Chapter 81: Assassination (Bonus chapter for Alliance Master Jiangbei Little Red Star)

Linyuan City was neither too big nor too small.

The commotion from the extermination of the Family was significant, so the other Families also went to investigate.

When they saw it, chaos immediately erupted.

Wei Jisheng, who had been discussing how to deal with Chen Yuan with them during the day, had his head chopped off that night.

The Wei Family, which was previously prosperous and second only to the Sun Family among the four major Families in terms of strength, was directly eradicated and had its property confiscated!

Inside the Sun Family’s Council Hall, Qiao Haiduan of the Azure Scale Gang and Yang Lin of the Yang Family both looked somewhat panicked.

This incident truly exceeded their expectations.

No previous town guardian had ever been like Chen Yuan, immediately drawing his blade and going for a decisive kill upon arrival.

How dare he? Was he not afraid of causing serious trouble?

The two men even felt a sense of relief at this moment, grateful that Chen Yuan hadn’t chosen them.

Wei Jisheng’s strength was slightly superior to both of theirs, yet he was still killed by Chen Yuan.

If Chen Yuan had targeted them, they would have been equally unable to escape disaster.

Sun Tiancheng suddenly slammed his palm onto the table, leaving a deep handprint.

“Damn it! Wantonly slaughtering Jianghu forces, this guy is utterly lawless!”

The Sun Family Old Ancestor, Sun Shaoqiu, narrowed his eyes and said calmly, “It was not wanton. The evidence of the Wei Family’s smuggling has already fallen into Chen Tian’s hands. Caught red-handed, how can you call it wanton?

Not only will he not be punished, but he will also be commended by his superiors.

You should be glad that our businesses have always been accounted for separately, and the ledgers are independent.

Otherwise, if the ledgers fell into their hands and were handed directly to the higher-ups, even if we gave Qi Yuanming more benefits, do you think he would protect us?”

Sun Shaoqiu closed his eyes and sighed deeply: “I misjudged him. I originally thought he was a young, impetuous junior who hadn’t experienced setbacks and didn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.

But I didn’t expect him to be a sharp, fast blade, striking fiercely and decisively, leaving no room for maneuver, giving you no chance to react.

Truly, in the Jianghu, the waves behind push the waves ahead; the younger generation is formidable.”

Speaking of this, Sun Shaoqiu suddenly opened his eyes. The previously benevolent look in his eyes was now replaced by a fierce, murderous glint.

“Go find Gu Hongyuan and have her kill Chen Tian! Act tomorrow!”

Qiao Haiduan showed a hint of fear in his eyes: “We have to find her again? The price for her to act once is not low. Last time she killed Peng Jing, she demanded over a hundred people from us.

Old Ancestor, cooperating with her is like asking a tiger for its hide. I’m afraid that brute might turn ferocious at any moment and kill us too.

You know those people of her lineage; none of them are mentally stable, or else they wouldn’t have been jointly destroyed by the major sects back then.

The previous town guardian died a month ago, and now another one is dying. The Town Martial Hall will likely become suspicious.”

“Their blade is already placed against our necks! If we don’t ask the tiger for its hide, we will all die!”

Sun Shaoqiu shed his usual gentle demeanor, becoming decisive and extremely sharp, not at all resembling a centenarian.

“If it means asking the tiger for its hide, then so be it. Without Gu Hongyuan, we also have no way to deal with the tribes on the grassland side and open up the trade route.

Furthermore, we’ve already killed one town guardian, so why worry about killing a second?

As for whether the Town Martial Hall will be suspicious, we’ll worry about that later!”

Sun Shaoqiu made his decision, and Qiao Haiduan and Yang Lin dared not refute him, nor did they have any other ideas.

The two men only dared to return at dawn, and they didn’t dare to rest. They immediately ordered their subordinates to seal off their Families and Gangs, putting up a posture of defending against external enemies.

Moreover, the three Families agreed that if any accident occurred, they would immediately send a signal, and the other two Families would come to support them instantly.

In fact, both of them wanted to stay at the Sun Family, as it was safer there.

However, they still had their own Disciples and Gang members. If they weren’t at home and Chen Yuan attacked, the Martial Artists left guarding the Families and Gangs wouldn’t even be able to block him.

The atmosphere inside the Town Guard Headquarters was lively at this time.

The Wei Family’s foundation was incomparable to that of Qingyang Palace; it could be described as immensely rich.

Distributing the same twenty percent of the profits to the White Tiger Guards, the value was double what they received last time after destroying Qingyang Palace.

Chen Yuan still first thoroughly searched the Wei Family for all Spirit Medicine and Medicinal Pills.

Although the Wei Family didn’t have any particularly high-quality Medicinal Pills, they did have quite a few Low Grade Medicinal Pills, and he also found a few bottles of Medium Grade Medicinal Pills.

For a Family of the Wei Family’s caliber, possessing these resources was already quite good.

Especially those Medium Grade Medicinal Pills, only core Disciples were qualified to take them when attempting a Breakthrough, to assist in breaking through a Bottleneck.

Now that they were in Chen Yuan’s hands, they were simply used as ordinary Medicinal Pills during cultivation.

External resources are always just external resources. If you are reluctant to use them normally, in the end, they only benefit others.

When the neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns; the neighbor is my granary.

Only power is fundamental; this statement is true at any time.

However, after destroying the Wei Family, Chen Yuan suddenly felt that the Wei Family was not so simple, and Wei Jisheng seemed to have been plotting something significant.

Otherwise, why were so many external Jianghu People imprisoned in the Wei Family’s secret room?

If Wei Jisheng didn’t have some special fetish, then he was definitely secretly planning some unspeakable secret.

It might even be more serious than smuggling contraband goods to the grasslands, as smuggling, as long as it isn’t brought into the open, isn’t considered a major issue.

Chen Yuan subconsciously tapped his finger lightly on the table, suddenly connecting this to the death of the previous town guardian, Peng Jing.

Originally, Chen Yuan hadn’t intended to investigate Peng Jing’s death, nor did he feel the need to.

Whether this town guardian offended someone, touched upon certain interests, or truly died by accident, it had little to do with Chen Yuan.

But now it seems, could the death of this town guardian be because he saw something he shouldn’t have?

Just then, Lu Wenxing knocked and entered, handing Chen Yuan the financial inventory obtained after raiding the Wei Family.

“Sir, should these things still be sent to Master Feng?”

Chen Yuan shook his head: “No need to send them. Keep them for now and place them in the Town Guard Headquarters treasury.”

The last time Chen Yuan gave a gift to Feng Wushang, it was mainly to suppress the matter of him killing Bright and Valiant.

This time, after destroying the Wei Family, they found many of the Wei Family’s smuggling ledgers, counting as being caught red-handed. His actions were compliant with the rules, so there was no need to give Feng Wushang another gift.

Most importantly, gifts should not be given too frequently, nor should too much be given at once.

It should be gradual, increasing from small to large, and each time should give the recipient a surprise.

Otherwise, if you feed them too much at once, the next time you give less, it might have a counterproductive effect.

“By the way, Old Lu, what kind of person was Peng Jing, the previous town guardian?”

Lu Wenxing thought for a moment and said, “That town guardian Peng was actually very ordinary. He was in his early forties, and his qualifications were decent. He joined the Town Martial Hall after the Tianwu Alliance was pacified and incorporated.

In terms of conduct, this town guardian was also inclined towards mediocrity. Immediately after taking office, he hosted a banquet and invited the four major Families of Linyuan City, and his attitude was even somewhat humble; even we couldn’t bear to watch.

He didn’t make any major moves during his tenure; it was clear he was just there to gain experience.”

Chen Yuan frowned slightly.

Who exactly would want to kill such a mediocre person?

Chen Yuan didn’t dwell too much on this matter. After dismissing Lu Wenxing, he began refining Medicinal Pills and cultivating.

He had now reached the Foundation Establishment Realm Late Stage and needed to condense a large reserve of Internal Energy in preparation for opening the Sea of Wheels.

Chen Yuan’s power foundation was profound, but precisely because of this, the difficulty of opening the Sea of Wheels would be greater.

He cultivated from day until night. Just as Chen Yuan’s mind was immersed in cultivation, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked out the window.

A chilling, sinister murderous intent lingered on the rooftop, its target being himself.

The next moment, a sudden blood-red line pierced the rooftop and descended without a sound, heading straight for his crown.

Chen Yuan snorted coldly, and under the Fish-Dragon Transformation, he burst forth with extreme speed, dodging the blood-red line.

The next moment, Chen Yuan directly smashed through the window, his saber ringing as it left the sheath, Devilish Qi erupting, and he slashed straight at the person.

The person on the rooftop seemed not to have expected Chen Yuan’s Spiritual Sense to be so keen.

He was stunned for a moment, his movement speed incredibly fast. He instantly transformed into a bloody shadow and flashed past Chen Yuan’s strike.

Then, with a strange laugh, he immediately turned and leaped down, exiting the Town Guard Headquarters.

There were patrols inside the Town Guard Headquarters at night as well. The person responsible for patrolling today was Yu Dong, one of the four Captains.

However, this person was too strong. Yu Dong, only in the Foundation Establishment Realm Early Stage, failed to detect the opponent.

It wasn’t until Chen Yuan made his move that Yu Dong realized someone actually dared to trespass into the Town Guard Headquarters!

“Thief, halt!”

Yu Dong roared in anger, Sword Qi surged on the long sword in his hand, instantly splitting into several Sword Shadows slashing towards the opponent.

But the next moment, a bloody glow appeared, the Sword Qi in Yu Dong’s hand melted away, and his long sword was even instantly twisted and ripped apart.

An extremely sinister and evil power entered his body along his True Qi, and strangely began to absorb his Vital Essence.

In almost an instant, Yu Dong’s right arm was immediately covered in blood, and large amounts of Vital Essence burst out of his body, causing his face to instantly turn pale.

Chen Yuan took a step, instantly arriving in front of Yu Dong, and pressed his palm onto his back.

The Immaculate Crystal Vajra Sutra was activated to its maximum extent, and brilliant Buddhist Light poured into Yu Dong’s body, finally expelling that evil power.

“Thank you, Sir!”

Yu Dong’s face was pale, filled with lingering fear.

If it weren’t for Chen Yuan, even if he hadn’t died, he would have lost an arm!

“Notify the others to immediately go to the surrounding streets and search for any other ambushes.

I will chase him. This person is very powerful. Do not fight him head-on; flee if you encounter him.”

After instructing Yu Dong, Chen Yuan immediately used the Fish-Dragon Transformation, unleashing his maximum speed to pursue the opponent.

The opponent came for him, and Chen Yuan was afraid the opponent was employing the Strategy to Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountain, intentionally trying to lead him into a trap for an ambush. That’s why he had all the White Tiger Guards dispatched to search.

Using the Fish-Dragon Transformation as a Qinggong provided extreme explosive power. Accompanied by bursts of rapid sonic booms, Chen Yuan quickly closed the distance with the person ahead.

Seeing that he could not shake off Chen Yuan, the opponent suddenly stopped and turned back, revealing a sinister smile towards Chen Yuan.

“I originally intended to let you live one more day, but since you are relentlessly pursuing me, if you are so eager to die, I shall grant your wish!”