Riot

Looking at the Brutish Man's corpse, Qin Yang casually tossed it to the ground.

Even though the man's words had been garbled and unclear, he still managed to pick out some information.

The so-called Other Shore Cult, if he wasn't mistaken, was likely that mysterious and sinister Cult Organization.

This assassination attempt probably wasn't because the Bald Man he'd killed last time had been discovered by the Other Shore Cult. It was more likely that he'd simply ended up on their hit list.

The Other Shore Cult was probably planning to use the Qing Tian Festival to launch repeated attacks on Blood Moving Martial Artists in the outer city, creating large-scale chaos.

Because Blood Moving Martial Artists could keep the situation under control. If they weren't eliminated first, even a riot would be quickly suppressed.

Woo-woo~

Shopkeeper Hu let out a whimper, looking helplessly at Qin Yang.

He had no idea why the young master had started spacing out right after killing someone.

If he was going to daydream, at least untie the ropes on him first.

Qin Yang snapped back to reality and finally untied Shopkeeper Hu's ropes.

"Young master, I have no idea what happened."

"We were handing out porridge when suddenly a crowd rushed in, swinging clubs and smashing everything."

"Wang Da and Li San tried to stop them, but they were beaten to death on the spot."

Shopkeeper Hu pulled the cloth from his mouth and explained urgently.

Wang Da and Li San were the guards he'd brought from the Qin Manor.

"I know this isn't your fault."

"Someone's deliberately targeting us."

Qin Yang didn't blame him.

Just then, he heard noisy shouts and commotion from outside the tavern.

The rioting commoners on the street below were getting restless again.

Annoyed by the noise, Qin Yang simply tossed the Brutish Man's corpse down.

The crowd gathered around the tavern looked up, watching what was happening above.

Suddenly seeing a body plummet from the sky, they scrambled to get out of the way.

Thud~

The Brutish Man's corpse slammed heavily onto the bluestone slabs.

Seeing the Brutish Man's gruesome state, the rioting commoners turned pale with fear.

The man's neck was nothing but a mess of shredded flesh, held together by only a few tendons. His head had split open from the fall, blood streaming everywhere.

Boom!

The next second.

Qin Yang descended from the sky.

He leaped down from the third floor of the tavern.

Boom!!!

The moment he landed, the bluestone slabs cracked and split apart.

"So you're the bastards who trashed my tavern, huh?"

Qin Yang cracked his neck and grinned.

That smile, as the rioting commoners saw it, was utterly terrifying. They instinctively stepped back.

Qin Yang's presence alone crushed the near-hundred-strong mob into submission.

With a fierce roar, he charged straight into the crowd.

He unleashed the powerful Arhat Fist, and figures were sent flying one after another.

Anyone hit by his fists felt as if they'd been struck by a temple bell's ram—bones shattered, Internal Organs pulverized.

The rioters were Terrified by Qin Yang's onslaught and fled in panic.

Just then.

Luo Jian finally arrived with his gang members, charging in with ferocious momentum.

For a moment.

Blood sprayed, and screams filled the air.

Seeing this, Qin Yang couldn't be bothered to keep fighting.

He pulled Luo Jian aside to a corner.

"Guild Leader Luo, listen to me."

"Someone's trying to stir up massive chaos in the outer city."

"First, have people block off the key intersections nearby."

"We can't let any more rioters break through."

Qin Yang spoke quickly.

If those rioters got in, several streets nearby would likely be reduced to rubble.

In that case, he wouldn't be able to keep living here either.

Luo Jian hadn't expected things to be this serious, but he still trusted Qin Yang's words. He swiftly deployed men to guard every intersection.

Just then, the rioters from the tavern were either dead, wounded, or fleeing. The streets had been cleared.

Qin Yang first escorted Shopkeeper Hu back to Qin Manor, then headed to the other two pharmacies.

"Loot it!!!"

"This stuff was ours to begin with!"

"Don't reason with them—just beat them to death!"

Hideous, savage roars echoed through the streets of Linjiang Outer City.

The sounds of smashing, fighting, and furious shouting mixed together.

In some places, black smoke had even risen into the air.

Qin Yang walked along the way.

Not a single commoner was in sight—only frenzied thugs.

All the shops were shut, but some rioters were still violently breaking down doors, madly grabbing whatever they could.

A few even set their sights on Qin Yang, but he knocked them all out with a single punch.

When he reached Daliang Pharmacy, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It hadn't been hit yet. The new shopkeeper had locked the front door tight and had the assistants pile heavy objects against it.

Seeing Qin Yang arrive, the shopkeeper and assistants finally relaxed.

"Stay here and don't open the door for anything."

"I'm going to check on Dashan Pharmacy."

After giving his orders, Qin Yang left quickly.

On the way, he suddenly brushed past a man in yellow robes.

The man looked hurried, as if rushing somewhere.

"Other Shore Cult?"

Qin Yang muttered.

The yellow-robed man froze for a moment.

Bam!

The next second, his head was smashed apart by Qin Yang's fist.

"What exactly is the Other Shore Cult trying to do?"

Qin Yang stared at the corpse, his heart sinking.

When he reached Dashan Pharmacy, he found the place in shambles. The floor was littered with crushed herbs, medicine cabinets had been toppled, and several bodies lay inside.

He recognized one of them.

It was Shopkeeper Wang from Dashan Pharmacy.

He had been beaten until multiple bones were broken—likely beaten to death.

Bam!!!

Qin Yang slammed his fist into a medicine cabinet.

Crash!!!

The entire cabinet shattered into pieces.

"Other Shore Cult..."

"Fine, fine, fine!!!!"

Qin Yang muttered to himself.

The riot lasted nearly the entire morning.

The major powers in the inner city had initially thought it was just poor commoners from the outer city causing trouble. But as the chaos escalated, they realized something was wrong.

Many Blood Moving experts in the outer city had been mysteriously assassinated. With so many dead, the riot couldn't be suppressed quickly, and it even began to spread toward the inner city.

Only then did the inner city powers snap to attention and swiftly send men to the outer city to restore order.

But these rioting commoners seemed to be controlled by a hidden hand—they dispersed swiftly and vanished without a trace.

Now the people in the inner city were dumbfounded.

With so many in the outer city, they had no way to pick out the rioters from the crowd and could only return in defeat.

The constables from the County Office finally appeared on the streets, beginning to investigate the cause of the incident.

Qin Manor.

Qin Yang sat in the main hall's seat of honor, his face dark.

Although this riot hadn't reached the Qin Manor, both Laifu Restaurant and Dashan Pharmacy had been looted clean, resulting in no small loss.

"Young Master. We lost nine people this time."

"Four waiters from Laifu Restaurant, and two of our guards."

"At Dashan Pharmacy, Shopkeeper Wang and two apprentices."

"Six others were injured."

Qian Hai walked into the hall, reporting the casualties to Qin Yang.

"One hundred taels of silver in compensation for each of the dead."

"Thirty taels for the injured."

"Two hundred taels for Shopkeeper Wang."

Qin Yang's face was black as pitch.