Chapter 64: The Hall Master Calls

"Alright... I understand."

Watching Du En's consistently calm expression, Ren Li nodded, indicating he understood this request.

Then, he quickly gathered a pile of ore, neatly cut off the entire leopard skin, carved out the claws, and pulled out the teeth to be used as auxiliary materials for refinement.

"After a while, well, anyway, I will have the magical artifact refined for you before I leave."

Feeling that his time here was coming to an end, Ren Li said this and then left with a very light heart.

As he left, fueled by this lightness, he squeezed out the little mana he had left to cast a small preservation spell on the remaining leopard meat.

Du En brought over a bucket to catch the beast's blood, which began to flow again after the teeth were pulled, while shaking his head slightly in his heart.

If Du En dared to refuse, he would inevitably be swept away to prevent future trouble!

Hearing these words, Ning Caize and the others were all alarmed and worried.

The Hall Master's brows stood up, and just as he was about to block the way, he was dodged by a light sway.

Liu Qixiang's final shock, and the fury in the Hall Master's heart.

"How is it? Did that brat take the bait?"

He was also afraid that Du En was still watching him; if he went to report directly, he might be intercepted.

Because Ren Li was close to Du En and the others, their relationship seemed quite good.

Du En turned around silently and looked at him calmly, as if looking at a corpse waiting to be buried.

Liu Qixiang spun in the air and flew out of the courtyard.

When he landed, his neck was twisted three times, and his rapidly dimming eyes stared straight at the gravedigger's courtyard, filled with disbelief.

Since the typhoon passed through earlier, these Hall Masters had gathered together to occupy land and build a large wooden house that matched their status, living together to look out for one another.

Separating flesh from bone, trimming away the scraps...

"Little Brother, you must know that the current chaotic situation is fated, and with a cultivation at the middle stage of Qi Refining, there is no way to stay out of it and survive alone!"

Simply put, it was like a repeat performance; the momentum was fierce at the start, breaking through again and again in the blink of an eye, and then, getting stuck at the final step, wasting the entire rest of the day on useless effort!

That was why he left quite decisively when he finished his work in the afternoon, without observing until the end.

Over at the small courtyard.

"That's right! At this moment, the Rock Digging Gang has already collapsed, and it is the perfect time for our Green Clothes Gang to seize the opportunity. If you come to assist, Little Brother, you will naturally be able to ride the wind and soar!"

As he spoke, he began to bare his fangs, his words carrying an underlying threat.

Thus, he couldn't help but say to Du En: "The overturned cart ahead is a warning for those behind; now that you have just started to gain momentum, offending the Green Clothes Gang to death is truly not a good thing. You must not let the Rock Digging incident repeat itself with you!"

He made a move; he actually dared to make a move?!

The Hall Master couldn't help but be shocked.

Hmph!

The young are arrogant!

Just wait until I report back to the Gang Leader and see how you die!

Thinking about what had just happened, he felt somewhat unsure, fearing that if a conflict really broke out, he might be beaten to death by a random flurry of blows, so he changed his mind, thinking it better to be safe and kill Du En later to vent his anger.

Just because the old Du En wouldn't do it, doesn't mean the current Du En won't.

Even the superficial courtesy of inviting the other side to sit down was completely lacking.

Once these words were spoken, it immediately caused an uproar.

"A second Shi Lei? Heh, he really dares to think!"

It was from the Green Clothes Gang.

Ning Caize was stunned, though he did not doubt it.

He spoke with apparent courtesy and familiarity, but his eyes flashed with disgust and disdain, while he silently held his breath, not wanting to inhale the stench from this place at all.

As he spoke, he couldn't continue.

However, Ning Caize finally realized what the hidden worry he had felt earlier was.

"Hahaha, Little Brother Du, a presumptuous visit without notice, I hope you will forgive me!"

Then, at a signal from his gaze, his mouthpiece Liu Qixiang stepped forward to interrupt: "I advise you all to think clearly; do not make any desperate struggle!"

Quite bookish, too.

"So, you must be grateful; well, not too much, just this freshly skinned demonic beast, and the usual follow-up tribute of spirit stones, that will... barely suffice..."

Du En stopped in front of Liu Qixiang, and before he could react, a slap swung out fiercely.

"Exactly, there are still a few hard bones left in the Rock Digging Gang. The Gang Leader probably won't take action personally, so it can only be us middle-stage cultivators, and that's not easy to chew!"

Especially Du En, the head of these gravediggers, who is particularly, particularly lucky!

"Damn it! Damn it! You brat! How dare you humiliate me like this!"

Du En showed no outward change, continuing to prep the ingredients.

Du En's reply was very simple: "Rest assured, I have my own sense of proportion."

Upon hearing this, the Hall Master was furious, but as his gaze swept over the skinned Forest Shadow Leopard, besides the subconscious greed that arose, there was also a heavy, scrutinizing look.

"Then don't blame me! Although you only broke through to the middle stage by borrowing the power of the supervisor, Shi Lei has just died, and I imagine the Gang Leader doesn't want to see a second Shi Lei rise up right now. Hmph! I will be sure to put in a good word for you!"

Therefore, he tried hard to restrain his emotions and stated his purpose: "Little Brother Du is young and promising, just the right time to shine, and our gang has always welcomed talent; we are welcoming people like you, so I have come on behalf of our Gang Leader to specifically invite you to join us in this great endeavor!"

"What?!"

Seeing this scene, the Hall Master, standing on his dignity, felt that if he said too much, it would seem inappropriate.

Thinking is one thing, doing is another.

Du En seemed to be considering it and did not speak immediately.

As he walked to the door, Du En said calmly.

"Also, I must thank you, Hall Master, for your kind recommendation. If not for that, at such a critical juncture, the Gang Leader would not easily accept a newcomer and give you a chance to strive and work hard!"

"Drag the corpse away."

This was the first thought that occurred to him after hearing Liu Qixiang's detailed report.

Yet what Du En was thinking about at this moment was something entirely different.

Just as Du En finished collecting the leopard blood, someone else came knocking.

"Something the matter?"

On the other side, that Hall Master of the Green Clothes Gang hurried back to his own residence.

Because Du En was walking over calmly.

They started discussing it, never thinking that Du En would dare to refuse; after all, how could he dare?

Even if he was close with the overseer, the one standing behind their Green Clothes Gang was the Steward!

Then, they saw a shake of the head from this side.

Judging by his observations today, for Ren Li to want to pierce that final layer of window paper was by no means a simple matter.

Because he thought that Du En and Ren Li actually had a very good relationship, and perhaps he wanted to go and ask him to step in and mediate.

Of course, even if one were to bring over a stool for him to sit on, looking at that disgusted and loathful expression of his, he would likely only feel it was an insult to him.

The night grew gradually thicker.

So he immediately flicked his sleeves and left.

"Heh! Once he takes the bait, we'll let him fight to the death, and after we've used him, we'll just get rid of him!"

In other words, perhaps the current Du En felt he could already ask him for help?

The crowd was rejoicing, letting out a long sigh of pent-up frustration.

It was mainly because after his cultivation breakthrough, the status gap between him and Ren Li had indeed narrowed somewhat.

Therefore, the others also knew about him running off to deliver an ultimatum to Du En.

Gritting his teeth, he quickened his pace; once he reached a distance where he was no longer visible from the small courtyard, he tossed the corpse aside and hurried toward his own residence to call for the others.

Just a bunch of lowly grave-diggers who got lucky!

Du En remained true to his nature; without any polite pleasantries, he went straight to his inquiry.

"That kid refused; it seems he wants to emulate Shi Lei!"

"How preposterous! He doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

The Hall Master's body stiffened; he had the heart to retort and berate, but in the end, he did not, only silently dragging the corpse away.

And so Ning Cai turned and left.

Bang!

"Ah..."

The Hall Master responsible for this sector was currently paying a visit with Liu Qixiang.

"Let's go! Report this to the Gang Leader; such a seedling, whether he is young and frivolous, self-righteous, or truly confident, in any case, we cannot let him grow!"

Driven by this single sentence, these eighteen Hall Masters of the Green Clothes Gang gathered together and headed toward the residence of their Gang Leader.

(End of chapter)