Starting with photographic memory, I've worked my way up to become a martial arts immortal.

She couldn't help but tremble at the thought of the ways Liu San used to torture people.

"it is good."

Jiang Yuan pointed to the dagger that had fallen to the ground, "Pick it up and kill Hou An."

"What?!"

The woman seemed to have heard something unbelievable and didn't react for a moment.

Hou An wore a smile that looked more like a grimace as he said, "Master Jiang, please tell me your orders, but don't frighten me. I've been timid since I was a child."

Jiang Yuan glanced at him. "I know you're small in some ways, but you can't be sure about your courage."

Hou An, whose buttocks were against the stool, suddenly knelt down on the ground with a "thump".

"What I'm saying is true."

Jiang Yuan picked him up with disgust and scolded, "Madam, do you think I'm joking? Pick up the dagger!"

The woman trembled, swallowed hard, got out of bed, picked up the dagger, but couldn't bring herself to use it.

Jiang Yuan drew a circle around Hou An's heart with his finger. "Right here. If you don't stab him, he'll stab you instead."

Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes changed, and she muttered, "Hou An, don't come looking for me when you get to the underworld."

After saying that, she ran over with a fierce look on her face and stabbed him!

Hou An was subdued by Jiang Yuan, and his legs had long since gone weak. Seeing this, he could only close his eyes in despair.

Just as the blade pierced her flesh, Jiang Yuan grabbed the woman's arm.

"Madam, you are quite ruthless. I saw you two entwined in bed just a cup of tea ago, and now you're so quick to kill me."

Jiang Yuan took the dagger from the woman's hand and shook his head.

Hou An suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily, a look of relief at surviving a disaster spreading across his face.

Then, he glared fiercely at the woman, gritting his teeth and growling, "You venomous woman!"

The woman stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground with a thud.

Not to be outdone, she glared back, "Shut up! I don't want to die!"

Jiang Yuan casually tossed the limp Hou An aside and coldly snorted, "Alright, it seems you're all people who value your lives. As long as you do as I say, I won't kill you, and I won't tell Liu San about your illicit affair. How about it?"

He did this not because he had any strange fetishes, nor because he enjoyed watching cats and mice play tricks on each other, but because he felt that doing so could create a rift between even the most devoted couples, let alone these two adulterers seeking thrills.

Hou An was the quickest to react, "Master Jiang, please speak."

Jiang Yuan sat down again and said coldly, "First, tell me the whole story of why you wanted to kill me."

"Young Master Jiang, I had no involvement in this matter," the woman immediately said, disclaiming any connection.

Hou Anze's face twitched, and he said bitterly, "That day, my men knocked on the door and gave me a note..."

Liu San once said that no one in the neighborhood could escape his control. Although it's true that even if a hundred people try martial arts, only one might succeed, I'm worried that Liu San might find out about this beforehand and punish me.

At this point, he cautiously raised his eyelids to glance at Jiang Yuan, and seeing that he didn't react at all, he could only continue speaking.

"I first sent men to take control of Zhao Hui's family. That kid is so naive; he surrendered without resistance and even obediently told me about you. I originally planned to use the same method, but after learning that the owner of the White Crane Martial Arts School has some connection with you, I... I..."

"So you just had someone assassinate me, eliminating the threat without anyone knowing?" Jiang Yuan tossed aside the leftover apple core and picked up another one.

"I was just confused for a moment. Luckily, Master Jiang is blessed and didn't run into the people I brought. I'll order them to come back right away and promise they'll never bother Master Jiang again," Hou An said with a fawning expression.

"No need, they're already dead. The second thing is for you to clean up these loose ends," Jiang Yuan said calmly.

"How is that possible!"

Hou An roared in disbelief in his heart. He had sent out top-notch fighters, and not only had they failed to defeat him, but they had all been killed.

He glanced at Jiang Yuan, saw no signs of injury, and immediately gave up any further thoughts, bowing his head and replying, "I'll take care of it right away."

"Third, you are not allowed to reveal anything about me to anyone. If anything happens to me, Liu San will definitely receive news about the two of you."

"Yes, yes!" The two men patted their chests one after the other to express their determination.

"very good."

Jiang Yuan stood up, quite satisfied.

Finally, the two "voluntarily" paid the money to "redeem" themselves, and only then did he push open the door and swagger out of the house.

"Hou Lang, how are you? Are you alright?" The woman shakily got up and helped Hou An up with concern.

Hou An slapped the woman's hand away and cursed viciously, "You wicked woman, you actually wanted to kill me!"

The woman said aggrievedly, "I was forced into it; I didn't mean to hit him."

Hou An looked down at the bloodstains on his chest where the dagger had cut his skin, and became even angrier. He went up and slapped the woman.

"Fuck you, you almost killed me!"

The woman covered her face, stunned, then lunged forward menacingly, "You were crawling on the ground like a dog just now, why didn't you dare bark? What are you trying to prove now!"

Suddenly, the door was opened, and the two stopped fighting and stood there dumbfounded.

"Master Jiang, is there anything else you need?" Hou An asked with a forced smile.

Jiang Yuan nodded. "I almost forgot, pack up the food on the table, I'll take it back to eat."

"Okay, okay." Hou An quickly rolled up all the items together with the mat on the table and handed them over.

Master Jiang put his back behind him and continued, "Be kinder to the people in the neighborhood from now on."

"It's possible, but..."

Hou An looked troubled. "If I can't collect the money, I won't be able to explain it to Liu San. He will definitely come and find out the reason himself, and then it will be troublesome."

Grandpa Jiang sighed, "Try your best."

He added, "There's one last thing."

"Anything else?" Hou An felt dizzy and cursed himself for provoking this evil star who kept making endless demands, and he had no choice but to agree, or his life would be in danger.

He said with a smile, "Master Jiang, just give the order. I guarantee I'll take care of even a hundred things, let alone one more."

"I'm relieved to hear that." Jiang Yuan pulled a pink pill from his pocket. "This poison is quite precious; I only have one. Which of you two will take it?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, then pointed at each other, looking like they were about to fight again.

"Don't be afraid. If you get the antidote from me within a month, you'll be fine."

Jiang Yuan walked over, pinched Hou An's mouth, and stuffed the food in. "I still don't trust you the most. You eat it."

Hou An's resistance was futile.

He then clutched his stomach in a daze, screamed, and collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Yuan frowned as he looked at the woman.

The woman immediately understood and covered Hou An's mouth tightly to prevent him from making a sound.

After a while, Hou An seemed to have recovered, lying on the ground with a look of utter despair.

"Master Jiang, are you sure everything will be alright within a month?"

Hou An, weak and covered in sweat, said, "My stomach was burning up just now, and a hot current was spreading throughout my body. I thought I had been poisoned."

Jiang Yuan earnestly instructed, "That's right, as long as you perform well, I will give you the antidote."

The door opened and closed again, leaving only the two anxious people inside.