"My coin pouch was stolen?" Hunter Liu looked at his waist, his expression darkening as he recalled the scruffy young beggar he'd encountered outside Poyang City. "That ragged kid managed to swipe my coin pouch?"
Hunter Liu found it hard to believe. As the top assassin from Earth, he had actually been pickpocketed by someone without any cultivation skills.
But the beggar was the only person who had come into physical contact with him. No one else could have done it.
The inn attendant noticed Hunter Liu's change in expression and paused, his face turning sour as he realized the situation. "What's this? You three don't have money to pay? Heh, here at Changhong Inn, we don't give meals on credit."
Hunter Liu remained silent, but his expression grew tense. He had never experienced something like this—having a meal and not being able to pay for it was a first.
The people seated around them quickly picked up on the situation: Hunter Liu and his companions couldn't pay their bill. They exchanged glances, faces showing a mixture of surprise and amusement.
"Well, well, beautiful lady, out of money to pay for dinner? How about I cover it if you come for a walk with me?"
"Yeah, if you're willing to take a stroll with me and visit my place afterward, forget the meal—I'd be happy to cover your expenses forever."
"Ha, I'm from the Yanyun Gang. You two don't stand a chance with her."
"Yanyun Gang? More like a pregnancy test kit gang…"
"You—!"
A cacophony of jeers and laughter filled the inn. Liu Qin's face paled, while Liu Huihui's expression turned stormy. He was waiting for Hunter Liu's signal; a single nod, and he wouldn't hesitate to silence those insulting Liu Qin.
Hunter Liu's expression remained cold, his thoughts unreadable, but his hand slowly clenched into a fist as a chilling aura gathered around him.
Boom!
Just then, a loud crash sounded from outside, followed by an angry shout. "Hong Feiqiu, get out here! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll tear down this inn!"
"Who dares cause trouble here? Don't you know this is the Luohong Gang's territory?"
A gray figure suddenly leaped down from the second floor—a man nearing fifty, exuding an imposing aura. He was on par with the Skull Gang's enforcers Hunter Liu had encountered earlier, at the second tier of the Meridian Opening stage.
This was Hong Jinbao, the innkeeper of Changhong Inn and an important figure within the Luohong Gang.
However, upon seeing the middle-aged man standing at the entrance of the inn, one of the doors kicked aside, Hong Jinbao's expression changed drastically. "Song Lei? Chief Song, you're the leader of the Qingshan Gang. Why are you harassing us? Are you taking advantage of our weaker strength?"
"That's right, I'm here to bully the Luohong Gang. Bring out Hong Feiqiu now, or I'll have this inn turned upside down."
Song Lei spoke with a gruff tone, his disdain clear. Standing nearly two meters tall, he was a mountain of muscle radiating power. In his hand, he held a massive black iron axe, over one and a half meters long, weighing at least a thousand pounds.