"Well, well! This is interesting. You brat, why don't you ask around? Here in Heqing Town, who sets up a stall in the market without paying me some silver? And you actually dare ask me for money? I can see you're an outsider who doesn't know the rules, so I won't hold it against you today. Leave the knife and you can go. I guarantee I'll give you trouble."
Hu Xiaotian was utterly frustrated. I spent half the day trying to sell this knife without making a single sale. You didn't come earlier or later-you waited until I was leaving. You're deliberately trying to extort me! Do you really think a tiger brought down to the plains can be bullied by dogs? He looked them over. There were four of them, including Mao San. Though Hu Xiaotian's martial arts were poor, Murong Feiyan had at least taught him a few moves, so he ought to have some chance against these street thugs. Besides, his short blade could slice through iron like mud. He wasn't afraid of a fight. Hu Xiaotian said, "Brother, everyone falls on hard times. All men within the four seas are brothers. I hope you gentlemen will raise your hands in mercy and leave me a way out. If you really drive me into a dead end, it won't look good for any of us."
Mao San chuckled and said to the men around him, "Brothers, did you hear that? He's threatening me. Threatening me!"
Hu Xiaotian laughed along with him. "Brother, you've got strength in numbers. How would I dare threaten you? I've always been a man who dares to act and dares to speak..." Before he finished, he raised his left fist and slammed it into Mao San's jaw. Hu Xiaotian had pictured himself knocking