Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

"It's that old ghost from last night!"

Looking at the cold corpse in the distance, Zhou An subconsciously took a deep breath.

Although the two were more than twenty steps apart.

But he could still see at a glance that the corpse lying on the stretcher was none other than the sinister old ghost who had attacked him the night before.

The difference is that last night, the old ghost's eyes were filled with resentment, while the corpse in front of me was arranged in an extremely peaceful manner.

However, there are still clear commonalities between the two.

withered.

His face was withered, and his body was short and thin, looking like he had been starving and malnourished for a long time.

"The people living in this shantytown are indeed living in dire poverty."

Zhou An glanced at the family members who were weeping in front of the corpse. Everyone, from the eldest to the youngest, looked pale and sickly.

"In this world overrun by demons and evil spirits, one must possess sufficient strength to avoid such an end."

Lost in thought, Zhou An subconsciously looked at the tall city wall not far from the shantytown, and a sense of crisis involuntarily arose in his heart.

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"Who, who exactly killed Fang Shi and the others?"

In the courtyard, Peng Laoda, who had come upon hearing the news, looked at the cold corpses of Fang Shi and the other two and howled in pain.

"Boss, please accept my condolences."

Seeing his boss looking pained, the henchman quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

Although Fang Shi is dead, they are still alive.

Although no one knows who had the audacity to attack Fang Shi without anyone noticing.

But the person is dead, so crying won't help. We still need to think of a way to take over Fang Shi's position from our boss.

After all, this kid is in charge of lending and collecting debts, and he can make a lot of money off him.

"Go to hell."

Hearing his younger brother's words of comfort, Boss Peng, who had been covering his face and weeping, slapped him across the face, making him spin around on the spot, and cursed as he spoke.

"It's almost the end of the month, and this kid hasn't even handed over the money he collected yet. Now he's suddenly dead for no reason."

What should I do with my money? What should I do with my money?

You idiot, you idiot.

"How dare they let themselves be killed without anyone noticing!"

As Peng cursed loudly, he strode forward and kicked Fang Shi's corpse hard.

"Quickly, before the officials from the yamen arrive to collect the bodies, drag those three to the butcher shop and clean them up."

"what!"

Upon hearing this, the younger brother, who had just gotten up from the ground, covered his swollen face, looking astonished.

"What? How about I take you to the butcher shop?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Peng turned his head sharply.

There was no trace of pain on his face anymore; coupled with the hideous scar at the corner of his mouth, he looked exactly like a man-eating demon.

"Boss Peng, someone's here. They say they're here to pay back the money."

Just then, a shout suddenly came from outside.

"Hmm, pay me back?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Peng's heart stirred. After giving his underling, whose face was swollen and red, a fierce rebuke, he immediately walked out the door.

"So you're the one who wants to pay back the money?"

Outside the gate, Boss Peng narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Zhou An who had come to the door.

"My name is Zhou An, and I work at Zhengyang Martial Arts School. I borrowed some money from Fang Shi before, and with interest, it will be 10 taels by the end of this month."

Looking at the burly man with a scar on his lip and a face full of scars, Zhou An was very displeased, but he spoke calmly on the surface.

"Where is Fang Shiren?"

"That kid went out to collect debts, it's the same if you give me the money."

Old Peng grinned and stretched out his greasy palm.

This made Zhou An think of the old ghost's family, whose faces were pale and bodies were thin.

Although both are shantytowns, they are completely different.

"Give me the IOU, and the money is yours."

Zhou An said in a deep voice.

"Kid, you've got a death wish, daring to talk to my boss like that?"

Seeing Zhou An's ungrateful behavior, the younger brother, who knew that his boss was furious about Fang Shi, immediately stepped forward, pointed his finger at Zhou An's nose, and scolded him.

Zhou An frowned, raised his right hand suddenly, grabbed the hand in front of him, and squeezed it tightly.

"ah."

The man screamed in agony, crying out in pain.

"Stop...go and get the debt note."

Seeing his younger brother's hand begin to deform, Boss Peng realized that the person in front of him was very likely a blood cultivator like himself, and immediately reprimanded him.

Zhou An then loosened his grip.

The henchman who cried out in pain immediately clutched his hand, glanced at Zhou An with a mixture of shock and fear, and then hurriedly ran into the house.

"I searched for ages last night but couldn't find the debt note. It seems the debt note is in the hands of these guys."

Seeing his underling turn and run back, Zhou An thought to himself.

"By the way, you just said you're Zhou An from Zhengyang Martial Arts School, right? You're so young and you've already reached the Blood Refining Realm. Would you be interested in joining my Chang Le Gang?"

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Boss Peng's sinister gaze swept across his face, and he looked at Zhou An with a smile.

"Martial arts are a money pit. My Chang Le Gang has many members and great power. If you come, I guarantee you won't lack money."

Every month, it can even provide you with demonic flesh and blood that can increase your blood and energy.

"How about it? Think about it?"

"That sounds good, I'll think about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An glanced at the fleshy face of Boss Peng and replied in a nonchalant tone.

The latter wasn't annoyed; he simply squinted his eyes, a smile playing on his lips, and looked Zhou An up and down.

Despite his seemingly friendly demeanor, Zhou An sensed that if he showed weakness, the other party's attitude would inevitably undergo a complete reversal.

However, not everything that Boss Peng, whom Fang Shi mentioned, said was nonsense.

"Demon flesh and blood can increase a martial artist's qi and blood power... You can eat that stuff?"

Zhou An felt it was necessary to go back and investigate thoroughly.

"Boss, this is his IOU."

Before long, the younger brother who had come in returned, holding a piece of paper with a bright red handprint on it.

"Here are 10 taels of silver; our debt is now settled."

After confirming that the debt note was correct, Zhou An threw the ten taels of silver he had stolen from Fang Shi over to him.

"Money is not a problem, but you should seriously consider my suggestion."

"Our Chang Le Gang is currently recruiting; it's the perfect time for us to grow bigger and stronger."

After counting the money in his hand and confirming that there were no problems, Boss Peng nodded and extended the invitation again.

"I'll consider it."

Zhou An waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Boss, I think there's something fishy about this kid. Fang Shi just died, and he's here to pay back the money. What a coincidence."

Watching Zhou An's departing figure, the underling, whose hand had been squeezed so tightly by Zhou An that it was almost deformed, smothered him with resentment.

"Do you need to tell me?"

The smile on Boss Peng's face vanished, and his expression turned sinister once again.

"Although Fang Shi is stupid, he wouldn't lend money to a Blood Refining Martial Artist without my consent. He doesn't have that kind of ability."

Zhengyang Martial Arts School—I seem to have heard of this deal; it seems to involve a residence in the outer city.

As they were talking, Boss Peng's eyes flickered.

He remembered that Fang Shi, that damned fellow, had indeed mentioned a while ago that a kid from the outer city had borrowed money from him to try and break through to a higher level of martial arts.

"Go to the mansion outside the city... and find out what's going on with this kid!"

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