Chapter Twenty-Three: All Dead

Chen Yuan left along the entrance of the cave, but just as he stepped out of the yamen, he was met by five people.

The leader was a bald, muscular man dressed in black, his head shiny and bright with the color of dark gold.

This man was the leader of the Blackwater Gang, ‘Iron Head Arhat’ Yuan Dongtian. His Hard Qigong was incredibly impressive; it was said that he was impervious to blades and spears and could shatter weapons with his bare hands.

The four behind him were the remaining four Protectors of the Blackwater Gang.

The Blackwater Gang’s presence here was actually lured by Chen Yuan.

Strange things had been happening frequently in Lianshan City recently, and Yuan Dongtian vaguely sensed something was wrong, so he had already sent a message to the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance.

Yuan Dongtian appeared coarse and bold, but in reality, he was cautious and careful in his actions.

Originally, Yuan Dongtian did not plan to make any other moves before the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance arrived.

But the commotion Chen Yuan made earlier when using Shifting Stars to divert the impact of the Blood Fiend Force was too great.

Almost the entire Lianshan City heard that loud noise, which felt like an earthquake.

With such a massive commotion, Yuan Dongtian truly couldn’t sit still, so he brought the other four Protectors to check the situation.

He didn’t bring other gang members for fear of danger; the few of them, being the strongest, could escape in time if necessary.

Upon encountering Chen Yuan now, Yuan Dongtian was slightly stunned.

He naturally recognized Chen Yuan, so was the commotion inside caused by the Heaven Wolf Gang? Or was it Murong Qing?

“What exactly happened inside? Where is your adoptive father? Where is Young Master Murong Qing? Why are you the only one who came out?”

Yuan Dongtian looked at the bloodstains on Chen Yuan’s body and his current state; his intuition told him something was not quite right.

Chen Yuan gave a sigh.

He originally thought he could save one trump card, but now it seemed he would have to waste it.

A Protector behind Yuan Dongtian scolded impatiently, “The Gang Leader is asking you a question, are you deaf?

Failing to even salute the Gang Leader upon seeing him, is this how Jiang Kaitai taught you? No manners!”

Chen Yuan reached into his robe and grinned at them. “They are all dead, of course.”

Yuan Dongtian instantly felt a chill rush to his heart and shouted sharply, “Run!”

The four Protectors behind him were all stunned.

Run? Why run? What did the Gang Leader discover?

At the very moment Yuan Dongtian turned around, Chen Yuan had already taken Guanyins Tears from his robe and pressed the mechanism.

In an instant, a piercing whistling sound suddenly rang out.

From the small Jade Pure Bottle, thousands of blades as thin as cicada wings shot out, like a descent of flower rain, exquisitely beautiful yet carrying an endless, ferocious killing intent!

The Bodhisattva lowers her gaze, and Guanyin sheds tears.

In an instant, everything within ten zhang in front of Chen Yuan became a Blade Wheel Hell.

The four Protectors were all at the Blood Moving Realm, yet they had almost no resistance against Guanyins Tears, being sliced into minced meat in an instant.

Not just flesh, but even internal organs and bones were all torn apart by those sharp blades.

The four people scattered on the ground, turning into a pool of flesh and blood; it was impossible to even distinguish how many people were on the ground!

Yuan Dongtian’s Hard Qigong was indeed not practiced in vain.

Under the assault of Guanyins Tears, he managed to run three steps before being killed.

Moreover, he was the only one not sliced into minced meat; most of the blades were stuck in his flesh, barely allowing the corpse to remain intact.

“Tsk, truly bloody.”

Chen Yuan grinned.

He really hadn’t expected the hidden weapons of the Shenji Pavilion to be so powerful; no wonder the price was so high.

With no time to delay, Chen Yuan immediately rushed back to the Heaven Wolf Gang.

Most of the Heaven Wolf Gang members had been sent out to keep watch, leaving few people in the gang.

Chen Yuan went directly into Jiang Kaitai’s room and first found the Heaven Wolf Gang’s roster to destroy it.

In the original plot, the Murong Clan’s people were able to find and kill the Heaven Wolf Gang members one by one to vent their anger because they possessed the roster.

If he didn’t destroy the roster, even if the Murong Clan didn’t know he did it, they might still find their way to him.

Subsequently, Chen Yuan also looted some gold bars and silver notes.

When traveling, one could lack other things, but never money.

Before leaving, Chen Yuan went to wake the sleeping Zhang Xiaoyi.

His strength was not great, and Chen Yuan didn’t want him to go to his death, so he had never sent him out to watch over Jiang Kaitai’s Death Warriors.

Zhang Xiaoyi woke up dazed and said in surprise, “Young Master…”

Before he could finish his words, Chen Yuan stuffed a handful of silver notes into his hand.

“Get up and leave the city immediately. No matter where you go, the further from Lianshan City, the better. For the rest of your life, never mention that you ever joined the Heaven Wolf Gang.”

After saying that, Chen Yuan moved and left the room directly, leaving Zhang Xiaoyi scratching his head in confusion.

Chen Yuan didn’t care whether the others in the Heaven Wolf Gang lived or died.

Only Zhang Xiaoyi, since the Transmigration, had been at his beck and call, loyal and devoted, helping him with many things.

So before leaving, Chen Yuan also arranged a way out for Zhang Xiaoyi.

As for whether he would listen, that would depend on his own luck.

After Chen Yuan left, Zhang Xiaoyi looked at the large bundle of silver notes in his hand, still looking confused and unable to figure out the situation.

But a moment later, he immediately changed his clothes, packed his simple luggage, and rode out of the city.

Zhang Xiaoyi knew his own mind was slow; since he wasn’t smart, he shouldn’t think about so many useless things and just be obedient.

The Young Master had saved his life, and he also believed the Young Master would not harm him.

Since that was the case, he would do whatever the Young Master said.

The next morning, the entire Lianshan City was in an uproar.

The members of the Heaven Wolf Gang and the Blackwater Gang were all like headless flies, unable to find where their respective gang leaders were.

By the time they had searched all of Lianshan City, they finally discovered that pile of minced meat in front of the government office, along with Yuan Dongtian, who had almost become a pile of minced meat himself.

Afterward, the two groups entered the tunnel together and saw the corpses of Jiang Kaitai and Murong Qing; at this, everyone was instantly dumbfounded.

The high-level members of both gangs died here at the same time, and even a member of the Murong Clan died here; this was a massive incident!

And the problem currently facing them was that no one knew what to do.

The leaders of the two gangs were dead, and the Three Heroes of the Heaven Wolf Gang and the five Protectors of the Blackwater Gang were also all dead.

In their view, although Chen Yuan’s corpse hadn’t been found, since so many people had died, Chen Yuan should also be dead; perhaps he was among that pile of minced meat.

Because these corpses had been sliced too finely by Guanyins Tears, they had turned into a large pool of minced meat; at first glance, people would believe it if told there were seven or eight people there.

Even if an experienced old Coroner came, they wouldn’t be able to distinguish exactly how many people were there.

With no leader, the two gangs could only temporarily send people to surround the government office, not allowing outsiders to enter.

Subsequently, the Hall Masters of these two gangs all went back to their own schemes, considering how to handle themselves in the future.

After consideration, two types of people appeared in the Heaven Wolf Gang and the Blackwater Gang simultaneously.

One type sensed the current atmosphere in Lianshan City was wrong and directly packed their luggage and valuables, deciding it was best to retreat first.

The other type had exploding ambitions, wanting to take advantage of this chaotic situation to rise to power.

In any case, the gang leaders were gone, and the Three Heroes of the Heaven Wolf Gang and the five Protectors of the Blackwater Gang were also gone; these Hall Masters were now the strongest and held the greatest power in Lianshan City.

This was the perfect time to annex other branches; when the time came, Lianshan City might become theirs to rule!

As a result, after a day of silence, the two gangs began to engage in internal strife and killing within Lianshan City.

Furthermore, it wasn’t a confrontation between the two gangs, but rather a chaotic free-for-all where branches formed alliances and fought each other.

At the top of the Wangyou Tower, Wenrou gazed at the internal strife and killings breaking out all over Lianshan City, her elegant eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Jiang Kaitai was dead, Yuan Dongtian was dead, and even Murong Qing was dead.

What exactly did that kid Chen Yuan do?

Although there were rumors outside that Chen Yuan was also dead, Wenrou absolutely did not believe it.

Sending news to the Murong Clan and luring their people here was that kid’s idea.

Gently shaking her head, Wenrou stopped thinking about these matters, because she was also leaving today.

Thanks to Chen Yuan, the Heavenly Wind Listening to Rain Tower had completely confirmed the shocking intelligence that something was wrong with the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance’s divine weapon, the Guan Ri Sword.

This single piece of intelligence alone was enough for Wenrou to be promoted two levels within the Heavenly Wind Listening to Rain Tower.

A small city like Lianshan City naturally could no longer contain her; next, she might leave Youzhou and go directly to a major province in the Central Plains to become a Wind Media Leader.

Therefore, the development of events in Lianshan City no longer had anything to do with her; it was the next Wind Media Leader’s turn to worry.

Wenrou went downstairs and directly had the waiter close the Wangyou Tower, hanging up a closed sign.

From now on, Lianshan City would no longer have a Wangyou Tower.

The newly arrived Wind Media, besides taking over the existing files, would not continue to use the Wangyou Tower as a base but would start anew elsewhere.

This was also a rule of the Heavenly Wind Listening to Rain Tower; they would not always operate from one base, but would change bases whenever they changed personnel, as it was safer.

While the entire Lianshan City was in a mess, most Jianghu People would not care about the closing of the Wangyou Tower.

Only some low-level Jianghu People felt a bit melancholy, as they could no longer find a tavern where wine was so cheap.

Of course, what they missed even more was that flirtatious and charming boss lady.

The chaos in Lianshan City lasted for less than a day before calming down.

Because the people from the Murong Clan and the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance had arrived.

The Yiqi Guanhri Alliance could come because the Blackwater Gang had sent them news long ago.

And the Murong Clan could send people because they discovered that Murong Qing had used the Divine Artifact Incarnation of Shifting Stars.

The creation of a Shifting Stars Divine Artifact Incarnation was not easy; it required choosing Ancient Jade from long ago and then inscribing Formations for reinforcement.

Finally, the Weapon Master who mastered Shifting Stars had to personally take action to seal the Divine Artifact’s power into the Ancient Jade before a Divine Artifact Incarnation could be made.

Therefore, for members of the Murong Clan, they would only use a Divine Artifact Incarnation when they truly reached a life-or-death desperate situation.

And once used, there would also be a reaction on the Shifting Stars’ side.

In Dragon City, after sensing that Murong Qing had used Shifting Stars, the clan felt something was wrong and immediately sent people to check using Secret Techniques to travel at high speed regardless of exhaustion, so they happened to arrive at the same time as the people from the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance.

Even more coincidentally, the one the Murong Clan sent this time was exactly the Murong Li who came to Lianshan City in the original plot.

And the one sent by the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance was a young man in his twenties named Shi Tianxing, also the person sent to Lianshan City in the original plot.

If Chen Yuan were here, he would surely sigh; although the plot had changed, it seemed that in the dark, everything had returned to its original point.