After the family split up, I achieved martial arts sainthood.

"I never imagined we'd one day have to leave this place."

As he stepped out of his house, Zhao Yongfu couldn't help but stop and look back at the dilapidated fenced yard.

The cramped, old, and dilapidated little doorway was as insignificant as his life.

"Yes, our ancestors were poor for generations, and living in this dilapidated Ping'anfang was our predetermined fate. But we never thought that this day would come when our fate would change."

Li Rengui couldn't help but sigh, turning back to look around repeatedly.

It wasn't the reluctance to leave one's homeland, but rather the uncertainty about the future.

Do poor peasants like them really deserve to live in the inner city?

Do they really deserve to live in a place like the inner city for long?

Although Gu Xin arranged accommodation for them and made solemn promises about the future.

However, daily expenses in the inner city are quite expensive.

The prices of daily necessities like rice, oil, and salt are several times higher than in the outer city.

How can they survive when they have nothing of value and no special skills?

"Old Li, do you think... we'll come back sometime?"

Zhao Yongfu stroked the walking stick he had carved from a tree branch, feeling very unsure of himself.

Their family struggled to make ends meet in Ping'anfang.

If we went to the inner city, wouldn't our situation be...?

"Why did you come back?"

Hearing Zhao Yongfu's somewhat dejected tone, Zhao Baoyin snorted irritably, "The Qinglin Gang's donations keep going up, and their exploitation is getting heavier and heavier. We'll all die here sooner or later."

"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well die in the inner city. We'd rather starve to death in the inner city than die miserably here."

"Uncle Yongfu, Baoyin, don't be so pessimistic. There are so many ways to make a living in the inner city, we'll always have a chance to earn a living."

Li Jinyu spoke gently, his voice light: "We're both men, we're not going to die from holding our pee, are we?"

Li Jinyu's words won the approval and agreement of the crowd.

Seeing this, Gu Xin couldn't help but laugh and say, "Don't worry! Once we get to the inner city, I'll find a way to make a living, and I guarantee we won't have trouble supporting ourselves."

In the world of my past life, there were so many ways to make a living.

Just borrow a few things, and you're guaranteed to make money.

Now that I have learned martial arts, and the inner city is relatively safe, I no longer need to worry about losing my wealth.

"I believe what Ah Xin says."

Li Jinyu smiled confidently, having no doubt about Gu Xin's intentions.

Everyone laughed, feeling hopeful about the future.

The steps to leave were taken without hesitation.

The two families hurried away, disappearing quietly under the cover of night.

"what!"

Suddenly, a sharp cry ripped through the night, rising and swirling in the Ping'an Ward area.

The departing crowd was startled by the sudden cry and stopped in their tracks, feeling guilty, to try and discern the truth.

"It's Sister-in-law Wang's voice."

A moment later, Zhang Fang recognized the source of the crying.

Wang's sister-in-law was their neighbor, living about a hundred meters from their home.

The men of the Wang family were also hunters, and they used to go hunting in Qingfeng Mountain with several other families.

The men of the Wang family also possessed superb bamboo craftsmanship, and the bamboo baskets and hampers they wove were both sturdy and exquisite.

Li Rengui and Zhao Yongfu learned their bamboo basket weaving skills from the men of the Wang family.

"What should we do? It seems something has happened to the Wang family."

Zhang Fang's voice trembled as she nervously looked at Gu Xin and asked.

"I'll go check it out, you guys wait here for me!"

Gu Xin gave a brief instruction and then jogged off to find out more information, following the sound.

As he drew closer, Gu Xin saw that the area was already surrounded by a crowd.

They were all neighbors from the neighborhood.

Gu Xin used his strength to squeeze into the crowd, and saw a thin, middle-aged man lying stiffly on the ground in the middle of the crowd, who had already lost consciousness.

His body was covered in bruises, and there was blood around his mouth and nose.

A peasant woman in her thirties threw herself onto the man, sobbing uncontrollably.

"What happened? Wang Zhixiao was perfectly fine when he left this morning, how come he's back like this?"

"Isn't this all the work of the Qinglin Gang? Those bastards deliberately submitted false accounts to inflate Wang Zhixiao's profits and forced people to pay more incense money."

"Wang Zhixiao came into the mountains with me today. We waited there all day and only caught one pheasant. When it came time to report the culprits, the Qinglin Gang insisted there were three. Isn't that deliberately bullying us? He couldn't help but argue with them, and then..."

"Sigh, Old Wang isn't the first. Before him, there were several others who were unwilling. As for their fate... sigh..."

The surrounding crowd stirred up a discussion and quickly pieced together the whole story.

Gu Xin heard it clearly, and his face turned grim.

He knew Wang Zhixiao; they had gone into the mountains together years ago, and Wang Zhixiao had even taught him the tricks of setting traps.

Gu Xin suppressed a sigh, turned around and met up with Li Jinyu and the others, and told them about the incident.

"What a terrible thing! Those beasts from the Green Forest Gang..."

Li Rengui couldn't help but pound his chest.

The others remained silent, but their smiles vanished.

The initial joy of escaping suffering was completely swept away, and my heart became heavy again.

In this world, the lives of farmers at the bottom of society are as worthless as grass.

"Let's go! Don't waste any more time..."

Li Jinyu gathered his strength and urged everyone to hurry away.

This place, where lives could be taken at any moment, is no longer safe to stay in.

No one uttered a sound; they followed silently and quickened their pace.

No one mentioned their past relationship.

It's not that they're heartless, but rather that they're too busy taking care of themselves to have any time to worry about such things.

They walked in silence, their steps hurried, until they left Ping'anfang.

It wasn't too late at this time of night, and there were still people coming and going in the dark streets and alleys.

Therefore, Gu Xin and his group's comings and goings did not attract any attention.

"Go to the carriage rental shop and rent a carriage."

Gu Xin led them to a nearby carriage shop and hired a carriage to take them into the inner city.

When crossing the bridge, Gu Xin paid the toll.

Although they have purchased property, they have not yet completed the necessary procedures for obtaining their identity and household registration.

After paying the bridge toll, we had a smooth journey and entered the inner city without any obstacles.

The inner city was brightly lit and bustling with activity, still teeming with people.

The atmosphere in the streets and alleys was much more lively than in the outer city.

"I heard the inner city is a city that never sleeps, with lanterns in the streets and alleys burning all night long?"

Looking at the street scene through the carriage window, Zhao Baoyin's mother, Liu Sufeng, couldn't help but ask.

They had lived most of their lives and had never seen what the inner city looked like.

This was all thanks to Gu Xin, who made it happen for the first time.

"I haven't spent the night in the inner city either, so I don't know the specifics. But we'll definitely find out later."

Gu Xin replied with a smile, which drew nods of agreement from everyone.

From now on, they will live in the inner city.

Whether the inner city is a city that never sleeps or not, they will undoubtedly find out soon.

Filled with excitement and anticipation, the group boarded the carriage and headed towards their destination.

Finally, we arrived at the courtyard that Gu had recently purchased.

Gu Xin paid the fare and saw the coachman off.

Then he turned around, walked up the steps, and headed towards the courtyard gate.

Under the anxious gazes of Li Jinyu and Zhao Baoyin's families, they took out the key and opened the gate of the two-courtyard house.

After removing the lock, Gu Xin forcefully pushed open the door.

The heavy gate was pushed open forcefully, and everyone looked towards the courtyard.

His eyes held expectation, as if he were gazing into the distance at his future life.