Chapter 1289: The Most Fortunate Thing

He felt that the most fortunate thing in his life was lowering his posture in front of Chen Yu; previously, he only knew that Dharma Cultivators possessed extraordinary strength, but he had never seen a true Dharma Cultivator, yet today he had.

This kind of power was truly power that no human could comprehend; now, he was truly both shocked and fearful.

"Since you chose me, it is only right that I handle some matters for you," Chen Yu said indifferently. "You must remember, your people have already leaned toward the Buddha, so you need to rearrange your secret lines, otherwise Zhou Wen can kill you without any scruples."

"I knew that guy had problems long ago, and I have already had people take him into custody," Zhou Wen said with an ugly expression. "Since it is like this, then I have nothing left to be wary of."

"You don't want to maintain the balance between you and the Buddha anymore?" Chen Yu asked.

"Maintaining balance is a thought only the weak have," Zhou Wen said. "The Buddha never thinks this way. Now I realize that since he has already torn off the mask, then from now on, the alliance between us ends here."

"I also think you should do this," Chen Yu nodded slightly. "Since it is like this, you have nothing left to be wary of; launch a challenge against him when you should, and I will step in to help you when necessary."

"Good, thank you, Mr. Chen." Zhou Wen nodded.

"Alright, today's matters are resolved, so I should head back," Chen Yu stood up.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, I will have someone send you off." Zhou Wen stood up respectfully.

Chen Yu went downstairs and was about to get into a car when Li Feng appeared.

"Chen Yu, are you heading back now?" The sense of superiority Li Feng once had had long since vanished without a trace.

He also never expected that this person who used to drink and mess around with him would have changed so much now.

In Li Feng's eyes, Zhou Wen was a behemoth of an existence; being able to connect with Zhou Wen would mean soaring to success for a lifetime, but he never expected that Zhou Wen would be like a lackey in front of Chen Yu.

"Yeah, heading back," Chen Yu smiled. He felt no resentment toward Li Feng, because although this guy was like him before, he had since come to his senses.

"Have a couple of drinks?" Li Feng was somewhat expectant; after all, the difference in status between him and Chen Yu was now too vast, and he did not know if Chen Yu would agree to such an invitation.

"Sure." Chen Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

"Then let's go, there is a place behind our clubhouse that is quite good." Li Feng was overjoyed; he never expected Chen Yu would agree so readily.

Chen Yu and Li Feng arrived together at a small path behind the clubhouse.

Big cities all look bright and beautiful on the surface, but the brightness is only on the surface.

Modu is a city that never sleeps; even at several o'clock in the morning, there are people who have just finished work coming here to eat, especially the clubhouse, where the off-work time is even later, so this place is quite lively at this hour.

The stall owners in this area seemed very familiar with Li Feng and greeted him one after another.

Li Feng took Chen Yu to a barbecue stall and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I usually eat something here; please don't mind it."

"Haha, back when we used to drink, a plate of peanuts and a smashed cucumber were enough to get by; isn't this much better than before?" Chen Yu laughed heartily and sat down directly at a table.

"Haha, you're still the same as before, not so particular." Li Feng also laughed heartily and then sat down with Chen Yu.

"Lao Li, bring over a few of your specialties, and also a few large mugs of draft beer." After sitting down, Li Feng called out to the owner of the barbecue stall.

"Coming right up, Brother Feng, just a moment." The stall owner grinned, skillfully took out ingredients to grill, and even threw in a few side dishes while bringing over the draft beer.

The side dishes were very refreshing, and the draft beer was home-brewed and very cool; one gulp down, and it was incredibly satisfying.

"This has the taste of home," Chen Yu tasted the side dishes.

"Haha, Lao Li is from back home; it's authentic hometown food. I usually come to eat his food after work, it's very satisfying," Li Feng laughed.

"Brother Feng takes good care of people like us," Lao Li served a few skewers. "Originally, the city's civilized planning didn't allow stalls here, but he used his connections to let us take root here."

"We're all people just trying to make a living; I know it's not easy," Li Feng laughed. "Besides, if they really didn't let us set up, what would we eat after work? Those officials just open their mouths and talk, without caring about anything."

"How much your economy grows, how much the GDP rises, or how much the city's civilized construction improves—none of that actually concerns the people. The only thing we care about is the people's livelihood," Li Feng said. "It's really not easy for everyone to come to this place to make a living."

"Indeed." Chen Yu nodded slightly. He had never paid attention to these matters, and after his rebirth, he had not tasted the hardships of life, but Li Feng being able to think of this and look out for everyone truly surprised him.

Because Li Feng was no longer the gambler of the past; he was genuinely moving in a better direction, but his personal ability was limited, so what he could do was also limited.

"Chen Yu, I haven't seen you in a few years; I didn't expect you to have changed so much," Li Feng sighed again and said. "Honestly, in my eyes, Zhou Wen is already an incredibly powerful existence, but in front of you, he is like a grandson. People, the gap is really quite large."

"It's not a large gap, but that the fortune has risen," Chen Yu said. "Everyone has their own path to walk, you and I are the same. Your fortune is already slowly manifesting; I believe it won't be long before you soar to success."

"Soar to success?" Li Feng laughed and shook his head, saying, "I'd rather not think about such impractical things."

"When I first came here, I was also ambitious and wanted to do something big, but reality always makes you bow your head. People, it's better to be practical. I'll work for a few more years, earn some money, and go do a proper business," Li Feng said.

"What, are you in love?" Chen Yu looked at him, somewhat surprised.

His impression of Li Feng was still stuck in the past; this kid used to be truly neglectful of his family, exactly the same person as himself.

But looking at him now, it seemed he had been smoothed out quite a bit by life; although he still liked to brag when they first met, he was ultimately much more steady.

It wasn't like before, when he was a lone wolf with no one to worry about.

"There's a girl who trusts me very much, and I can't let her down," Li Feng smiled awkwardly and said. "So now I have to work harder."

"I know, in our line of work, we live off our youth, following the boss around to show off our power and teaching those who don't know their place a lesson."