"By the way, young man, since you're new to this place, let me warn you not to mess with any of the gangs, especially the three major gangs in Ruili: the Lieyun Gang, the Qingmu Society, and the Snail Gang, or else you won't even know how you died when the time comes." The old man paused, warning Luo Chao.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir. I will definitely be careful. I noticed that you seem to have a much higher chance of finding Golden Sand than others. Do you have any tips?" Luo Chao laughed naively, speaking to the old man.

"Haha, since we're having a good conversation, it's no big deal to tell you. But you must keep it secret, don't tell anyone else, or it won't work, understand?" The old man chuckled and said.

"Don't worry, sir. I absolutely won't tell. Besides, to find more gold, I wouldn't tell anyone anyway," Luo Chao said solemnly.

"You see, while others are panning for that golden sparkling sand, they don't know that the mud along the riverside has the most gold. If you pan that mud, your chances of finding gold are much higher!"

"So there's this kind of knowledge involved. Thank you, sir, for telling me this!" Luo Chao earnestly thanked the old man.

"Don't think too much of it. It's just something I've learned from years of gold prospecting. Young man, work hard and one day you'll surely succeed," the old man waved his hand, saying to Luo Chao.

"Sir, we've been chatting for so long, and I still don't know your name?" Luo Chao changed the subject, speaking to the old man without any pretension.

"Ah, a name is just a label. As long as you remember the person, the name doesn't matter. Be more carefree and spontaneous, young man, and that's how you'll live a more exciting life. Alright, I've said what needed to be said, you can go now!" The old man smiled and said.

"Live freely, act spontaneously!" Luo Chao muttered, then bowed to the old man, turned around, and left without lingering.

"This young man will definitely be extraordinary in the future, but whether that's a blessing or a curse is still hard to say. I hope you stay true to yourself!" Watching Luo Chao's departing figure, the old man muttered to himself.

Leaving the Gold River, it was already past six in the afternoon. Feeling his stomach growling, Luo Chao found a restaurant and ordered something random, then began to feast alone.

From traveling from Huahai City station in the morning until now, Luo Chao had only eaten a piece of bread and taken a few sips of water in the car, and hadn't eaten otherwise. After getting off the bus, he was preoccupied with finding a place to stay and gathering information at the Gold River, and hadn't thought of eating.

At this moment, in the restaurant, Luo Chao was devouring the food with such speed that it made the restaurant owner and a few diners around open their eyes wide, suspecting Luo Chao was reincarnated from a starved ghost.

"Make way, make way, clear the place..." Just as Luo Chao was immersing himself in eating, several arrogant voices came from outside, with a tone indicating they meant trouble.

Luo Chao frowned slightly, looked toward the door, and saw two muscular men wearing vests at the entrance. Wherever these two passed, the diners in the shop were all driven out.

Among the burly men's escort, there was a young man and a young woman walking together.

The man was wearing a white suit, not bothering with a tie, and the suit wasn't buttoned. His hair was meticulously parted in the middle, and he wore small sunglasses, exuding an air of arrogance. He was currently leaning towards a seductive young woman beside him, chatting and laughing as he did so, making her giggle uncontrollably.

"Oh, it's Young Master Li! Our little shop is indeed graced today!" Seeing the young man walk in, the restaurant owner immediately went up to him, bowing like a lap dog and said to the young man.

Li Bin, Young Master of the Qingmu Society, wasn't a stranger to anyone in this area.

First, he's the Young Master of the Qingmu Society, one of the three major gangs in Ruili, whose influence surpasses even Des Brother from Tengchong. It's natural for people to pay attention to important personnel within it.

Second, Li Bin is arrogant and domineering, causing trouble everywhere in this region. There are things you can't even imagine, and nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

"Kick everyone out for me. Today, our young master has booked this place!" Li Bin didn't acknowledge the owner and continued laughing and talking with the alluring young lady. At that point, one of the burly men who entered first said to the owner.

"Isn't that a bit much?" Hearing the owner say this, Li Bin frowned and gave the big man a look.

The big man understood, stepped forward, and grabbed the owner's collar, easily lifting the slightly overweight owner with one hand.

"You have one minute. If there's still anyone irrelevant here after one minute, you can say goodbye to this restaurant from today on." After saying that, the big man threw the owner, breaking a table in the process.

"Ah, boss!" Seeing the owner getting thrown, the employees in the shop were flustered and hurried to help the owner up.

The diners in the restaurant showed an angry expression at this scene, but no one dared to speak up. Li Bin's reputation wasn't just for show, and if anyone spoke recklessly now, they might end up dead. Hence, they could only glare at Li Bin in frustration.

Among them, the calmest was undoubtedly Luo Chao, who only glanced at Li Bin when he spoke and then continued eating, unfazed.

"Cough, cough... I'm okay. Go, do what they say, and ask the guests to leave. Their meal expenses today are on the house. We are apologizing to them!" The owner coughed a few times, telling the employees.

"Boss, do we really have to do this?" A little girl, about fourteen or fifteen, hesitantly asked the owner, clearly disapproving of such actions.

"Xiaoxia, some things don't change just because of your wishes. Go on, speak politely!" The owner reluctantly nodded, telling the little girl named Xiaoxia.

At this moment, Li Bin had already been led by his men to a table by the window, where he continued chatting and laughing with the girl, completely oblivious to the surrounding events, as if it all had nothing to do with him.

"Boss, bring us all your best dishes!" One of the big men called out loudly to the owner after settling Li Bin in, making the whole restaurant seem to tremble with the volume.

"Why are you shouting so loudly? You scared me, didn't you know?" Li Bin abruptly stood up, slapped the big man across the face, and scolded him.

"I'm sorry, young master, for disrupting your good mood! I deserve to be punished! Slap, slap, slap!" The big man showed no resentment for the slap from Li Bin but apologized reverently, and to make up for it, slapped himself three times across the face. These three slaps were so forceful, it was heart-wrenching to hear them, and after the third slap, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

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