“Was I finally targeted?”
Lin Sheng sighed, his heart tightening, filled with helplessness.
Just now, while he was practicing, he heard some movement here, initially thinking it was the wild cat, but to be cautious, he decided to come and take a look.
He naturally recognized the back figure; it was one of the people following Brother Gou in the narrow alley.
He thought he had withdrawn quickly enough and shouldn't have any trouble, but he didn't expect trouble to find him after all.
It was also his own carelessness that he didn't notice someone tracking him the whole way.
He naturally noticed the greedy look in the eyes of Brother Gou and the others when they looked at him at that time. Just some pork and fine rice caused all this trouble.
Now that the other party has come to scout, they will probably come to his door soon. Lin Sheng doesn't know exactly what the other party will do, but he thinks it will definitely not be good.
Thinking of this, a cold look appeared on Lin Sheng's face.
He hated trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it. If trouble came to his door and couldn't be avoided, then he would find a way to completely resolve it.
Thinking this, he turned back and told Lin Hong that he had something to deal with, then quickly went out and disappeared into the street.
He followed Third Brother all the way, weaving through Waguan Street. After about half an hour, he finally saw Brother Gou and the others wandering on the street.
At this time, as they walked, they casually took snacks and fruits from the stalls on both sides of the street. The stall owners basically dared not speak out in anger, having clearly suffered at the hands of these people.
In his line of sight, Third Brother leaned in and whispered a few words to Brother Gou, and then the few people disappeared from the street.
However, the joy on their faces before they left was imprinted in Lin Sheng's eyes not far away.
This time, he did not follow them again, but walked to an old man's flatbread stall on the street and stopped.
“Elder, I'll take 5 flatbreads.”
“Alright, please wait, it will be ready soon.”
Seeing a customer, the old man immediately responded and quickly busied himself.
Lin Sheng then casually asked a question.
“Elder, I saw those people just now taking things from your stall without paying. Who are they?”
“Alas, they are people from the Ya Gang.”
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, the old man sighed.
“Young man, you don't know that the original Fist Gang in the western part of our Waguan Street has disbanded. This place is now managed by the Ya Gang. Not only has the stall fee increased significantly, but there are also often Ya Gang thugs bullying men and women on the street.”
“The thin man leading the group just now is called Liu Ergou, a small leader in the Ya Gang. If you see them in the future, remember to walk around and don't let them target you…”
As the old man spoke, he seemed to remember something and sighed heavily again.
“Life is getting harder…”
Lin Sheng nodded in agreement and took his 5 flatbreads.
Afterward, he also inquired about some information regarding Liu Ergou from other stalls through indirect questioning.
As expected, he found out his specific address and several places he frequented.
After buying some groceries, Lin Sheng returned home.
At this time, Xie Guilan had returned from work and was quite happy to hear the news that Lin Sheng had successfully joined the Hunting Beast Hall.
The family of three enjoyed this meal, which was definitely a rare and hearty dinner for them, in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.
After eating, Xie Guilan cleaned the dishes. Lin Hong seemed tired and went back to his room to sleep early.
Lin Sheng came outside the courtyard and continued to practice the Raging Bull Fist.
With his boxing stance set, his internal energy surged. His movements were slow at first, but they became faster and faster as time passed, and later on, every move even carried the sound of wind.
After a long time, Lin Sheng finally stopped his movements, only feeling his internal energy churning and very active.
“My strength seems to have increased again. I can feel my progress with almost every practice.”
Looking at his flushed and red skin, a smile appeared on his face.
“The key to achieving minor accomplishment in Raging Bull Fist is to break through the energy checkpoints while stimulating internal energy, thereby allowing the energy to replenish the body and enhance overall physical quality.”
“Stimulating internal energy is very simple for me, but breaking through the checkpoints is still a bit difficult, although not very difficult.”
Lin Sheng savored the insights from his practice just now. Cultivating the Raging Bull Fist to minor accomplishment means stepping into the first Realm of martial arts, Body Tempering. As long as one enters the Body Tempering Realm, they are considered a true Martial Artist.
Body Tempering Martial Artists greatly enhance their physical quality. Wang Dehai told him that a Body Tempering Martial Artist can take on five ordinary people in a bare-handed fight.
Therefore, compared to the introductory Raging Bull Fist's roughly 30% strength increase, the Raging Bull Fist that has reached minor accomplishment undoubtedly has a more significant improvement and is the stage where the gap with ordinary people is truly widened.
Meow!
A cat's meow sounded from the eaves, and a black shadow quickly darted across. It was the black cat seen during the day.
The black cat stood on the eaves, its body low, its nose constantly twitching, its eyes fixed on the direction of the stove in the courtyard.
“Stop thinking about it, those things are not for you to eat.”
Looking at the black cat's eyes, Lin Sheng chuckled, understanding that the other party was eyeing some leftover pork in the stove.
Meow!
The black cat meowed a few more times.
Seeing the cat's longing expression, Lin Sheng still turned around and took out two broken bones from a black earthenware pot under the stove.
These were their leftover pork bones. Xie Guilan had saved them to make bone soup later. It was rare for poor families to eat meat, so they naturally had to make the most of everything.
However, from now on, this kind of life would no longer exist. Well, at least not like before.
Generously throwing a few broken bones into the courtyard, Lin Sheng looked up at the sky.
It was late at night, with few stars in the sky, and the moonlight was quite dim, giving an inexplicable sense of oppression.
“It's a good weather.”
Lin Sheng mumbled, changed into a black outfit from the house, and agilely flipped over the wall.
Late at night, few people were on Waguan Street.
Although it was within the city, as an ignored slum, the public security was naturally not good, especially now with the power transition between the Ya Gang and the Fist Gang, making the security here even more chaotic.
So few people were active outside at this time.
Lin Sheng's steps were light, and he moved quickly through the street.
The Fist Gang originally controlled the western district of Waguan Street, but now they have retreated and been taken over by the Ya Gang, their territory occupied.
During the day, in addition to inquiring about Liu Ergou's information, he also focused on collecting some information about the Ya Gang, so he knew a lot about the two Gangs in Waguan Street during this period.
The Fist Gang had been operating in Waguan Street for several years, with dozens of members, and several Martial Artists. Moreover, their Gang leader, Tian Song, was a genuine Forging Tendons Realm Martial Artist.
But such a force had no power to fight back against this new Ya Gang, and many members were beaten to death.
It is said that the commotion was not small, and even Tian Song was seriously injured and could only lead the remaining trusted members to flee in embarrassment.
However, despite such a big commotion, the officials had no reaction at all. Lin Sheng was very clear about what this situation meant. Obviously, this so-called Ya Gang had a deep background.