Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall

"Why don't you go look at the other stalls?"

As soon as the words fell.

The smiles on the men's faces instantly froze.

Sensing that something was amiss, the stall owner decisively withdrew his hand and silently watched the scene unfold. Competition was good—competition meant he could earn more.

Who would ever complain about having too much silver?

"Brother, don't be in such a hurry. My junior brothers merely couldn't contain themselves upon seeing something good. If it were you, I imagine you would be the same."

He An said nothing, glowering darkly at them.

"So what do you want?"

"I had already settled the price with the stall owner. Isn't it a little excessive for you to suddenly interfere? There should at least be some respect for first come, first served, shouldn't there?"

"Bullshit!"

Before Li Yan could speak, one of his junior brothers anxiously said, "How are we suddenly interfering? It's obvious that we all took a liking to this thing at the same time."

"And as for you saying that you'd settled the price with the stall owner, why haven't I seen you pay yet?"

He pointed at the Silver Taels in He An's hand.

He An shot him a cold look, then turned to the stall owner.

"Boss, you tell them. Didn't we already settle the price just now?"

"I was planning to buy everything you have here, wasn't I?"

"This..."

The stall owner hesitated.

Li Yan gave a soft laugh. "Boss, my fellow disciples and I want all of these things. If you agree, we're willing to pay a few extra taels of silver."

"Oh, and we're from Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall."

A carrot and a stick.

His final sentence was clearly a threat aimed at the stall owner.

Sure enough, upon hearing him, the stall owner instantly understood what he meant.

The stall owner turned toward He An. "Little brother, I'm truly sorry. They're offering more silver, and they're disciples of Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall. I really can't afford to offend them."

"How about this? I'll sell these clumps of Purple Heart Grass to them. If you still want the remaining items, I can give you a discount."

"What do you think?"

Seeing this.

The corners of Li Yan and the others' mouths all curled into smiles.

When dealing with ordinary people, the name of Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall was more than enough.

The hall master of Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall, Li Anbang, was an expert of the Blood Circulation Realm. In Fangcheng, who wouldn't give him a little face?

"Fine, fine, fine. What a Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall!"

He An gritted his teeth and looked at Li Yan with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

He already bore a grudge against the Meng Family.

And now, merely trying to buy some herbs, he had to have people from a martial arts hall cut in halfway.

Anyone would find such a thing as disgusting as stepping in shit.

"Brother, don't hold a grudge against us. We had no choice but to do this. If our master hadn't been pressing us so hard, we definitely wouldn't have acted this way."

"Just as the boss said, if you wish, we can forgo the remaining medicinal herbs."

"No need!"

He An shouted, then looked toward the stall owner and asked:

"Boss, if I add another Ten Silver Taels, would you be willing to sell them to me? Your goods aren't worth more than that anyway, are they?"

The stall owner's eyes widened sharply.

Ten taels?

He had to admit, he was truly tempted.

But compared to the threat of Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall, he still didn't quite dare sell to He An.

With silver, you needed to live long enough to spend it after earning it.

Besides, compared to He An's initial offer, Li Yan's price was already somewhat higher.

In other words.

Had Li Yan not intervened, he might have earned less silver.

He gritted his teeth. "I'm sorry, little brother. I'd better sell these things to these brothers. If I get any more good goods like these in the future, I'll definitely sell them to you. How does that sound?"

"No need!"

After leaving those words behind, He An turned and departed, quickly disappearing into the Black Market.

Watching his retreating back, Li Yan's junior brothers wore mocking expressions.

"Ten Silver Taels—who's he trying to fool with that big shot act? I bet he can't take it out at all."

"A mere ordinary man actually wants to fight us for things."

"Hahaha, forget him. We've made a killing this time—these Spirit Medicines are all good stuff!!"

Li Yan shook his head with a cold laugh and asked, "Boss, how many Silver Taels did you agree on with that guy just now? We want all these things too."

"Thirty Taels."

The stall owner rubbed his hands together, looking eagerly at Li Yan and hoping he would give him a few more Silver Taels.

Hearing this, Li Yan nodded. Under the stall owner's dumbfounded gaze, he and his three junior brothers pooled their money together and finally scraped together Thirty Taels.

The Silver Taels landed heavily on the stall.

The stall owner was stunned.

Hadn't they agreed to pay a few taels more?

That was precisely why he had chosen to go back on his word and had not immediately sold the goods to He An.

"Brother, didn't we agree that it would be a little more than Thirty Taels?" he asked cautiously, still wearing a flattering smile.

Li Yan pulled a long face, looking like a poor man convinced poverty made him right.

"This is all we have. If you don't want it, then let's call this matter off for now."

"Or perhaps you're still greedy for more Silver Taels. In that case, come with us to the martial arts hall. I'm sure my master would be willing to give them to you."

"But do you dare go?"

"..."

Watching them leave, the stall owner finally came to his senses.

Li Yan and the others had never intended to add any Silver Taels at all. They had merely wanted to use this to squeeze He An out.

"Damn it, I've spent my whole life catching hawks, only to have these little bastards peck my eyes out."

"A bunch of poor bastards—no money, yet acting like big shots."

He was not wrong. The reason Li Yan and the others could produce Thirty Taels in one go was because fifteen taels of it had been given to them by their master to purchase the Black Iron Leaf.

At the same time.

He An had also been targeted.

While He An was buying Spirit Medicine, a Sturdy Man with a fierce look in his eyes had already set his sights on him.

After He An left, the man continued following him from afar.

"Courting death!"

He An snorted coldly. After leaving the Black Market, he turned straight into an alley.

With his cautious nature, he had discovered the man long ago.

He simply could not determine whether the man had been sent by someone, or whether he had seen He An's considerable wealth and wanted to take the chance to make some money.

No matter what.

He An had already marked the man for death.

Sure enough, after discovering that He An had vanished, the Sturdy Man immediately hurried over.

"Lost him?"

"Could it be... I was discovered?"

"What a pity. Such a fat sheep actually got away. I should have struck the moment he stepped out of the Black Market."

The Sturdy Man was filled with regret.

At that moment.

A shadow flashed past.

A blade pressed against his back. The Sturdy Man's pupils abruptly contracted as icy killing intent instantly flooded his mind, leaving his entire body stiff and cold.

"Who sent you?"

"Eldest Brother, don't kill me." The Sturdy Man hurriedly begged for mercy. "No one sent me. I only followed you, Eldest Brother, because I wanted to scrape together a living."

"I was blinded by greed for a moment, and that was why I wanted to make a move against you, Eldest Brother."

The man's voice trembled violently.

He An sneered. "Blinded by greed, what a fine excuse. If I hadn't noticed you beforehand, and if I weren't far stronger than you, would I not have fallen to your vicious hands?"

"No!"

With one slash, the blade fell.

The Sturdy Man's corpse crashed heavily to the ground.

He An wiped the blood from his blade and walked alone into the darkness.

"Great Fortune Martial Arts Hall?"

"Since you've delivered yourselves to my door, I'll collect a little more interest from the Meng Family!"

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