In Baihe County, the Viscera Realm is the pinnacle of existence.
Of all the Green Robe Gang, only his leader possessed the Viscera Realm.
Should we go to Hong Decheng to demand an explanation?
Even if we trace the source of this matter, it was Lu Jie of their Green Robe Gang who was at fault first.
Shen Tian was determined to avenge Lu Jie by killing his personal disciple, no matter what anyone said.
The gang leader stroked his short beard, pondered for a long time, and said:
Let's put this matter aside for now.
"Behind Fang Chen, there is not only the Three Rivers Gang, but also Hong Decheng. It's not worth it to seek revenge."
"Moreover, this time it was Hall Master Shen who went to the Three Rivers Gang's territory to cause trouble on his own. Even if we want to ask for an explanation, we have no right to do so."
A burly-looking gang leader stepped forward and said unwillingly, "Wouldn't this discourage the gang members?"
The gang leader shook his head and said, "This grudge is not left unresolved, but it will be put on hold for now."
"Next, we need to aggressively seize territory and strive to annex the Three Rivers Gang as soon as possible. Then we will have enough resources to take revenge!"
Upon hearing this, the hall master could only nod.
" The Three Rivers Gang is weaker than us. We have already seized many lucrative territories from them. With one side increasing while the other decreases, it will be only a matter of time before we annex them!"
The gang leader tapped the table lightly and smiled slightly.
"By then, we will be as powerful as the Song Family! Who in Baihe County will dare to mess with us!"
The next day,
Tiger Subduing Martial Arts School,
Fang Chen was chatting with Zhou Hai, inquiring about some news.
Zhou Hai said, "The conflict between our gang and the Green Robe Gang has become more intense again... sigh."
"Last night, the Green Robe Gang launched a surprise attack on one of our territories on West Street, causing us to lose quite a few of our best men."
Fang Chen raised an eyebrow, having already guessed what was going on, and asked, "Why would this happen so suddenly?"
Zhou Hai shook his head and said, "It seems that the Hall Master Shen of their gang died mysteriously, and they say it was done by my Three Rivers Gang."
"Actually, it's just about finding a pretext to launch a surprise attack. Whether we killed Shen Tian or not is completely unimportant."
"I don't know who did it, but they managed to infiltrate the Green Robe Gang branch and kill Shen Tian."
Fang Chen silently complained to himself.
"Actually, he delivered it himself."
"However... I seem to have indirectly caused the conflict between the two factions, so I feel somewhat sorry for Junior Brother Zhou."
Fang Chen chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Junior Brother Zhou, what cultivation level is your father at? Is he also at the Viscera Realm?"
Zhou Hai replied, "That's right, he's also at the Viscera Realm."
He continued, "Within Baihe County, only the Song Family has two Viscera Realm, while other forces have at most one."
Fang Chen was somewhat curious.
"Two?"
Zhou Hai nodded.
"That's right, one of them is the current head of the Song Family, who is also Song Ming's father."
"The other one is Song Ming's grandfather, who is also at the Viscera Realm."
"With two Viscera Realm in charge, the Song Family holds the greatest power in Baihe County."
"Now the county government offices are basically under the control of the Song Family, as are the city gates. Their power is considerable. If it weren't for the fact that there are a few other Viscera Realm in Baihe County, the Song Family would be the absolute overlords of Baihe County."
Fang Chen was slightly surprised, not expecting the Song Family to be so powerful.
More importantly, the Imperial Court's control over local areas is far too weak...
The fact that the yamen, a basic administrative body, was completely under the control of powerful clans is terrifying.
I wonder if the Demon Eradication Division is also so incompetent?
Fang Chen shook his head, thinking to himself,
"We still need to continue to improve our strength!"
The two stopped talking and went back to practicing their martial arts.
Fang Chen focused intently on practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist, and his proficiency continued to increase.
[ Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +2]!
[ Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +2]!
Nothing much happened for the next few days.
Fang Chen was finally relieved to see that the Green Robe Gang hadn't come looking for him.
Speaking of the martial arts school
Jiang Qiutong is preparing to break through to the Sinew and Bone Realm, but it's uncertain whether she will succeed.
Fang Chen didn't interfere and continued practicing martial arts.
After a while, Jiang Qiutong came out with a big smile on her face.
It seems that he has successfully reached the Sinew and Bone Realm.
Many disciples stepped forward to offer their congratulations.
Congratulations, Senior Sister Jiang, on your successful breakthrough!
"Our Tiger Subduing Martial Arts School actually has two people at the Sinew and Bone Realm!"
"I heard that Senior Brother Song and Senior Sister Jiang have been betrothed since childhood. Now that they have both reached the Sinew and Bone Realm, they are a perfect match!"
Upon hearing this, Song Ming couldn't help but smile.
A hint of impatience flashed in Jiang Qiutong's eyes, but she quickly concealed it and smiled in response to everyone's congratulations.
If she successfully breaks through to the Sinew and Bone Realm, she won't be too worried that Junior Brother Fang will take her spot away.
Junior Brother Fang Fang's aptitude is below average; it seems his breakthrough to the Skin and Muscle Realm was merely a matter of luck.
For so many days, he had reached the limit of the Skin and Muscle Realm, yet he hadn't broken through. It must be because his aptitude was too poor and his potential had been exhausted.
"This is the normal situation."
Jiang Qiutong breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fang Chen continued to focus on practicing martial arts, unaware of Jiang Qiutong's thoughts.
If one wants to reach the Viscera Realm, the required level of proficiency is even greater.
Fang Chen was not surprised by this.
After all, the path of martial arts is inherently more difficult as you progress, and some people even get stuck at a certain level for several years without being able to break through.
Within this Baihe County, the number of people who have reached the Viscera Realm is so small that it cannot even be counted on two hands, which shows how difficult it is.
Fang Chen roughly estimated that if he wanted to reach the Viscera Realm, it would take about seventy days. He couldn't slack off every day and had to work hard to improve his proficiency.
With this in mind, Fang Chen continued to concentrate on his martial arts practice.
The day passed quickly.
[ Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +2]!
[ Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +2]!
North Market
" Butcher Zhang, why has the price of meat gone up again?"
When Fang Chen was at home, he stopped by North Market to buy some meat, but he didn't expect that the price of meat had gone up again.
At first, a pound of meat cost only ten copper coins, but later the price rose to twenty-one copper coins.
Now it costs twenty-seven copper coins!
Upon hearing this, Butcher Zhang looked distressed and couldn't help but sigh:
"Hey, I originally got this meat from a livestock dealer in another place, because they were selling it in bulk and it was cheap."
"But now... those demons outside are becoming more and more rampant! I heard that the meat transport team was completely wiped out, captured by those demons, and presumably eaten."
"Given the current situation, livestock dealers won't dare to transport any more livestock! I think the only thing I can do is raise prices."
With higher prices, Butcher Zhang sold fewer pigeons, earning less money, and therefore wasn't very happy with his Butcher Zhang.
Fang Chen frowned slightly and asked, " Butcher Zhang, have there been more people going missing lately?"
Butcher Zhang glanced around and lowered his voice, saying:
"That's right. I don't know what's going on, but lately everyone's been so anxious, afraid that someone in their family might suddenly disappear."
"Everyone's saying that the demon sneaked in and captured people to eat..."
Fang Chen felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but think,
"Luckily, we changed our accommodation early. If we had stayed in the old place, our family might have been the ones to suffer."
"But... what exactly is going on in Baihe County? There are undercurrents and a feeling that a storm is brewing."
"It seems like Junior Brother Zhou Zhou's father knows something. Let's find an opportunity to ask him..."
Fang Chen shook his head.
"We still need to improve our strength more."