My Ability Pool is Superior

Creak~

The door at the stairwell entrance was pushed open a crack.

Lu Bai poked his head out from behind the door, surveying the situation on the rooftop.

“Yo, brother, you’ve had a tough time.”

Shi San Yao smiled and waved at Lu Bai: “Come over quick, let’s have a drink.”

Hei Jinbao turned around at the same time, baring his yellowed teeth, barely managing to show goodwill.

This strange situation on the rooftop made Lu Bai’s brows twitch slightly.

Although he realized these two guys drinking steadily on the rooftop were not simple, he wasn’t overly vigilant.

He pushed open the door and walked to the empty chair by the glass table to sit down.

After all, he still didn’t know Shrimp Girl’s whereabouts.

Moreover, from these two guys’ attitudes, it seemed there was some other reason involved.

Shrimp Brother nervously followed behind Lu Bai, his face flushed red from holding his breath, not even daring to breathe heavily.

He clearly knew Hei Jinbao and Shi San Yao, wanting to tell Lu Bai their identities but fearing it would anger these two real big bosses.

But in reality, Shi San Yao and Hei Jinbao didn’t even glance at Shrimp Brother properly, treating him purely as air.

Gulp~

Shi San Yao poured a glass of whiskey and pushed the wine glass in front of Lu Bai, then raised his own goblet, gesturing to clink glasses with Lu Bai.

“Brother Lu Bai, right?”

A friendly smile unconsciously appeared on Lu Bai’s face.

Without refusing face, he picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Shi San Yao’s.

“That’s me.”

To show sincerity, Shi San Yao drained the wine in his glass.

He smacked his lips and then said with a smile: “We’ve been waiting for you here for a long time. As expected, you’re a real talent.”

Lu Bai took a sip of wine and looked up again at this suit-wearing guy.

“You kidnapped Shrimp Girl just to see me?”

“Heh, Brother Lu Bai, you’ve misunderstood.”

Shi San Yao refilled his own glass: “Someone else wants to see you.”

Lu Bai pointed back at Shrimp Brother behind him without turning his head.

“To make Shrimp Brother this nervous, you two must be big shots in Chikan Bay, right? Finding me shouldn’t be hard, so why kidnap Shrimp Girl first?”

Shi San Yao hummed, giving an unexpectedly explanatory response.

“This counts as a test, I guess. That’s also his intention. You have to prove yourself first.”

“Prove myself, you mean by taking out Biao Ge?”

Lu Bai nodded thoughtfully: “Or rather, taking out a martial artist?”

Shi San Yao responded matter-of-factly: “Yes. If you can’t even handle a Houtian Martial Artist, then dying is just dying.”

“Tsk.”

No matter what Lu Bai was thinking, his face still showed that harmless, friendly smile: “Thanks for your trouble.”

“Not bad. After all, you showed me this novel power.”

“The one who wants to see me is Dao Master?”

“I like smart people like you. Honestly, if Dao Master hadn’t said he wanted to see you, I’d want to invite you to join my Nanxing Association.”

Shi San Yao raised his wine glass, gesturing to clink again: “Finish this glass, and let’s head over quick. Don’t keep Dao Master waiting.”

Lu Bai didn’t clink right away and instead asked: “Where’s Shrimp Girl? Where is she now?”

Shi San Yao’s eyes flicked toward Hei Jinbao: “You gotta ask Brother Jinbao about that. Heping Lane is all his territory. My Nanxing Association wouldn’t dare reach in.”

“Don’t worry, that little girl won’t be in life danger.”

Hei Jinbao gave the reply.

But Lu Bai wasn’t satisfied with this answer: “I want to see her first.”

Hearing this, Hei Jinbao’s expression immediately turned unfriendly: “I said, she’s safe.”

“If I’m not wrong, Dao Master isn’t seeing me for something bad, right? Maybe to recruit me, or at least has something he needs me to do.”

Lu Bai’s eyes gradually narrowed, though his tone still carried an inexplicable amusement: “So, Brother Jinbao, you sure you want to quarrel with me?”

Hei Jinbao was silent for a moment, then soon grinned again.

“Since Brother Lu Bai has doubts, come with me then.”

……

My name is Shrimp Girl. I’m an ordinary girl living on Heping Branch Road in Chikan Bay.

My brother and I are orphans who lost our parents, depending on each other since childhood, making a living from the restaurant our parents left behind.

When I was little, a high fever made me lose the ability to speak.

Brother blamed himself, thinking that while I was feverish, he was busy with shop matters, leading to this happening to me.

He always scraped together money by various means, wanting to cure me.

But I’ve checked— this kind of damage is irreversible. With current medical technology, it’s impossible to cure, just a waste of money.

The Shrimp Claypot Rice Restaurant our parents left is a small business with thin profits.

I don’t want to drag Brother down. He should have his own life.

But I couldn’t persuade him, so I just try to help out more at the shop every day.

Such days are tiring, but in Chikan Bay, it’s already the dream life for many.

Yesterday after the shop closed, Brother counted the earnings and said: After this year, you’ll be eighteen, marriageable age. Time to find you a good family outside Chikan Bay.

I couldn’t speak, so I could only smile bitterly.

No good family would accept a mute like me.

Brother seemed to see what I was thinking and firmly told me: As long as the dowry is rich enough, there’ll always be a family.

I didn’t want to refute Brother.

I’ve always known Brother isn’t a good person, but I also know he robs not for himself.

I know even more that he always hopes I can leave Chikan Bay for a peaceful life outside.

But I don’t look forward to that kind of life.

For me, things are already good now.

Plus, this afternoon, I met a really good-looking boy.

Brother was blocking him at the time, trying to rob his money.

I stopped Brother and made that good-looking boy a Shrimp Claypot Rice, hoping he’d forgive Brother.

To me, this was just a little interlude in life.

But I didn’t expect the day wouldn’t even end.

Near evening, a bunch of people suddenly rushed in outside the shop.

Each one looked fierce and vicious. I couldn’t resist.

They blindfolded me and dragged me from the shop. I didn’t know where they were taking me.

I wanted to shout for help, but couldn’t make a sound.

I was very scared.

Who can help me…

……

In the rundown rental room.

Three thugs sat together smoking.

“Damn, so boring. How long do we gotta wait, bros?”

One of the thugs with a big flower arm extinguished his cigarette butt and turned to look at Shrimp Girl tied up in the corner.

An evil fire rose in his heart: “Gotta say, this mute’s pretty hot. Can we touch?”

“Dunno. Snake’s side didn’t say who this chick is.”

“Tch, look at the clothes on her. No way she’s some big shot.”

Big Flower Arm said this while walking alone to Shrimp Girl in the corner: “How about us bros have some fun?”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sudden loud knocking startled Big Flower Arm so much he nearly shrank back.

He couldn’t help cursing: “Knock what the fuck, in a hurry to reincarnate?”

He stormed toward the entrance, flung open the house door, wanting to teach this reckless guy a lesson.

Unexpectedly, he saw Hei Jinbao and Shi San Yao right at the entrance.

Shi San Yao’s gaze was quite playful: “Brother Jinbao, indeed no life danger, huh.”

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