Sun Tian had never imagined that one day, his life would undergo such a tremendous change.
He had merely been following his boss around, chatting by the city gates as usual, when they ran into a group of outsiders. Before he even understood what was happening, his boss was dead. To survive, they had no choice but to kill their boss's boss and follow Wang Yan, their new boss.
After that, Wang Yan instructed him to gather the brothers with their weapons whenever they saw fireworks. Then, while he was still completely bewildered, Wang Yan led them to wipe out the Bai family, subdue the Yang and Liu families, settle matters with the authorities, and become the largest force in Huo County.
Then he received fifty taels of silver and thirty mu of prime farmland. When he brought the deeds home, he would never forget the shock on his parents', brother's, and sister-in-law's faces. It was the first time he had ever held his head high at home. His sister-in-law no longer spoke to him harshly, and he had become a pillar of the family.
He resolved to serve the boss well. The boss treated his subordinates generously. Though he was ruthless and vicious, he never hesitated to praise and reward those who did their jobs well. Working under him was fair.
When the martial arts school expanded its recruitment, he sought out sturdy men he knew well. When the boss taught them martial arts, he gritted his teeth and persevered, striving to excel. When the boss taught them how to make route guides and investigation reports, he studied so diligently he was practically hanging himself from the rafters and stabbing his thigh with an awl. During the assessments, he even outperformed the second and third bosses, taking first place.