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

"Clang!"

The wooden door frame slammed against the walls on both sides with a dull thud.

The immense force of the rebound caused the door frame to sway back and forth.

"Who?"

The sudden noise startled the guards in the cell, who all turned around nervously and looked towards the door to follow the sound.

Then they saw Gu Xin standing alone at the door of the cell, his hand on the hilt of his knife.

In the open courtyard behind him, six guides stood in a row, staring in shock at Gu Xin's retreating figure.

"Gu Xin?"

"Is it that greenhorn?"

What's he doing here?

Upon seeing Gu Xin's face and figure, all the soap sellers in the room frowned.

Although they knew that Gu Xin was very strong and had already entered the realm of martial arts.

However, they are not Gu Xin's subordinates, so they are not afraid of him.

"What does Captain Gu want to do?"

Thinking of this, someone immediately put their hands on their hips and looked at Gu Xin with an arrogant expression, questioning him.

[Cultivation Level: Not Yet Entered the Realm]

[Exercise: Mountain-Stabilizing Stance Exercise (Slightly Successful)]

[Techniques: Zhenshanquan (some progress), Kaishandao (some progress)]

Cultivation experience: 7 years

[Can be picked up after defeating the target]

Gu Xin glanced indifferently at the interrogating officer, a slight smirk playing on his lips, and said mockingly, "Trying to cause trouble!"

Ok?

Gu Xin's answer left all the soap makers in the room stunned.

Everyone stared at Gu Xin with frozen expressions, utterly bewildered.

"Did I hear that right? He just said... he wanted to cause trouble?"

After a long moment of shock, someone picked at their ear and asked their colleagues with a suspicious look.

"That's what I think too."

"That's what he said, right?"

His colleagues on the left and right also frowned, some of them incredulous.

Although they all knew that Gu Xin was very bold, they thought that no matter how bold he was, he wouldn't come here to cause trouble so openly.

Does he really think that he can do whatever he wants in the county government just because of Chen Tong?

"No doubt about it, I'm here to cause trouble!"

Seeing the incredulous expressions on the faces of the group of guards, who all seemed to doubt whether they had heard correctly, Gu Xin flexed his wrists and walked into the cell, laughing, "I'm just itching to beat you all up. I have no other intention than to give you all a beating."

"Grass!"

"Is he serious?"

"Is he really that arrogant?"

Gu Xin's additional words caused an uproar among the soap-making team.

The dozen or so soap sellers in the room all stared wide-eyed at Gu Xin, as if they had seen a ghost.

They've seen arrogant people before, but they've never seen anyone this arrogant.

They barged into other people's territory without any reason and bluntly said they wanted to beat them up.

That's incredibly disrespectful!

"You son of a bitch..."

After a brief moment of shock, the first person to stand up with his hands on his hips and question Gu Xin immediately turned fierce and began to berate Gu Xin.

"Snapped!"

But before he could even open his mouth, Gu Xin slapped him hard across the face.

"puff!"

The man immediately spat out blood, and his burly figure flew off the ground.

It crashed to the ground, overturning tables, chairs, and benches.

"You talk too much nonsense!"

Gu Xin flexed his hands, looking impatient.

hiss!

The soap makers in the room, witnessing this scene, all gasped in shock.

Is he actually serious?

Is he joking?

"saliva!"

At this moment, the soap-wielding man who had been slapped away sat up from the ground and subconsciously spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Along with the bloody foam that flew out of his mouth, two bloody teeth also came out.

"You're actually serious? Kid, you're asking for it!"

Seeing the flying tooth, the thug flew into a rage, roaring, "Brothers, get him!"

"Grass!"

With that fierce roar, the soap makers in the room seemed to be wound up, their eyes wide with anger, and they set off menacingly.

They clenched their fists, looked fierce, and attacked Gu Xin in unison.

"Well done!"

Gu Xin's eyes lit up, he laughed loudly, and went forward without fear.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

From the very first encounter, there was the sound of fists colliding.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

In the next instant, the sounds of blood spurting out one after another rose and fell.

One after another, figures flew backward, crashing into tables and chairs throughout the room before crashing to the ground.

A dozen or so soap-making workers surrounded and attacked, but none of them could withstand a single blow from Gu Xin.

"hiss!"

In the courtyard outside the jail, the six soap-making teams who witnessed the whole thing all gasped in shock.

"He's actually... so strong!"

"Damn it! The guys are no match for him, what do we do?"

"What are you all standing there for? Go and inform Team Leader Liao and Team Leader Qu!"

"I'm afraid even Captain Liao and Captain Qu wouldn't be a match for them."

"Then let's split up and go fetch Chief Zhao again. Let's go, let's hurry! If we're any later, someone will die..."

The six soap-making workers were filled with anxiety and hurriedly ran away to deliver the news.

One of them, halfway through the race, suddenly slowed down, fell to the back, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, turned around, and ran onto another path.

……

Qingyuan County, Zhubufang (official residence of the registrar).

Yu Xie, the clerk of Qingyuan County, sat behind a desk, holding a covered bowl of tea and gently stirring the tea leaves in the cup.

"That Chen Tong guy is really persistent."

Yu Xie slightly pursed his lips and chuckled casually.

His smile was flat, yet it conveyed an unspeakable disdain.

After struggling for years and achieving nothing, what's the point of struggling anymore?

Why not just lie down, accept the wooing of the four major clans, and live a life of debauchery and carefree bliss? Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Across from Yu Xie's desk, Zhao Kuo, the head of the soap-making squad, sat on one side of a chair, smiling obsequiously at Yu Xie and saying, "He just doesn't learn his lesson. Since that's the case, let's teach him a lesson again."

"Let his new recruit suffer an even more gruesome death this time. Then cut off his head, pack it up, and send it to Chen Tong. I refuse to believe we won't scare him to death."

"What are you planning to do?" Yu Xie took a sip of tea and looked at Zhao Kuo to ask.

"This is my plan, sir..."

Zhao Kuo quickly explained his plan: "Please ask the master to invite Chen Tong for another chat later to keep him occupied. I'll take some men to cause trouble for that kid in a bit."

"I will break his bones one by one, sever his tendons, and pull out his tongue. I will send him to his death in the most painful way."

"Finally, wait until he's dead, then cut off his head and send it to Chen Tong. Heh heh... I refuse to believe his Dao heart can remain unbroken!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xie stirred the tea leaves in his cup and nodded slightly: "I only hope that after this, he will understand the reason. If you can convince Chen Tong, your future will also be bright."

"Thank you for your guidance, sir!"

Zhao Kuo immediately stood up, knelt on one knee, and thanked Yu Xie.

Go!

Yu Xie waved his hand and didn't say anything more.

"This subordinate takes his leave!"

Zhao Kuo responded and left, exiting the chief clerk's room.

After closing the door, Zhao Kuo turned around, his back straight and his spirits high.

"Squad leader, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

But before Zhao Kuo could beam with joy, a panicked cry of alarm rang out.