I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Zhou Bai had acted preemptively for a reason.

After all, he was on his own turf now, and even if the other party was a formidable opponent, they had to coil around him.

Meanwhile, Viscount Wolf had just been shaken by the news from Lancelot and was entangled in whether Hope Village was under the protection of Marquis Boyer. But when the person in charge of Hope Village appeared so arrogantly, he could not help himself.

His arrogance was his business, but to his surprise, the other party was even more arrogant than he was.

"How do you propose to be rude?" Wolf, infuriated, asked Zhou Bai bluntly, noting that Zhou Bai's level was not as high as his own. He subconsciously tried to pin everything he had done to Quan Ziqiang on Zhou Bai.

However, when his momentum slackened, he realized that Zhou Bai had no reaction at all.

At that moment, Wolf hesitated.

There was only one possibility for Zhou Bai's lack of response—her strength was enough to withstand the pressure of an Intermediate Professional.

By then, those around them realized what Wolf had done. O'Neill couldn't bear it any longer and spoke out directly, "Naturally, to teach you a lesson. You dare to brandish weapons in our territory and act so domineering—do you really think you can act unbridled just because you are nobility? This is Hope Village, and you, you are our defeated foe. What? Do you want to be defeated again?"

While speaking, O'Neill puffed out his chest.

Listening, Zhou Bai couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his lips. No wonder so many people enjoyed having followers; having someone speak up for you felt really exhilarating.

Thinking of the money he had spent during the last Territory War made him feel a pang of heartache.

Even though more had been gained in follow-up, those were their deserved compensations; the losses both material and emotional had indeed occurred.

And at that moment, as if on cue, the crowd of onlookers chimed in.

"Exactly! Being so arrogant on someone else's turf is simply too much."

"If this happened on our territory, it would not be tolerated either."

"Fasal Village must have brought this upon themselves!"

"Ha ha ha, a defeated one, indeed! A defeated territory daring to dance before its victor? How shameless."

"Not only a defeated territory but also the aggressor coming to the victim's home—it's like asking for a beating."

"The problem is they've been polite enough. They're finding faults with us, yet here at Hope Village, we're still behaving like gentlemen, not resorting to violence!"

"…"

Most of the speakers were Blue Star residents from other territories, but since Hope Village was a land of their kin, they naturally wanted to back it up.

Moreover, as people from Blue Star, particularly from country C, they knew how to provoke others.

So when they said these words, some of the native residents gathered around due to the crowd began to feel a bit baffled.

Including Viscount Lancelot who was present at the scene.

From these words, the only thought in his mind was whether this wasn't adding fuel to the fire?

Yet looking back at Zhou Bai and his group, who appeared calm and even approving, Viscount Lancelot kept his silence.

He should have known from his last visit that the territory of Hope Village and its residents were particularly unique—having seen it once before, seeing it again did not surprise him.

However, it seemed that the speakers were all… tourists? From other territories? How could that be?

A flash of insight crossed his mind.

These people looked exactly like the residents of Hope Village, clearly from the same place.

Not just in appearance but also in temperament!

Upon realizing this, Viscount Lancelot stood quietly aside, keeping quiet lest he be lashed out at later.

Lance Insight Lott.

Wolf, too, heard the words of the onlooking crowd, and rage surged within him, as his gaze towards Zhou Bai darkened with added hate—after all, now it was about both new injuries and old scores.

However, seeing the soldiers from Hope Village and various mercenaries around him, Wolf restrained his anger and said to the soldiers beside him, "Withdraw weapons."

After these words, a group of soldiers quickly sheathed their weapons, their movements nearly creating afterimages.

Seeing this, Wolf looked at Zhou Bai grudgingly, "Since we are in Hope Village, I will follow the rules of Hope Village. Is this satisfactory? What, inviting us over for a vacation only to seek personal revenge? After this, who would dare come to Hope Village?"

Wolf was indeed quick-tempered, but it did not mean he was foolish.

Realizing that his initial approach was unworkable, he quickly changed his attitude.

The main reason was that he wanted to stay in Hope Village, firstly to personally investigate the situation of Hope Village, and secondly to ascertain the nature of the relationship between Marquis Boyer and Hope Village.

Especially the latter—this was related to how much Marquis Boyer would invest in his territory. If Marquis Boyer took a liking to Hope Village and wanted it to charge into battle for him, his territory would be doomed.

After careful consideration, he had to bow his head, of course.

However, his bow was only what he considered a bow.

When O'Neill and others heard his statement, they took it as a real attempt to tarnish the reputation of Hope Village.

How could this be?

Since their arrival at Hope Village, life for the Beastmen had become increasingly comfortable.

For O'Neill and the others, Hope Village had become their territory.

If Hope Village thrived, so did their days, and no one was allowed to slander it!

Adding to that, the previous incident of Wolf invading Hope Village, O'Neill was no longer willing to endure.

O'Neill's body moved suddenly, and he unexpectedly rushed out, grabbing Wolf by the collar in front of him, lifting him up, and then started punching him repeatedly.

One force subdues ten meetings!

In the face of absolute strength, Wolf, the Mage, could not escape O'Neill's control.

The soldiers around Wolf were completely shocked by the scene and by the time they reacted and tried to help, every single Tiger-man under O'Neill's command had also charged forward and joined the brawl.

"Attack as soon as they said, what a real man!"

"Hahaha, impressive."

"Go for it, keep at it!"

"Those moves are fantastic!"

"I've always heard that the physical quality of Beastmen is incredibly strong, today I finally saw it; truly amazing!"

"Beastmen are genuine! We want to hit but don't dare, they hit whenever they're upset."

"…"

The crowd watching around them started to stir up again.

With their cheering, O'Neill and his Beastmen became even more invigorated with their beating, and even when their opponent tried to fight back, they suppressed him immediately.

Although Zhou Bai also felt that the scene in front of him unfolded a bit suddenly, watching Wolf getting beaten up still made him feel delighted.

Indeed, it takes a villain to grind down another villain!

This scene was truly exhilarating!

With Zhou Bai, the person in charge, staying silent, naturally, no one else dared to speak.

Especially Viscount Lancelot, who stealthily glanced at the expressions of Zhou Bai and Bayer, knew that none showed any signs of fear.

For the nobles, they had the guts to punch as soon as they mentioned it!

"Lord, do you think what they're doing is not proper? Shouldn't you advise them?" a soldier beside Viscount Lancelot couldn't help but ask quietly.

They watched the events unfold without intervening, unsure if they would be marked for it; this was an aggressive territory, after all, where any clash, win or lose, meant significant losses.

"No need, we'll pretend as though we've seen nothing." Viscount Lancelot had already made a bit of a decision in his mind.

This Hope Village clearly wasn't one to be trifled with.

Plus, given that the two territories were close, it wouldn't be quite appropriate for him to help Wolf!

The other party might not even appreciate it.

Instead, having witnessed his misfortune might cause them to bear a grudge!

This Viscount Wolf from Fasal Village clearly seemed like a petty individual.

After a while, Zhou Zhengping, seeing Zhou Bai delighting in the misfortune, quietly reminded her beside her, "That's enough, it's hard to explain if it goes on for too long."

Each territory lord is a noble! Especially those from native territories, they take pride in being nobles and enjoy the privileges of nobility; a short fight could be personal, but a prolonged one turns into a unilateral beating.

"Okay," Zhou Bai nodded, and in reality, she also felt it was enough. Then, she looked at O'Neill's group, "O'Neill, stop."

With that one sentence, O'Neill immediately stopped.

O'Neill put down his fists, then pushed Wolf away, "Be more polite to our Village Chief next time."

And after Wolf was pushed away, he looked utterly dazed, his face swollen and bruised.

He... had been hit?