"What's the point of beating them to death? Are you not worried about getting your hands dirty?" an old voice suddenly asked from behind Ruan Xiu.2

The women were initially astonished and frightened by Ruan Xiu's sudden display of anger, especially since this was the first time they had seen her like this. When they saw the old man walk over, however, they all breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was an old man whom everyone in the small town was familiar with. After all these years, regardless of whether one was wealthy or poor, everyone would have needed to interact with this old man. 0

More specifically, they would have needed to interact with his Yang Family's medicine shop. Indeed, even the god of the underworld needed to ask for the medicine shop's permission if he wanted to bring someone six feet under. The only issue was that the medicine shop charged too much. This was something that everyone disliked.0

Ruan Xiu remained silent as she turned around to glance at the old man.0

Old Man Yang took large puffs from his smoking pipe as he looked at the barbed-tongued women. They couldn't be regarded as scheming and wicked, though they definitely couldn't be regarded as kind-hearted either. When Chen Ping'an had lost his parents and struggled to survive back then, he had indeed received quite some help from his neighbors and others in the alley. After all, Chen Ping'an's parents had been generous and kind people, and the hearts of humans were also made from flesh[1]. 0

For example, Chen Ping'an had always been invited for meals by Gu Can's mother and several other elderly people who had already passed...0