Hooligan

By mid-September, Ye An had spent half a month cultivating since the affair with the Lin Lineage.

[Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Art · Qi Condensation Part (First Layer): 154/800]

[Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Palm: First Part (Initial Glance): 178/800]

His progress was slow but steady, neither fast nor sluggish—just what one would expect from cultivation with lower-grade second-class aptitude and no bottlenecks.

The Liu Lineage's transport convoy carried exceptionally valuable goods this time. The shipment had to arrive by the appointed date, or the compensation the Liu Lineage owed would be no small sum. The entire lineage's cash flow would be tied up.

So they had put a respected elder named Liu Hou in charge of the convoy. He was in his fifties, at Mid-Meridian Opening, and had urged Liu Ruyan more than once to marry into the Song Family.

He had overseen the Liu Lineage's transport operations for over a decade and resolved most of the troubles he had encountered. This time, however, he was stuck.

The Liu Lineage's convoy had been blocked on the Northern Transport Road outside Cangwu Prefectural City for three days.

There was only one man. He stood in the middle of the road, neither robbing nor killing, simply barring the way for people and goods alike.

At first, Liu Hou assumed the man was after some benefit, so he offered the greatest concessions within his power. The man rejected every one.

If Liu Hou had not sensed that he was no match for him, he would have told the man to get lost long ago.

Even so, Liu Hou did not give up. But no matter how he tried to negotiate, the man said only one thing: "You can't take this road. Take another."

He gave no reason. He was here purely to