Jujutsu: Eight Magical Skills At The Beginning, Admission Is A Special Level

Chapter 41: I Respect You as a Man

Water Moon Gate is a sect specializing in formation techniques, particularly illusion formations and breaking formations. It is a sect with great potential for underground occupations.

Because they are not good at fighting, Pang Miaosong and Lu Bei's competition revolved around formations, avoiding a physical confrontation.

This is what Pang Miaosong meant. In front of everyone, she didn't want Lu Bei to get close to her.

She would be at a disadvantage.

In various senses.

Lu Bei didn't understand much about breaking formations, even though he had some knowledge of breaking formation compasses and incantations, he didn't have much confidence. Fortunately, heaven rewards the virtuous. He firmly suppressed Pang Miaosong in terms of cultivation level and, guided by the breaking formation compass, used strength to break through and walked out of the illusion formation.

Before Lu Bei could speak, Pang Miaosong decisively stepped down from the stage, expressionless and silent, admitting defeat and ending this unremarkable contest.

The four helpers Ding Lei brought were all defeated or forfeited, while Lu Bei won all four battles. He reached out to touch his spoils.

No spoils?

That's impossible. The organizers wouldn't be like that.

In the side hall of the Lofty Brow Faction, Ding Lei sat dejectedly while Lu Bei glanced at the four sect leaders and rubbed his hands, saying, "We're not familiar with each other, so I won't waste words on pleasantries. The four of you supported Ding Lei, taking advantage of the numbers to bully the weak. I, Lu Bei, will reluctantly accept it. There is a saying that goes, 'Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.' You four have successively lost and admitted defeat. Now it's my turn to use force to coerce you."

"Lu Sect Leader, you misunderstand..."

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, I know, and you all know it too."

Lu Bei interrupted directly, his tone slightly softened. "Rest assured, I'm not an unreasonable person. The grudges between you and me are far less than the grudges between Ding Lei and me. I don't want much, just three months' worth of Spiritual Bamboo quotas from each sect, which will belong to Three Pristine Peak... Hmm, let's forget about Shaking Mountain Gate. Master Du suits my taste. I respect you as a man, and today we won't fight if we don't have to. The three months' Spiritual Bamboo quota from Shaking Mountain Gate will be my gift to you as a token of our meeting."

"Lu..."

"If anyone disagrees, step forward. The stage hasn't been taken down yet."

Lu Bei looked disdainfully at them. "Today, either you kill me, or I kill you."

"This is unreasonable! Why exclude my Shaking Mountain Gate? Who do you think you are looking down on?"

"..." x5

"Bring pen and paper!"

In the midst of the silence, Du Jinglan clapped his hands and, regardless of the other sect leaders' signals, readily wrote an IOU.

"..." x3

Pang Miaosong and the other three sect leaders immediately had dark faces, seriously suspecting that Du Jinglan seemed straightforward but was actually scheming. He had already received benefits from Lu Bei before coming and was just putting on a show.

"Master Du has great magnanimity! Admirable!!"

Lu Bei praised with a wave of his hand. Seeing that the deadlock couldn't be broken, the assist came right to him. If he didn't know that he and Du Jinglan were strangers, he would have suspected that this person was his undercover agent.

Damn it, we have a traitor among us!

Pang Miaosong and the other three sect leaders gritted their teeth and wrote down the IOUs, cursing Lu Bei and Du Jinglan in their hearts, especially Du Jinglan, who was directly expelled from the family tree.

For a moment, Du Jinglan became the biggest enemy. Lu Bei was indeed too excessive, but he was an outsider from the beginning, and his harm was far less than Du Jinglan's betrayal as a family member.

Ding Lei's expression was complicated. Seeing the four external aids writing down the IOUs one after another, his sorrowful mood improved a lot for some reason.

Once again, it proved that listening to love songs when sad was useless, only seeing others in misery could relieve it.

The income from Spiritual Bamboo is one of the main sources of Nine Bamboo Mountain's economy, excluding Three Pristine Peak. Cutting it off for three months means tightening their belts for three months. Thinking of this, the faces of the sect leaders became extremely ugly.

"Lu Sect Leader, if there are no other matters, we will take our leave." Lin Hong stood up and said, ignoring the sect leader Ding Lei. It was clear that he had already put him on the blacklist.

"Wait a moment, four sect leaders. I do have something important to say."

Lu Bei accepted the four IOUs, and his arrogant expression disappeared in an instant. He sighed softly and said, "You all don't know the whole story. It's not that I intentionally wanted to make things difficult for each sect. I was forced into this situation and I didn't want it to be this way."

Hmm, I believe you.

I believe your evil ways!

The four sect leaders rolled their eyes, with Ding Lei rolling his eyes the most. He didn't notice that night when Lu Bei knocked down each disciple of the Lofty Brow Faction one by one, he couldn't hold back his laughter.

"The situation at Three Pristine Peak, Ding Lei has probably already told you all. A guest with the surname Zhu visited..."

Lu Bei looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle and said, "Let's start from three months ago. At that time, I was still a young man who had just arrived at Great Victory Pass. I thought everyone was good people... The Zhu Family Trading Company has long coveted the Nine Bamboo Mountain Spiritual Bamboo... I was naive and fell into their trap... I had no choice but to do this."

"Lu Sect Leader, please make it clear. Your words are fragmented. What are you trying to say?"

"The Zhu Family Trading Company wants to cooperate with the sect leaders. Because of my position as the Ascension Gate sect leader, they saw me as a breakthrough point..."

Lu Bei cut to the chase and said, "For these three months, the Zhu Family Trading Company has shown sincerity by increasing the transaction amount for each sect by 20%. After three months, regardless of how much the Four Channels Trading Company offers, the Zhu Family Trading Company will only increase, not decrease."

"It's not about the money. Doing business is about integrity. We have already accepted the deposit from the Four Channels Trading Company. We can't go back on our word. Moreover, if the Spiritual Bamboo ends up flowing to Great Victory Pass due to the source problem, if we offend the Extreme Monarch Sect, the Four Channels Trading Company can easily turn against us."

"Don't worry, the Zhu Family people on the side of the Four Channels Trading Company will handle it. As for the Extreme Monarch Sect, the Zhu Prefect of Eastern Qi County and Lin, the steward of Great Victory Pass, are close friends. If the business doesn't go through, it will only offend them... Hehe, that's all I can say. I hope the sect leaders understand."

As for whether they misunderstood, that's not his concern.

"As for the IOUs in my hand, you don't need to worry about them. They belong to you, and you should receive the full amount. I won't take a single penny."

Lu Bei straightened his chest and said, "The rumors about me being obsessed with money are completely false. The monthly transactions will be handled by the Zhu Family Trading Company and each sect in person. The accounts will be settled face to face, and I won't even touch them."

"Is that true?!" Ding Lei's hand holding the teacup trembled violently, resonating with the porcelain.

"With my current reputation, I give my guarantee. Even if the sect leaders don't believe me, I won't waste any more words."

Lu Bei smiled faintly and said, "Time will prove everything. In a few days, it will be the time for the transaction. Whether what I said is true or false will be clear."

The sect leaders whispered to each other, and when they looked at Lu Bei again, their eyes were completely different. They changed from disdain to closeness. Zhang Kou Jiuzhu and the others expressed their apologies, realizing that they had misunderstood Lu Bei.

"Oh, I almost forgot, except for Ding Lei."

Lu Bei looked at Ding Lei, who was resonating with the porcelain, and grinned, "Ding Lei, you attacked Three Pristine Peak at night. This account has nothing to do with business. It's purely a personal grudge between you and me. The land and the hundred thousand taels, as well as the business of the Spiritual Bamboo, should be compensated without any reduction."

"You're right. Ding Lei was wrong first!" Liu Ao shook his head and sighed.

"It's true that it's not right to bully the weak with strength. Ding Lei, forgive us for standing on the side of justice." Lin Hong nodded in agreement.

Ding Lei's eyes bulged as he looked around and discovered that Du Jinglan was a spy, Liu Ao and Lin Hong were fence-sitters, and even Pang Miaosong, who had lost face, remained silent.

He didn't have a single teammate!

"Hahaha, just kidding, Ding Lei, don't take it seriously. I was just angry that night when you attacked me with your people. Nine Bamboo Mountain is one family. I retaliated a little, but I don't really want the title deed of your Emei Mountain, the hundred thousand taels, or the business of the Spiritual Bamboo."

Lu Bei smiled casually and took out an IOU from his pocket, placing it solemnly in Ding Lei's hand. "All the previous teasing was just to vent my anger. I have come to my senses now. I hope Ding Lei can give me a way out and let go of this grudge."

"Hiss..."

Looking at the IOU he had written himself, Ding Lei's eyes turned red. After tearing it up, he grabbed Lu Bei's hand and said, "Brother... no, Brother Lu, I have offended you before. You gave me a small punishment, which was deserved. Today... I'm not good with words, but if you don't mind, I would like to become sworn brothers with you today."

Pah, I see you're just trying to save face!

"No rush, let's talk about becoming sworn brothers another day. I suddenly remembered that I should return the IOU to you. We won't have any disputes in our business anymore."

Lu Bei pointed to the debris on the ground and said, "Ding Lei, please write another one for three months."

Ding Lei: "..."

This kid is shameless and cunning, and his cultivation talent is not bad. He will definitely achieve great things in the future. It's a pity that I couldn't take advantage of the situation and become sworn brothers with him today.

(End of this chapter)