The bad news is that the promotion failed, and we didn't even make it to the new book chart. Xiao Mo is so embarrassed. I stayed up until two in the morning, constantly refreshing the webpage, and the result... I almost didn't get any sleep.
The good news is that we have a chance to knock the people above us off their perch. Come on, everyone, use your recommendation votes to knock them down one by one and show them what it means to be in a tight spot.
Also, I want to say that *Wulin* is definitely a great, passionate book. Please, everyone, be patient and keep reading.
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With a series of punches and kicks, the merchants on the street, though ordinary people, suddenly burst into an astonishing fighting spirit. Many of them had been extorted for money before and hated such people the most. Now that they had an outlet for their anger, how could they hold back?
Especially the shop assistant from He's Rice Store, who used two cloth bags to cover the heads of the two men, one for each, and pummeled them mercilessly.
With this, the crowd's attacks became even more fierce. Since the two men couldn't see who was hitting them, there was no need to worry about being held accountable later.
Strength in numbers, Yang Kai just made a show of it and didn't even get a chance to join in before he was pushed out by the merchants.
After a long while, the merchants gradually stopped, leaving the two men curled up on the ground, moaning in pain. The cloth bags covering their heads had been knocked off, and Su Mu looked inside, exclaiming, "Oh my goodness, my feet are cramping!" He saw that the two originally towering, muscular men now had noses that weren't noses, eyes that weren't eyes, and faces swollen like pig heads, almost unrecognizable even to their own mothers.
This situation arose because the two men themselves had little strength. Although they carried swords and knives, it was just for show. If they were real experts, would they care about the attacks of ordinary people?
But then again, would real experts do such despicable things?
After taking down these two, the merchants all felt a great release of pent-up anger, but they still gathered around, unwilling to leave.
The two men, sensing the hostile faces around them, were extremely frightened. One of them weakly raised his hand toward Su Mu and weakly called out, "Su..."
Su Mu's face changed drastically, and he roared, "What do you mean 'Su'? Do you want me to loosen your bones for you?"
Yang Kai, seeing this, smiled inwardly and stepped forward, saying loudly, "These two despicable men have used this method to harm countless merchants, forcing them to lose their homes and families. They are truly despicable!"
Yang Kai's words were somewhat exaggerated, but since everyone present was a merchant, they all felt a sense of shared suffering. The shop assistant from He's Rice Store spat, "Pah, these scoundrels deserve to die. How dare they come to our rice store and cause trouble."
The shop assistant was just venting his anger, but Yang Kai immediately followed up, "That's right. These people truly deserve to die. Brother, why don't we each take one and kill them with a single strike? This will prevent them from doing evil in the future and will be a just act."
This statement shocked everyone, and the two men on the ground broke out in cold sweat, looking at Yang Kai in terror. They never expected this thin, weak-looking youth to have such a ruthless heart.
Su Mu's eyes widened as he looked at Yang Kai, wondering if he was joking, but Yang Kai's serious expression clearly showed he was serious.
To be honest, although these two men were despicable, they didn't deserve to die. Yang Kai's words were undoubtedly too cruel.
Su Mu stammered, "Brother, isn't this going too far?"
"Too far?" Yang Kai shook his head seriously. "If their plot succeeds today, He Boss's rice store will likely go bankrupt. If the rice store goes bankrupt, how will his family survive? This is forcing people to the brink. How is it too far to kill them? Remember, everyone must pay a price for their actions."
At first, the merchants felt some reluctance at the idea of killing, but after hearing these words, they began to see some sense in it. They didn't know what to do, but since they didn't have to do the killing themselves, they all stood by and watched. Only He Boss wanted to speak, but Yang Kai stopped him with a glance.
"But... but even so, we can't just kill people randomly," Su Mu was truly anxious. He never expected this brother to be so ruthless. He had a well-laid plan: to have these two men slander He Boss, then intervene to save him, making He Boss grateful and achieving his goal. But now, a ruthless brother had appeared, ready to kill to silence them.
This was a serious problem.
Su Mu could clearly see the two men on the ground looking at him with pleading eyes, hoping he would save them. Their eyes even contained a hint of threat. Su Mu understood their meaning: we're all in this together, and if we don't do well, neither will you.
At this moment, Yang Kai smiled and said, "Brother, scholars disrupt the law with their words, and heroes break the law with their actions. In our world, who doesn't have a few lives on their hands? Are you afraid to do it? Or... do you know them? That's why you don't want to kill them?"
Su Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Yang Kai, who was smiling mischievously.
"What do you mean by that, Brother?" Su Mu's face turned cold, thinking that his plan might have been exposed. But he hadn't shown any obvious signs, so how could it have been exposed?
He didn't know that Yang Kai had only guessed because of a fleeting glance. It was all a coincidence. If not for that glance, Yang Kai would have been fooled today.
He Boss, a shrewd man, sensed something amiss in Yang Kai's words and asked suspiciously, "Young brother, what's going on here?"
Yang Kai didn't answer, but continued to look at Su Mu, "Brother, you seem to be a decisive person. Why are you hesitating to do a just act and help the community? Besides, I'm here with you. What are you afraid of?"
"What am I afraid of?" Su Mu laughed, his face twitching, as if talking to himself, "What am I afraid of? It's just killing a person. Who hasn't done it?"
As if admitting he hadn't killed before would make him look weak in front of Yang Kai.
Being a young man, Su Mu couldn't back down after being provoked by Yang Kai.
With a determined look, Su Mu glared at the two men on the ground. The moment they met his gaze, they knew it was bad. This kid had been completely misled and was no longer thinking clearly.
"Brother, let's go," Yang Kai continued to incite him.
Su Mu took deep breaths and slowly nodded.
The two men, seeing this, immediately knew the situation was dire. The one who had been supporting the other couldn't hold back any longer and jumped up, pointing at Su Mu and shouting, "Su Mu, you traitor! You agreed to have my brother and me cause trouble at He's Rice Store, and then you would come to save He Boss and win his favor. Now you want to kill us? You're worse than a pig or a dog, a piece of trash grown in a pile of filth."
"You're lying!" Su Mu was furious at being exposed in public.
"Humph!" The man sneered, but the pain from his injuries made him wince and cover his mouth, hissing in pain. He gathered his strength and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, my brother and I came to He's Rice Store to cause trouble at the suggestion of this boy. He has his eye on He Boss's daughter, but she doesn't