Mouth Cannon, Surveillance

Lu Lin tilted his head slightly, and the Martial Artists from the Great Wind Squad happened to look over at him.

They were all dressed like normal Martial Artists, holding battle sabers and swords in their hands, clearly not ordinary items.

The one leading them had a naturally smiling face and a completely bald head, looking quite amiable.

"Yo, isn't this an elite Martial Artist from our Dragon Saber Squad? My, my, how can the Free Martial Artist Association be so inefficient, actually having the elder Ren the Cannon personally come here for business? Usually, it's Brother Wang Yan who handles these matters, isn't it?"

The bald man walked up and said. The Martial Artists accompanying him chuckled and crowded around.

"Brother Chou, I heard Wang Yan was tricked the day before yesterday, his dantian was damaged, and his vital energy declined. You wouldn't be unaware of such good news, would you?"

"Don't mention it, don't mention it. I heard the ground was covered in blood at the time. Wang Yan was writhing on the ground like a dead dog, tsk tsk, I wonder who could be so ruthless."

"Brothers, do you have any public spirit? The brothers from the Dragon Saber Squad are injured, and you're gloating here. You have no sincerity at all. Tonight, Full Moon Tower, I'll treat everyone to a meal."

"Hahaha, thank you, Brother Chou." Hearing Li Chou, the bald man, say this, the Martial Artists from the Great Wind Squad burst into laughter.

What could be more satisfying than an enemy's misfortune?

If there was, it would be their own Captain treating them to celebrate it.

Ren Tian's expression turned grim. He pulled Lu Lin aside and said in a deep voice, "Li Chou, what do you mean by this?"

"Heh heh, Ren the Cannon, don't put on that stinky face for me here. I'm just talking to my brothers, what, does it bother you?"

"I don't know who that Wang Yan guy offended to be so ruthless, to cripple him like that. Tsk tsk, he was a master at the Martial Artist limit, what a shame, what a shame."

As he spoke, Li Chou shook his head, showing a hint of regret.

However, the two squads were enemies, and they had clashed multiple times during missions in the wild. Expecting them to feel regret was utterly impossible.

"Li Chou, the Dragon Saber Squad will remember today's events. We'll settle this outside later."

"Lu Lin, let's go!"

Ren Tian said, preparing to pull Lu Lin away.

As a result, Li Chou took a step forward, blocking their path.

"Don't! Ren the Cannon, why wait until outside? If you want revenge, come at me now. Let's see how the Wu'an Bureau handles it."

"Come on, everyone, put down your weapons and let Ren the Cannon have his fun."

Li Chou said, first unbuckling the spear behind his back, which was broken into two sections, and throwing it on the ground.

The others from the Great Wind Squad followed suit, unbuckling their sabers and swords and throwing them on the ground with clattering sounds.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the association staff.

A burly Martial Artist in a dark blue uniform walked over and frowned upon seeing the situation.

"Li Chou, Ren Tian, what's going on?"

Upon seeing him, Li Chou immediately ran up, "Chairman Gao, you must uphold justice for us free Martial Artists. We came to the association to pick up missions when we ran into Ren Tian from the Dragon Saber Squad. We thought we'd greet him to ease the tension. Didn't you say something about turning swords into plowshares last time, Chairman Gao? But this Ren Tian, he actually threatened us within the association, saying to be careful when leaving the city and that he'd kill us every time he saw us."

"Chairman Gao, it's really not us causing trouble. My strength isn't great, and the Great Wind Squad was only established because my brothers gave me face. If we all die at Ren Tian's hands, who knows what hardships the widows and orphans will face then."

Li Chou spoke with genuine emotion, but the burly Chairman Gao remained unmoved. He looked at Ren Tian, "Ren Tian, what's going on? Your squad members were attacked yesterday, and you're still acting so brazenly?"

Chairman Gao's name was Gao Hu, the Vice President of the Dongshan City Free Martial Artist Association headquarters. He was usually responsible for mediating conflicts between Martial Artists and was very familiar with the situation of both the Great Wind and Dragon Saber squads.

"Chairman Gao, you're wronging me."

Ren Tian couldn't let Li Chou slander him like this. He stepped forward and explained the purpose of their visit today. Gao Hu glanced at the Free Martial Artist certificate in Lu Lin's hand and nodded.

Although Ren Tian had a restless personality, he wouldn't start a conflict with the Great Wind Squad at this time.

"Alright, everyone disperse. There's nothing interesting to see."

Gao Hu told the surrounding Martial Artists and Advanced Martial Disciples looking for work to leave, then said to Li Chou, "You guys too. If you have business, get it done quickly. Why are you causing such a scene? Hurry up, do what you need to do."

"But, Chairman Gao, Ren Tian really threatened us just now..."

Li Chou still wanted to struggle, but Gao Hu's face turned stern, "What? Am I no longer able to command you?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Chou quickly agreed and turned around, shouting, "Brothers, get your weapons ready. From now on, when we leave the city, even if Ren Tian and their Dragon Saber Squad bully us, we can't just stand by and do nothing. Chairman Gao will uphold justice for us then."

Picking up his spear from the ground, Li Chou cupped his hands towards Gao Hu, "Chairman Gao, we'll be leaving now. Please also have a good talk with Ren Tian. We Dongshan Martial Artists are already few in number. If he continues to engage in infighting..."

"Enough, enough, get lost."

Gao Hu pushed the man, and Li Chou turned to leave.

Where Gao Hu couldn't see, he turned his head and made a throat-slitting gesture towards Lu Lin and Ren Tian.

Lu Lin felt his body stiffen. Could this be the killing intent of a Martial Artist?

Ren Tian wanted to glare back, but Gao Hu blocked his line of sight. "Alright, Ren Tian, you guys should go back too."

Li Chou and the others from the Great Wind Squad were troublesome, but the people from the Dragon Saber Squad were no pushovers either.

If it weren't for the fact that these two squads had only engaged in minor skirmishes before, they would have intervened long ago.

"Chairman Gao, you can't blame us for what happened today. They were the ones who came looking for trouble."

"Okay, I believe you. You can go first. Also, remember this: even when you're outside the city without supervision, don't easily attack our Dongshan City Martial Artists. If I find out, I'll make sure you pay dearly."

"Understood, Chairman Gao, don't worry."

Ren Tian lazily agreed, "Lu Lin, let's go."

In this event, there was no room for Lu Lin to speak, but he deeply remembered one of the Great Wind Squad's actions.

After leaving the association and getting into the car, Ren Tian didn't start it. He said to Lu Lin, "Lu Lin, this Great Wind Squad has quite a bit of bad blood with our Dragon Saber Squad. They've stolen our stuff before and sabotaged our missions. Of course, we've fought them back too."

"Are you scared, kid?"

Scared?

Lu Lin shook his head. The two sides had just exchanged some verbal jabs. What was there to be afraid of? Even if it came down to real fighting, he wouldn't necessarily falter.

"Good, I really didn't misjudge you. But don't worry, we won't go too far within the city. It's when we get out of the city that we can truly let loose."

"Oh right, wait for me a moment."

Ren Tian suddenly thought of something and ran out of the car, going back into the association.

Before long, he came out with a clear smile on his face.

"Brother Ren, what did you go do?"

"Nothing much, I just hired an Advanced Martial Disciple to help me keep an eye on what missions the Great Wind Squad is taking. If we get a chance, we'll hit them when we're out of the city."

Lu Lin was speechless. Everything Guild Leader Gao Hu had just said seemed to have gone in one ear and out the other.

While Ren Tian was finding someone to watch the other party, the Great Wind Squad naturally wouldn't sit idly by.

But it didn't matter. Since the two teams were mortal enemies, they were bound to clash sooner or later. Unless Lu Lin quit the Dragon Saber Squad right now, he would definitely have to fight them.

Seeing that Lu Lin had calmed down after just a brief moment, Ren Tian couldn't help but nod in his heart.

It seemed his little brother wasn't someone who shied away from trouble.

But no matter what, today's signing had been successfully completed. Ren Tian also said he would help Lu Lin find some equipment when they got back, so he wouldn't have to spend money on it for now, which would save some.

If Lu Lin found the equipment inconvenient, he could purchase things himself later based on his needs after returning from his missions.

Lu Lin was deeply touched. Ren Tian, though seemingly carefree, was actually very considerate. Lu Lin currently couldn't afford any equipment unless he borrowed money from Liu Weiran.