In the dead of night within De Yue Building.
"Master Jiu, didn't you say that Master Ji was bound to die this time? How come he's still well and even spoiled my plans?"
Master Chen was furious, his face flushed with anger.
He had already made plans that once Master Ji died, he would take over Taoyao Pavilion.
De Yue Building had been stuck as a Three-star Spiritual Restaurant for many years, operating on a small scale. If he could take over Taoyao Pavilion, which was also a Three-star Spiritual Restaurant, it could advance to a Four-star Spiritual Food Restaurant, and his own status as a Spiritual Delicacy Master could also rise.
Yet, all those plans were ruined.
"I find it odd too, how he survived. The leech eggs inside his stomach have been cleared by someone, apart from being a bit weak, he has no other issues. Earlier, the Master Ji I had bribed has also disappeared without a trace and can't be contacted."
