Things Were No Longer the Same

Before we knew it, a month had passed in a flash.

During this period, Qin Yan continuously used his money to purchase assets in the town.

They now own three street-front shops and two adjacent courtyards. Although the courtyards are a bit out of the way, they can accommodate twenty or thirty people.

The five properties cost a total of less than seven hundred taels of silver, with the most expensive being a restaurant that cost over three hundred taels.

Qin Yan has profited greatly from this, and now, due to the famine, many people in small towns are struggling to survive.

The price was right, so Qin Yan made the purchase without hesitation.

In Shanghe Village, Qin Yan also increased his land purchases, and now nearly 350 mu of land are under his name.

In addition, Qin Yan spent a lot of money to build a courtyard in Shanghe Village.

Everything is proceeding at a rapid pace.

During this time, they even forcibly broke open the box they had obtained from the Mu Lineage.

Inside was a whole chest of gold, weighing over 1,300 taels, and in addition, there were several pieces of priceless jade.

Qin Yan didn't rush to sell these things, mainly because they were too conspicuous.

"Master Qin! These are steamed buns that were just made today."

When Xia E saw Qin Yan and the others arrive, she hurriedly brought out a large steamer of buns, pickled vegetables, rice porridge, and other dishes!

Since Qin Yan established his own business in the town, he recruited a few poor women from Black Wind Mountain to open a steamed bun shop in the smallest shop near the bustling town.

Xia E became the female manager here, responsible for managing the shop for Qin Yan.

Based on some food videos from his previous life, Qin Yan conducted some research and experiments, and the taste was quite good. With the addition of some promotional methods, it quickly gained a reputation in the town.

Business is booming every day, making it a good source of income for Qin Yan.

The other two shops, one of which became Qin-Style Braised Delicacies, has a unique flavor that attracts many restaurants to purchase from it, and its reputation is gradually growing, with business being quite good.

Qin Yan is also preparing for the last restaurant, which is a hot pot restaurant.

After Qin Yan made several adjustments, the flavor has already retained 70% of the taste from his previous life.

Sometimes Qin Yan couldn't help but sigh that the inside and outside of the town were two completely different worlds.

The area surrounding Qinghe Town is already wealthy, but most of this wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few.

Just over a month ago, he was living in a dilapidated house, but now he's living a very comfortable life. Every day, besides cultivating, he occasionally goes to Li Wenqing's place to show off his cultivation progress.

"Manager, please pay this month's security fee!"

Just as Qin Yan and the others were eating breakfast, a group of fierce-looking thugs surrounded the steamed bun shop.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding people looked fearful and dared not approach the area.

Even the diners were scared away one by one.

Zong Xiaoshan and his companion were about to make a move, but Qin Yan stopped them with a look, telling them to watch first.

These ignorant fools dared to collect protection money from him.

"Security fee! We didn't call for any security, are you mistaken?"

Xia E frowned, but she felt no panic.

You'd better not cause trouble here.

Upon hearing this, the fat, big-eared thug who was in charge immediately laughed, "Young lady, this Qingzheng Street is our territory. If you want to do business here, you have to pay up."

Otherwise, I'll smash up your shop.

"You!"

Xia E was furious, "Isn't this robbery?"

"Fine, we'll rob you, but you'll have to take it. Even if you report it to the authorities, it won't do you any good."

The fat man with a full beard laughed smugly, carefully examining the young woman in front of him. Finding her to be quite pretty, a lewd glint flashed in his eyes.

"Hehe! You don't have to pay. Just come back with Grandpa for a drink, and I guarantee you'll feel comfortable."

As he spoke, the salty pig's trotter reached out and touched Xia E's delicate face.

"I can't even eat in peace."

Qin Yan frowned slightly.

Zong Xiaoshan and Qin Xiaoyi exchanged a glance, their lips curling into a smile, and immediately stood up and rushed towards the group of thugs.

"Damn, where did you guys come from?"

"Ouch, stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"

In just a moment, a group of thugs were clutching their groins, writhing on the ground in pain.

The fat man who was in the lead was grabbed by the hair and dragged in front of Qin Yan.

"Sir, how have I offended you?"

I am Chen Hui from the Azure Blade Gang, one of Master Chen's men!

The fat man may be bad, but he's not stupid.

He immediately recognized Qin Yan as the leader of the two men and quickly introduced his gang.

Qin Yan gave the fat man a strange look.

Do you know who I am?

"Ah?"

The fat man was a little confused, but the background of someone who could say such a thing was definitely not simple.

He visibly panicked, "I still don't know your honorable name, elder brother!"

"Our boss Qin Yan, a direct disciple of the Azure Blade Gang leader. How dare you send people to harass my boss's shop?" Qin Xiaoyi said coldly. "That Chen Hui is very dissatisfied with our boss?"

"Qin Yan, that name sounds familiar...!"

A series of messages flashed through the fat man's mind, and his obese body trembled involuntarily.

"It's Master Qin!"

Slap! Slap!

"You wretched wretch! The flood has washed away the Dragon King's temple!"

The fat man slapped himself frantically, his whole body trembling like a leaf. Qin Yan's name was known to everyone in the entire Azure Blade Gang.

On the very first day of becoming an apprentice, his subordinate beat up Chang Xianwen, a trusted confidant of the gang leader, whose leader couldn't even last three moves against him.

How did I manage to provoke this group of killing gods?

Upon hearing that they had offended this fierce deity, the group of henchmen all turned deathly pale.

To put it mildly, this was a misunderstanding.

On a grander scale, this is insubordination.

If we really want to be serious, these people would be crippled even if they didn't die.

He quickly followed the fat man, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Xia E and the others, as well as those around them, stared in disbelief at everything. In particular, the way the surrounding people looked at Qin Yan changed.

The Azure Blade Gang is known to everyone in Qinghe Town.

In terms of ruthlessness, they are even more notorious than the Cao Gang!

Soon, Chen Hui rushed over and saw Qin Yan looking at him with a half-smile.

My head felt like it was going to explode, and my legs were shaking.

The first time they met this man, he beat Qiao Laosan to death.

He then soared to great heights and became a disciple of the gang leader, Li Wenqing.

His strength was something he could only look up to; even the opponent's henchmen could easily kill him.

Chen Hui's face turned pale when he saw his own underlings smash up the other party's shop. He looked at the fat man with eyes that seemed to want to skin him alive.

"You bastard, how dare you cause me such a huge mess!"

Chen Hui charged forward with a ferocious expression, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks on the fat man, completely ignoring his pleas for mercy.

In no time at all, he was beaten to a pulp and covered in blood!

"Master Qin, my men don't know the rules. I didn't mean to offend you."

Chen Hui bowed and scraped as he explained, his expression extremely uneasy.

"Your people are yours, so deal with it yourself. I don't want this to happen again, understand?"

Qin Yan looked at the other person and had an indescribable strange feeling, just like a few months ago when he had to be wary of the other person.

Now, you don't even need to lift a finger!

He waved listlessly.

"Master Qin, I'll take my men and leave right away!"

Chen Hui smiled broadly, then turned and glared fiercely at the fat man and the others.

"Take these bastards back with you."

Chen Hui called out to his underlings, his forehead already beaded with cold sweat.

At the same time, I felt incredibly conflicted.

A single glance from that person filled him with fear; back then... sigh!