Extraordinary Martial Arts: The Living Yama of the Mortal World!

Chapter 13 The Power of a Martial Arts Master

In a flash of inspiration, Li Gou'er said, "Brother Zhao, why don't we go ask Master Hao for help?"

"He spoke up for us back then, so maybe he'll be willing to help us out now."

Zhao An shook his head upon hearing this, "There's no need to rush this matter. If the leader of the Python Gang really comes knocking, it'll be for me. You two can just go out and lay low for a while."

"Brother Zhao, what are you saying? We're from the same village, and we agreed to fight alongside you. How can you run away halfway through?" Zhao Chunzi, who was still fiddling with the silver, looked up and said earnestly.

Li Gou'er opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out. Instead, he said, "Chunzi is right. We two may not be able to help you much in terms of fighting, but we will definitely do our best!"

"If you have any instructions or requests, please feel free to ask."

Upon hearing this, Zhao An did not offer any further advice.

"Go and ask each household to find out how much tribute the Python Gang forcibly collected this time, and return it all to me."

Upon hearing this, Li Gou'er said in surprise, "Brother Zhao, there's no reason to return money that's already in our pockets..."

"Dog, don't do anything too bad." Zhao An glanced at the gray name above Li Gou'er's head and said calmly.

Li Gou'er trembled under Zhao An's gaze, feeling a chill run down his spine for some reason.

"Okay, okay," he quickly replied.

Zhao An withdrew his gaze. His two underlings were fairly loyal to him, and he didn't want to see them become red-named. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his sword and would kill them as well.

Furthermore, he himself did not intend to exterminate these poor people.

How much profit can be made from these people? Instead of exploiting them, it would be better to target some wealthy but unscrupulous individuals with official records.

The Lin family.

Lin Xiaoxiao and her mother were embracing and crying.

The money they had scraped together to pay for Old Man Lin's leg treatment was taken away today by the members of the Python Gang.

If Zhao An hadn't appeared in time and lured away the members of the Python Gang, the young lady of the Lin family would probably have been in grave danger once again.

At that moment, the door that was being held open by the wooden stick was suddenly flung open.

As if by reflex, Lin's mother shielded the little girl behind her.

Li Gou'er didn't even think about going in. He just tossed a tattered bag through the crack in the door, and the bag hit the ground with a crisp sound.

That was the sound of broken silver clinking together!

"Today, the Python Gang committed evil deeds, but my elder brother, being benevolent, took back the money that was stolen from you and returned it to you. This way, your usual contributions won't have been in vain."

After saying this, Li Gou'er went to the next house and returned the money one by one before the three of them left.

When the residents of Erjing Alley came out, they looked at each other in disbelief.

Even more shockingly, some jackals spat out the meat they had just caught.

But no matter what, at least for them, this last bit of their savings wasn't taken away, and they won't starve to death.

Everything is relative.

Compared to what the Python Gang did today, Zhao An and the others, who usually hated them to the core, inexplicably felt that they still had some bottom line.

At least Zhao An and his group still had rules to follow.

"Mother, it's alright now. Zhao An has returned all the money to the families," said the young man, Shen Pan.

"That's good, that's good." Mother Shen breathed a sigh of relief, muttering that Zhao An was still better.

Shen Pan, however, did not care about Zhao An's actions. What he cared about most was the swordsmanship that Zhao An had just displayed!

He single-handedly fought against more than a dozen thugs, not only managing to escape unscathed but also killing them all!

This level of strength has exceeded his expectations.

He originally planned to teach Zhao An a lesson soon, or even kill him under the cover of night, to restore peace to Erjing Alley.

But now it seems that this matter is not safe.

Zhao An, like him, was hiding his true abilities!

"In the end, I'm still not strong enough to protect myself and my mother!" Shen Pan clenched his fists and thought to himself.

Not long after, several constables and clerks passed by Erjing Alley and saw the corpses scattered all over the ground, and they couldn't help but frown.

"It's from the Python Gang! This...this is Cao Li?!"

"Cao Li is dead!"

An older constable looked at Cao Li's two severed bodies and gasped in surprise.

"This is Tiger Head Gang territory. Could this be the work of the Tiger Head Gang?" Another constable exchanged a glance and said.

"Hmm, don't get involved in this. Go and notify Xu Donglai of the Python Gang, and have them come to 'take the person'," the older constable said decisively.

They didn't want to investigate the matter; they wanted the gang to handle its own affairs.

As for the poor people in Erjing Alley who were affected, they would not care at all.

soon.

A group of Python Gang members gathered here, and the gang leader, Xu Donglai, also came in person.

His face was ashen as he stared at Cao Li's corpse.

"Boss, this is very likely Zhao Anqian's!"

"I never thought Cao Li would also die at that kid's hands."

"This revenge must be taken!"

Several leaders and key members of the Python Gang spoke out angrily.

However, some people noticed Cao Li's body, which was clearly severed by a single blow, and said with a solemn expression, "Chief, Cao Li's death is strange."

"Yes." Xu Donglai nodded, and said in a similarly deep voice, "It was made by a martial arts master!"

He himself was a martial arts master, so he knew very well that an ordinary person could not possibly deliver such a powerful and heavy blow.

Such a strike must have utilized internal energy, and the swordsmanship was highly skilled!

Upon hearing this, the Python Gang members, who had been shouting, immediately fell silent.

"So, Cao Li wasn't killed by Zhao An?" one of the key members asked, bewildered.

"With so many people watching, there's no doubt that Zhao An was the one who killed him." Xu Donglai's eyes were gloomy.

"That kid's a martial arts master, he's been hiding it well!"

"Then, should we still go and confront the Tiger Head Gang...?" A leader swallowed hard and asked Xu Donglai with an unnatural expression.

"Let's go back first. That bastard Zhou Hu might be waiting for us to walk right into his trap!" Xu Donglai said angrily, then turned and left.

He originally intended to storm the Tiger Head Gang directly to avenge Cao Li.

But now that he has discovered that Zhao An seems to be a martial arts master, he can't help but have doubts.

Putting aside other schemes and tricks, Zhou Hu and Zhao An of the Tiger Head Gang are both martial arts masters, while his Python Gang only has one.

Based solely on their apparent strength, he dared not launch a rash attack, at least not until he had thoroughly investigated Zhao An's background.

On the other side, at the Tiger Head Gang's headquarters.

"What?! Zhao An killed Cao Li!"

"Dead?"

Several leaders and key members were dumbfounded.

"This, this Zhao An, he killed Xu San before, and now he's beheaded Cao Li. What are his intentions?" A leader, regaining his senses, subconsciously began to berate him.

"I think Zhao An has ulterior motives; he wants to sow discord between us and the Python Gang, making us mortal enemies!"

After the leader finished speaking, he looked around.

At this point, someone should have joined him in suppressing Zhao An.

However, today, no one responded to him, making his words sound rather dry.