Clocking Out

Gu Fengchen looked coldly at the group from the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group, his expression grim.

These people had not only blocked the entrance, but were even bullying a helpless old woman.

The Serpent Nest Mercenary Group.

In Gu Fengchen's memories, the leader of the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group seemed to be a Dou Spirit Level expert. Their power should have utterly surpassed that of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

If their backing had only been a Da Dou Shi, Gu Fengchen could have slaughtered them all without batting an eye. But if it was a Dou Spirit...

At least for now, Gu Fengchen did not dare provoke one.

But not daring to provoke them did not mean Gu Fengchen could endure this.

At the very least, these people were merely Dou Zhe, and the one in front was only a Dou Shi. He was not particularly afraid of them.

As for that Dou Spirit, did Gu Fengchen not have backing of his own?

Well, it seemed that he really did not.

But although he had none, he could fly!

In truth, Gu Fengchen had not intended to provoke these people. But sometimes, trouble could not be avoided. The more peace and quiet you wanted, the more someone refused to let you have it.

In his previous life, a great man had summarized and defined this phenomenon, calling it Murphy's Law.

"Hey, hey, hey, Boss, that guy's here!" One of the mercenaries spotted Gu Fengchen and patted the tattooed man on the shoulder.

The tattooed man looked over. They had come today for two reasons: the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and Xiao Yi Xian.

The Myriad Medicine Pavilion had plenty of good things. Now that Yao Chen was dead, the servants beneath him were already showing signs of wanting to grab whatever they could and leave. Rather than letting those servants benefit, they might as well take it over themselves.

The second reason was Xiao Yi Xian.

If they could kidnap this miraculous physician, capable of bringing the dying back to life, into their mercenary group, then when their brothers were injured in the future, they would no longer need to queue here and wait for a physician to heal them.

However, everyone in the Myriad Medicine Pavilion now knew that Xiao Yi Xian had someone backing her. Just yesterday, he had beaten up Mu Li of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

That was why they had sent a Dou Shi this time, intending to take over the Myriad Medicine Pavilion completely.

At that moment, the people of the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group swarmed forward. The passersby on the street had clearly noticed the scene as well, and all watched with the mentality of enjoying a show.

They themselves were not strong enough, nor did they wish to provoke the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, the largest mercenary group in Qingshan Town.

The tattooed man at the front gave a sinister laugh. "Kid, I advise you to go back where you came from. Don't meddle in this matter, otherwise..."

Seeing Gu Fengchen ignore them and prepare to push open the doors of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, he released Dou Qi from within his body. Faint Dou Qi surged continuously over his body as he actually prepared to attack directly!

Gu Fengchen shot him a sidelong glance and sneered. "With trash strength like yours, you dare block the entrance to my Myriad Medicine Pavilion?"

Your Myriad Medicine Pavilion?

Huh?

Everyone was stunned. Yesterday, it had still been Mr. Yao's Myriad Medicine Pavilion. How had it become his today?

Gu Fengchen did not care. Since everyone was scrambling for this prized prize, there was no reason for him to give it to anyone else.

The next moment, Gu Fengchen's somewhat lazy body, which had been standing still, suddenly moved!

He lunged like a venomous snake pouncing on prey. Within just a few breaths, Gu Fengchen had already arrived before several mercenaries.

Before they could react, they simultaneously felt sweetness rise in their throats and darkness descend before their eyes. One after another, they fell from the air to the ground, becoming stiff corpses.

He had already decided to become the master of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Today, he had to establish his authority.

This world had always revered strength above all else. He would deal with these people first!

The tattooed man was instantly startled. At that moment, he felt as though the person before him had completely transformed.

Cruel, violent, like the fiercest beast in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Gu Fengchen appeared before the tattooed man like a nimble ape and casually threw a punch. The tattooed man instinctively raised both arms to block.

The next moment, the tattooed man realized just how idiotic his response had been.

He only felt a tremendous force crash into his arms, and both arms instantly went numb.

He hurriedly summoned his Dou Qi Gauze. Immediately afterward, Gu Fengchen's punch landed, striking the tattooed man squarely in the chest.

The tattooed man let out a muffled groan, staggered several steps, and collapsed to the ground. A suffocating pressure lodged in his chest that he could not spit out. Dizziness washed over him, and he felt as though he were about to die.

In less than the time it took to breathe, the tattooed man who had been shouting so arrogantly a moment ago was pinned to the ground the next. The flesh on the left side of his face was a bloody blur, and blood seeped heavily from the corner of his mouth.

He looked at the young man before him in confusion, utterly unable to believe what had happened.

Then Gu Fengchen grabbed the tattooed man by the head and viciously slammed it into the ground.

Bang!

The sound of bones cracking rang out, and the tattooed man screamed in agony.

"Stop hitting me! Spare me!"

"Apologize to the old woman!"

Gu Fengchen dragged the tattooed man before the old woman.

The tattooed man kowtowed frantically. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!"

Once the tattooed man had apologized, Gu Fengchen directly crushed his neck.

He gave the onlookers around him a warm smile, then said gently, "The Myriad Medicine Pavilion will continue doing business as usual. Any of you townsfolk who wish to seek treatment may come to Xiao Yi Xian."

After saying that, Gu Fengchen shook his hand and looked disdainfully at the blood staining it.

That was human nature.

If he did not display enough overwhelming strength today, even greater trouble would come. These people were the first group, but they would certainly not be the last.

For the sake of living peacefully, he had not hesitated to use his strongest power to kill the Dou Shi before him.

The uninformed crowd would very likely associate his strength with that of a Da Dou Shi, perhaps even connect him to the destruction of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

But none of that mattered.

He had never intended to play the pig to eat the tiger. Raising his strength was exceedingly simple for him; he only needed to eat.

However, although Gu Fengchen had established his authority, he was not arrogant in the slightest.

On the contrary, he knew perfectly well that in this world, possessing the courage to replace a man in power was not enough. He also had to learn from the lesson of "the times were against me, and even my steed would not run," or sooner or later, he would end up slitting his own throat by the Wujiang River just like Xiang Yu.

Unfortunately, when Xiang Yu died, the breathtakingly beautiful Consort Yu was by his side. And I fucking only have a strong left arm and right arm. Well, there's also Xiao Yi Xian. Seems I'm not getting such a bad deal.

"No matter what, keeping this worthless life is the most important thing..."

The only thing that needed to be put on the agenda was cultivating that Flying Dou Skill.

Once he could fly, even a Dou Spirit would not be able to catch him!

After closing the doors of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion again, Gu Fengchen slowly exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi.

Only from this moment onward did Gu Fengchen's mind and body truly belong to himself, making him a genuinely free man.

Put simply, he had gotten off work.

His task today had been to kill people.

Now that he had finished killing, he could clock out.