I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Dawn was the time when the Bloodridge Black Market closed.

Merchants and vendors left one after another, which was the busiest time for the black market workers, who needed to clean up and dispose of garbage.

Li Shaoyun drooped his head, busy moving the discarded boxes left over from the various stalls.

Wang Xiang, seeing that he was slow, scolded him: "Hey, what are you doing so slowly? If you piss off the new deacon, you'll be in deep trouble."

"Got it, Brother Wang. I'll hurry up." Li Shaoyun was unhappy, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he flattered with a humble smile, enduring the humiliation and speeding up his work.

After three months of ruthless beatings, he was no longer the spirited young master he once was.

He had learned the ruthlessness of this world.

His temper was gone, and his ambition was gone.

Now he no longer dared to think about the upcoming triennial provincial examination…

Just then, Liang Zhi hurried over.

"Li Shaoyun, stop for a moment."

Li Shaoyun thought that Liang Zhi had come to reprimand him for his poor work. Immediately, he moved a few discarded large boxes, making a very diligent effort, and then revealed a flattering smile, "Elder Liang, what are your instructions?"

Liang Zhi naturally saw that Li Shaoyun was pretending to work hard, but at the moment he was too lazy to care, "Put down the boxes quickly. The new deacon asked me to bring you a few words."

Li Shaoyun's whole body shook, and his back felt cold.

After wandering around the black market for three months, Li Shaoyun was too afraid of this new deacon.

"Elder Liang, what are the deacon's instructions?"

Liang Zhi looked Li Shaoyun up and down, and then said seriously: "Li Shaoyun, I remember that you are the young master of the Li Mansion in Wuqiao Town. You are also a martial arts scholar. You came to my Bloodridge Black Market as a nominal vice deacon in order to obtain martial arts resources so that you can participate in the provincial examination in three years. Is that right?"

Li Shaoyun took the teacup, feeling frightened and panicked, "Yes."

Liang Zhi nodded: "It's a good thing that you have dreams. The deacon asked you to do some chores in order to suppress your temperament, so that you can get rid of impatience. All of this is for you to go further in the future. Do you know the deacon's good intentions?"

Li Shaoyun slandered in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it. He had to be respectful and said, "Elder Liang's reminder is correct. I am grateful for it."

Liang Zhi suddenly changed the subject, "If I remember correctly, you gave Zhang Biao five hundred taels of silver in order to plot for this nominal vice deacon position, right?"

When Li Shaoyun heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, shivering, "I, I…"

He thought that Liang Zhi was going to settle old scores.

But he heard Liang Zhi say: "You don't need to be too nervous. The new deacon is not an unreasonable person. Zhang Biao is a deacon, and the new deacon is also a deacon. Everyone is for the good of the Tiger Wolf Gate. Right?"

Li Shaoyun listened in a daze, only nodding: "Yes, yes."

Liang Zhi very appropriately reminded: "You gave Zhang Biao five hundred taels, and the new deacon's position is the same as Zhang Biao's… Don't you understand?"

Leaving a sentence, Liang Zhi left.

From beginning to end, Liang Zhi didn't directly say that Li Shaoyun should give Xie An a gift, but he gave hints everywhere.

Both are deacons, you should give five hundred taels.

Moreover… the new deacon has a brighter future than Zhang Biao. In addition to deterrence, it is also implying to Li Shaoyun: If you are sensible, five hundred taels is not enough.

Li Shaoyun was not stupid and naturally heard the deep meaning in it.

Five hundred taels is not enough?

Do I need to give six hundred taels?

Where did I offend this new deacon?