Chapter 103: With Enough Silver, You Can Kill Whom You Please!
“What!?”
Everyone was startled by A San’s words.
The escort was right at the door!?
Su Jiangfeng was the first to regain his composure. “Let’s go, quickly check it out!”
With that, the group hurried to the front courtyard.
Two escort guards, each carrying a box, placed them in front of Su Jiangfeng and the others.
Su Tong eagerly opened the box, revealing exquisite jade artifacts that immediately appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Su Tong’s face was full of excitement. “That’s right, it’s the Qi family’s jade artifacts—none missing, all here!”
“Wonderful!”
The other escort leaders’ eyes also showed a glimmer of great joy.
Su Jiangfeng’s voice trembled as he said, “A San, how did the escort return?”
A San quickly replied, “Escort Leader Yang brought it back. He also said to contact him if there’s any trouble.”
Yang Xing!
Everyone present felt a tremor in their hearts upon hearing the name.
“Hahaha!”
Su Jiangfeng laughed heartily, the dark clouds in his heart suddenly dissipating. “Second uncle, wasn’t my offering worth it?”
Su Tong opened his mouth and then nodded, “Worth it! Absolutely worth it!”
Even if Su Yi were here, he wouldn’t dare say he could retrieve the escort within three days.
This Escort Leader Yang truly had skill!
At that moment, the escort leaders exchanged glances, their hearts filled with admiration.
Su Tong said, “A San, go quickly and bring Su Qun back.”
“Yes!”
Upon hearing this, A San hurriedly dashed out of the escort agency.
Watching the lost escort now recovered, everyone present was thrilled beyond measure.
At this moment, an escort guard suddenly remembered something and said, “By the way, when Escort Leader Yang left, he left a letter. He said it must be handed to the Chief Escort.”
Su Jiangfeng opened it and his face suddenly changed drastically.
It turned out that Qi Lin and the Seven Wolves Stronghold had long conspired together. This lost escort was entirely a plot.
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South of the city, the Meng family.
Su Qun wore a grave expression. “Qingqing, you must help me this time!”
Opposite her was a beautiful young lady, Su Qun’s close friend, Miss Meng Qingqing of the Meng family.
Meng Qingqing quickly said, “Don’t worry, tell me slowly.”
Su Qun then recounted everything—the Seven Wolves Stronghold’s robbery of the escort and the compensation to the Qi family.
“This Seven Wolves Stronghold is indeed difficult to deal with……”
Meng Qingqing pursed her lips. “I do know a Danjin expert from Lou Wai Lou, but I can’t say I’m familiar with him.”
“Sigh, now we can only try everything, even if it’s like a live horse being treated as a dead horse.”
Su Qun sighed. “If Yang Xing were truly capable, I wouldn’t have to come to you.”
Meng Qingqing nodded. “Alright, then. You and I will go to Lou Wai Lou now and see if we can persuade this Danjin expert.”
Su Qun nodded heavily. “Good.”
Then, the two hurriedly left the mansion.
Just outside, they met a young man clad in armor.
This was Meng Qingqing’s second brother, Meng He, a captain of the mansion’s army.
Meng Qingqing asked, “Second brother, what’s going on?”
Meng He sighed, “The Seven Wolves Stronghold was wiped out. All seven leaders are dead, only a few minions escaped.”
Meng He lamented, “Looks like the Seven Wolves Stronghold kicked the wrong hornet’s nest this time, angering someone they shouldn’t have. I won’t keep you; I’ll inform Father and then go ‘exterminate the bandits’.”
Saying this, he hurried back into the mansion.
Su Qun and Meng Qingqing looked at each other, stunned.
The Seven Wolves Stronghold was wiped out?!
At that moment, A San galloped up on a swift horse, then dismounted and said, “Miss, Escort Leader Yang has returned with the escort. The Chief Escort wants you to hurry back.”
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Inside the room.
“These bandits sure are wealthy.”
After cleaning up, Yang Xing spread out his spoils on the floor and began to count.
The bandit minions only had some small silver pieces, totaling a few hundred taels at most.
But the seven leaders of the Seven Wolves Stronghold carried vast fortunes.
Just the silver notes alone amounted to thirteen thousand taels, with the chief leader Chai Guiliang contributing five thousand taels. Besides that, there were several martial arts manuals, weapons, and a ghost-headed blade.
This blade had a curved edge, a sharp tip, and the blade was clearly finely crafted and quenched, possessing great hardness and sharpness.
The blade was engraved with exquisite patterns, which were not only beautiful but also increased friction, making it sharper.
“A fine blade indeed.”
Yang Xing toyed with the ghost-headed blade, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
He had never had a suitable weapon before; this ghost-headed blade perfectly suited him in both weight and length.
“Since the bandits are this wealthy…”
Eradicating the Seven Wolves Stronghold yielded great gains, stirring Yang Xing’s ambition.
The escort leader Bai Qiu from Wei Yuan Escort Agency had once told him that noble families colluded with bandits.
Was there another force behind the Seven Wolves Stronghold?
After a simple tidying up, Yang Xing went to the White Tiger Courtyard and found Yang Jie.
Seeing Yang Xing, Yang Jie immediately smiled. “Junior Brother Yang, have you made up your mind?”
Yang Xing tossed the bundle in his hand to Yang Jie. “I have some things here. Help me sell them to the Thousand Illusions Pavilion.”
Yang Jie unpacked the bundle, and a strong stench of blood and rot wafted out. “Where did these come from?”
“Seven Wolves Stronghold!”
Yang Jie frowned. “Seven Wolves Stronghold!?”
Yang Xing asked, “Is there a connection behind the Seven Wolves Stronghold?”
“Those bandits are supported by the Xie family.”
Yang Jie narrowed his eyes. “The Wang family controls the mansion’s army, while the Xie family cannot touch it, so they secretly back some gangs and bandits. The Wang family doesn’t want to break ties with the Xie family, so the Seven Wolves Stronghold hasn’t been eliminated all these years.”
Yang Xing frowned slightly, surprised that the Xie family, one of the two great noble houses of the city, was behind the Seven Wolves Stronghold.
This was troublesome.
Yang Jie smiled. “But that’s a minor issue. The Xie family supports bandits all the time, and this isn’t a glorious matter, so they won’t pursue it.”
“But don’t think you can get rich by eradicating bandits; you might end up ruined one day.”
Yang Xing nodded. “I understand. Help me deal with these things.”
The city’s powers were intertwined and complex; he wouldn’t stir up trouble for mere money.
Yang Jie examined the bundle. “No problem. The Thousand Illusions Pavilion takes 30%, I take 10%, is that alright?”
“No problem.”
Yang Jie took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Tomorrow, I will begin secluding myself to attempt breaking through to Danjin. If you need anything after that, you can find my senior sister Qi Ruolan.”
Most disciples in the White Tiger Courtyard were brokers with excellent information networks, and Yang Jie was one of them.
Yang Xing asked, “Are the chances good?”
Yang Jie smiled wryly. “Who knows? I’ve already failed once. Hopefully, this time will succeed.”
Most disciples in the inner courtyard are stuck at the Transformation Qi stage; few have truly reached Danjin.
The Black Tortoise Courtyard has only three, the White Tiger Courtyard slightly more, only five.
Danjin is, without exaggeration, a true watershed and the backbone of the sect.
Once you cross this realm, your status within the Four Absolute Sects will change significantly.
After a moment of silence, Yang Xing took his leave.
Still somewhat uneasy, he took out five thousand taels and, through Lu Shaoyou, gave them to Huang Zhen.
Soon, Lu Shaoyou sent back a message:
“As long as the silver is ready, you can kill whoever you want. With me around, no worries.”
Hearing this, Yang Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
His convenient master was greedy, yes, but also efficient.
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Apologies for the abrupt ending; the story is interrupted here.