Chapter 321: The Four Major Forces, Cold Moon Palace
“Bao Kang…”
“Happy…”
Inside a restaurant in Bao Kang County, several people were having a confidential discussion behind closed curtains, occasionally uttering familiar words.
The individuals at the table had distinct personalities: a monk with thick brows and large eyes, a cold-looking middle-aged man, a young man twirling a dogtail grass with sharp eyes, and a woman dressed in a fiery red dress, wielding a golden whip around her waist.
“Now that the situation in Bao Kang has changed, I think it’s necessary to adjust our plan,” said the woman in the red dress, after glancing around, before making the suggestion.
Hearing this, the monk raised his thick, black eyebrows and sneered, “What changes? I’ve always said this meeting shouldn’t have included anyone from your Cold Moon Palace. You’re not even qualified to be with our First-Class Hall, Heroic Gate, and Lingxiao Palace. You just make a fuss over the slightest issue…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the woman in the red dress almost kicked the table, pointing aggressively at the monk with thick brows, “You bald idiot! What are you talking about? Don’t think just because you have the First-Class Hall backing you that you can look down on my Cold Moon Palace. When my leader arrives, I’ll have your mouth sewn shut!”
Although the Cold Moon Palace wasn’t very well-known, this woman’s demeanor was undeniably fierce, showing the determination to summon her leader at any moment to deal with the monk right there.
The monk with thick brows was stunned, unable to come up with a reply under her imposing presence.
The cold middle-aged man and the young man twirling the dogtail grass subtly turned their gaze outside, pretending not to see what was happening…
“Hmph!”
Seeing that the others were intimidated by her, the woman adjusted her dress and sat back down, still full of disdain, saying, “Daring to look down on my Cold Moon Palace!”
“…”
The monk with thick brows noticed the teasing smiles in the other two’s eyes and felt extremely ashamed, but he didn’t dare speak loudly in front of her. The reason was simple—this woman was said to be “Lu Mingyue,” the head of the Cold Moon Palace, and the girlfriend of the heir to the legendary Eastern Unbeatable. A supreme expert who had inherited the Sunflower Manual!
Her gang, established not long ago, somehow learned about the three major gangs’ plan to jointly claim the resources of the Divine Dragon Ridge and suddenly intervened…
Strangely enough, the leaders behind those three top gangs had all given their silent approval.
It was clear that the three leaders still feared Lu Mingyue’s strength…
Yet the monk with thick brows still refused to accept it.
After all, he was a master of Yipin Hall, a top-tier professional player, while the other party was just a lucky fool who had inherited an unparalleled martial art by sheer chance. As for the woman in front of them, she didn’t even deserve to speak to them without her boyfriend’s help—she was only at the Creation Realm, with no even a complete set of advanced martial arts… utterly incompetent!
Originally…
The four parties had agreed to act the next day, deploying their respective strengths to cleanse Baokang County and reallocate all resource points.
But first, the secret of the second level of the crystal mine was uncovered, delaying their plan by a day. Then, the arrival of Lei Zhan and Xiao Bei in Baokang and their forced seizure of the second level of the crystal mine from the Blood River Sect also shocked them greatly.
This girl named “Cai Cai” reacted quickly, contacting them immediately and suggesting a change in plan—because, unfortunately, the Blood River Sect was originally meant for the Cold Moon Palace! Now that Lei Zhan had taken what belonged to the Cold Moon Palace, Cai Cai wasn’t the type to act recklessly, especially after learning that her boyfriend’s only defeat had been caused by the currently popular Happy. She immediately realized that what was once an easy target had become the toughest challenge.
Cai Cai’s intention was clear: exchange resource points with Yipin Hall…
Perhaps it was because his bald appearance wasn’t as good as that of the two handsome guys beside him, or there might have been other deeper reasons, which led to what happened just now.
“If your Cold Moon Palace is so powerful, why fear those little thieves?”
Although wary of Lu Mingyue, the Monk with Thick brows also refused to exchange with the Cold Moon Palace, putting Yipin Hall’s interests first.
Cai Cai glared coldly: “Of course, our Cold Moon Palace can’t compare to your Yipin Hall’s grand scale. If you’re so capable, go ahead.”
The two exchanged sharp words.
The cold middle-aged man beside them continued sipping tea, uninterested in getting involved.
The young man fiddling with a blade of grass grew impatient and interrupted their argument: “Enough, both of you, calm down. Let me speak. It’s obvious that Lei Zhan came here with the same goal as us—he’s also after the abundant resources in Shenlongjia. He’s prepared, with more determination and strength than when we first came.”
“…”
Hearing this, the cold middle-aged man finally showed a slight reaction, followed by a faint smile.
Though he hadn’t spoken, the other three noticed his response. The Monk with Thick brows immediately sensed it, his expression darkening as he spoke discontentedly:
“Lan Ruoshui, I know that your Xiyi Gate has a good relationship with those people from Kai Xin, but this resource allocation affects the vital interests of our four major gangs…”
“I never intended to get involved from the start. It was you who brought me in after seeing that we owned a mine…”
The cold-hearted middle-aged Lan Ruoshui replied in a very calm and expressionless manner.
“You guys are such a hassle.”
The young man from Gouweiba Cao spread his hands, showing a helpless expression:
“Everyone knows that if Kai Xin gets involved, they’ll eventually clash with us. Even if we don’t resolve this now, it will have to be dealt with later. Why not include them as well?”
“Absurd! Does that mean that whenever some famous guy shows up, we should give up a share of our resources? Are we running gangs or charity organizations?! Lingxiao Palace is really too casual—assigning someone as incompetent and irresponsible like you to handle this…”
The monk with thick brows rolled his eyes, clearly angry.
The kid from Lingxiao Palace seemed unbothered by the monk’s criticism and continued chatting cheerfully: “So what? Xiyi Gate has a good relationship with Kai Xin, and Lei Zhan is well-prepared this time. What can you do? Take the mine back from him? My point is, give up that mine and redistribute the resources.”
“…”
Glancing at the silent Lan Ruoshui, the monk with thick brows fell quiet.
At that moment, Cai Cai sneered coldly:
“Hmph! Don’t be too naive. Our plans are one thing, but how do you know they’ll definitely want to cooperate with us? Can you be sure that Lei Zhan and his group are only after that one mine? Will they give up the medicinal herbs and metal mines in Shenlongjia?”
“…”
“Kai Xin now has money and people at his disposal—his ambitions are huge! He sent people to attack without even informing Xiyi Gate. Are you sure he doesn’t plan to monopolize the entire Shenlongjia?”
The entire room fell silent, with only Cai Cai’s voice audible.