Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

Time passes by like quicksand. In the blink of an eye, another half a month has passed.

Ever since Zhou Zhihan came to Meng Zhao's residence and told him some secrets, Meng Zhao has been living quite comfortably in the past half month.

You don't need to worry about money every day, and you don't need to be entangled by trivial matters. You just need to practice martial arts quietly and experience the rapid growth of your strength, and time will pass by leisurely.

When Meng Zhao felt that everything was almost ready, he told San Gouzi some things, then took some valuables and dry food, quietly left Xiaohan Village and headed for the county town.

Meng Zhao didn't know how large the territory of the Tianyuan Kingdom was. Its local administrative system was also different from that of Shenzhou. It was based on the dual system of Dao and County.

With Li Zheng's limited knowledge, he only knew that there were eighteen regions in the world, and each region had a number of counties under its jurisdiction.

The area where Xiaohan Village is now located is the Tianyuan Kingdom, Hebei Road, and Kaiyan County.

After leaving Xiaohan Village, Meng Zhao hurried along the official road for a day, passing through several post stations, and finally arrived at Kaiyan County.

Compared with the county towns in China, the walls of Kaiyan County are short and thin, and the city defenses are loose. Apart from two soldiers standing at the gate to collect some fees, there is basically no other defense.

From Meng Zhao's own perspective, if someone raised his arm and led a group of bandits to attack the city at this time, I am afraid that the city would not be able to be defended at all.

Looking at the spirits of the people passing by, Meng Zhao found that there were also many flaws.

Basically, they all look listless and numb, and it is rare to see them showing positive energy.

Of course, it is obvious to the naked eye that the spirit and energy of warriors are obviously different from those of ordinary people. Their every move shows their strong self-confidence, and even the way they look at ordinary people is one of contempt and contempt.

Although Meng Zhao had already learned from Zhou Zhihan about the differences between people in this world, he was still shocked.

Perhaps in terms of martial arts achievements, the Tianyuan Kingdom is far inferior to the land of Shenzhou, but in terms of imprisoning the people and exploiting their livelihood, the people of Shenzhou are much happier than the people here.

Of course, these were Meng Zhao’s observations before and after entering the city. Whether they are accurate or just a side effect remains unknown.

At this time, Meng Zhao disguised himself as a young man in his twenties. His clothes were neat but patched. He looked at the outside world with a timid look, like a rookie who had never seen the world but was full of yearning for the outside world.

This is an identity Meng Zhao prepared for himself. Whenever Meng Zhao does anything in Kaiyan County, he will use this identity. The name is the same as Meng Zhao in his previous life.

After entering the county town, one could see that the streets were narrow, dirty and disorderly. However, Meng Zhao did not care. He followed the sound of people and came to a small tavern not far from the city gate. He ordered two taels of wine and a plate of side dishes and enjoyed them quietly in the corner of the tavern.

At the same time, he pricked up his ears and collected the information he wanted from the conversations of the people in the tavern.

Pubs have always been places where information flows in all directions, especially when some people are drunk and dare to say anything, which may reveal some useful information.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Meng Zhao heard two things related to his trip to the county town.

First, all the big and small forces in the county have planned to form a medicine alliance to monopolize all the medicinal materials around the county.

Not a single herb is allowed to flow to other counties, and the county government has already agreed to this.

This incident, together with the fact that in recent years, foreign medicinal material dealers have been wantonly collecting medicinal materials from Kaiyan County and buying low and selling high, has caused the price of medicinal materials in the county to remain high, and has even affected the practice of martial arts. The secret medicines are in short supply.

Therefore, with the Fang family as the leader, they involved all the big and small forces in the county, both the black and white worlds, in an effort to cut off foreign medicinal material dealers and keep Kaiyan County's own resources for their own use.

This incident had spread throughout the county several days ago and was considered a major event concerning the lives of people inside and outside the county.

Among them, most people are supportive of this decision.

Even if you don't practice cultivation, you still have to take medicine when you are sick. If the price of medicine can be really lowered, it will obviously be a good thing for ordinary people.

However, some people are worried that if the Pharmaceutical Alliance is really established, it will become a giant in the county and will have the power to set prices. It can certainly suppress drug prices, but at the same time, it can also raise drug prices. The initiative is in the hands of the Pharmaceutical Alliance.

It’s not that the Medicine Alliance is bad, but if the people in charge of the Medicine Alliance become selfish, it will be a disaster for the common people.

However, ordinary people can only complain secretly. Under the general trend, it is difficult for them to influence or decide anything.

The second thing is related to one of the purposes of Meng Zhao’s trip, the Fang family, who possesses the Seven-turn Cold Toad Swallowing Divine Art.

This was a romantic affair, but also a tragic one.

It is said that after the contemporary head of the Fang family was seriously injured, he retired completely, and his eldest son took over the Fang family. He is quite capable and his daily way of doing things is not overbearing. He is recognized and accepted by all the forces in the county.

There are six brothers in the Fang family of this generation. The fifth brother is considered to be the youngest one, and has a very bad reputation among the people. He is considered to be a devil-like figure.

This man's name is Fang Zijun. Although he is called Zijun, his actions are not those of a gentleman.

According to the heated discussions among the people in the tavern, his martial arts skills were mediocre, and he was the most mediocre and ordinary among the six sons of the Fang family.

However, because he was favored, he developed an extremely overbearing and arrogant character, and he would get what he wanted no matter what.

This person has a hobby, which is women.

This is actually nothing. As a man, who is not a man?
But Fang Zijun is different. She doesn't like innocent girls. She prefers married women who already have lovers or even husbands.

In the county alone, there were no less than ten men who were forced to death by him because they fell in love with his wives.

Especially the other martial arts family in the county, the Chen family, is far inferior to the Fang family in terms of strength and influence. A branch member of the Chen family has a fiancée who is extremely beautiful.

As a result, he was valued by Fang Zijun, who secretly instigated a direct descendant of the Chen family to murder the collateral descendant, and then snatched his fiancée away. Finally, he secretly spread the evil deeds of the direct descendant of the Chen family.

Eventually, the Chen family and the Fang family became enemies.

Anyway, in the minds of these people in the tavern, Fang Zijun is definitely not a human being. To call him a beast is an understatement.

But there is no way, the Fang family is the most powerful and largest family in the county.

Especially in the contemporary era, the head of the Fang family, who defeated Zheng Lie, the Heavenly Fire of the Fiery Gang, in a head-on fight and spread the fame of the Seven-turn Cold Toad Swallowing Divine Art far and wide, made the Fang family even more powerful and unrivaled.

As a result, people from the Fang family are also very popular.

Take Fang Zijun for example. The bad and evil things he did were completely unscrupulous, especially for some chivalrous heroes, they were the best performance goals.

However, over the years, no one has ever dared to attack Fang Zijun. The reason is that the Fang family has become powerful and ordinary people dare not go against the Fang family, let alone do justice. Meng Zhao listened for a while and felt that Fang Zijun was more suitable as his target.

Firstly, as the son of the current head of the Fang family, he is favored and must be familiar with the Seven-turn Cold Toad Swallowing Divine Art and the secret medicine recipes.

This is what Meng Zhao needs.

Secondly, this man had mediocre martial arts skills and a bad temper. He usually spent his days hanging out with women and rarely stayed overnight at the Fang family, making it easier to take him.

However, it is certain that this person must be guarded by powerful people. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Fang family is, they will always fail. For a person as arrogant and domineering as Fang Zijun, there must be many people who want to take action against him.

Therefore, you cannot be reckless, but must carefully collect information and wait until you are sure before you strike deadly.

When Meng Zhao was listening attentively, two more people suddenly sat down where he was.

These two men were very tall. Although they were wearing thick clothes, one could vaguely see the black and blue tattoos on their necks.

Moreover, he has a cold expression and fierce eyes, and you can tell at first glance that he is not someone who is easy to mess with.

Meng Zhao didn't know how he had offended these two people, so he pretended to be scared and worried.
"You, what's up with you guys?"

The square-faced, bearded man snorted and glanced with disdain at the shabby furnishings on the table. Two ounces of wine and a plate of side dishes would definitely not be enough for an adult, let alone a half-grown child.

"Little brother, you are from the village, right? You want to come to the county town to find something to eat."

The man who was speaking had a round face, big eyes, and a thin scar at the corner of his eye. He looked quite amiable and spoke in a gentle and polite manner. He didn't look like a bad person at all.

But Meng Zhaoke never judges people by appearance, he smiled shyly.
"Yes, the world is not good, and I have offended the villagers. I have no choice but to come to the county town to see if I can find food for my stutter."

“Haha, in our county, there are definitely a lot of opportunities. It’s very easy to make a living.

Nowadays, any wealthy family will hire servants who need to sign a contract to sell themselves. As long as you are willing to work like a slave, you will never have to worry about food and clothing, but you will live like a pig or a dog.

If the master is happy today, he will reward you with a delicious meal. If the master is unhappy tomorrow, he will reward you with a whip.

Are you willing to be such a person, little brother?"

Meng Zhao shook his head repeatedly, his eyes deliberately showing a fierce, bloodthirsty red light, which also scared the two men. They thought he was a soft persimmon, but suddenly he turned into a man-eating tiger? "Of course I don't want to. I left the village because I couldn't stand the anger. Otherwise, I could live like a dog in the village. Why did I run out for nothing?"

"You two, who are you and what do you want from me? Just speak frankly.

I only have a few copper coins left on me now. After this drink, I don't know where my next meal will be. It's really not worth your worrying about it!"

The two of them glanced at their opponent, and they didn't expect that this little white guy had a bit of scheming in him.

"Haha, little brother, you don't have to be so wary of us. To be honest, looking at your appearance, I know that you are not a rich man and there is nothing you can get out of you.

We just saw that you are new here, you are not very rich, and you don't have much money. It's ok for you to survive, but it's more difficult for you to live well, so we want to give you some advice!"

As he spoke, the round-faced man called the proprietress of the tavern and ordered another pot of wine and four or five dishes.

There were roast chicken and smoked meat, and the quality was much higher than when Meng Zhao drank alone before.

"Come on, I like you little brother, this meal is on me!"

Meng Zhao also became interested. He was indeed a newcomer and needed to use this disguised identity to temporarily settle down in the county town and find a point of entry.

According to his original plan, he would go to the Fang family or the Cai family, apply for a job, pretend to be a retainer, and when the time was right, he would capture the person and interrogate him about martial arts.

Now, with these two people unexpectedly showing up, we might as well go with the flow.

"Thank you very much, brothers!"

“You’re welcome, little brother. Although you look young, you’re smart. This is a good thing. After all, you’re a villager who comes to the city and it’s easy to be deceived. According to common sense, you must go through this.

But you are lucky to have met two of us brothers."

The round-faced man spoke in plain language, and while they were talking and laughing, the two sides exchanged their respective information.

Meng Zhao introduced himself, saying that he came from a small village at the foot of Xiaohan Mountain. He came to the city this time to make a name for himself and to return to take revenge on the person who forced him to leave.

It is equivalent to blurring the Xiaohan Village and applying Wen San's life experience to himself, so it is very credible.

At least, Meng Zhao described some of his experiences vividly, making people feel as if they were there. If he hadn't experienced them personally, Meng Zhao, at his age, wouldn't have had such acting skills.

Therefore, the two men were quickly trusted.

As Meng Zhao had expected, the two of them were gang members.

Since the fall of the Liehuo Gang, gangs of all sizes have sprung up like mushrooms in the county, each occupying a certain territory and running a certain industry.

For example, the Three Lions Gang they belong to is a gang affiliated with the Three Lions Chamber of Commerce of the Su family in the city, and they specialize in doing dishonorable and illegal work for the Three Lions Chamber of Commerce.

The Su family is also a big family in the county. It is considered a first-rate force second only to the Fang family. They are rich, powerful, and have military force. They are also local tyrants who have been operating for who knows how many years.

Therefore, the Three Lions Gang is considered to have a backer in the city. It is located in the western district of the city, right where the Three Lions Chamber of Commerce is located.

The two of them were born into the Three Lions Su family. They initially worked for the master of the Su family, and were later sent to the Three Lions Gang as a small manager to assist the Su family's son in supervising the Three Lions Gang. At the same time, they looked for outstanding talents to provide blood supply for the Su family.

Why did the two of them come to talk to Meng Zhao?

Just as the Su family's technique of observing people said, Meng Zhao's physique, body shape, and some other characteristics fit the description of a martial arts genius. Therefore, they took notice of him and thought they could try to recruit Meng Zhao into the Three Lions Gang.

This skill of observing people is actually very general, but not special. Many forces and families have it.

Why are people like Wu Laodao and Zhou Zhihan so sure that Li Zheng has an excellent talent for martial arts and an extraordinary physique?

It is similar to the Su family's technique of observing people! (End of this chapter)