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

These bandits have recently been wreaking havoc and looting in the nearby villages, and the government is short-handed and has not yet come to investigate.

These bandits usually hide deep within Tulong Mountain, making them difficult to find. As a result, they have recently become increasingly emboldened, even starting to imitate the gangs in the city, threatening the villages and preparing to collect protection money.

In their eyes, all these villagers were lambs to the slaughter, and even the strong and healthy ones were just stronger lambs.

But now, standing before Chu Yang, he felt death so close, and in his terror, his hands and feet turned cold.

He tried to reach for the poison powder hidden in his inner breast pocket, but his hand almost wouldn't obey him.

"Tell me, and I'll answer everything!"

His voice trembled incessantly.

Why did you specifically come to my house to rob me?

These bandits, whenever they plunder, always target households on the outskirts of villages to facilitate their escape and avoid being caught in a trap.

Chu Yang's home is not located on the edge of the village.

Furthermore, judging from the conversation between these bandits, they were clearly after our family.

The bandit said in a panic, "Someone from your village told us!"

"That man deliberately concealed his makeup, but we tracked him down and know he's your village chief's brother! We heard about some conflicts in your village regarding the payment of river taxes, and the root of the problem is your family!"

"So, we know that your village chief wants to use us to deal with your family. Even if we come to rob you, we won't encounter much resistance. Besides, it was your village chief's brother who told us that we could approach your house more quietly from the fields on the west slope..."

"I've told you everything, please don't kill me. Otherwise, the county government will arrest you..."

As he uttered these words, the bandit felt a pang of bitterness. He was a bandit, a target of the county government's arrest, yet now he had to rely on the county government's prestige to save his life.

Chu Yang nodded and said, "Seeing as you've been so sensible, I might spare your life. However, you've disturbed my peace and quiet so much, you can't just let it go like this."

The bandit's heart skipped a beat, and he cursed inwardly, but he quickly said, "Sir, I understand. However, I only have three taels of silver on me, which I'll give you first. The rest of my valuables and supplies are at Tulong Mountain... Please give me some time, and I'll go get them and bring them to you, okay?"

Chu Yang pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright!"

The bandit reached into his breast pocket, and just then, the ox sinew rope in Chu Yang's hand quickly coiled around the bandit's neck like a nimble snake.

The intense feeling of suffocation turned his face a deep liver color, and his eyes bulged out, filled with endless terror and resentment.

"Why would a bandit treat his hideout as his home to store his belongings?"

As Chu Yang muttered these words to himself, the bandit had already breathed his last.

Chu Yang searched the bandit's body and found only three taels of silver in the chest area, but also a porcelain bottle.

Chu Yang did not open the porcelain bottle rashly, but carefully put it away. Then, he searched the bandit's hidden pocket and found a silver note worth five hundred taels.

After looting the corpses, Chu Yang extracted more than forty taels of silver from the other three bandits.

Chu Yang picked up a corpse in each hand and quickly headed towards a dry well at the west end of Chu Family Village, throwing them in. He repeated this process, throwing the other two corpses into the well as well.

Then, Chu Yang moved several large rocks and smashed them into the dry well. He then returned to his surroundings, cleaned up the slight bloodstains on the ground, and, finding no further signs of fighting or injury, stopped there.

After a busy day, Chu Yang returned home and lost all interest in hunting wild boars.

Sitting in his room, looking at the five hundred and fifty taels of silver in front of him, Chu Yang couldn't help but sigh.

"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts! The ancients were right!"

"The rest of my martial arts training will be much more relaxed."

Perhaps due to his karmic wisdom from two lifetimes, although this was Chu Yang's first time killing, and he had killed several people in succession, he was still somewhat moved. But he understood even more clearly that in this world, if you don't kill your enemies, your enemies will kill you!

Those bandits were just about to kill and plunder my whole family!

Then, a sharp glint flashed in Chu Yang's eyes.

"Chu Changbai, Chu Changnian..."

Chu Yang took out a piece of paper and wrote the names of the two people in black ink. Since they had started the first day of the month, then he wouldn't blame Chu Yang for doing the fifteenth.

Considering Chu Zhe's influence and the recent conflict with him, it is necessary to wait for another suitable opportunity before sending them to where they should go.

The next morning.

Chu Yang changed his clothes and headed into the city.

There is still some distance between Chujia Village and Zhouping County.

On the way, some people also walked or drove oxcarts to the county town to buy or sell, or to go to work.

Even villagers from different villages gradually became acquainted and started chatting with each other because they often traveled together.

"Have you heard? Those bandits from Tulong Mountain were wiped out by the Flying Eagle Gang!"

"I heard that it was the villages near Tulong Mountain that contributed silver, cattle and sheep to persuade the Flying Eagle Gang to join them."

"Is the Flying Eagle Gang really that powerful?"

"Of course! The Flying Eagle Gang is one of the three major gangs in the outer city of Zhouping County! They have several martial artists in charge and three major branches under their jurisdiction!"

"I've heard that sometimes, when the county government needs to arrest someone and doesn't have enough manpower, they'll borrow members of the Flying Eagle Gang..."

"Then wouldn't this make them colluding with bandits...?"

"Wang Ermazi, keep your voice down! Don't cause trouble!"

Chu Yang has now entered the mid-stage of the Ming Jin realm, and with the improvement in his physical constitution, his hearing has become exceptionally sharp. He can hear every single conversation these people are having.

"Could there be another group of bandits on Tulong Mountain?"

Chu Yang couldn't help but rub his nose. Speaking of which, he had just killed those four bandits who had been running rampant in the village last night!

However, he kept the name "Flying Eagle Gang" in his heart.

The urban area of ​​Zhouping County is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

The inner city is the most prosperous place in the entire Zhouping County.

The county government and the four major families of Zhouping County were all entrenched there, along with some business owners from all walks of life.

However, it must be mentioned that, whether in the inner or outer city, the behind-the-scenes controllers of many industries have the shadow of these major forces.

The outer city is secondary, existing as if it were protecting the inner city.

When most villagers and ordinary people talk about the county town, they are actually referring to the outer city.

Tiger Roar Martial Arts School is located in the outer city area, quite close to the inner city, and the surrounding area is very prosperous.

Outside the Tiger Roar Martial Arts School stand two majestic stone tigers, exuding an aura of dominance and awe.

The martial arts gym was more lively than usual at this moment.

Today is the day of the martial arts school's assessment.

Any martial artist who has been a member of a martial arts school for a full year and fails to reach the Ming Jin level after passing the assessment must leave the school according to the rules.

Furthermore, they cannot enroll in any other martial arts school in Zhouping County.

More than twenty people have been enrolled in the martial arts school for a full year.

Those who had been with the company for less than a year also gathered, wanting to watch and learn from the experience. After all, this was a scene they would inevitably have to experience in the future.

Although he had received the martial arts school's stance training techniques, he had not yet reached the level of Ming Jin (明劲), so he could only be considered a nominal disciple.

Once one reaches the Ming Jin level, one is considered an outer disciple of the martial arts school.

You can enjoy the martial arts school's secret herbal remedies and receive personal instruction from the master. When you're out and about, you can mention the martial arts school's name, and the school will support you.

If one hasn't reached the Ming Jin level, only those disciples with exceptional talent and innate abilities can enjoy similar treatment. But they are extremely rare, appearing only once every few years!

Among the onlookers were, of course, disciples from the outer courtyard of the martial arts school who had already reached the Ming Jin level.

After all, they also wanted to use this assessment to see if they could make any important connections with anyone!