I stormed down the mountain, took down all the big shots in the city, and the female CEO dragged me

Before dawn, the grand sacrificial ceremony at Honghu Mountain began in full swing.

An elaborately arranged altar was set up in the open space in front of the temple. The abbot, dressed in a kasaya, was chanting incantations as he offered incense and paid his respects.

The onlookers followed behind, mimicking the old monk's movements in a very convincing manner.

Xu Yuan stood silently in the corner, her body ramrod straight.

Seeing that he had no intention of paying homage, Chen Xiaofang, who was about to kneel down, stood up again. Wang Ba, who was standing next to her, also had no intention of paying homage.

Seeing that none of them were kneeling, Song Wenxuan, who had already knelt down, quickly and awkwardly got up again.

"Mr. Xu, may I not bow?"

"You're not a Taoist disciple, so of course you can worship," Xu Yuan said without adding anything further.

Before Song Wenxuan could speak, a commotion arose from the crowd in the distance.

"Wow, that must be Wu Daotan?"

Upon seeing the imposing man appear, the men and women blocking the road instinctively made way for him.

Wu Daotan, accompanied by the half-browed old man, walked to the altar, attracting countless admiring gazes.

The young monk in front of the altar offered the lit incense with both hands. Wu Daotan took it, bowed three times in the direction of the temple, and inserted it into the incense burner.

The old man with half an eyebrow deliberately kept his distance and showed no intention of paying homage.

He has a master's lineage, and he doesn't just visit every temple.

Just as Wu Daotan finished his action, another commotion broke out behind him. A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a scholarly air appeared with a smile.

Behind him was an old man wearing a fisherman's hat, whose face was half-covered and whose expression could not be seen. There were also five or six bodyguards in black behind him.

"Huang Tianhao from Haidong has arrived."

"That's Huang Tianhao. He looks so gentle and weak, he doesn't seem like the leader."

"Indeed, he is not as domineering as Wu Daotan."

Yet it was he who had been suppressing Wu Daotan for years.

"Wu Daotan can only ever be second best."

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, their eyes fixed expectantly on Huang Tianhao as he stepped forward, eager to see what sparks would fly between him and Wu Daotan.

It would be best if they started fighting as soon as they met; that would be more fun.

They were clearly going to be disappointed.

Huang Tianhao stepped forward and shook hands with Wu Daotan, his tone very polite.

According to age, Wu Daotan is two years older than Huang Tianhao, yet he addresses him as "Brother Wu."

Wu Daotan was dissatisfied with Huang Tianhao's rapid expansion in recent years, but he didn't show it on his face and politely shook hands with him.

Like Wu Daotan, Huang Tianhao accepted the incense offered to him, but he didn't even bow before sticking it directly into the incense burner.

The old abbot beside them, who was squinting, didn't say anything, but he could feel a faint sense of authority from the two old men they had brought.

"Those two old guys are getting stronger and stronger."

Xu Yuan's attention also fell on the old man wearing a fisherman's hat. He exuded an aura of true energy and seemed even more powerful than the old man with half eyebrows.

"Haha... You two really always have to be one step ahead in everything you do."

A hearty laugh echoed through the forest, creating a small ripple that made the tree branches sway back and forth.

Everyone instinctively turned around and saw eight elegantly dressed women carrying a simple sedan chair appear in their line of sight.

The white gauze around the sedan chair fluttered in the wind, revealing glimpses of the figure inside. He held a fan in his hand and was dressed in brightly colored clothes; if he didn't speak, one might mistake him for a woman.

"Is he Richard Li?"

Those who saw this scene for the first time were so shocked that their jaws dropped to the floor.

"She seems like a woman..."

They assumed that the three kings of Dongshan all wore suits like Wu Daotan, exuding a powerful and domineering aura.

The outcome, Huang Tianhao and Li Zekai, was completely unexpected.

Xu Yuan stood on a rock on the hillside, watching Li Zekai appear with great interest, especially the eight women carrying his sedan chair.

These eight women are no ordinary people; their skill level is no less than that of the Half-Eyebrow Elder.

If anyone looks down on them because they are women, they will really suffer a great loss.

"Brother Li's entrance is as flamboyant as ever," Wu Daotan said, already used to it.

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew through the sedan chair, and Li Zekai, with his sleeves fluttering, suddenly leaped out and appeared directly in front of the altar.

"The word 'flirtatious' is too cliché; I don't like it."

As he spoke, he reached out and took the incense from the little monk, then placed it in the incense burner and bowed with his hands clasped together.

"May Buddha bless me, and let me kill these two nasty guys today."

"They are dead, I will restore your statue to its original golden form."

Wu Daotan and Huang Tianhao snorted coldly upon hearing this, treating it as a joke.

This guy always says that, but he never actually does it.

Ignoring their reactions, Li Zekai turned his head and put on an ambiguous expression.

"Gentlemen, I heard you've gone to great lengths this time, bringing in quite a few experts?"

"Then let me see what you're made of!"

"I can't wait to have more territory."

As you all know, I have many brothers, and I need a lot of territory, so I might have to grab a lot more this time.

Please don't take offense.

The three of them then walked towards the distant hillside in perfect unison.

"The same old rule applies: any problems can be resolved here."

It doesn't matter if we fight to the death.

"Once we're down the mountain, we can do business the way we always have."

"Never bring grudges from the mountain down to the foot of the mountain, and never involve innocent people." Wu Daotan repeated the rule.

"agree."

Li Zekai and Huang Tianhao spoke in unison.

The three of them, along with the people they brought with them, sat down on benches on the hillside and looked down at the valley below.

Red, yellow, and blue flags have been planted in a regular pattern on the mountainside, representing the spheres of influence of the three families.

Once you capture the opponent's flag, the area where the flag was captured becomes their territory.

This requires them to protect their own flag while capturing it.

"Longhai is a place with convenient transportation in all directions. It's a piece of lucrative territory that I've been eyeing for a long time."

Li Zekai spoke first, his eyes greedily fixed on Huang Tianhao, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

"Shall we play for a bit first?"

Without needing Huang Tianhao's reply, Li Zekai waved his hand, and a Xiong Guoren, as strong as a bear, walked out from behind. His body hair was sticking out like steel needles, and he suddenly leaped into the valley.

Wu Daotan was horrified. He could even feel the ground tremble when the bear-man's feet landed.

"Why didn't you use your all-female squad this time?"

"You've all hired outside help, I can't let my women go and die."

Let him play with you guys first.

Li Zekai looked at Huang Tianhao: "I heard you also found a master from overseas. Let us see what he's capable of."

Huang Tianhao knew he was talking about Moriichi, but now was not the time for Moriichi to go up.

"We don't need outside help to deal with him."

He waved his hand, and the old man in the fisherman's hat behind him understood and called over a young man to come down to the stage.

"Neither of them seems to be revealing their full strength right from the start; they both want to test each other."

The onlookers could see through their intentions.

Xu Yuan sat on the rock, his face beaming with excitement.

He just enjoys watching this kind of excitement.

Turning my head, I caught a glimpse of Gao Wenhao and his group out of the corner of my eye. I wondered when they had arrived.

Los was utterly shocked when he saw the bear-man on the field.

"He actually came to China too."