After Tu Laosan died, the Wild Fox Gang sent people to the martial arts school to demand the five hundred taels of silver.
"The man is dead. Let bygones be bygones, and this money should be returned intact."
The envoy sent by the Wild Fox Gang spoke with perfect righteousness.
The implication was that the silver had originally been paid to buy Tu Laosan's safety. Since he was dead, there was no need to pay it anymore.
It was utterly disgusting!
As expected of gangsters—they would stop at nothing. They even coveted compensation money, truly hungry enough to eat anything.
"I'll break both your legs and teach you a lesson. In the future, watch where you're going when you enter a place, and pay attention to where you are."
"Once you step through the martial arts school's gates, neither people nor silver have anything to do with you."
"If you dare come again, I won't just break your legs—I'll take your life."
Lu Qiang smashed the envoy's legs with one punch, using his actions to tell them that not a single coin would be returned.
Afterward, Tu Lao Er's side did not dare utter so much as a fart.
Zhou You only learned about it afterward.
Senior Disciple Brother had shielded him from a disaster and kept the five hundred taels for him in the martial arts school's name.
When it happened, he had been carrying a bag of silver and following the address to Xingrentang to buy wound medicine and secret medicine.
Xingrentang sounded fragrant and sweet, but its name held profound meaning... the benevolent heart of the apricot grove.
This medical clinic had operated in Gongliang City for more than a century, standing alone in its treatment of bruises, fractures, and external injuries.
Its physicians were skilled and