“Are you from the Commoners’ Guild?”
In the underground world, the only group that had a conflict with him was the Commoners’ Guild. Li Chonglou directly identified their affiliation, and the other party did not deny it.
“Captain of the Commoners’ Guild, Duolong.”
His voice was a little cold.
“Yuanbei is my disciple.”
Good heavens, was this person here to seek retribution? Li Chonglou’s heart tightened.
If he were in his prime, Li Chonglou would have absolute confidence against anyone, even a Level Eight expert, who would find it no easy feat to kill him!
Unfortunately, he was still injured. Soul damage was far more complicated than physical damage, and his Tai Chi had not yet developed to the stage of healing soul injuries. Now, let alone Level Eight, even Level Five would be difficult for him.
“Old An, be ready at any time.”
Li Chonglou reminded him again before calmly facing the other person.
“Don’t worry, if I were to cause trouble for you, it wouldn’t be now. I’m just here to remind you, don’t fall into the hands of others. You are my disciple’s prey.”
After speaking, Duolong turned and left directly.
Phew.
Li Chonglou immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was just here to put on a show. If he had been here to cause trouble, he might not have been able to handle it.
This guy was at least a peak Level Seven existence!
“Little Li, you should hurry up and recharge your energy. Your adversary is a bit beyond your league.”
Old An was also helpless. Although he hadn’t been very ostentatious, Li Chonglou was considered one of the most low-key individuals among the experts he had met.
But every time, trouble found him, and it was never ordinary. If it were someone else, their mentality would have collapsed.
Li Chonglou also sighed, “My luck seems to be quite bad lately. Have I offended Tai Sui?”
“Tai Sui? What Tai Sui?”
Li Chonglou did not explain. This was a Chinese custom, and it was difficult to explain clearly in a short time.
“Let’s inform Chen Pao and the others first.”
This time, no one else came. Li Chonglou quickly left and found a black cloth to cover his face to avoid being recognized again.
As the Black Spirit period had passed, the safety zone gradually returned to normal, and Li Chonglou no longer needed to go outside to send messages.
However, he still had to use the special equipment in the camp. Mobile phones and similar devices were still ineffective in the underground world.
The three camps in the safety zone all had several public communication devices. Although they were still making phone calls, they were routed through monitored channels and broadcast by the camp.
This was to prevent any malicious individuals from sneaking in and causing trouble with instant communication devices.
After paying a certain fee, Li Chonglou, at the signal of a staff member, dialed Zhou Tong’s number.
“It’s me. Help me relay some things to Chen Pao and the others.”
Li Chonglou explained the current situation to Zhou Tong, asking him to inform Chen Pao and the others and to consider it carefully before reaching a unified opinion.
“Brother Li, when will you be back?”
“There’s no definite time for now, but it will take at least a few days. It will also give Chen Pao and the others time to calm down and consider. I’ll contact you again then.”
“Alright.”
Li Chonglou pondered for a moment and then added, “By the way, I can’t take charge of the company anymore, and all previous plans are canceled. You try to stabilize the company first.”
Now that his identity had been exposed, returning to the company would only bring inconvenience to his company. Moreover, people in the martial arts circle often had connections with finance.
Although the martial arts circle would not target his company openly, it did not mean that people in finance would not make a move.
Li Chonglou could already foresee the difficult days ahead for his company.
Therefore, he wanted Zhou Tong to try his best to keep the company alive and then follow the original plan when he found a suitable way.
However, he did not expect that Zhou Tong already had his own ideas about this.
“Brother Li, leave the company matters to me. Even if we have to start from scratch, I will do my best to continue the subsequent plans!”
Li Chonglou was stunned.
“Can you do it?”
Zhou Tong said firmly, “It’s not a big problem. To be honest, although we moved fast before, our foundation was a fatal weakness. Fortunately, I’ve always been in contact with people downstream. This time, it might also be an opportunity for us.”
Zhou Tong’s words left Li Chonglou in a daze.
He never expected that Zhou Tong’s awareness could reach such a level!
The phrase “our foundation was a fatal weakness” also enlightened him. For a long time, due to his overly far-sighted perspective, Li Chonglou had neglected the matters at the lower levels.
For example, as someone who was going to enter the financial circle, why would he curry favor with small merchants and hawkers downstream?
This seemed like his arrogance, but in reality, it was practical. After all, those people could not bring him any help; they would only bring trouble.
However, Zhou Tong had been quietly paving the way in this regard. In terms of foresight, Li Chonglou felt that he was actually inferior to Zhou Tong.
However, despite his admiration, Li Chonglou asked his own question, “But what if they interfere? Ordinary downstream merchants can’t resist them at all, right?”
Zhou Tong smiled faintly, “Brother Li, you’re overthinking it. No one will bother with someone who doesn’t even qualify to be spoken to. As long as we don’t enter their circle, I believe we can remain unharmed.”
“Unless they disregard even this bit of face and openly target us.”
Zhou Tong’s tone was filled with strong confidence, and Li Chonglou also realized it.
Yes, those who would target him would only be people from the financial circle. This stratum, compared to ordinary merchants, was already the ceiling. They truly disdained to make a move against them at their current level.
Nor would they dare to make a move!
Li Chonglou’s eyes suddenly lit up, as he thought of the existence of the Commoners’ Guild.
This organization, which was clearly his adversary, could, to some extent, also be his protective umbrella!
Li Chonglou’s thoughts became clear, and he couldn’t help but praise, “Little Zhou, I’m so grateful to you this time. To have thought of this in such an environment, I believe you will achieve great things if you have the opportunity to truly enter that circle!”
Zhou Tong smiled, “I’m just used to staying at the lower levels, and my thinking is also habitually conservative. However, it now seems that my paving has been done correctly.”
Not only correct, but extremely correct!
With this layer of protection, it was definitely not a problem for his Tonggu Mingjin Company to survive the aftermath of this incident. This meant that his biggest worry had been resolved.
Afterward, the two discussed some more details, and finally, after repeatedly confirming the direction, they hung up the phone.
“It seems that sometimes my approach is not solid enough.”
Li Chonglou felt a sense of realization. All along, his strength had caused his vision to be too high.