"Zhou You, don't be impulsive. Tu Laosan is trash, but his second brother, Elder Tu, is the one in charge."
"If you dare to touch him, everyone on this street will die."
Threatening me with the neighbors?
Zhou You narrowed his eyes. As expected, gangsters are all scum with no moral bottom line.
He didn't doubt for a second that Tu Lao Er would go to the extreme of slaughtering an entire street to avenge his brother. He had the backing and the strength to do it.
But so what?
Zhou You only wanted to protect his family, and he wouldn't hesitate to cause a massive scene for that.
A drawn sword is bound to be stained with blood; how can a fierce tiger descending the mountain return empty-handed?
Since he had already killed someone, it was a joke for Tu Laosan, the target, to expect to escape unscathed.
The two Internal Force martial artists from the Wild Fox Gang were tricky. Only by dealing with them could he find the main culprit… Tu Laosan.
"Tu Laosan, you just wait for me."
Zhou You made a gesture to Tu Laosan, his sharp fingernails slicing across his own neck.
Tu Laosan, seeing this, flew into a rage. "Wu Gang, Du Da You, kill him for me! I want him dead."
Hearing the blustering of this idiot, Wu Gang and the other man felt speechless. Does he really understand the situation?
"Zhou You, you're also someone of standing. Let's sit down and discuss this matter."
Wu Gang's words implicitly acknowledged Zhou You's qualifications to negotiate with them.
After all, Zhou You had displayed Internal Force level power and the strength to contend with their combined forces.
But Zhou You didn't want to discuss anything. He just wanted to finish this quickly and kill Tu Laosan.
So what if it's the Wild Fox Gang? At worst, I'll take my parents and flee this city. The world is vast; Gongliang City is hardly the only place to find refuge.
Fueled by his desperate courage, Zhou You's killing intent grew even more potent.
Wu Gang and Du Da You felt their scalps tingle. This is bad. Someone's going to die.
Fights at the Internal Force level were often widespread and dangerous, with uncontrollable casualties from the shockwaves.
And Tu Laosan was a good-for-nothing. If a fight truly broke out, they weren't confident they could protect his life.
"Zhou You, if not for others, at least think of your own parents."
"If you dare to touch Tu Laosan, we'll dare to touch your parents," Du Da You threatened sternly.
Zhou You seemed to be jolted by this statement, nodding thoughtfully. "In that case, I can't afford to let you live either."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind surged, and a tiger's roar erupted from the ground.
This time, the gust of wind was far more ferocious than before!
Du Da You felt a suffocating pressure wash over him. He hurriedly circulated his Internal Force and threw a punch. He was no ordinary person; after achieving Internal Force, he had joined the Wild Fox Gang and fought in dozens of clashes against rival gangs, possessing rich combat experience.
However, this time, the feeling facing Zhou You was unlike any previous encounter.
Before him was not a living person, but a hungry tiger in human skin, drooling with every breath.
With his courage shattered, he couldn't unleash even half of his strength.
"Seeking death! How dare you threaten me with my parents!"
Zhou You roared, his Internal Force causing the air to tremble slightly. His strength, speed, and defense were all operating at their peak.
Du Da You hastily exchanged a blow with him and was sent flying like a deflated ball, crashing through half of a brick wall.
Wu Gang's eyelids twitched twice. The plastered brick wall, even if struck by a hundred-pound hammer wielded by a strong man, wouldn't shatter. Yet, it had now crumbled like a poorly made structure.
It wasn't that the brick wall wasn't strong enough, but that Zhou You's power was too immense, too savage.
Du Da You struggled a few times, rolling from the rubble to the ground, before collapsing amidst the broken bricks, unable to get up.
With Du Da You incapacitated, he was no longer useful, all because he had threatened Zhou You's parents.
Wu Gang couldn't help but glare at Tu Laosan. Look at the kind of person you've offended!
"Hall Master Wu, save me! My second brother has treated you well."
He has treated me well, otherwise, I would have been the first to abandon you and flee.
Wu Gang felt his throat go dry. He cupped his fists and said, "As a token of our sincerity, we are willing to pay compensation."
Well, the situation had completely reversed.
Previously, Tu Laosan had extorted fifty taels and demanded Zhou You kowtow and apologize. Now, the Wild Fox Gang was backing down.
Wu Gang had no choice. To save Tu Laosan's miserable life, he had to bleed money.
But Zhou You shook his head. He didn't want money; he only wanted Tu Laosan's dog life.
"Mom, Dad, don't be scared. I'll be done here soon."
Zhou You shouted towards the house. Hearing this, Wu Gang's heart sank.
Inside, Old Man Zhou held his pipe protectively in front of his wife. Silence had fallen outside since earlier.
The old couple's hearts were filled with anxiety. They thought of countless possibilities, and just as they were enduring immense suffering, they heard their son's voice.
"You'er, hurry up and tell him to run."
His mother tugged at Old Man Zhou's sleeve, pleading.
As a woman with little experience, her first instinct in danger was for her son to survive.
Old Man Zhou's knuckles, gripping the pipe, turned white. "Let's wait a bit longer. You'er is fine, he's fine."
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the window. "Xu Ying, an outer court disciple from Jianxiong Martial Arts School, has come to pay his respects."
The old couple breathed a sigh of relief, but their hearts immediately tensed again.
Someone from the martial arts school had come; was it a blessing or a curse?
When Xu Ying arrived, he saw the mess everywhere and his eyelids twitched twice.
It seemed Zhou You had played a big game. To have such capabilities right after getting out of bed, he had underestimated him.
"Senior Brother Xu, why have you come?"
Zhou You frowned slightly. He had a vague feeling that today's events would be difficult to proceed as planned.
As expected, Wu Gang, upon seeing Xu Ying, let out a sigh of relief and spoke up.
"Xu Ying, quickly take charge of your people from the martial arts school."
Xu Ying raised his eyebrows at this. "Don't get too familiar with me. The internal affairs of the martial arts school are not for a gang member like you to interfere with."
"Look, at Junior Brother Zhou's doorstep, what a mess you've made of it?"
Wu Gang was so choked up he couldn't speak. The dead and injured were all from the Wild Fox Gang, making it seem like they had suffered the most.
Tu Laosan, standing nearby, said irritably, "Stop the nonsense. When my second brother gets here, none of you will have a good outcome."
Although he couldn't defeat a Internal Force martial artist, he had a second brother at the Blood Qi Gate, which was the foundation of Tu Laosan's arrogance.
Tu Lao Er doted on his younger brother to the point of being unreasonable.
Xu Ying glanced at Tu Laosan. "Who do you think you are!"
"Outsiders call you Third Master Tu out of respect, but you really think you're something special?"
"In my eyes, you're just a waste who relies on his brother's power. If not for your brother covering for you, you'd be nothing!"
"Wu Gang, control your mouth, or else..."
Wu Gang's scalp tingled. He turned and wrenched Tu Laosan's jaw.
He then cupped his hands towards Wu Gang. "I am willing to negotiate."
Just as Zhou You was about to speak, Xu Ying's reminder reached his ears, "Junior Brother, know when to quit."
What did "know when to quit" mean?
It meant that Jianxiong Martial Arts School would not escalate into a conflict with the Wild Fox Gang for his sake alone.
After all, Tu Laosan had Tu Lao Er, a Blood Qi realm expert, behind him, who was a high-level powerhouse among martial artists.
Although Zhou You had officially become a disciple, he was only at the Internal Force level. His value wasn't high enough for the martial arts school to confront Tu Lao Er for him.
Even Shen Sijing, an inner court disciple who had been actively trying to recruit Zhou You, might not step forward for this matter.
This was reality, the harsh reality!
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