Inspecting the Goods
Fang Yu stood in the shadows under a wall outside the Four Seas Hall, waiting to see Four Seas Hall's reaction.
He had changed completely; his appearance and physique were now ordinary, attracting no attention whatsoever.
Fang Yu thought long and hard about how to obtain a large amount of gold and silver, and felt that no matter what kind of legitimate or illegitimate business he did, it was impossible to obtain a large amount of money in a short period of time.
After much thought, the fastest way to make money is to rob a wealthy person.
Since we're going to rob someone, let's just go straight for the Demon Beast meat.
His initial idea was to rob those small, independent butcher shops on the black market, like that Zheng Tu.
However, those individual farmers usually don't keep a lot of meat on hand; they're lucky if they keep a couple hundred pounds at most on a daily basis.
Once he's robbed one shop, it won't be so easy for him to rob a second one. Other small-scale butcher shops will definitely be more vigilant, and some might even simply stop setting up their stalls altogether.
One or two hundred catties of Demon Beast meat can only last for a month nowadays. It's really not worth it to alarm others for such a small amount of Demon Beast meat.
So, after much deliberation, Fang Yu finally decided to pull off a big heist: Grain Gang the grain shop of the Grain Four Seas Hall. Since his younger sister had taken the blame for the Four Seas Hall before, he felt no guilt about robbing it.
Furthermore, given the trust built up through previous transactions with Shopkeeper Hu, and the allure of 500,000 taels of silver, the other party should agree to proceed with further contact.
Once the other party has gathered the three thousand catties of meat, Fang Yu can simply rob it; there's no need for any trade.
Although there would definitely be experts guarding these three thousand catties of meat, he was only going to inspect the goods alone. It was impossible for the other party to send Master to watch over them. This was not high-grade Demon Beast meat, but just ordinary Demon Beast meat. Even if there was a lot of it, it was not much different from ordinary grain. At most, the hall master or deputy hall master of the Four Seas Hall would come to supervise.
As a fellow Sixth-Rank Strongman, Fang Yu had nothing to fear. He simply snatched the item and ran. With his Disguise Technique, as long as he was out of the other party's sight, he considered his robbery a success.
Of course, if the person who comes is not Sixth Grade, but Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, or even Third Grade Master, then he can only give up, honestly inspect the goods, then leave the city, go into the mountains, and shake off the people who came with him.
In short, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to directly seize Four Seas Hall.
As I was thinking, a group of people came out of the hall. The leader was Chen Hai, the head of the Four Seas Hall, and next to him was Shopkeeper Hu. Judging from the situation, they were probably going to gather Demon Beast meat.
Fang Yu did not follow them any further, but turned and left, returning home.
For the next few days, Fang Yu did not train, but instead ate wild deer meat like crazy, continuously converting it into Primordial Qi and storing it away.
In just three days, he devoured all two hundred catties of deer meat, and all his Qi and Blood was transformed into Primordial Qi and stored in the Mirror-Breaking Pearl.
Since a fight might be necessary, he naturally needed to make some preparations. With this Primordial Qi, he could unleash a continuous burst of power without worrying about a protracted battle or the depletion of his Qi and Blood.
After leaving home, Fang Yu disguised himself as Chun Shisanniang and strolled over to Hu's Grain Shop.
From the outside, Hu's Grain Shop looked no different from before, but Fang Yu's Divine Thought detected powerful streams of Qi and Blood.
There were four Seventh Grade Battle Soldier alone, and in addition, there was a Sixth-Rank Strongman whose aura belonged to Chen Hai, the head of the Four Seas Hall.
'It seems Chen Hai takes this deal very seriously, he's come in person to oversee it!'
Fang Yu silently greeted Shopkeeper Hu, "Manager, is the Demon Beast meat all prepared?"
"Of course!" Shopkeeper Hu asked with a smile, "Did the grain depot come alone?"
Fang Yu smiled and said, "Of course it's not just one person; they were all placed outside to avoid any misunderstandings!"
"Hahaha!" Shopkeeper Hu laughed and waved to the small door behind the counter, saying, "Grain counter, please!"
Passing through the small gate, you enter the grain shop's backyard warehouse, where sheds are erected and bags of grain are stacked inside.
The east and west wing rooms were also filled with grain, as well as the hidden Seventh Grade Battle Soldier and Sixth-Rank Strongman Chen Hai.
As he used his Divine Thought to perceive the objects, Fang Yu's gaze also fell on the boxes under the shed.
"All three thousand catties of deer meat are here!" Shopkeeper Hu said, then ordered, "Open the boxes!"
Several men immediately stepped forward and opened the boxes one by one.
The aroma of meat wafted out as the box was opened. Fang Yu didn't even need to inspect the goods; a quick scan with his Divine Thought was enough to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the meat.
Now that there's no problem with the meat, we can put it away.
However, the area needs to be cleared beforehand to prevent people from seeing the meat disappear into thin air, which could cause him unnecessary trouble.
Fang Yu was only looking at the open boxes and not making any further moves, Shopkeeper Hu smiled and said, "Please inspect the goods!"
"Good!"
Fang Yu nodded with a smile.
He took a step and stepped between Shopkeeper Hu's legs, twisting his waist and lowering his shoulders, and with a powerful elbow thrust, he struck Shopkeeper Hu in the chest.
"Click..."
Shopkeeper Hu's chest instantly caved in, forming a terrifying indentation. The immense force did not stop at all, piercing through his body and sending him flying backward like a sack of potatoes. With a dull thud, he crashed into the courtyard wall like a cannonball.
"Boom!"
Shopkeeper Hu's body crashed into the courtyard wall, creating a deep crater. Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly, making a crackling sound. His body was deeply embedded in the collapsed wall, his limbs twisted strangely.
The attack was swift and deadly; before Shopkeeper Hu, a Seventh Grade Battle Soldier, could even react, he was already dead.
Fang Yu stomped his foot hard, causing the ground to cave in. Using the recoil, he instantly appeared beside the two Ninth Grade waiters. He punched them one by one, and with just two punches, he caused their chests to cave in, their backs to bulge, and their bodies to fall backward.
"How dare you..."
A furious shout suddenly rang out, and Chen Hai burst out of the east wing, throwing a punch at Fang Yu.
But Fang Yu had already crashed into the west wing. His body swelled up during the impact, and by the time he broke through the door, he had swelled up to a whole size. His shoulder also crashed directly into the arms of a Seventh Grade Battle Soldier was about to open the door.
The Battle Soldier was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall, his body sliding down the wall slowly like a painting.
"Ah!"
At this moment, another Battle Soldier in the room reacted quickly, throwing a punch at Fang Yu, which landed solidly on Fang Yu's body with a "bang!"
Fang Yu sensed the painless force, reached out and grabbed the man's arm, twisted it into a pretzel with a double twist, and then elbowed him in the chest, finishing him off.
The next moment, Fang Yu his head slightly to dodge Chen Hai's punch that followed closely behind. He lightly touched the ground with his feet, not engaging Chen Hai in a fight, and his body shot back into the courtyard, his back directly colliding with a Seventh Grade Battle Soldier.
The man was sent flying backward as if he had been hit by a wild bear, crashing to the ground with his upper body bones shattered and blood flowing from his seven orifices. He was clearly not going to live.
Fang Yu, however, had already set his sights on the last Seventh Grade Battle Soldier.
"Ahhh..."
The Battle Soldier's eyes were filled with terror. The instant his gaze met Fang Yu's, his knees buckled, and he cried out, "Don't kill me... bang..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fang Yu struck him on the head with a palm strike, causing him to bleed from all seven orifices. Then, he suddenly shrank back like a bear, dodging Chen Hai's punch.
In just a few breaths, Fang Yu had killed everyone in the courtyard, leaving only Chen Hai, who was also Sixth Grade official.
Although both were at the Sixth Grade, Fang Yu possessed Divine Sense, which meant he had eyes in all directions and no blind spots. How could he be ambushed by Chen Hai? On the contrary, he used his Divine Thought sense to accurately detect a flaw in Chen Hai's Movement Method.
In an instant, he stood up like a monkey, his palm slashing upwards, striking Chen Hai's groin.
"Snap... Ahh... Uh..."
A sound like an egg breaking and a scream rang out, but the scream stopped abruptly when Fang Yu punched him in the throat.
"Call..."
Fang Yu looked at the fallen Chen Hai, exhaled a breath of turbid air, stepped forward and stomped on Chen Hai's chest, completely extinguishing his life force, before turning around and coming to the three thousand catties of flesh.
With Divine Thought, the box vanished. Fang Yu stomped his foot and leaped over the wall, his figure disappearing into the alley in the blink of an eye.