"He...he killed Consort Pei."
"Consort Pei is dead."
The two hundred retainers and their men were horrified by what they saw, and screamed incessantly.
Lin Bufan charged into the crowd, unleashing his berserk mode and killing anyone in sight.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, everything was resolved, and no one from the Pei family's water gang survived.
The ground was completely red, and people were everywhere, making it difficult to walk.
The staff of Black Cloud Tower stood by and watched, all in a daze.
"Boss, I told you we didn't need to come. He can handle it all by himself."
"Yes, no wonder he's the pretty boy the boss has his eye on. He's worth a thousand troops."
Huan Yin was also surprised and held Lin Bufan in even higher regard.
It took a long time for him to recover, accept what had happened, and even feel smug.
So what if Consort Pei is killed? Lin Bufan will hold up the sky if it falls.
He is truly a one-in-a-million ideal husband.
"Isn't my taste good?" she said proudly to the group of workers.
After killing the person, Lin Bufan walked over to Huanyin and said, "Stop calling yourself 'old lady' all the time. You're not even thirty yet, why are you calling yourself so old?"
Huan Yin chuckled, "How can you survive in Xiaoyao City without being a bit domineering?"
Turning to the group of workers, he said, "What are you all standing there for? Move the corpses and clean the floor. This place is our territory from now on. Don't let the head manager's good intentions go to waste."
"The head manager? Him?" The shop assistants were dumbfounded.
Lin Bufan also frowned slightly.
Huan Yin said, "From today onwards, he will be the head manager of our Black Cloud Tower... no... Huan Yin Workshop."
The red-faced guy asked, "And what about you, boss?"
"I am the owner of Huanyin Pavilion," Huanyin said with a smile.
It sounds like neither she nor Lin Bufan is at a disadvantage, as they are both in charge?
"Hey." Huan Yin leaned against Lin Bufan, her delicate body swaying. "Your martial arts are so good, you're not really the Lin Bufan I thought you were, are you?"
Lin Bufan neither dodged nor flinched; his arm instinctively and uncontrollably wrapped around Huanyin's waist, and he smiled.
“I’ve told you before, I am Lin Bufan.”
Huan Yin twisted her voluptuous body, somewhat displeased, "So how many female confidantes do you have?"
"Oh, you've reminded me."
Lin Bufan removed his hand from Huanyin's waist, maintaining a certain distance.
His gaze also became deep and serious as he looked towards the gate.
"I'm going to find them. We'll meet again someday."
Just as he was about to leave, Huan Yin quickly grabbed his arm. "Don't go, you heartless man! Do you think I'll be alright just because Consort Pei is dead?"
"Is there something else?" Lin Bufan asked, puzzled.
Huan Yin scolded, "Of course there's something wrong. Xiaoyao City is divided into five major areas. Consort Pei is the East City Lord. If you kill him and take his place, the other city lords won't recognize you and will come looking for trouble. If you just walk away, sigh, I'm just a weak woman..."
“Alright,” Lin Bufan conceded. “I’ll leave in a few days, while you get Huanyinfang up and running first.”
Huan Yin was overjoyed, thinking she could keep Lin Bufan for as many days as possible.
She took Lin Bufan's arm, her expression instantly transforming from coarse grains to fine chaff, appearing like a little bird clinging to him.
The red-faced guy couldn't stand it anymore. "Boss, you weren't like this before. Now you're like a tigress pretending to be a kitten."
"Go away, go away, it's none of your business what kind of person I am." Huan Yin briefly regained her fierce demeanor.
After scolding the red-faced guy, she continued to cling to Lin Bufan like a little bird.
Lin Bufan shook his head and smiled wryly, wanting to keep some distance from Huanyin.
His hand, however, uncontrollably wrapped around her waist.
I was completely bewildered: Was I really such a spoiled brat before?
Huan Yin was so happy that she forgot all about home. She lightly patted Lin Bufan and said coquettishly, "You're so annoying. I knew you were this kind of person. You were such a good actor before."
Lin Bufan was extremely embarrassed. Having lost his life soul, he was also somewhat confused about what kind of person he was.
Is he a virtuous gentleman or a slightly wicked rogue?
Furthermore, I'm not entirely clear about how high my own skill level is or how many types of martial arts I know.
Those Dragon God Skills, Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Six Meridian Divine Sword, Longevity Technique... they will be used instinctively during a fight, completely randomly.
Looking back, I wanted to use a certain special skill on its own, but I just couldn't remember how to do it, which left me feeling very passive.
The only thing I'm sure of is that I've fully recovered and am exceptionally resilient.
Consort Pei's fist weighed more than ten thousand pounds, yet she was completely unharmed when it struck her.
Three days later, the sign for Xiaoyao Dashuizhuang was taken down and replaced with the sign for Huanyinfang.
The large bathhouse was transformed into a large inn, three times larger than the original Black Cloud Tower.
The backyard remains a water storage area.
At Lin Bufan's behest, Huanyin took over the entire water estate business of Consort Pei.
They realized that water was not as scarce as they had imagined, so they adjusted the water price back to the original ten taels per bucket.
That day, as Huanyin, Lin Bufan, and their companions were busy, trouble arrived as expected.
A group of rogues arrived, dressed in uniform and standing in a staggered pattern outside the gate of the Illusionary Sound Pavilion.
They struck various poses, some sideways, some with their swords in hand, and some with their hats hanging low, looking incredibly cool.
The leader was none other than Yuan Tiangang, the legendary Tang Dynasty's Bad Commander.
"Miss Huanyin, it's been a long time."
Beneath his bamboo hat, Yuan Tiangang raised his head, his voice deep and slightly hoarse, striking straight to the heart.
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