Chapter 16: The annihilation of the Jiaoshe Gang
At this time in the east of Jinyang City, at the headquarters of the Jiaoshe Gang, many constables were fighting with the Jiaoshe Gang members. Constable Mu was walking forward leisurely step by step as if he had entered his own base camp. In front of him was the leader of the Jiaoshe Gang, Yun Tianqing. Yun Tianqing was sweating profusely at this time. He clenched the sword in his hand, wanting to rush forward and fight, but for some reason he held back.
As Captain Mu got closer and closer to him, Yun Tianqing finally gritted his teeth and decided to rush forward to fight to the death!
At this time, a figure passed by and stood in front of Yun Tianqing. Captain Mu's expression became serious, because from the other party's body movements, this person should be a master of the post-natal period like himself. He then drew the precious sword from the scabbard and said:
"Who are you? We are doing business for the Great Mo Dynasty. Those who are not important should leave immediately!"
The man was dressed in black and had a black mask on his face, so only a pair of eyes could be seen. The eyes were as vicious and cunning as a venomous snake. The man in black said nothing and rushed towards the wooden captain.
A pair of iron gloves extended from the wide sleeves, and the claws fiercely grabbed the throat of Captain Mu. At this time, Captain Mu's eyes changed, and he took a step back slightly, raising the long knife in his hand to block this ruthless move.
"Huh?" The man in black seemed surprised that the wooden captain could block his move. He then said in a low and hoarse voice, "In Jinyang City, a small captain has reached the post-natal stage. It's really interesting, really interesting."
When Captain Mu heard the sound, he knew that the other party was trying hard to cover up, so he said nothing and swung the long knife in his hand, slashing it towards the black-clothed man's throat. The black-clothed man's men were not slow either, and they kept blocking with their iron claws. The two kept attacking each other, and the knives and claws hit each other, making bang bang sounds. The two were in a stalemate for a while, and the constables behind them were still killing the members of the Jiaoshe Gang at will.
When many detectives came here to investigate, they discovered that there were a large number of women in disheveled clothes in the cellar of the Jiaoshe Gang's headquarters. It was obvious what had happened to these women, so Constable Mu issued a strict order that no one from the Jiaoshe Gang should be spared.
As more and more gang members died, only Captain Mu and the man in black were left fighting each other. Yun Tianqing on the side did not dare to retreat. With his own strength, he could not withstand a move from Captain Mu, and could only hope that the man in black would win.
The constables behind him were also slowly gathering, but in a fight between masters, people of the same realm would intervene to help, while these constables whose cultivation was only in the body refining and marrow refining stages would just rush forward to cause trouble, so the encirclement was expanded, trapping Constable Mu, the man in black, and Yun Tianqing in the center.
The man in black also realized that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to him. He continued to attack the vital points of Captain Mu with the iron claws in his hands, and then kicked him away when he was not prepared. Captain Mu clenched his left fist and punched the man in black in the abdomen. The two of them took a few steps back at the same time.
The man in black quickly said to Yun Zhongqing: "If you want to live, give me the token to open the underground palace."
After hearing this, Yun Zhongqing did not hesitate and took out a black key from his bosom and handed it to the man in black.
The man in black said, holding the key, "Captain, you and I have similar skills. If we continue to fight, both of us will suffer. And if you push me into a corner, I will take two of your attacks and kill all the constables around you first. Do you believe me?"
After hearing this, Captain Mu said nothing, but just frowned, as if he was thinking about the pros and cons.
The man in black did not give Captain Mu time to think, and shouted, "I must take away the leader of the Jiaoshe Gang next to me. This key is useless to me, but it should be of some use to the court." After that, he threw the key in his hand into the distance, then grabbed Yun Zhongqing and quickly retreated to the rear. After a few flashes, he disappeared.
Captain Mu turned around and took back the black key. He was not in a hurry to chase the man in black. Instead, he frowned and said, "First, you should take good care of these women. And remember not to disclose what happened to them here . Then, return to the yamen and wait for defense. I will deal with the rest of the Dihu Society myself."
After receiving the order, the remaining constables comforted these poor women and retreated in an orderly manner.
Captain Mu looked at the key in his hand and said to himself, "The headquarters of the Jiaoshe Gang and the Dihu Society are not far apart. We have been delayed by this man in black. I don't know if we can wipe out the Dihu Society . This man in black doesn't seem to have any special skills, but his claw attack is sharp and extremely cruel. There doesn't seem to be a similar master in the eight cities of Tianmu Domain.
Maybe my vision is too narrow. I might go back and ask Mr. Zhou to get some accurate information." After saying that, he walked towards the headquarters of the Earth Tiger Society.
The man in black took Yun Tianqing and used Qinggong to run fast. Soon they arrived at the foot of Jinyang Mountain outside the city. After seeing that there were no pursuers behind them, he pulled down his mask and took out the token in his hand and said, "I am Li Tianluo, the deacon of Yiqi Society. You should know the relationship between Jiaoshe Gang and Yiqi Society."
Yun Tianqing nodded repeatedly and said, "When the previous leader passed the position to me, he said that the Jiaoshe Gang was a hidden stake left by the Yiqi Society. When no one from the Yiqi Society came forward to reveal their identities, the Jiaoshe Gang was just the Jiaoshe Gang. Even if the Yiqi Society was wiped out, the name of the Yiqi Society must not be revealed. This time, the Jiaoshe Gang was brutally wiped out by the Great Mo Dynasty. Thank you for saving me, Mr. Steward. Whatever you want to ask, I will tell you everything I know."
Li Tianluo nodded. He knew in his heart that in many cities there were some small gangs that were secretly supported by the society out of loyalty, in order to provide some information at the critical moment. After learning that his nephew Li Hu was beaten by the Hu family, he specially consulted the elders above and found out that the Jiaoshe Gang was actually a secret agent of Jinyang City.
As a result, after arriving in Jinyang City, Li Tianluo went to Jinyang Mountain first. He wanted to look for his good-for-nothing nephew, but he found that the mountain village had become a ruin. He didn't know whether was alive or dead, and he hated himself secretly.
In order to win this opportunity for his nephew to enter the underground palace, he privately spent a lot of resources to bribe the elders above, and then arbitrarily assigned a task to his nephew, allowing his nephew to take the opportunity to hide it from other people in the society, so that he could get some opportunities in the underground palace. In the end, his life or death is unknown now. It would be better for Li Hu to just eat and wait for death in the Yi Qi Society.
Then he asked Yun Tianqing: "Do you know that some time ago, a man named Li Hu from Jinyang Mountain came here and gathered most of the bandits to form a mountain stronghold?"
Yun Tianqing quickly replied: "Of course I know about this, because Jinyang City is so small, and apart from the Hu family, my gang and the Earth Tiger Society are respected. The sudden appearance of such a village nearby is intended to steal our business, but at that time my gang and the Earth Tiger Society were busy opening the underground palace and did not pay attention to it.
I heard later that the Hu family was going to deal with this group of bandits, but for some reason, after the Hu family left, the village still existed. However, a few days later, the entire village was wiped out. I guess it was the Hu family who took action secretly."
Li Tianluo nodded. These were all the same as what was said in the letter. Perhaps after the Hu family warned Li Hu, Li Hu still did not move. Therefore, the Hu family was not sure whether there was really a force behind Li Hu, so they sent people to assassinate Li Hu. After all, with Li Hu's strength, even in Jinyang City, where the military level was not very good, there were many people who were better than Li Hu. What's more, the recent blood sacrifice in the underground palace made the people of Jinyang City panic.
Jinyang Mountain is sparsely populated in the suburbs, and anyone in the marrow refining stage can destroy this mountain stronghold without anyone noticing. But if it was done by the Hu family, I think it might be troublesome to avenge Li Hu, so it seems that I can only hide in the dark recently.
Then he said to Yun Tianqing, "The underground palace will . You are now at the fifth level of marrow refining, which is just right for you to enter. I will guide you recently so that you can improve your strength as soon as possible. Then you can sneak into the underground palace and look for opportunities on your own. Afterwards, I will give you a token representing the Yiqi Society. When the underground palace is closed, you can go to the Yiqi Society and show the token to join."
Yun Tianqing nodded repeatedly in gratitude and said, "I will serve you wholeheartedly." After all, Jinyang City is just a small border city in the Central Plains, and the Jiaoshe Gang is just an inconspicuous gang. This time it was easily destroyed by the Great Mo Dynasty. Yun Tianqing also fully realized his own weakness. It is of course a great thing for him to be able to join the Yiqihui among the Eight Gangs.
Yun Tianqing and Li Tianluo found a secret place near Jinyang Mountain and began to practice.
At the same time, Li Tianluo also began to think about how to deal with the Hu family, so he asked Yun Tianqing about the strength of the Hu family. As a result, Yun Tianqing didn't know, and only said that when he first went to the Hu family to provoke trouble, he was easily defeated by an elder of the Hu family. In addition, the Hu family has rarely been involved in the power disputes in Jinyang City, so Yun Tianqing deliberately ignored it.
After hearing this, Li Tianluo began to think deeply. For an elder to be able to defeat Yun Tianqing easily, he should be in the Qi training stage, and Hu Weidi, as the patriarch, might be the strongest. If the strongest is Hu Weidi, then a conservative estimate is that he should be at the seventh or eighth level of Qi training or even at the great perfection. As for the acquired realm, it is unlikely.
After all, for a family in such a small place, to dominate this small piece of land, the Qi training stage is the limit. After thinking about it, he still felt that it was not safe enough, so he let Yun Tianqing continue to practice, and he prepared to go to the Tianji Mansion branch to buy some information. After all, it was a matter of life and death for his nephew, and he couldn't let anything go wrong because of carelessness.
After arriving at the Tianji Mansion branch, Li Tianluo found the person in charge of the local Tianji Mansion and asked, "I want the whereabouts of Li Hu, the leader of the Jinyang Mountain Stronghold, and the accurate information about the Hu family."
The person in charge of the Tianji Palace replied: "30 taels of silver for Li Hu's whereabouts, and 100 taels of gold for accurate information about the Hu family."
Li Tianluo was shocked when he heard this. The information about a small family in such a small place was so expensive. Could it be that someone was secretly supporting them? He could only take out a piece of silver and a large piece of gold with a painful heart and said:
"Go ahead."
The person in charge of Tianji Mansion took the gold and silver and found the corresponding documents from behind him with a smile and said: "First of all, it can be confirmed that Li Hu is dead, and the cause of death is unknown. We only found that a master of the Hu family went to fight him before, and it is speculated that Li Hu was seriously injured at that time. Until a while ago, a fire burned down the whole mountain stronghold, and the remains similar to Li Hu were found in it, but only the remains of the body burned by the fire were left, and the specific cause of death could not be distinguished.
In addition, according to the intelligence of the Hu family, the head of the Hu family, Hu Weidi, is a low-key person who rarely takes action. The five elders of the family are all in the Qi training stage, so it is speculated that Hu Weidi is in the ninth level of Qi training or perfect or even the acquired realm. The second son of the Hu family is a dandy boy. He looks elegant and graceful, but he is actually an embroidered pillow. His cultivation is also the eighth level of marrow refining, which is piled up by elixirs. "
Li Tianluo was relieved when he heard this, as it seemed to be about the same as what he expected. He only heard the person in charge of Tianji Palace continue, "The one that the Hu family needs to pay attention to is the eldest son of the Hu family, Hu Ling. He is ranked fifth on the Human Ranking and nicknamed Tian Jue Jian. He has amazing comprehension since childhood and was later accepted into Lu Jian Mountain as its core disciple. He created his own Tian Jue sword energy and has reached the Great Perfection of the Acquired Realm. He can break into the Innate Realm at any time. He is just concentrating on studying his martial arts to impact a higher position on the Human Ranking."
Li Tianluo's face turned pale. He didn't expect that there was such a big mountain behind the Hu family. Then the possibility of revenge for his nephew would be slim. He couldn't help but grit his teeth.
The person in charge of Tianji Palace continued, "However, it is said that Hu Ling was ostracized by the Hu family since he was a child, and he was not taught any martial arts. It was only by coincidence that he attracted the attention of the elders of Lujian Mountain and was brought to Lujian Mountain and then soared into the sky. After Hu Ling went to Lujian Mountain, he never returned to the Hu family, nor did he pay attention to the Hu family.
According to the intelligence from the Tianji Palace, the Hu family and Hu Ling have a very bad relationship, and Hu Ling seems to be willing to break off this relationship, so the head of the Hu family, Hu Weidi, has never publicized his relationship with Hu Ling, and instead focused on training his second son, Hu Yi. "
Li Tianluo felt much better after hearing this. If he destroyed the Hu family in secret, Hu Ling would not be able to find a reason to do so. Maybe he could cut off the relationship and take revenge. However, he still had to observe. When the underground palace was opened, the Hu family would definitely send their second son to go there. Then Hu Weidi would show up and everything would be clear.
So he returned to his secluded place and continued to guide Yun Tianqing. After all, the strength of the Yi Qi Society was complicated. Yun Tianqing was able to develop a small gang to the forefront of Jinyang City. At least he had management ability, but strength could only be cultivated slowly. So Li Tianluo intended to develop Yun Tianqing into a member of his own faction. After all, Yun Tianqing had been a gang leader and naturally knew the thoughts of these bigwigs.
One was intentionally cultivating, the other was trying to curry favor with him. The two of them got along well. Yun Tianqing broke through to the sixth level of marrow refining that night. This shows how important the guidance of a senior from a powerful force is.
