Chapter 52 Apology

Chapter 52 Apology

Chapter 52 Apology
Wen Huazhong showed regret on his face. Chen Yuan did not comment and asked again:

"Why did you join the Sanjiang Gang?"

"After arriving in Yuzhou, Master Duan Fang asked me to collect the souls of mortals. It happened that the Sanjiang Gang and the Fuhu Gang were fighting fiercely, so I found Huang Xiuzhi and showed him some low-level spells to subdue him. I also said that Master Duan Fang could help him destroy the Fuhu Gang."

"Huang Xiuzhi was very happy. In order to conceal his true identity, he asked me to join the Sanjiang Gang and pretend to be his think tank, but in fact I didn't care about anything. He originally wanted to let Master Duan Fang intercept the Fuhu Gang's convoy and was willing to provide information, but I found out that Gang Leader Luo had a good relationship with Yan Zhizhou. If the Fuhu Gang's convoy suffered frequent disasters, it would be very likely to alarm the government, so he rejected this proposal. Now it seems that there is a will of heaven in the dark, and I don't want to offend the senior..."

Wen Huasheng quietly observed Chen Yuan's expression again. Chen Yuan said calmly:

"and then?"

Wen Huasheng was quite disappointed, but he still cheered up and replied:

"After that, the Sanjiang Gang provided information about the caravans on Yuanpingxing, and Master Duanfang took action and killed several caravans. But he only acted in Yuanpingxing, which was too conspicuous. Later, he went to Yongping River to kill the fleet. This was the territory of the Sanjiang Gang, which was more convenient. A total of eight fleets were killed, and together with the caravans in Yuanpingxing, Master Duanfang collected thousands of souls."

"It is precisely because it is too easy to collect living souls on the Yongping River that Master Duan Fang could not stop. He originally promised to take action against the Fu Hu Gang half a year ago, but ended up dragging it on until today. Fortunately, Master's divine power is invincible, and he got rid of this beast and brought peace back to Yuzhou!"

Facing Wen Huazhong's flattery, Chen Yuan said expressionlessly:
"Since this night attack was a trap set by the Sanjiang Gang, why was there no preparation at the camp outside Mingqing Temple, and why did the losses suffer so heavy?"

A trace of panic flashed across Wen Huazhong's eyes, and he stammered:
"Master Duan Fang has a huge appetite. In addition to the souls of ordinary people, he also wants to collect the souls of a thousand warriors. Huang Xiuzhi came up with this idea. He asked me to deliberately leak the news of the Sanjiang Gang's fleet to induce an ambush by the Fuhu Gang. I led the Sanjiang Gang members to pretend to retreat to Xiong'er Island, and then lured the Fuhu Gang's elite to the island to gather a thousand warriors. Master Duan Fang will then take action to harvest the souls. After the task is completed, Master Duan Fang will help Huang Xiuzhi unify the Yuzhou martial arts world and recruit new gang members. Thanks to the appearance of the senior, the conspiracy of this beast was thwarted..."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and said:

"Are there other monks around Master Duan Fang?"

Wen Huazhong said without hesitation:
"No! From beginning to end, I have only seen him as a cultivator, and you are the second one."

Chen Yuan smiled and said:
"In that case, you can go!"

After saying that, he flashed in front of Wen Huasheng, grabbed Wen Huasheng's neck and lifted him up.

Wen Huazhong grabbed Chen Yuan's left hand and tried to pry it apart, but the difference in strength between the two was too great and it was useless.

He looked horrified and said:
"Everything I said is true. Senior has promised to spare my life. Why, ahem, why did you go back on your word?"

Chen Yuan said calmly:
"You were the one who suggested this trap to Master Duan Fang, right? After some consideration, I have decided to send you to the underworld to accompany the thousands of mortals you have killed!"

Click!

He squeezed hard and broke Wen Huazhong's neck.

Wen Huazhong stared at Chen Yuan with a look of hatred, and died with his eyes open.

Chen Yuan took off the black brocade bag from Wen Huasheng's waist, threw the body on the ground, smiled contemptuously, and said:
"Is this a cultivator? One who clearly still has the strength to fight back, but doesn't dare to do so, is far inferior to my cheap master. One who has great magical powers, but is afraid of death and has no backbone, is not even as good as a soldier who has become a bandit..."

He raised his hand, and the gray brocade bag on Master Duan Fang's waist and the black flag that had shrunk to three inches slowly flew over and landed in his palm.

Chen Yuan put the two items and the black brocade bag into his arms, turned around, looked at Luo Zhenwu, and said coldly:

"Boss, I have fulfilled my promise. The Sanjiang Gang has been destroyed, and it is time to settle the accounts between us."

Luo Zhenwu tightly grasped the ring-handled sword, his expression changing constantly.

Just now, he exposed Chen Yuan's relationship with the Fuhu Gang, causing Chen Yuan to have a fierce fight with Master Duan Fang. He saved his life, but also angered Chen Yuan.

Master Duan Fang, Huang Xiuzhi, and Wen Huazhong died one after another, and now it is finally his turn.

Luo Zhenwu took a deep breath, clasped his fists and bowed deeply, saying:
"At this critical moment of life and death, I was forced to do this in order to save my life. Master Chen, please forgive me for the sake of the Fu Hu Gang's supply of elixirs for you. I have another treasure to offer as an apology."

Chen Yuan frowned and said:
"Mundane treasures are of no use to me."

Luo Zhenwu hurriedly explained:
"This is not an ordinary treasure, but a treasure for cultivators. Master Chen can definitely use it!"

Chen Yuan then became interested and asked:
"What kind of treasure is it?"

Luo Zhenwu replied:
"That treasure is a set of immortal cultivation techniques, which was given to me personally by an immortal cultivator. It should be useful to Master Chen."

Chen Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Have you seen other immortal cultivators?"

Luo Zhenwu observed his expression and was shocked. He said:
"Don't worry, Hall Master Chen. I met that immortal cultivator by chance seventeen years ago. I have never seen him again since then. I will never make things difficult for you, Hall Master Chen."

Chen Yuan's expression eased slightly and he said:

"Why would he give you a method of cultivating immortality?"

Luo Zhenwu's eyes flashed with a trace of reminiscence, and he said:
"It's a long story. Seventeen years ago, I was just a marrow-refining warrior, serving as the leader of the Shennong Hall Guard, escorting herbalists into the Chimang Mountains to collect herbs."

"Once when I went into the mountains to collect herbs, I found an unconscious middle-aged man by a stream with large burns on his body. I felt pity for him, so I brought him back to the camp, took good care of him, and fed him a lot of precious herbs."

"Seven days later, the man woke up and found out that I had saved him. He was extremely grateful and said that he was an immortal cultivator. He even cast two spells. I was young at the time and devoted myself to cultivating immortals. I begged him to accept me as his disciple, but he said that I had no spiritual roots and could not cultivate immortals..."

At this point, Luo Zhenwu's face flashed with loneliness, he sighed softly, and said:

"Although I cannot cultivate immortality, he gave me a bottle of elixir and a set of exercises to repay me for saving his life, and said that if my descendants can cultivate magical powers in the future, they will be people with spiritual roots. After saying this, he flew away..."

Chen Yuan interrupted:
"Did he fly away directly, or did he step on something and soar into the air?"

Luo Zhenwu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said:

"He didn't step on anything. There was only a gray light that enveloped him and he flew away at such a fast speed that he disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Chen Yuan nodded and asked:

"Where is that bottle of medicine?"

Luo Zhenwu smiled bitterly and said:

"That bottle of pills only had four pills, which were holy medicines for healing. They had the effect of reviving the dead and helped me survive several life-and-death crises. They were all used up six years ago. Without that bottle of pills, I would not have been able to take the position of gang leader."

"But that technique is obscure and difficult to understand. I can only understand the most basic part. I asked the family members to try to practice it, but no one was able to cultivate magical power. I would like to give this technique to Master Chen, and I hope Master Chen will spare my life."

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment and said:
"Well, for the sake of our past friendship, I will let bygones be bygones this time. Where is the technique?"

Luo Zhenwu was overjoyed, and finally put his heart at ease. He said:

"That technique is in my house. Please follow me back to the county town, Master Chen. I will present it to you immediately!"

……

That night, Luo Zhenwu gathered the remaining members of the Fuhu Gang and the Sanjiang Gang captives on Xiong'er Island and returned to the shore.

The bodies of Master Duan Fang and Wen Huasheng were all burned to ashes by Chen Yuan to leave no traces.

Shi Rong knew part of the inside story. He thought that the Fuhu Gang would be ambushed by the Sanjiang Gang, but was surprised to find that the Fuhu Gang won.

However, he and Huang Xiuzhi were friends for profit and had no friendship. He would not offend Yan Zhizhou for the Sanjiang Gang, and did not make things difficult for the Fuhu Gang.

When the Fuhu Gang returned to Chongxinfang, Hou Yan was shocked to learn that the top leaders of the Fuhu Gang and Sanjiang Gang were all killed.

But Luo Zhenwu and Chen Yuan had already thought of an excuse along the way to cover up the matter of Master Duan Fang.

After Luo Zhenwu appeased Hou Yan, he arranged personnel overnight to take over all the industries of the Sanjiang Gang in Yuzhou.

Huang Xiuzhi took all of the Sanjiang Gang's account books, land deeds, house deeds, gold and silver to Xiong'er Island, and they fell into the hands of the Fuhu Gang.

Although all the masters of the Fu Hu Gang were killed or injured and suffered heavy losses this time, they no longer have any rivals in Yuzhou. After taking over the industries of the Sanjiang Gang, they will soon be able to grow stronger again.

These trivial matters did not take long to deal with. Luo Zhenwu made a hasty arrangement and returned home with Chen Yuan. He handed him the book of immortal cultivation techniques.

(End of this chapter)