After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

Xie Wenyuan never expected that his coworkers, who were usually so lazy and irresponsible, would all step forward at this moment, disregarding the danger.

"Xiao Xie, Old Deng, are you alright?"

The oldest worker kept a close watch on the Ren family while inquiring about the situation of Xie Wenyuan and the other two.

Xie Wenyuan was deeply moved. He shook his head and replied:

"I'm fine, Brother Yu, I just need to recover a bit. But it's a different story with Old Deng and his wife; they were already injured before I arrived."

Brother Yu looked at Old Deng, who was trembling on the ground, and cursed:

"That son of a bitch, Ren Xingyuan, is a real bastard! Two men take them to get treatment, the rest of you, I'll fight them to the death!"

As he spoke, he picked up his weapon and charged toward Ren Xingyuan.

"Don't go! There are too many people on the other side!"

In fact, according to Xie Wenyuan's plan, the best outcome would be to scare Ren Xingyuan into backing down, since these workers were all spiritual disciples without spiritual weapons and their combat power was not high.

The enemy has a large number of people and a spiritual master like Ye Hongshan. Wouldn't it be suicide to rush in?

As expected, the few who rushed to the front were easily swept back by Ye Hongshan, and they all clutched their chests, clearly suffering internal injuries.

But as soon as one wolf stopped, another came. No one retreated because of the enemy's strength, simply because the lumber mill was related to their families. If the lumber mill were gone, their means of livelihood would be completely lost.

Xie Wenyuan was getting anxious. He couldn't just stand by and watch his fellow workers die, but his spiritual energy reserves were already depleted. What should he do?

[A fracture of Ye Hongshan's left rib has been detected. The host has completed the mission, and the reward has been issued.]

Fortunately, the system didn't pretend to be dead; a pill appeared out of thin air in Xie Wenyuan's palm.

But should I take it now? Will it be effective? And how long will it take to refine the medicinal properties?

Xie Wenyuan was suspicious, but the system gave him an answer on its own initiative.

[Host, please take it without worry. The effects will take effect quickly.]

With the system's guarantee, Xie Wenyuan no longer hesitated and popped the Marrow Cleansing Pill into his mouth.

Soon, he felt as if ants were crawling all over his body, itchy and painful, making him extremely uncomfortable.

However, instead of the sludge being expelled from the pores as described in the novels of the previous life, the dirty things were carried away along with the absorption and expulsion of external spiritual energy.

Furthermore, Xie Wenyuan could feel that the hidden ailments and injuries he had suffered were completely healed, and his spiritual energy absorption speed had returned to 70% of its peak.

And in the short time it took to urinate, he had used up all the medicinal effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Although he didn't have much spiritual power, it was enough for Xie Wenyuan to launch another attack.

When the Phoenix Cry Technique was fully activated, the faint cry of a phoenix could be heard on Xie Wenyuan's blade.

He told his injured coworkers to back away as much as possible, and then his target was Ren Xingyuan.

Ye Hongshan was harassed by the lumber mill workers and was also injured. He was unable to get away for the time being and could only watch helplessly as Xie Wenyuan rushed towards Ren Xingyuan.

The rest of the Ren family were also busy dealing with the lumber mill workers. Some wanted to shield their young master, but seeing the intimidating situation, they all dodged away.

In the midst of the chaos, Ren Xingyuan also summoned his spiritual weapon—a green shield. However, this was the first time he had been attacked by Xie Wenyuan, and he was unable to dodge or defend against it.

Xie Wenyuan's rusty iron sword pierced Ren Xingyuan's exquisite shield and plunged into Ren Xingyuan's left shoulder.

"Aaaaaah! You deserve to die!"

Ren Xingyuan screamed and wailed, but he was powerless to fight back and could only watch as Xie Wenyuan drew his sword and left.

Ye Hongshan threw a gun, the tip of which grazed Xie Wenyuan's cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

When Xie Wenyuan lifted Ren Xingyuan up, the huge height difference made the latter look like a dead pig with its throat slit.

"Stop, or his life will be in danger!"

Everyone present stopped what they were doing and looked at Xie Wenyuan, who was carrying Ren Xingyuan, with disbelief on their faces.

"Put me down! If you kill me, my father will not let you get away with this—ah!"

Xie Wenyuan slapped Ren Xingyuan twice, and Ren Xingyuan's face swelled up instantly, looking like a pig's head.

"Your dad always brags about how talented you are, but how come you can't even keep up with a lowly carpenter like me? You're useless! Listen to me, from now on you're not allowed to even think about working at the lumber mill, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

Ye Hongshan was furious when he saw Ren Xingyuan being beaten like a grandson.

You promised that no one in the entire Renqiu City could break through your defenses? How come this is even worse than a tortoise shell? It crumbles with the slightest touch.

But he couldn't just stand by and watch Ren Xingyuan get beaten up, so he had to remind Xie Wenyuan:

"Young man, don't act rashly. The Ren family head's strength is far above mine. You should release Young Master Ren, and we won't cause any more trouble. We'll even give the owner of this lumber mill some compensation."

This kid is really strange. His broken knife is sharper than my treasure-level spear. It looks like it's at its limit, but it can still suddenly strike and hurt people, making it impossible to defend against.

Therefore, he could only use both kindness and force to prevent Xie Wenyuan from actually killing Ren Xingyuan.

Xie Wenyuan looked at Ye Hongshan, whose left chest was spurting blood, and asked:

"Does your word actually have any effect?"

"When I'm away from home, the Ren family head still gave me some authority. Don't worry, I come from the Canal Gang, and I'm very trustworthy."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wenyuan first ordered the Ren family members to stay away from the lumber mill, then knocked Ren Xingyuan unconscious and handed him over to Ye Hongshan.

"I hope you keep your word. If you continue to cause trouble for the lumber mill, I will personally go to the Ren family's house to demand an explanation."

Although he didn't know where Xie Wenyuan got his confidence from, Ye Hongshan was most afraid of people who were ruthless and fearless when they wanted to die, so he promised him that he would not come again.

After the Ren family had retreated, Xie Wenyuan looked at his injured coworkers and sighed:

"Come on, I'll take you to get treatment. I know a miracle doctor."

Xie Wenyuan led everyone to a clinic he frequented, where an elderly man was applying medicine to Mr. and Mrs. Deng, who had arrived earlier.

In addition, a pretty young girl who looked to be only sixteen years old held an ancient bronze ruler and touched Old Deng's forehead, emitting a green light that symbolized life.

Old Deng was in much better spirits at the moment. He smiled at Xie Wenyuan and said:

"I never expected you to be such a good fighter, Xiao Xie. I've been wanting to get rid of him for a long time, and it felt so good to teach Ren Xingyuan a lesson today."

"Alright, focus on healing. The Ren family has been humiliated by me, they definitely won't let this go. Let's avoid the lumber mill from now on, let's all stay away from it. I'll confront them after my cultivation level improves."

Xie Wenyuan spoke as he effortlessly sat down in the chair.

"Old man Sun, bring out your best healing medicine, don't hide it away."

The old man applying medicine to Old Deng's head glared at Xie Wenyuan and said:

"You little rascal, you've squandered all my treasures. Xiao Miaoyun, go get him some medicine."

The girl responded:

"Yes, Grandpa. Brother Xie, please wait a moment."