I Have a Dice Left by a God

Chapter 597 - 189: Azure Dragon Hall

"Our Ah Xin is naturally someone everyone loves, but strangely enough, he can’t even find a girlfriend." Lin Fei suddenly remembered something important."Oh dear, Aunt Fei, I just remembered I haven’t finished my report. You guys chat, I’ll get to work." Speaking of which, Li Xin quickly hurried back to his room.

"Mom, stop pushing him. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll back him up." Xueyin pouted and said.

Slap~~~

"Support your head? Hurry up and finish your homework. Don’t you have coursework at the Celestial Academy?"

Xueyin widened her eyes. She was an adult now, how could she still be hit on the head?

The mother and daughter glared at each other, but in the end, Lin Xueyin admitted defeat. She indeed had a lot of coursework, even more than the Grace Class. Without the same foundation as others, she needed to spend more time making up for her lack in theory. Besides the theory, there were also a lot of practical cases she had to slowly go through. But by piecing everything together, she was able to learn a lot and develop a deep understanding of Moncalleta.

Li Xin returned to his room, took out a draft from Yazama Karashi, and looked at the pile of manuscripts with satisfaction. A writer with drafts in reserve is invincible.

He was almost finished. After a little more tweaking and consideration, he could submit it, and this time he aimed to negotiate a good price.

The thought of earning some money made Li Xin smile uncontrollably.

On the other side, Qi Badao arrived at the Qinglong Hall in the West First District. To be honest, ever since he came to Dragon Capital and became a member of the Hundred Martial Hall, he felt in his element. Unlike in Celestial Capital, here there were rules, and following the gang’s rules really allowed for development opportunities.

The branches of the Hundred Martial Hall were divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. Qi Badao, with his experience from Celestial Capital and his righteous reputation, rose swiftly. His Spade Group had already reached the Xuan level and made quite a name for themselves in the South District. This wasn’t just relying on Kathy’s strength. On the contrary, he tried to avoid using the Church Court’s power whenever possible.

The Qinglong Hall, being part of the Heaven level halls of the Hundred Martial Hall, was one of only four such halls in the entire Li Long United Kingdom. The other three were located elsewhere. With numerous disciples and talented individuals, they controlled a lot of big businesses. Smaller halls like the Spade Group had to live under their shadow. Typically, a hall master of his level would only get a distant view of someone like them at an annual meeting.

Promotion for hall masters depended on the scale and contributions to the Hundred Martial Hall. Simply put, it was about how much money could be turned in each year, how well-off tasks assigned from the top were completed, and achieving major merits.

The Hundred Martial Hall’s four great elders held esteemed positions, responsible for punishment, finances, personnel, and etiquette, with eight guardians assisting them. The four heaven-level hall masters were like the Metropolitans, having a certain amount of oversight over the lower halls within their region. Of course, they wouldn’t interfere lightly in other halls’ matters.

In a little over a year, Qi Badao felt that the real power of the Celestial Extreme Hall Master exceeded that of the guardians, equivalent to being the lords within the Hundred Martial Hall.

Upon returning to the Spade Group headquarters, Qi Badao received a message from his subordinates: an invitation from Yan Feng, the Qinglong Hall master, which he couldn’t dismiss. He also knew the matter about the worm was just beginning.

Even though the Qinglong Hall didn’t have dazzling decorations, it was grand and majestic. Rows of spears, swords, and halberds lined the courtyard, where many disciples were training, shouting battle cries. Others practiced swinging meteor hammers vigorously.

Qi Badao was brought to the Inner Hall by disciples of the Qinglong Hall, where maids served tea. Before long, he met Yan Feng, a man in his forties with a square face, short neck, stout figure, bushy beard, and sharp eyes — he was in his prime.

"Qi Badao greets Master Yan." Qi Badao clasped his right hand over his left thumb and bowed, as even though they were both hall masters, the other person’s status was significantly higher than his, making this gesture of respect appropriate.

Yan Feng laughed heartily, "I’ve heard that a formidable figure from the Celestial Capital has made a name for himself in the South District. Seeing you today, indeed, not bad. Sit down."

"Master Yan praises me too much. It’s all thanks to my brothers backing me up. May I ask what Master Yan wanted from me?" Qi Badao didn’t want to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

Yan Feng scrutinized Qi Badao, "Not bad, it seems you’ve passed the integration phase."

Qi Badao’s expression changed slightly, and he asked gravely, "Master Yan, what exactly is going on? Who did it and why put that thing in my body?"

Yan Feng chuckled, "Calm down. First, tell me where you’ve been and what’s happened these past few days."

On his way here, Qi Badao had already contemplated countless strategies. Being forcibly implanted with a worm and left on the street didn’t make sense. If it were him orchestrating such a thing, he wouldn’t do it so clumsily. Were they intending to use him, or eliminate him?

From Li Xin, he learned some secrets about the worm. If they wanted to use him as fodder, they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths, much less let him go. So it had to be the former; using him was part of the test.

And being summoned by the Qinglong Hall Master was a sign of significant respect, indicating something important was at hand.

Suddenly having a clear understanding, Qi Badao overturned his previous reasoning and after a moment paused, "To be honest, Master Yan, I went to the Night Patrol."

Yan Feng neither agreed nor disagreed, "Oh? Tell me more."

Qi Badao continued, "Back in Celestial Capital, I worked as an informant for the Night Patrol and kept in touch with them when I came to Dragon Capital. A few days ago, I drank too much at a gathering, and when I woke up, I found myself at the end of an alley with a worm inside me. It’s happened before in Celestial Capital, a terrible event, so I immediately went to the Night Patrol."

"Who did you find?"

"Li Xin, a former acquaintance from Celestial Capital. I was his informant back then," Qi Badao replied.

"And Shadow Owl just let you go?" Yan Feng continued to question.

Qi Badao’s heart skipped a beat. He only mentioned finding Li Xin and didn’t say he’d been to Shadow Owl. He kept a straight face and said, "They locked me up, said if I could last three days, there was still hope; if not, they’d have to purify me. Luckily, I managed to endure."

"Is that all?" Yan Feng smiled.

Qi Badao gritted his teeth and pulled out the Magic Potion given by Li Xin from his coat, "After surviving three days, they gave me this, said if the worm’s frenzy became intense, I could take a pill to suppress the bloodthirsty desire and told me to undergo periodic examinations."

"What was said when you joined the hall?" Yan Feng’s expression suddenly turned grim as he spoke with a firm voice.

"Blood for an alliance, loyalty first, faith at the core, life and death together!" Qi Badao responded firmly.

"Do you know the commandments of the Hundred Martial Hall?" Yan Feng’s eyes became piercingly sharp.

"To betray the Hundred Martial Hall is three slices and six holes, body left in the wild," Qi Badao stood up, unfazed, "Master Yan, I haven’t violated the hall’s commandments. Although in contact with the Night Patrol, I’ve done nothing to betray. Those of us in this dark world, survival isn’t easy. Who doesn’t want to pull some strings? But I know where I come from and who I am very clearly. This time the event happened suddenly, and I was ambushed during a gathering within the gang itself, which is why I approached the Night Patrol."