Chapter 59: If You Block My Path, Even Heaven Won

"Oh!"

At that moment, Zhui Ya suddenly remembered something.

After glancing left and right, he stepped quietly to Ye Tian's side and spoke.

"In the past few days, I've seen several suspicious people lingering around the docks, so I had someone secretly investigate them."

A greenhorn just entering the martial world might have just thrown the people out right away in such a situation.

But he'd been in the scene for years.

Zhui Ya had already sent Laozi to look into those people's identities.

"Hm?"

It wasn't strange that even a small dock had people eyeing it—but if they had no status, Zhui Ya could have acted directly.

But now he said this, clearly because he'd uncovered something.

"What identity?"

His gaze remained fixed on the dock ahead; aside from those who had left, a few empty boats still moored there, gently swaying with the current, Ye Tian asked calmly.

"It's troublesome," Zhui Ya's expression grew much more serious.

"They're from ThreeSeaGang."

"ThreeSeaGang?"

No wonder Zhui Ya was so serious—ThreeSeaGang was one of the three major gangs, equal in stature to Black Water Gang and Earth Dragon Gang.

Excluding their nominal outer members, they had over ten thousand adherents and controlled nearly all the large docks in Linshui City.

But it was strange: ThreeSeaGang had always been the most law-abiding of the three gangs; their members never wandered outside their territory, focusing solely on their dock operations.

Every day in Linshui City, gangs clashed.

Yet few ever heard of ThreeSeaGang having conflicts with anyone.

Everyone was smart enough—ThreeSeaGang's position was clear; who would be foolish enough to provoke them?

"Boss, I swear it's true."

Seeing Ye Tian frown slightly, Zhui Ya immediately explained.

At this, Ye Tian smiled and patted Zhui Ya on the shoulder.

"You're my brother—I'd never doubt you. I'm just wondering why ThreeSeaGang's people would come to me."

It couldn't be that they were eyeing my docks.

Linshui City, due to its water access, had many docks; the large ones were mostly under ThreeSeaGang's control, but there were still plenty of medium and small docks, each held by different gangs.

If ThreeSeaGang had intended to act, they shouldn't have waited until now.

"I've recently heard some rumors."

Seeing Ye Tian trusted him, Zhui Ya felt a warmth in his heart.

Recalling the rumors he'd heard, Zhui Ya believed they were deeply connected to this matter.

"There seems to be some internal upheaval in ThreeSeaGang."

Upheaval?

Ye Tian said nothing.

Instead, he gave Zhui Ya a look urging him to continue.

"It's just a rumor from the martial world—I heard it from others—but the Three Sea Gang's Gang Leader is old, and for the past few years, the Deputy Gang Leader has been handling all affairs. Now rumors say the Gang Leader is near death."

No matter how great the power, it cannot withstand the erosion of time.

The ThreeSeaGang Bāngzhǔ was once ambitious in his youth, but as he aged, he sought only peace.

But the Fù Bāngzhǔ of ThreeSeaGang is still in his prime.

He never moved before—but now that the Bāngzhǔ is near death, has he finally lost patience?

"Boss."

Seeing Ye Tian remain silent, Zhui Ya continued sharing what he knew.

"When I first joined Wangjia Bang, I heard this Fu Bangzhu of ThreeSeaGang was a man with great ambition—he repeatedly proposed seizing every dock in Linshui City, large or small."

"But he was always suppressed by the Bāngzhǔ, and even publicly rebuked, which silenced him—now, I fear—"

Zhui Ya did not finish the rest.

After all, it was only his own analysis.

But the current unusual movements of ThreeSeaGang were undoubtedly tied to this Fù Bāngzhǔ.

"Seize every dock?"

Ye Tian had never heard of this before.

He could only say his time in Linshui City had been too short.

This was an attempt to cut off all water-based business in Linshui City—this Fù Bāngzhǔ of ThreeSeaGang was truly ambitious.

"Wants to eat everything—afraid he'll break his own teeth."

"If you give the word, Boss, even ThreeSeaGang—we brothers fear nothing."

They hadn't acted yet solely because they feared drawing trouble for Ye Tian—after all, it was ThreeSeaGang.

But if Ye Tian gave the word, Zhui Ya would strike now—he was once a fearsome figure who rose from nowhere; without courage, how could he have made it this far?

"No need."

Ye Tian didn't rush to give orders.

No need—everyone knew the first to stick out gets shot. This was still just a test; being the first to openly challenge ThreeSeaGang was pure stupidity.

Besides,

The one with the most docks besides ThreeSeaGang wasn't even him—the ones in a hurry should be others.

"Keep an eye on those people. If they don't cause trouble, fine. If they do, we're not afraid of anything. So what if they're the ThreeSeaGang? We're still the Black Water Gang."

Never mind your own standing within the Black Water Gang.

If the ThreeSeaGang really comes at us, the Black Water Gang has to hit back no matter what. It's a matter of face. If we don't hit back, doesn't that just mean the Black Water Gang is afraid of the ThreeSeaGang?

"Understood."

Zhui Ya's expression jolted, and he nodded firmly.

This was the benefit of leaning on a big gang. How on earth had he been so blind back then to have been sweet-talked into joining the Wang Family Gang?

"Alright, just go do your work with peace of mind. We don't go looking for trouble, but we are absolutely not afraid of it."

Zhui Ya acknowledged seriously, then took his leave.

Ye Tian stood alone watching the breeze sweep across the dock. His originally calm eyes were gradually replaced by a glint of ruthless resolve.

"What is the ThreeSeaGang? Block my money, and I won't give face to the heavens themselves."

This dock was tied to his weapons business. Even if the ThreeSeaGang really came at him, Ye Tian dared to use facts to prove to them that he was not someone to be pushed around.

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This gust of wind from the ThreeSeaGang stirred up quite a commotion.

As time passed, everyone began to sniff out a certain flavor.

The first to take the brunt was the Sea Soul Gang, a gang located in the north part of the city. Apart from the ThreeSeaGang, the Sea Soul Gang had the most docks on its territory—two medium-sized docks and five small ones.

"Damn it, what the hell is the ThreeSeaGang planning? Sending people over in broad daylight—do they really think we don't dare to make a move?"

Sea Soul Gang main hall.

A Hall Master sprang to his feet, righteous indignation written all over him, barking sharply, spittle flying everywhere.

Apart from the Bāngzhǔ and the Fù Bāngzhǔ, the Sea Soul Gang had a total of three Hall Masters, all in the prime of life, not lacking in courage.

"The ThreeSeaGang is, after all, the bigger force. We can't be the one to stick our necks out. It's not only our Sea Soul Gang that owns docks."

"So are we just going to keep being shrinking turtles?"

Some were filled with righteous fury, but others analyzed things calmly.

Listening to these words, the Sea Soul Gang Bāngzhǔ's expression remained composed, saying nothing.

After a while, he finally looked toward the Fù Bāngzhǔ beside him.

"Did you find anything out?"

Once the Bāngzhǔ spoke, the other three Hall Masters had no choice but to stop their squabbling and look over in unison.

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