Black Mountain is located in the northernmost part of Nam Saen Province. Nestled among a continuous range of mountains, it is shrouded in mist and clouds year-round, resembling a fairyland.

Between the verdant, towering peaks lies a flat area, upon which sit villages, inhabited for generations by ethnic minorities who never intermarry with others. For villagers to leave their villages or exchange goods with other villages, they must cross mountains, sometimes several, making transportation extremely inconvenient.

Supplies need to be transported in from outside, and crossing mountains and valleys is the norm.

In order to survive, the young and strong men in the mountain village would spontaneously clear land during the off-season, generation after generation.

Thanks to the efforts of generations of young and strong people, mountain roads wind around the waist of the mountains. They are nearly three meters wide, allowing people and vehicles to pass through. However, there are no guardrails, and there is a bottomless abyss on one side.

Because the road is made of dirt, it becomes soaking wet in the rain, making it impassable for animal carts. Therefore, villagers choose to travel on sunny days.

At the outermost edge of the mountains lies a small town, Cole, which has been established for less than ten years. It is a place where outsiders gather and is connected by asphalt roads, making transportation convenient. Cole has become the hub for communication between the villagers in the mountain village and the outside world.

People from the villages would come to the market in Cole to exchange goods or barter.

When Yuan Zhuan and his party arrived in Keer City, they happened to arrive during the city's grand market day. The crowd was quite large, with many young and middle-aged men dressed in ethnic minority costumes carrying bamboo baskets that were over a meter tall, as well as young girls, women, and innocent and adorable children.

"Miss, we need to resupply." The trunk of the car was full of gasoline, but there weren't many food or supplies. They would resupply in the towns they passed along the way.

"Um."

After parking the car in the designated parking lot, paying the fee, and having someone guard it, Yuan Zhuan set up a talisman array to prevent gasoline loss.

Wu Tianqing watched as the talisman in Yuan Zhuan's hand was affixed to the car door and then disappeared, still finding it very magical.

"Tsk... Little boss, your talisman is of an extraordinary level." Yuan Sun looked at the car door with great interest and reached out to touch it, but Yuan Zhuan stopped him, "Don't touch it, you'll be bounced away."

"What kind of talisman is this?" Yuan Sun asked, chasing after Yuan Zhuan.

"The defense will only last for an hour, so we'd better come back within an hour."

"Is it protected against guns and cannons?"

Yuan Zhuan: ...

"Can your ordinary talismans protect against guns and cannons?" Yuan Zhuan glanced at Yuan Sun with annoyance.

"No, hehe."

Yuan Zhuan: This old man is best at playing dumb.

"So what can you do?"

"Suppressing evil spirits, stabilizing spirits, acupoint striking, face reading..." A series of technical terms came out of his mouth, attracting the attention of Wu Tianqing and Bai Jianqiang, who couldn't help but admire Yuan Sun's erudition.

The market was bustling with people, selling vegetables, medicine, and fruit, but mostly wild game, such as mushrooms from the mountains.

Yuan Zhuan was dazzled by the sights and wanted to buy everything, but he couldn't take it all home.

In the end, I bought over 100 jin of dried venison, more than 10 jin of mushrooms and vegetables, and steamed buns.

"Things are so cheap in the mountains," Wu Tianqing muttered. The most expensive items were everyday necessities from the town, like cloth.

The procurement time was short; we had to get going.

only……

When Yuan Zhuan returned to the parking lot, he noticed something amiss.

The talisman, meant as a precaution, actually caught off guard!

"What's wrong?" Wu Tianqing noticed that Yuan Zhuan's expression was off and immediately stepped forward.

"Someone's there." They'd only been gone a short while.

"I went to the gatekeeper's office to ask about the situation."

Not long after Wu Tianqing left, he returned with a gloomy face. The other party insisted that no one was there, and his arrogant attitude was very off-putting.

"Let's go, there's no harm in it." Yuan Zhuan didn't intend to linger any longer.

The later they arrived, the more people died, so there really wasn't time to do anything else.

The vehicle started moving again, and two dark figures appeared in the rearview mirror, watching them leave, getting further and further away.

"Miss, it's them." It was almost certain at a glance that the people who wanted to move the car were from the parking lot.

Embezzlement by the person in charge!

"Hmm, don't worry about it." Yuan Zhuan glanced at the rearview mirror, and as he finished speaking, a wisp of Yin energy emanated from his fingertips, slithering towards the parking lot like a snake.

Yuan Sun watched Yuan Zhuan's actions and said, "A severe punishment is a good warning." They were unlucky to have been robbed, but this little bit of mischief will keep them in bad luck for three days.

Tenth Street.

Although Shen Laosan planned to smash up Yuan's security, he knew how to use his brain and chose to do it at night.

The scouts returned quickly and confirmed that no one was on duty at Yuan's security post. Only then did Shen Laosan notify everyone to assemble and head towards Tenth Street.

Cao Ming was nagged by the old man all night, his mind filled with blind dates, marriage, and all sorts of girls from the compound. Didn't they ever think about why their grandfather and the others left the compound in the first place? Wasn't it because they didn't want to get involved with those people anymore? But these old men, they've been thinking about going back for almost their whole lives, and now they're even setting their sights on his marriage.

He lit a cigarette at the door and was about to go into the yard when he noticed the living room light was still on. Apparently, someone was waiting for him.

Forget it, let's not go in, lest we start arguing again.

Thinking this, Cao Ming turned around, locked the courtyard gate, and headed to the company to sleep. The long sofa in the office was quite nice to sleep on.

I will definitely get married, but it will definitely not be to one of the girls in the compound.

Grandpa didn't want this, and neither did he.

As the car turned into the alley near the company, Cao Ming seemed to hear some sounds of smashing and kicking, as if the direction was towards the company. He frowned, pulled the car over to the side of the road, and chose to walk.

They've had some recent clashes with that mad dog's group, and it's hard to guarantee that the idiot won't actually bring people to smash and loot.

Turning the corner, Cao Ming saw that group of audacious bastards smashing things up at the company! There were even guards at the entrance.

There were quite a few people who came! They were all dragging long wooden sticks in their hands.

Cao Ming lit a cigarette and slowly walked over.

Shen Laosan, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, watched his brothers smash open the glass door and rush into the house, smashing things up. The wooden stick in his hand pounded on the ground, making a thumping sound. He thought about taking his exhausted brothers out for a late-night snack later.

"Third Brother!" Suddenly, one of the brothers turned around and exclaimed.

The next second, a cold sensation touched my neck and throat, and someone was on the phone, saying, "Bring people over here, there's a bunch of idiots smashing up the company."

"Are you going to let them back out on their own, or should I give you a handyman?"

Shen Laosan froze on the spot, the sharp blade at his throat chilling to the bone.

"You think you can just kill me and get away with it?" Old Shen was still quite confident and composed, otherwise he wouldn't have had the patience to wait for Bai Liang to be sidelined.

"Then let's give it a try." The man behind him had a sinister voice. Before he could finish speaking, his throat hurt, and Shen Laosan screamed, "Stop!" The two words were directed at the people inside the building, as well as at the man behind him.

He really dared to do that! Cold sweat instantly seeped from the roots of my hair.

The thugs inside the building realized their boss was under control, so they stopped vandalizing the place and ran out, intending to take advantage of their numbers to snatch him away.

"Tell them to get away." A chilling blade sliced ​​through the air in an arc, accompanied by a scream.

Shen Laosan was stabbed in the thigh and forced to kneel on the ground.

"Get lost!!" Shen Laosan gasped in pain as he yelled at his group of idiots to do as the man behind him instructed.

He didn't want to die! He especially didn't want to die tragically before even seeing his enemy's face.

All the interests and power are nothing compared to his life!

"Third Brother! How are you? Who are you? Release our Third Brother now! Do you know whose territory this is? Do you believe we can kill you today and it won't cause any trouble?!" A red-haired man waved a wooden stick, baring his teeth and claws, looking extremely arrogant.

Cao Ming blew a smoke ring towards Shen Laosan's nose. "This is Yuan's security territory, Tenth Street too."

The male voice above was slightly hoarse, revealing calmness and indifference. The force of his foot on the leg was as heavy as a stone block.

When Qi Ming arrived with his team, he saw a completely different Manager Cao.

"They're here? They brought ropes, didn't they? Capture them all." Cao Ming gave the order without turning his head.

"Yes!" Qi Ming responded.

Even with their boss hampered, the fifty henchmen wouldn't surrender easily. So, Qi Ming, along with four other security guards, went straight for the kill, taking them down one by one with a punch. After some effort, they even caught those who tried to run away and tied them together securely with ropes.

Shen Laosan watched the entire fight between Cao Ming's five men and his fifty subordinates. He wondered why Cao Ming hadn't used him to threaten his brothers not to fight, until he saw the five men like wolves among sheep, taking down one of them with a single punch.

In his emotional state, he was choked by the smoke in his nasal cavity and started coughing repeatedly.

He never knew that his underlings were so weak and vulnerable. With just one punch or kick, they were sent flying like kites, screaming and yelling.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Laosan felt that he had never felt so frustrated in his life.

"Who exactly are you?" Shen Laosan asked again.

"Yuan's security, Cao Ming."

After tying everyone up, Qi Ming went back into the company and came out with more rope. "President Cao, do you need us to tie them up?"

"Tie him up." Cao Ming released his grip, but the latter did not resist at all.

Those who understand the times are wise; if you can't escape it, then accept it.

Qi Ming raised an eyebrow at Shen Laosan's unexpected cooperation, tied a knot, and kicked him to the ground, making Shen Laosan deeply feel the pain of the other brothers.

The excruciating pain in his spine caused Shen Laosan to collapse to the ground, gasping for breath.

Is that even human strength?

He clearly heard his bones crack!

"Let's go, Starlight Club."

And so, the pedestrians returning home at night witnessed a strange scene: dozens of thugs were tied up with a rope and paraded from Tenth Street to Tianzhu Street, showing off their arrogance.

Mad Dog was hosting a group of influential figures at the Starlight Club today. Everyone was enjoying themselves when the gatekeeper suddenly ran up in a panic, yelling, "Boss, something's happened! Boss!"

They were having a great time drinking, and the girls were behaving very well. Everyone was in high spirits when someone suddenly shouted that something had happened. Anyone would be upset in that situation.

"Brothers, it's my men who are being inconsiderate. Please don't spoil the fun, keep going, keep going. I'll excuse myself for a moment." Although he was angry that his men were being inconsiderate, Mad Dog also understood that his brothers knew his personality, and there must really be something that needed his attention, which was why he rushed in and shouted like that.

"You better have something to do. If you're just bored and looking for trouble, I'll beat you to death!" He cursed as he followed his underling out of the private room, then turned around and grinned at the dockworkers who were looking over.

The door to the private room was tightly closed. Turning around, Mad Dog's pockmarked face fell. "Tell me, what is it?"

"Cao Ming from Yuan's Security brought his men and tied up Brother Shen and the others. They came looking for you, saying they want to compensate Yuan's Security for their losses." The younger brother spoke haltingly out of fear.

"Shen Laosan? Arrested? All of them?" That idiot Shen Laosan took nearly half of his men with him, and he still got arrested?

In that instant, Mad Dog felt a surge of evil fire in his chest, which blazed fiercely.

"Let's go take a look. Oh, and go call the brothers upstairs down." Halfway there, Mad Dog remembered that he couldn't go alone.

With so many people arrested by Shen Laosan, the other party must be no ordinary person. Moreover, the fact that they dared to come directly to demand compensation means they have some powerful backing; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to be so confrontational.

Fortunately, the brothers were all upstairs having fun, otherwise things would have been really difficult to end today.

After waiting for about ten more minutes, there was finally some movement upstairs.

"Boss, what happened? That kid just said that Third Brother Shen was arrested by Yuan's security?"

"Yeah, boss, if Brother Shen really gets caught, let's bring all our knives and go out to rescue him."

And so, the group, brandishing their white blades, marched out in a grand procession, drawing frequent glances from the guests coming and going. The club's manager soon appeared in the lobby as well.

When Mad Dog and his men stormed to the gate, what they saw almost made them faint.

Shen Laosan, standing outside the door, kept his head down and didn't move even when he heard the noise on the steps.

It was so embarrassing, especially in front of all the brothers. His carefully laid-out promotion scheme had completely fallen apart.

The person following behind the mad dog: ...

The brothers who used to play wildly, fight, and cause trouble together, suddenly became prisoners with ropes around their necks and wrists—this was outrageous! Those two rings around their necks and wrists looked exactly like dog leashes!

This is outrageous!

"Mad Dog?" The man at the bottom of the steps was just standing there, but the sinister aura emanating from him was so intense that no one dared to look him in the eye.

Mad Dog didn't speak immediately, but squinted and stared at the man.

It was the brothers behind Mad Dog who couldn't help but ask, "Are you from Yuan's Security?" There were only six of them in total. These brothers, who were usually so arrogant and domineering, couldn't even win? Or were they drugged?

On Cao Ming's side, no one paid any attention to the person who was speaking. Instead, Cao Ming took a deep drag on his cigarette and slowly exhaled, leaving several smoke rings. His nonchalant arrogance made him someone not to be underestimated.

Is this a game?

Mad Dog gripped the hammer tightly. "Release them, and let's talk this out." For some reason, he felt a little hesitant to even raise his voice in front of this man, which was unusual.

A soft chuckle rang out; the man had actually laughed, which sent a chill down Mad Dog's spine.

"Twenty thousand per person, one million in total. Well, Shen Laosan's head is free, consider it a gift."