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Seeing Cui Zhongyi's expression, Liu Guanfeng realized that he might have gone a bit too far, so he immediately walked up to Cui Zhongyi and said, "Brother, please rise. It was my fault for making you angry."
Upon hearing Liu Guanfeng call him brother, Cui Zhongyi lifted his head and looked at the young man who had defeated him. Excitedly, he asked Liu Guanfeng, "Did you just call me brother?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded, "That's right. You are my brother, and Master has mentioned you to me more than once. I just didn't know why you suddenly left home back then. Master even went looking for you, but no one knew where you went. So when I came out this time, White Tiger Master told me that if I saw you, I should teach you the Luohan Fist and the latter half of the Yi Jin Jing."
Liu Guanfeng handed the two manuals to Cui Zhongyi. After receiving them, Cui Zhongyi placed the manuals on a stone in front of him, stepped back two paces, knelt down on both knees, and bowed three times to the manuals before standing up and putting them away close to his body.
After seeing Cui Zhongyi complete this ritual, Liu Guanfeng asked him, "Brother, may I ask what happened back then that caused you to leave without saying goodbye? White Tiger Master searched for you many times but could never find you. Eventually, he gave up."
Since seeing the two manuals, Cui Zhongyi had been shedding tears like a fountain. After hearing Liu Guanfeng's question, he finally managed to compose himself and replied, "Thank you, junior brother. I heard that girl say your name is Liu Guanfeng?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded. Cui Zhongyi acknowledged him with a nod and said, "As expected of Master's disciple; you're much stronger than me, a half-baked one."
"Brother, you're too modest. If you had always been by Master's side, I believe you would be much stronger than I am."
"Sigh! I wish I could have always stayed by Master's side too, but there was an accident at home."
"What exactly happened? How did you end up in this forgotten land of the Supreme Deity?"
After Liu Guanfeng asked this question, Cui Zhongyi looked up at the sky as if lost in deep thought. After a long while, he turned to Liu Guanfeng and said, "When I first met Master, it was during my lowest point. I lost both my parents when I was young, leaving only my sister and me. When Master found me, my business had just gone bankrupt; even eating had become a problem. Master came and gave me money to continue living and then taught me the Yi Jin Jing and Luohan Fist. After teaching me for four years, Master said he had to leave for a while.
I continued running my small business while also practicing martial arts. Just three months after Master left, I broke through to Intermediate Knight. Before leaving, Master gave me a pill and told me to take it when I broke through to Intermediate Knight. So I arranged things at home and went out to find a quiet place to cultivate. I found a cave in Heavenly Beast Mountain Range where I practiced; unexpectedly, when I came out again, I had already broken through to Advanced Knight at just twenty-four years old.
Excitedly, I captured a lone Seventh-Level Flame Lion. However, when I happily returned home, my house was already in ruins. My neighbor told me that on the fifth day after I left, many men resembling servants came into our house and directly took my sister away. These servants were sent by the son of the Prime Minister of Southern Tiger Empire. In the end, my sister was forced to jump from a building and died; her body was collected with the help of our neighbors."
That day, I found that kid, but he was surrounded by many guards, and there was also a peak-level Advanced Knight by his side. My assassination attempt failed, and in the end, I only managed to punch that Little Guy. I was then chased by the Advanced Knight, whose Mount was an Eighth Rank magical beast. Ultimately, my two Mounts teamed up to block that beast, and I engaged in battle with the Advanced Knight. Using the cleverness of my fist techniques, I eventually killed that knight. My two Mounts also killed all of the enemy's magical beasts. After I severely injured myself to kill that beast, I left the Southern Tiger Empire.
After going through many twists and turns, I finally arrived at this continent. I was taken in by Guo Yunhua's father. He initially wanted to make good use of me, but when he learned that I no longer had a Mount, he arranged for me to stay by Guo Yunhua's side to ensure his safety. I also told his father that I would not participate in any of his wrongdoings; all I would do is guarantee his life.
Liu Guanfeng thought for a moment and said, "Senior Brother, what are your plans now?"
"Since I've found Junior Brother, I'll follow you from now on. Let's make our mark on this continent together unless you find me a nuisance."
Liu Guanfeng looked at Cui Zhongyi's determined eyes and smiled: "Senior Brother, you can't follow me just yet."
"Why not? Do you really find it bothersome that I don't have a Mount? But I can manage with these hands." Hearing that he couldn't follow immediately made Cui Zhongyi a bit anxious.
"Senior Brother, it's not that I'm looking down on you; rather, I need your help with something."
"What do you need? Just tell me; as long as it's within my ability, I won't refuse."
"Senior Brother, continue protecting the young master of your New Home Chamber of Commerce. Then I'd like you to help me gather information from them—anything useful will do. However, don't rush into it; just do it like you usually would to avoid being detected. This way, if one day the New Home Chamber of Commerce becomes our enemy, we won't be too passive."
Cui Zhongyi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "No problem; as long as it's your request, I'll do it. Now about these two manuals..." Cui Zhongyi held the manuals in both hands and asked.
"Since they are in your hands now, they belong to you. Also, I have another manual to give you." Liu Guanfeng then took out a manual from his Cosmic Bag and placed it in Cui Zhongyi's hands. It was titled "Daruma Staff Technique."
"What is this?" Cui Zhongyi looked at Liu Guanfeng in confusion.
"Senior Brother, what the White Tiger Master taught you is just a set of fist techniques, while this manual contains staff techniques. This way, when you encounter enemies again, you'll have more skills to deal with them. And here's something else for you."
A small porcelain vial appeared in Cui Zhongyi's hand. "Junior Brother, what is inside this vial?"
"Senior Brother, the pill in this bottle is called the Knight Restoration Pill. After you take this pill and circulate its power, you will be able to regain your Mount."
Upon hearing Liu Guanfeng explain the purpose of the pill, Cui Zhongyi's eyes became moist again. No one could understand the pain of an Advanced Knight who had lost their Mount and was reduced to being just a warrior. Originally, he would be treated with respect wherever he went, but once it was known that he was merely a warrior, the attitude towards him would change significantly. Cui Zhongyi had suffered from mockery and disdain, but fortunately, he was already an Advanced Warrior; if he were only Intermediate, many places would not pay him much attention.
"Junior Brother, what can I say? From now on, your Senior Brother's life belongs to you."
"Senior Brother, I don't want your life; I just want you to live well. Please believe me that one day I will help you avenge your sister. However, I also want to say that when you can contract a Mount, do not seek out a Mount yourself; I will arrange it for you then. So even if you become a knight, you should still present yourself as a warrior."
"I understand. Junior Brother, you can rest assured."
The two brothers chatted for a while about some matters concerning the New Home Chamber of Commerce. From their conversation, Liu Guanfeng learned that the New Home Chamber of Commerce was involved in mining and the trade of weapons and armor. It was the largest company in all of Luo Heng Island in these areas and also supplied weapons and armor to the Severe Winter army as well as various other reactionary forces.
The purpose of this visit by President Guo Leigang of the New Home Chamber of Commerce was to check on the severely injured Zhang Diba and to understand the next Leader's candidate in order to continue business dealings. Unexpectedly, such an incident occurred right upon their arrival, and that young man named Guo Yunhua was Guo Leigang's only son. The Guo Family had been passed down for three generations without any daughters; in order to have more grandchildren and avoid their family line becoming extinct again, Guo Leigang tolerated Guo Yunhua's behavior. The level of concern could be seen from Cui Zhongyi's protection by his side.
After understanding the situation, Liu Guanfeng nodded; it seemed today's events would not conclude easily. He then shared updates about the White Tiger with Cui Zhongyi, which left Cui Zhongyi deeply moved.
Noticing that it was getting late, they both parted ways and returned to their respective residences. Liu Guanfeng went directly back to Zhang Diba's room, where Zhang Yuru was waiting for news from him.
Seeing Liu Guanfeng and Little Black return, Zhang Yuru let out a long sigh of relief. Zhang Diba asked Liu Guanfeng upon his return, "Xiaofeng, do you know which family the person who harassed Xiaoru belongs to?"
"Reporting to Big Leader, the person who harassed Miss is Young Master Guo Yunhua from the New Home Chamber of Commerce."
"New Home Chamber of Commerce? When did they arrive?"
"It seems they arrived this evening; I think they might be planning to visit tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, they heard a guard outside say, "Reporting to Big Leader, President of New Home Chamber of Commerce has come with his son for a visit."
Zhang Diba shook his head after listening: "What is meant to come will eventually come, let them in."
Liu Guanfeng said to the outside, "Let the President of the New Home Chamber of Commerce come to the Leader's room for a discussion."
After the guard outside turned and left, a while later, there was a knock on the door: "Big Leader, the President of the New Home Chamber of Commerce and the Young Master have arrived."
Liu Guanfeng opened the door. A middle-aged man in his forties walked in, followed by the Young Master who had almost been beaten at the restaurant earlier, while his senior brother Cui Zhongyi stood at the entrance. The two exchanged glances but did not speak; it was clear to others that they were competing with each other without any other intentions.
Guo Yunhua stopped in his tracks upon seeing Liu Guanfeng and hesitated for a moment before following his father.
"Treasure Brother, I wonder how your health is?" Guo Leigang immediately expressed his enthusiasm upon entering.
Zhang Diba leaned slightly on the sickbed: "So it's Brother Guo Leigang who has come. Please forgive my Younger Brother for not being able to greet you personally."
Seeing Zhang Diba move, Guo Leigang hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Treasure Brother, don't move; you are unwell and shouldn't get up. I apologize for coming to see you late; I hope you don't hold it against me."
"Brother Guo Leigang, please take a seat." Liu Guanfeng brought a chair for Guo Leigang.
Guo Leigang glanced at Liu Guanfeng and then at Zhang Yuru before speaking to Zhang Diba: "Treasure Brother, I actually intended to come tomorrow, but there was an unexpected incident at the restaurant earlier, so I rushed over to apologize."
Zhang Diba was also taken aback by Guo Leigang's actions. Although Guo Leigang was just the President of a Merchant Guild, he had never behaved this way in front of other rebel leaders because those factions relied on him for their weapon supplies. Therefore, Guo Leigang usually held himself high in front of them; such an attitude as today had never been seen before, which made Zhang Diba more cautious. He knew this Little Guy must have something important to discuss.
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