Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Ao Peng's series of unusual movements woke the woman beside him. She propped herself up and drew circles on Ao Peng's strong chest with her palm. "Master Peng, you're awake? You were really valiant last night! Just like the fierce Zhang Fei in the play!"

Ao Peng looked at the woman beside him and subconsciously said, "Matchmaker..."

A phantom memory surfaced in his mind: in this Republican era, there was also a thug named Ao Peng from the Huaxing Society.

Just as the matchmaker was about to spend some time with Ao Peng, there was a sudden, loud knocking on the door!

"Matchmaker, matchmaker, how could you let that scoundrel get away with this! Open the door!"

"Damn, this is really ruining the fun!"

Ao Peng cursed, any man would be furious at this moment.

The knocking outside the door continued. Ao Peng quickly dressed, wearing a set of coarse cloth shorts and a small, sheathed knife slung across his waist. Don't underestimate this small knife; once it's inserted into an internal organ, it's more lethal than a cleaver!

The matchmaker quickly lowered the bed curtains.

Ao Peng removed the bolt and suddenly opened the door.

The person outside was still banging on the door, and his hand was about to land on Ao Peng when Ao Peng grabbed it and twisted it, causing the person to kneel on the ground.

Only then did Ao Peng see who it was.

The other person was around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, with slicked-back hair and a powdered face. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and a Western-style suit, and looked like a young master from some family.

only……

Ao Peng frowned. He smelled a pungent odor on the other person, similar to tobacco, but several times stronger.

Although Ao Peng had never been exposed to opium, based on his understanding of the times, he easily deduced that the young man was addicted to it!

He had already used some force and twisted the man to the ground, but the man was under the influence of the cigarette and seemed to feel no pain. Even after being twisted down, he wasn't afraid of Ao Peng at all and shouted, "You lowlife bastard, you can't afford to pay for yourself, so you make the matchmaker pay for you too. Why should you sleep with the matchmaker? My father is Hong Shigui, you'd better kneel down and admit your mistake to me right now!"

This young master isn't completely hopeless; at least he knows to bring two thugs when coming to this lawless brothel.

However, Ao Peng grabbed Young Master Hong's hand too quickly, and the two thugs didn't have time to react.

With Young Master Hong in Ao Peng's hands, they were somewhat blustering but actually cowardly. One of them said, "Brother, let's talk this out. Release Young Master Hong first."

"Release them?"

Ao Peng sneered.

Once they're released, there won't be any room for negotiation.

While one of the thugs was speaking, the other had already adjusted his posture, waiting for Ao Peng to be distracted before making a decisive move.

However, they misunderstood Ao Peng.

Ao Peng twisted his hand and broke Young Master Hong's hand bone. Then he kicked him hard, slamming him against the wall with a bang. Before Young Master Hong could say another word, his chest caved in and he died.

Ao Peng's decisiveness and ruthlessness stunned the two thugs. One of them quickly stepped forward to check on Young Master Hong's condition, while the other threw a punch straight at Ao Peng's face.

Although these two had practiced for two days, they were only at the level of thugs fighting.

Ao Peng has two speed attributes. Even though he doesn't have much skill in martial arts, he still managed to catch his opponent's fist after being attacked later.

The thug's expression changed drastically after his fist was seized, because Ao Peng's hands were like a pair of iron clamps, and he couldn't move at all.

Ao Peng followed suit, twisting hard and snapping the other man's arm with a crack.

This is the principle of overwhelming force; a mere touch will kill, a bump will injure.

The thug was in so much pain that cold sweat poured down his forehead. He howled and begged for mercy, "Sir, please let him go! Please let him go!"

Ao Peng looked at the two thugs. Even if he killed them here, he couldn't hide the truth about Young Master Hong. With his keen sense of smell, he took a sniff and immediately made up his mind.

He released his broken arm from the thug, then pounced on the other thug.

Ao Peng's speed is twice that of an ordinary person, and in the narrow corridor, the thug had nowhere to escape.

With a snap, Ao Peng grabbed him and broke his neck. Then, Ao Peng calmly looked at the first person who was already terrified and wet himself, "I hate opium smokers more than anything else in my life. You didn't smoke, so you're lucky to have survived today."

Hou Qing felt a cold sweat break out on his back as Ao Peng swept his gaze over him, realizing that he had encountered a truly wicked person.

What is a true villain? Lu Zhishen from Water Margin is one, and so is Ao Peng right in front of us!

They only judge the world by their own standards of good and evil, and if things don't go their way, they'll drag even the King of Heaven down and give him a piece of their mind.

The fight in the corridor had alerted the prostitutes and their clients in the rooms on both sides.

They peeked through the crack in the door and saw that two people were already dead. Some of them, who were not very good at handling the situation, screamed in shock.

Ao Peng frowned slightly, channeled his inner energy, and roared like a tiger, "The people were killed by the Huaxing Society. Anyone who dares to make a sound will have their neck broken and be thrown into the Tianjin River to feed the fish!"

Huaxing Society still held some prestige in this lawless area. The patrons, unaware of the situation, quickly covered the mouths of the girls next to them, not daring to utter a sound.

This is the power that comes with authority.

Even if this power is insignificant, coming only from a small gang of about a hundred people.

Ao Peng now understood even more clearly what he should do.

If a hero is to rise from humble beginnings, he must be ruthless to achieve great things!

He was preparing to leave the brothel when suddenly the bed curtains were pulled back, and Sister Hong, already dressed, cried out, "Master, take me with you!"

Ao Peng turned around and laughed, "You stay here and push the blame onto me. If you come with me, we might have to go through fire and water, and even register our names in front of the King of Hell."

Sister Hong shook her head. Leaving aside the question of pinning the blame on Ao Peng, would Hong Shigui, whose son had died, even acknowledge it?

When the madam arrives, she'll be in for a beating!

So she gritted her teeth and said, "Master, I knew you were destined for great things a long time ago. That's why I've been sleeping with you these past few days. I don't want to rot into a lump of flesh in this brothel. Even if it means going to the underworld with you, I, Hongniang, have slept with Yinghao, and I'll accept this fate!"

After saying that, she took out her treasure chest and followed closely behind Ao Peng, making sure that wherever Ao Peng went, she would go too.

Ao Peng raised his hand and lifted Hong Niang's chin. He could feel Hong Niang's body trembling slightly, but he liked the defiant look in her eyes.

So he smiled slightly and didn't say anything more. Heaven helps those who help themselves. Since Sister Hong had chosen this path and he had already mentioned the consequences, they were even.

The noise from the second floor alerted the thugs guarding the brothel.

These thugs were more perceptive than others; they already knew that Ao Peng was a ruthless newcomer in the Huaxing Society, and now, with just one glance, they all naturally cowered.

This job of guarding the place only pays a few silver dollars a month. Is it worth getting angry with such a ruthless killer?

A scoundrel must pretend to be confused, but know the truth in his heart.

Those ignorant fools have all gone into the belly of Tianjin fish!