Becoming a saint begins with the infinite accumulation of destiny.

Qin Mansion.

Chen Shisheng gathered everyone together and announced that the Liu family had sided with the river bandits, and also revealed the matter of Hongying, along with his conspiracy.

"So it was that old guy, damn it!"

"That old bastard almost killed me! He deserved to die!"

The crowd was furious, wishing they could devour the old man's flesh.

After all, the incident involving Qin Fuhongying and the water monkey almost cost some of them their lives.

Moreover, this old man was plotting against them, intending to use them as shields to bear the consequences of losing grain.

"Brother Chen, what do you think we should do next?"

One person asked in a loud voice, with a respectful attitude.

"Yeah, Brother Chen, what do you think we should do?"

"The Wen family said they would send someone, but that person didn't come, so we'll listen to Brother Chen."

"That's right, if it weren't for Brother Chen, we would have been dead long ago."

The others chimed in with their own voices.

Things have developed to a point where they can no longer comprehend them.

Most of them are clear-headed people, but the situation here is too complicated. They urgently need a leader to find a way out for everyone.

"Quiet, quiet."

Liu Feng coughed twice, signaling everyone to listen to Chen Shisheng.

Chen Shisheng stood on the second floor of the courtyard, looking around. The martial artists below all looked up, their eyes filled with a complex mix of confusion and bewilderment.

At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, and rays of golden light shone into our eyes from the east, reflecting the rosy glow on the ground, which was quite magnificent.

The martial artists fell silent, and the wind rustled their clothes, creating a cacophony of noise.

They were all waiting for Chen Shisheng's orders.

"Everyone, split into two groups. One group, led by Liu Feng, will guard the Liu residence to prevent attacks by river bandits and avoid causing trouble."

"Another team, led by Xu Song, will recruit villagers to harvest the grain and immediately escort it to the inner city!"

Chen Shisheng had already made up his mind. He faced the crowd with a solemn expression.

At this moment, he was like a general issuing orders, arranging all the affairs of Pingyang Town in an orderly manner.

"yes!"

The martial artists responded in unison, with no one objecting.

Soon, led by Xu Song and Liu Feng, the two groups of martial artists went in different directions.

After everyone had left, Chen Shisheng returned to the house and took out the items he had taken from Liu Shouyuan's home.

Liu Shouyuan had ruled Pingyang Town as a local tyrant for many years, and had amassed quite a few valuable possessions.

A lump of so-called "pirou" (a type of meat), a few pieces of dried exotic beast meat, and some gold and silver.

He didn't take the rest of the land deeds, grain, wives, concubines, etc.

Those are all fixed assets; we'll have to wait for the Wen family to send someone to take them over.

"What...is this thing?"

Chen Shisheng carefully pinched the lump of meat, wrapped it in a cloth, and examined it closely.

I found that this thing is soft in texture, and feels like a water balloon when you hold it, both smooth and watery.

What surprised Chen Shisheng the most was that the thing seemed to be alive, opening and closing as if breathing, and constantly trembling.

From his several eavesdropping conversations, he learned that Liu Shouyuan had mentioned the matter to the two of them on multiple occasions.

The main reason why the water monkey and the red shadow dared not go to Liu's residence was this so-called "flesh-repelling" lump.

"Never mind. I'll just put it away for now."

After studying it carefully for a while, Chen Shisheng couldn't see anything special about it, so he wrapped it in a cloth and casually put it aside.

He planned to leave the thing with his sister-in-law to prevent the water monkeys from attacking later.

This can be considered a form of protection.

Then he put the pile of gold and silver aside and looked at the last few pieces of exotic beast meat.

He found it under the floor tiles in Liu Shouyuan's room; one of the tiles even had bite marks on it.

Judging from the looks of it, this old guy has been secretly consuming the flesh of strange beasts to replenish his blood.

The pieces of strange beast meat were hard and dark red, and it was impossible to tell what kind of meat they were.

"Let's try it out first."

Chen Shisheng carefully cut off a small piece of the bitten meat jerky with a knife.

Then they called someone to bring a chicken from the kitchen, pried open its beak, and fed it jerky.

The rooster seemed to be angered by Chen Shisheng's rough behavior. When it was put down, it flapped its wings and tried to attack him.

However, after being slapped by Chen Shisheng, it stayed quietly to the side, giggling.

Soon, Chen Shisheng noticed something unusual about the rooster.

"Giggle!!"

Its body became slightly red and swollen, and the whole chicken became excited, with all its colorful feathers standing on end.

After observing them carefully for a while, the roosters showed no signs of poisoning or other abnormalities.

Chen Shisheng was finally relieved.

He broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth. The meat was very tough, tasting like wood fiber, and had no moisture at all.

The taste is just like ordinary meat, nothing special.

"This meat is really good."

Chen Shisheng swallowed the dried meat and couldn't help but sigh.

You should know that he needs to eat at least several large bowls of regular rice before he feels full.

Now, eating this little bit of exotic beast meat actually makes me feel a little fuller.

This meat truly lives up to its reputation as an essential supplement for martial artists practicing martial arts.

No wonder everyone wants to go to the inner city and join the three starter families.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that the three major families control such a resource is enough to drive all the martial artists in the city crazy.

He put everything away, wrapped the gold and silver separately, and placed them in his own room.

Then he deliberately placed the piece of meat on the roof beam inside his sister-in-law's room.

Chen Shisheng didn't dare eat it, but he fed some to the rooster.

Unexpectedly, he was just now extremely excited, like a rooster that had taken aphrodisiac.

In the blink of an eye, it burst open like an inflated balloon.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the chicken meat turned an abnormal gray.

This greatly piqued Chen Shisheng's interest, and he planned to ask someone later what exactly it was.

He then threw himself back into his blood transfusion process.

In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed.

Autumn has arrived.

The golden crops resemble a golden ocean, laden with abundant fruit.

A gust of wind blows, stirring up waves of rice, resembling a woman overwhelmed by the weight of her burden.

Chen Shisheng stood by the grain field, sunlight falling on the river surface, the water rippling and shattering the sunlight.

The villagers, dark-skinned like ants, were bending over to harvest the grain, the air filled with the earthy smell of the river and the aroma of the grain.

Not far away, several men were supervising, and some children were barefoot in the field, picking up the fallen ears of wheat with their little hands, their faces beaming with the joy of the harvest.

"Shisheng, the investigation is complete."

Liu Feng jogged over from a distance, drank a large bowl of water, wiped the tea spilled from the corner of his mouth, and panted heavily.

"Water Float is a notorious bandit in the area, specializing in intercepting cargo ships. He was beaten by the Wang family a few years ago, and he's probably back again now."

The Five Rivers have countless tributaries, and the surrounding area is covered by a dense network of waterways, like the meridians of the human body, winding and turning, with the water flowing endlessly.

The land breeds its own bandits; times are tough, and ordinary people suffer. It has become commonplace for bandits to gather and block roads.

Water-drifters were river bandits who would intercept merchant ships on the river and rob them.

It specifically refers to small boats that are extremely fast, making it difficult for large ships to catch up.

The Wang family, one of the three great families, suffered a great loss at their hands.

"Nothing much has been happening lately, right?"

Chen Shisheng withdrew his gaze from the distance and asked calmly.

"No, nothing could have happened. With the Liu family down and the Water Monkey out of the picture, who in Pingyang Town would dare to mess with us?"

Liu Feng replied with a smile.

His gaze fell on Chen Shisheng's profile, and a thought suddenly struck him.

He actually felt an indescribable pressure from Chen Shisheng, his blood and qi surged, and he even reacted.

He secretly guessed to himself

Has Shi Sheng's Bull Fist improved again?

He's only been training for a short time, but he's almost finished the blood transfusion by now.

"By the way, have you received a reply to the message we sent to the inner city?"

Chen Shisheng's gaze turned inward as he recalled the earlier news of the Liu family's rebellion.

"Not yet. It's strange, the Wen family should at least have sent someone to check. So much time has passed, and there's still no reaction."

Liu Feng was also puzzled and confused.

No one would let such a great contribution slip by.

Chen Shisheng is to be transferred back to the inner city; this achievement alone is enough.

"Then forget it. I won't wait any longer. I'll head to Wuhe City tomorrow morning."

Then, he looked at Liu Feng, a hint of fighting spirit rising in his eyes.

"How about it? Want to practice a bit?"

"Okay, but I'll have to call a few more people."

Liu Feng naturally agreed, as sparring with others could invigorate blood circulation and accelerate blood exchange.

However, ever since he eliminated Liu Shouyuan that day, he knew that the kid had been hiding his true strength and had never used his full power in previous sparring sessions.

He's just asking for trouble by sparring with this guy all by himself; he needs a few people to come with him.

So he called out to the distance, summoning several men who were supervising the work.

The two sides arrived at a harvested field and set up their fighting positions.

One against five.