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Chapter 45 Guo Huai
To put Wu Qi at ease, Wu Ming briefly mentioned that he had dealt with a few bandits in the city and had been noticed by a patrol officer of the Shenxing Division, who then recruited him to work for the Shenxing Division. This made Wu Qi pause in surprise.

As an ordinary citizen, Wu Qi didn't know much about the affairs of martial artists, but he knew the difference between 'commoners' and 'officials'. Ordinary martial artists certainly had a certain status and could refuse to bow to officials, but they were not real 'officials' and did not have any real power. However, once they entered the Shenxing Division, it was a completely different story.

The Censorate wields immense power, capable of interfering in every aspect of Jingye City. Apart from the Demon Suppression Division, all other major government offices are either under the control of the Censorate wields power or are simply subordinate departments of the Censorate wields power. After all, in this world where martial prowess is paramount, the Censorate wields power as the purest military government office, ruling the entire Jingye City through violence.

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The distant bank of the Liusha River.

The Liusha River is a mighty river about a hundred feet wide, passing through the vicinity of Jingye City. The nearby rivers, such as the one near Wu Village, are actually some of the separate tributaries of the Liusha River. The Liusha River is located at its slowest point, about a few miles away from Jingye City, where a wide dock is also situated.

Not far from the dock, there is a cluster of houses where residents live by the river.

In those days, the inner city of Jingye City was maintained by the Shenxing Division, while the surrounding villages and towns were governed by their respective clan chiefs and elders. Meanwhile, the less populated areas, such as docks and riverbanks, were controlled by a motley crew of gangs.

The gang that governs this area is the Sand Boat Gang, which is a gang that brings together all the boatmen from the entire dock. However, ordinary boatmen are only at the bottom of the gang and have no status. Only the Blood Condensation Warriors are the gang leaders.

At this time,

A man reeking of alcohol strolled leisurely into a courtyard.

"Brother Huai!"

"Brother Huai is back! Quickly, go pour him some tea!"

Some members of the sand barge gang in the courtyard saw the newcomers and quickly went forward to greet them.

Guo Huai strolled lazily into the courtyard, sat down casually on a stone bench, and didn't say a word. He waited for the gangsters in the courtyard to bring him a teacup and brew him a pot of tea before slowly taking a few sips.

"Brother Huai, why didn't you go to town for fun today?"

A man dressed in a martial arts jacket, looking rather presentable, came out, sat down next to Guo Huai with a smile, and greeted Guo Huai.

"Someone invited me to a drink, but I didn't go. Besides, there's nothing fun to do in the city, and it's too inconvenient and restrictive to move around everywhere."

Guo Huai let out a lazy burp.

In Jingye City, all sorts of people mingle, and even he wouldn't dare to act recklessly, as that would only cause trouble for his brother. But in the surrounding villages and towns outside the city, he could be said to run rampant without any restraint. He could take advantage of any woman he fancied, regardless of whether she was a widow or not, and no one would dare to do anything to him.

"Haha, that's true. There are too many rules in the city. It's not as comfortable as outside."

Lu Yuan grinned, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, Brother Huai, you beat up someone at the market the other day. The other person seems to have some connections. His family also has a martial artist who makes a living in the outer hall of the Seven Martial Alliance in the city."

Guo Huai had long forgotten about what happened the day before, but upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, he barely remembered it. He frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "Is that so? Hmm, I didn't pay much attention to it. But it's just making a living in the outer hall of the Seven Martial Alliance, so it's not a big deal."

A hint of disdain flashed deep in Lu Yuan's eyes. He actually looked down on Guo Huai as well. What did it matter if he relied on his elder brother to act arrogantly? Although he was also a Blood Condensation Martial Artist, he neglected his training. If he were to face those Blood Condensation Martial Artists who seriously practiced martial arts to make a living, he probably wouldn't last three or five moves. However...

Despite his inward contempt, Lu Yuan showed no outward expression. He simply whispered a reminder: "The people from the outer hall of the Seven Martial Alliance are nothing to Brother Huai. However, the martial artist from that family is only twenty years old. If he gets carried away with anger and comes to cause trouble for Brother Huai without thinking, Brother Huai should be on guard."

These days, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. The worst thing is running into a hothead who doesn't care about anything and just wants to seek revenge on Guo Huai. If things really get out of hand, the Sand Boat Gang might get dragged into trouble as well.

Guo Huai completely ignored Lu Yuan's reminder. In fact, the alcohol was getting to him, and he felt a surge of anger. He stood up abruptly and said, "There's no need to talk about such trivial matters. I'm in a bad mood right now. I'll go and vent my anger first."

Say it.

He then turned and left the courtyard.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly. He couldn't control Guo Huai either. Not to mention that he couldn't control him, even the leaders of their Sand Boat Gang couldn't control him. After all, the Sand Boat Gang was a gang that existed under the Black Fiend Sect. Given Guo Xiang's status in the Black Fiend Sect, even the leader of the Sand Boat Gang had to treat him with respect. Naturally, they also had to be polite to Guo Huai.

Guo Huai left the main courtyard of the sandboat gang, turned several corners, and came to a room. He then pushed the door open with a bang.

Inside was a somewhat shabby bedroom. On a slightly messy bed sat a woman with disheveled hair, naked clothes, and lifeless eyes. She did not react at all when Guo Huai entered the room.

Guo Huai lunged at her viciously, pinning the woman to the bed, but no matter what he did, she remained expressionless and unresponsive, like a walking corpse.

"Damn it, this is so boring!"

Guo Huai cursed as he saw this. He remembered the first day this woman was brought here. She struggled and made a fuss, which aroused his interest. He played with her for more than half a month. But later she gradually turned into this kind of person, which made him feel bored and uninterested.

Just as Guo Huai pushed the woman aside, pulled up his pants, stood up, and turned to leave the room,

laugh!
A sharp, cold glint flashed through the crack in the door and hovered before his throat.

This startled Guo Huai so much that he felt a chill run down his spine and shuddered violently, falling to the ground with a thud. The sharp spearhead was still pointed at his neck, and he could even feel the cold, sharp touch on it!

"Who are you, and what do you want?"

Guo Huai looked at the figure that appeared at the door and felt a chill in his heart. Although the other party looked very young, he could clearly feel a cold and murderous aura. It was definitely the aura of someone who had seen blood and whose hands were stained with more than one life!

The person who arrived was Wu Ming.

Finding Guo Huai was easy. He only needed to ask a few questions to find out that Guo Huai frequented the sandboat dock and was a member of the sandboat gang. The sandboat dock was not far from Wu Village.

Wu Ming looked at Guo Huai with indifferent eyes. This local tyrant who had run rampant for miles around was an unexpected piece of trash. Compared to the vicious bandits and desperados he had killed the night before, he was not worth mentioning at all.

(End of this chapter)