A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"Listen up, sis!"

I cupped Liu Haomei's face in my hands and said earnestly, "You're not Afang from Bobo's shop, you're my friend Liu Haomei. Afang may not be worth three thousand yuan, but the friendship between us is priceless."

I feel guilty towards Liu Haomei, after all, I took her things that were perfectly clean.

Perhaps I will die at the hands of Nan Batian in three days, so let me give Liu Haomei some compensation first.

Three thousand yuan is nothing to me now.

But for Liu Haomei's father, it might be a lifesaver.

"Brother Zu, thank you... for treating me like a human being."

Liu Haomei finally stopped crying and smiled through her tears: "It's a promise, we'll be friends forever. When I'm rich in the future, I'll take care of you."

I chuckled and said, "Then I'll be waiting for that day!"

If that day ever comes and I have to rely on Liu Haomei to support me, I won't live anymore.

While we were chatting, Chunyan called and asked to go to room 302 to watch a DVD.

With Sister Li away, 302 has become our happy little nest.

Actually, the 26 mahjong parlors left by the Golden Tooth could also be transformed into happy homes, but I'm not used to living there.

Back in 302, I watched DVDs with Chunyan.

As I watched, I fell asleep with my head on Chunyan's lap.

"Are you so tired? What did you do today? Did you hang out with Liu Haomei?" Chunyan woke me up.

"Yeah, I've been fooling around with Liu Haomei all day, I'm so tired, let me sleep for a while." I turned over and continued to sleep.

Chunyan sighed and pulled over a sofa cushion to cover me.

I slept on the sofa all night.

When I opened my eyes the next day, Chunyan was gone; she had gone to work.

The house is empty, and I'm all alone. It's so desolate!

Suddenly remembering that I was supposed to go to Yinping Mountain today, I quickly washed up, not caring about how desolate I felt.

Maybe my second uncle's guidance will really help me escape this predicament?

While I was washing up, Sister Li called to ask if I was safe.

I lied to Sister Li: "Don't worry, Sister Li. Dao Zixiong and Director Song, one in the underworld and one in the legitimate world, have already taken care of things and kept Hengjie Sangkun in check. I'm perfectly safe right now."

"That must be because Director Song is very capable. As far as I know, Dao Zai Xiong can't control Sang Kun." Sister Li was relieved.

"Sister Li, how is your investigation going?" I asked.

"I'm scheduled to meet with the fixer manufacturer today, but I'm not confident, sigh." Sister Li sighed softly.

"Sister Li, would you like me to teach you a method?"

"What method? It's not a honey trap, is it?" Sister Li laughed.

"Of course it wasn't a honey trap." I smiled and said seriously:

"In business, you need to know how to talk your way out. You should tell the manufacturer's manager that we can get all the printing factories in Dongguan, and that we use a lot of products, so ask them for the lowest price. When we get back to Dongguan, we'll talk to the printing factories and say that we have absolute connections with the fixer manufacturers and can get the lowest price..."

Those who act as intermediaries or pimps are deceiving both sides and exaggerating their connections.

If you can hype it up well, the business will be done. That's what my second uncle taught me.

"Little brother, you're really sharp!" Sister Li laughed. "I'll reward you handsomely when I get back!"

"Okay, I'll wait for Sister Li's reward."

After hanging up the phone, I packed up and rode my motorcycle to Yinping Mountain.

I didn't eat breakfast.

As for Sister Li's reward, I don't even want to think about it. She always promises me a reward, but in the end, she doesn't give me a single penny!

Less than twenty minutes after I went out, it started raining heavily again.

I opened the motorcycle's trunk, found a raincoat, and continued on my way despite the rain and wind.

Unexpectedly, the wind and rain today started pouring down relentlessly, like weeping and lamenting, haunting me like a wronged spirit.

The raincoat couldn't protect me completely, and my clothes gradually became soaked.

The wind was strong, chilling me to the bone.

There were shops by the roadside, so I rested under the eaves for a while, lit a cigarette, and inhaled some warm air.

We're already at the foot of Yinping Mountain, but I don't know where Liuyun Temple is.

After finishing my cigarette, I took the map and asked the shopkeeper for directions.

My Cantonese isn't good, and the boss's Mandarin isn't good either, so we each speak our own language, spitting as we talk.

After we talked for a while, and I wrote something on the paper, the boss finally understood what I meant and started babbling, "You've gone the wrong way. You have to go from the south side of the mountain..."

I thanked them and continued on my way.

Ten minutes later, I realized that the motorcycle was low on fuel and there was no gas station nearby, so I panicked completely.

That damned Knife Boy Xiong, you've screwed me over!

And Director Song, didn't he brazenly guarantee that Sang Kun wouldn't bother me? Why is Nan Batian here again, pointing a troll at my head?

They're all awesome guys, relying on heaven and earth, but in the end, they still have to rely on themselves!

Ten minutes later, the motorcycle really ran out of gas.

Fortunately, there was a village nearby. I found a small shop at the entrance of the village, gave the shopkeeper a referral fee of 100 yuan, and asked him to help me get some gasoline.

The boss made a phone call and summoned a motorcycle taxi driver.

The motorcycle taxi driver quoted me 100 yuan and gave me half a tank of gas.

When it comes to fleecing outsiders like me, they really cut me off swiftly and decisively, without any hesitation!

Being under someone else's roof, I nodded in agreement.

The motorcycle taxi driver took out a soft plastic tube and squeezed half a tank of fuel into my car.

I continued my journey, searching and searching, encountering setbacks along the way. After four hours, I finally arrived at the entrance of Liuyun Temple before noon.

The motorcycle couldn't get up there yet, so it was parked on the mountain road a hundred meters away.

The wind and rain stopped at that moment.

I looked around at Liuyun Temple. From the front, it didn't seem very big, like a folk house hidden in the mountains.

There wasn't even a mountain gate; there was only a wooden sign hanging on the wall next to the gate that read: Liuyun Temple.

However, the surrounding green trees and wildflowers create a sense of unexpected discovery.

The two dark red wooden doors were tightly closed, and it was impossible to tell whether anyone was inside.

I straightened my clothes and went to knock on the door.

After a while, an old man came out. He was hunched over, with a stubble beard, wearing a faded yellow military uniform, jeans, and red flip-flops.

She also wore a white gardenia pinned to her chest.

I've never seen this look and outfit before!

The old man looked at me, his eyes dim and his expression numb.

This is the master Zhong Yun that my second uncle mentioned?

Is he an old man farming?

I forced a smile: "Old man, I'm looking for Daoist Zhongyun. My second uncle, Wang Zongchun, sent me here..."

boom!

The old man closed the door, and the door panel almost hit my nose.

"Feed, feed him!"

I knocked on the door and shouted, but there was no response from inside.

Alas, Heaven has forsaken me.

The times are against me, and my steed will not go; what can I do for my beloved sister, Chunyan?

I shook my head with a wry smile and prepared to descend the mountain.

With a creak, the wooden door of Liuyun Temple opened again, and the old man with the gardenia flower peeked out at me and nodded slightly.

I was overjoyed, nodded, and entered the mountain gate.

Right in front of you is a half-stone statue placed on a long table.

The stone statue is mottled and blurry, with only vague facial features visible. It's hard to tell whether it's the Buddha, Lao Tzu, or the Earth God.

The old man with the gardenia led me through the front hall and into the courtyard.

That's when I realized that this was a small courtyard house.