Unexpected Gains!

Bang!

Zhao San shut the door one-handed, locked it, and felt the item tucked against his chest. After confirming there was no problem, he turned and headed out of the alley.

He could not help but sigh inwardly.

Now that I only have my left hand, I can't wield a blade properly at all. The gang probably won't have any use for me anymore.

There's no use keeping this blade technique. I might as well sell it.

As Zhao San walked, he pondered these matters.

Before long, he entered a dark, cramped alley.

While I'm still a leader, I need to arrange my younger brother's marriage first.

Although the Fang family is within Three Rivers Gang territory, I'm only forcibly marrying an ordinary woman. It shouldn't be a big problem.

Zhao San was deep in thought when a chill suddenly ran down his back. He hurriedly turned aside to dodge.

A dagger stabbed fiercely toward him. Then, as though the other party had calculated the direction of his evasion, a fist came roaring after it!

Yet Zhao San was battle-hardened. He raised his left arm and blocked the punch directly.

"You bastard! Do you know who I am?!"

As Zhao San spoke to draw Fang Chen's attention, he suddenly launched an attack at Fang Chen with his left hand!

Fang Chen did not answer. He used his dagger to meet the other man's fist.

But Zhao San easily dodged the dagger and continued driving his fist at Fang Chen!

Fang Chen was not skilled at fighting with a dagger!

He immediately felt that the dagger was instead restricting the full display of his Martial Arts!

He swiftly flung the dagger far behind him.

Then Fang Chen formed his right hand into a tiger claw and met Zhao San's fist!

Bang!

Fang Chen blocked Zhao San's punch, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He twisted his waist! Turned his hips! The right fist stored at his waist abruptly transformed into a claw!

Borrowing the Unleashed Power of his twisting waist and stance, his left tiger claw seemed to rip through the air.

Like a streak of black lightning, it shot upward from below with a piercing howl of wind, gouging straight for Zhao San's completely unguarded throat!

Threads of Qi and blood seemed to gather at Fang Chen's fingertips, strengthening the tiger claw by several degrees!

Terror appeared on Zhao San's face.

His one remaining hand was firmly seized by Fang Chen, unable to move!

Zhao San had no power to fight back at all. He could only watch helplessly as Fang Chen's hand went straight for his throat.

"Ghk... ghk..."

Blood splashed out, spraying Fang Chen's face.

Fang Chen pressed his advantage. His fists and claw strikes hammered Zhao San's throat without cease!

Very quickly,

Zhao San was completely lifeless!

Fang Chen searched Zhao San's corpse and soon found three taels of silver.

The rest of the silver should be at his home. He would make another trip there shortly.

Fang Chen continued searching. Suddenly, he felt something like a book.

He took it out and saw that it was a blade technique manual.

The four words "Whirlwind Blade Technique" were written on it!

Fang Chen's heart leaped with joy at the sight. Learning another Martial Art naturally brought many benefits.

He tucked the blade technique into his chest and hurried toward Zhao San's home.

He used the key taken from Zhao San to unlock the door.

Fortunately, Zhao San's house stood in an isolated spot with few people nearby, so no one noticed his movements.

After entering, Fang Chen quickly began searching.

Before long, he found thirty-four taels of silver, along with a long blade that appeared to be of fine quality.

The longer he delayed, the more likely things were to change. Fang Chen did not get greedy. With the long blade in hand and the silver wrapped against his chest, heavy and weighty, he swiftly left Shiping Alley.

Some time later, Fang Chen arrived by the river and cleaned the blood from his body and face.

Then he counted the gains from this trip.

He had a total of fifty taels of silver, plus one blade technique manual and one long blade.

The blade technique and long blade counted as unexpected gains, while the silver was enough for Fang Chen to buy a hundred Qi and Blood Pills.

If Zhou Hai gave him that portion of Qi Replenishing Soup every day, he would only need to consume one Qi and Blood Pill per day, allowing him to maintain nearly a full day of boxing practice.

A hundred pills meant a hundred days. That was more than enough!

After all, he could reach the Skin and Muscle Realm in a month at most. By then, he could take a position with some small gang, or escort goods for a living.

Once he had a source of income, there would naturally be no need to worry about Qi and Blood Pills.

Fang Chen did want to change to a better house for his family, or perhaps buy some good things like ginseng.

But spending silver so openly would inevitably make people sense that something was wrong and suspect where his silver had come from.

Still, improving the family's meals a little was possible. From now on, Dad and his elder sister would not need to keep thinking about giving him the meat.

Fang Chen rapidly sorted through everything in his mind.

Once he had thought it through, he saw that the sky had already darkened. He swiftly returned home under cover of night. Fortunately, he encountered no one along the way.

When he got home, Father Fang and his elder sister, Fang Ting, both looked at Fang Chen worriedly.

"Where did you go? Are you all right? We thought something had happened to you!"

Fang Ting was observant. Looking at a corner of Fang Chen's clothing, she actually spotted faint red bloodstains.

She looked at Fang Chen in surprise.

"You're hurt?"

Fang Chen glanced at the corner of his clothes. The bloodstains were difficult to remove completely, and there was nothing he could do about it.

His main purpose in cleaning the blood away had been to avoid people immediately noticing something was off while he was on the road.

Now that Fang Ting had found it, it was not too much of a problem.

Seeing the worried looks in their eyes, Fang Chen said calmly, "Zhao San, Zhao Si, and that fat old hag have all been dealt with. Sis, you won't need to worry anymore."

"But you absolutely cannot let it get out."

Both of them were startled at first. They had not expected Fang Chen to possess such strength now!

Still less had they expected him to be so bold and ruthless, going straight over there and killing them all!

Only then did they remember that Fang Chen had always been a ruthless street thug. Now that he had the strength to take revenge today, he would never wait until tomorrow!

But when they thought of how Fang Chen had killed for the sake of the family, joy filled both their hearts.

Father Fang spoke first. "If anyone asks, we'll say that after you returned from the martial hall, you stayed home and never went out."

Fang Ting nodded as well, her face full of smiles.

"A Chen has really made something of himself. You can protect us from now on."

Neither of them felt any fear of being discovered. Instead, they only thought of helping Fang Chen conceal it.

Their attitude made Fang Chen understand two things even more clearly.

First, in this world, killing was not something especially shocking or frightening.

Second, Fang Ting and Father Fang both regarded him as truly close family!

Fang Chen took five taels of silver from his chest.

"Dad, Sis, I got quite a bit of silver this time. You can improve the meals a little, but don't make it too obvious, lest it draw attention."

Fang Ting said hesitantly, "A Chen, do you have enough silver for your own martial training? We're already used to eating this way. There's no need for any improvement."

Fang Chen nodded.

"Don't worry. I definitely have enough."

"You don't need to work yourselves too hard from now on, either. Dad, do some lighter work, or your waist will develop problems. Sis, wash fewer clothes too, or it'll hurt your hands too much."

Hearing Fang Chen's concerned words, happy smiles appeared on both their faces.

After chatting idly for a few more moments, Fang Chen quickly finished his dinner.

After resting for a while, Fang Chen picked up the long blade and went to the backyard.

He prepared to practice the Whirlwind Blade Technique once first.

He would first record the Whirlwind Blade Technique on the panel!