High Martial Arts: Become a God by Spending Money, Start by Spending All Your Compensation Funds

Grey's heart pounded, and the scene from that day in the abandoned factory flashed through his mind.

The eldest brother, Scarface, was incredibly powerful, possessing the strength of a Martial Master in the early stages, yet he was killed by that old man at the Grandmaster level with a single palm strike.

He was standing in the back row when he saw the situation was bad and ran away, barely escaping with his life.

Upon returning, the gang leader flew into a rage and demoted him from a core henchman to a member of the scavenging team.

He ended up in this predicament entirely because of the young man in front of him.

But now he has no thought of revenge whatsoever; all that remains is a heart full of gloom and fear.

Are you kidding me?

This kid has a master-level backer standing by his side. The boss, Scarface, was killed without hesitation, and the gang leader didn't dare to utter a word afterward. It's said that the Zhao family even moved away from Qingcheng overnight. He's just a demoted scavenger team leader, not even good enough to fill someone's teeth!

This isn't the way to seek death.

Grey's expression kept changing, and everyone present was watching him, waiting for him to speak.

The next second, he turned around abruptly and slapped the leader hard across the face.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of the slap was particularly clear in the open space.

The leader was stunned by the beating, covering his face in disbelief: "Brother Grey? Why...why did you hit me?"

"Hit you? I'll beat you to death, you blind bastard!" Gray Brother launched into a tirade of insults, his tone urgent and furious. "How dare you mess with Young Master Lin? You're blind as a bat! Apologize to Young Master Lin right now!"

After cursing, he immediately put on a fawning smile, trotted up to Lin Yun, bowed very low, and spoke in a tone full of flattery.

"Young Master Lin, we are truly sorry! Our men were ignorant and failed to recognize your greatness. They offended you, and I apologize on their behalf! Please, sir, don't hold these fools against you!"

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

The bearded hunter stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

The brawl they had anticipated did not occur; the infamous Gray Brother actually bowed and scraped to Lin Yun, apologizing profusely.

What exactly is going on?

Who exactly is Lin Yun that even the Black Tiger Gang members are so afraid of him?

The Black Tiger gang members lying on the ground were dumbfounded, their mouths agape, forgetting even to cry out in pain.

The fierce and menacing Grey in their eyes was actually as docile as a cat in front of this boy.

Lin Yun understood what was going on when he saw Gray Brother's arrogant demeanor followed by his obsequious attitude.

The other party clearly recognized him.

"You killed these strange beasts?"

Lin Yun asked calmly.

"No, no, no! Of course it was you and your fellow hunter brothers who killed them!" Gray nodded repeatedly, bending even lower. "We just happened to be passing by and helped cut and pack them up."

While forcing a smile, Gray turned around and glared fiercely at his subordinate.

"What are you all standing there for! Bring all the packed materials over here to apologize to Young Master Lin and the brothers!"

The men looked at each other blankly, but seeing Gray's pale face and the fear in his eyes, no one dared to ask a single question.

Everyone quickly got up and emptied all the materials from the sack, including the Swift Mantis and the Bone-Splitting Centipede, categorizing and stacking them neatly. They even took out the few pairs of complete sickle forelegs that they had secretly stuffed into their pockets earlier and placed them carefully on top.

"Young Master Lin, please check, everything is accounted for."

Gray rubbed his hands together, a fawning smile on his face.

"These brats are so ignorant. I'll definitely discipline them properly later. Please calm down."

Lin Yun glanced at the materials on the ground; the quantity was indeed correct, and their condition had not been damaged by brute force.

"Leave your things here, you can leave."

Lin Yun waved his hand casually.

"Hey, hey, hey! Thank you so much for your magnanimity, Young Master Lin!" Gray felt like he'd been granted a pardon and quickly called to his men, "Hurry up and apologize to Young Master Lin and all the brothers!"

A dozen or so Black Tiger gang members lowered their heads and mumbled apologies in unison, their voices barely audible.

Gray kicked the leader again before leading his men away in a sorry state. They walked quickly, not daring to look back, for fear of provoking this menacing star again if they slowed down.

Only after the Black Tiger Gang's figures completely disappeared around the corner of the residential area did the bearded man let out a long breath, his eyes filled with admiration and curiosity as he looked at Lin Yun.

"Brother Lin, you're amazing! That guy Gray, who's always been so arrogant, is actually so obedient to you? Just who are you?"

Other hunters also gathered around, each with an inquisitive look on their faces.

Lin Yun didn't explain much, only saying calmly, "We had a bit of a grudge in the past, and they're in the wrong. Let's move our things first; we shouldn't stay here any longer."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, the others wisely stopped asking questions and hurriedly put the materials back into the sacks, carrying them out.

The several large bags of materials related to the mythical beasts were heavy, but everyone had a smile on their face.

This trip yielded materials that were equivalent to more than half a month's worth of usual work for each person; it was like a windfall.

……

On Gray's side, he led a group of people and hurriedly ran out of Huimin Community. After turning around two broken walls and confirming that there were no pursuers behind them, he suddenly stopped and leaned against the ruins, panting heavily. His short-sleeved shirt was already soaked with cold sweat.

His underlings, who had been holding back all the way, finally dared to speak.

The leader, a man with a pointed chin and monkey-like cheeks, covered his burning cheek and cautiously approached, asking, "Brother Grey, what exactly happened? That kid looks like a teenager, why did you treat him like that...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Gray suddenly turned around and glared at him. His usual sinister and ruthless demeanor had mostly disappeared, replaced by lingering fear.

He slumped onto the pile of rubble, wiping the cold sweat from his brow, and cursed, "What happened? I almost got killed by you bunch of idiots! You know nothing! That kid has a grandmaster backing him!"

"Grandmaster! A Grandmaster?!"

The dozen or so henchmen around him widened their eyes instantly, gasped in unison, and one of them, whose legs were weak, staggered half a step and almost fell to the ground.

Qingcheng has a population of five million, but there are no more than ten Grandmaster-level experts on the surface. Every one of them is a big shot whose every move shakes the entire city.

These low-level gangsters aren't even worthy of carrying a grandmaster's shoes. If they were truly offended, the grandmaster could crush them with a single finger.

"Brother Grey, are you sure you're not mistaken? How can a student-looking kid have connections with a grandmaster?" Someone still couldn't believe it and stammered as they pressed for an answer.

"A mistake?"

Gray chuckled, his tone full of relief at surviving a close call.

"Last month, my boss Scarface was hired by the Zhao family to cripple this kid's hands and feet, but he was killed on the spot by that grandmaster with a single palm strike! I ran away desperately to save my life, otherwise you wouldn't be seeing me now!"

And what happened afterward? The gang leader didn't even dare to think of revenge; instead, he demoted me to do this dirty and tiring work!

He got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and kicked the henchman next to him.

"I told you all to keep your eyes open! Don't you know who you can mess with and who you can't? We're lucky this kid didn't bother with us today! If we'd really angered him, the entire Black Tiger Gang would have been wiped out!"

The underlings turned pale as hell, their legs trembling.

They were just thinking of using their numbers to rob it by force, but now, looking back, it was like they had just walked through the gates of hell.

No wonder Gray was acting like a completely different person just now, bowing and scraping more respectfully than he would to the gang leader. Anyone would obediently act like a grandson when facing a junior of a grandmaster.