Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of Dingbei Prefecture.

Lin Mo jumped off the carriage first and said to Liu Yiyi inside:

"Third Sister-in-law, come in quickly."

"Remember, do not leave the mansion before I return."

"Um."

Liu Yiyi nodded, but did not get out of the car immediately.

Lin Mo smiled and turned to leave.

But just then, a soft little hand suddenly grabbed him from behind.

Lin Mo turned around and met Liu Yiyi's watery eyes.

"You...be careful in everything you do."

Liu Yiyi's voice was as soft as a kitten's meow, but Lin Mo could hear it clearly.

His heart warmed, and he reached out and grasped Liu Yiyi's soft, boneless little hand.

He gently patted Liu Yiyi's smooth hand, and that familiar smile returned to his face.

"Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law."

"Wait for me to come back and wash my feet."

After saying that, Lin Mo's figure flickered, and he disappeared around the street corner in a few leaps.

Liu Yiyi was left alone, standing there blankly, her hands still seemingly warm from his touch.

She looked down at her hands, but all she could hear were his last words.

"Wash...wash your feet?"

……

The sun is setting, gradually sinking in the west.

Chen Wanjin's words spread like a plague, quickly reaching every corner of Blackwind City.

The owner of a quarry that supplied Lin Mo had just taken off his clothes and was about to get into bed when the door was kicked open.

A group of burly men from the Black Tiger Gang blocked the doorway, and the leader was patting the boss's face with a grin.

They didn't take any action; they simply "politely" told the boss.

If another stone is to be transported to Linjia Saltworks tomorrow, his quarry will "accidentally" collapse.

The largest timber store in the east of the city.

The boss was "invited" by several burly men to the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters for tea.

Chen Wanjin's confidant, with his legs crossed, counted the accounts for his boss with a forced smile.

"Boss Liu, the most important thing in business is choosing the right people. The Lin family is about to sink, don't you want to go down with them."

Meanwhile, a rumor was spreading like wildfire throughout Blackwind City.

"The Lin family has offended the Black Tiger Gang. Those working at the salt fields will be drowned sooner or later!"

Fear spreads faster than the plague.

Those workers who were grateful to Lin Mo during the day are now staying indoors, afraid of getting into trouble.

The atmosphere at the Chen family mansion was as lively as during the Chinese New Year.

In the lobby, Chen Chong listened to the messages his subordinates brought back one after another, and excitedly slammed his fist on the table, making the teacups jump around.

"Dad! Your move to cut off their supply lines is brilliant!"

"I bet tomorrow that guy surnamed Lin will find that he can't even find a worker to hand him bricks! He can't buy a single piece of wood!"

"Let's see how he manages to build the salt field all by himself! Will he be digging with his hands?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"The gang leader's move to cut off their supply lines is truly brilliant!"

"Even if that kid had three heads and six arms, he could only stare helplessly!"

The other leaders also joined in with wild laughter, showering him with flattery.

At the head of the table, Chen Wanjin slowly sipped the freshly brewed Da Hong Pao tea, a cold glint in his small eyes.

He neither acknowledged nor denied the praise from the crowd, but simply put down his teacup.

"This is just an appetizer."

Chen Wanjin's voice wasn't loud, but it silenced the entire hall.

He then pulled out the pair of walnuts from his pocket, and the eerie "crunching" sound echoed once again in the hall.

Suddenly, the sound stopped.

Chen Wanjin raised his eyelids and glanced at the crowd below.

"Cutting off his supplies and cutting off his access will only make him feel the pinch."

Chen Wanjin's lips curled into a cold, emotionless smile.

"What I want is for him to die."

"No, it's worse than death."

"No matter what Lin Mo does, he shouldn't touch my salt. Because salt is my everything."

"Anyone who dares to look up at my sky, I'll make sure their family is destroyed, their lives a living hell!"

Chen Wanjin paused, then turned his gaze to his beloved son.

"Chong'er".

"Father, what are your orders?"

Chen Chong immediately straightened his back, looking expectant.

"Tomorrow, take a few clever brothers to keep watch at the gate of Dingbei Prefecture."

Chen Wanjin's voice was very low, and every word carried a chilling coldness.

"As soon as anyone from his residence comes out, regardless of gender, find a secluded place and tie them up."

"Kill the man."

"Roll it up in a tattered mat and throw it back at the gate of his mansion when it gets dark."

"A woman..."

Chen Wanjin pondered for a moment, then started spinning the walnut in his hand again.

"Crunch... crunch..."

The sound sent chills down your spine.

"The woman stripped me naked and hung me on the archway in the west of the city."

"Let the whole city see what happens when you offend me, Chen Wanjin."

Chen Chong's eyes lit up instantly.

"Father! What if..."

"Hehe, what if we caught his sisters-in-law?"

A morbid excitement appeared on Chen Chong's face.

He had long heard about the women in the Lin family, especially that Liu Yiyi, tsk tsk, that seductive charm of hers…

Chen Wanjin glanced at his good-for-nothing son, feeling a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"Whatever you want, just don't kill yourself."

"Remember, I want to live!"

"Stop fucking doing that old thing again! Do you hear me?!"

Chen Chong shuddered and quickly nodded.

"Don't worry, Dad! I understand, I understand!"

Chen Wanjin nodded in satisfaction, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and picked up his teacup again.

Isn't Lin Mo a good fighter?

Isn't it horizontal?

I want to see if he'll still have any backbone when his family is in my hands!

I not only want him to be unable to open the saltworks.

I will make sure his family is destroyed and his family is wiped out, and that he kneels before me, begging me to spare his life!

Chen Wanjin drank the tea in one gulp, feeling extremely happy.

Just then.

"Report—!"

One of his trusted men scrambled in, his face contorted with panic.

"Help...the gang leader!"

"Something terrible has happened!"

Chen Wanjin frowned and put down his teacup with displeasure.

"What's the panic! Is the sky falling down?"

The trusted aide knelt on the ground with a "plop," his face contorted in a mournful expression.

"The sky...the sky didn't fall, but...our warehouse at the dock...was set on fire!"

"What?!"

Chen Chong was the first to jump up and grab his confidant by the collar.

"You better explain yourself clearly!"

"Which warehouse?!"

"It's...it's the warehouse where we store our weapons..."

"Everything...everything was looted! The warehouse was burned down, flames were shooting into the sky, everything...is gone!"

boom!

The entire lobby erupted in chaos.

"Damn it! Who the hell has the guts to mess with our warehouse?!"

"You're courting death! This is a declaration of war against our Black Tiger Gang!"

Chen Chong was so angry that his eyes turned bloodshot, and he turned around and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chen Wanjin.

"Father! It must be that Lin Qian! That brat is asking for death! I'm taking men to pacify Dingbei Prefecture right now!"

"Shut up, all of you!"

A low shout silenced all the noise.

"Bang!"

Chen Wanjin slammed his fist heavily on the table.

He forced himself to calm down, his facial muscles twitched a few times, and then he regained his composure.

"Besides burning down warehouses, what else?"

Chen Wanjin walked up to his trusted confidant.

"Yes...yes!"

The confidant trembled as he pulled a bloodstained rag from his pocket, on which a few words were written.

"This was found at the warehouse entrance..."

Chen Wanjin took the strip of cloth and squinted at it.

There are only four characters on it.

"Thank you, boss."

"puff--"

Chen Wanjin almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Thank you, boss?

I thank your whole family!

They robbed me of goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and then they even left a note saying thank you?

Is this something a human would do?

"Aaaaaah! Lin Mo! I'll curse your ancestors!"