He transformed from a fierce tiger pillar into a martial saint.

Lin stood cautiously to the side, not daring to sit down.

Admittedly, as a woman, she was somewhat timid. Hearing that the other party introduced themselves as members of the Flying Eagle Gang only amplified her fear.

From the time Chen Qing went to call Chu Yang back, Lin Shi stood by the side for the past half hour.

Chu Yang remained calm and said to Madam Lin, "Mother, Aqing, I'll take care of things here. You two should go and rest first."

Lin's lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, her eyes filled with deep worry, before she left first.

Chen Qing nodded silently and left.

Chu Yang cupped his hands in greeting to the man and said, "May I ask who you are? What brings you to Chu Yang?"

The man stared at Chu Yang, looking him up and down: "My name is Chen Aman. I am the deputy of Chen Denuo, the leader of the Flying Eagle Gang. Outsiders respect me and call me Master Man."

Upon hearing this person's introduction, Chu Yang's mind raced.

The Flying Eagle Gang has three major branches. One of the branch leaders is named Chen Denuo, who is said to be a peak expert in internal energy. He once attempted to break through the barrier eight years ago, but has not attempted to do so a second time.

If Chen Aman is Chen Denuo's deputy, then he will be the deputy hall master.

I wonder if these two people, who both share the surname Chen, are related by blood?

He had no connection whatsoever with Chen Denuo or Chen Aman...

Could it be related to Wei Yixiao?

Chu Yang also recalled what Lin Shi and Chen Qing had described to him: Wei Yixiao's subordinates had been searching everywhere for someone who had worn clothes with that pattern, and had even asked Zhang Yuping, the county coroner, to examine the body of a bandit in a dry well...

Chu Yang smiled and said, "So it's Master Man!"

"Please have some tea!"

As he spoke, Chu Yang picked up the teapot and filled Chen Aman's cup with tea.

Chen Aman nodded slightly, picked up the cup of tea, and took a small sip.

Then, he slowly fixed his scrutinizing gaze on Chu Yang: "Chu Yang, how much did you get in return for killing the second young master of the Xu family?"

Chen Aman urgently needs money. His progress in strength is slow because his vital energy has begun to decline, making it difficult to continue.

There are major sects in the prefectural city that produce special pills to replenish depleted qi and blood. However, these pills are expensive and require connections to obtain, costing a large sum of money.

He's currently scrambling to raise money, but he can't let the Flying Eagle Gang find out.

Otherwise, his secret withholding of the silver collected by the Flying Eagle Gang would probably be discovered.

The reason he discovered Chu Yang's whereabouts at Cuihonglou was because Chu Yang was hiding there, robbing drunkards of their silver to accumulate money to buy elixirs.

As a result, he went into hiding that day, intending to continue doing this kind of thing, but unexpectedly discovered Chu Yang's affair.

Since that's the case, he naturally wants to extort money from Chu Yang.

Upon hearing Chen Aman's words, alarm bells rang in Chu Yang's mind.

However, Chu Yang asked with a surprised look, "Who is the second young master of the Xu family? Why is Master Man asking me?"

Chen Aman's smile widened: "You really are a talent. If I hadn't witnessed you throwing Xu Shengzhi into the wild boar pen at Cuihonglou, I would have truly believed you."

"To be so calm and meticulous after killing someone is quite impressive."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang knew that Chen Aman had probably been hiding somewhere in the Cuihong Tower and happened to witness this scene.

It wasn't due to my own negligence.

At that time, he had not yet broken through to the late stage of Ming Jin, while Chen Aman was obviously already an An Jin martial artist, much stronger than him.

If a martial artist with internal strength deliberately conceals their movements, it is truly difficult for a martial artist with external strength to detect them.

Moreover, under those circumstances, with all his focus on killing, despite repeatedly checking his surroundings, he still managed to overlook something...

However, my strength has increased significantly since then, so such an incident is unlikely to occur again. I will certainly be more careful in the future.

Since things have come to this point, there's no need to hide it from the other party.

Chu Yang laughed and said, "Master Man is amazing! May I ask what level of martial arts you possess?"

At this moment, Chen Aman's aura was calm and composed, not outwardly revealing his strength, clearly indicating he was at the level of internal energy. However, Chu Yang did not know the exact level of internal energy.

Chen Aman remained calm and composed: "I've already stepped one foot into the mid-stage of Dark Force, haven't I?"

"What? You want to find out my cultivation level so you can kill me to silence me?"

Clearly, although Chen Aman said those words, he was confident in his inner strength as a martial artist and showed no fear whatsoever; his attitude was completely mocking.

Chu Yang stared at Chen Aman and said, "Master Man, you jest. There's a huge gap between Ming Jin and An Jin, like an insurmountable chasm. Even if I wanted to kill him to silence him, I'd be powerless. I'd probably just be courting death."

Chen Aman nodded slightly: "You are a sensible person."

"Although the eldest son of the Xu family has already acknowledged that Xu Shengzhi accidentally entered the wild boar pen while drunk in order to seize control, if I reveal this, he will have no choice but to hold you accountable."

"If word gets out, your Tiger Roar Martial Arts School won't stand up for you anymore!"

Chu Yang cupped his hands and said, "Master Man, please name your terms!"

Chen Aman gave Chu Yang a thumbs up and nodded with a smile: "He can see the situation clearly; he's definitely someone who can accomplish great things."

"Give me five thousand taels of silver!"

Upon hearing Chen Aman's words, Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that this old schemer really dared to speak up!

Chu Yang's mind raced as he considered a solution, while a troubled expression appeared on his face. He said, "Master Man, as you know, I spend a lot of money on martial arts training these days, and I'm not exactly flush with cash... Please be lenient with me, Master Man."

Chen Aman's smiling expression vanished instantly, replaced by a cold and scrutinizing look.

"Chu Yang, I'm informing you, not discussing it with you."

"I'll give you three days to raise this money."

After saying those words, Chen Aman stood up and prepared to leave.

Chu Yang thought to himself that he never intended for this old schemer to leave alive! And this old schemer still dared to ask him for an exorbitant amount!

However, we still need to keep this old schemer in check first!

Chu Yang remained expressionless and immediately said, "Wait a minute, Master Man."

"I'll give you the thousand taels of silver I have on hand as a token of my sincerity. But I sincerely ask that you grant me a few more days. Could you give me ten days to raise the funds?"

Seeing Chu Yang's submissive demeanor, and his offer to give him some silver first, Chen Aman slowly nodded.

Getting a thousand taels of silver first is always a good thing! Who wouldn't want to touch the silver first?

"Okay, since you're so sensible, I'll grant your request."

"But if you can't hand over the remaining four taels of silver to me after ten days, don't blame me for being merciless with my boning knife."

As he spoke, Chen Aman flicked his wrist, and a black boning knife suddenly appeared, gleaming with a faint cold light.

In Chen Aman's mind, he was absolutely right to squeeze money out of Chu Yang today!

Ten days later, once all my funds are in place, I can buy elixirs to stop the decline of my qi and blood and propel myself to a higher level!