Surviving in the chaos of battle, I'm grinding for proficiency.

"Brother Tiger, how's things going with the Li family's shop?"

In the candlelight, a woman with a good figure stood behind Liu Hu, massaging his shoulders.

Liu Hu cracked sunflower seeds, looking quite content.

"It's about time. I'll block their shop, and no one will dare to buy anything. They won't make any money and won't be able to afford to support that pretty girl's martial arts training. They'll naturally give in obediently."

Liu Hu suddenly let out a cold laugh:

"Heh, don't think I don't know what they're up to. They just want to wait for Li Chuan to break through to the Ming Jin level so that I won't dare to make a move."

Who would have thought that their precious grandson had no interest in martial arts and spent all his money on drinking and carousing!

Even after I said that, they still didn't believe me, insisting that their grandson wouldn't do such a thing!

To be honest, Li Nian is senile. He's been training for four months and his physique isn't even as muscular as mine. How could he have put in the effort?

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled softly:

"Brother Tiger, you're really resourceful. At worst, we can use a combination of kindness and severity, giving Li Nian an extra five taels of silver, making it ten taels in total, while we keep twenty taels for ourselves. Then we can buy a house in the city..."

Liu Hu laughed loudly and grabbed the woman's buttocks with his right hand:

"Before they sell the shop, I'll put drugs in their breakfast to give their customers diarrhea, completely ruining their reputation so they have no chance to recover..."

As for Li Chuan, we could easily kill him if we had the chance. After all, he had practiced martial arts, and nobody knows what kind of fate awaited him.

What if I break through to the Ming Jin realm one day? Would I even want to live?

The woman exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother Tiger...this..."

Liu Hu frowned and said coldly:

"What, are you feeling sorry for her? If you ask me, women are just incapable of accomplishing anything."

The woman suddenly laughed and said:

"Brother Tiger, what I mean is, we must nip it in the bud."

You killed Li Nian's precious grandson. Who knows if that old man will go crazy?

Let's just wipe out their whole family, so we don't have to worry about it later.

Liu Hu's eyes lit up:

"What's your plan?"

The woman's right hand moved down in the same direction:

"While they're fast asleep, just like this, set a fire, and that'll be the end of it!"

The woman kneaded it vigorously.

Liu Hu grinned, revealing his teeth:

"You've really stirred up my anger!"

Liu Hu rolled over, preparing to undo his belt.

"Bang."

The sound of the object falling was particularly loud in the quiet night.

"What's that noise?" Liu Hu squinted.

Who would be at their own doorstep in the middle of the night?

In that instant, Liu Hu thought of many things.

He made a "shh" gesture, picked up a wood-chopping knife in his right hand, and quietly walked to the door.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

"Whoosh!"

Liu Hu suddenly flung open the door and swung his machete down.

"Um?"

There's nothing there?

Liu Hu was stunned. He looked around but found no one there.

There was only a tattered cloth bag lying on the ground.

The bag was opened at one corner, revealing a glint of silver light.

Broken silver!

A sinister smile curled at the corner of Liu Hu's mouth:

"You little brat, try to play these tricks on me! Get out here!"

"Master Liu, it's the silver I dropped."

Liu Hu paused for a moment, wondering why the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

By the candlelight inside the room, he could see who had come in.

Li Chuan? !

His mind raced.

That kid coming to my door so late at night, he's definitely up to no good.

It would be better to strike first and cut him down with one blow!

"What are you doing so late at night?!"

"Bang!"

Under the moonlight, a large amount of white lime was spilled from Li Chuan's right hand.

"Ah!" Liu Hu covered his burning eyes, his expression pained.

Li Chuan lunged forward, his right hand slithering up like a serpent, his five fingers forming thorns, aimed directly at Liu Hu's eyes!

Liu Hu had fought many battles, and he actually managed to react in this desperate situation.

Hearing the sound of wind breaking through the air, he instinctively dodged to the side.

Li Chuan suddenly changed his move, his five fingers sliding down to grab Liu Hu's throat!

"Snapped!"

A tooth-grinding sound came through.

Without hesitation, Li Chuan snapped Liu Hu's throat!

"Bang!"

Liu Hu's eyes were filled with disbelief. He covered his throat, wanting to say something, but he couldn't utter a word.

Li Chuan's elbow strike to the heart caused Liu Hu's facial bone to cave in.

Dead beyond dead!

Only three breaths had passed since I finished all this!

At the doorway, a woman dressed in a thin shirt covered her mouth, not even having reacted yet.

"Sir... have mercy!"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw a pebble shooting towards her.

"Bang!"

The pebble struck the woman's eye socket with pinpoint accuracy, causing a commotion in her mind.

She immediately stopped breathing and collapsed to the ground.

Li Chuan quickly searched Liu Hu's body and pulled out a cloth bag.

Looking inside, it was all pure white silver.

I weighed it in my hand; it still had some weight to it.

"Crack!"

Li Chuan struck the flint with a flint and steel, sending sparks flying.

Then blow the spark onto the tinder, and it immediately bursts into flame.

Throw the burning tinder onto the top of the thatched roof.

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire raged up instantly.

After erasing all traces of himself, Li Chuan suddenly vanished.

Inside the room lay two corpses, their eyes wide open in death.

Liu Hu never understood until his death that the person who killed him was neither a member of the Iron Tiger Gang nor a government official.

Instead, it was Li Chuan, whom he once considered to be no threat.

Li Chuan was too fast, without any hesitation.

It was all done in just over ten breaths.

So it wasn't until the fire completely engulfed Liu Hu's house and thick black smoke billowed out that people gradually woke up.

But after seeing that it was Liu Hu's house that was on fire, everyone tacitly waited a few more moments before shouting that there was a fire!

……

Li Chuan ran wildly through the darkness, quickly making his way back home.

He gasped for breath after closing the door.

He rehearsed the process of killing Liu Hu in his mind hundreds of times to ensure that every move was foolproof.

In fact, according to his plan, Liu Hu should have been asleep late at night, and he was preparing to be a "gentleman on the thief's roof".

He jumped directly off the roof beam, giving Liu Hu a quick death.

Unexpectedly, it was already past midnight, and Liu Hu was still awake.

A major battle is even imminent.

"Fortunately, I had anticipated this situation."

Li Chuan looked at the lime bag at his waist.

This thing came in very handy.

It will burn instantly upon contact with the eyes, making it impossible to open them.

Seize the opportunity, and you can strike a fatal blow!

Li Chuan pressed down on his trembling right hand.

My first murder didn't evoke the fear or dread I had imagined.

Aside from the sticky blood making me feel a little nauseous, all I felt was excitement.

However, due to the surge of adrenaline, he is still unable to control the shaking of his body.

Li Chuan comforted himself:

"Practice makes perfect, and you'll get better next time."

In this damned world, you can't survive without being ruthless.

Only by eating people can one become a superior person.

Li Chuan quickly calmed down.

After the initial excitement subsided, his expression returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Only the purse at his waist testifies to the existence of this deed.

Using the faint moonlight, Li Chuan rummaged through his purse.

"Five coins of silver? This Liu Hu isn't as wealthy as I imagined." Li Chuan raised an eyebrow.

But it makes sense, considering that someone like Liu Hu, who's involved in gangs, lives hand to mouth and probably spends any money he gets right away.

They were afraid of becoming "miserly ghosts".

"Something is better than nothing. Five qian of silver plus one tael of silver for food expenses is enough for me to eat meat every meal for a while."

Anyway, this money was a pleasant surprise.

The main purpose was to deal with Liu Hu so that I could have time to practice martial arts.