White Lotus Uprising, First Test of Skill

"The West District is in chaos? What happened? Is it the White Lotus Sect causing trouble?" Jiang Liu asked, puzzled.

"Our Cloud Sun City's harvests have been poor since three years ago! Each year the harvest gets worse! Although there wasn't much rain in previous years, at least there was a harvest, at least people weren't starving to death!"

"But since the beginning of summer this year, not a drop of rain has fallen, and there's been a complete crop failure. The landlords, wealthy gentry, and government haven't reduced land rent or taxes at all! They're even pushing harder than in previous years! Now, people are already starting to starve to death in the villages outside the city."

"Now the White Lotus Sect is using the banner of rescuing people from suffering, distributing rice to anyone who joins. They've gathered over ten thousand people at once, and now the entire West District is under the White Lotus Sect's control! So, don't go to the West District if you don't have to!" Lin Hai explained before taking his leave.

Actually, there's another main reason for the current situation that Lin Hai was too embarrassed to mention: the ones who exploit the poor the most are actually the various gangs! After all, the Fallen Blossom Gang is one of them! Otherwise, where would the funds to support so many people come from?

Jiang Liu pondered for a while. The White Lotus Sect is causing trouble? Then my house might be ruined! I have to go back and take a look! As for whether he wanted to see the house or had other ideas, only Jiang Liu himself knew.

That night, after Jiang Liu finished his usual practice of the mental cultivation method, he didn't return to his room to meditate. Instead, he left the Hunting Eagle Hall's base.

The gang members guarding the entrance didn't ask any questions and let him pass. After all, Jiang Liu was wearing ordinary gang member clothes. If he didn't take out his Identity Jade Token, no one would know that he was just a gang apprentice. They would just assume he was an ordinary gang member.

As soon as Jiang Liu left the Hunting Eagle Hall, he headed straight for the West District. When he got close to the West District, he quickly found a corner to take off his clothes and change into the everyday clothes he wore before joining the gang, looking like a commoner from the West District.

As he approached the West District, he began to see groups of wandering poor people, some lying on the roadside, and others in groups of three or five guarding the road from the South District to the West District with machetes, sticks, and other weapons.

As soon as Jiang Liu walked into the West District entrance, several people surrounded him with weapons! Seeing that Jiang Liu was dressed as a commoner, they didn't make things difficult for him. A leader-like figure asked, "Where are you from? What are you doing in the West District?"

Jiang Liu replied, "Greetings, sirs! I'm from Flowing Cloud Alley in the West District. I'm on my way home from work." The leader didn't say anything and waved his hand to let Jiang Liu pass. His subordinates also cleared the way.

As soon as he entered the West District, there was a hubbub of voices, and it was noisy everywhere. These should all be people who had fled from the villages outside and poured in. Now, only the West District would take them in, so they all gathered in the West District.

When Jiang Liu passed by An Sheng Pharmacy, he found that it was already closed. It must have been too chaotic, and they didn't dare to open at night.

As soon as Jiang Liu walked into Flowing Cloud Alley, before he even got close to his house, he realized something was wrong. Why were the lights on in his house?

Bastards! Dare to take over my house while I'm away. Are they trying to die?

You should know that when Jiang Liu first transmigrated over, he relied on fighting like his life depended on it to deter those hooligans and protect his house. Otherwise, he would have died in some stinking ditch long ago.

Although he had now joined the Fallen Blossom Gang, the competitive spirit in his bones wouldn't be so easily erased.

Now that he saw his house being occupied, and coupled with the fact that he was already a Ranked Martial Practitioner, he couldn't suppress his anger even more.

Jiang Liu arrived at the door of his courtyard and was about to push it open when suddenly the door opened, and a head poked out. When Jiang Liu saw that it was Big Dog from next door, his anger surged. He immediately changed his palm into a fist and threw out a Tiger Subduing Fist. The person who opened the door screamed and flew back into the courtyard.

Several figures immediately rushed out of the room! They shouted, "Who is it?"

Jiang Liu retracted his fist and walked into the courtyard. He glanced around and saw that there were six people in total, including the one lying down. On closer inspection, Big Dog, who had been hit by the fist, was lying on the ground motionless. He should already be dead.

"Who is it? Shouldn't I be asking you that? How dare you even occupy my house. If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about leaving this door," Jiang Liu said slowly.

The leader of the remaining five frowned and said, "What's going on? Didn't Big Dog say that this house was empty?"

The others looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. As for Big Dog, he had already been killed by Jiang Liu's punch.

The leader had no choice but to say with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Brother, I'm sorry. My subordinates didn't handle things properly. I didn't know that this house was occupied. We'll leave now."

"Leave? Have you asked my fist? You occupied my house for no reason. You think you can just leave without giving an explanation?"

The leader said with an unpleasant expression, "Brother, I'll apologize, let's just let this matter go! Besides, Big Dog has already been beaten by you, and his life or death is uncertain. Let's just call it even! How about it?"

If the leader hadn't seen that Jiang Liu was a Ranked Martial Practitioner, would he have been so tolerant? He would have punched him to death long ago, taken his body to feed the dogs, and still be chatting with him here?

"You want to leave? Ask my fist if it agrees!" Jiang Liu was too lazy to waste any more words. He directly raised his fist, activated the Tiger Subduing Fist, used Wind Walk, and arrived in front of the leader in one step, smashing down with a punch.