In Ziyang County, there were about a hundred villages within its jurisdiction.

Tian Hu was a member of one of these villages.

Three years ago, he set off with his wife and child to visit relatives, traveling cautiously, afraid of being discovered by mountain bandits.

Unfortunately, nothing is certain, and the more one fears something, the more likely it is to happen.

The bandits discovered their movements.

With nothing but their bare hands, they were no match for a group of brutal criminals. At that time, Tian Hu was beaten to the brink of death, and in the end, he watched helplessly as a group of beasts violated his wife, killed his son, and left, carelessly walking away, leaving chaos in their wake…

A once harmonious family was left with only Tian Hu.

Tian Hu wanted revenge, dreaming of it constantly.

As long as he had the chance to kill those bandits, he would do anything!

—

Under the blazing sun, the weather was perfect.

With such a setting, it was hard not to feel that the atmosphere was just right for doing something.

Today, the people of Ziyang City were treated to a spectacle.

The city wasn’t large, and there were only a few prominent households. When something happened at any of them, it would soon spread throughout the entire county.

The Ding family’s grain shop had carts of grain being loaded and taken to the city gate. It was obvious they were preparing to leave the city.

They hadn’t been well-prepared and hadn’t undergone strict training. There were so many people working for the Ding family that someone would inevitably slip up, revealing who the grain was being delivered to and where. As the word spread, soon many in the county knew.

It was said that an unknown wealthy family had bought over ten thousand jin of grain from Ding’s shop, and specified it be sent to Oxhead Mountain!

Everyone who heard this was shocked.

It wasn’t because of the quantity of grain, but because of Oxhead Mountain!

Who in the city didn’t know that Oxhead Mountain was a bandit’s den?

Sending grain there? Wasn’t that practically inviting a robbery?

Had the shopkeeper of Ding’s family gone mad?

Curious people flooded to the shop, even asking the shopkeeper, “How did you come up with the idea of sending grain to Oxhead Mountain? Aren’t you afraid of losing everything?”

The shopkeeper, however, was remarkably calm.

Though he’d been concerned at first, the amount the other party offered was simply too much!

Buying so much grain at once meant he would have to sell for at least six months in Ziyang County to get this kind of result!

Besides, once a deal like this was made, who could say they wouldn’t come back for more? This could develop into a long-term business, which was better than dealing with small transactions, right?

As a merchant, one had to take risks for fortune.

The most important point, though, was that the shopkeeper trusted his judgment.

The young man who came to buy the grain seemed ordinary, but his demeanor was exceptional. His subordinates were strictly disciplined, more so than even the county magistrate’s guards. One could tell that they weren’t ordinary people!

The shopkeeper was more inclined to believe they were from a large family than from bandits.

But.

Believing in them was one thing, actually sending grain to Oxhead Mountain was another.

After all, there were bandits out there.

The grain the shopkeeper had sent was only half of what the young man bought, and it was being delivered with gritted teeth!

Whether or not the promise that the grain would reach safely was true, he figured he’d send it first and see.

Tian Hu was in that grain delivery team.

Although the bandits who harmed his wife and son weren’t from Oxhead Mountain, it didn’t matter to Tian Hu. In his heart, all bandits were the same!

All bandits deserved to be sent to the eighteenth level of hell!

Tian Hu silently pushed the cart, his eyes lifting to glance at Oxhead Mountain. He placed a hand on his slightly heaving chest, his eyes burning with hatred and the satisfaction of imminent revenge.

Tian Hu took a deep breath and clenched his fist over his chest.

For three years, he had been preparing a huge packet of arsenic, just waiting for this day!

As long as there were bandits on Oxhead Mountain, he would make sure they all died from poison!

—

At Oxhead Mountain.

Several bandits, having just finished training, squatted under a tree, chatting idly.

Bandit A: “Brothers, I’ve noticed that I’ve been having no trouble with my bowel movements lately. Have any of you felt the same?”

Bandit B: “Ha, I noticed it too. Ever since we started training with the big boss’s men, it’s been tough, but at least the food’s been good. Every time I go back, I fall straight asleep, don’t even have time to deal with my wife… Eating well and sleeping well definitely keeps things moving!”

Bandit A: “Yeah, it’s really good. It’s a shame those guys next door are eating just as well as us. Tsk, the big boss really is a good guy.”

Bandit D: “You’re such a fool! Just the other day, I saw you sitting with those guys. Now you’re talking bad about them?”

Bandit A, proudly: “They’re not in our league! Even though the big boss treats everyone the same, we’re the first to be trained by the captain!”

It was hard to accept, but this sense of pride had been drilled into them.

Bandit C: “I heard the big boss went to the city to buy grain yesterday. Do you think they’ll send us to move it?”

Bandit D: “Don’t talk nonsense. I heard from the guy guarding the big boss’s door that the grain’s being delivered by people from the grain shop.”

Bandit A, B, and C gasped in surprise.

Bandit A: “Well, that takes some guts! They’re actually leaving the city. If it were back in the day, tsk, tsk.”

Bandit B, C, and D sighed in unison.

Indeed, they had been so powerful in the past.

Not to mention people coming to Oxhead Mountain, even a few who tried to leave the city had been rare…

How pitiful.

Their boss had been turned into a small brother by someone else.

While squatting, the bandits bantered until they finished their business. When they pulled up their pants and headed back, they saw the other bandits from the camp walking out.

Some of the bandits didn’t understand, but when they asked, they learned that it was the grain delivery team from the city, and the big boss had sent people down to help.

Ding Facai had just stepped out when he saw several people sneaking around near the entrance.

He approached, “What are you doing?”

Bandits A, B, C, and D jumped, startled.

Oh!

It was their trainer, the vice-captain!

Before they could say anything, Ding Facai told them to join in the work.

They weren’t being scolded, and they sighed in relief before hurriedly running off.

After they left, Ding Facai, who was in charge of the task, was also about to leave.

But after taking just a few steps, he suddenly frowned, silently clutching his stomach.

Uh-oh, he felt like he needed to go to the bathroom.

Nature’s call. It would only be a brief moment, His Highness wouldn’t be angry at him for being irresponsible, right?

Thinking of His Highness’s leniency, Ding Facai sneaked into the woods to relieve himself.

Meanwhile, Tian Hu, who had been unloading grain, looked at the people who seemed just like bandits and had his eyes widen.

After unloading some grain, he pretended to have stomach problems, then took out a packet of arsenic and quietly sneaked into the woods.

In the same patch of woods, Ding Facai, squatting in the bushes, quietly watched as Tian Hu pulled out the arsenic, his face full of hatred and contempt.

Tian Hu: “Beasts should all die!”

Ding Facai: ?