As the young couple walked further away from the night market, there were fewer pedestrians on the street and the lights grew dimmer. However, they didn't mind at all and instead deliberately chose to go to darker places. Why was that? It turned out that when emotions reached a boiling point, they couldn't help themselves, so they specifically looked for places where people couldn't see them, in order to hold hands, touch, kiss, hug, and embrace each other.

  But as they walked and played, the young woman was teased to the point of being unable to bear it, her eyes were blurred, her heart was confused, her legs were numb, and her feet were tingling. She let out a soft cry and leaned softly on the man's shoulder. The man had long been burning with desire, he spotted a dark alley, grabbed the young woman tightly, and suddenly darted in.

  As soon as they entered the dark alley, the man pressed the young woman's delicate body against the wall and was about to remove her last restraint when he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him and was struck by a stick on the back of his head, falling to the ground with a thud.

  The young woman was confused and disoriented, her eyes dazed and unfocused. She gasped for breath, her lips slightly parted. Before she could make sense of the situation, she caught a whiff of something foul-smelling. Her eyes widened in terror as she saw a sleazy-looking middle-aged man standing in front of her, replacing her lover. Just as she was about to scream, a dirty hand clamped over her mouth.

  Hou San was smiling slyly, looking at the young woman's uninhibited behavior, and thought to himself that she must be quite experienced, so it wouldn't hurt to have some fun with her first. Just as he was about to undo his pants, he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him and was struck on the back of the head by a stick, causing him to faint and fall to the ground...

  Another person? The girl was shocked and opened her mouth wide, only to see another tall and sturdy man appear before her eyes.

  All she saw was the man slowly approaching, reaching out his hand to her chest, and the girl resigned herself... It seems that today's fate is unavoidable, so let it be, because he has a kind of aura that makes women's hearts beat faster...

  Who would have thought that with a loud crash, the man seemed to have been hit as well. He didn't faint, but instead covered his shoulder and jumped aside: "Ahh, you're such a jealous wife! I was just trying to help her button up!"

  "Shameless!" A tall woman, full of anger, said: "Withdraw your thieving hands!"

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  After succeeding in Zhouqiao Night Market, Chen Ke and his team turned to the more prosperous Mahang Street Night Market, where they caught another swindler.

  They took the man to an empty house for overnight interrogation, thinking it would take some effort, but who knew that just one scare would make him shit and pee all over the place, and he would answer ten questions like a bamboo tube pouring out beans, making Chen Ke and several others extremely disgusted.

  Jian Liu's daughter directly covered her nose, and Chen Ke said: "You go outside and wait, I will ask clearly."

  Liu Niang nodded, knowing that this person was not only charming but also reliable in his actions. For example, just now when he took people away, he could accurately find the hidden danger and solve it first, doing it stealthily. Just this experience in the jianghu was far more than her own... She followed him out accordingly.

  She took a handkerchief and sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, gazing up at the gloomy night sky, praying silently.

  After about half a short while, the sound of opening the door rang out, and Chen Ke walked out.

  "How's it going? Is there any news about the little ring?" asked Liu Niang, getting up and asking anxiously.

  "That day when the temple was set on fire, neither of them were around Dashengguo Temple." Chen Ke shook his head and sat down heavily on a stone stool.

  Liu girl felt quite resentful that she was sitting on a stool while he sat at the desk, but now wasn't the time to quibble over who was higher or lower. She furrowed her brow and said, "Are you sure they weren't lying?"

  "I didn't lie." Chen Ke's hand had another wine jug... Song Dynasty wine, although much improved compared to Han and Tang Dynasties, was generally around 10 degrees or so when brewed using the curve method. Chen Ke used it as a beverage. After drinking two mouthfuls to quench his thirst: "They say that the rascals in Worry-Free Cave, although collectively known as the Beggar Clan, are actually divided into twelve factions. Although these twelve factions share a common leader, each faction has its own territory and business. If another faction encroaches on their territory, it's equivalent to declaring war...

  "Although Dashang Temple is prosperous, there is no night market." Liu Niang lightly bit her teeth and said: "Only on holidays when fireworks are set off will it be crowded at night."

  "Hmm." Chen Ke nodded and said: "The Black Tiger Hall under the Dasanguo Temple is where they committed the crime on a festival day, when all the officials' wives and daughters gathered in the city. The gains from one night were worth more than what they could get from working hard for a month."

  "Next time at Xiangu Temple's night gathering, it will be the summer festival next month," Liu Niang's jaw clenched tighter as she said: "Is this the only chance to catch them?"

  "It's probably so." Chen Ke sighed and said, "Hei Hu Tang's business on the ground is all legitimate, if we intrude, Kaifeng Prefecture will catch us, not them."

  "How detestable!" Liu Niang gritted her teeth and said: "It's clear that there's such a group of evil-doing rats, yet the King still wants to be their protective umbrella!"

  "Alas, it's all just a facade." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "You think Wang Ke doesn't want to? The key is, without any backing, the underworld would have been eradicated eight hundred times over. Those that remain are all backed by someone."

  "What's behind?"

  "Like you nobles." Chen Ke sneered.

  "Who would deal with those stinky worms in the sewers?"

  "Scram, Sam! Your mom's a naughty one!" Chen Xiao said with his mouth full.

  "Do you want a beating?" Liu's daughter glared with her almond-shaped eyes: "Speak properly!"

  Although knowledge is power, at this time, power is more useful than knowledge. Chen Xiao immediately returned to normal and said: "You underestimate the underworld, their usefulness is great..."

  "Nonsense."

  "Never mind if you don't believe it." Chen Ke hung the wine jug back on his waist and said, "Don't be depressed, I have some good news to tell you."

  "What?"

  "They know the entrance of Hei Hu Tang..." Chen Ke said in a low voice.

  "Great!" The long face of Liu Niang suddenly returned to its original state, she stood up abruptly, clenched her fists tightly and said: "I'll find someone to wipe them out completely!"

  "Calm down, calm down." Chen Ke hastily pulled her back and asked: "Have you seen 'Tunnel Warfare'?" As he scratched his chin, he said: "You must not have seen it... but you can use your simple brain to think about it. In the past hundred years, Kaifeng Prefecture has caught countless Beggar Gang members. Those who know the entrance and exit of Worry-Free Cave are definitely more than us. Why didn't they go down and eliminate them?"

  “….…”

  Thinking was obviously not Liu's strong suit, she opened her beautiful Danfeng eyes and said: "Didn't you say they have a backstage?"

  "Even the backstage has to have a measure," Chen Ke shook his head and said: "At most, it is only limited to protecting the Beggar Gang. Those legitimate businesses with a cloak of legitimacy, if the government wants to eradicate Wuyoudong, who dares to say a word?"

  "That's right." The willow girl nodded.

  "What is meant by 'Worry-Free Cave'?" Chen Ke smiled wryly: "It's because of its dense underground waterways, like a net, that can hide people inside and provide the perfect shelter. As soon as the government troops arrive, they move to another place, or return to the surface, or even take a boat to the Bian River, making it impossible to eliminate them."

  "What's the good news?" The willow girl was angry, with serious consequences: "Do you dare to tease me?"

  "'Don't worry,' Chen Ke hastily comforted. 'The mountain man has a clever plan, but it will take some time.'"

  "Don't be secretive!"

  "It won't come true if you say it out loud."

  "......" The willow girl glared at him and said: "How long do we have to wait?"

  "It will be next month." Chen Ke said: "At that time you go to that tea pavilion to find me, and I'll tell you what to do again."

  "What makes you think I'll believe you?" The willow girl didn't like being led by the nose.

  Chen Ke also stood up and smiled at her, saying: "Because you have no other choice."

  "If it's like today again, thunder is loud but raindrops are small," Liu girl almost looked him straight in the eye, her eyes full of a tone that brooked no argument: "I'll definitely beat you up!"

  "Is threatening the disabled all you're capable of?" There's a saying that one strong man can take down ten weak ones, but Chen Ke, this violent man, had never thought that he would be threatened with violence himself one day. He said indignantly, "And it was you who injured me!"

  "Your waist wasn't even hurt..." Liu Niang coldly smiled and said: "Otherwise, I hit that one strike, you fundamentally couldn't dodge!"

  Chen Ke suddenly remembered that earlier, when she had snuck up behind him and attacked, he had subconsciously dodged out of the way, but his shoulder had been hit... That one blow was indeed all thanks to her waist strength. He immediately became furious and said: "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, such a heavy blow, if it had hit me in the back of the head, I wouldn't have died but would have become a vegetable!"

  "I have my own measure." said Liu girl lightly.

  "A fart is a fart, don't take it seriously, it's just an old mother tiger." Chen Ke shouted loudly: "Let's go, let's go, we won't bother with her nonsense anymore."

  Song Duanping and Wu Lang came out of the house with strange expressions, saw Chen Ke was deflated, and finally couldn't help but chuckle.

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  "Haha, ridiculous!" Back at home, Song Duanping couldn't stop laughing, and Chen Ke's face finally fell, scolding: "Don't you have any sympathy?"

  "Who made you provoke this tigress?" Song Duanping wiped away tears and said: "Finally, someone can bully you, the living Yama. I'm really happy." Only then did he speak seriously: "But is what we're doing appropriate?"

  "There's nothing wrong with it." Chen Qian said calmly: "Otherwise, you think we'd really run errands for her?"

  Chen Ke and his gang had already forced out that the territory around Nan Street was under the control of Baozi Hall. Moreover, people from Baozi Hall were boasting all day long that they had a future emperor as their backing, and that their leader would definitely become the next big boss...

  Nan Street just happened to be next to the Dashang Temple, so Chen Ke planned to trick that little girl later and use her power to deal with Baozi Hall... rather than her sworn enemy Hei Hu Hall.

  This act of using others to do one's own thing is indeed not very righteous, but Chen Ke comforted him, also comforting himself: "At most, in the future, we'll just help her destroy the Black Tiger Hall again."

  "Hmm..." Song Duanping nodded.

  As they spoke, there was a sudden loud crackling outside. The rain that had been brewing all night finally came down, and the two of them quickly closed the window.