ragginovel Chapter 5: Eliminate the weeds and leave no one alive!
Chapter 5: Eliminate the weeds and leave no one alive!
"Great hero! Don't kill me! I know I was wrong! I'm still useful!"
Wang Hu kowtowed frantically, until his forehead bled.
"I know where the Black Tiger Gang's treasure vault is! Inside are all the gold and silver we've plundered over the years, and a... a secret internal energy cultivation manual! I'll give it all to you!"
"Oh? An internal energy cultivation manual?"
Yang Qian raised an eyebrow.
Although the Changchun Gong (Eternal Spring Skill) allowed him to get started, it was ultimately only the most basic internal skill, and its power waned afterward.
To become stronger, more advanced techniques are essential.
"Yes...yes!"
Wang Hu quickly replied:
"That manual is called 'Hun Yuan Gong.' Although it's only a low-grade Yellow Rank manual, it's much better than those common ones on the market! I... I snatched it from a passing martial artist..."
Huang class low-grade?
Yang Qian was unfamiliar with the levels of cultivation techniques in this world, but it sounded somewhat valuable.
"Where are the treasure trove and secret manuals?"
Yang Qian asked.
"It's right there in our Black Tiger Gang's headquarters, in that dilapidated temple in the west of town! I can take you there!"
Wang Hu saw a glimmer of hope for survival and said excitedly.
"very good."
Yang Qian nodded.
Wang Hu was overjoyed, thinking he could live.
However, what he saw was Yang Qian slowly raising his palm.
"you……"
Wang Hu's pupils contracted sharply, his face filled with disbelief.
"Your value is gone."
Yang Qian's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.
He needed the Black Tiger Gang's treasures and martial arts techniques, but he needed a dead man to keep the secret even more.
"puff!"
The palm fell and landed on Wang Hu's crown.
The perfected internal energy of the Everlasting Spring Technique surged out, instantly shattering his skull and brain.
Wang Hu's body went limp, his face still frozen in shock and despair.
At this point, all six thugs who came to harass us were wiped out!
A strong stench of blood permeated the alley. Yang Qian stood amidst the corpses, his face calm.
His first murder wasn't without its emotional turmoil, but it was more of a resolute act of protecting his loved ones.
In this world, if you don't kill someone, someone will kill you.
To survive and protect his sister-in-law, he must be more ruthless than the enemy!
He took a deep breath, turned around, and went back into the house.
"Squeak."
The door was pushed open.
Qin Shuyu sat blankly at the table.
Her pretty face turned deathly pale. When she saw Yang Qian enter, she stood up like a startled deer, her lips trembling, but she couldn't utter a single word.
She just saw everything that happened outside through the crack in the door.
Her usually gentle and mild-mannered uncle now seemed both unfamiliar and made her feel safer than ever before.
"Sister-in-law."
Yang Qian walked up to her, his voice softening again.
"Did I scare you?"
Qin Shuyu shook her head, but tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She wasn't afraid, but rather filled with lingering fear, excitement, and a complex mix of emotions.
She reached out her trembling hand, wanting to touch Yang Qian's face, but then withdrew it, as if afraid that what she was seeing was just an illusion.
Yang Qian took her cold little hand in his hand, held it tightly in his palm, and looked intently into her eyes:
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. From now on, I'm here for you. I won't let anyone bully you again."
The warm touch from her palm made Qin Shu cry even harder.
But this time, they were tears of joy.
She nodded vigorously, her voice choked with emotion:
"Uncle...you...when did you...?"
"Sister-in-law, I'll explain these things to you slowly later."
Yang Qian interrupted her, knowing this wasn't the time to explain:
"We must leave here immediately."
"leave?"
Qin Shuyu was taken aback.
"Yes, right away!"
Yang Qian's tone left no room for argument.
"I killed the Black Tiger Gang members; they'll be here soon. This is no place to stay."
He helped Qin Shuyu sit down, and then quickly said:
"Sister-in-law, you pack your valuables first. I'll deal with the corpses outside. Then we'll go to the dilapidated temple in the west of town immediately, grab our things, and leave the city!"
This was a plan he had just come up with.
Take the initiative and catch the enemy off guard!
With Wang Hu dead, the Black Tiger Gang was leaderless and in its most chaotic state.
He wanted to get what he wanted before the Black Tiger Gang and the city guards could react, and then escape to the farthest reaches of the world!
Qixia Town, City Guard Camp.
Captain Li Wei was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, sipping wine and fiddling with two shiny iron balls.
He was about forty years old, with a burly build, prominent temples, and shrewd, greedy eyes like those of a hawk.
As the local tyrant of Qixia Town and a martial artist at the fifth level of the Acquired Realm, Li Wei lived a very comfortable life.
Every month, the town's merchants, as well as local thugs like the Black Tiger Gang, would send tribute on time.
He doesn't need to do anything; he just needs to occasionally "go out on patrol" and give those troublesome people a good talking-to, and he can make a fortune.
"My lord!"
A city guard soldier rushed in, looking somewhat flustered.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic? Is the sky falling down?"
Li Wei didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, and let out an unhappy snort.
"No...no, sir!"
The soldier, panting heavily, said...
"Something's happened at the East City Market! Someone reported it to the authorities, saying... saying a lot of people have died!"
"dead?"
Li Wei frowned.
"Those bastards from the Black Tiger Gang have caused another death? Tell Wang Hu to clean it up himself and not give me any more trouble! If his tribute this month is even a penny short, I'll skin him alive!"
He was fully aware of the shady dealings of Wang Hu and his gang, but he couldn't be bothered to care.
As long as it doesn't affect his income, the death of a few ordinary people is nothing to him.
"No, sir!"
The soldier was so anxious he was almost in tears.
"The dead...the dead seem to be members of the Black Tiger Gang! And...and Wang Hu was among them!"
"What?!"
Li Wei jumped up from his chair, and the iron bladder in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
He grabbed the soldier by the collar and shouted sternly:
"You fucking explain yourself! Wang Hu is dead? Who did it?"
Wang Hu is dead, this is no small matter!
That not only means he will lose a large amount of income every month, but also means that someone dares to challenge his authority in Qixia Town, on his own turf!
"I...I don't know..."
The soldier was so frightened that he stammered.
"The neighbors who reported it to the authorities only dared to peek a few times. They said it was a young man who lived at the very end of the alley. Apparently, he got into a conflict with Wang Hu because of his sister-in-law, and then... and then he beat Wang Hu and his five henchmen to death!"
"A mere teenager? He killed six of Wang Hu's men?"
Li Wei's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
Although Wang Hu was a good-for-nothing, he could still be considered a martial artist at the second level of the Acquired Realm, and his subordinates were all skilled fighters.
Could a teenager really kill them all?