How come I'm invincible?

Chapter 3: The locals are quite polite.

Geely Wharf.

This is the territory under the jurisdiction of their leader. After a bloody battle last night, the dock is still operating as usual, with a group of dockworkers sweating and working hard to move goods.

As a low-level member of the gang, his daily work consisted of idly strolling around the docks.

"Brother Lin, why did you go back last night? You have no idea. The gang leader treated us to a life of luxury, with women all around."

"Women?"

Lin Fan was taken aback. As far as he knew, his master was not that generous and would never find them women.

"Hey, she's a woman, but we can only look, not touch. She's the gang leader's mistress."

Hear this.

Lin Fan was used to this. His master was a womanizer. As far as he knew, his master already had a family, a son and a daughter, but he just couldn't control his lust and had several mistresses.

He met two of them during this period.

Hey.

Lin Fan had nothing to say about this. This hall master had no ambition at all. There were five hall masters in the Loyalty Hall. Who had the smallest territory and the fewest followers?

That must be their hall master, Wang Changhai.

Otherwise, the scene of Yuan Jiang from the Fierce Tiger Gang leading his men to seize Jili Wharf would not have happened.

"Oh, right, Brother Lin, here you go."

"what?"

Lin Fan took a look and was surprised to find that the silver fragments were somewhat blackened and covered with bite marks, and looked to be at least half an ounce.

"Hey, the leader gave these last night. The first few people who made a move each got 100 coins, while you guys got half a tael of silver each, Brother Lin. To be honest, I haven't seen silver in ages."

The speaker was Wu Yong, who joined the gang a little later than Lin Fan. Sometimes when he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask Lin Fan for help. As a result, the two became acquainted over time.

Within the gang, Wu Yong and Lin Fan were the closest.

Lin Fan chuckled as he took the loose silver coins, put them in his pocket, and asked, "By the way, where did that Iron Fist King Chen Niu go last night?"

He thought of Chen Niu, the Iron Fist King, who could break wooden sticks with his bare arms without feeling any pain. He still thought Chen Niu was a master of martial arts, at least someone who practiced external martial arts, but his skills were not high enough, which is why he was defeated by Chen Niu with one blow.

Therefore, he would never let go of any clues related to martial arts.

If you want to settle down and make a living here, relying on others is useless; you can only rely on yourself. True strength lies in being strong yourself.

When he first transmigrated here, his cheat system hadn't been activated yet. His idea was simple: to take it one step at a time and see how things went. If he could make something of himself, he would work hard.

If he couldn't make it in the world, he planned to make a living with his body, see which family was hiring a live-in son-in-law, and marry into that family. No matter what the woman looked like, he would do it all at night when the lights were off.

Let's make our lives better first.

But then the cheat appeared, and his thinking really changed. He wanted to learn martial arts, cultivate immortality, and become a superior person.

It's been two months now.

He still had no clue whatsoever, and he was really getting anxious.

Wu Yong said, "Speaking of that guy, I saw him when I first arrived. He hadn't walked far towards the city gate when I saw him trying to run away."

Upon learning where the other party had gone, Lin Fan patted Wu Yong on the shoulder and said, "I'm leaving the meeting. Keep an eye on things for me."

After saying that, he turned and headed towards the city gate.

"Brother Lin, Lin..."

……

Outside the city, on the official road.

Last night, Chen Niu, who was all high and mighty at the dock and loved to eat hot pot in the dark, was walking on the road in a very disheveled state, with one of his arms fixed in place by a bamboo board.

He's still thinking about what happened last night.

It was clearly blocked from the front.

How could it not have been blocked from behind?
He was very confident in his iron arms, which he had painstakingly trained to achieve.

Twenty taels.

That's it.

Just then, Chen Niu had a feeling that someone was behind him.

"Hey."

A voice came.

Chen Niu turned around in confusion, and suddenly his pupils dilated as a wooden stick came swinging down in front of him. Startled, he instinctively raised his perfectly intact arm.

boom!
"what……"

Chen Niu collapsed to the ground screaming, "It's broken, it's broken!"

His mind was completely blank; he had no idea what had happened. He was on the main road, not a country path, so how could there be bandits?

"Brother, spare me! Brother, spare me!"

Chen Niu was on the verge of tears, feeling as if bad luck had beenfallen him ever since last night's events. "I've already left Yong'an City, why am I still so unlucky?" he thought. Meanwhile, Lin Fan, looking at the cracked wooden stick in his hand that was about to break, was even more certain of his suspicions.

I glanced around.

No one was around.

Without thinking, he grabbed Chen Niu's ankle and dragged him into the grove.

"Let me go."

"Don't hurt me. I'll give you whatever you want."

Chen Niu begged for mercy, hoping that someone would see the atrocities and come to his rescue. Unfortunately, even as darkness enveloped half of his body, no one came to his aid.

In the woods.

Chen Niu trembled all over, looking pitifully at Lin Fan in front of him.

He truly had no recollection of the person in front of him.

"Do you want to die or live?" Lin Fan asked.

"I want to live."

The moment the other party opened their mouth, Chen Niu was so frightened he almost lost his soul. They were too ruthless, asking him about everything from life to death, and what was going on with the security in Yong'an City, saying it was terrible.

"If you want to live, just hand over the martial arts manual," Lin Fan said.

"what?"

Chen Niu had expected the other party to make some outrageous demands, and was even prepared to sacrifice his backside, but who would have thought that the other party's first words would leave him speechless.

Martial arts...secret manual?
What the hell is this.

"Hmm? Looks like you want to die," Lin Fan said coldly.

"No, no, brother, I really don't have any martial arts manuals. These things are just from books, aren't they?" Chen Niu hurriedly said, afraid that if he spoke too late, he would be beaten to death by the other party.

Lin Fan frowned, not expecting the other party to be so stubborn. Without saying a word, he started attacking.

"Brother, don't do that. I'm a man, I'm not into that kind of thing."

Chen Niu was terrified as he was touched, feeling that his reputation was ruined. He was about to be raped by this perverted man, a terrifying thing that would cross gender and moral boundaries.

After a while.

Lin Fan looked at Chen Niu, whose clothes were in disarray, and felt very disappointed. What happened? He really didn't have it. Logically speaking, since the other party was homeless and wandered around, he should have kept such an important thing as a martial arts manual with him at all times.

Now, after touching the other person's entire body, he couldn't even touch a corner.

At this moment, Chen Niu curled up, like a humiliated young wife, looking timidly at Lin Fan.

"I'm asking you a question. How did you train your arm to the point where it can break sticks? And when I saw your arm being hit, you didn't feel any pain at all. How did you do that?" Lin Fan asked.

"Big brother, you'll get used to it."

"Habit?"

"Yes, I'm homeless and often get ambushed when I'm out and about. Over time, when someone swings a stick, I have to raise my arm to defend myself, right? It really hurt at first, but after a while, I got used to it. Look, the skin on this arm is as rough as tree bark."

"...!!!"

Regarding this explanation.

He couldn't accept it, but looking into the other person's sincere eyes, it didn't seem like they were lying.

Seeing that the other party still had doubts, Chen Niu quickly swore an oath to heaven.

"Brother, everything I said is true. If I lied even a little, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. I only managed to get the title of Iron Fist King because my arms are thick and strong enough. Besides, there's no such thing as martial arts in this world. If there were, someone would have already opened a school and made a fortune by taking on students."

Lin Fan looked at Chen Niu, then at the realm displayed on the panel.

I do not understand.

Who exactly has imposed such strict control over martial arts, not even allowing ordinary people to know of its existence?

Who?
Who is it?

Suppressing his dissatisfaction, Lin Fan took out all the copper coins he had and placed them in front of the other party.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you really didn't know how. Take these coins and use them to treat your injury."

"Thank you, brother, thank you, brother."

Chen Niu thanked him repeatedly, thinking that this person was quite nice. Knowing that he had made a mistake in hitting him, he not only apologized but also paid for his medical expenses.

The locals are quite nice.

After Lin Fan left, Chen Niu picked up the copper coin with his seemingly broken but actually intact hand, endured the pain, got up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the grove in a disheveled state.

He wasn't angry at all about what had just happened.

They just made a mistake.

They've already apologized and offered compensation.

What else do you want?
(End of this chapter)