Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Zhou Qingfeng said with a smile, "Jiangdong, a wandering cultivator."

Jin Wei said from the side, "Cui Yu, a wandering cultivator."

Zhou Qingfeng continued, "I'm looking for someone, a swordsman with many knives on his waist. I think Lord Jue must know where he is."

Upon hearing the answer, Cai Guozhong snorted and chuckled, feeling quite disdainful. It wasn't that he looked down on the two men, but rather that he felt they were fooling idiots. However, he thought that since they were unwilling to reveal their identities, there was no need to pry. They could simply continue to play dumb.

Considering that the other party must be someone of great importance, Cai Guozhong maintained the most basic courtesy and, after a moment's consideration, asked, "What is your relationship with him?"

Zhou Qingfeng calmly said, "My half-brother, although I personally think he's an idiot, is very important to me. If anyone in this world wants to hurt or harm him, they'll have to get past me first. Is this relationship clear enough?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Guozhong burst into laughter, pointed at Zhou Qingfeng with his wine jug in hand, and said, "Mr. Jiang, what you say is quite interesting. It seems this swordsman is very important to you. Unfortunately, I don't know where he is. You may have asked the wrong person."

Zhou Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, vaguely sensing that Cai Guozhong was hiding something, so he said, "You really don't know? You'd better think it through before you answer me."

Cai Guozhong said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, even if you are a dragon crossing the river, in Ravenburg, if you are a dragon, you have to coil up; if you are a tiger, you have to lie down. I don't care what your background is. This is my territory. You are threatening me on my territory. Have you thought about the consequences?"

Zhou Qingfeng crossed his arms and said calmly and firmly, "What I just said to you was not a threat. We have no past grudges or recent grievances. You can take it as a friendly reminder, Lord. I don't know what I might do in order to find him and bring him back."

"He means something extraordinary to me. I can't lose this brother because I know that no matter right or wrong, he will always stand firmly by my side and support me, even at great personal risk. So, whoever touches him is touching me; whoever kills him, I will kill their entire family!"

"If anything happens to him because of your deliberate concealment, you will be held responsible. I said it, and I can do it."

“This is the real threat.” Zhou Qingfeng said, pausing between each word, his sharp eyes fixed on Cai Guozhong. The aura of a high-ranking person who had been in a position for many years surged forth from him, creating an invisible but powerful sense of oppression that made people feel suffocated.

Upon hearing this, Cai Guozhong's face darkened, and a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes. He truly couldn't figure out the other party's real strength, nor could he tell whether the other party was bluffing or truly possessed such enormous power. He dared not try, he really dared not try.

But the conversation had gotten so far that there was no way to back down.

Cai Guozhong was, after all, a warlord who controlled a region and held military power, with more than 10,000 armored soldiers under his command.

If you really back down, have you no shame?

But I dare not try, yet I cannot back down. What should I do?

Give yourself a way out.

Thinking of this, Cai Guozhong changed the subject and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, look at you, I was just joking with you, and you took it seriously."

Zhou Qingfeng: "Hehe, that's really funny."

Cai Guozhong was indeed formidable. He held a high position in the Poisonous Realm, commanded hundreds or even thousands of soldiers, and ruled over a region. He could be considered a local tyrant in the true sense.

But in the end, he's just a vicious dog raised remotely by Sword Tower. Others may not know, but surely Zhou Qingfeng knows? Cai Guozhong was able to gain a foothold in the no-owner land only because of Sword Tower's continuous support. Without Sword Tower's logistical support, he would have died in some stinking ditch long ago.

Moreover, Cai Guozhong's title of Hellboy was entirely self-proclaimed and not recognized by any imperial nobles. He had neither a title document issued by the imperial family nor a title document issued by any city lord; it was purely a matter of self-delusion and self-amusement.

To put it bluntly, it's because the Sword Tower promised Cai Guozhong a baronial title and fiefdom once he occupied the unclaimed land. Now he's preemptively calling himself Hellboy, acting like he's really something. In reality, every nobleman looks at him with disdain and ridicule, as if he were a clown.

That being said, no matter how ridiculous or clownish Cai Guozhong may seem, he is indeed a top figure who stirs up trouble and influences the overall situation in this land of no man.

Even Zhou Qingfeng, one of the four young masters of the Sword Tower, could not easily shake his position. The cost of investing in Cai Guozhong over the years was simply too high. Billions of resources and more than ten years of time were poured into this man. The Sword Tower had to recoup its investment and make a profit. It was impossible to replace Cai Guozhong just because of the words of a few high-ranking officials.

Cai Guozhong is currently playing a very important role in the Jianta Millennium Strategic Breakthrough Plan.

This piece is currently unshakeable, and even the First City Lord wouldn't touch it unless absolutely necessary.

Unless he has completely lost his usefulness.

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "My lord, now that the joke is over, can we get down to business?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Guozhong pretended to drink, but his mind was racing. He smiled slightly and said, "I do know where this man you mentioned who is carrying many knives is. But why should I tell you? If you want to know, you have to do something for me first, how about it?"

Zhou Qingfeng crossed his arms and said in a steady and powerful voice, "Okay, tell me what you want to do."

Cai Guozhong picked up his wine glass, downed it in one gulp, and grinned with satisfaction: "First thing, our army's supply and logistics channels have been attacked repeatedly. Not long ago, we sent two elite teams to investigate and eliminate potential threats, but they never returned and we haven't heard from them since. Help me find out what happened and solve this problem."

Zhou Qingfeng said casually, "It's a small problem, no problem."

Cai Guozhong said, "The second thing is that recently a group of cultists have appeared in the castle and hold secret meetings in the nearby wilderness from time to time. I don't know what conspiracy they are planning. We need to find them and disrupt their secret meetings. They are all wearing red robes and are very easy to identify. They only appear at night."

Zhou Qingfeng said, "Yes, it's easy."

Cai Guozhong said, "The third thing is to bring my son back."

Zhou Qingfeng asked succinctly, "Tell me in detail, what happened to your son?"

Cai Guozhong slowly said, "More than ten years ago, Yumi City was destroyed and people died. Famine and plague spread rapidly throughout the territory. I led six hundred soldiers to guard the border. Soon after, war broke out frequently in the territory, and the calamities of war continued. Fortunately, I was on the border and was spared much of the impact. I took the opportunity to recruit soldiers and gather refugees, and my power grew day by day."