When Chen Bugu walked into the Unyielding Hall, Old Zhou and Hong Ziyu were squatting together in the courtyard, washing up.
Their mouths were full of foam, and they waved at Chen Bugu.
"There's enough for everyone. I don't have much of this 'White People Toothpaste' left, so you might as well join us."
Hong Ziyu handed over a toothbrush, inviting Chen Bugu to squat down with him.
Against his better judgment, Chen Bugu didn't refuse.
The toothbrush Hong Ziyu handed him was a common item in the town. As the various clans had developed in the town, some of the most basic daily necessities had already achieved mass production.
As for the tube of 'White People Toothpaste,' it was likely Hong Ziyu's personal property. After all, Chen Bugu recalled that the clans had always used the glands of a certain type of fish monster to make toiletries.
Gradually, a few more members silently squatted beside them, conning a small amount of toothpaste from Hong Ziyu's hand.
This angered the Vice Lord so much that he grabbed his long spear and chased them all over the courtyard, loudly yelling that he would take them to the practice field in the side courtyard to train.
All members of the Hall knew that Liu Chengfeng had practiced ancient Chinese martial arts since childhood. After founding the Unyielding Hall, his first act was to build a practice field in the side courtyard, where he regularly taught martial arts to the members.
After awakening 'Blade God,' Liu Chengfeng combined and improved it with the Xingyi Five Elements Blade Art he had learned since childhood, creating his own unique series of blade techniques.
Chen Bugu had heard that with this blade technique, Liu Chengfeng had easily defeated the Town Lord, who was also a Nine Star, within ten moves. This was why he was hailed as Obsidian's foremost expert.
Don't let Hong Ziyu's usual carefree demeanor fool you. In Chen Bugu's impression, this guy was a martial arts prodigy. He wielded his Overlord Spear with impressive skill, and combined with his wind-attribute ability, he had few rivals in the town.
If it weren't for his overly casual nature and his frequent laziness and slacking, he would probably become the second Liu Chengfeng in no time.
Old Zhou spat out the water he was holding in his mouth along with the foam, then pulled up his shirt to wipe his face. Finally, he very naturally used Gravity to press Hong Ziyu and the others to the ground.
"That's just how they are. You'll get used to it. Don't mind them."
Old Zhou finished speaking and patted Chen Bugu's shoulder, indicating that he would wait for him in the Inner Hall.
Chen Bugu smiled. Old Zhou didn't know that this was precisely the atmosphere he missed.
When Chen Bugu entered the Inner Hall, he found Liu Chengfeng already seated in the hall, and Old Zhou had just taken a letter from his hand, reading it carefully.
"What is this?"
Chen Bugu took the fruit Liu Chengfeng handed him, took a bite, and curiously asked about the letter in Old Zhou's hand.
"A letter from Tie Che, the Magic Lizard Clan Chief, expressing his approval and support for the idea of forming an alliance."
Liu Chengfeng returned to his seat and recounted the discussions and decisions from yesterday's dinner party to Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu was not surprised by the news.
Rather than not being surprised, it was more like he had expected it.
Merging with Shizi Jie, forming the Obsidian Alliance, and using Obsidian Town as a stepping stone for the human race to advance to High Heaven City...
Liu Chengfeng had proposed this plan in his previous life as well.
However, in the previous life, this plan was implemented more than half a year later. At that time, after Hong Ziyu broke through to Nine Star, Liu Chengfeng and Hong Ziyu jointly attacked Cross Street.
Unfortunately, Liu Chengfeng was unaware of the existence of the Silver Star Shuriken.
The Unyielding Hall and Cross Street both suffered heavy losses, which unfortunately caused this plan to fail at its very first step.
And Liu Chengfeng was severely injured in that battle by the combined efforts of Dongcheng Xiuwu and Alek, losing an arm. Later, he inexplicably contracted a difficult illness and passed away in less than three months.
After Liu Chengfeng's death, the Unyielding Hall lost its soul. A guilt-ridden Hong Ziyu drank heavily all day, and Old Zhou, disheartened, left on his own.
The members of the Unyielding Hall left one after another, and it quickly lost its former glory.
Chen Bugu had witnessed the Unyielding Hall's gradual decline, and everything began with this plan.
In this life, due to Chen Bugu's appearance, the Brainworm did not breach the South City Wall, many people who would have died survived, and Liu Chengfeng's choices also changed.
And both Chen Bugu's Nine Star strength and the deaths of Alek and Dongcheng Xiuwu directly accelerated this plan onto the agenda at this moment.
It now seemed that both the Town Lord's Mansion and the Storm Clan it represented, as well as the Dwarf and Magic Lizard Clans, had agreed to Liu Chengfeng's proposal.
It was understandable, after all, the current Unyielding Hall had two Nine Stars, almost representing the strongest combat power in the entire Obsidian Town.
Liu Chengfeng, of course, needed no introduction. His feat of hacking down ninety-seven people a year ago still left a deep impression on everyone, and no clan wanted to provoke this madman.
But Chen Bugu was even more formidable...
To the various clans, this person had appeared out of nowhere at some unknown time, and from his very first appearance, he had killed the Brainworm during the beast tide, shining brightly.
At that time, Chen Bugu first entered the sight of the various clans. Although outstanding, he had not yet attracted serious attention.
Who knew that a day after the beast tide receded, he killed Dongcheng Xiuwu, caused a ruckus at the Cross Street banquet, and then calmly retreated while being pursued by Alek.
The leaders of the various clans only then realized that this was another madman.
Now, in less than a week, this madman had returned, not only breaking through to Nine Star but also killing Alek.
At this point, Chen Bugu's danger level in the eyes of the high-ranking officials of Obsidian Town's various clans even surpassed Liu Chengfeng's.
One madman was already difficult to deal with; no one wanted to face two at the same time.
"Oh, right, the Naga's letter also arrived this morning. Do you want to take a look?"
"I don't think I need to see it."
"You really don't want to see it? They're mostly so agreeable because of you."
"No, it's fine. Just tell me directly what you need me to do, Hall Lord."
"Hahahaha, Chen Bugu, I don't know why, but I always feel like we've known each other for a long time."
Liu Chengfeng looked at Chen Bugu, and he didn't know why, but he just found him more and more pleasing to the eye.
But this sentence made Chen Bugu's hair stand on end, almost making him think that Liu Chengfeng had also been reborn.
"Oh, by the way, Hall Lord, is there any problem with Alek's Silver Star Shuriken?"
Chen Bugu tried to ask, as it implied that Alek likely had someone from Tiangong Pavilion behind him.
"Speaking of that, it's my dereliction of duty. I didn't even know when he got involved with Tiangong Pavilion."
Old Zhou put down the letter in his hand. He had only learned yesterday that Alek possessed something like a Silver Star Shuriken.
For him, who was responsible for intelligence work, the fact that an enemy force possessed an item capable of severely injuring or even killing Liu Chengfeng, and they were completely unaware, was undoubtedly a huge dereliction of duty.
"It's alright, Old Zhou. We've always had difficulty obtaining intelligence from High Heaven City. There's no need to blame yourself for this." Although Liu Chengfeng spoke to comfort him, his brows were actually tightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
"Humans have no power base in High Heaven City. Although I have some understanding of Tiangong Pavilion, it is limited. Since that's the case, there's no need to add to our worries. Once the alliance is established, Obsidian Town won't be something anyone can easily manipulate."
Liu Chengfeng seemed to be answering Old Zhou, but in reality, he was speaking to Chen Bugu.
Alek was killed by Chen Bugu. In fact, Liu Chengfeng only needed to distance himself from Chen Bugu, and the Unyielding Hall wouldn't have to worry about retaliation from Tiangong Pavilion.
But Liu Chengfeng wouldn't do that.
Since Chen Bugu called him "Hall Lord," he would naturally take on the subsequent matters. Moreover, he had some incomprehensible aspects regarding the involvement with Tiangong Pavilion that he needed to verify directly.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, but I might not be able to stay for too long. You know, Bai Ting and the others went to High Heaven City."
"No problem. I only need you to do one thing."
"What thing?"
Liu Chengfeng smiled, looked at Chen Bugu, and said each word distinctly.
"Do nothing."
