Starting with fishing, I've traversed a chaotic world of demons and martial arts.

Seeing Li Tianxing's arrogance, the skinny man angrily rebuked him:

"You insolent brat!"

After saying that, he charged at Li Tianxing first.

The old man behind him stood still.

He planned to take advantage of Li Tianxing's inattention to find his opponent's weakness!

That thin man was extremely agile!

He ran a few steps, then gripped the brick wall of the alley with his five fingers!

The person moved along the wall like a gecko, then suddenly pounced forward, turning their hand into a claw, and lunged directly at Li Tianxing's forehead!

Li Tianxing stood still, watching the skinny man rushing towards him. He didn't dodge, but directly threw a punch at him!

"Bang!"

As their fists clashed, the skinny man's eyes bulged slightly, and the muscles in his arms trembled slightly!

He felt as if he had grasped a mountain!

Li Tianxing's immense strength forced the skinny man's energy back!

"Holy crap! Is this even human?!"

The skinny man never expected that Li Tianxing's seemingly casual punch would suppress his full-force lunge.

withdraw!

After just one glance, the skinny man decided to leave first!

The old man, who had been waiting behind the thin man to launch a sneak attack, saw this and did not hesitate...

He turned around and took a step.

Ran!

"I'll fuck your mother!"

The skinny man had completely lost his fighting spirit!

He immediately stopped, retreated, and then turned and ran!

At first, they were chasing Li Tianxing, but now the situation has reversed...

"Trying to run? Where do you think you can run to?!"

Li Tianxing, imbued with a stream of light, appeared directly behind the thin man.

Li Tianxing's palm turned jet black.

He unleashed the Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm!

"boom--"

Li Tianxing slapped the thin man on the back.

"Pfft—"

The thin man felt a metallic taste in his throat and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

He felt his chest vibrate, as if his internal organs had shifted.

A potent poison paralyzed the frail man's body, rendering him unable to move!

The skinny man seemed to have turned into a mollusk.

He immediately wilted and lay down on the ground.

The thin man turned around with difficulty, his eyes wide open:

"You fucking poisoned me! You have no sportsmanship!"

"Why should I talk about martial ethics with someone like you?"

Li Tianxing kicked the skinny man in the stomach, knocking him unconscious!

Although both of them are martial artists at the Blood Bone Realm...

However, Li Tianxing's foundation and cultivation techniques were far superior to his opponent's!

This leaves the opponent completely powerless against him!

It's possible that the noise from their fight attracted attention from outside.

Two patrol officers suddenly ran into the alleyway.

Holding pistols, they watched Li Tianxing's retreating figure and issued a warning:

"Don't move! We're from the police force!"

"Don't move. We suspect you of disturbing the peace. Come with us to the police station."

Li Tianxing turned his head away and ignored them.

He simply gave the order:

"You two keep an eye on him. Someone just got away, and I'm going to go and catch him!"

Only then did the two realize that the person in front of them was Li Tianxing.

The two junior police officers immediately said politely:

"Oh, it's Brother Xing. I'm sorry."

"Understood, Brother Xing. Leave this to us. Do you need us to call for backup?"

Li Tianxing waved his hand and quickly chased after the location where the old man had disappeared.

The two junior police officers watched Li Tianxing's disappearing figure and muttered to each other:

"Deputy Director Liu... told us to be on high alert."

Is there a possibility of unrest during the river god worship ceremony this year?

"Who knows? We just need to do our jobs well."

Even if the sky falls, Director Feng will hold it up.

"Yeah, let's just stay here and watch him."

His face was ashen; was he about to die?

"It looks like they've been poisoned."

But what kind of good person could someone be targeted by Brother Xing? They're definitely some scoundrel trying to disrupt order.

"..."

……

After Li Tianxing used his Flowing Light technique, he quickly caught up with the fleeing old man.

Hearing Li Tianxing's footsteps, the old man immediately threw several bamboo leaf darts backward!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The dart sliced ​​through the air with a piercing sound.

"You old bastard! You're trying to play dirty tricks on me!"

After skillfully dodging several darts, Li Tianxing stopped chasing.

He pulled out his silver revolver with his left hand.

With his right hand, he pulled out a black Ma brand pistol.

"Bang bang—"

Two gunshots echoed through the alley.

Exclamations of surprise came from several nearby houses.

"what!"

Two bullets struck the old man's left and right legs respectively, rendering him unable to move!

The old man lay on the ground, wailing in pain.

"You like throwing darts, huh!"

Li Tianxing went to the side of the old man who had fallen to the ground.

A slap landed on the back of his head, and the old man immediately fainted.

……

Li Tianxing quickly ended the battle.

He then dragged the old man back to where they had just been.

Li Tianxing tossed the old man, who looked like a dead dog, next to the thin man.

Then, Li Tianxing pointed to the two junior police officers:

"Let me borrow the room next door..."

I need to find out where they came from.

"Okay, Brother Xing!"

Two junior police officers quickly pushed open the door next door.

The two men, dressed in patrol uniforms, quickly finished communicating with the residents next door.

Li Tianxing stepped into the door of the next room.

Two junior police officers carried the thin man and the old man inside.

"Go get a bucket of water and splash it on them to wake them up."

Li Tianxing gave the instructions.

The two junior police officers did not dare to slack off, each carrying a bucket of cold water.

It splashed it right in their faces!

"Splash—"

The icy water splashed on the two of them instantly woke them up.

It was still snowing, and the temperature was extremely cold.

Even though the two were skilled fighters, their teeth started chattering uncontrollably.

……

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Gang...

Hundreds of strong men had already gathered in the Black Dragon Gang's main hall.

They included members of the Black Dragon Gang and members of the Dragon King Society.

At this moment, all these people were dressed in white, wearing mourning clothes, and had solemn expressions.

Zhang Xiaohao stood among these people and pointed to the coffin, saying:

"Let's go, brothers, to see my son off."

After saying that, the men carried the coffin out of the Black Dragon Gang's gate and walked into the street.

As soon as these hundreds of people stepped onto the street, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone around them.

The surrounding people murmured among themselves.

"On this important day for worshipping the river god, they're actually holding a funeral and burying a dead person. How unlucky!"

"Stop talking. They're from the Black Dragon Gang."

What happened to the Black Dragon Gang?

This is retribution. They oppressed us ordinary people and profited from human suffering.

This led to the death of the young leader of the Black Dragon Gang!

They brought this on themselves, they deserve it!

This is karma!

Zhang Xiaohao walked among the crowd, expressionless.

He simply listened to everything that was being said about him...

until……

"Clap clap clap—"

At Qinghe Wharf, the sound of thousands of firecrackers echoed in the air.

This is the agreed-upon signal for action between the Black Dragon Gang and the Dragon King Society!

Upon hearing the sound of firecrackers, Zhang Xiaohao's lips curled into a sinister smile.

at this time……

The funeral procession of hundreds of people came to a complete halt as the sound of cannon fire rang out.

The men who carried the coffin also placed it on the ground.

Zhang Xiaohao suddenly roared:

"Brothers, let's get this going!"

Chop all those noisy bastards up!

"Boom—"

The coffin lid was pushed open, and inside the coffin were guns!

These are all old Hanyang rifles produced in the previous dynasty...

They are now lying in coffins!

These men, dressed in mourning clothes, came to the coffin in an extremely orderly manner and took out all the guns!

At this moment, the surrounding people were all terrified!

"Run!"

"Bandits! Murder!"

In an instant, the order on the street was thrown into chaos!

Meanwhile, the few patrol officers who remained on the street to maintain order...

Upon seeing this situation, they prepared to report it to headquarters immediately.

"Clap clap clap—"

Gunshots rang out immediately!

Several junior police officers became the first targets of the Black Dragon Gang and the Green Dragon Society!

These young patrol officers were instantly riddled with bullets!

Zhang Xiaohao then approached the people who had initially been gossiping about him.

Zhang Xiaohao had a cold expression and held a machete in his hand.

His expression was fierce, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Retribution, is it?"

Today I'll show you what retribution is!

Zhang Xiaohao raised his machete and brought it down in a swift motion!

"Click—"

The man's head fell to the ground and rolled in the snow, turning the snow red!

……

Qinghe Wharf.

After the ten thousand firecrackers were set off, the atmosphere of worshipping the river god reached its peak.

On the altar, Song Ming was dressed neatly.

He held up a torch and set the huge paper dragon boat ablaze!

The burning dragon boat cast a huge shadow on the river.

At the same time, all kinds of pork, mutton and other food that were being offered as sacrifices were thrown into the river!

The crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers, the sound almost overturning the dock!

Song Ming stood on the tall sacrificial altar...

Looking down at the masses of people below, I felt an extremely powerful sense of satisfaction!

The worship of the river god has been presided over by the Song family in recent years, which has consolidated the Song family's position in Anlan County!

Song Ming's father...

That is, Song Sizhe, the head of the Song family, did not come this time.

He's getting old and his health isn't good, so he plans to let his son gradually take over the family business.

I decided to leave the task of appearing in public to my son...

Yet, even in such a joyful atmosphere...

A sudden change has occurred!

Song Ming's expression changed drastically; he only heard...

"Click—"

The tall wooden frame that was temporarily erected to hang the "Worship the River God" banner actually broke in the middle!

The wooden frame, wrapped with the "Worship the River God" banner, resembled a bleeding giant python.

It crashed down on the crowd at Qinghe Wharf!

"ah!!"

"Run! Help!"

The crowd instantly erupted into chaos, screams replacing the previous cheers!

Almost simultaneously, on the outskirts of the crowd...

A dozen or so men who had been squatting on the ground selling incense and candles, with blank expressions, suddenly overturned the stall in front of them!

The baskets under the stalls didn't hold goods, but rather long guns and sharp machetes!

One of them was the first to pick up a rifle and pull the trigger in the air!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The muffled gunshots suddenly erupted, bringing the chaotic order at Qinghe Wharf to a climax!

These dozen or so men calmly tied red cloth strips around their left arms to make it easier to distinguish friend from foe!

If you look closely...

You'll also notice that the red cloth strips they wear on their left arms are all printed with a golden dragon.

"They're water bandits! They're from the Dragon King's Society!"

The experienced dockworker shouted at the top of his lungs!

His voice trembled with fear!

Song Ming scrambled and crawled back to the ground from the altar in a disheveled state.

Escorted by several trusted men, they began their escape from Qinghe Wharf...

As he ran, he thought...

Why?

Why would the infamous bandit Dragon King...

Will they choose to attack Anlan County?

Aren't they afraid of the warlord Feng family?