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Zhou You looked around carefully again.

This time he was certain once again that it was indeed very familiar.

Yet he was absolutely certain that this was not the city he had lived in—everything he remembered was gone, and the streets were extremely unfamiliar. How to describe the feeling?

It was as if I had passed through this place for a while, and I did have a faint impression of it, but it was just like a thin mist swirling in the wind, which would immediately dissipate upon the slightest touch.

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Wang Xiaoer asked in a low voice.

"Brother Zhou, are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

He stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar street for a long time before finally shaking his head.

"No, I don't feel uncomfortable. By the way, where is this place?"

"I think Xiyuan Street is a safe zone, but I don't know exactly where—I was just trying to avoid people, I didn't expect this."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou You stopped him.

At first, Wang Xiaoer seemed a little puzzled, but soon his brows furrowed slightly, and he disappeared into the shadows without leaving a trace.

Soon, a series of shouts rang out from the street corner.

Suddenly, a scavenger appeared in their field of vision—and soon, a second and a third appeared. The crowd seemed to appear out of nowhere and then swarmed to the other side.

On the contrary, the two people standing in the shadows did not attract anyone's attention.

What's going on? Who's giving out free eggs?
Zhou You grabbed the guy who was yelling, but before the guy could glare at him with red eyes, he asked with a smile.

"Hey bro, sorry, I need to ask you something."

The man had originally intended to start cursing, but upon seeing Zhou You's smile, for some reason, his anger subsided—though he still spoke with considerable dissatisfaction.

"what?"

"Where are you all from?"

"West District Passage, what's wrong?"

Zhou You and Wang Xiaoer exchanged a glance.

The West District passage is quite far from here; even without any strange obstacles, it would definitely take at least a day or two to get here. So there must be only one reason why these guys were able to come here.

—The changes in the city deepened, connecting two completely unrelated areas.

This is not a good thing.

Seeing that the person was still trying to break free, Zhou You quickly asked again.

"So what are you all rushing off to?"

"You've shown up here, and you still don't know this?"

"I really don't know."

Looking at Zhou You's sincere expression, the guy who was being pulled aside could only say, "You can't hit someone who's smiling."

"Some big shot set fire to the apartment building. It's a tough nut to crack, but it's a dangerous area after all. Now that the manager is dead and the main structure is destroyed, what's left must be treasure. That's what everyone's going there for. And do you understand? If you understand, then hurry up and let go, don't delay me from making my fortune!"

Zhou You obediently let go of her hand.

Seeing the figure running further and further away, he suddenly spoke to Wang Xiaoer beside him.

"Kid, did you figure something out?"

Wang Xiaoer was taken aback by the question, pointed to himself with some doubt, and said.

"Brother Zhou, are you asking me?"

Is there anyone else here besides you?

Wang Xiaoer frowned and thought for a while before slowly speaking.

"Brother Zhou, I really think there's a problem."

"Then what's the problem?"

"The simplest point is that you just destroyed that place, and considering the time it took me to drag you away, it couldn't have taken more than half a day. Even if the fire was fierce, it shouldn't have been known even underground."

"So you mean someone deliberately leaked the news to lure people over there?"

Wang Xiaoer said hesitantly.

"I'm not entirely sure. Even though the signal is cut off, there are still some special ways to contact people. Maybe someone just happened to see the fire and then told their friends. It's just that the news leaked out along the way."

Upon hearing this reply, Zhou You nodded ambiguously.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Wang Xiaoer asked cautiously.

"Brother Zhou, should we go and take a look, or..."

"No, there's no need to waste that effort."

To Wang Xiaoer's surprise, the person who always liked to meddle in other people's business actually rejected it cleanly and decisively.

"Um, then let's..."

“Let’s go home,” Zhou You said with a smile. “Perfect timing, I still need to pay off my debts and find out a few things while I’m at it.”

Because the anomaly connected the two areas, they no longer had to take a detour. After traveling for several tens of minutes, the two had returned to the underground entrance.

During this time, they encountered two or three more groups of people, all looking to find bargains, but there was little interaction between them; they simply passed each other by peacefully and without any interaction.

When he finally saw the familiar checkpoint, Wang Xiaoer breathed a sigh of relief.

For him, the journey has been filled with so many ups and downs that he now feels a surge of emotion, even bringing tears to his eyes.

Zhou You, unlike him, didn't experience such fluctuations and merely glanced at it casually.

There was a checkpoint at the entrance, with a roadblock in front, but the people standing behind it were not government officials, but several gangsters.

It might seem unbelievable in other situations, but this is a post-apocalyptic land, and the government's limited manpower simply cannot manage too many areas. Therefore, they have no choice but to decentralize power and let gangs rule.

Fortunately, although this was not the exit he had used, it still seemed to be Ijon's territory, and the guards all wore his distinctive badge.

Zhou You thought for a moment, then pulled the somewhat timid Wang Xiaoer along and walked over first.

The moment they saw the two figures, several shouts burst out from the lazy crowd.

"stop!"

"What are you doing!"

Zhou You glanced at it, then spoke calmly.

"Can't you tell? A scavenger."

One of the guys immediately spat.

"I know you're a scavenger. But don't you know the rules? Everyone who comes in has to pay taxes. No matter how much you find, you have to give 20% to the gang as tribute!"

To be fair, while this statement may be a bit disrespectful, the logic is sound—as a price for maintaining basic order and helping to deal with some strange intrusions, gangs do take a cut of the profits.

but.

"But I seem to remember that ever since the mayor issued the reward, toll collection has been prohibited, and he was to make up for all losses. Why are you suddenly asking for tribute again?"

The man choked on his words.

But then, he became angry and said...

"Why are you making such a fuss? Just hand it over when I tell you to. All this nonsense is asking for trouble!"

Zhou You didn't argue, but instead deftly took out his wallet, pulled out a few bills, and handed them over. "This should be enough, right?"

Most scavengers do this – after all, the checkpoints don't have the ability to assess value, and they can't possibly know the worth of the items they bring back. So as long as the inspection equipment doesn't trigger a danger alarm, they settle accounts directly with money.

Unexpectedly.

A glint of greed flashed in the henchman's eyes as he looked at the few banknotes, but seeing Zhou You's backpack and his dusty appearance, he swallowed hard and said resolutely.

"You can't understand human language, can you? Take off your clothes yourself, I'm going to search you."

Zhou You took back the banknotes, but instead of putting them in his wallet, he casually stuffed them into Wang Xiaoer's hand next to him, and then asked in a steady voice.

"you sure?"

"Take it off when we tell you to, or we'll help you take it off—but we might not be able to keep your butt afterwards."

After saying this, he looked at Wang Xiaoer, who had been trying to hide behind Zhou You.

Immediately, a look of great surprise appeared on his face.

He opened his arms and laughed heartily, as if he had encountered a long-lost treasure.

"Look, look, look, isn't this the guy who just slipped through my fingers a few days ago? What a fucking coincidence, running into you here. Fine, you don't need to pay, just leave this guy here. I'm going to have some fun with this little guy. What are you still looking at? Get out of here!"

Zhou You glanced at Wang Xiaoer.

Although he was filthy, he was still considered to have a pretty face, and now he was shaking even more violently.

Then I looked at that henchman.

He was rather short, with a face covered in acne. He clearly had the appearance of someone with homosexual tendencies.

So all he could do was sigh.

—You know, even though the conditions have been met and the debt can be repaid, he didn't want to go directly to Yi Zheng-en. At the very least, he wanted to wait until Yi had arranged some things before going there.

But now.
The saying "It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings" is exactly like this.

He didn't take out the badge—since the outcome was the same anyway, he might as well make himself happy—and then took a step.

Despite having more men on their side, and despite Zhou You being covered in wounds and seemingly at his limit, for some reason, the henchmen still took a step back at the same time.

But he immediately realized how shameful his actions were and angrily cursed.

"You fucking want to rebel?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou You immediately slapped him across the face.

He didn't use his Hunyuan Force this time, but he didn't hold back either. The henchman felt half of his face instantly lose sensation—and then came a sharp explosion.

After a full-fledged opportunity, the excruciating pain finally struck, and the henchman roared in fury.

"Damn it, he's a guy trying to get through this—this bastard might be carrying what the boss wants, get him all in!"

No one moved.

The henchmen turned around in astonishment, only to find that in just over a minute, a large number of their own men had fallen.

The burly man who had been recruited as a henchman had now fallen into someone's hands. His two-meter-tall body was like a toy, completely powerless to resist.

Then, with a sudden thud to the ground, the creature fell into a peaceful sleep like a baby.

What the hell is this?

The henchman covered his head, which looked like a pig's head, and after thinking for a long time in this unexpected situation, he finally stammered out a sentence.

"Do you know who my boss is? If you dare..."

Zhou You answered with a smile.

"I know, that's why I'm saying it."

He pointed to the internal communication lines next to him.

"Why don't you call Boss Yi first and ask him to send reinforcements as soon as possible?"

To be fair, Boss Yi's side reacted very quickly.

Within half an hour, a commotion broke out in the passageway, and then forty or fifty people rushed out.

The henchman lying dead on the ground was overjoyed. He first glanced at Zhou You, giving him a "you're dead" look, and then hurriedly ran to the leader.

He cried as soon as they met.

"Brother Zhang, someone's been causing trouble for no reason—didn't we have that strange invasion a while back? I just wanted to check him for any dangerous items, but we got into a fight, and he attacked us like this."

Their ability to fabricate lies and distort the truth is unparalleled.

Wang Xiaoer wanted to retort on the spot, but was immediately stopped—while Zhou You just stood there with his hands in his pockets, watching the scene with great interest.

However, to the henchman's surprise, 'Brother Zhang,' who had taken a lot of money from him and always looked after him, now had a face as dark as water and spoke almost through clenched teeth.

"What happened before was the same as what you said on the phone?"

"Of course they're the same, Brother Zhang. What's wrong? There are only two of them, we just need..."

"I only want your mother's ass!"

As he uttered those words, another slap landed on the henchman's face.

The force wasn't as great as Zhou You's, but the henchman was still whipped so hard he spun around in place.

His other cheek swelled up at a visible speed, but the henchman still asked incredulously.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"

"What? I want to beat you to death, you little bastard!"

With all his might, he kicked the henchman aside—he didn't hold back at all. The henchman's eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

Judging from its appearance, even its internal organs might have been kicked open.

But Brother Zhang didn't even glance at him, as if this wasn't his most favored subordinate at all. Instead, he hurried over to Zhou You's side with the same shuffling movements as a lackey.
Then, the guy bowed and scraped, smiling obsequiously as he spoke.

"Master Zhou, you're back?"

Zhou You looked at that face with a half-smile.

"I don't think I've seen you before. How do you know me?"

These were just ordinary words, but Brother Zhang broke out in a cold sweat all at once.

"Well... I haven't met you before, Master Zhou. But a few hours ago, the boss gave a strict order that when we meet you, we must treat you with the highest level of courtesy, otherwise he'll punish us according to family rules."

After saying that, he remembered something and quickly added something else.

"It was my men who were idiots just now. I warned them a thousand times, and they still did it. Please don't misunderstand, I'll hand that bastard over to the dungeon myself later. I really didn't know anything about it. Please forgive me this time."

Seeing that the guy seemed about to kneel down—or rather, that he would immediately kneel down and kowtow as soon as someone spoke—Zhou You shook his head and said.

"How twisted is Yi Zheng-un that he can scare his subordinates like this? Well, besides telling you to treat him with respect, he must have given you other instructions, right?"

Brother Zhang hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

"Boss Yi asked us to tell you that as soon as you return, you must go to see him first. Yes."

He repeated it again, emphatically.

"You must go first."

(End of this chapter)