Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

After becoming an official, Qi Yunfang had to change his style.

What you do in secret doesn't matter, but you can't let anyone find fault with you in public.

Therefore, the production of counterfeit medicine was mostly done by his son.

Li Xin, however, had a different opinion. He knew that with things like this, you either don't get involved at all, or once you do, it becomes addictive.

Especially those who are used to making easy money and take everyone else for fools.

Whether he becomes an official or not, he remains the same person.

Qi Yunfang might genuinely be reluctant to give up this immense wealth.

They take some rotten wood and broken yams and sell them as Ganoderma lucidum and Polygonum multiflorum.

The issue isn't about how many times the price has increased, but rather that it's about making huge profits with no initial investment—faster than robbing money—so of course they're reluctant to let go.

Just like ordinary people, they always feel that if certain people can become such high-ranking officials and amass such great wealth, they must be very smart and capable.

In fact, that's not necessarily the case.

Li Xin suddenly laughed, "Huh... Big Brother's [Show Treasure] not only failed to lure out the real thing, but instead attracted murderous intent."

He could already hear hurried footsteps coming from the direction of his backyard.

Some people were climbing, while others were whispering, "Kill everyone you see as soon as you go in, leave no survivors. After all, it's broad daylight, and if we linger even for a moment, we'll be discovered."

Brother Lin, can you smell the aroma of that old ginseng?

"Don't worry, even if it's buried deep underground, I can still smell it as long as it's not been three days."

Go ask around at Wan Hua Lou, everyone knows how amazing my nose is.

Even with their eyes closed, they could tell from several rooms apart whether a young woman or a married woman was visiting her period.

……

Chapter Sixty-Eight Who Has Such Daringness

"Then smell them. Do you smell any death aura on any of you?"

Li Xin moved swiftly and arrived in the backyard. Looking at the people leaping down from the wall, he sneered.

Five people arrived.

The man was short and thin, with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks... His large nose in the middle of his face was particularly eye-catching.

He held a grappling hook in his hand, sharp and pointed. His eyes were sinister, yet he showed no fear upon seeing me.

Another burly man with powerful energy wielded a gleaming silver double-headed chain hammer.

This man has eyebrows like knives and a face full of fleshy, menacing features.

When looking at people, he likes to squint his eyes... His fierce aura is quite intimidating.

Clearly, he has a lot of lives on his hands and is used to seeing life and death.

Behind them were three more people, all carrying broadswords and wooden sticks.

With just a few spins, it had already combined into a pair of longswords.

Judging from their practiced manner, they must be thugs who are skilled at robbery, murder, and arson.

"Big brother, could you..."

One of the men following behind the two burly men, one tall and one short, froze when he saw Zhuang Hongxiu rushing into the backyard. His mouth watered, and he couldn't help but speak.

chi...

A three-edged dagger shot out like a sharp arrow.

Before he could finish his sentence, the man's eyes widened and he fell backward to the ground.

A bloody hole appeared between his eyebrows, and a sharp cone protruded from the back of his head.

Who are you?

The burly man leading the group, carrying a hammer, twitched his eyebrows wildly.

Seeing that Li Xin's expression had become very serious.

Because he didn't even see Li Xin's actions when he killed someone.

I don't know when he drew his weapon, or when he launched his hidden weapon.

Let's just call it a hidden weapon.

Li Xin shook his head slightly: "You don't recognize me? That's interesting."

"Brother, when you took back the ginseng, were you sure that Yong'an Hall had no intention of exchanging it? Instead, they sent these people to follow us."

"That's right. Although Dong Zhu is a quiet fellow, he's quite clever and perceptive."

"Then there's nothing more to say."

Li Xin said coldly.

call……

The burly man had already sensed something was wrong; his fist-sized silver hammer was already flying through the air, carrying dirt with it.

It struck Li Xin in the chest.

This man looks rough and rugged, but he is actually very cunning.

The hammer he held in his hand spun and danced on his wrist.

It looks like it's gathering its strength for a powerful strike, ready to smash down on its head...

Unexpectedly, his real attack was not the silver hammer in his hand, but the hammer head hanging on the ground at the other end of the chain.

With light steps, he lifted the shovel and kicked out the soil, simultaneously hooking the iron chain, wielding the hammer, and striking with a whoosh.

"It's not easy to be so skilled in the meteor hammer technique, using it as if it were an extension of your own arm."

Li Xin's figure suddenly became faint.

The hammerhead flashed past his body.

It missed.

When the burly man opened his eyes wide and looked intently, he found nothing in front of him, and even heard a sound coming from behind him.

He was about to sweep the silver hammer in an arc backward when he felt his whole body go limp and he had no strength at all...

A hissing sound came from his throat.

Looking down, I saw a flash of blood.

"when……"

A thought flashed through his mind, and boundless fear surged into his heart like a tidal wave. His head drooped, and he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

“Nezha, you are Nezha, the Third Prince…”

The short, middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks turned pale instantly.

He hissed and retreated rapidly as if his feet were greased... He kicked back and slammed his foot against the backyard wall, like an extremely agile monkey about to flip over.

"If Monkey King knew you punched him, he'd be furious."

In Li Xin's mind, a ferocious, violent ape roared wildly.

It sprang up from the dry ground, leaping into the air.

It leaped into the air, then simply rolled forward.

One foot fell from the sky like a giant axe splitting a mountain.

The short, thin man had just leaped up when everything went black.

With a crisp crack, the top door sank deep into the ground.

His entire head exploded, like a watermelon struck by a sledgehammer.

Blood splattered.

After using his bizarre, windmill-like leg technique to kill the short, thin middle-aged man with a single kick, Li Xin realized that he had used too much force.

The first attempt at the [Great Sage Equaling Heaven's Divine Intent] was ultimately unable to precisely control its power.

The main issue is that the 20.1 spirit, combined with the 40.1 temporary physique, ultimately resulted in some power overflow.

However, that's enough.

The remaining two men in black trembled with fear, shaking like mud dogs in frozen water. Their legs gave way, but they stood up again, their crotches soaked.

"Big brother, dig out all the information they have. Keep it low-key."

Li Xin gave an order.

He discovered that his right hand fingers and left trouser leg were stained with blood, which was really bad luck.

He had just grabbed and ripped the burly man's throat, then delivered a kick using a monkey-style punch he had previously imitated. Though he hadn't quite mastered it, the attack was still incredibly ferocious.

Who says monkey boxing is more about agility?

Li Xin looked down at his palm and let out a long breath.

He hurriedly pulled Zhuang Hongxiu to the front yard, as he would have to go out again later, and it wouldn't be good for him to be all dirty and smelly.

"Young master, I'll go get some hot water from the front."

Zhuang Hongxiu looked away, not daring to glance at the few people who had died so tragically.

She is always very kind-hearted.

However, although she disliked seeing dead people, she wasn't unhappy at all; instead, she had a smile on her face.

"Young master, why did you kill that pockmarked man first? Are you worried that he might say something bad about me?"

"Do you really want to hear people using vulgar language to describe you in all sorts of ways?"

Li Xin asked in an annoyed tone.

"Of course not. Even if I agreed, the young master would never agree."

Zhuang Hongxiu said indignantly, but her eyes were full of laughter.

She finally discovered one of the young master's weaknesses.

It seems, perhaps, that he has a rather strong possessive streak.

However, why do I not feel any aversion at all, but rather a bit of sweetness?

Watching Zhuang Hongxiu sway her hips slightly and deliberately as she happily went to fetch hot water, Li Xin stood there, slightly stunned, and couldn't help but smile.

The people around me are becoming more lively and relaxed day by day, which is a really good thing.

Even in this dark and hopeless era.

It seems there is some light, though.

……

After Li Xin washed his hands and feet and changed into clean clothes.

After Zhuang Hongxiu sprinkled some floral dew on her, Xiaoyue ran over and circled around her.

She was clearly alerted by the commotion in the backyard.

At this moment, she tugged at her second brother's sleeve, her little face showing a hint of fear.

"They're just a few petty thieves trying to steal from our family. Don't you trust your second brother?"

"Did they steal our good food?"

"No, not a single grain of food could be stolen. Don't look anymore, they're all gone now, my second brother sent them all away."

"It's good that they've left. What kind of people are they? We've only had a few good days. This capital city is not as good as our village. The people here are really awful."

Xiaoyue offered a mature assessment of the atmosphere in the capital.

I can only say I'm a little disappointed.

Under the emperor's nose, this is the situation; seeing is believing, it's true.