Confined to one's home at the start, studied for ten years, and became a saint and ancestor.

South Street Gang.

It used to be just a small gang of thugs.

But in the last two years, he is said to have connected with a powerful force and has started to thrive in South Street.

Previously, there were only two martial artists in the gang who had acquired the skills to fight. They could only collect protection money from ordinary people, and even then, they had to pay tribute. Moreover, they dared not go too far.

They just squeezed a little profit from South Street.

But in the past two years, as they have found powerful backers, they have begun to expand rapidly, and their influence is no longer limited to just one street.

Moreover, their actions no longer adhere to basic rules as before; they are becoming increasingly excessive.

Of course, under such circumstances, their wealth accumulation in one or two years surpasses what they once struggled for decades.

More and more members of their gang are now skilled in martial arts.

There are even rumors that there are already several people with innate abilities.

Although, innate martial artists are not a big deal in this imperial capital.

But it varies from place to place.

In areas like South Street where ordinary people live, martial artists who have acquired skills are already considered high-class.

Their innate abilities are something they can only look up to!

In fact, once you reach the Innate Realm, you shouldn't be hanging around in places like this.

After all, no matter how much they squeezed out of them, it wouldn't be enough to support their spiritual practice.

You have to understand that ordinary people can't be completely exploited by them.

If they go too far, the imperial court will definitely deal with them.

If it's not excessive, after deducting the money for offerings, there's barely enough left to support the cultivation of martial artists after they've acquired their skills.

However, the South Street Gang, with its many martial artists, thrived and grew stronger by mingling in several streets mostly inhabited by ordinary people.

There must be something wrong with this.

Normally, the Six Doors should have been checking the situation by now.

But the South Street Gang has been rising for two years, and the Six Doors have been completely indifferent to this place.

No one investigated the reason behind it.

It's likely that some of them are connected to him.

People like the Six Doors would definitely look down on a mere South Street Gang.

Even if some of them are born with congenital conditions, it's the same.

With the South Street Gang's territory, they can support themselves and pay tribute to the government. If you add the Six Doors (a government agency), they could squeeze every last drop out of the people in that area.

Therefore, this can only be due to the behind-the-scenes forces of the South Street Gang.

The South Street gang's main activity nowadays is child abduction.

Moreover, they don't just take any child.

He had heard that before every mass disappearance of children, a sorcerer would appear in the vicinity, offering free medical checkups to the children and even giving them a string of candied hawthorns.

He suspected that this was what they were checking to see which children were suitable.

This is the basic information that Old Man Xu gave to Mu Tianyi.

Lu Feifan, who was following behind, looked at Old Man Xu and his grandson thoughtfully.

Mu Tianyi is still young and doesn't understand many things.

For example, the issue of names.

Old Man Xu introduced himself as Xu Xiangui, and his granddaughter as Xu Xiaoyou.

These two names are not something an ordinary family could come up with in this day and age.

Coupled with her thin figure, it seemed as if she had deliberately disguised her appearance to make herself look ugly.

Old man Xu Xiangui had a weathered face, but his hands weren't rough, so he probably wasn't the type to do heavy or rough work.

Furthermore, the understanding and analysis of the South Street Gang is something that ordinary people cannot think of or understand.

Therefore, it seems that this grandfather and grandson have encountered a family misfortune and fallen on hard times.

It might even be related to that so-called South Street gang.

Is she taking advantage of her own foolish son?!

Although there were extenuating circumstances, Lu Feifan still felt displeased.

"Since you know so much about this, weren't you the ones who were almost killed by them on South Street?"

Although Mu Tianyi is young, the little guy is quite clever.

I quickly came up with this question.

"No, young master, we are not from the capital. We are refugees from Gui'an!"

Xu Xiangui hurriedly explained.

"I know this because when I escaped here, I stayed on South Street and happened to find a Taoist priest giving free medical checkups to children."

“At the time, an old man named Wang next door wanted me to bring my granddaughter. I felt there was something wrong with it, so I kept my eyes open and didn’t go. A few days later, the old man’s grandson was taken away by someone.”

"Many people in the vicinity have lost their children."

“I realized there was a problem and found out that in the past two years, children have been going missing here every now and then. I asked around and each time a sorcerer would appear first.”

“I was afraid something might happen, so I took my granddaughter and left. Before I left, I also spread the word that the South Street Gang was problematic and warned the people in the neighborhood to be careful of the sorcerers who offered free medical treatment.”

Xu Xiangui seemed afraid that Mu Tianyi would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained.

In fact, Mu Tianyi never considered the possibility that he was being used.

He had only thought of this problem.

However, this explanation made Lu Feifan, who was following behind, nod in agreement.

It's alright if you're not using it.

"Young Master, I think you should change your clothes."

“South Street is now teeming with the South Street Gang’s spies. If you go there like this, they’ll notice something’s wrong beforehand.”

Xu Xiangui offered his advice.

He never imagined that the child in front of him could actually solve the problem.

At most, I'll just go over and check out the situation.

Then go back and shake your dad.

Therefore, it's best to be cautious.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the South Street gang noticed the problem.

Although the young master looks incredibly wealthy.

But the South Street Gang's behind-the-scenes power is not to be underestimated.

The thought of being connected to the Six Doors is terrifying.

They might not necessarily give them face.

Then there will be trouble.

"So that's it!"

And Xu Xiangui's reminder.

This made Mu Tianyi realize something instantly.

He immediately realized the crux of the problem.

Why can't he catch any bad guys despite being so flamboyant?

It turns out they were scared because they were too flashy and conspicuous!

Mu Tianyi immediately understood.

"Looks like having you with me is quite useful!"

Mu Tianyi praised Xu Xiangui, then found a clothing store and chose a set of clothes that he thought was relatively understated.

Xu Xiangui opened his mouth.

This does look much better.

But it's still quite conspicuous in South Street, isn't it?

This young master really has no experience being a normal child!

"Isn't that enough?"

Seeing Xu Xiangui's expression, Mu Tianyi felt puzzled.

After that, he asked Xu Xiangui to choose a set for him.

He changed into clothes similar to those worn by the grandfather and grandson.

Mu Tianyi paused for a moment.

"I thought these were beggars' clothes, but they're just ordinary clothes!"

Xu Xiangui felt as if he had been dealt a severe blow.

"Young master, we are not beggars!"

Xu Xiaoyou said weakly.

"I haven't seen anyone else dressed like that."

Mu Tianyi scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"Young Master, you're staying in the West City. There aren't many ordinary people there!"

Xu Xiangui said helplessly.

It seems that this young master has never seen hardship since birth.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes and was mistaken for a beggar.

However, it is possible that this is why they were accepted.

If I had known from the beginning that they were ordinary people, not beggars, I might not have taken them.