Master Fang?

The others all waved their hands in panic.

"No, haha, absolutely not!"

The enforcer sneered.

"Heh, you'd better not actually provoke Young Master Fang, or else you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

The group nodded repeatedly, completely losing the elder airs they had just held before Fang Chen.

At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with dread.

No matter how they tried to imagine it, they never thought Fang Chen had actually succeeded in his breakthrough, making him even more impressive than those wealthy young masters!

He was clearly just a gambling ruffian and hooligan in the past.

Yet now, in less than a month, such a massive change had taken place for the Fang Family boy!

Not only had his strength surged greatly, but he had even gotten mixed up with the Young Gang Leader of the Three Rivers Gang!

On top of all that, he had somehow managed to get Old Fang appointed as their manager.

How could they have possibly anticipated such a chain of events!

Just moments ago, they had still been bragging to Old Fang about their own sons.

Looking back now, it all seemed rather laughable.

How could the little runts in their families ever compare to the current Fang Chen!

Not only was he living well, but he had also brought a good life to his old man!

Where on earth could you find a son like that?

Everyone couldn't help but feel consumed by envy.

Having a son like this was the only truly pride-worthy thing in life.

Yet... thinking about all that was useless now. They had better consider whether Fang Chen was holding a grudge about anything...

Back at the Fang Family home,

Fang Chen and Fang Ting were busy handling some meat, having long since pushed that whole matter to the back of their minds.

Fang Ting said with a smile, "A Chen, I never expected your martial arts talent to be this good."

"Thinking about it now, I should have sent you off to practice martial arts much earlier, so you wouldn't have spent all your time messing around."

Fang Chen gave a hearty laugh.

"Sis, practicing martial arts depends on age too. If you start too young, it hurts your body."

Fang Ting didn't really understand that side of things, but she was genuinely happy in her heart to see the changes in her younger brother.

"A Chen, it seems like ever since you got ambushed and sapped that one time, you've completely changed. Not only do you no longer gamble or run wild, but you're even thinking about taking up martial arts."

Hearing this, Fang Chen found it rather hard to explain, so he simply chose not to answer.

However...

To this day, Fang Chen still didn't know who had ambushed him. He turned it over in his mind, searching his memories.

My predecessor died, which allowed me to cross over.

So the person who ambushed me back then wasn't trying to knock me unconscious; they were trying to kill me outright.

What was I doing that day again?

Hiss...

Fang Chen felt a slight ache in his head.

Damn it, why can't I remember anything about that day?

Is this the aftereffect of getting hit in the head...?

Fang Ting asked with concern, "A Chen, are you feeling unwell?"

Fang Chen smiled.

"It's nothing. I just can't quite remember what happened the day I was knocked out."

"Sis, do you know where I went that day?"

Fang Ting frowned in thought for a moment before finally shaking her head. "I spend almost all day working in the laundry room, A Chen, so I have no idea where you went."

"Based on your usual habits, though, you probably went off somewhere to fool around with those brothers of yours."

"Maybe you could ask them?"

Hearing this suggestion, Fang Chen nodded and said,

"I hold an honorary enforcer position in the Three Rivers Gang, and I'm supposed to go collect my gang waist plaque tomorrow anyway. I can meet up with Li Hu and the others then."

Fang Ting felt a pleasant surprise.

"You're an enforcer now, A Chen?!"

Fang Chen nodded with a smile.

"There's a lot of other stuff too. We can talk about it while we eat in a bit."

"I was also thinking about moving our family to a new place. The neighborhood has been a bit unsafe lately..."

At the dinner table,

Fang Chen told Father Fang about his appointment as an enforcer. Father Fang was overjoyed and immediately downed several cups of wine.

Then Fang Chen brought up the matter of moving to a new house. Both Father Fang and Fang Ting said they would leave the arrangements entirely to him.

Gradually, Fang Chen had somehow turned into the head of the household.

After finishing dinner and resting for a little while,

Fang Chen returned to the courtyard to practice the Whirlwind Blade Technique.

The next day,

Fang Chen arrived at the nearby Three Rivers Gang branch. The person in command there was an enforcer.

Fang Chen's position didn't conflict with his, because Fang Chen was merely holding an honorary title.

He would only step in occasionally when needed, while the routine management of the turf was entirely handled by this particular enforcer.

Upon seeing Fang Chen, the enforcer took the initiative to cup his fists in salute.

"Young Master Fang, your waist plaque is already prepared."

"However, I need to have the underlings recognize your face so they don't offend you in the future."

"Aside from that, if you have anything you need them to do, you can give them direct orders."

Fang Chen nodded and accepted the waist plaque handed to him.

The front was inscribed with the characters for "Enforcer," while the back bore his name.

Before long, the enforcer's subordinate bosses and low-ranking thugs had all gathered.

In the crowd, Fang Chen spotted Li Hu, Zhang Tao, and the rest of them.

Naturally, they had seen Fang Chen as well. After all, Fang Chen was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with their enforcer lord—it would have been hard not to notice him.

When Zhang Tao and the others laid eyes on Fang Chen, their hearts were filled with shock and doubt.

The enforcer lord had said a new honorary enforcer was arriving today and they needed to get familiar with him.

Could it be... the newly arrived enforcer lord was Fang Chen?!

Such a suspicion inevitably bubbled up in the minds of Zhang Tao and his companions.

Yet if that were true, it was simply too astonishing! They had better just wait and see what the enforcer lord had to say first...

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the enforcer spoke in a loud voice, "The person standing beside me is Young Master Fang. He is an enforcer of equal rank to myself, and also an expert in the Skin and Muscle Realm!"

"If any of you run into him in the future, you must respectfully address him as Enforcer Lord."

"If Young Master Fang has any tasks for you to carry out, you are all to execute them properly, do you hear me?!"

Hearing the enforcer lord speak those words in person, Li Hu's face turned instantly ashen.

"How can this be..."

"Fang Chen has already broken through to the Skin and Muscle Realm?! How is it possible for him to progress this fast?!"

When he had first caught sight of Fang Chen just now,

Li Hu had privately assumed that Fang Chen might have actually become an enforcer, but that he had probably secured the post by clinging to the Young Gang Leader's coattails, with it having very little to do with his own actual strength.

Yet just now, the enforcer lord had stated with his own mouth that

Fang Chen was a Skin and Muscle Realm expert!

How could this be possible?! Fang Chen hadn't even been in the martial arts hall for a month yet. How could he have advanced at such a terrifying speed?

Not long ago, he had even told his underlings that as long as everyone worked hard, maybe one day they could end up like Fang Chen and cozy up to the Young Gang Leader.

Yet right now... Fang Chen was using his own personal strength to demonstrate to him

that the reason Fang Chen could get mixed up with the Young Gang Leader relied entirely on his own strength, not on mere bootlicking!

This time, Fang Chen had fiercely slapped Li Hu across the face, leaving it swollen.

No matter how hard Li Hu tried to argue, he could not change the reality that Fang Chen's strength and status were now vastly superior to theirs!

Li Hu stood there trembling, not daring to meet Fang Chen's gaze in the slightest.

Fang Chen was now an enforcer one rank higher than him.

Even though it was just an honorary post, given his connection with the Young Gang Leader, stripping Li Hu of his position as a minor gang boss would be an absolute breeze.

Li Hu possessed zero possibility of fighting back.

Because of this, he was terrified of Fang Chen right now, praying that Fang Chen wouldn't drag up past grievances; otherwise, he truly wouldn't know what to do.

At that moment,

the enforcer looked toward Fang Chen and asked with a smile, "Young Master Fang, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll dismiss them and let them return."

Fang Chen shook his head.

"Li Hu, Zhang Tao, you people stay put for a moment. I have some matters to discuss with you. The rest of you can disperse."

The enforcer felt a hint of surprise, but didn't dwell on it. He waved his hand, telling the others to scatter first.

At this, Li Hu and the others felt panic surging in their chests.

What was Fang Chen trying to do? Could it be that he already knew about them badmouthing him behind his back?

Was he going to kill them right here on the spot?!

Seeing the crowd disperse, the enforcer also took his leave directly so as not to interrupt Fang Chen's conversation.

Li Hu stepped forward first and said respectfully, "F-Fang... Master Fang, do you have any instructions for us?"

Hearing that title of Master Fang, Fang Chen couldn't help but chuckle.