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The road from Shahu County to Qingshan Village is not easy to travel, but it is only a dozen miles long, and the weather was good. It took less than an hour to get there.

On the way, we also met a few villagers we knew.

Upon seeing Lu Chen, they were so surprised they could hardly speak.

Where did they make such a fortune that they've returned with three sheep?

Lu Chen greeted them and then went home.

After greeting the shocked Lu Tang and Lu Ming to unload the goods, and paying the oxcart driver, Lu Tang eagerly looked at the three sheep on the ground once they were out of sight.

"Brother, did you buy this?"

Her voice was trembling slightly.

Lu Ming swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.

He knows his own family's situation perfectly well.

We're so poor we can barely afford to eat!

Where did they get the money to buy so many things?!

"Okay, I had a bit of a stroke of luck and made some money, so I went to the county town and bought some things."

Lu Chen laughed heartily: "Xiao Tang, these are clothes I bought for you. See if they fit. I also bought some fabric to make clothes for you two! Here are some hair ties, also for you!"

After taking out the gift for Lu Tang, Lu Chen took out some other things: "Xiao Ming, this is a dagger for you. Be careful and don't cut yourself. I also bought you some clothes and shoes."

"Put all this oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar in the kitchen. Oh, and this roast chicken, I bought it especially for you guys; we'll have it for dinner tonight!"

"Wow, it smells so good!" Lu Tang had just put her clothes inside when she came out and saw the big roast chicken. Her eyes lit up immediately, and she went closer without blinking, as if she was afraid the roast chicken would disappear in a moment.

Lu Chen smiled.

"These two sheep are for you. Drinking their milk every day will help you grow strong and healthy!"

"Huh, aren't there three?" Lu Tang asked, puzzled.

"The other one is for Uncle Teng Yue. He saved my life, and I haven't been able to thank him in the past few days. I can't let people say we're ungrateful and don't know how to repay kindness!"

"Yes, we should thank Uncle Teng Yue!" Lu Ming nodded.

"These writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones are for you. You don't need to be stingy with them, just don't waste them."

He took out all the writing implements.

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After dividing everything up, Lu Chen led the sheep to Teng Yue's house.

The old scholar in the village, the teacher at the private school, was none other than his father, Teng Chuan.

After talking with Teng Yue for a long time, Teng Yue refused to take his sheep no matter what and kept declining, but Teng Chuan finally decided to keep it.

Lu Chen stayed and chatted with them for a while before leaving with a smile.

None of them asked Lu Chen why he recovered so quickly or why he had money to buy sheep.

That has nothing to do with them.

They were all from the same village, related by blood or marriage. They were happy that Lu Chen was doing well.

Afterwards, Lu Chen took the gifts to his second grandfather's house, the clan chief Lu Xiande's house, and the homes of other villagers who had helped him, expressing his gratitude to each household.

Life is getting better now.

That evening, Lu Tang and Lu Chen ate half of a roast chicken. They wanted to eat more, but their stomachs wouldn't allow it, so they couldn't finish it. Lu Chen finished it off for them.

"Is it delicious? If it is, I'll buy it again next time!"

He was very grateful to Cheng Datou.

If it weren't for him, where would I have gotten the money to buy these things!

If he needs money again next time, and if he has the means, he wants to borrow some more from Qingzhu.

I don't think they'll mind.

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That evening, Lu Chen sat in the courtyard, gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

At some point, he developed a habit of liking to look at the moon.

Perhaps it's because of the education he received from a young age that he felt the moon represented longing and reunion.

Lu Ming was excitedly playing with the soft bow in the yard; boys have never been able to resist such things.

A straight wooden stick, a knife, a spear, and a bow and arrow are all things a boy cannot refuse.

Lu Tang was playing with her hair tie.

She couldn't understand why her second brother was smiling so happily at a bow and arrow, his mouth practically splitting open.

She liked the hair ties her brother bought her even more; they were colorful and really pretty.

There were also new clothes and new shoes.

They're both beautiful.

She's going to wear it out tomorrow so her girlfriends can see and be incredibly envious!

Seeing the two children in the yard each enjoying their own happiness, Lu Chen smiled, but he was thinking about something else.

"Huang Chao is dead, and he'll be found out sooner or later. Cheng Datou and Huang Sangu are dead at home. Although I shouted 'Flying Eagle Caravan' at the time, it's probably useless. It's better than nothing, and we need to make other preparations."

Lu Chen was actually quite anxious.

He was still too unfamiliar with this world.

"Once the Green Bamboo Gang follows the trail of Lu San, Lu Si, and Huang Chao, it will be quite obvious that they all came to me to collect debts before the incidents occurred. Moreover, Huang Chao arrived in Green Mountain Village and Cheng Datou disappeared shortly after, making the connection too easy to make."

Lu Chen pondered in his heart.

I must quickly master the art of dissecting an ox with a knife until I am completely cleansed.

Based on the information revealed in Cheng Datou's words, the Flying Eagle Gang was very strong, and the Green Bamboo Gang was insignificant to them. The strongest person in the Green Bamboo Gang should not have exceeded the Marrow Cleansing Realm, at most the Blood Exchange Realm.

But even if it's a blood transfusion, no, even if it's a purging, it's still not something he can handle.

He was all alone, with two younger brothers and sisters, but the Green Bamboo Gang was much larger and more powerful.

"Unfortunately, this 'Dissecting an Ox' technique can only be cultivated up to the level of 'Refining the Dirty.' Oh, right, I also gained a bit of Luck stat back then. What can that be used for? A higher level of Fate stat?"

Lu Chen remembered the luck value he had obtained from Huang Sangu.

Opening the panel and looking at the 1 point of luck value, Lu Chen instantly knew its origin and function.

"So it turns out that Huang Sangu was given 1 point because she trafficked too many children and women, which is against the natural order? Then why didn't Cheng Datou get any? Wasn't he involved in human trafficking with Huang Sangu?"

Lu Chen was puzzled.

This luck value, simply put, is similar to merit or fortune. Its function is to allow an entry to break through its original limit or to merge several different entries into a new entry.

"Wow, breaking the term limit? Isn't that exactly what I need?"

Lu Chen was extremely excited.

I currently have 103 points of Fate and 1 point of Luck remaining.

My current mastered skills include throwing, abundant strength, and agile movement.

Minor skill: stabbing.

The copper-skinned ox-slicing knife.

He tried, but the butcher's knife couldn't be upgraded because he didn't have enough life points.

"That can only upgrade a skill to the highest level."

Throwing, abundant strength, and agile movement—one is attack, one is power, and one is agility; you can choose any of them.

"The life points are still too few... How else can we fleece them? We've already fleeced the kids, so how about we fleece the adults? Should we really start a night school? That doesn't seem very useful. Or maybe we could teach them how to make money? Tsk, it's a pity we can't take out online loans here, otherwise the whole village could take out online loans together, and that would definitely change their fate!"

"Changing one's fate sounds simple, but in reality, problems arise everywhere, except... murder, which is the easiest thing to do!"

Lu Chen was startled by his own thoughts.

"Could it be that she went to the county town in the middle of the night again to kill some Green Bamboo Gang member? Right, Huang Sangu isn't from the Green Bamboo Gang, but from the Black Pole Gang. I've never heard of that gang before. I guess it's a gang that hides underwater, doing shady things that ordinary people have never even heard of."

"Perhaps, we could consider finding something for the Green Bamboo Gang and the Black Rod Gang to keep them from paying attention to my affairs."

Lu Chen had a general idea in mind.

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The county town, the Green Bamboo Gang.

The hall master, Wang Bao, was furious.

Overnight, his own underlings, and his underlings' underlings, all died?

"Qian Gui, how's the information I asked you to investigate?"

A chubby figure immediately bowed and answered.

"Reporting to the Master, the house was thoroughly searched. All valuables were gone, and no traces were left. It seems like the perpetrator was experienced. Furthermore, we questioned several households in the neighborhood, and they said it was quiet most of the time, except for a very short scream in the middle of the night. Some even said they heard something about a flying caravan?"

"The Flying Caravan?" Wang Bao's expression froze, and his cheek twitched.

Is it the Flying Eagle Caravan?

How does this matter have anything to do with the Flying Eagle Caravan?

What did that idiot Cheng Datou do to offend the Flying Eagle Caravan?

Wait, something's not right!

Who are the Flying Eagle Caravan? Why would they need lime to deal with a mere piece of trash from the Copper Skin Realm?

Such methods were clearly the work of someone with relatively weak abilities!

He's trying to mislead and frame someone!

The news that the Flying Eagle Caravan had come to Shanyang Prefecture was known to anyone with a bit of influence or status. Could it be that the person behind the scenes was trying to use this news to provoke a confrontation between the Green Bamboo Gang and the Flying Eagles?

Are you giving the Green Bamboo Gang too much credit?

Could it be that other gangs in Shahu County did this, trying to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?

Is it the Whale Gang or the Canal Gang?

The most troublesome thing is that Huang Sangu, a member of the Black Gang, died here.

In Shahu County, ordinary people may not have heard of the Black Gang, but those who frequently deal with them know very well that these are the beasts who engage in the mutilation and slaughter of animals.

That damn Cheng Datou, of all people to mess with, he had to pick on this woman!

That woman committed countless evil deeds; her death is no big deal.

The key is her son, Li Mantun, who just became a martial artist in the Refining Realm last year. He is the vice leader of the Black Stick Gang and is ruthless and cruel.

His strength was only slightly inferior to that of his own brother, Wang Hu, who was the leader of the Green Bamboo Gang.

Now Li Mantun is making a fuss that his kind and gentle mother died in the bed of the Green Bamboo Gang, damaging his reputation, and he insists that Li Mantun pay him compensation.

Damn it, that stinky guy Fu dares to call himself kind and amiable?

It's just an excuse to expand the influence of their triad gang!

Those heartless bastards who traffic children and women deserve to die!

Wang Bao thought to himself that he was a terrible person, a murderer, arsonist, casino owner, loan shark, and a scoundrel. He was a wicked person with festering sores on his head and a body full of rotten flesh. But he felt that he was a good person in front of someone like Huang Sangu!

The current situation is a bit tricky.

Wang Bao frowned deeply.

Have you looked into what Cheng Datou has been up to lately?

He didn't even ask who Cheng Datou's mortal enemies were.

Those involved in gangs don't even need to ask that question; there are too many of them, and anyone could kill him.

"I heard he went out a few days ago, but we couldn't find out what he did. Everyone around him is gone too. It seems Huang Chao went to the countryside to collect debts and hasn't come back yet."

"Let's ask Huang Chao when he gets back!"

Wang Bao rubbed his temples.

He sensed an impending storm.

The Flying Eagle Caravan came with overwhelming force, and the Green Bamboo Gang was no match for them.

It now appears that other forces were secretly involved.

Does the Black Stick Gang also want to take a bite out of the Green Bamboo Gang?

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