On the other end of the phone, Lu Shengming was dumbfounded. He wondered why he always ended up at a disadvantage and completely at Cheng Xiaofan's mercy whenever they chatted.
What was he saying? He was reporting to Cheng Xiaofan, making it seem as if Cheng Xiaofan were his superior.
Lu Shengming put down his phone and rolled his eyes at Li Mingxi beside him, smiling wryly. "Mingxi, your master is really difficult to talk to!"
Li Mingxi chuckled. "Director Lu, do you two have some sort of past grievance? You always seem to clash. If you ask me, my master is actually a very easygoing person!"
Lu Shengming shook his head. "I can't recall having any bad blood with him."
"Never mind. I just wanted to kindly remind him that there are dangerous exotic beasts on that deserted island in the East Sea, and I hoped he would be careful."
"I didn't even get to say it before he hung up on me."
Upon hearing this, Li Mingxi immediately asked, "Director Lu, what kind of exotic beasts are they? Can they really pose a threat to my master?"
Lu Shengming smiled wryly. "I don't know what kind of exotic beasts they are, I only heard rumors. Anyway, the locals never dare to set foot on that deserted island!"
Li Mingxi became anxious. "I'll call Master and tell him to be careful."
Lu Shengming waved his hand. "Forget it. Your master cannot be measured by normal standards. Don't bother calling him. He might have already sensed the presence of exotic beasts when he landed on the island."
"He probably already has a plan to deal with them!"
...
*Hoo!*
After hanging up with Lu Shengming, Cheng Xiaofan let out a long breath.
He didn't know what was happening to him. Whenever he spoke with these self-important superiors, he always felt the urge to dominate them.
And to dominate them completely!
Was this the dragon power within him acting up?
After drinking half a bottle of energy water, Cheng Xiaofan dug out a piece of roasted wild boar from the food storage in his space and ate it.
This piece of roasted wild boar weighed over two catties, and he devoured it without a second thought.
The food stored in his space contained ample spiritual energy and tasted exceptionally good. It was incredibly satisfying to eat. If paired with Tu Biao's Thousand Year Drunkenness wine, it would be the perfect combination.
Right, now was a good time to call Tu Biao and have him send some Thousand Year Drunkenness wine over. His father loved his wine the most.
Cheng Xiaofan took out his phone and immediately dialed Tu Biao.
Before Cheng Xiaofan could even speak, Tu Biao chimed in, "Oh my, it's rare to receive a call from Master Cheng. I'm so excited, so excited..."
"Hey, Tu the Madman, stop being so excited and tell me how you've been lately?" Cheng Xiaofan asked with a smile.
Hearing Cheng Xiaofan use his nickname, Tu Biao became even more excited, believing that being called that meant he was treated as a close friend.
In the North, only his good friends called him Tu the Madman.
Tu Biao quickly replied, "Master Cheng, I've been very well, especially with your care. With Long Xiaotian's support, no one has dared to cause me trouble!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled. "Tu the Madman, I'm not calling for any other reason today but to get some Thousand Year Drunkenness from you."
"I really love your Thousand Year Drunkenness!"
Hearing this, Tu Biao trembled with excitement and said with a smile, "Master Cheng, it's an honor for my wine to be liked by you. I'm overjoyed."
"No matter how much you want, I'll personally deliver it to you."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled. "I won't take your wine for free. I'll trade you with the top-grade Joy Wine I brewed myself!"
"This... how can that be!"
Tu Biao became flustered. "How can my wine compare to your Joy Wine!"
Indeed, it couldn't.
A bottle of his Joy Wine could fetch over ten billion yuan in any auction.
Thousand Year Drunkenness would never sell for that price.
Cheng Xiaofan laughed. "Anyway, the Joy Wine is brewed by myself. What's wrong with giving you a few bottles? After all, there are things between friends that cannot be measured by money, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Master Cheng, you're absolutely right!" Tu Biao nodded vigorously.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled. "Alright, then it's settled. I happen to have two bottles of top-grade Joy Wine on hand. You can take them with you when you come!"
"Thank you, Master Cheng, thank you, Master Cheng..."
Tu Biao wanted to continue thanking him but found that the other party had already hung up.
Tu Biao was nothing but excited about Cheng Xiaofan's call.
If word of this spread in the wine industry, that the master brewer Cheng Xiaofan from 'Walking on Clouds' was trading his ten-billion-yuan worth of top-grade Joy Wine for Tu's Thousand Year Drunkenness, how many people would be envious!
He immediately called his three daughters. "Da Yan, Er Yan, San Yan, come to me at once. Master Cheng just called!"
"He wants to trade top-grade Joy Wine for our Tu family's Thousand Year Drunkenness!"
"I'm not speaking nonsense, this is absolutely true!"
...
"Ah!"
"Help!"
As soon as Cheng Xiaofan hung up with Tu Biao, he suddenly heard two piercing screams coming from a distance.
He looked out from the cave and immediately made a judgment.
These screams were coming from the direction where he had discovered the giant footprints.
Could it be that the giant had appeared?
Cheng Xiaofan flickered and flew out of the cave. He leaped into the air, like a giant bird, and sped towards that direction.
In a flash, he arrived there.
Instantly, a strong smell of blood assaulted his nostrils. Cheng Xiaofan discovered that this was the place where he had used lightning to draw down heavenly thunder and bomb.
In a patch of disheveled grass, he found three cultivators lying there.
These three people were dismembered, a horrific sight. One of them had their stomach ripped open.
There were also some scattered footprints around. It seemed that quite a few people had come here but were scared away.
Among them, there were giant footprints.
Compared to the giant's footprints, the cultivators' footprints looked pathetically small.
"What monster, get out here!" Cheng Xiaofan strode a few steps towards where the giant footprints disappeared and shouted sternly.
He could vaguely sense that this giant seemed somewhat apprehensive of him.
However, apprehension did not mean genuine fear.
This giant had been lurking in the shadows, seemingly waiting for the best moment to launch a fierce attack.
Cheng Xiaofan felt that if he didn't challenge the other party actively, he might be inadvertently harmed by them from the darkness.
However, after he shouted, there was no response.
At that moment, everything around seemed to stand still!
A foul odor suddenly permeated the air.
At this point, Cheng Xiaofan noticed that the three corpses had already turned black and were rotting.
Amidst the emanating black stench, there was clearly a poisonous gas!