The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Jia Daoshi held a thick stack of silver notes in his left hand and took the book from Jia Bing with his right.

The book cover had four words written on it: "Domineering Mechanical Arts"!

I flipped through a few pages at random, and inside were blueprints for all sorts of parts, all kinds of mechanical devices, including mechanical beasts, mechanical people, and even mechanical warships!

"This...it's actually a mechanical art!"

Jia Daoshi was stunned!

This is a treasure!

This is definitely a huge profit!

Unexpectedly, killing the Shadow Sect members this time not only brought me more than 10,000 taels of silver, but also such a divine book!

If you sell fish, popcorn, or weapons, how much would you need to sell to earn these?

Sure enough, no matter what business you're in, nothing beats murder and arson!

No wonder there are so many evil forces in the martial arts world!

This book alone, "The Art of Overbearing Mechanisms," is already priceless!

In high spirits, Jia Daoshi picked up several large silver notes and placed them in Jia Bing's hand: "Jia Bing, you did a good job today! These are your reward. Take advantage of the New Year and go to Baihualou in the county town when you have time. Drink some wine and listen to some songs. People live for fun, don't they? Listening to music in brothels, arranging flowers and playing with jade, isn't that carefree?"

Jia Bing blushed, looked down, and saw that it was a full thousand taels!

"Master...Master, you've given too much!"

When had Jia Bing ever seen so much money? His voice trembled!

"This is nothing. Take it if you want it. If you don't want it, I'll get angry!"

“This… alright…” Jia Bing looked at the silver note in his hand, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"Brother Daoshi, I want one too! I knocked out a lot of people today!" Jia Hu chuckled, scratching his head.

"Of course! You have one too, Tiger. Let's go back to Jiajia Village tomorrow and visit our uncle."

"That's great."

"Yes, you'll have to work hard here. Keep watch until the fire is out, then scatter the ashes into the river." Jia Daoshi was eager to go back and study the Overbearing Mechanical Technique.

……

"What? More than ten thousand taels? My lord, he just killed several bandits. He was so brave. Aren't you going to give me a reward, like buying me rouge and face powder?" Yi Qianxiao clung to Jia Daoshi's arm and acted coquettishly.

Jia Daoshi got goosebumps.

"Okay! Everyone gets one! Consider it a New Year's red envelope!"

Jia Daoshi took the silver notes and began distributing them.

Yi Qianxiao smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

Di Qinglin shook his head: "My lord, I don't need it. I'm not used to hiding money on my person."

Jia Daoshi was taken aback; this girl had finally changed her way of addressing him as "my lord."

Previously, no matter how enthusiastic she was at night, this girl would call my name coldly during the day.

It seems that this time she has completely let go of her resentment.

"Alright, Ajiu, you can keep these silver notes."

Jia Daoshi himself was not used to hiding money on his person.

The women then took another bath.

Originally, Jia Daoshi wanted to study the art of mechanisms carefully, but faced with such a beautiful and fragrant wife, he lost his mood for reading and decided to reward his two hardworking wives that night!

……

Life on the manor was peaceful and cozy.

The next day was the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Jia Daoshi took his family in a horse-drawn carriage to Jiajia Village to pay New Year's respects to his uncle.

However, the entire Yilan County was far from peaceful.

Because an envoy from the Longwu Dynasty was coming to Dajing, Dajing had been making preparations.

The experts from the Imperial City Guard were mobilized and arrived in Yilan County half a month in advance.

The movements of the Imperial City Guard, a special institution, are of great concern to the entire martial arts world of the Great Jing Dynasty.

In addition, another piece of news has spread like wildfire in the martial arts world!

An unknown figure from the martial arts world claimed to have seen the Shadow Gate of the Longwu Dynasty within the territory of the Great Jing Dynasty!

This group of people disappeared after entering Yilan County; they vanished without a trace!

The news immediately caused quite a stir!

The small town of Yilan County quickly became the focus of the entire community!

Many heroes and young heroes, as well as intelligence agents from various forces, have secretly infiltrated Yilan County!

This left the Baihua Gang, the former underground boss of Yilan County, completely dumbfounded!

Gang leader Jiao Xie has lost all interest in fishing!

"What's going on? Why are so many people here? What happened?"

Jiao Xie held a teapot in his hand, hiding in his small courtyard, his brows furrowed, unable to understand no matter how hard he tried.

Recently, he has become much more low-key, telling all his gang members not to stand up for themselves when something happens, and to be patient if possible.

After the assassination attempt, he no longer wanted to deal with Baihualou and was thinking about selling it.

As for the Hundred Flowers Gang, it's best to disband it if possible.

Anyway, I'm getting old and have no children, so why work so hard?

Wouldn't it be nice to use the money you've earned over the years to enjoy the rest of your life?

Originally, he was somewhat hesitant about whether to disband the group, since there were still so many brothers who needed to make a living.

However, the current situation in Yilan City has made Jiao Xie make a firm decision!

"Chief, after several days of investigation by the brothers in the gang, the latest information we have is that the forces that have come include the Imperial City Guard, the Divine Might Army, the Xuanhua Army, the Drywood Sect, the Fireworks Sect, and the Shadow Gate and Black Cloud Guard of the Longwu Dynasty..."

"It's said that it's all for the meeting between the Longwu Dynasty's delegation and our Great Jing Dynasty on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month..."

"what!"

"Crack!"

Jiao Xie crushed the teapot in his hand without even realizing it!

These are all gods fighting!

An ant as small as myself can be wiped out with a sprinkle of water!

so horrible!

"Alright, I understand. Pass the word down: the Hundred Flowers Gang ceases to exist today. Tell all the brothers to go home and find their own way! Oh, and tell the manager of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion to make some arrangements. Give each brother three taels of silver as severance pay. I, the gang leader, have done all I could!"

Jiao Xie really couldn't hold on any longer!

Why did you two royals choose to meet in Yilan County?

We simply can't afford to play this game anymore!

If any of his underlings were to offend these big shots, he'd have several heads to chop off!

After a lifetime of hard work, I chose a small, unremarkable but not too bad town to enjoy my retirement. How did I suddenly end up being noticed by these big shots?

Such a luxurious lineup is something you can only admire from afar. If you actually try to participate, you won't even be left with a bone fragment!

"Boss... are you serious?"

The disciple from the Hundred Flowers Gang was completely dumbfounded.

He suspected that he had heard wrongly.

The Baihua Gang, the top conglomerate in Yilan County, is actually going to disband?

When I first came in to report, I was still a high-ranking member of the gang, and now I'm laid off and unemployed, and I haven't even paid enough into my pension insurance yet!?

What's going on?

"Nonsense, it's more real than pearls!" Jiao Xie glanced at him coldly. "Go now. From this moment on, I, the leader of this gang... will retire from the martial world and no longer concern myself with its affairs!"

"By the way, is Chunli, the top courtesan of the Hundred Flowers Gang, still here? Have her come over later..."