Chapter 83: Feng Xieyun (Additional Chapter for Alliance Leader Mr. Yao)

Chen Yuan looked at Gu Hongyuan’s corpse, recalling the plot related to the Blood God Sect in his mind.

He was now almost certain that these four families in Linyuan City were incredibly audacious, daring to secretly collude with the Blood God Sect.

Those Jianghu People in the Wei Family’s underground chamber were likely the offerings they sent to the Blood God Sect.

The death of the previous town guardian Peng Jing was probably also related to this matter.

Otherwise, who would be so bored as to kill a town guardian who wasn’t particularly strong and was even somewhat cowardly?

In the original plot, the Blood God Sect didn’t choose to emerge in Ningzhou but instead went to Youzhou and other states.

But now, due to his interference, these four families chose to take a risk and brought in people from the Blood God Sect to kill him.

With this development, the Blood God Sect would likely emerge in Ningzhou ahead of schedule.

At that moment, Lu Wenxing and the others caught up with him, bringing their men along.

“Sir, are you alright?”

Chen Yuan shook his head and asked, “Are there any ambushes around?”

“We’ve searched several streets nearby and found no ambushes, not even any traces.”

Chen Yuan nodded.

These families in Linyuan City must have had great confidence in Gu Hongyuan, sending only him to kill him.

Of course, it might not have been an order; these four small families likely didn’t have the authority to command people from the Blood God Sect. They probably begged for their help instead.

Chen Yuan cut off Gu Hongyuan’s head and said solemnly, “Take the body back to the Town Guard Headquarters. Double the night patrols.”

After saying this, Chen Yuan headed straight for the Azure Scale Gang, carrying Gu Hongyuan’s head.

Originally, he wanted to see which of these three families would be sensible, but now it seemed he should just pick one at random.

The Azure Scale Gang could live; the other two families could die.

As for why he chose the Azure Scale Gang, it was simply because they weren’t as closely connected as the other two families.

The Sun Family and the Yang Family were both century-old families, even having intermarriages and close ties.

Although the Azure Scale Gang had also developed for over two hundred years, its leader was elected, not hereditary.

Thus, Qiao Haiduan of the Azure Scale Gang wasn’t as close to those two families.

At that moment, inside the Azure Scale Gang, Qiao Haiduan was pacing back and forth in his room, a worried expression on his face, sighing from time to time, feeling restless.

The Old Ancestor of the Sun Family was resolute in wanting to kill Chen Yuan, but Qiao Haiduan felt this move was too risky.

Those guys from the Blood God Sect were lunatics. Usually, it was fine to offer them tributes and occasionally capture some Jianghu People to sacrifice to them.

But once you asked them to take action, the cost would be huge.

Last time, they demanded over a hundred Jianghu People. Even if Linyuan City was prosperous, the disappearance of over a hundred people would still be noticed.

Helplessly, they even took risks by acting in other cities.

Moreover, with two town guardians dead in succession, wouldn’t the Town Martial Hall have suspicions?

Qiao Haiduan wanted to oppose, but the Old Ancestor of the Sun Family was unyielding, and the Yang Family was closely aligned with the Sun Family, so he naturally didn’t dare say much.

Just as Qiao Haiduan was feeling uneasy, the window outside the door suddenly opened, and something was thrown in.

Qiao Haiduan instinctively looked and was so startled he almost cried out.

It was the head of Gu Hongyuan from the Blood God Sect!

Although the four families nominally offered tributes to the Blood God Sect, in reality, they only communicated with Gu Hongyuan.

The Jianghu People they captured were all offered to Gu Hongyuan as ‘Blood Food.’

Qiao Haiduan knew exactly how powerful this outstanding young Disciple of the Blood God Sect was.

He alone could suppress all the Martial Artists in the Lunhai Realm from the four families.

Especially that eerie power that could stir up Qi and blood, making it feel as if their entire Qi and blood were out of their control, ready to explode at any moment.

Yet such a powerful and eerie Gu Hongyuan had been beheaded?

Chen Yuan leaped into the room through the window, made a shushing gesture at Qiao Haiduan, and said with a smile, “Knowing I’m not dead, are you disappointed, Gang Leader Qiao?”

Qiao Haiduan looked at Gu Hongyuan’s head on the ground, then at Chen Yuan.

The next moment, he actually knelt down with a thud in front of Chen Yuan.

“I beg Lord Chen to spare my life! This was all planned by that old bastard Sun Shaoqiu. I was forced into it.

But what’s done is done. I only ask Lord Chen to give me a chance to atone for my crimes.

I’m willing to handle the smuggling business for you, Sir. I won’t keep any of the profits; I’ll hand them all over to you!

From now on, I, Qiao Haiduan, will follow your lead. My Azure Scale Gang will be your dog, biting whoever you command!”

Chen Yuan: “…”

Qiao Haiduan’s sudden move left Chen Yuan at a loss.

He had prepared a whole speech, but now it seemed unnecessary.

“Gang Leader Qiao, your sense of timing is a bit excessive.”

Qiao Haiduan lowered his head, forcing a bitter smile. “You flatter me, Sir. I just don’t want to die.”

The moment Qiao Haiduan saw Gu Hongyuan’s head, he knew these families in Linyuan City were doomed; they couldn’t possibly defeat Chen Yuan.

He had witnessed Gu Hongyuan’s eerie power firsthand.

When a small tribe on the Grasslands tried to intercept their trade route and seize their goods, Gu Hongyuan acted alone and slaughtered the entire tribe.

When the previous town guardian Peng Jing accidentally discovered they were secretly abducting Jianghu People, Gu Hongyuan also acted, quietly killing a town guardian.

Yet such a powerful being had been beheaded by Chen Yuan and thrown at his feet like a ball. What was there to fight about?

Qiao Haiduan wasn’t lying to Chen Yuan; he was truly afraid of death, terrified to the extreme.

He was once just a beggar in Linyuan City, who luckily joined the Azure Scale Gang and fought his way up from the lowest ranks to become the gang leader.

He hadn’t enjoyed enough wealth and luxury yet; of course, he didn’t want to die.

As long as he could live, he didn’t mind being a dog!

“There is great fear between life and death. Being afraid of death isn’t shameful; what’s shameful are those who don’t know their limits.”

Chen Yuan patted Qiao Haiduan’s shoulder and said calmly, “Get up. Tell me exactly what’s going on between your four families and the Blood God Sect.”

Qiao Haiduan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging by Chen Yuan’s attitude, his life was likely spared.

“Sir, the Blood God Sect was first contacted by that old bastard Sun Shaoqiu.

About three years ago, someone from the Sun Family was kidnapped by the Blood God Sect to drain their Qi and blood. After finding them, Sun Shaoqiu actively offered tributes to the Blood God Sect.

Besides seeking the Blood God Sect’s protection, he also used them to replace his entire Qi and blood.

That old bastard selects a young member of the Sun Family every year to exchange blood with him, keeping his Qi and blood from decaying, which is how he lives so long.

Later, the Sun Family brought our three families into offering tributes to the Blood God Sect. Whenever we encountered difficulties in smuggling to the Grasslands, the Blood God Sect helped us resolve them.

The previous town guardian Peng Jing accidentally discovered we were abducting other Jianghu People, so Gu Hongyuan killed him to silence him.

This time, after you wiped out the Wei Family, that old bastard Sun Shaoqiu felt threatened, so he asked Gu Hongyuan to kill you.

But he never expected your Divine Might to be so overwhelming that you killed Gu Hongyuan instead.”

At the end, Qiao Haiduan added a small flattery.

“How many people does the Blood God Sect have in Ningzhou, and what are their strengths?”

Qiao Haiduan shook his head. “I really don’t know, Sir. The Blood God Sect is scattered in small groups across various places. Even Sun Shaoqiu has only seen three Martial Artists from the Blood God Sect.

In the Late Stage, our four families only communicated with Gu Hongyuan, providing Blood Food resources for him alone.

But I vaguely remember Gu Hongyuan mentioning that there should still be some Blood God Sect Martial Artists in Ningzhou, with the most in the White Tiger Hall region.

Because the White Tiger Hall is close to the Grasslands, if anything happens, they can quickly escape into the Western Grasslands.

Oh, and Gu Hongyuan also said that a Saint from the Blood God Sect named Feng Xieyun is around here.

Gu Hongyuan seemed to have competed with him for the position of Saint and failed, so he spoke of him with disdain and resentment.”

Hearing the name Feng Xieyun, Chen Yuan’s expression changed slightly.

He had seen this name in the original plot.

In the younger generation of the Blood God Sect, the most outstanding young Disciples were called Saints or Saintesses.

Each generation had no more than ten Saints and Saintesses, who competed and fought among themselves. The last one standing would become the successor to the Blood God Sect’s leader.

Currently, the succession struggle in the Blood God Sect hadn’t begun yet. Feng Xieyun was just one of the Saints, but he caused quite a stir in Youzhou in the future.

It’s worth mentioning that he possessed the most original, orthodox version of the ‘Blood Nerve Technique.’

Feng Xieyun was also one of the few Disciples in the Blood God Sect who, while Cultivating the new version of the ‘Blood Nerve Technique,’ was also willing to Cultivate the slower-progressing old version.

But in the end, because he caused too much trouble in Youzhou, he was jointly hunted down by the Murong Clan and the Yiqi Guanhri Alliance.

The original version of the ‘Blood Nerve Technique’ fell into the hands of a Loose Cultivator Martial Artist, who soared to prominence with it, making a name for himself in Youzhou.

Later, mistaken for a Blood God Sect Disciple, he was chased to the Central Plains, where he gained fame in the Martial Forest and even married a daughter from a prominent Family.

Overall, this character in the original plot had a protagonist-like template.

Chen Yuan was now calculating in his mind the probability of seizing this original version of the ‘Blood Nerve Technique.’

Although Feng Xieyun was currently a Saint of the Blood God Sect, his Cultivation was definitely not as strong as in the future, since Gu Hongyuan had once competed with him.

Moreover, with the Blood God Sect emerging ahead of schedule, their preparations were less thorough, making them easier to deal with.

Qiao Haiduan watched Chen Yuan, who hadn’t spoken for a while, feeling uneasy but not daring to ask.

Then Chen Yuan suddenly said, “I heard tomorrow is the Old Ancestor of the Sun Family’s birthday?”

Qiao Haiduan nodded repeatedly. “That old bastard from the Sun Family celebrates his birthday every year, not realizing that each celebration means a young Disciple from the Sun Family dies. How can he celebrate so peacefully?”

“It’s fine. This will be the last birthday; from now on, it’ll be changed to a death anniversary.”

Chen Yuan gently patted Qiao Haiduan’s shoulder. “Gang Leader Qiao, tomorrow I’ll take action to wipe out the Sun Family and the Yang Family.

Don’t expose yourself yet. Wait for my command before launching a sneak attack. How you perform will depend on yourself.

Once the Sun and Yang Families are destroyed, the smuggling business in Linyuan City will be yours alone. I won’t take ten percent; it’ll still be a thirty-seventy split.

But before, the four families shared the thirty percent; now, your Azure Scale Gang will take the thirty percent alone.

I’m not a harsh person; even dogs need to be fed some bones.”

Actually, Chen Yuan could have acted today.

But during the fight with Gu Hongyuan, he used the Blood Fiend Force, which consumed some of his Qi and blood, so he wasn’t at his Peak.

The Sun and Yang Families had three Lunhai Realm experts on the surface, and who knew what other trump cards the Blood God Sect might have given them in secret.

So it was safer to rest for a night, recover his strength to its Peak, and then act.

Hearing this, Qiao Haiduan perked up and immediately knelt to pledge loyalty. “Sir, rest assured. I’m willing to go through fire and water for you without hesitation!”

Hearing Chen Yuan say this, he felt relieved.

Since Chen Yuan planned to use him, not only was his life spared, but the future of the Azure Scale Gang was also secured.

Chen Yuan glanced at Qiao Haiduan, somewhat speechless.

Although this guy knew when to yield, his knees were too soft, kneeling at every turn.

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