My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 197 - 196: Do Me a Favor

"Jin... Jinbao."

The Big Flower Arm opened the door and saw the group of people standing outside, instantly becoming so nervous that he stammered.

In this street, you can be ignorant of anything else, but you must remember who’s the leader of this street.

Hei Jinbao’s face was as dark as iron. He pushed the Big Flower Arm at the door to the ground with one hand and then marched forward, delivering a heavy stomp on the Big Flower Arm’s head.

The Big Flower Arm’s head burst open like an overripe watermelon, scattering red and white matter all over the place.

The remaining two gangsters in the room were so shocked their expressions changed drastically, yet they didn’t dare to run away in front of Hei Jinbao.

Even though Xia’s heart skipped a beat, when he saw Xia Mei in the corner, his fears were all cast aside, and he urgently rushed over to check on Xia Mei’s condition.

In fact, Xia Mei hadn’t been knocked out; someone just put a black hood over her head.

Xia hurried over to take off her hood, anxiously asking, "Are you alright? Do you feel any discomfort? What did they do to you?"

The sudden exposure to strong light made Xia Mei instinctively close her eyes, her whole being like a frightened little rabbit.

"Hahaha, Jinbao, you’re not being decent with this move."

Thirteen Orphans stood with his hands in his pockets, tilting his head toward Lv Bai: "Luckily, our brother Lv Bai was cautious; otherwise, this could’ve ended badly for you."

Hei Jinbao stared silently at the mess of blood and flesh beneath his feet for a moment, then turned his head to reveal teeth stained an unappealing yellow.

"Brother Lv Bai, are you satisfied with how I handled this?"

"This matter is settled; let’s go see Daoist Master now."

Lv Bai maintained a friendly smile throughout, making it hard for people to discern what he was really thinking.

In the corner, Xia had already given a rough account of what had happened.

Xia Mei instinctively glanced at Lv Bai, who stood beside Thirteen Orphans. She wanted to thank Lv Bai, but unfortunately, in her panic, she couldn’t find any paper or pen in the room.

"That’s great, let’s go."

Thirteen Orphans pulled his hands from his pockets, gesturing "please."

Lv Bai nodded at Xia, returned a gentle smile to Xia Mei, and then followed Thirteen Orphans and Hei Jinbao out.

...

It is worth mentioning that although the Daoist Master Lv Bai and the others were going to see was the leader of the entire Chikan Bay,

Thirteen Orphans didn’t take Lv Bai to the core area of Chikan Bay. Instead, they drove away from Chikan Bay.

After about half an hour’s drive, they finally parked the car by the Chikan River, far from the city.

A man with a full head of hair was fishing, his back facing them, by the shore.

Thirteen Orphans led Lv Bai over to the man and bowed with excitement all over his face, "Daoist Master, we’ve brought the person you wanted to meet."

Hei Jinbao didn’t even dare to speak, completely lacking the majesty he had in front of the small-time thugs earlier.

Daoist Master turned around, appearing to be only in his forties, likely due to his superb skincare skills.

His plain appearance would make no one doubt if you said he was a middle-aged office worker.

Daoist Master didn’t rush to say anything to Lv Bai but instead turned his head to smile kindly at Thirteen Orphans: "Didn’t Xiao Shisan bring a fishing rod? It might get a bit boring then."

The implication in his words was all too apparent.

Naturally, Thirteen Orphans took the hint, casually found a pretext that he still had things to deal with on his side, and took Hei Jinbao away with him.

Watching them drive away, Daoist Master finally redirected his gaze to Lv Bai.

"Lv Bai, right?"

Daoist Master casually placed the fishing rod on the ground and patted a nearby stone seat, indicating for Lv Bai to sit down as he said, "Do you know why I wanted to meet you?"

Lv Bai brushed away the dust on the stone and sat down directly: "Not quite sure."

"I’ll just be candid."

Daoist Master looked into Lv Bai’s eyes, appearing slightly serious: "I want to ask for your help."

"What could it be that requires someone like me to help with?"

Lv Bai tilted his head slightly, somewhat curious about how Daoist Master knew of him.

"Don’t underestimate yourself; you’re not a small-time player. Those with a bit of information know about you."

Daoist Master turned his head, gazing in the direction of the prison in the distance: "Ever since that Bear Chief Warden took office, you’re the first prisoner to escape successfully and live."

"So?"

Lv Bai had a vague inkling of what this Daoist Master wanted.

Daoist Master quickly gave an answer: "I want you to go back to prison and help me rescue someone. Of course, I wouldn’t have you work for nothing; you can name your reward."

Everyone has their own secrets. Daoist Master didn’t arrogantly force Lv Bai to reveal his methods for unleashing such darkness but chose a more negotiable approach.

However, since things had come this far.

"Then give me a Body Forging Technique as payment, and I hope it can be paid in advance. That would also make it easier for the person to be rescued, wouldn’t it?"

"Very well..."

...

Chikan Bay, Peace Branch Road.

Squeak~

A black car stopped in front of a motel.

The driver, dressed in a meticulously ironed suit, respectfully opened the car door: "Mr. Lü, we’ve arrived."

"Thank you, you can head back." Lv Bai nodded, getting out of the car.

"Please contact me anytime if you need anything."

The driver gave a ninety-degree bow and added, "Please don’t forget Daoist Master’s instructions; I won’t disturb you any longer, please rest well."

After finishing speaking, the driver got back into the car and quickly disappeared around the corner of the street.

"Within a week, huh?" Lv Bai murmured, feeling the nearly dissipated smell of gasoline on the roadside.

The deadline Daoist Master gave was rather generous, clearly hoping Lv Bai would succeed in rescuing the person.

"The time’s a bit tight, though."

Lv Bai knew he actually had no choice in the matter.

Although Daoist Master appeared friendly, it would be naive to expect the leader of such a criminal organization to be a benevolent person.

If nothing unexpected happened, should Lv Bai refuse this deal, Daoist Master would likely start considering where to bury him the very next second.

However, speaking of which, he glanced down at the ancient book he held in his hand.

He was actually in a rather good mood.

...

Turning back, the old lady at the motel was dozing off.

Lv Bai didn’t wake her up, tiptoed upstairs, and as he passed through the corridor, he had to deliberately block out certain sounds coming from rooms on either side.

He silently recited ’Amitabha,’ stood in front of his room, took out the key, and opened the door.

He locked the door, turned on all the lights, and then placed the ancient book on the only table in the room.

There weren’t any flashy names like Tathagata Divine Palm or Nine Yin Divine Skill on the ancient book.

On its cover, there were only two words — Martial Canon.