Chapter 39

The person sent by the Three Harmonies Gang to take over was named Qian Ming; he was actually from Big Tree Village, and Xu Yang had seen him a few times, so he wasn't a stranger.

The Three Harmonies Gang had a hall nearby, located in the middle area between Big Tree Village, Li Family Village, and Bai Shi Workshop.

When he wanted to ambush Li Hu, the reason he didn't come here wasn't because he knew Li Hu was hiding, but because this hall had a dozen people stationed there year-round, and coming here to kill Li Hu wasn't realistic, so he chose to ambush him outside the village where Li Hu's mistress lived.

On the way to the city, Xu Yang took a detour to come here, intending to pay the residence fee to avoid these people harassing his home.

The Three Harmonies Gang's residence fee was per person, five wen per person per month.

The money wasn't much, but it wasn't little either; it was meant to keep you alive but half-dead, so you could pay them tribute every month.

Xu Yang arrived here and found that most of the people who used to follow Li Hu had been replaced, and several were new faces.

Soon he found the person responsible for recording and handed over the ten wen he had prepared.

"Which village, what's your name?"

"Bai Shi Workshop, Xu Yang!" Xu Yang said.

But after he reported his name, the person didn't record it, but shouted to the person at the door: "Go invite Master Qian quickly, and tell him Xu Yang is here."

Xu Yang's heart sank; had the Three Harmonies Gang discovered that he was the one who killed Li Hu?

He remained calm on the surface, and soon Qian Ming arrived, a middle-aged man with a big belly.

This person, like Li Hu, was also not a martial artist, so he wasn't very afraid.

Even if the Three Harmonies Gang discovered that he was the one who did it, he could calmly kill his way out of here; what he feared were the martial artists of the Three Harmonies Gang, not these lackeys who showed their faces.

"You are Xu Yang?" Qian Ming narrowed his eyes, sizing Xu Yang up and down, secretly thinking that he was indeed a mud-legged laborer who had worked for years, his body was indeed sturdy.

"This little one greets Master Qian!" Xu Yang smiled, trying his best to shrink his strong physique.

In a month's time, he had changed a lot; his height had shot up, and his body was frighteningly sturdy; it would be hard for Qian Ming not to notice.

Qian Ming stared at him for a while, then his large hand slammed onto Xu Yang's chest, making a "bang" sound; Xu Yang took the opportunity to retreat a few steps, a look of "pain" appearing on his face.