A large group of people charged forward, their fists raining down on Lu Ming’s body. Such density of punches would have left an ordinary person unconscious long ago.
However, the Dragon King felt no concern whatsoever and had no intention of helping. He simply stood aside and watched the show.
Because he knew Lu Ming’s strength intimately.
As if it were a joke, how could the Dragon Warlord, who had charged across battlefields and slain countless enemy generals, be defeated by these mere brats?
As expected.
After a barrage of punches, Lu Ming was completely unharmed, standing there quietly.
In contrast, Huang Mao and his gang were all bruised and bleeding, their faces swollen. The more severely injured ones had already collapsed on the ground, unconscious!
Everyone was stunned.
What was happening? Who was hitting whom?
Didn’t Huang Mao and his group just beat up Lu Ming? How come Lu Ming was fine after the fight, but Huang Mao and the others were all finished?
Lu Ming stretched his limbs and said dismissively, “Is that all you’ve got? You can’t even warm me up.”
He stepped on Huang Mao’s kneecap. “You seem to really like breaking people’s legs?”
Upon hearing this, Huang Mao vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Could it be…
“No!” Huang Mao’s face turned deathly pale with fright, and he yelled, “No, I know I was wrong.”
Lu Ming shook his head slightly. “Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. When you broke other people’s legs, why didn’t you ask for their opinion first, ask if they wanted it? This is your lesson.”
With that, Lu Ming stomped down hard.
With a ‘crack,’ Huang Mao’s kneecap was directly crushed! Lu Ming’s kick was incredibly powerful, completely crippling Huang Mao and turning him into a cripple!
“Ah~~~!!!”
Huang Mao’s miserable wails echoed through the sky.
Huang Mao could never have imagined that he had joined a debt collection company, that he was supposed to be the one bullying others, yet here he was with his leg broken?
It was all his own arrogance.
He had eyes but couldn’t see!
“Get lost.”
Lu Ming uttered only one word, which was enough to scare those brats into a state of panicked flight. They helped each other up, limping away from the herbal market.
Turning back.
Lu Ming once again returned the Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder to the old woman and said, “I’m returning it to you once more.”
The old woman felt embarrassed. “Thank you, thank you. Sir, you’ve helped me twice, I truly don’t know how to thank you enough.”
Lu Ming smiled faintly.
He said voluntarily, “Actually, I have my own intentions. I’m also interested in this Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder.”
Huh?
The old woman was startled. Did Lu Ming want to snatch it too?
With Lu Ming’s skills, if he really wanted to snatch it, even a hundred old women couldn’t stop him!
But then Lu Ming’s next words made the old woman feel ashamed.
Lu Ming said, “I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ll buy this Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder at the price we just agreed upon, 3 million.”
Three million!
This was definitely the highest price the Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder could fetch.
Lu Ming, without any hesitation, purchased the Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder at the highest price, giving the old woman great respect. With this 3 million, the old woman could not only clear her son’s debt but also live a good life.
Tears of excitement streamed down her face. “I judged a gentleman by my own mean standards. I suspected you just now, I’m truly sorry.”
Lu Ming waved his hand, took Dragon King’s bank card, and handed it to the old woman.
He said, “There is 3 million in here. If you don’t trust me, you can get it verified first.”
The old woman said, “I believe you! If you truly wanted to snatch it, you wouldn’t need to return it to me; you could have taken it from the thief. The Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder, for you!”
Lu Ming happily accepted the Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder.
As he was leaving.
Lu Ming said to the old woman with concern, “Those people might not dare to come looking for me, but they are highly likely to go after you. Old lady, please remember my name, I am Lu Ming, and I live at Kai Xuan Jewelry. If those debt collectors don’t let you go and trouble you, remember to come find me immediately.”
The old woman nodded repeatedly.
Only after confirming that the old woman had clearly remembered his name did Lu Ming leave with peace of mind.
It must be said that it was precisely because of Lu Ming’s kind gesture that the old woman’s entire family was saved! In the future, the old woman would be protected because she remembered the name ‘Lu Ming.’
…
Xu Hui, Mahjong Parlor.
Murong Ba was playing mahjong.
He had been severely beaten by Lu Ming some time ago. Upon returning, he was also scolded by his older sister, Murong Shuang, leaving him feeling stifled.
Whenever he was unhappy, he would come to play cards.
Besides two friends, a special person was also playing with him – Xia Yunyan, the owner of the mahjong parlor.
Xia Yunyan’s identity was no simple matter.
He owned numerous mahjong parlors, spread throughout Modu. To operate so many mahjong parlors in a super-large first-tier city like Modu, one would need more than just skill; connections were essential.
Xia Yunyan controlled both upstream and downstream.
At the same time.
Xia Yunyan also owned a debt collection company and employed a large number of thugs.
Anyone who lost money at his mahjong parlors and couldn’t pay would be severely extorted by Xia Yunyan’s thugs. They would do anything despicable, from forcing people into prostitution to coercive sales.
“Hu! Qing Yi Se,” Xia Yunyan declared, pushing over his tiles with a smile.
“Sigh!!!” Murong Ba sighed deeply. “Damn it, business isn’t going well, and now the card games aren’t either. I’m not playing anymore, not playing. I’ve lost money all day.”
Xia Yunyan laughed heartily. “This is the first time I’ve seen Master Ba so unlucky. I wonder which expert has made you so miserable?”
Murong Ba snorted coldly and did not answer.
He didn’t want to admit that he was defeated by a useless son-in-law.
As they were chatting.
They saw a group of people with bruised and battered faces walking in, including the limping Huang Mao.
Hmm?
Upon seeing this scene, the smile on Xia Yunyan’s face immediately disappeared.
These people were all thugs from his debt collection company. They were the ones who beat others, not the other way around. This situation today did not look right.
Xia Yunyan asked, “What happened?”
Huang Mao, crying, recounted everything that had happened. They had gone to collect debt from the old woman and had taken a liking to a Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder, intending to buy it at a low price.
As a result, someone had stopped them. Not only was the Serpent Prisoner’s Gallbladder snatched away, but Huang Mao and the others were also severely beaten.
Furthermore, that person had even broken Huang Mao’s leg!
The methods were extremely ruthless.
Huang Mao cried and said, “Boss Xia, I beg you to deliver justice for me! Is that brat stepping on my leg? No, he’s stepping on your face! My broken leg doesn’t matter, but if Boss Xia’s reputation is ruined, how can you continue to operate in Modu?”
Xia Yunyan slammed the table and roared, “This is outrageous! They dare to bully me, Xia! Tell me, what is that brat’s name?”
Huang Mao immediately replied, “I asked clearly, that brat’s name is… Lu Ming!”