"Humph!"
However, the one-eyed, middle-aged second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang suddenly snorted.
The few brawny men next to him squeezed through the crowd and reached the entrance of the county office with a ferocious look on their faces.
As a result, those who intended to challenge Dian Wei hesitated again.
"On the other hand, to show the sincerity of the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce!
"Today, as long as you can survive one attack from the man next to me, you can take ten taels of gold even if you don't join the guards!"
Seeing that, Ji Ye wasn't infuriated at all. He simply used the ability of "money" again!
"Are you serious?"
Hearing that, the crowd couldn't help but ask.
"Of course I'm serious. County Magistrate Guo can be our witness, right?"
Ji Ye turned around and looked at the county magistrate.
"Huh?"
Chairman Guo was actually rather dumbfounded. He had seen a lot of rich people, but he had never seen anyone as rich as this.
Such a large plate of gold, even in the world of A Chinese Ghost Story where the consumption rate was higher than in history, was definitely an astonishing amount of wealth. If he were to deduct the other half and hand it over to the governor, it would be enough to mobilize a few hundred soldiers of the imperial court's regular army.
Yet, he was using it to recruit those gangsters who only knew how to play with guns and sticks?
"Yes, yes, yes. I can be your witness!"
However, although he was reluctant to part with the gold, the cunning county magistrate naturally wouldn't ruin Dragon City's plan right now.
In particular, the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang was looking at them angrily in the crowd.
"I want to join!"
"I came first!"
"The gold is mine."
With the county magistrate's endorsement, someone finally stood out despite the threat of the Flood Dragon Gang.
After all, if they were really scared of pissing off the Flood Dragon Gang, they could just take the gold and leave.
If the Flood Dragon Gang were to stand in their way, they would be cutting off everybody's source of wealth. Although the Flood Dragon Gang was the largest gang in Guobei County, it was impossible for them to fight against everybody in the city!
"This is the county office. It's too small for us to fight here. Let's go to the empty ground outside of the city first."
Ji Ye, on the other hand, wasn't in a hurry.
Dragon City was recruiting guards with gold because they wanted to gather all the capable people in the city.
Although there were a lot of people outside the county government, most of them were actually cheering for the Flood Dragon Gang.
When hundreds of people walked out of the county office and out of the city, almost all the martial artists in Guobei County knew that someone was hiring guards at a high price.
However, the people of the Flood Dragon Gang obviously wouldn't give up so easily.
"Begin!"
When Dragon City announced the start of the competition.
"I'll go first!"
Next to the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang, a bald, brutal man who was almost the same size as Dian Wei and holding a mountain-splitting axe in his left hand and a pure iron chain on his right hand stood out. He entered the field one step ahead of everybody else.
"What's going on? Why is Ma Laoliu on stage?"
"Yes, isn't he from the Flood Dragon Gang? Is he planning to betray the Flood Dragon Gang? Isn't he afraid of being punished? "
"How could Ma Laoliu betray us? He's a trusted subordinate of the One-Eyed Dragon, the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang …"
"I understand it now. The Flood Dragon Gang is truly vicious. They want to send someone to kill this man so that the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce can't recruit anyone and we can't get the gold."
There was a commotion in the crowd, and there were even voices of dissatisfaction.
"Humph!"
However, the one-eyed second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang bellowed and suppressed other people's comments.
He once again suppressed the other people's discussions. He was indeed quite smart, coming up with this plan to stop Dragon City from recruiting people.
Of course, the plan had a premise, which was that Ma Laoliu could defeat or even kill Dian Wei.
However, Ma Laoliu, the ferocious-looking bald man, walked to Dian Wei with an axe and an iron chain, and was about to say something …
"You …"
Dian Wei raised his head and looked at him expressionlessly.
In the next moment, Ma Laoliu's pupils constricted, and his body trembled violently. His voice came to an abrupt halt.
Then, he just stood where he was.
"Why aren't you coming?"
"Should we start the battle?"
"I know. This is a duel between experts. They're looking for each other's flaws …"
After a long time, seeing that Ma Laoliu still didn't attack, the crowd grew impatient.
After all, the Flood Dragon Gang couldn't do whatever they wanted in Guobei City, and it was inevitable that they would infuriate everyone if they cut off other people's fortune.
"Ma Laoliu, what are you waiting for? Come on!"
In the crowd, the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang couldn't hold it back anymore and roared.
"Pa!"
Just as he roared, a voice rang out.
Ma Laoliu, who was on Dian Wei's opposite side, fell to the ground. His face was pale, and blood was flowing out of his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. He was shivering and losing control of his bladder, as if he had been scared out of his wits.
"What's going on?"
"Is he bewitched?"
"Is this guy capable of the legendary demonic arts?"
Ma Laoliu's situation was rather miserable and weird.
As a result, although a lot of people coveted the gold, nobody was willing to be the second one.
"I-I want to challenge …"
At this moment, a young and slightly scared voice echoed.
A thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boy with a sallow complexion and a rather dirty body entered the arena with a broken saber wrapped in cloth in his hand!
"Huh? Isn't he the little beggar from the Earth Temple in the south of the city?"
"Yes. It's said that he's the son of a criminal. His parents died of diseases when they were sent here. Living with a sister and begging for a living like a mouse, you've never learned any martial arts at all? "
"How can he be a guard like that?"
"That's right. Even Ma Laoliu didn't have a chance to attack. How can he survive one attack?"
"Hush, stop talking. Let the boy test us again!"
The cultivators in the crowd spoke with mockery.
Pew!
Dian Wei punched the broken saber in the young man's hand and knocked it out of his hand.
It also caused him to vomit blood and fly seven to eight meters away before falling to the ground.
"Brother!"
Among the crowd, a yellow-skinned and yellow-skinned little girl with a head that made her legs as thin as a bamboo pole ran towards the young man who had fallen to the ground while crying.
"Cough, cough …"
Then, to the girl's delight, the young man sat up from the ground in confusion. Although he was vomiting blood, he felt much better after years of beating. "That's enough.
You've taken one of his attacks. You can take ten taels of gold. "
"If you have more strength, you can continue the challenge!"
Ji Ye said, and an Iron Buddhas picked up an ingot of gold from a tray.
"I won't challenge anymore. I'm here to apply for a guard job. Please let me and my sister go with you!"
The ragged young man, however, didn't take the gold immediately. Instead, he fell on his knees, and the little girl followed him.
"Very good! Then, you'll be the first 'guard' that the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce has recruited here. "
Ji Ye looked at the young man and said calmly.
"Little sister, come with me."
Nie Xiaoqian, whose face was covered in a white veil, walked over and rubbed the little girl's head, not caring that the girl was dirty.
From this girl, she seemed to see some of her own shadow.
"What's going on?"
"That Ma Laoliu is one of the best. He once killed a few wolves outside of the Lanruo Temple outside of the city. He didn't even have the courage to attack before he fell to the ground!"
"And this little beggar was actually able to withstand a punch and successfully pass?"
"Something's not right!"
This scene, on the other hand, was rather confusing.
There were also smart people who sensed something.
"I'll go! I'll go!"
A swordsman ran to the field.
"This man does want to be our guard. Commander Dian, you can go easy on him!"
The Mind Reader player of Dragon City moved his lips and spoke to Dian Wei through his walkie-talkie.
"Ah! Ah! I blocked it!"
Immediately, the Ordinary Rank-7 swordsman was flung back fifteen meters after he was hit by Dian Wei's fist that sounded like the roar of a dragon.
When he landed, he found that he was soaked in cold sweat but not actually wounded. He ran back in delight and picked up a shiny gold ingot from the Iron Buddha's plate. Then, he joined the team of Dragon City's guards, which already had dozens of people.
"Du Qi of the Iron Fist Sect!"
A skinny man who was wearing a metal glove that looked like the fangs of a wolf charged at Dian Wei with killing intent in his eyes.
"He's a spy that the Flood Dragon Gang planted in another gang …"
Then, after the man's fist collided with Dian Wei, his metal gloves were completely broken, and his blood splashed all over his body.
As long as they were sincere enough to be his guards, they could survive one attack from Dian Wei. Two of them, who were above Extraordinary Rank-5, even survived two attacks.
If they wanted to take the money and leave, they would collapse after one attack and be unable to fight anymore. If they were sent by the Flood Dragon Gang to mess things up, they would either be crippled or killed.
"Wow, why are there so many people here?"
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly asked curiously.
"A competition for a spouse? Oh, no, it's a competition to recruit new members! "
"As long as you can survive one attack from this man, you'll get ten taels of gold, and after each attack, you'll get ten times more gold?"
"Shoot! That's great! I'm going to be rich!"
It was a man who was carrying a heavy sword that was almost as long as a grown man on his shoulder and a sword box that was wrapped in cloth on his back. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he gave off the vibe of a pervert. Looking at the plate of gold at the center of the battlefield, he couldn't have looked more greedy.
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