Why did you provoke that old man? He's a reincarnation of a deity!

At the end of a secluded alley in the east of Xinyou City, the gate to the small courtyard rented by Lin Mumu was ajar.

The moment Xiao Nian pushed open the door, her brows furrowed.

Half of the courtyard wall had collapsed, and various weapons and clubs lay scattered on the ground. There were also traces of fire-type spiritual energy bombardment on the wall.

A crooked array pattern remained in the corner of the wall, completely shattered, with remnants of spiritual energy scattered everywhere.

There was a fight here, and it was quite a commotion.

Xiao Nian squatted down, his withered fingers tracing over the ring of broken array patterns.

"A crude array, similar to a trapping and killing array of the Five Elements. Is this Lin Mumu an array master? Array masters are quite rare on Blue Star, where spiritual energy is scarce."

The gate to the neighboring courtyard creaked open a crack, and an elderly woman poked half her head out.

She recognized Xiao Nian as the white-haired old man who had come to see Lin Mumu before, and quickly waved.

"Old sir! You've finally arrived! That chubby boy and his sister have been forcibly taken away! It's said that his sister is beautiful, and since young friend Lin borrowed money and couldn't repay it, the Exploding Sky Gang wants to sell him to a brothel."

Xiao Nian stood up, walked to the gate of the neighboring courtyard, and frowned, asking, "When did this happen?"

"Well, they've left, and we haven't received the rent. Also, there's something broken here. Could you perhaps..." The old woman made a small request, seeing that Xiao Nian was dressed quite well.

So it was the landlord. No wonder he was so helpful. Xiao Nian tossed out a hundred-tael silver note.

"It was three days ago!" the old woman said in a low voice after receiving the money, her voice still carrying a hint of fear.

"That afternoon, a group of fierce-looking men suddenly appeared. The leader was a burly, dark-faced man who looked like an iron tower. He claimed to be from the Jiangzha Gang. The chubby boy wouldn't let them take his sister away, and he fought with them."

"How did he move?" Xiao Nian thought of that chubby fat man and couldn't figure out how he had done it.

The old woman's eyes lit up; her description was incredibly vivid:

"It's amazing! I can't imagine how Fatty Lin set up the trap. When those people rushed over, a ball of fire suddenly exploded on the ground, burning the people in front of him and making them scream in pain! Some stones also suddenly fell down."

"Later, the burly, dark-faced man took matters into his own hands. He sustained only minor injuries but managed to break the ring on the ground. Mr. Lin coughed up blood and collapsed. His sister rushed to protect him, but she was also grabbed and dragged away."

She gestured to the name, her face full of amazement:

"When Fatty Lin was arrested, he kept saying he knew a martial arts instructor surnamed Meng from the martial arts academy. Could it be you?"

The old woman looked Xiao Nian up and down, wondering if this skinny old man was a martial arts instructor.

Xiao Nian nodded after listening.

If he remembers correctly, the Zha Jiang Gang is Yu Hu's gang.

I've seen them at the hunting grounds before; their headquarters seems to be located at the hunting grounds not far from Michigan City.

Xiao Nian turned and left.

Black Cloud was waiting at the alley entrance. When it saw Xiao Nian come out, it snorted and lightly pawed the ground twice with its front hooves.

Xiao Nian mounted his horse, his cane held horizontally in front of him.

"Black Cloud, let's go, let's meet your old employer!"

Black Cloud reared up and galloped off towards Mizhou City.

The sound of horses' hooves echoed across the long bluestone street, and pedestrians along the way quickly made way.

The place where the Zha Jiang Gang was located was the largest hunting ground in Mizhou and also the largest hunting ground in Jiangbei Province.

The Zha Jiang Gang occupied this area, with black flags bearing the words "Zha Jiang" written in large red characters everywhere.

The atmosphere in the Zha Jiang Gang was unusually tense today because they were about to have a turf war. Gangsters from other provinces were trying to take over the Zha Tian Gang and had arranged a fight this afternoon.

Xiao Nian rode the black cloud straight in.

The two gatekeepers at the entrance saw a large black horse charging towards them and were about to draw their swords to rebuke it when Xiao Nian's cane had already struck out.

The tip of the staff struck the wrist of the man on the left with precision, and the man screamed as the dagger flew out of his hand.

The man on the right had just raised his stick when the cane swept horizontally, hitting him squarely in the chest, sending him flying backward and crashing into the wall.

nonstop.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Someone sounded the alarm.

All the gang members mounted their horses, armed themselves with knives, guns, and clubs, and chased after Xiao Nian.

Black Cloud galloped like the wind, leaving those people behind only able to inhale the billowing exhaust fumes.

You chase, I run!

Xiao Nian quickly created distance.

After riding for a short while, Xiao Nian arrived at a campsite.

He rode the black cloud through two camp gates, and in front of him was a wide open space where more than twenty strong men were drinking and gambling.

The sound of horses' hooves startled them, and a group of people jumped up, grabbed their weapons, and surrounded them.

"Who is it?"

"An old man riding a black horse? Alone?"

"Stop him! Don't let him rush in."

"Still dark clouds?"

Someone recognized the black cloud.

Xiao Nian sat on horseback, his cane hanging at his side, and looked down at the twenty-odd people in front of him.

These people are all Body Tempering stage martial artists, there isn't even a Meridian Opening stage martial artist.

He gently squeezed the horse's belly, and Black Cloud let out a long neigh, its front hooves rising high and slamming heavily to the ground.

The force of that hooves was immense. With a deafening boom, a crack appeared in the bluestone ground, and fragments of stone flew everywhere. The people at the front were directly shaken and staggered backward.

Xiao Nian raised her cane, which gleamed brightly in the sunlight.

He sat on his horse, his cane tracing an arc from left to right.

Wherever the tip of the staff passed, several burly men who rushed forward with knives felt a numbness in their wrists, and all their weapons fell from their hands.

The second blow came back with a backhand slap, striking the knees of another row of people with a series of crisp cracking sounds, causing seven or eight people to kneel down simultaneously.

Between the two blows, it was only two breaths.

The remaining people were intimidated by that aura and dared not step forward.

Someone shouted, "Quick, go call Brother Biao! Someone's here to cause trouble!" and then ran inside.

Xiao Nian did not stop her.

He gently spurred his horse, and Black Cloud continued forward, stepping over the groaning burly men on the ground.

After passing through the second camp gate, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The area in front was very large, about the size of three or four football fields. A burly man sat in a grand chair with his arm around a mature woman, followed by the tiger-like Yu Biao, and Shen San was behind them.

The burly man was Yu Hu.

He was surrounded by a dozen or so martial artists who looked much more capable than those outside. Two of them had their qi and blood surging around their waists, clearly indicating that they were also at the level of Opening Meridian Martial Masters.

When Yu Hu saw that it was the black horse carrying an old man with white hair walking in, his face froze.

Clearly, he was somewhat surprised by Xiao Nian's appearance.

"Old man Meng, what brings you here?" Yu Hu stood up from his armchair. "What are you doing here causing trouble for me?"

He looked even more surprised when he saw his underlings lying on the ground behind him, howling in pain.

Xiao Nian reined in his horse, and the dark clouds stopped in the center of the open space.

He sat on his horse, his cane resting across his knees, his eyes cold as he looked down at Yu Hu.

Where are they?