Qin Fang’s words left Xu Meng and Monkey stunned for a moment.

Xu Meng took a deep breath and grimaced. "Alright. Monkey, you go with Brother Qin."

Monkey snapped out of it and nodded repeatedly. "Yes..."

But after speaking, he looked at Xu Meng worriedly. "But Boss, you’re..."

"I’m not dying anytime soon."

Xu Meng said with a grin.

Qin Fang didn’t waste any time. He nodded and said, "I don’t have any healing medicine on me. Zhao Cheng’s house probably does. I’ll look for some there in a bit."

After a few more brief words telling Xu Meng to rest easy and wait, he left with Monkey.

When Monkey opened the courtyard gate and saw the scene outside, he immediately sucked in a sharp breath. His eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Outside, bodies lay strewn about, and torches were scattered on the ground.

Even for Monkey, who was accustomed to a life of violence, the scene was a massive shock.

’...Did Master Qin kill all of these people by himself?!’

A chill ran through him, and he stole a glance at Qin Fang beside him.

Qin Fang’s expression was placid.

He had killed around forty people.

The sight of over forty bodies lying on the ground would be a profound shock to any Ordinary People. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

But for Qin Fang, who had once been a refugee, it was hardly worth mentioning.

During his flight as a refugee, hadn’t he seen bodies numbering in the thousands, even tens of thousands?

That was a true wasteland of the starved. Thousands upon thousands of bodies lay sprawled out while crows and vultures circled overhead or gathered to feast greedily upon the dead. Flies buzzed in thick clouds around the corpses.

That was a true hell on earth!

Compared to that, what were forty-some corpses?

"Let’s go."

Qin Fang said.

Monkey jolted back to his senses. His gaze upon Qin Fang became even more respectful, almost fanatical.

"Yes, Master Qin. This way."

Monkey led the way, with Qin Fang following behind.

They left the fish market and headed toward the main market district.

Just as they reached the market, they saw a dozen or so men gathered in the darkness, seemingly in the middle of a discussion.

Qin Fang glanced over and asked Monkey, "Would any Ordinary People be out in the market at this hour?"

Monkey peered into the darkness, then whispered after a moment, "There are homes for Ordinary People in the market... but no one would dare come out tonight. The commotion earlier was too big. They’re all still hiding; they wouldn’t dare show their faces. These guys... they have to be from the Hometown Association or the Water Dragon Gang!"

He gritted his teeth.

The Water Dragon Gang was one reason for the Fish Dragon Gang’s downfall, but the Hometown Association siding with them was also a major factor.

Otherwise, their losses wouldn’t have been so devastating.

Qin Fang nodded.

The next moment, he produced a few Iron Nails and sent them flying with an unhesitating flick of his wrist.

The men over there were still deliberating.

"Master Zhao... dead just like that? I’m afraid the Water Dragon Gang is finished..."

"The Fish Dragon Gang actually has an Expert in Hidden Weapons like that? It’s terrifying! At least sixty or seventy people died!"

"It’s too horrifying... We can’t stay in Fisherman City. Once day breaks, the Fish Dragon Gang will definitely launch a full investigation. It sounds like Xu Meng didn’t die either... We need to run, now!"

"Before we run, let’s hit Zhao Cheng’s place... Zhao Cheng is dead! He controlled the market for over three years; his house must be full of money!"

"Yeah! Let’s hit his place and make a score before anyone else realizes what’s happened!"

Their eyes lit up, glinting with greed.

Their plan was to make a score and then flee.

But just as they made their decision and prepared to move...

Suddenly, two of the men jerked their heads back and collapsed, as if they had instantly fallen asleep.

There was no warning at all.

The others froze for a second, but then one of them spotted the bloody holes in the dead men’s heads.

In an instant, the color drained from their faces.

"That Expert in Hidden Weapons—he’s here!!!"

They snapped their heads up.

But all that greeted them was the WHOOSH of objects slicing through the air.

In a single moment, four of the seven or eight men gathered there fell to the ground.

The remaining four panicked, their faces utterly devoid of color.

One of them dropped to his knees. "Don’t kill me! Master, don’t kill me! I surrender, I surrender!"

The other three immediately caught on and begged loudly, "We surrender! We surrender! Don’t kill us!"

But the only response was four more sharp whooshes through the air.

The next moment.

THWACK!

One after another, their heads were pierced by Iron Nails.

They fell to the ground without so much as a grunt.

Monkey’s breath caught in his throat as he numbly followed behind Qin Fang.

He had just witnessed with his own eyes how Master Qin killed...

’Just like that?’

’A flick of the wrist, and a life was extinguished!’

’In the blink of an eye, those seven or eight burly men were sent to their graves!’

The sheer ruthlessness of his methods made Monkey gulp.

He fearfully stole a glance at Qin Fang’s profile.

’It was truly hard to imagine.’

’He had interacted with Qin Fang quite a bit recently. After all, Xu Meng had assigned him, Shi Tou, and one other to be Qin Fang’s contacts, basically to run errands for him.’

’And this Master Qin had always struck him as a very mild-mannered person.’

’He never made trouble for them. When he spoke, you couldn’t call him exceptionally polite, but there was certainly no sense of arrogance.’

’He’d even crack a joke with them if the conversation was going well.’

’He gave off none of the intimidating pressure of a powerful man.’

’But now, in this moment, he finally felt it...’

’...what real pressure was!!’

’So this was what the mild-mannered Master Qin looked like when he truly made a move?’

’Ruthless, decisive in killing, striking without warning, and not even bothering to waste a single word.’

’But the most crucial part was... killing seemed to have no effect on Master Qin whatsoever.’

’He could see that the man’s expression had barely changed at all!’

’This was a truly ruthless man!’

Monkey’s heart was trembling.

"Which way?"

Qin Fang asked, turning his head to Monkey.

Monkey jolted back to his senses and hastily pointed. "That way. There’s a large compound built against the mountain. That’s Zhao Cheng’s House."

Qin Fang nodded and started walking at a steady pace, asking, "Does he have family?"

"His family isn’t here. After all, even though the Water Dragon Gang is powerful, we’re still around. He was probably afraid something would happen to them. We’re not sure where exactly they are."

Monkey answered quickly.

Qin Fang nodded at his words.

’That’s understandable.’

’Gang life might sound glorious, but at the end of the day, you’re living on a knife’s edge.’

’It really wasn’t wise to keep family by your side.’

Saying no more, they continued on their way to Zhao Cheng’s House.

Along the way, they came across several more groups of people also heading for Zhao Cheng’s House.

They were all clearly aiming to get a piece of the pie now that they knew Zhao Cheng was dead.

Naturally, Qin Fang killed them all with a flick of his wrist.

This made Monkey’s heart tremble even more, and his awe for Qin Fang reached an almost insurmountable peak.

Finally, the main gate to Zhao Cheng’s compound was right in front of them.

The light of torches flickered from within, and they could faintly hear shouts, curses, and the sounds of fighting.

Qin Fang raised an eyebrow.

Clearly, people had already made it inside and started fighting amongst themselves.

Qin Fang narrowed his eyes and walked inside.

’That’s my money.’