The dilapidated wooden door swayed back and forth with the knocks, making people worried that it would fall to the ground next moment.
Liu Mang took off the stick holding up the wooden door. When he opened the wooden door, he saw three faces with evil expressions.
"Why are you so black when riding a horse!"
The leader raised his hand and was about to slap Liu Mang in the face.
Liu Mang took a step back without leaving a trace, instantly moving away from the opponent's attack range.
Yang Wei lowered his hand in displeasure and said angrily: "How dare you hide?"
The two people behind him directly raised the shining silver daggers in their hands, showing a bit of chillness under the dim oil lamp.
Liu Mang showed the ax in his right hand and asked without fear: "What's the matter?"
Looking at the tall man in front of him, Liu Mang was about a head taller than the three of them, and he was reminded of his reputation as a man of great strength.
A trace of fear appeared on Yang Wei's face. He held back his anger and said, "Here comes the collection fee."
Liu Mang frowned: "Didn't I just pay this year's fees last month?"
Yang Wei is a member of the Small Knife Club, a gang in the outer city.
In the name of protection, the Xiaodao Society collects fees from every household in Liu Mang Village. However, they also know how to fish from the best of the lake, and generally only collect fees once a year.
Yang Wei's face was somewhat unswerving: "Why, you don't want to pay the order given by the hall master?"
Seeing the tense situation between the two sides, Liu's mother was worried about her son's safety, so she asked in a low voice: "I wonder how much we will charge?"
"Twelve." A trace of ridicule flashed in Yang Wei's eyes.
"What?" Mother Liu was shocked, and Liu Mang suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Ten taels of silver." Yang Wei continued to emphasize, and then said impatiently, "Hurry up and pay it, we have to go to other houses!"
"In the past, the fee was collected once a year, and it was only twenty taels of silver. Not only will it be charged more this year, why has the amount increased so much?" Liu Mang asked calmly, with no trace of emotion or anger in his voice.
"We are also following the orders given by the gang." said a person behind Yang Wei.
"But my family really doesn't have that much. Please do me a favor." Mother Liu's tone was somewhat pleading.
"Then how big is your family?" Yang Wei asked.
"My family has..." Before Liu's mother could finish speaking, Liu Mang directly interrupted: "No money."
"My family has no money." He added again.
"You are looking for death!" Yang Wei got angry and pulled out the dagger. The two people behind him also followed suit.
"Get out of the way, let's search it ourselves!"
Liu Mang raised the axe, bowed his waist slightly, and looked like a lion about to explode. He said in a deep voice: "If you keep going forward, don't blame me for not having eyes on the ax in my hand."
"You want to challenge the majesty of the Little Sword Society?" Yang Wei sneered.
The authority of the gang is established on mountains of swords and seas of blood. Anyone who questions it will go to see the King of Hell the next day.
"I only know that if anyone doesn't let me live, then he won't be able to live today." Liu Mang replied coldly.
If all the money in the family was confiscated, he and Liu's mother would definitely starve to death.
In this case, it's better to risk your life now.
I practiced Sanda in my last life, and with my strong body in this life, I still can't deal with these three losers?
As for after killing them, there is no way out, the worst is to join the Golden Tiger Gang.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
Yang Wei and the other three looked at each other, but neither of them wanted to take action directly.
After all, the Liu Mang in front of him, nicknamed Tieniu, was well-known in nearby villages for his strength, so it was difficult to deal with him.
Coupled with its taller body than ordinary people, it still has a lot of intimidating power.
Another fat man behind Yang Wei said: "I said, you have to give us some money so that we can go back and do business."
"One or two." Liu Mang gave a direct answer.
"Okay." The fat man nodded, "One or two, just one or two, bring it over."
Liu Mang took out a broken piece of silver from his arms and threw it directly to the fat man.
Yang Wei and the other two didn't hesitate and turned around and left.
"Just wait for me!" Yang Wei's vicious voice came, "I will avenge today's revenge and let you live happily for a few more days!"
Liu Mang watched them leave. After a while, he slowly closed the wooden door, tied it up, and continued to hold it with a wooden stick.
Then he took a deep breath and sat directly on the bed.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
It was only then that he heard his own heartbeat.
Just now, blood almost splattered on the spot. Although I was very sure of defeating the opponent, it was impossible to say that I was completely honest.
'boom!'
At this time, there was a violent kicking at the door of Wang's house next door.
"What are you doing!" Wang Laizi's frightened and angry voice sounded. Due to the poor sound insulation of the adobe house, Liu Mang and Liu's mother could hear clearly.
"Charge fees!" Yang Wei's ferocious laughter came.
"I didn't!" Wang Laizi shouted loudly.
"They all say no, search for me! If found, break his other leg and let people know the consequences of resisting the Knife Club!" Yang Wei ordered.
"What are you doing? You are robbing!"
"You damn lame, get out of here!"
"ah!"
Following Wang Laizi's scream, there was the sound of tables and chairs being pushed down, the sound of broken porcelain, and the sound of women crying.
"Officer!" Wang Sun's voice was trembling.
"Oh, the little lady is so delicate, let me take a good look at her." This was the voice of Yang Wei's fat accomplice.
"Stop, you beasts!" Wang Laizi shouted angrily.
Then there was another burst of punches and kicks, and Wang Laizi's shouts gradually became weaker.
"Found it, there are more than a dozen taels!" A surprised voice sounded.
"No, please leave some, otherwise we won't be able to survive..." Mrs. Wang Sun begged.
"Young lady, stay with us for the night and think about it." The fat man said with a lewd smile.
"Stop playing around and break Wang Laizi's other leg." Yang Wei said calmly.
"Brother Yang, are you serious?" The fat man's voice was hesitant.
"I said I would break his legs when I found the money, and I must do it. I, Yang Wei, always keep my word." Yang Wei's voice suddenly became louder at this time.
"ah!"
As a tragic cry rang out, the movement next door finally gradually quieted down.
"Mom, let me go out and take a look."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Mang gently pushed open the door, walked to the next door, and found that the door of Wang Laizi's house was still ajar.
Through the crack in the door, we could see that the Wang family was in chaos. Cripple Wang's right leg was abnormally bent, and he was completely unconscious.
Mrs. Wang and Sun were busy taking care of each other, her eyes were red from crying.
Thinking back to the last harsh words Yang Wei just said, Liu Mang couldn't help but feel a hint of gloom in his heart.
When he walked into the house numbly.
"Son, are you okay?" Mother Liu staggered over.
"It's okay." Liu Mang forced out a smile.
"The Wang family is so miserable." Mother Liu sighed. Then she didn't know what she thought of, and a look of fear appeared on her face, "Let's leave now, and escape as far away as possible."
"Mom, it's okay." Liu Mang comforted her.
"No, haven't you seen what happened to the Wang family? There were also four brothers, including the cattle butcher, who no one dared to mess with in the countryside at that time. As a result, they offended the Little Sword Society, and more than a dozen members of the four families died overnight..." Mother Liu said tightly.
He clutched Liu Mang's sleeve tightly, his body trembling slightly with fear.
"You can't escape by running away."
Seeing Liu's mother's expression, Liu Mang thought for a while and then expressed his thoughts: "The Golden Tiger Gang asked me to join, but I never agreed. The worst case scenario is to join them and move to Liuhe Village behind."
Liujia Village belongs to the sphere of influence of Xiaodao Society, while Liuhe Village is under the management of Jinhu Gang, so the two sides do not interfere with each other.
And in terms of power, Xiao Daohui is only second-rate in the outer city, and the Golden Tiger Gang is firmly one step ahead of him.
Hearing what Liu Mang said, Liu's mother felt relieved a little, and then worried: "Gangs are also very dangerous. If you can't help but join, don't join."
Liu Mang nodded. He didn't want to join a gang now, but he was forced by the situation and couldn't help himself.
The two of them tidied up everything in their home.
In fact, there was nothing valuable. In addition to the seven or eight taels of silver at the bottom of the box, there were also a few pieces of silver and copper jewelry, an iron pot, and a few bottles of old wine that his father brewed before he was alive.
When the sky is slightly bright.
Liu Mang gently opened the door and cautiously went out for a walk.
"Everyone from the Little Knife Club has left."
Liu Mang carried his baggage and walked out with Liu's mother step by step.
Mother Liu carefully locked the door, thinking that she would be leaving this place where she had lived for decades, and her eyes couldn't help but become moist.
The two of them had only walked a few steps when a fat man of sixteen or seventeen years old walked towards them.
When he saw Liu Mang's outfit, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Brother Mang, Auntie, I'm looking for you, what are you doing?"
The little fat man in front of him was Liu Shu, the only best friend of Liu Mang's predecessor.
Seeing that he was not an outsider, Liu Mang said softly: "Last night Xiaodao came to collect the fees, but I gave them very little, which offended them severely."
The little fat man Liu Shu suddenly understood, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Dao will no longer be able to control our village!"
Liu Mang asked curiously: "Why?"
Liu Shu whispered: "A lot of masters died in the two days before the Xiaodao Association, and half of the territory under my command was occupied by major gangs. Our village will no longer be under their control, so we are eager to make the last profit.
My cousin was casting a net by the river last night, and happened to hear someone talking about this in Xiaodao Club."
Upon hearing the news, Liu Mang and Liu's mother looked at each other, with a hint of joy in their eyes.
"I heard that Xiao Dao Hui offended someone he shouldn't have offended this time. Brother Mang, you must be interested!"
"Let's go back to my house and talk in detail!" Liu Mang raised his eyebrows and walked back.
Arriving at home, Liu Mang closed the door.
The little fat man's words made him happy.
"In Shenjia Village next door, a mysterious old man moved in some time ago. He refused to pay tribute to the knife and even injured the disciples who came to collect the fees."
"The leader of the Little Knife Guild was furious and mobilized hundreds of masters from the guild to surround the old man's home."
"In the end, the old man killed them all with a knife. Dozens of people in the small knife guild were killed. Almost all the elites in the guild were killed. Even the guild leader himself unfortunately died."
"This old man is definitely a martial arts master. Brother Mang, haven't you always wanted to learn real martial arts? This old man must have what you want!"