The setting sun melted into gold, and the evening clouds gathered like jade.
Beneath the setting sun, some people had just returned from dock work, others came back from a day of fishing at the fish market, and still others, armed with blades and clubs, fought bloody battles.
A fierce fight erupted in a narrow alley.
"Filthy bastards! You dare fight me for territory?" Chen Kai roared.
Wearing hard, sharp knuckle-dusters on both hands, he unleashed a relentless barrage of Stone-Splitting Palm strikes, driving his somewhat older opponent back step by step.
It was the Golden Blade Sect fighting the Iron Palm Gang for territory.
After their last operation failed, the Golden Blade Sect stopped going all-out against the Black Dragon Gang and began targeting other, weaker gangs nearby.
To expand their territory, they needed more manpower—preferably people with decent bone structures and some martial arts experience.
The Golden Blade Sect used the promise of turning recruits into entry-level martial artists as bait, secretly recruiting promising candidates. Chen Kai had been lured in and joined the sect.
At first, he hadn't quite believed them.
But after seeing Chen Yuan become an entry-level martial artist once the Gu Family's support dried up, then take a post with the Li Family, one of the Four Great Families in the Inner City, Chen Kai had panicked.
His family had spent a great deal of money treating his injuries, leaving less for his martial arts training.
His progress had slowed more and more, while Chen Yuan grew stronger and stronger. The gap between them kept widening.
If things went on like this, he'd never get his revenge in this lifetime. He had no choice but to take a risk!
Fortunately, Heaven rewarded those who persevered.
With the help of the Golden Blade Sect's pills,