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

Do you really think you can settle all your bets with just a hundred or so copper coins?

Is this how business is conducted in the world?

Watching the copper coins fall and drift past his face, Gu Xin narrowed his eyes and didn't reach out.

You think you can offset his debt of five thousand taels with just a few copper coins?

That's just wishful thinking!

"Utterly depraved! The Green Forest Gang is truly utterly depraved!"

"You bunch of beasts who eat people without spitting out the bones, you really don't treat us ordinary people as human beings."

"You will be punished, you will be punished..."

The beaten civilians were so angry that they felt dizzy and wanted to fight the bandits of the Green Forest Gang to the death.

But their skills were no match for a group of gang members who had practiced stance training.

Before they could even make a move, they were punched and kicked to the ground.

Immediately following was a barrage of beatings with sticks.

They were beaten until they were covered in bruises and their skin was torn open.

"You beasts of the Green Forest Gang, you deserve to die a horrible death! You deserve to die a horrible death!!!"

The grief-stricken people roared in despair; powerless to retaliate, this was the only way they could demonstrate their will to resist.

Many who failed to grab the copper coins were filled with righteous indignation.

Witnessing this scene, the bald, burly man's face darkened, and his fleshy features became even more ferocious.

He didn't say anything more and stepped down the stairs.

He passed by a member of the gang and snatched the stick from his hand.

Then he walked up to the person who was yelling the loudest, and without saying a word, he raised the stick and smashed it hard against the person's head.

"Bang!"

"puff!"

A dull thud rang out, and the man who had roared suddenly tilted his head to the side, crashing heavily to the ground.

The man's head hit the ground, and he immediately spat out blood, his eyes wide open.

Fine blue veins were prominent on his forehead, cheeks, and around his eyes.

His eyes were so strained that his pupils bulged outwards, and the surface of his pupils was covered with blood vessels.

The roar abruptly stopped, and the man fell into a pool of blood, blood gushing from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth like a fountain.

"hiss!"

Witnessing this scene, the originally indignant crowd was suddenly struck as if by lightning, like startled birds, they gasped and staggered back.

One by one, faces were quickly replaced by horror and fear, and expressions of righteous indignation receded as swiftly as the tide.

All the shouts and roars fell silent.

The previously chaotic and noisy scene quickly fell into a deathly silence.

Just like the person who fell down, he became motionless.

"Who else wants to cause trouble?"

The bald, burly man stood ramrod straight, holding his stick upright, pointing it in a circle around the crowd, and questioning them expressionlessly.

The crowd lowered their heads, not daring to meet the bald man's gaze.

Many people even held their breath, afraid of attracting the attention of the bald, burly man.

Even the unfortunate group who had been knocked to the ground and fought back desperately earlier shut their mouths, curled up in a ball with their heads in their hands, and dared not make a sound anymore.

"What a bunch of despicable bastards! They won't listen to reason; they won't be satisfied until they've been beaten to a pulp!"

Under the intimidation, the bald, burly man spat disdainfully, his gaze towards the surrounding crowd filled with mockery.

Do you think these lowly commoners are worthy of standing up to the Qinglin Gang?

The Green Forest Gang had close ties with the four major clans of the inner city, and 60% of the money they plundered was sent to these four clans.

Most of the officials in charge of the county government were descendants of the four major clans.

Even the county magistrate, who was in charge of all affairs in Qingyuan County, had close ties with the four major clans.

Naturally, the relationship between the Qinglin Gang and the county government has always been ambiguous.

Against this backdrop, what's wrong with the Qinglin Gang acting arrogantly and domineeringly in Qingyuan County?

Even if we beat these people up, or even kill them, the weather in Qingyuan County will still be sunny tomorrow.

"roll!"

The bald, burly man casually tossed the stick to his gang members, glanced around at the crowd, and coldly shouted.

"Splash!"

The crowd dispersed instantly, like birds and beasts.

Even those curled up on the ground couldn't continue pretending to be dead; they got up and ran.

The crowd was like water, the flow of people was like a tide, so strong that Gu Xin could hardly stand.

Gu Xin glanced at the Qinglin Gang members dragging the man, who had been used as a warning, to a street corner like a dead dog, then turned indifferently and walked towards the alley next to the gambling den.

My five thousand taels of silver are not so easy to swallow.

Upon arriving at the alleyway, Gu Xin tore off a section of his sleeve and made a makeshift mask, which he then put on his face.

Then, looking at the courtyard wall that was taller than a person, Gu Xin leaped and flipped into the backyard of the gambling den.

They made no attempt to conceal themselves and headed straight for the back hall.

"It has to be Master Meng's domineering presence! He intimidated those lowly people with just a few words."

Upon arriving at the back hall, Gu Xin heard the fawning voices of the Qinglin Gang members approaching the backyard from outside the gambling den.

"Haha, the reason we set up this gambling den was to plunder the wealth of those lowly people. I didn't expect those fools to actually think we were giving them a chance to get rich."

"These idiots are courting death! They actually dare to come and cash out. Don't they even have the brains to think about whether our Qinglin Gang's money is so easy to take?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The fawning voices faded away, and another burst of laughter erupted.

His words revealed nothing but sarcasm and contempt for the common people.

Gu Xin stood in the back hall, listening to these words, his hands clenched into fists, the veins on the back of his fists bulging out, revealing his ferocity.

"Brother Meng, we've made quite a bit of money this time. The Hall Master and the Gang Leader will be very happy when they find out. Brother Meng will have accomplished another great feat."

"Brother Meng, when you become successful, don't forget to help out your brothers!"

"Don't worry! I, Wang Meng, am ruthless to outsiders, but I'm absolutely loyal to my own people. As long as you follow me diligently, I'll make sure you reap the rewards when I rise to prominence..."

After the laughter subsided, a chorus of flattery and promises followed.

The commotion gradually drew closer, reaching the backyard hall.

Gu Xin looked up and saw Wang Meng, a bald, burly man, being escorted by more than a dozen gang members as he walked towards them.

"Who is it?"

As soon as the bald, burly man Wang Meng and his group entered the backyard, they quickly saw Gu Xin standing empty-handed in the open hall.

"I'm here to collect my bet!"

Gu Xin's voice was cold and stern as he took out his warrant.

"Exchange the bets?"

Wang Meng and the others were all taken aback. Then, realizing what was happening, they all grinned maliciously: "You bastards, didn't you hear what our Master Meng said before? All the bets have been settled. You still dare to cause trouble?"

snort!

Gu Xin glanced at the bald, burly man indifferently, then sneered, "My bets aren't so easily settled."

"You and him..."

Several gang members were enraged and were about to hurl insults.

But before he could finish speaking, the bald, burly man, Wang Meng, raised his hand to stop him.

He wasn't stupid; he had already figured it out. Gu Xin wasn't there to redeem his bets; he was clearly there to cause trouble for them.

Stopping his gang members' angry curses, Wang Meng's fleshy face broke into a ferocious smile. He looked Gu Xin up and down with a mocking expression, then said indifferently, "The money of the Qinglin Gang isn't so easy to take."