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The shopkeeper looked at the damaged counter with a pained expression.

"Don't smash things! I'll pay you protection money, okay?"

After the shopkeeper paid the protection fee, the two members of the Iron Rod Gang left.

Only then did the shopkeeper have time to attend to Lin Feng and his companion.

"I apologize for keeping you both waiting."

As you both saw, I was genuinely busy just now; business is tough these days.

Lin Feng suspected that the Iron Rod Gang might become his enemy in the future, so he asked around.

"Shopkeeper, what's the background of this Iron Rod Gang?"

"What else could they be but a bunch of bandits who found a good father?"

These people are so arrogant, they must have connections in the government.

Some time ago, the city guards wiped out the original Small Knife Gang, and the Iron Rod Gang quickly rose to power.

"Oh? The original Little Knife Gang had no backing, could they really stand firm?"

"There must be someone behind the Little Knife Gang, but they've all fallen from power."

Haven't you heard? The general of the county's garrison has been replaced.

Sigh, no matter what kind of gang comes out, they still collect protection money, and it's always us ordinary people who suffer.

Don't be fooled by the size of my shop; I can barely make ends meet.

Let's not talk about that anymore. What would you two like to order?

Lin Feng said, "I'd like to buy some clothes from you, and then go to another store to buy some bedding."

Upon hearing that there was business, the shopkeeper's face lit up with a smile.

"What a coincidence! I also have bedding here. If you buy everything here, I'll give you a 20% discount, which will definitely be cheaper than buying it outside."

The shop owner then gave a price.

Lin Feng and Lin Hu had just inquired about the price of bedding at another store, and the price offered by this store was indeed lower.

So Lin Feng bought clothes and bedding at this shop.

Five sets of children's clothes, the same style as those for the village chief's children.

If we take this back, I wonder how happy Little Erbao will be.

Lin Feng also bought his wife a set of clothes, but not the kind that were bright red or purple. In his memory, his wife preferred to wear more understated clothes.

I got my mother a set of durable coarse cloth clothes.

Lin Feng then looked at Lin Hu beside him.

A young man of marriageable age should be looking for a wife, but his clothes are too shabby, with a hole in the crotch of his pants.

Lin Feng bought himself and Lin Hu a set of coarse linen clothes.

I bought everything and it cost five taels of silver.

The shopkeeper also gave him two pieces of rags as a gift. Lin Feng wrapped the clothes and bedding in the rags and packed them into two large bundles.

The two brothers each carried one on their backs and left the shop happily.

The shop owner, having successfully completed the transaction, smiled and saw the two to the door.

"If you need anything, come over here, I'll give you a discount."

The two brothers, carrying a large package on their backs, were quite conspicuous as they walked down the street.

Fearing trouble, Lin Feng bought some jujube paste pastries for the children and stuffed them into their bags before leading Lin Hu out of town.

When the two brothers were about to leave the town, they were stopped by two men wielding iron bars.

"What are you two carrying on your backs?"

"It's nothing valuable, just some clothes and bedding."

A gang leader with disheveled hair said, "The old man's house is short of some clothes and bedding. You two can leave your things here and go."

Lin Feng's expression turned cold. He ignored the two Iron Rod Gang members and led Lin Hu outside.

Lin Feng wasn't afraid of these two people.

The town is the territory of the Iron Rod Gang.

If a fight really breaks out, even more people will come.

By then, I'll be able to walk on my own.

Lin Hu may not be able to leave.

Having brought Lin Hu out, I must bring him back safely.

Seeing that Lin Feng was ignoring him, the Iron Rod Gang's underling was filled with rage.

He chased after him and struck Lin Feng on the back with an iron rod.

Snapped.

Lin Feng turned around and grabbed the iron rod that was being thrown at him, glaring coldly at the leader of the Iron Rod Gang who had made the move.

"What do you want to do?"

The Iron Rod Gang's underling felt as if he were being watched by a tiger after being glared at by Lin Feng, and his heart trembled with fear.

"Ahem." At this moment, the city guards standing guard at the entrance of the town coughed twice.

That means you should use the iron rod to stop this person from causing trouble and to avoid giving him any more problems.

Lin Feng understood what the city guards meant.

Although the bigwigs in the city guards were protecting the Iron Rod Gang.

But these Iron Rod Gang members can't go too far.

Lin Feng pushed the iron rod, and the leader of the Iron Rod Gang stumbled back several steps.

He felt he had lost face and pointed the iron rod at Lin Feng.

"Just wait for me, little bastard."

Then the Iron Rod Gang member ran into the town, apparently to look for someone.

Lin Hu's face was somewhat pale. "Big brother, will they chase after us?"

"They might come out of the city to chase us. Let's hurry up and go into the forest once we're out of the city."

"The forest is so big, they definitely won't find us."

The two brothers quickened their pace and soon entered a forest not far from the city.

They walked for most of the day.

The two then heard someone speaking behind them.

"They've chased him this far, they probably won't be able to catch him."

Lin Feng quickly led Lin Hu to hide behind a hillside.

There was an abandoned hunting trap right behind the hillside.

The two brothers lay on the back of the hillside and threw their packs into the trap.

Those people chased after them for a while longer.

One of them, panting, said, "Hey Wu Lao Er, isn't it a bit much to chase after someone like this for some clothes and bedding?"

The Iron Rod Gang leader, with his hair disheveled, said, "They're carrying something, so they can't have gone far. They should be around here. Everyone, split up and search."

When Lin Feng heard that these people wanted to separate, he was secretly pleased. They were difficult to deal with when they were together, but if they were separated, none of them would be able to leave.

Having encountered so many troubles right after his rebirth, Lin Feng was also a bit annoyed. If he had just endured it like an ordinary person and let others manipulate him, nothing would have happened.

Lin Feng came to this world to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts and enjoy a wonderful life, not to be bullied.

Lin Feng said to Lin Hu, "You stay here and don't move. I'll go out and take a look."

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he crouched down and ran out like a leopard.

For Lin Feng, the mountains and forests are like his own backyard.

Lin Feng predicted the route of one of the Iron Rod Gang members, hid behind a large tree, and sat on a branch that was taller than a person.

As the Iron Rod Gang members passed under the tree, Lin Feng hooked his leg onto a branch, swung his body down, and performed a handstand, slapping the Iron Rod Gang members' ears with both hands, using a move called "Bear Paw Crushing Melon."

Bang! The Iron Rod Gang member's eyeballs bulged outwards, almost shooting out. His brain was shattered into mush, and he died without uttering a sound.

Lin Feng hid in the bushes again, and when a member of the Iron Rod Gang walked by, he pounced on him from behind.

While covering the mouths of the Iron Rod Gang members, he swiftly snapped their necks.

In no time at all, Lin Feng had killed seven members of the Iron Rod Gang without anyone noticing.

The leader of the Iron Rod Gang, who was trying to steal Lin Feng's clothes and blankets, clearly sensed something was wrong. It was too quiet around him, and his underlings seemed to have all gone far away.

Finally, Lin Feng appeared behind the Iron Rod Gang leader, patted him on the shoulder, and said calmly, "Were you looking for me?"

The Iron Rod Gang's underling was nearly scared to death. He took two steps back, squeezed his legs together, and forced a smile as he tried to hold back his urge to urinate. "I'm not here to see you. I'm here to relax. Yes, relax. Heh, what a coincidence."

Lin Feng revealed a mocking smile, "Coincidences are all arranged by fate. If the King of Hell wants you dead at midnight, who dares to keep you alive until dawn!"

Upon hearing this, the Iron Rod Gang's underling immediately lost his composure, collapsing to his knees with a thud. His pants were soaked, and he kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "Sir, spare my life! Sir, spare my life! It's not worth taking a life for a few pieces of clothing!"

Lin Feng took two steps forward. "It can't be that bad. You've been chasing me for so long with so many people."

Upon hearing this, he knew that his brothers were likely in grave danger.

He completely lost the courage to resist, and snot bubbles came out of his nose as he cried, "Grandpa, spare my life, I was just confused for a moment."

Looking at his cowardly appearance, Lin Feng felt a sudden surge of disgust for no reason, and kicked him in the temple, sending him to his death.

Lin Feng searched the men and found some loose silver coins on them before going back to find Lin Hu.

The Lin brothers took out their packages and continued on their way.

Lin Hu was somewhat indignant, "These hooligans are too domineering, daring to rob people in broad daylight."

The world is getting worse and worse; it's hard for honest and law-abiding people to survive.

Lin Feng felt a bit emotional. He had only been here for a few days, and he was already encountering something every day.

This world is truly in an extraordinary state of chaos.

Lin Feng patted Lin Hu on the shoulder, "Young man, why so much sentimentality? Even if the world is in a bad state, it won't stop you from getting married."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hu shook his head. "Brother Feng, I won't get married until I've made something of myself."

He himself was incompetent, and marrying a wife only brought more suffering to the family.

Two years ago, we had a peaceful life, but the last two years have been very different.

I have a feeling the world is about to descend into chaos.

Lin Feng was surprised that Lin Hu was actually quite intelligent.

What he said is indeed correct.

"Tiger is right, I support you."

You're still young, so just focus on practicing martial arts with me. Once you've mastered my Beast Hunting Fist, we can go to the county to learn some more advanced martial arts.

Maybe our Tiger is a martial arts prodigy.

Lin Hu gets excited whenever martial arts are mentioned.

"Yeah, brother, they say the poor study literature and the rich practice martial arts. Rich people who practice martial arts can eat meat every day. We don't have that kind of opportunity."

"How long do you think it will take me to achieve anything significant?"

"That depends on your talent."

You don't need to worry about the food.

"You come with me to hunt in the mountains and catch river insects; that'll always be enough to eat."

I wasted a lot of time today.

Before we even reached Xiahe Village, it was already dark.

......

Lin's mother and Zhou Chunlan, along with their five children, waited anxiously at the gate of the courtyard for Lin Feng's return.

The whole family was very anxious.

Little Erbao burst into tears.

He looked up at Zhou Chunlan and said, "Mother, I don't want the clothes anymore, I want Father, sob sob sob."

"Don't cry, Erbao. Daddy will miss you. He will definitely come back."