The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 20, Part 20: Nourishing People

"why?"

Mariko asked curiously:
"Isn't Homelander a superhero? It's said that he has high moral character, comparable to Captain America from World War II, and his superpowers far surpass Captain America's..."

"Ha, the people of our motherland are of noble character?"

Li Xingzhou shook his head and smiled:

"In short, I won't lie to you. If you run into trouble, it's more reliable to ask Kingpin for help than Homelander. At least Kingpin, though evil, isn't crazy. As long as you offer the right price, he'll generously lend you a hand."

Mariko then asked, "What about Iron Man?"

“Tony Stark is always concerned with big things. Because of his personal circumstances, he prefers to fight terrorists around the world. As for street criminals, he can’t be bothered with them.”

"You're so familiar with superheroes, are you a superhero yourself? Breaking someone's wrist with one hand... even my bodyguard Harada Kenichiro couldn't do that."

In Li Xingzhou's vast memory bank, there really was a name called Harada Kenichiro.

Harada Kenichiro is Mariko's bodyguard, a master of swordsmanship and ninjutsu, and also Mariko's childhood friend. Naturally, he also has a crush on Mariko.

Unfortunately, Mariko only considered him a friend. Harada Kenichiro, due to the vast difference in their social status, could only bury his love deep in his heart and silently protect her—even in modern society, Japan still has a strict hierarchy, only more hidden than in ancient times.

Speaking of which, if Harada Kenichiro had come along tonight, given his loyalty, when Li Xingzhou turned Mariko into a woman, he might have stood outside the window, getting soaked in the rain, and playing a tune called "The Original Scenery of Hometown".
If he could play the ocarina...

While letting his thoughts wander freely, Li Xingzhou answered Mariko's questions:

"I do have some superpowers. You know, mutants."

"Of course. My grandfather's adopted daughter, Yukio, is a mutant."

"I must be a mutant too."

"Then your ability... I'm sorry, that's your secret, I shouldn't have asked."

"Given our relationship, there's no need to be so formal," Li Xingzhou said with a smile. "My ability is self-healing."

"Self-healing? Like Wolverine?"

"Have you heard the story of Wolverine?"

"My grandfather and Wolverine were old friends."

More than just old friends.

When your grandfather is old and dying, he will want to steal Wolverine's powers and regain his youth.

Li Xingzhou thought this to himself, but casually said:
"I see. My abilities are not as good as Wolverine's. He is a man who can survive a nuclear explosion. I am just not afraid of ordinary melee weapons and small-caliber pistols."

The so-called "self-healing ability" is merely a trait that was taken from Jason using "Demon Flesh Erosion," and it certainly doesn't touch upon his core abilities.

But this was enough for Mariko to feel envious:
"That's amazing. I wish I had superpowers too, so I could use them to repay my family and gain my freedom..."

Li Xingzhou smiled meaningfully:
"Believe me, even without superpowers, you will have freedom in the future..."

During our pleasant chat, we arrived at our destination without even realizing it.

Despite the torrential rain in the dead of night, there were still people at the entrance of this five-star hotel ready to serve guests.

As soon as Li Xingzhou's Lincoln Navigator came to a stop in front of the door, a doorman in a red uniform quickly came over, helped open the rear door, and thoughtfully placed his hand above the door.

Mariko reluctantly said goodbye to Li Xingzhou and got out of the car, entering the hotel with the help of a doorman. Li Xingzhou rolled down the car window and watched her retreating figure, but soon his gaze fell on the doorman.

That doorman was no ordinary person.

Li Xingzhou's powerful and keen primordial spirit had sensed a strange energy lurking within the doorman as soon as he approached.

The energy resembled martial arts qi, but it was also somewhat ambiguous.

Thinking back to the doorman's appearance, he had small eyes, was unremarkable in appearance, and had a simple and honest demeanor. He looked like just an ordinary young man.

"Still going for it?"

Li Xingzhou's lips curled up, revealing a strange smile tinged with sarcasm.

Shang-Chi felt his father was cruel simply because his father trained him relentlessly, demanding that he avenge his mother's brutal murder at the hands of their enemies. He felt that revenge would turn him into a bad person, so he gave up his comfortable life as the young master of a reclusive wealthy family and instead went into hiding to work as a doorman and wait on others, finding it both free and enjoyable...

Is Shang-Chi really raised in China?

The hatred between parents and children is irreconcilable; this is a traditional Chinese legal principle!

If it were Li Xingzhou, and his enemy came to his house and killed his mother while his father was away, he wouldn't need his father to urge him; he would cultivate like crazy and then search the world for his enemy to kill.

Shang-Chi actually believes that his father's enemies killed his mother, so he can not hate the enemies, but he must hate his father. He can even put aside the hatred for his mother's murder and would rather be a doorman for Runren...

Hmm, maybe it's because those big, pretty donuts are really delicious?
Or is the air of freedom and democracy truly sweeter?
Is the "white left's" approach really more seductive than the "path of inner demons"?

Li Xingzhou had no interest in Shang Qi. The energy on Shang Qi's body, which was similar to true qi but also somewhat ambiguous, could only attract Li Xingzhou's attention by giving him a slight second glance.

Therefore, after Mariko entered the hotel, Li Xingzhou only briefly marveled at how beautiful and unparalleled the remote breeding technology was before turning his attention away, rolling down the car window, starting the car, and driving towards the forest hill.

The hotel is close to Forest Hill, but far from Dream Bar.

Anyway, it was raining heavily tonight, business was so-so, and with Bancells in charge, he was too lazy to go back to the nightclub, so he simply went home to spend the night.

……

at the same time.

The Blood Hand Gang's stronghold.

Three burly men in trench coats walked into the warehouse with a light step that seemed disproportionate to their size.

The warehouse had already been cleaned by the cleaning team that Li Xingzhou had called.

Not only did the bodies and bloodstains disappear, but even the shell casings and bullets were completely cleaned up.

Even the ground cracked by the werewolf's claws and the walls torn by its claws were filled and repaired with quick-drying cement and then covered with large graffiti.

Even the broken skylight was replaced with a new one, and they even used old glass on purpose.

It must be said that Kingpin Group's cleaning team is truly professional.

The three burly men looked around the empty warehouse. The bearded white man in the middle sniffed the air, then spat out a mouthful of saliva.
“Bardman is dead. Although the scene was cleaned up very well, and even the smell of blood was washed away with chemicals, I could still smell the resentment that lingered in Badman before he died.”

The burly Black man on the right asked in a low voice, "Who killed him?"

The bearded white man grinned menacingly.
"We don't know yet. But we will find the murderer. No one can escape the werewolves' hunt. Especially now, the werewolf clan has a powerful backing beyond human imagination. Sooner or later, we will destroy the vampires, destroy those so-called superheroes, walk openly in the sunlight, and rule the whole world!"

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