Chapter 69: Trouble Suddenly Descends
On the street, Ye Chen and Chen Tao walked together, both of them were certain that they wouldn't stay for too long, resting for a day or two, preparing some dry rations, before continuing on their journey again.
Two people were walking when suddenly a young man in front collided with Ye Chen's body.
"Sorry, sorry." The young man hastily apologized with a remorseful face and wanted to leave, but was caught by Ye Chen's hand on his arm.
"Return my things and I'll accept your apology." Ye Chen said calmly.
"What did I take from you? Let go quickly!" The young man struggled, but didn't think that Ye Chen's grip was so tight, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.
"Although there's not much money in my wallet, you shouldn't just take it without saying a word, right? Even if I did say so, I wouldn't let you take it anyway." Ye Chen said straightforwardly, grabbing the young man's arm.
After hearing Ye Chen's words, the young man's face changed instantly. It wasn't that he became worried, but rather, it turned ferocious. "Kid, let go of me if you know what's good for you. Otherwise, it won't just be a matter of losing money."
Ye Chen's face turned gloomy and he lost his smile. This thief was even more arrogant than the one who had lost money. Had the world changed? Chen Tao, standing beside him, also spoke angrily: "You shameless thing, you actually dared to steal from me, are you tired of living?"
The young man didn't show any fear, and with equal anger said: "Let go, it's your honor that I'm taking your money. If you keep pestering me, don't blame me for being impolite."
Chen Tao was furious and laughed, the thief actually said that stealing his things was his honor, is this still reasonable? Chen Tao thought of kicking the boy to death, while Ye Chen was more practical, with a flick of his wrist, there was a cracking sound, and the boy felt his arm break.
"Ah!" A pained cry escaped the young man's mouth, drawing the attention of many people around him. In this wandering city, what was most abundant were battles and bloodshed. And in the land of China, what was most abundant were onlookers.
"No matter who you are, since you've stolen my money, at least leave some memories behind." Ye Chen said calmly, while his other hand stretched out and retrieved his wallet from the young man's body. This was also done for the sake of the people around them, so they could understand what was going on.
The onlookers understood the truth, and the gaze of the young man was not very kind either, but it had become a habit in this vagrant city. Stealing, robbing, and cheating were the most normal things to do here. Of course, as long as you had the strength, all of this could be avoided, and no one would bother you. But if your strength was insufficient, don't blame these people for taking action.
The young man felt a sharp pain, his arm completely numb, and he knew that this arm was useless. His face suddenly turned ferocious, and he violently bumped his head against Ye Chen, while the other arm also swung up to attack Ye Chen's abdomen.
"Hmph!" Ye Chen let out a cold snort, and with a burst of force, the boy's arm was severed. Immediately after, his palm swept across the boy's throat, and in an instant, the boy stopped moving.
The speed was so fast, the young man opened his eyes and fell straight down.
Ye Chen is not a kind-hearted person, on the contrary, in these years in the suburbs, he views life and death as ordinary, except for his own sister, Ye Chen has some abnormal concerns, while others' lives and deaths, even his own life and death seem to be indifferent.
Killing a person was nothing to Yedust, and this person had even stolen from him, and had even tried to kill him, which made Yedust all the more unscrupulous.
Although it's unwise for a vagabond like him to cause trouble in the city, since others have bullied him to this extent, if Ye Chen continues to endure, he won't be himself anymore.
Ye Chen doesn't stir up trouble, but he's also not afraid of it.
"This is one of Bei Cheng Ma San's men. These two young people are in trouble, Ma San kills without blinking an eye, anyone who offends Ma San will not have a good ending."
"Ah, I remember this young man, last time he was drinking with Ma San's general Yuan Feng."
More and more people recognized the young man, their faces filled with terror or pity for Ye Chen and Chen Tao.
There were still people calling Ye Chen and Chen Tao to leave quickly. From the words of these people, Ye Chen and Chen Tao learned that there were four major gangs in the Wandering City, namely East, West, South, and North. The four major gangs were all powerful, and their leaders were said to be above the Fusion Realm, with many powerful generals under them, and they were all superior existences who could walk sideways in the Wandering City.
Chen Tao's face changed, he didn't expect that a small thief who was casually killed would have such a background, which made Chen Tao somewhat worried.
Ye Chen didn't expect this outcome either. In this unfamiliar place, there's no so-called unity, and everyone is on their own. As for helping others, that requires having the capability to do so.
In this vagabond city, the four major gangs of east, south, west and north are like four giant behemoths. No one wants to challenge them, and those who do will die miserably.
The four major gangs each have their own turf, and Ye Chen and Chen Tao are currently within the scope of Beicheng.
The two men looked at each other with a somewhat solemn expression, didn't say a word, and left the crowd to go back to the wine building to discuss whether to leave or stay.
But before they had gone many steps, a number of people came over.
"Halt!" Seven or eight young men shouted in unison, led by their leader.
Ye Chen and Chen Tao pretended they hadn't heard, and continued walking back and forth.
The leading man waved his hand, and seven or eight people rushed forward, surrounding the two in the middle. One of them quickly ran towards the young man who was on the ground.
"Who are you?" Ye Chen asked expressionlessly. Since he was surrounded and couldn't leave unscathed, he simply stood still on the spot.
"Kid, you're new to Drifter's City, huh? You actually dare to hurt a North Gang disciple in the North City. Alright, pay me 10,000 Drifter Coins and I'll pretend this never happened." The leader, a man with messy yellow hair, sneered.
"It was he who stole our things first, how can the thief still have reason?" Chen Tao said indignantly, his bald head sweating with anger.
"Huang Ge, Huang Ge, it's bad! Xiao Jiu has been killed by them!" The young man who went to look ran back and said anxiously.
"What?" The man called Huang Ge's face suddenly changed. He had thought that the other party was just teaching Xiao Jiu a lesson, and in that case, extorting 10,000 yuan would have been acceptable. But he hadn't expected the other party to actually kill Xiao Jiu, which made it no longer just a matter of money.
"Xiao Jiu was killed by them!" The man said again with certainty, pointing at Ye Chen and Chen Tao.
Huang Ge looked at Ye Chen and Chen Tao with a gloomy face. Xiao Jiu was someone who got along well with them, and was also the person that Yuan Feng had specifically instructed to take care of. Now he had been killed, which made Huang Ge hard to accept for a moment. Thinking about Yuan Feng's punishment, Huang Ge felt a chill run down his spine.
What's urgent now is how to make up for this mistake. If Yuan Feng investigates and it gets traced back to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to get away with it.
Looking at Ye Chen and Chen Tao, a plan suddenly came up, with a gloomy face pointing at Ye Chen and Chen Tao: "It was these two guys who killed Xiaojiao, take them away."
Several people who came together had been waiting for the opportunity to strike, and upon hearing Huang Ge's words, they all launched an attack. Fighting in the Drifter's City was a common sight, and these few individuals often fought with others as well, their coordination quite tacit.
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