"Greetings, Senior!"
Jiang Yi cupped his hands toward the man in gray.
There was no helping it; circumstances were stronger than men.
A true man could bend and stretch as circumstances demanded, let alone a "beast of burden" like him.
"Ha ha!"
"Senior is too much. My name is Liu Sheng, and I serve as the fourth steward of the town's Fishing Guild.
If you do not mind, you can call me Uncle Liu."
Jiang Yi: "..."
Wasn't this a little too familiar?
Seeing how taciturn Jiang Yi was, Liu Sheng showed no displeasure.
He seemed to realize that he had been somewhat abrupt!
So he took the initiative to speak again!
"Little brother, you killed those two Evil Wolf Gang men today, so you must be more careful from now on.
The Evil Wolf Gang is nothing but a pack of mad dogs!
Once they go mad, they bite anyone they see!
Mm...
If you run into any trouble later, you may come to the Fishing Guild Courtyard.
When the time comes, just give my name.
My Fishing Guild does not fear them!"
After saying that!
The gray-clothed middle-aged man did not linger any longer!
He leaped down from the eaves, his body light as a swan feather drifting down, landing without a sound.
In no time at all.
His figure vanished into the vast black night!
Was he trying to recruit me?
Jiang Yi lowered his gaze slightly. The gray-clothed man's words felt rather like covering one's ears while stealing a bell!
His intentions needed no explanation!
The Fishing Guild?!!
It was probably another force within the town!
And one that did not get along with the Evil Wolf Gang!
Jiang Yi turned and walked out of the alley, hiding his figure in the darkness as he swiftly departed.
It seemed that joining a faction!
Would be quite a good choice for him...
Beneath a secluded corner of the wall!
Jiang Dafeng was pacing back and forth!
His face was full of anxiety, while his mouth kept muttering things like, "Why isn't he back yet?"
"Brother Dafeng, I'm back!"
Hearing Jiang Yi's voice, the great stone hanging over Jiang Dafeng's heart finally dropped to the ground.
"How was it, Xiao Yi? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, no problem at all. They were just two little trash fish!"
Jiang Yi handed over the money pouch!
"Look, not only did I get it back, there's even more silver inside..."
"Brother Yi, you're amazing!"
"Teach me martial arts, Brother Yi! Once I master it, I'll fight ten by myself!"
The other two youths wore faces full of worship!
They practically wanted to immediately take him as their master!
"It's always better to be careful!"
"After all, that's the Evil Wolf Gang—a wicked force, not something easy to provoke!"
Jiang Dafeng frowned and thought hard for a while!
As though something had occurred to him, his spirits suddenly lifted, and he hurriedly held out his hand.
"Come, come, come! I'll take you to find someone!"
"If that person is willing to help, then our days ahead will be settled..."
Knock, knock, knock!
As the knocking sounded, an aged voice came from within the small courtyard.
"Who is it?"
"Uncle Fu, it's me. I'm Jiang Dafeng. Do you remember me?
Last winter!
When my father and I came to town to buy New Year goods, we specially paid you a visit."
"What! It's you, Jiang Dafeng, you little rascal? Wait a moment, I'm coming right away!"
First came a rustling sound from inside, followed by a string of hurried, disorderly footsteps.
Creak!
Accompanied by the souring sound of the door opening!
An old man with a hunched body and grizzled hair appeared before the group of four.
At that moment, he held up half a dim yellow candle, his cloudy eyes struggling to widen!
As though he wanted to see them clearly!
"It really is you, you little rascal!"
"You're actually alive! Quick, quick, all of you come in, come in!"
The old man hurriedly ushered the four into the courtyard.
"Yesterday, rumors spread through town that your Jiang Family Village had been slaughtered by the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold.
They said the whole village had turned to flying ash.
This old man was worried sick, thinking not a single person had escaped.
Who would have thought that you few were still alive? What a blessing, what a blessing! Heaven has blessed us!"
"By the way, little Feng, where is your father?"
"My father... he... he died while desperately resisting the bandits..."
"Your father... sigh..."
The old man kept talking, letting out sighs of emotion from time to time!
"Little Feng, what do you plan to do next?"
Hearing this, Jiang Dafeng laid out all the thoughts in his heart one by one.
"We plan to stay in town for a while..."
"How about this!"
"Tomorrow morning, I'll go and ask around. Our Fishing Guild has been short of hands lately.
I'll see if I can get you all in to lend a hand!"
"Then we'll have to trouble you, Uncle Fu!"
"It's no trouble, just a small matter! How about this? You can stay here tonight first.
Looking at you all, you must be starving!
Oh, right, there are still a few corn buns in my kitchen. I'll go get them for you..."
The Fishing Guild?!!
Jiang Yi listened quietly from the side!
When he heard those two words, a strange look could not help appearing in his eyes.
The Fishing Guild!
An old-established force in Wushui Town!
From its name alone, one could tell what sort of business this faction specialized in.
The stretch of land where the Wushui River flowed past the eastern side of town was the territory under its control.
The founder of the Fishing Guild—
Zhou Qiuyi!
The townspeople preferred to call him—
Fishing Master!
He was a legendary figure of Wushui Town.
Before his rise, he had been an ordinary fisherman of lowly status!
By chance, while hauling in river fish one day, he had dredged up a heaven-shaking martial arts supreme technique.
Then he lay low for a full ten-odd years!
He emerged into the world at the age of forty, fulfilling the saying—
Silent, he was; once he cried out, he astonished the world!
From then on, he soared into the sky with a single leap!
Later, in the small town of Wushui Town, he established a force of his own, naming it—
The Fishing Guild!
To this day, the Fishing Master was still alive.
Although he had reached a venerable age and had not been heard making a move for many years, he was still, in the end, an existence at the "ferocious tiger" level!
His lingering might remained!
His strength absolutely could not be underestimated!
What was more!
After operating for so many years, the Fishing Guild had no shortage of other powerful martial artists holding the fort.
Unless they encountered a life-and-death crisis!
Otherwise!
Why would the dignified Fishing Master need to personally make a move!
Early the next morning, not long after dawn broke, Uncle Fu woke Jiang Yi and the other three.
They first went to a clothing shop!
They took off their previous tattered clothes and changed into coarse linen garments.
The cloth was somewhat rough, but at least it covered them from head to toe.
A gust of wind would no longer leave their whole bodies feeling chilly and strange.
Afterward, Uncle Fu brought them together to—
The Fishing Guild Courtyard!
What? The Fishing Guild Courtyard?!!
Jiang Yi: "..."
Through the conversation between Jiang Dafeng and Uncle Fu!
He learned that the old man before him was an ordinary old servant of the Fishing Guild Courtyard.
Unfortunately, he lacked the aptitude and talent for martial arts!
However, he had joined when the faction was first established, so he counted as one of the Fishing Guild's old hands.
It was called the Fishing Guild Courtyard!
But it would be more accurate to call it an imposing estate spanning at least ten mu!
At the very front!
Was a large training ground.
In his previous life!
It would have been comparable to the standard athletic field of a renowned university!
Apart from the central combat arena, all four sides were lined with all kinds of martial training equipment.
At this time!
Many Fishing Guild disciples were already present!
After merely giving Jiang Yi's group of four a curious glance, some people withdrew their gazes.
Some did not even look at them at all!
They focused on practicing martial arts and tempering their bodies!
Such an atmosphere of martial training was exceedingly intense, making Jiang Fu and Jiang Sanxi's eyes shine.
From time to time, they imitated those people's movements!
And secretly let out a few "hmph-ha" sounds!
At last, they stopped before the gate of an ancient-looking courtyard.
"I'll go in and discuss things with them first. Later, I'll assign some work to you few!"
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