The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

As soon as Li Kaixin's figure disappeared from sight, Hu Laoliu's face immediately darkened again.

He turned to his underlings and ordered, "Go and report the situation here to the boss now, and bring more brothers with you."

"Yes, Sixth Brother!" Upon receiving the order, the henchman immediately ran off in one direction.

He had long felt that this place was horrible and couldn't wait to leave.

After an unknown amount of time, the young man led a group of people from the black market, pushing three carts, and came over in a grand procession.

Even Guan Yue, the black market boss, came in person.

Upon seeing this, Hu Laoliu hurriedly went to greet him.

Guan Yue glanced at the people lying haphazardly on the ground, his brow furrowing slightly: "Xiao Liu, did Brother Zhou really handle this all by himself?"

"Absolutely true, boss." Old Hu nodded emphatically.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yue took a deep breath, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Where is Ma Xiaohai?"

"Boss, come with me." Hu Laoliu led Guan Yue to Ma Xiaohai.

While waiting for the others to arrive, Hu Laoliu gave Ma Xiaohai another beating; by then, Ma Xiaohai was barely recognizable as a human.

Seeing Ma Xiaohai's appearance, Guan Yue didn't pay much attention. He squatted down and said in a cold voice, "Little Ma, I heard you wanted to sit in my seat? You've got some nerve."

"Big...Big brother...I was wrong...Please give me another chance!" Ma Xiaohai barely opened his swollen eyes, his teeth were loose, and his words were already slurred.

Guan Yue reached out and patted his face, his tone flat: "You don't just know you're wrong, you know you're going to die."

As he spoke, he leaned closer and whispered in Ma Xiaohai's ear, "Also, I never intended to keep you here; it's just that I've brought it forward a little."

Ma Xiaohai's wide eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.

Guan Yue straightened up, turned to the four henchmen closest to him, and ordered, "Load it onto the cart and take it to be buried."

Upon receiving the order, the four henchmen immediately sprang into action. They first pushed over a cart, and just as they were about to lift it, Ma Xiaohai suddenly began to struggle violently.

He knew he was truly doomed this time, and began to curse incoherently: "You bastard surnamed Guan, you'll die a horrible death! Waaah..."

Before he could finish his rant, one of his underlings stuffed a rag into his mouth.

The four men tied Ma Xiaohai up securely, lifted him onto a cart, and hurriedly dragged him away from the alley.

Hu Laoliu watched quietly until the cart disappeared at the end of the alley before turning his gaze away.

Guan Yue then turned to him, his tone regaining its usual composure: "Xiao Liu, did Brother Zhou say anything else before he left?"

"Yes, boss." Hu Laoliu nodded quickly and then repeated what Li Kaixin had just said in detail.

After listening, Guan Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "It seems that this Brother Zhou thinks we offered too low a price. He's using Ma Xiaohai's matter to target us."

"Boss is brilliant, you saw right through me," Hu Laoliu quickly flattered, then added hesitantly, "So, what's the price we'll offer next time...?"

"Raise it up," Guan Yue answered crisply. "Next time, raise the price of everything. Since he's been so considerate of us, we can't be ungrateful."

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze swept over Erhu and the other men under Ma Xiaohai: "Those who didn't fire a gun, break their legs and throw them out of Beijing. As for Hao Jian, do as Brother Zhou says!"

"Understood!" Old Hu replied solemnly.

Guan Yue patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiao Liu, we must befriend that Brother Zhou; we absolutely cannot offend him. Today's incident is a good warning to those below who have harbored wicked intentions. You know what to do, right?"

"Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely get things done," Hu Laoliu immediately assured him.

Guan Yue nodded slightly, then turned and left the alley with a few trusted confidants.

......

In another alley, Li Kaixin, now dressed in a different outfit, was leisurely walking home.

The few yellow croakers I got today should double the time flow in the secret realm again.

Previously, the secret realm had absorbed all the remaining gold, and its time flow ratio with the outside world had reached 1 to 12.

In addition, Li Kaixin also noticed another change: his physical and mental condition seemed to have improved somewhat.

When the flow rate reached 1:11, the changes in the body were not very noticeable. But when the flow rate reached 1:12, the changes became clearer.

This discovery made Li very happy for quite some time.

If the flow rate in the secret realm reached a hundred times, he didn't even dare to imagine whether he would actually become a superman.

That's what I was fantasizing about.

Suddenly, four or five figures appeared at the alleyway not far ahead, each carrying a wooden stick of varying lengths.

Li Kaixin couldn't help but pray inwardly that it wasn't someone coming to find him, otherwise today would be truly unlucky.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

Just as he was about to pass by this group of people, one of the thugs stepped forward and blocked his way: "Wait, kid, isn't your name Li Kaixin?"

"What's up? You need something?" Li Kaixin felt inexplicably angry.

Upon hearing this, the leader of the thugs grinned and said, "Kid, you're out of luck. Someone paid us to break your arm."

He then waved his hand behind him, "Brothers, charge!"

Before the man could finish speaking, Li Kaixin had already made his move.

In no time at all, all five thugs were lying on the ground, clutching their legs and groaning.

Li Kaixin walked up to the leader and demanded sternly, "Speak! Who ordered you to do this?"

"We...we're all gangsters, we're all about loyalty, don't even think about getting me to utter a single word." The leader of the thugs, clutching his injured leg, was still trying to put on a brave face.

"Very well!" Li Kaixin was too lazy to waste any more words. Without the slightest hesitation, he pulled out a gun and pressed it against the man's forehead: "I'll give you one more chance. Think it through before you speak."

The man immediately started trembling and hurriedly begged for mercy: "No, no, brother, calm down!"

Li Kaixin pushed the safety off with her thumb and stared at him with a cold, sharp look.

"Yes, it was a middle-aged man who gave us thirty dollars. As for who he was, I really don't know!" The leader of the thugs said in a trembling voice.

Li Kaixin frowned: "It seems you still don't want to live."

"Really! Big brother... no grandpa! If I had known, I would have told you already!" The leader of the thugs burst into tears.

Seeing the terrified look on the man's face, Li Kaixin knew he wouldn't get any information out of him.

He didn't press further and put the pistol away.

However, he didn't intend to let these people off easily. Since they were determined to break his arm, he had to return the favor.

He crouched down and deftly dislocated the legs of each of the five thugs.

Suddenly, a wail echoed through the alley.