Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

Grandpa Wang and Zheng Qian quickly ended their conversation. Grandpa Wang asked Jiang Siting to thank the fat man in black again, since he had come for her sake.

Old Master Wang is a simple man. The girl has grown up, and Chief Escort Zheng is all alone. He even escorted Jiang Siting with a mask on. There must be some secret or conflict between the two of them.

Let Jiang Siting take the initiative. Why not just talk things out? I really don't understand these young people.

After all, Zheng Qian was such a good fighter and handsome, so he was very satisfied with him as a son-in-law.

Jiang Siting curtsied.

"Thank you, sir."

"You're welcome, young lady."

Both of them remained silent after they finished speaking.

Jiang Siting is a girl with a very strong sense of boundaries.

The madam, however, was very enthusiastic and kept praising him.

"Heroes emerge from among the young. You saved our lives. Thank you so much."

"Thank you for your praise. I am very happy to fight alongside you all. The victory over these bandits is the result of the joint efforts of Wang's Tea House, Cao's Gang and me. We still need to work together to finish the rest of the journey."

Look at this bureaucratic talk. It's all so fake, but it's still so pleasant to listen to.

Everyone has witnessed the merits of the Black-Clad Killer. He organized a counterattack to wipe out the pursuers from the Green Spear Sect, and he also saved Chief Cao from killing Hua Yixuan. Everyone here owes him a debt of gratitude, yet he speaks so humbly.

Most importantly, he doesn't take credit for anything; he always says it's the result of everyone's joint efforts, and that the rest of the journey requires everyone to walk together.

First, acknowledge everyone's contributions, and then unite everyone to complete the task.

What a wise leader!

With just a few words, he managed to tie everyone together on the same boat, and made everyone feel comfortable.

The Jade Spear Sect is a powerful force in Lvchang County. Although they committed robbery, Hua Feng has not yet shown his face. No one is willing to reveal that they are a military force, as killing soldiers is a crime punishable by the extermination of one's entire clan.

If they were rebels, they would be hunted down and killed by the rebels. Zheng Qian summed it up with just one word: mountain bandits. That's the wisdom of speaking.

As for Zhao Dachui, all of his men are dead; mentioning him would be offensive.

Cao Zhenxiong was very grateful to the Black-Clad Killer. He did not ignore the contributions of the Cao family gang, but specifically mentioned that the Cao family gang had also contributed. He also said that they would walk the rest of the road together. He was very moved.

“Brother, my Cao family gang still has dozens of wounded brothers down the mountain. If we organize them, we’ll have fifty or sixty people. We’ll follow your lead for the rest of the journey and get Old Master Wang to Luning County together.”

They had no problem dealing with the mountain bandits, but they never expected the Biqiangmen to suddenly appear and cause them heavy losses.

Even though Old Master Wang offered an exorbitant sum, it wasn't enough to cover the brothers' resettlement expenses.

This delivery job cost me my underwear.

Fortunately, the black-clad assassin helped them, otherwise they would have lost their lives.

"Chief Cao, you're too kind. You have a lot of experience in escorting goods, so we'll definitely have to follow your orders. I'll just stay with the team."

Zheng Qian was immediately displeased. "You want to dump your work on me? Dream on!"

Being a leader is very hard work. You have to manage the overall situation and handle every little detail. If you do well, you get a good reputation; if you do poorly, you get all sorts of unpleasant comments. It's a thankless job.

He wouldn't organize everyone to do things; his goal was to protect Jiang Siting, not to direct everyone to work and then protect everyone.

People should have self-awareness and not lose sight of their original goals, otherwise they will become arrogant and will suffer misfortune.

Cao Zhenxiong admired the Black-Clad Killer even more. He was kind, had strong fighting ability, and didn't try to seize power, which gave him face. He was being praised in every word. What a good person he was.

Tsao Chen-hsiung gave a thumbs-up, expressing his utter admiration.

"Brother, you're awesome! I'll accept your offer and we'll get things sorted out and then set off."

Cao Zhenxiong immediately began directing everyone to collect the corpses of the Biqiangmen members, piling all the looted items in front of Zheng Qian and letting him choose first.

There was a small pile of copper coins and loose silver, as well as two bottles of medicine found on Hua Yixuan, plus five hundred taels of silver notes.

Hua Yixuan was a married man, unlike Bai Shao who carried all his belongings on his person. Zheng Qian was already quite surprised that he had five hundred taels of silver.

Zheng Qian was disappointed that he couldn't find the "Jade Snow Spear" manual or Hua Yixuan's footwork secrets. This guy must have memorized the whole thing, so he didn't carry it with him.

After putting away the five hundred taels of silver notes, Zheng Qian took out a pill that Hua Yixuan had swallowed earlier. This thing could save lives in critical moments, so he didn't ask for anything else.

The copper coins and silver pieces weren't worth much, but the Cao family gang had many injured members who needed medicine, so he couldn't take them all; after all, they were life-saving items.

A gentleman loves wealth, but he acquires it in a proper way.

The Cao family gang members were somewhat humane; they collected the bodies of the Biqiangmen members and used large knives to dig pits in the ground to bury them.

In the hot weather, these corpses need to be buried instead of burned, otherwise the stench will cause a plague, which would be a disaster for the people and animals in the vicinity.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, a silver light shot out from the woods, heading straight for Zheng Qian's heart.

The incident happened so suddenly that Zheng Qian was almost caught off guard. His body jerked backward, and the silver spear flew past his face, knocking off his bamboo hat.

Ding……

The silver spear was driven into the large tree behind him, its butt trembling and making a sound.

Zheng Qian stood up and saw a fist flying from afar, hurtling towards his chest.

Clang...

The sound of hitting the iron plate rang out, and Zheng Qian was punched away, crashing into a tree as thick as his thigh behind him with a creak before falling heavily to the ground.

puff.

Zheng Qian coughed up a mouthful of blood, seriously injured.

His chest contracted in waves of pain, making each breath feel like a knife stabbing his heart.

The opponent was fast and his punches were fierce, instantly injuring him severely. He took out the pills he had scavenged from Hua Yixuan and swallowed them in one gulp.

The pills were very spicy and pungent, burning from his throat all the way to his stomach, and Zheng Qian's pain subsided considerably.

This medicine is good; it has an analgesic effect.

"Zheng Qian".

Jiang Siting shouted in disbelief, never expecting that the fat man in black was actually Zheng Qian. She hurriedly ran over to help him up.

Tears welled in her eyes; Zheng Qian was injured, and it pained her deeply.

All of this happened so suddenly that everyone stared in shock at the newcomer.

The man was 1.8 meters tall, with a square face, dark skin, and bulging eyes, giving him a fierce appearance.

His clothes were covered in dust, and his shoes were covered in mud, clearly indicating that he had traveled a long distance.

Rows of calluses on his palms are the marks left by long-term shooting practice.

A master, a master who commands respect the entire scene the moment they appear.

He is none other than Hua Feng, the master of the Jade Spear Sect, a peak expert in the Bone Refining Realm who has been weighing heavily on Zheng Qian's mind lately.

Hua Feng's eyes were bloodshot. Upon hearing the news of Bai Shao's death, he rushed back to Lvchang County and notified his younger brother, Hua Yixuan, to bring the brothers back to Lvchang County to avenge Bai Shao and hold a funeral.

The bill for the drinks at Zuiyixuan wasn't paid by Huafeng, but by Huayixuan, who secretly returned to the city.

This was also Hua Feng's arrangement. They couldn't offend the lord's son, so they had to secretly make the payment so that Zheng Qian wouldn't notice their return to the city.

Hua Feng saw Hua Yixuan among the pile of corpses, with one knife wound and three sword wounds on his body, and slowly walked towards Hua Yixuan.

The Cao family gang members were on high alert and hurriedly retreated, giving the area to Hua Feng.

Hua Feng picked up Hua Yixuan, gently wiped the dirt off his face, tore off some of his clothes to bandage Hua Yixuan's wounds, and held him in his arms with his eyes closed.

On the other side, Zheng Qian pulled Jiang Siting behind him and whispered.

"When Hua Feng and I start fighting, you run, don't look back, just keep running."

Zheng Qian originally had a 70% chance of winning against Hua Feng, but now that he is injured, he only has a 30% chance.

"No, I want to stay with you, even if we die together."

Jiang Siting cried. It was the first time she had felt warmth, and she was so moved that she cried buckets of tears.

"You can die if you want, but I won't. You look so ugly when you cry, and I don't want to die with you."

"Hmph, you're so ugly! I don't want to die, and neither can you!"

Jiang Siting was amused by Zheng Qian. She cried so hard that snot streamed down her face, and when she laughed, her snot blew into a big bubble.

"Get out of the way and wipe your nose, and I'll beat him up."

"Ah."

Jiang Siting obediently walked away. At this moment, she couldn't hold Zheng Qian back and let him focus all his energy on dealing with Hua Feng.

Zheng Qian unbuttoned his clothes, and two iron plates were sandwiched between his chest and back. The iron plate in front of him had a fist mark on it, and the iron plate behind him was also deformed after being hit into a tree.

The iron buckles on the two iron plates broke during the impact, and half of the plates fell off, rendering them useless for protection and instead hindering Zheng Qian's combat effectiveness.

With a clatter, Zheng Qian threw the iron plate to the ground, and felt his body become much lighter.

Zheng Qian carried these two iron plates on his back to prevent Lao Liu from sneaking up on him from behind during the team battle, but unexpectedly they prevented Hua Feng from sneaking up on him.

Without those two iron plates, Hua Feng's sneak attack just now would have cost Zheng Qian half his life.

Hua Feng also paid the price for the sneak attack; blood was dripping continuously from the tip of his right finger.

Thirty seconds later, Hua Feng opened his eyes, put down Hua Yixuan's body, stood up, drew his silver spear, and pointed it at Zheng Qian.

“You insignificant piece of trash, how dare you kill my brother and son! Today I will cut off your limbs and turn you into a human pig, hang you on the top of Lvchang County and let the wind dry your corpse, to mourn the heroic souls of my brothers from the Biqiang Sect.”