Wang Qiang pointed at Chen Yi, his mouth still putting on a fierce front but his feet already beginning a slow, leisurely retreat.
"Ch-Chen Yi! Don't you go crazy! This is our Black Stone Gang's territory! Do you know who our gang leader is? That's Shi San, known throughout the Jianghu as the Black Blood Iron Claw!"
Chen Yi couldn't be bothered with his nonsense. Gripping his small hammer, he charged straight forward, knocking Wang Qiang to the ground with a single blow.
"I'll teach you to bully others relying on your master's power!"
Wang Qiang felt dizzy with ringing ears; the intense pain on his face nearly made him stop thinking.
Before his scream could escape, Chen Yi brought the hammer down again.
"I'll teach you to withhold our rations!"
This blow smashed heavily onto his back, accompanied by an audible "crack" sound on the spot.
"Ah!!!"
Although Wang Qiang was a martial artist, Chen Yi's cultivation was higher than his. One hammer blow was unbearable, but Chen Yi directly mounted him, unleashing a frenzied barrage!
"I'll teach you to hit and curse us at the slightest provocation!"
"Ah!! Stop hitting!"
"I'll teach you to force us to sign indentured servitude contracts!"
"Ah!! Spare me! Spare me! I was wrong! Hero, spare my life!!!"
"I'll teach you to force me to feed monsters!"
"Ah!! I never did that! That's pure framing!!"
Chen Yi got carried away and pinned the events from the simulation on him.
"So what if I'm framing you?!"
Wang Qiang, this foreman, was responsible for managing the overseers and laborers at the dock, holding the highest status on a daily basis.
So, he had abused his power plenty.
Now, seeing him wail in agony under Chen Yi's beating, not only did the laborers find it satisfying, even the overseer who fell into the water secretly cheered with delight.
Finally, they had vented their pent-up anger!
Not far away, the Black Stone Gang leader, Shi San, walked over.
Seeing Wang Qiang being pummeled by Chen Yi with no ability to fight back, he actually became interested.
"Who is that kid?"
The Black Stone Gang's artillery head took a look and cupped his fist to report.
"Gang Leader, that kid is called Chen Yi. Three months ago, he and a simpleton drifted down from upstream of the Qing River and were taken by our brothers to be used as dock laborers."
Shi San pondered thoughtfully, then said to a burly, pot-bellied man behind him.
"Old Fourth, this Chen Yi should be a martial artist. Wang Qiang is no match for him. You go test him, see what he's made of. Be careful, don't hit too hard and cripple him."
"Got it, Boss!"
Chen Yi was enjoying beating Wang Qiang when his wrist was suddenly seized, the small hammer in his hand confiscated by the other party and casually tossed to the ground.
Turning his head, he saw it was precisely the Black Stone Gang's Fourth Boss.
"Kid, you're about to beat him to death. How about crossing hands with me?"
Chen Yi kicked Wang Qiang into the water.
"Fourth Boss, you are a martial artist. How could I be your match? Isn't this bullying the weak?"
There weren't many martial artists within the Black Stone Gang.
After all, people with the bone structure for it were a minority in this world, and those with the opportunity to step onto the martial path were an even smaller group.
Presumably, a small gang like this would try to recruit any martial artist they discovered.
Judging by the Fourth Boss wanting to spar with him, Chen Yi estimated that his goal had already been achieved.
"Hahaha! A straightforward man speaks plainly. Aren't you a martial artist too!"
"Martial artists also have high and low distinctions."
"I am at the Body Refining Sixth Stage! But I won't bully you. As long as you can make me feel pain, today's matter will be forgiven. I can even request the Gang Leader to let you become one of our Black Stone Gang's Four Beams and Eight Pillars!"
Chen Yi clenched his fist.
"Does Fourth Boss keep his word?"
"Hmph! When has Shi Lao Si ever gone back on his word? Said we wouldn't pay you wages, and we never have!"
Chen Yi felt this guy's IQ might need to sit at the same table as Da Chun.
Since it was a spar, naturally, weapons weren't needed.
When using fists, then he had to mention the trait Chen Yi had just obtained.
Serious Punch!
At the start of the exchange, the Fourth Boss felt completely at ease.
Chen Yi was indeed a martial artist; his strength and reactions were not something ordinary people possessed.
But compared to his Body Refining Sixth Stage, there was still a clear gap that could be easily managed.
"Is this all you've got? Can't even touch the hem of my clothes!"
"Does Fourth Boss only dare to dodge back and forth?"
"Hmph! I'm afraid I won't know my own strength and might kill you, making it hard to report to Big Brother! With your mediocre skills, even if I stand still and let you hit me, you couldn't harm me in the slightest!"
This guy was indeed true to his word.
Said he'd stand still, and he stood still.
Chen Yi seized the opportunity, mustering all his strength, maximizing the trait's effect.
Serious Punch!
Tenfold destructive power!
"Boom!!"
This punch struck the fat on the Fourth Boss's belly, making it ripple like waves on a lake surface.
The Fourth Boss's body immediately caved inward on the spot.
A hint of metallic sweetness in his mouth was forcibly swallowed back down.
The corner of Chen Yi's mouth lifted. He took a step back, looking at the stubbornly holding-on Fourth Boss with a playful expression.
"Fourth Boss, how was that?"
The Fourth Boss endured the severe pain in his abdomen, forcefully swallowing back mouthfuls of rising blood, his entire body trembling slightly.
"N-not painful! N-not bad, actually. I'll go request the Gang Leader now! Y-you, don't hurt anyone else!"
As the Fourth Boss turned his head, Shi San was already standing behind him.
"I saw everything. Chen Yi, since you are a martial artist, my Black Stone Gang wishes to invite you to hold a position within the gang, sharing wealth and prosperity! You'll never have to do this hard labor again!"
Goal achieved, but Chen Yi maintained an expressionless face, needing to act the part more convincingly.
"I want to leave."
Shi San gave a derisive laugh.
"Old Fourth didn't use his full strength earlier, afraid of hurting you. But don't think he can't beat you."
The implied meaning.
Even the Black Stone Gang's Fourth Boss can handle you, let alone him, the Gang Leader.
Inviting you to join the gang is because you're a martial artist. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.
"In that case, I'll stay."
"I have another question. Since you are a martial artist, why didn't you tell us, instead willingly doing hard labor here?"
Chen Yi said indifferently.
"After I fell into the water, my body was weak. I couldn't mobilize my Vitality Energy until just a few days ago when I recovered. Besides, I said it before, but your people didn't believe me."
"Who did you tell?"
"Wang Qiang."
Wang Qiang had just been fished out of the water by Black Stone Gang members.
He was covered in injuries now, hurting everywhere.
Hearing this, his pupils instantly contracted.
"What? I didn't know! Gang Leader! I didn't know! I really didn't know!"
Shi San snorted coldly.
"Burying talent, making people hold resentment. How are you doing your job! Throw him down to feed the fish!"
"Yes!"
Wang Qiang, just fished out, was thrown back down.
The bones all over his body were almost completely broken. Falling into the water like this, he would undoubtedly die.
"Gang Leader! Spare me! I really didn't know... glug glug... Gang Leader! Save... glug glug..."
A gang was a gang, turning hostile in an instant.
Chen Yi was currently pretending to join just to find an opportunity to leave with Da Chun.
If he could incidentally wipe out this gang along the way, he wouldn't mind either. It just depended on whether the next simulation could grant him sufficient strength.
That very noon, Shi San hosted a banquet for Chen Yi at the Black Stone Gang's main headquarters near the dock.
All four bosses of the gang, the Four Beams and Eight Pillars, and elite gang members were seated.
"Let us raise this bowl of wine to toast our new brother, Chen Yi!"
Shi San assigned Chen Yi to be the new recruit trainer, responsible for teaching the lower-level gang members martial arts.
This was a position that seemed to have status but didn't grant access to the gang's core.
It showed Shi San wasn't foolish; he didn't immediately give Chen Yi a crucial position.
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