She walked over to Feng Chunling.

"Mom, I'm hungry. Can you please go make me some food?"

"Alright!"

As she spoke, Yang Mei grabbed Feng Chunling's sleeve and began to shake it gently, completely ignoring Liu Ergou, who was standing beside them.

Seeing this, Liu Ergou didn't stick around where he wasn't wanted. He took the opportunity to leave Feng Chunling's house and head back to his own.

Only after Liu Ergou had gone did Yang Mei finally speak to Feng Chunling.

"Mom!" she demanded. "What's going on? Why did you call Liu Ergou over in the middle of the night?"

Hearing her daughter's question, Feng Chunling explained, "Well, Xiao Mei, it started earlier today..."

She then told Yang Mei about seeing Wu Dahu. After hearing the explanation, Yang Mei said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Liu Ergou had already returned home. Lying on his bed, he began to wonder what exactly Wu Dahu wanted by coming to the village. They're definitely up to no good, and they must be targeting me. I can't figure out the specifics, though. But I'm sure it has to do with my wasteland. If so, they'll make their move in the dead of night.

At this thought, Liu Ergou shot up in bed. Without a moment's hesitation, he left his house and headed toward the wasteland.

A short while later, he arrived. The night was at its darkest, and the wasteland was a pitch-black expanse where nothing could be seen clearly. But this didn't impede Liu Ergou. For him, the land was not shrouded in darkness; on the contrary, he could see everything perfectly. This was because the fourth level of the Body Cultivation Technique granted the effect of 'Enhanced Vision.' This ability not only improved his eyesight but also gave him night vision. To his eyes, the night was now as clear as day.

After scanning the area and finding nothing amiss, he slipped into a small, makeshift shed on the edge of the wasteland to hide.

「Time passed, and soon it was late into the night.」

Just as Liu Ergou was starting to feel drowsy from the long wait, the sound of a car engine suddenly broke the silence of the village. Hearing it, he was instantly alert. His village was desperately poor; no one owned a car. If a car was arriving at this hour, it had to be outsiders.

With this thought, Liu Ergou sharpened his focus and stared intently at the wasteland. Soon, two sedans drove onto the land, one after the other, and came to a stop. Five figures emerged from the vehicles.

From his hiding spot, Liu Ergou stared intently at the five figures. Three of them were strangers, but he recognized the other two. One was Wu Dahu, the man Feng Chunling had mentioned, and the other was the Sixth Master whom he had met before.

Seeing them together, Liu Ergou's expression turned grim. I never would have guessed these two scoundrels, Wu Dahu and Sixth Master, would team up. And they've joined forces to cause trouble for me. Those two are truly courting death. I'll deal with them sooner or later.

Liu Ergou cautiously moved closer to the group. He watched as the five men quickly began digging in five different spots on the wasteland. His face darkened at the sight. These bastards! They're actually digging up my wasteland! They're really asking for it! It took me so much effort to get this land ready.

But as furious as he was, Liu Ergou didn't act rashly. He remained hidden, quietly observing. What happened next, however, left him completely baffled.

After digging a small pit, each of the five men quickly stood up, pulled a small bottle from their clothes, opened it, and dumped the entire contents of the bottle into the hole. They then covered the pits back up with soil. They repeated this process in several different locations before finally packing up and leaving.

Once the cars had driven off into the distance, Liu Ergou walked onto the wasteland with a frown. Recalling their locations, he went to one of the spots that had been dug up. He picked up a tree branch and dug the soil open again.

It didn't take long for him to understand what they had done. A pungent, acrid smell rose from the small hole. He couldn't quite describe the odor, but he had smelled it once before when he passed a chemical plant in the city. The wastewater discharged from the factory had this exact same stench.

Liu Ergou moved to another spot and checked it carefully. It was then that he finally confirmed Wu Dahu's plan. He was trying to ruin his wasteland with chemicals. Once he realized what was happening, Liu Ergou couldn't help but gasp.

However, he quickly collected himself. But this little bit of chemical isn't enough to contaminate the whole wasteland! What are they really trying to do? After some thought, he still couldn't come up with a definitive answer.

Yet, despite not having an answer, Liu Ergou wasn't worried. He went to the makeshift shed and returned with a shovel and a small iron bucket. He proceeded to dig up all the chemically-tainted soil and place it in the bucket. He didn't remove all of it, though. He deliberately left three spots of contaminated soil untouched. He left them behind to see what the group's true plan was.

After finishing his work, Liu Ergou carried the bucket back home, went to bed, and rested.

「Time flew by, and soon it was the next morning.」

Liu Ergou woke up and practiced the Body Cultivation Technique as usual, then prepared breakfast. Just as he and Xu Yulan were finishing their meal, Feng Chunling came running over in a panic.

"Er Gou, come quickly!" she yelled. "Something's happened at the wasteland! The police and the Environmental Protection Bureau are there, and they're asking for you by name! Hurry, come with me!"

Without giving him a chance to respond, Feng Chunling grabbed his arm and dragged him toward the wasteland.

A moment later, they arrived. As soon as he got there, Liu Ergou saw Wu Dahu standing and shouting to a police officer, "Officer! This is the wasteland rented by Liu Ergou, a man from our village!"

A nearby officer frowned at Wu Dahu's loud declaration.

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