Becoming a saint begins with the infinite accumulation of destiny.

"You mean the Wen family will send us to suppress the bandits?"

Chen Shisheng understood that the monthly benefits for martial artists were certainly not those of white-collar workers.

Now that the bandits have committed crimes, it's time for the Wen family to employ warriors like them.

"Yes, it happens every month. But..."

Xu Song lowered his voice even further and buried his head.

"The armored troops will move with us. They usually hold the line in front, and we just need to clean up the mess behind us."

"But I've heard that Ghost's Sorrow is no weakling either. Each of the eighteen leaders is at least a top expert at the Bone Forging level, and their bandits are well-trained. Many of them are veterans who have retired from the front lines and are extremely good at teamwork."

"Is that so...?"

Chen Shisheng seemed to be deep in thought.

He had heard of the Ironclad Army before; it was an army jointly established by the three great families.

The number of soldiers was small, and although they were not replaced, they were all heavily armored and knew how to use combined attacks.

Furthermore, they possess various bows, crossbows, iron shields, and warhorses. When combined effectively, even an equal number of warriors would not fare well.

Of course, this is assuming the warrior is not wearing armor.

If it's armor, then the situation is quite different.

What he didn't expect was that, just to suppress the bandits, the three families actually mobilized their armored troops on a large scale.

And then there are these martial artists, who go out of the city to cooperate with them.

This is sufficient to illustrate the current bandit situation outside the city.

The situation is far from optimistic!

"Shisheng, are you done practicing?"

At this moment, a handsome, well-proportioned, and gentle-tempered martial artist called out from afar, signaling Chen Shisheng to come over.

This person is named Li Huan, and he is also at the Bone Forging Realm. He has been immersed in this level for many years and is quite powerful.

In addition, this person was among the first batch of martial artists recruited by the Wenfeng District.

Therefore, most of the martial artists in the academy called him Senior Brother.

"Senior Brother, is there something you need?"

Chen Shisheng stopped what he was doing, put the iron rod on a shelf to the side, and walked over.

The two had a fairly close relationship and would sometimes practice a few moves together to keep their skills sharp.

"This is a recent garden party, full of the sons of wealthy families in the city. Why don't we go and have a look together? We can make some connections, which will be beneficial for our future development."

Li Huan handed over a stack of white paper with some promotional words drawn on it, and said with a smile.

"A garden party? This is..."

Chen Shisheng was puzzled.

After taking the stack of things and looking at them, I was speechless with astonishment.

On the surface of the white paper was a normal ink painting of mountains and rivers, drawn with remarkable realism and naturalness.

But when you turn to the next page, you find several antique-style portraits of semi-nude women, depicted with remarkable realism.

The woman in the picture seems to be a professional in this kind of business. Her almond-shaped eyes are alluring and seductive, her breasts are half-exposed, and her legs are slightly parted, revealing a tempting and mysterious area.

"Actually, it's nothing... As you know, we martial artists have strong bloodlines and abundant qi. Our offspring are naturally more talented, which is why the young ladies from wealthy families want to borrow things from us."

Li Huan lowered his voice.

"But don't worry, junior brother, these are all one-time transactions. There will be no extra business involved, and you won't be responsible for anything afterward."

This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the company of beautiful women and receive a good reward at the same time—a win-win situation! Junior brother, are you interested?

"...Senior Brother, I'm sorry. I'm not interested in this matter."

Chen Shisheng was speechless for a moment, then immediately understood what those words meant.

It seems the wealthy and powerful families in the inner city intend to use these warriors as ruthless breeding machines.

This gave Chen Shisheng a new understanding of these wealthy families.

However, even if he were to take a temporary position in a gang, he wouldn't do such a thing.

After all, who knows how many men those girls have been with?

Although martial artists are physically strong and have good blood circulation, making them more robust and resistant to disease than ordinary people.

But who can guarantee that if you contract some kind of serious disease, it will also have an impact on your health?

"Ah, junior brother, you are still young and do not know how difficult it is to break through in the Divine Refinement stage. It is already difficult for us martial artists to break through the Bone Forging stage and maintain the consumption of qi and blood in our bodies. If we want to further refine our Divine Refinement, the resources consumed would have already become astronomical."

Li Huan spoke earnestly and then sighed.

Seemingly used to it, he didn't care at all about Chen Shisheng's surprised look and continued:

"But now that we've embarked on this path, how can we be content without giving it our all?"

"You think you can earn a few pieces of beast meat by going out and taking up a position? Most people in this courtyard are doing the same, but look at them, how many of them actually have enough vital energy? Sometimes we might lose a few insignificant things, but we gain a future in martial arts!"

"Sorry, senior, you should go find someone else."

Chen Shisheng shook his head, refused outright, and turned to leave.

He's not short of money right now, so he wouldn't sell his body for a little bit of exotic beast meat.

Moreover, even if we run out of money later.

At worst, he could go back to the Five Rivers River to catch the treasure fish; that would be safer than this.

"Wait a minute, junior brother. If you attend this garden party, your senior brother can also give you a piece of information."

Li Huan quickly tried to dissuade him, but insisted.

It's no wonder he's so persistent; he simply doesn't have any money.

With no prospect of getting any exotic beast meat for next month, and his energy and blood being greatly depleted after his bone forging, he was facing a serious problem.

If the carnival can't attract any new members, the rewards will be greatly reduced.

The ladies were getting tired of those blood-repairing and bone-forging martial artists, and their quality wasn't very good either.

Several of their offspring have only average talents, which has already caused dissatisfaction among many visitors to the park.

Therefore, the higher-ups offered a large sum of money this time, promising that as long as he could bring in a talented new martial artist.

If the quality is up to standard, give him twenty catties of top-quality exotic beast meat.

This amount is enough to sustain his blood and qi nourishment for more than a month.

He's still young and wants to push through to the next level; he's really unwilling to be stuck at the Bone Forging stage.

Without a large supply of exotic beast meat, even though the Wen family and Wenfeng District provided him with quite a bit, it was still far from enough to meet his breakthrough needs.

Without finding extra income, he simply wouldn't be able to accumulate enough Qi and blood to break through the barrier.

"What news?"

"About Liu Feng. Junior brother, you probably don't know yet, right? His shop has run into some trouble recently..."

Seeing Chen Shisheng stop, Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said...

......

Liu Family Blacksmith Shop.

The main entrance.

A group of men dressed in the uniforms of the Heavenly Fiend Gang, wielding broadswords, were crowding at the entrance, their faces grim.

The leader was a burly man with a scorpion tattooed on his forehead and a fierce look in his eyes.

"Your Liu family blacksmith shop has some nerve, bullying people... you even dare to bully my sister!"

The scorpion-wielding man's expression hardened, and he suddenly took a step forward, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"If you don't give me an explanation today, you can forget about keeping your blacksmith shop open!"

"Master Wang, this... your sister and my son are divorced amicably, and we don't want the bride price, yet you still want fifty taels of silver. What kind of logic is this?!"

Grandpa Liu looked indignant and tried to reason with him.

"Hey! You old codger, you're asking me questions now."

"My sister has been with him for a month, barely getting enough to eat or wear, and she has to serve this guy every day. Tell me... should she be paid for this?"

The scorpion-like man had a sinister expression. He took another step forward, forcing the Liu family members to retreat and remain silent.

Liu Feng, standing to the side, clenched his fists, veins bulging on his arms, suppressing his anger.

He took a deep breath and looked back at his family.

The eldest and second brothers looked troubled, hesitated, and remained silent.

The eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and especially the second sister-in-law who had recently given birth, all looked extremely grim.

She finally gave birth to a son, who was about to inherit the family business and her life would improve.

Now that this has happened, if we're talking about helping out, it's the money that should be hers. It's like money is being spent like water; it's impossible not to feel bad about it.

His family members all looked away, avoiding eye contact with him.

Only Old Master Liu continued to try to explain, but was interrupted by the scorpion-wielding man.

"If I can't come up with the money, I'll pay my debts. This shop should rightfully belong to me. Brothers, what do you say?!"

He roared behind him, trying to bolster his morale.

Having been in gangs for so many years, the Scorpion Man clearly understood this principle.

The more people there are, and the louder the noise, the more afraid the person on the other side will be, and they will be intimidated and compromise.

After several years of trying, this trick never failed him.

Behind him, a dozen or so henchmen, filled with righteous indignation, roared angrily as if they had truly suffered some kind of torment.

"yes!"

"yes!"

"yes!"

A group of people moved closer and completely blocked the doorway.

The gang members were like a dark cloud, blocking out all the light at the entrance and leaving the Liu family unable to see a single ray of light.

"Dad, how much money do we have left? Didn't we pull some strings for the third son before..."

At this moment, the second sister-in-law suddenly spoke up, and the meaning behind her words was self-evident.

This is an attempt to shift all the blame onto Liu Feng.

"Shut up! What do you know, you old woman?!"

Liu Feng's second brother pretended to scold him, but his body remained motionless, showing no intention of stopping him.

The elder brother and sister-in-law exchanged a glance and remained silent.

The atmosphere became somewhat oppressive and tense for a moment.

Watching this scene, Liu Feng sighed deeply.

He had been selected to practice martial arts at the Wen family before, and he had helped the family a lot. The shop had driven away countless wolves and tigers thanks to his reputation as a martial artist from the Wen family.

Even with this reputation, several large neighboring businesses placed orders, allowing the Liu family to make a considerable profit.

Life at home became more comfortable from then on. My sisters-in-law got new jewelry, my nieces got toys, and my two older brothers started using high-quality ointments.

But now....

No one in the family was willing to contribute a single penny; they were all thinking about their own share.

Human relationships are fickle, as they have always been.