arm shattered, while the battle for the pearl remained unresolved.

  • The Second Island Master ordered Miss Tong to send her Seven Awakenings assassin after Old Ninth as fighting erupted over the first Sea God Pearl.
  • Old Ninth descended into the square with Hi Dog and Bone, asked the islanders to surrender the pearl, and challenged the assembled fighters.
  • Tong Fei’s black bodyguard, a pirate-hatted swordsman, and an old noble confronted Old Ninth, while Hi Dog and Bone blocked the two swordsmen.
  • The black bodyguard struck Old Ninth with a Sixth Awakening Peak punch, but Old Ninth stood unharmed and mocked him.
  • Old Ninth blinded the black bodyguard with a cigarette butt, pierced his metal fist with a scaled finger, and shattered his arm into iron filings.

Ch. 719Toying with them

Old Ninth used illusions and taunts to turn Black People against his own Western Islanders, then teamed up with Hi Dog and Bone to defeat Pirate Hat and overwhelm Old Noble. The chapter ended with Old Ninth ordering Bone to fetch his chainsaw while Old Noble protested that they were breaking the rules.

  • Old Ninth shattered Black People's confidence, then used an illusion to convince him that the Western Islanders were Old Ninth and sent him attacking them.
  • Old Ninth tricked Pirate Hat and Old Noble into looking away, wounded Old Noble with his Short Axe, and used illusions to make Pirate Hat stab Old Noble in the crotch.
  • Old Ninth baited Pirate Hat into ignoring his warning, allowing Hi Dog and Bone to stab him from behind; Old Ninth then killed him with one of four apparent copies of himself.
  • Old Ninth tricked Old Noble into looking down, then knocked him over and joined Hi Dog and Bone in kicking him.
  • Old Noble accused Old Ninth of breaking the rules, and Old Ninth told Bone to fetch his Chainsaw.

Ch. 720Caught in the Trap

Tong Fei revealed that the Sea God Pearl was a trap that infected Old Ninth, Hi Dog, and Bone with Sea God Larvae, while she tried to bargain with the Second Island Master. The Second Island Master’s King of Boxing arrived and began killing indiscriminately, leaving the fate of Chun Prefecture’s fighters uncertain.

  • Yang Pan warned Tong Fei that Chun Prefecture had hidden forces and urged her to leave Prison Island before it became an Asura Battlefield.
  • Tong Fei said she had found a powerful partner, while Old Ninth defeated Old Noble and Hi Dog and Bone took the Sea God Pearl.
  • The Sea God Pearl shattered and released larvae that entered Old Ninth, Hi Dog, and Bone, causing them to weaken as Tong Fei explained that the Sea God Festival was a trap.
  • Tong Fei offered to have the Second Island Master remove the larvae if the Guan Family agreed not to interfere with Prison Island, but Yang Pan warned that the Second Island Master wanted to kill Chun Prefecture’s people.
  • The King of Boxing appeared, attacked the black bodyguard despite Tong Fei’s protests, and blasted half his body apart.

Ch. 721Reinforcements arrived

Kekelu brutally attacked Old Ninth while the Second Island Master revealed his plan to sacrifice him to the Sea God. A mysterious fighter and Shadow Ghost arrived to save Old Ninth, as the Guan Family's Seventh Fleet surrounded Prison Island and prepared to attack.

  • Kekelu attacked Old Ninth while the Second Island Master dismissed Tong Fei's warnings and ordered Old Ninth's death.
  • Gu Feng prepared to intervene, but Xian'er pointed out that Old Ninth was using Kekelu's blows to force larvae out of his body.
  • Old Ninth survived Kekelu's hundred punches and countered his Champion's Fist-Deathblow with help from a tall man in a shabby military overcoat, who shattered Kekelu's arm.
  • Kekelu offered ten million for Old Ninth's death, but Shadow Ghost and seventeen armed men arrived and shot down the attackers.
  • Old Guan brought the Seventh Fleet to Prison Island and ordered five salvos to blast part of the island before demanding the island lord surrender.

Ch. 722The Pao Ge Society enters the fray

Instructor and Shadow Ghost joined the battle against Kekelu and the islanders, while Ji Min and Thirteen were cornered in the lower district after Boss Li died. Just as Xiao Gang, A Yao, Ji Min, and Thirteen tried to flee, Little Cat arrived with the Pao Ge Society.

  • Instructor arrived with Shadow Ghost and freed Hi Dog and Old Ninth from the larvae, restoring Old Ninth's strength.
  • Instructor ordered Shadow Ghost to finish the battle within half an hour as Old Ninth faced Kekelu and Yixiu fired into the charging islanders.
  • In the lower district, Boss Li sacrificed himself to save Old Qian, who prepared to die fighting alongside him.
  • Xiao Gang and A Yao threatened to detonate explosives, but the outlaws kept advancing, forcing them to flee with Ji Min and Thirteen.
  • Little Cat led the Pao Ge Society into the lower district, stopping the group's retreat and bringing reinforcements.

Ch. 723Melee upon melee

Pao Ge members fought the Second Island Master's forces while Little White Tiger and the Wine Sword Spear trio wiped out the Upper District battlefield. As the Guan Family Fleet arrived and a submarine volcano forced the Sea God to surface, Overlord Stronghold's Seventh Brother Duan Ka confronted the island masters and threatened the Great Island Master.

  • Little Cat led hundreds of Pao Ge members against the vastly larger force pursuing Thirteen and told A Yao to take Xiao Gang and Thirteen away.
  • Little White Tiger and the Wine Sword Spear trio killed the Upper District's experts, then Little White Tiger's Human Emperor Shoots the Sun attack devastated the battlefield.
  • The Second Island Master accused Tao Tao of betraying Prison Island after the Guan Family Fleet appeared offshore.
  • A submarine volcano erupted beneath the sea, forcing the scarlet Sea God to surface and weakening it.
  • Zuo Ju and Duan Ka emerged from the water, revealed their ties to Overlord Stronghold, and Duan Ka slapped the Second Island Master.
  • Duan Ka warned the Great Island Master not to interfere and challenged his confidence in fighting Duan Ka.

Ch. 724Tong Fei's despair

Xiao Yuan’s forces crushed the Second Island Master’s army and captured Tong Fei, while Yang Pan revealed that he had helped Chun Prefecture find Prison Island. Xiao Yuan let Yang Pan leave, leaving Tong Fei trapped on the island and the fate of Prison Island in Chun Prefecture’s hands.

  • Yang Pan explained that Chun Prefecture had planned to cooperate with Prison Island and that the Guan Family had entered the conflict after the Second Island Master tried to kill Old Ninth.
  • Xiao Yuan and Chun Prefecture’s leaders arrived with reinforcements, routed the Second Island Master’s forces, and ordered their enemies killed.
  • Xiao Yuan confronted Tong Fei and wounded her, then ordered her to stay and see the wager through.
  • Yang Pan told Tong Fei that Chun Prefecture would keep her prisoner and hinted that he had revealed Prison Island’s location.
  • Xiao Yuan let Yang Pan leave, and Tong Fei accused him of betraying the organization; he claimed he was loyal to the Dragon Kingdom and filial to his parents.

Ch. 725Duan Ka's strength

Duan Ka used Buddhist power to block the Great Island Master's arrow and urged Prison Island to accept the Dragon Kingdom's oversight, while Zuo Ju exposed the Second Island Master's secrets. The Sea God attacked Duan Ka, leaving him demanding to know which tentacle was its weak point.

  • The Seventh Fleet bombarded Prison Island, and the Great Island Master retaliated by firing a powerful arrow at Old Man Guan.
  • Duan Ka intercepted the arrow with a golden lotus barrier and revealed a Buddhist legacy that subdued the Sea God and calmed the combatants.
  • Duan Ka asked the Great Island Master to lay down his weapons, but the Second Island Master ordered the Sea God to attack the fleet.
  • Zuo Ju targeted the Second Island Master and revealed that the Sea God's fatal weak point was its ninth tentacle.
  • The Sea God struck Duan Ka onto shore, where he demanded to know which side's ninth tentacle Zuo Ju meant.

Ch. 726The Great Island Master backed down

The Sea God attacked the warship, but Instructor sent it flying, and the allied forces defeated the island’s troops. Surrounded and outmatched, the Great Island Master agreed to cooperate with Chun Prefecture after Tao Tao revealed he had betrayed Prison Island to protect her.

  • Guan Lei and Guan Ming learned that Duan Ka had been chosen as Buddhism’s heir instead of Old Sun.
  • The Sea God attacked the warship, and Instructor struck it more than a thousand meters away.
  • Thirteen killed the defeated Kekelu, while Pao Ge and the reinforcements ended the fighting on the island.
  • Xiao Yuan offered the Great Island Master a chance to cooperate with Chun Prefecture, but he hesitated as the allies surrounded him.
  • Tao Tao revealed that the Great Island Master had sent Prison Island’s coordinates to Yang Pan to protect her, and the Second Island Master was stunned by the betrayal.
  • The Great Island Master agreed to cooperate, and Xiao Yuan said Prison Island would guard the sea against the West.

Ch. 727The Second Island Master's trump card

After Guan Ming’s forces moved to eliminate Western bandits on Prison Island, the Second Island Master fused with Sea God and began sinking the island. Little White Tiger, Ji Min, and the others plunged into the sea to stop him while Xiao Yuan led the survivors toward the island’s center.

  • Guan Ming ordered the Seventh Fleet to land and eliminate Western Wanted Criminals, while Guan Lei and Guan Ming prepared to join the fight.
  • Zuo Ju and the others overwhelmed the Second Island Master until he charged into the sea, where he fused with Sea God.
  • The Second Island Master used Sea God to drill into Prison Island and drag it underwater, threatening everyone on the island.
  • Tao Tao warned the group that Sea God was nearly invincible underwater, but Ji Min and the other fighters resolved to confront him there.
  • Little White Tiger, Ji Min, Instructor, and the others dove into the sea while Xiao Yuan led the people from Chun Prefecture and the Pao Ge Society toward the island’s center.

Ch. 728Danger Beneath the Water

As Prison Island sank, Little White Tiger and Old Ninth dove into the depths to confront Sea God while the others fought off swarms of larvae and tried to hold the island up. They baited the Second Island Master into revealing himself, then broke free of his tentacles and overwhelmed him with their strength, leaving the underwater battle underway.

  • Little White Tiger ordered the others to hold Prison Island while he and Old Ninth descended to kill Sea God.
  • Duan Ka used Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere to burn away the larvae attacking the group beneath the island.
  • Old Ninth used Hi Dog's Azure Netherfire to destroy the larvae swarming around him and Little White Tiger.
  • Old Ninth and Little White Tiger taunted the Second Island Master until he revealed himself and attacked with his tentacles.
  • The Second Island Master dragged the two heroes to the seabed, where he revealed his body fused with Sea God.
  • Old Ninth and Little White Tiger feigned weakness, then broke free of the tentacles and mocked the Second Island Master as they fought back.

Ch. 729Second Island Master-Dead

The group fought the Second Island Master and his Sea God beneath Prison Island until Elder Ji intervened and freed the island. The fighters then combined their powers to kill the Sea God, while Elder Ji watched Ji Min reunite with Tao Tao.

  • The Second Island Master drove Prison Island deeper into the sea and sent the Sea God's young to attack as Duan Ka's Buddha's light faded.
  • Instructor shielded the group, and the young fled when Elder Ji's arrival shook Prison Island and snapped the Sea God's tentacles.
  • Elder Ji confronted the Great Island Master, condemned his forced cultivation, and scolded Tao Tao for winning Ji Min's devotion before returning to the warship.
  • Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Duan Ka, Zuo Ju, Ji Min, Thirteen, and Instructor combined their powers to form and wield the Human Emperor Spear.
  • The Human Emperor Spear crushed the Sea God and drove it into a seabed fissure, killing it as the Second Island Master watched helplessly.
  • Elder Ji praised the younger generation, then scowled when Ji Min hurried toward Tao Tao without noticing him.

Ch. 730Yang Pan's letter

After Prison Island’s battle, Yang Huaimin read Yang Pan’s letter explaining his betrayal as a desperate attempt to obtain medicine for his father and reaffirming his loyalty to the Dragon Kingdom. Yang Pan sailed toward the Federation with Xian'er and Gu Feng, beginning a secret life that the chapter said would make him a major force overseas.

  • The Seventh Fleet and Pao Ge Society defeated the Second Island Master's forces, and Old Man Guan brooded over Yang Pan’s letter while inspecting Prison Island.
  • Guan Ming told the others that Yang Pan’s letter had left Old Man Guan troubled, and they discussed Yang Pan’s motives and filial devotion.
  • Yang Huaimin received Yang Pan’s letter, learned that his son intended to serve as a secret agent for the Dragon Kingdom, and wept with relief and sorrow.
  • Yang Pan sailed away from Prison Island with Xian'er and Gu Feng, warning them that their journey to the Federation would be dangerous.
  • Yang Pan declared that he already had an explanation for Shadow Group Headquarters and set sail, with the chapter foreshadowing his future role in the Dragon Kingdom’s victory over the Federation.

Ch. 731The hot property-Chun Prefecture

After returning to Chun Prefecture, Little White Tiger’s faction hosted a banquet as businessmen competed for a share of the city’s rebuilding projects. Zhu Le’er and Miss Ding approached Old Ninth to seek work, but Yu Leer’s presence turned their meeting tense.

  • Chun Prefecture prospered after receiving funding and drew residents, workers, faction observers, and business representatives.
  • False Eye and the other senior figures mingled with businessmen at the banquet while Thirteen, Ji Min, Duan Ka, Old Ninth, and Zuo Ju played mahjong upstairs.
  • Zhu Le’er arrived with Guan Ming and Miss Ding, a partner in a construction company backed by the Capital’s Ding Family.
  • Miss Ding introduced herself to Old Ninth and asked for construction projects, using Zhu Le’er to suggest that she and Old Ninth could become friends again.
  • Yu Leer took Zhu Le’er’s hand and answered Miss Ding while Old Ninth endured Yu Leer twisting the flesh on his back.

Ch. 732Talks broke down!

Ding Ya failed to secure a share of the Chun Prefecture project and was humiliated when Old Ninth openly affirmed his relationship with Yu Leer. After leaving, Ding Ya decided to pressure Chun Prefecture by seeking help from the Ma Family.

  • Ji Min tried to smooth over Ding Ya’s demand for part of the Chun Prefecture project, but Old Ninth refused and told her the Old Man would have to call him directly.
  • Ding Ya offered to negotiate peace with the Ma Family in exchange for a project share, prompting the Chun Prefecture group to mock her inexperience.
  • Old Ninth left with Ji Min and Thirteen for a job, declaring that he had already repaid what he owed Zhu Le'er.
  • Xiao Yuan, A Yao, Langzi, Xiao Gang, and Yueyue sent the visitors away and publicly identified Yu Leer as Chun Prefecture’s Sister-in-law.
  • In the car, Ding Ya blamed Chun Prefecture for the rejection, then left alone to seek another way to make them compromise.
  • Guan Ming realized Ding Ya was heading to the Ma Family, while Zhu Le'er chose not to stop her.

Ch. 733Ding Ya's plan

Ding Ya asked the Ma Family to intercept Chun Prefecture's supplies, unaware that Ma Qingshan and Second Uncle Ma planned to use her request to tie the Ding Family to their conflict with Chun Prefecture. She dismissed her brother's warnings and remained confident her scheme would make Chun Prefecture compromise.

  • Ma Ran warned Second Uncle Ma that Ding Ya had come to use the Ma Family, but Second Uncle Ma and Ma Qingshan decided to exploit her visit to challenge Chun Prefecture.
  • Ding Ya asked the Ma Family to seize Chun Prefecture's supplies and promised to take responsibility if Chun Prefecture retaliated.
  • Ma Qingshan and Second Uncle Ma agreed to intercept the supplies, intending to bind the Ding Family to the Ma Family's cause.
  • Ding Ya called her older brother and boasted that she had found a way to secure Chun Prefecture's projects.
  • Ding Ya's brother warned her not to provoke Chun Prefecture, but she hung up, convinced she was only giving them a scare.
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