"Go quickly, the Zhenwu Division has posted a notice!"

"The Guangnan County Martial Arts Alliance was established, and Blood Sword Hall, Great Saber Sect, Iron Mountain Martial Arts School, Tiger Might Martial Arts School... all joined it."

"Damn it, these corrupt officials, they don't do any real work all day, and they come up with new excuses to exploit us!"

"They're all the same, I'm used to it."

"What about the county government? Haven't they come out to echo this?"

Who knows?

"Brother Ma, shall we go take a look together?"

"Ah Dong, what's so interesting? We'll know what's going on when they come to collect the money!"

"Let's go take a look, we have nothing else to do anyway!"

People came and went in the teahouse.

The proclamation from the Zhenwu Division was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

Although it can only create a few ripples, those ripples can seep into every corner.

......

"Ah Dong, am I seeing things?"

"Brother Ma, you didn't see wrong!"

At the Zhenwu Division, beneath the notice, figures stared in disbelief.

"Could this be true?"

"So we don't have to pay protection money anymore?"

"If a martial artist tries to force a sale, can they contact the Martial Arts Alliance?"

"This notice, it's probably not fake!"

“It’s all posted here, how could it be fake?”

"Quick, go and find out!"

......

The news spread like wildfire throughout Guangnan County.

At first, people were unwilling to believe it.

But these things are not difficult to verify.

From the disillusioned martial arts instructors, they confirmed that the rules seemed to work.

The martial arts masters who used to be domineering no longer beat or scolded ordinary people at will.

In addition, there are fewer thugs loitering on the streets all day.

In the past, they were dependent on various sects.

......

one day!

Two days!

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

......

"Wife, there's more and more hope for the future!"

"Once we bring our parents here, we'll add a few more tables!"

"Um!"

"This is great! Since losing his backer, that Zhou Bapi has become a rat crossing the street. Yesterday, I threw feces at his door and he didn't dare to utter a sound!"

"What's this? In our street, more than a dozen thugs have already been brought to justice. The county government has already tried them and executed them!"

"So far this month, the county magistrate's men haven't gone down to collect the customary fees!"

"Evil people have to be dealt with by other evil people. So what if he was a tyrant in Guangnan? He was still wiped out!"

"How dare you talk like that? Master Li is an incredibly kind person. If he hadn't intervened, you wouldn't be living the good life you have today."

"Brother, it was my fault, I said the wrong thing!"

Seeing the gazes coming from all around, the man realized he had said the wrong thing and apologized repeatedly.

"Look, what's that?"

Just then, someone saw the dust and smoke on the distant road.

The sound of horses' hooves grew louder as they approached, initially muffled, then gradually rising like thunder.

"alert!"

Warning flag signals came from the watchtower on the city wall.

"What happened?"

A middle-aged man in armor stepped out from the city wall.

"My lord, look!"

Following the soldier's finger, the middle-aged man's pupils constricted.

More than a hundred riders galloped in.

The horses were all plump and strong.

Except for the leader, all the knights on horseback were dressed in identical black robes.

In the middle of the procession, a large flag stood.

The three large characters "Shahe Gang" are particularly eye-catching on the banner.

The Shahe Gang!

Upon seeing that flag, the middle-aged general's pupils constricted sharply.

Seven days ago, in the battle at the Lin family, the leader of the Black Tiger Hall of the Shahe Gang died there.

He anticipated that the Shahe Gang would not give up easily.

But I didn't expect so many people to come.

Seeing that the Shahe Gang members showed no sign of slowing down, the patrol captain immediately rushed down.

......

"Barricades!"

"Draw your bow!"

"Raise your gun!"

"Be ready to open the city gates at any time!"

At the city wall, the garrison captain, Lü Zhong, quickly gave the order.

"Lu Zhong, clear the road right now!"

"Remove the barricades."

"Put down your bows and arrows, and sheathe your weapons!"

"Everyone, make way! Don't block the road!"

Just then, the voice of Lin Weide, the patrol captain, came.

Dust and smoke billowed from the road in the distance.

Caravans and pedestrians who were unable to avoid the disaster suffered the consequences.

The lucky ones only had their cargo thrown away.

Those who were unlucky were directly engulfed in the billowing dust.

Screams came from afar.

Feng He, who was standing at the city gate, was completely dumbfounded.

That's a person!

A living, breathing person!

They simply vanished into the smoke and dust.

"Feng He, what are you standing there for? Sheathe your sword and get out of the way!"

Just as he was lost in thought, Lü Zhong pulled him away.

More than a hundred riders galloped into Guangnan County.

Even after they left, Feng He still couldn't believe it.

During the more than twenty days of defending the city, even the powerful forces in Guangnan County had never been so arrogant and domineering when entering and leaving the city.

They didn't show any road permits, didn't slow down, didn't care about the lives of others, and didn't even respect the city guards.

Hearing the wailing sounds coming from around him, Feng He suddenly awoke from his dream.

"Brother Zhong, what do we do?"

"What do you mean, 'what to do'? Just keep doing what you're supposed to do!"

"What will they do then?"

Feng He pointed to the wailing crowd in the distance.

"They should collect the corpses, and they should get out of here!"

"What, you're not thinking of sticking up for them, are you?"

"Let me tell you, those people just now came from the Shahe Gang, one of the five major powers in the county."

"Let alone these ordinary people, even if they trampled the county government office, the county magistrate would have no choice but to smile and flatter them."

"ah!"

Feng He stared at Lü Zhong with his mouth agape in disbelief.

The magistrate is the most important person in Guangnan County.

......

"Husband, what should we do? Should we go back to fetch our parents?"

"I'm not answering anymore, hurry, let's go back!"

"After we get back, we'll sell the shop and take the money back to town to live!"

The young couple were both deathly pale.

This scene shattered all their beautiful dreams.

"Did you see what's written on the flag?"

"Shahe Gang!"

"Is it the Shahe Gang from the county town?"

"Who else could it be but them!"

"Damn it, are they here to get revenge on Master Li?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

......

"Vice Leader, where do we go next?"

"The county government, find him and have him seal off the county town."

"Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we will find that damned One-Sword Master Li Fan!"