Watching Su Lai's inscrutable expression, Yu Daohen became curious, "Does collecting debts also require skill?"
Su Lai coughed dryly and began to boast, "As the saying goes, there are three kinds of debts in this world: debt of love, debt of money, and debt of favor. Among these three, debt of money is the hardest to collect. There's also an old saying, when borrowing money you're a king, when collecting it you're a grandson. So I must show some spirit and let him know that your father is always your father."
Yu Daohen looked at Su Lai, who spoke with seemingly sound reasoning, and said, "Then I'll leave this debt collection task to you."
"Don't worry, this task is on me."
Su Lai patted his chest, took out a Hongta Mountain cigarette from his pocket and offered it to Yu Daohen beside him, then pulled one out, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled. His expression turned ferocious, and he slammed his hand on the door.
Yu Daohen shook his head helplessly at Su Lai's ruffian-like demeanor.
To be honest, if Su Lai wasn't in this line of work, he would truly have the potential to be a thug.
*Thump... thump... thump...*
Su Lai's knocking grew louder. Soon, he heard footsteps approaching.
A little girl, about twelve years old, opened the door and poked her head out.
Su Lai had already prepared his speech in his mind, something about paying back the money or paying with their lives today.
But seeing that it was a little girl who came out, he swallowed the words he was about to say. The ferocious expression on his face vanished, replaced by a smile. He spoke softly, "Little one, where are your grown-ups?"
Just as the little girl was about to speak, a voice came from behind her, "What can we do for you?"
Following that, a man around fifty years old walked out.
Yu Daohen sized up the man, comparing him with the man in the photo.
Although he looked much older than in the photo, this was undoubtedly Liu Hongguang.
Seeing the little girl present, Su Lai softened his tone, "Mr. Liu, do you know why we're here today?"
Liu Hongguang shook his head, looking puzzled, "I don't believe I've offended either of you."
Just as Yu Daohen was about to speak, he saw Su Lai give him a look.
Seeing this, Yu Daohen could only let Su Lai take the lead.
Su Lai let out a soft哼, and two words popped out: "Debt collection!"
"Debt collection?" Liu Hongguang asked with confusion, "I don't owe anyone money."
Seeing this, Su Lai spoke again, "Boss Liu sent us to collect a debt."
Upon hearing the words "Boss Liu," Liu Hongguang's expression instantly changed. He looked at the little girl beside him, "Ling'er, go back to your room."
The little girl obediently turned and walked towards her room.
After the little girl left, Liu Hongguang looked at the two of them and said, "Please, have a seat inside."
Su Lai waved his hand, "No need for such trouble, just hand it over."
"This..." Liu Hongguang looked a bit troubled, "There are three other people inside who are also here for this item."
Su Lai was confused, thinking there were three other people also here to collect debts. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Daohen interrupted him, "Then we'll gratefully accept your invitation."
Liu Hongguang nodded and led them towards the living room.
Behind them, Su Lai frowned slightly and whispered, "Master Yu, I have a feeling that Liu Jiawen asked us to do more than just collect these eight hundred yuan."
Yu Daohen smiled faintly and looked towards the living room, "Eight hundred yuan isn't even enough for a meal for them. Do you think she called us here just for this paltry sum?"
Yu Daohen had already sensed something fishy.
Upon hearing this, Su Lai cursed under his breath, "Damn it, we've been tricked by that woman."
Yu Daohen gave Su Lai a knowing smile, "We'll know once we go in and see."
Su Lai looked at Yu Daohen and felt a sense of admiration, thinking that Master Yu was becoming more and more distinguished.
As the two entered the living room, they saw three figures sitting around a tea table, each sizing up the others with different expressions.
Upon seeing someone arrive, the three turned their heads.
When they clearly saw Yu Daohen, all of them showed troubled expressions.
Why has this jinx come here!
Yu Daohen smiled at the three, "Zuo Yang of the Yin Walking Sect, Wang Wei the Corpse Herder, Xue Mingxing of the Tiantong Sect. I didn't expect to meet the three of you here."
Seeing that they were not on good terms, they probably weren't working together. They were all hired by different clients.
These three were somewhat famous in the martial world, but they all had one thing in common.
That was that all three had been expelled from their sects and were now unaffiliated.
It was precisely for this reason that the three took on jobs for money in the martial world. As long as you paid, they would kill or protect.
It was after being expelled from their sects that they gradually gained fame in the martial world.
However, there was still a gap between them and Yu Daohen, who had reached the peak from the moment he debuted.
After all, Yu Daohen had built his reputation through a series of earth-shattering deeds, while they had toiled step by step.
But in terms of strength, Yu Daohen was indeed far superior to the three of them.
The three cupped their fists and greeted, "Brother Su, Master Yu!"
This jinx dared to confront anyone and held grudges, so it was best not to provoke him.
Yu Daohen nodded with satisfaction and led Su Lai to sit down.
The six of them sat around the tea table in silence.
The other five had the same objective, and no one was willing to speak first.
Liu Hongguang, as the host, also did not speak first.
He was an ordinary person and was unaware of the various forces in the martial world.
But he knew that he could not offend any of the people present.
Finally, Xue Mingxing broke the silence and looked at Su Lai, "Brother Su, it seems this is your zodiac year."
When Su Lai stood, the three saw his bright red underwear. In the tense atmosphere, no one dared to laugh.
"I didn't expect it to be about my zodiac year today," Brother Su said with an awkward laugh, cursing inwardly.
Good heavens, so when there's no other topic, they tease Brother Su like this.
Wang Wei, seeing an opening, also teased, "Brother Su, it's the middle of winter, you shouldn't be wearing open-crotch pants, should you?"
Su Lai, standing beside them, blushed furiously, unsure how to respond.
He cursed these three scoundrels countless times in his heart.
At the same time, he disdained these three. If Master Yu's pants were torn, would they dare to tease him?
They probably wouldn't even dare to fart.
The three naturally saw Su Lai's disdainful gaze, but they pretended not to notice.
Once the words were spoken, they couldn't take them back, so they could only endure Su Lai's scornful look.
Yu Daohen, seeing this, shook his head helplessly and said, "Since all three of you are here for this item, let's get straight to the point."
As Yu Daohen spoke, the smiles on the faces of the three instantly vanished, and the atmosphere reached its climax. They all remained silent.
Liu Hongguang, on the side, swallowed and, seeing the awkward atmosphere, said with a smile, "Gentlemen, please have some tea."
Seeing this, the three all smiled, picked up their teacups, and took a sip of tea.