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

The group sang and danced as they ate lunch, while Xiao Nian sat quietly sipping tea.

After lunch, everyone's eyelids were drooping.

"Let that foreign devil come and die already! I'm losing patience waiting here!" the bald, burly man roared.

"Brother Yu, let's go find him."

"The person has arrived," Xiao Nian said casually, sipping her tea.

A gasp came from outside, followed by the sounds of fighting, including the crackling of gunfire.

But these sounds soon disappeared.

The four martial artists' expressions changed; they couldn't achieve that speed either.

At this moment, a strong man came to report to Yu Hu.

"Report! That person broke in; it's very strange."

Yu Hu gave the burly man, who was covered in sweat, a serious look: "What's so strange about it?"

The burly man swallowed hard. "That man was wearing a black robe. With a wave of his hand, dirt flew up and covered people's faces. We rushed up but before we could even get close, we inexplicably fell down."

He was dressed in black robes, and with a wave of his hand, dirt flew up.

Xiao Nian narrowed his eyes slightly. This was Western earth magic, and judging from the description, it was at least at the level of a magician, equivalent to an Eastern martial artist who had opened his meridians.

Mages are divided into several levels: Magic Apprentice, Magician, Archmage, Ring Mage, and Saint Mage. Practicing both martial arts and magic can yield unexpected bonuses.

Yu Hu stood in the center of the open space with his men. Behind him were two martial arts masters, Zhao Heng with a buzz cut and Qian Meng with a bald head, and behind them were four martial arts masters who had opened their meridians and seven or eight gang members carrying weapons.

He said he invited Xiao Nian to keep things under control, but in his heart he still felt that the old man might not be reliable. His real reliance was on these two experts who had spent a lot of money to hire.

With his buzz cut, Zhao Heng stretched his shoulder joints and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Brother Tiger, we'll do our job once we've got the money. This mere magician, we'll show him what real skills are tonight."

The bald man nodded beside him, clasped his hands together, and cracked his knuckles.

"They're here." Yu Hu had a premonition.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a person emerged from the shadows of the camp.

He was tall, with a stubble beard, wearing a long black robe with silver wavy patterns embroidered on the hem, and a six-pointed star badge pinned to his chest.

He wasn't very old, probably in his early thirties.

"Long time no see, Brother Yu."

"Long time no see, Jiang Shi."

Jiang Shi walked to the center of the open space and stopped ten steps away from Yu Hu, bowing slightly: "Brother Yu, thank you for not killing me five years ago. This gave me the opportunity to come back and take revenge."

Yu Hu said with a stern face, "Jiang Shi, I clearly told you back then that I wouldn't do business with opium. Killing you is the least of my worries about smashing my shop and injuring my people."

Jiang Shi shrugged, looking relaxed: "Hahaha, I'm back today not only to do business with that opium, but I'm also going to kill you. If you know what's good for you, cooperate with the people behind me, or you're dead!"

"So, you mean there's no room for negotiation? Don't you see what I've prepared for today? I'm as sure you won't leave alive!"

He glanced at the dozen or so men behind Yu Hu, his smile deepening. "You guys find someone else to be the gang leader. I'll talk to the new brother you've chosen."

Zhao Heng immediately exploded. He took a step forward: "You fake foreigner, you have quite the nerve! You dare to sow discord here!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was ambushed by a gust of wind from a punch and was suddenly sent flying.

"What! Lao Qian, what are you doing?" Zhao Heng kept spitting out blood, his face full of disbelief.

Bald Qian Meng launched a sneak attack on Zhao Heng.

"Sorry, Lao Zhao, they gave too much." Qian Meng walked to Jiang Shi's side and said without batting an eye.

Qian Meng is at the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, while Zhao Heng is at the middle stage. Only by launching a sneak attack can Qian Meng hold off Zhao Heng.

"Old Qian, well done. You held Zhao Heng back. I'll deal with the others. From now on, bombing the Jiang Gang is your job."

Jiang Shi slowly walked towards Yu Hu.

Yu Hu's face turned pale. All of this happened too suddenly. One of the two thugs he had painstakingly hired had actually betrayed him. How was he supposed to continue?

He simply raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread.

"Earth Split Technique"

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the bluestone ground in front of Zhao Heng's feet. His foot happened to step into the crack, and he lost his balance instantly. Qian Meng then pounced on Zhao Heng.

The two wrestled together, engaging in various technical and physical contests, and eventually ended up outside the camp.

Yu Hu's face turned completely pale.

The four martial arts masters behind him exchanged glances, and the bald man raised his fist and charged forward. He was truly willing to fight if something happened!

The bald man rushed forward and threw a punch with the force of at least sixteen ding (a unit of weight).

Jiang Shi didn't even glance at him. He pressed down with his right palm, and the ground in front of him collapsed at the same time. The bald man fell as if he had stepped into a swamp.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Shipao flicked his sleeve, and the bald man felt a powerful force throw him away, and then everything went black.

"There's a weakness. Watch my divine leg fly over the grass." Seeing that Jiang Shi's attention was on the bald man, the man with the cane raised his cane and stretched out his leg to kick him in the face.

Just as he was about to succeed, Jiang Shi grabbed the good leg of the man with the crutch.

"Don't forget, I was a martial arts master five years ago."

Jiang Shi kicked the man with the cane in the leg.

The man with the cane screamed in pain.

"Your name is 'Divine Legs Flying on Grass,' then I'll be 'Fierce Kicks the Crippled Man's Good Legs'!"

Yu Biao and the other two martial arts masters wanted to charge forward together to kill Jiang Shi.

"C101 - The Great Swamp!"

After the lion began to sing, it slammed its hands on the ground, creating a swamp.

With everyone's movements restricted, Jiang Shi took off his black robe and began to reap the rewards on the battlefield.

In just over ten breaths, the three martial artists were lying on the ground howling in pain.

"As a martial arts master and a magician, my abilities are almost on par with those of a general. You are no match for me," he said smugly.

Yu Hu stood there, his whole body stiff.

After Qian Meng betrayed him, he already knew he had lost everything.

Jiang Shi leisurely stepped over the groaning martial artists on the ground, walked up to Yu Hu, bent down close to his face, and spoke in a light tone:

"Brother Yu, all your henchmen are down, now you're willing to give your life to me?"

Yu Hu's lips trembled slightly.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the two martial generals who were still fighting fiercely.

His head was buzzing, his knees buckled, and he almost knelt down.

"I'll ask one more time," Jiang Shi's voice turned cold, "the opium, are you still selling it or not? If you agree to sell, we'll call it even."

Yu Hu gritted his teeth and remained silent. He knew that even if Jiang Shi kept him around, it was only because he needed his enormous influence in Jiangbei's underground world for the time being.

Jiang Shi sighed, slowly raised his right hand, and a ball of yellowish-brown light condensed at his fingertips, aiming at Yu Hu's chest:

"Then we'll have to find someone else to be the gang leader. Don't worry, it'll be quick, and it won't hurt."

"Yu Hu, if you're willing to give me five million taels of silver, I'll save you."

A voice drifted into the ears of everyone present.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound in that instant.