We Can Only Be Bullied by Master Fang, Not Others!

"Brother Xuan, when are we making our move?" Water Monkey, One Line Sky, and the others were all rubbing their fists, already a bit impatient.

Only Chen Jingming frowned, looking like he had something to say but was hesitant.

"Others say a gentleman's revenge is not too late in ten years. Who are we? We're ruffians, of course, we don't delay revenge overnight," Fang Xuan said with a laugh.

"Brother Xuan, isn't it a bit too rushed?" Chen Jingming finally couldn't help but speak.

There were about five to six hundred officially registered ruffians in the South Hall, and the number of ruffians in the East Hall was similar.

However, the South of the City was prosperous and had ample resources, so most of the ruffians in the South Hall were big and strong, well-fed.

On the other hand, most of the ruffians in the East Hall were born into fishing families living in bamboo raft houses. In this era where rice was more expensive than fish, they were all thin and small, constantly hungry.

Their combat strength was vastly different.

"Big Eyes, I know what you're worried about."

Fang Xuan patted his shoulder and smiled, "You've read more books than Water Monkey and the others, and your mind is more agile. You like to calculate gains and losses... But you've forgotten one thing. Besides those true martial artists, the lowest level of ruffians fighting relies on courage!"

"Whoever is more daring, fierce, and ruthless will win!"

"And as long as I stand at the front, I am their courage!"

Chen Jingming nodded thoughtfully, "I understand."

"Good, now go and rally the people. We'll set off for the South Hall in an hour! One Line Sky, you come with me to the ferry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xuan stood up and strode towards the ferry.

After Chen Jingming and the others exchanged glances, they quickly took action.

In an instant, in the East of the City, which was shrouded in dense night and rain, lights began to illuminate!

At the ferry.

Dozens of fishermen whose boats and sampans had been destroyed were gathered together, their faces full of despair.

Among them, some women couldn't help but sob.

"My man is paralyzed in bed, relying on me going out fishing every day to buy medicine to keep him alive. Now that the boat is gone, my man's life is also gone..."

"Alas, I also have three mouths to feed. Without a boat, how will we get through the New Year?"

"The boat is burned, how are we supposed to live in this day and age?"

Old Man Hu squatted on the ground with a troubled expression, puffing on his chipped pipe one puff at a time, and couldn't help but curse irritably:

"Cry, cry, cry! All you know is crying! What's the use of crying? Didn't my old man's boat also get burned? Are you like this?"

A middle-aged woman with red eyes couldn't help but say, "Old Man Hu, it's easy for you to talk! Who doesn't know you got lucky and Fang Xuan gave you fifteen taels of silver? That's enough for you to buy a new boat and live until next year without even fishing!"

"Nonsense! Even if Fang Xuan didn't give me this silver, I wouldn't be crying like you!"

Old Man Hu retorted angrily, then stood up, wiped his nose, and said:

"Alright, what are you all panicking about? If the sky falls, isn't Fang Xuan still there to hold it up? Don't you know what kind of person Fang Xuan is? Will he swallow this insult?"

Those fishermen looked at each other, and one of them said with a bitter smile:

"Forget it. What kind of people are ruffians? Will they care if we live or die? I'm afraid it's the same as those ruffians who used to manage the ferry. Even if something happens, they'll just pretend to be deaf and mute, and lightly say that the money we lost will be deducted from the monthly commission. Heh, the boats are gone, what's there to deduct?"

"Nonsense! Can those crooked melons and cracked dates compare to Fang Xuan? I'll just say one thing, one year our fish were robbed by river bandits, wasn't it Fang Xuan who risked his life to get them back for us?"

While the few people were arguing.

"Old Man Hu, I heard someone say you were almost drowned in the water. Looking at you now, your voice is quite loud."

A laugh sounded from a distance.

"Master Fang?!"

Old Man Hu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at the tall figure walking from a distance. He immediately cried and ran over:

"Master Fang, it's not easy for us! Those beasts from the south burned our boats and forced us to have no way to live!"

"Not easy, not easy! Every time I see you, the first thing you say is 'not easy'! Can't you change your lines, you old motherfucker?" Fang Xuan cursed and reached out to Old Man Hu.

Old Man Hu subconsciously shrank his head back. He had been hit by Fang Xuan's slaps so much that he had developed a subconscious reaction.

Slap.

This time, Fang Xuan's big hand patted Old Man Hu's shoulder.

He tilted his head and grinned at Old Man Hu, saying, "Don't worry, I will deal with those little brats from the South Hall."

Under Old Man Hu's somewhat uncomfortable gaze, Fang Xuan's eyes had already swept over the faces of the fishermen's sons who looked uneasy, and he said:

"How many boats were burned? Calculate the number for me later, and I will compensate you double!"

"Don't worry, I, Fang Xuan, have never been someone who takes money and doesn't do things, or only acts tough at home!"

As soon as these words fell.

There was an immediate uproar in the crowd.

The fishermen's sons, who had originally been ashen-faced, immediately showed disbelief on their faces and thanked Fang Xuan profusely. Some even wanted to kowtow and kneel to Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly in his heart.

The common people of the Da Yang Dynasty actually never had high demands. As long as they could live in a muddled way, as long as they could still have a bite to eat, and were not forced to live without hope.

Then they were the most honest and obedient people in this world.

"Did you all hear that? Master Fang said that all losses will be compensated to you double by Master Fang! Now who else questions this old man?"

Old Man Hu put his hands on his hips, full of energy, and looked proud.

After speaking, Old Man Hu quickly turned around and smiled at Fang Xuan: "Master Fang, are you going to take action against those beasts from the south? How about adding this old man? Don't look at me being old, I still have a lot of strength! This time, I'll definitely cut someone down for you to see!"

"Forget it, use your strength on your wife, don't get involved."

Fang Xuan cursed with a smile and turned around to leave.

He came to the ferry just to say this sentence.

A person cannot stand without trust!

If he didn't stand up and say this today, he was afraid that in the future in the East of the City, no one would willingly obey him!

"Master Fang!"

Old Man Hu suddenly shouted from behind.

"What is it?" Fang Xuan turned his head, raising an eyebrow.

Old Man Hu gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Help this old man teach those beasts a good lesson! Damn them, what are they? How dare they hit me! Only you, Master Fang, can hit me, Old Man Hu, they can't!"

Fang Xuan smiled, turned back, and strode forward, spitting out two words:

"Got it!"

Leaving the ferry, Fang Xuan and One Line Sky hurried towards Tong'an Alley.

"Brother Xuan, if we compensate double, just the fishermen alone will cost over a hundred taels. Plus the losses from our restaurants and inns in various places, where will we get so much silver to compensate?" One Line Sky asked doubtfully.

Fang Xuan didn't stop walking, and smiled faintly, "We don't have it, but it's fine as long as South Hall does, right?"

One Line Sky was startled upon hearing this, then smiled knowingly, "That makes sense."

The sky gradually turned a fish-belly white.

Between day and night, outside Tong'an Alley, hundreds of figures in azure clothes stood silently in the rain with umbrellas, occupying the entire street.

As the tall figure with black hair wearing a red shirt walked through the rain, hundreds of azure-clothed ruffians turned around simultaneously, bowed, and spoke in unison:

"Master Fang!"

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