Chapter 139 Xu Qing's Life Experience
Chapter 139 Xu Qing's Life Experience (Subscription Request)
"Then surrender, and I will rescue your family." King Lin laughed and took a step forward.
Gao Gongyuan clenched his fists, sweat dripping down his face. He said in a trembling voice, "Master Lin, if you take another step forward, my people will immediately set fire."
King Lin: "Why, you don't believe I can rescue your family?"
Gao Gongyuan smiled bitterly, "Master Lin is a man of his word. It is said in the martial arts world that a promise from Master Lin is worth a fortune. However, the families of the high-ranking members of our gang are all in a villa owned by Duke Wei outside Yingtian Prefecture. There are many experts there, and our gang leader has already gone there. If Master Lin seizes my boat and the news leaks out, our families will be in trouble."
Lin Tianwang laughed grimly: "If you don't surrender to me and cause me to lose this shipload of goods, I will go ashore and find an opportunity to kill your entire family to accompany you."
Gao Gongyuan said in a hoarse voice: "Master Lin, you are a hero in the world, why do you have to push too hard?"
"Since you know that I am famous for keeping my word, if you don't surrender, I will kill your whole family. Don't think that those bastards under Duke Wei can protect your family. I also have people in Yingtian Prefecture to support me." As King Lin spoke, his voice was thundering.
Gao Gongyuan's condensed qi and blood could not help but disperse. He wanted to condense it again and resist, but in the end he failed to condense the qi and blood in his body.
They could only watch as King Lin teleported into the cabin and subdued his confidant in an instant.
Gao Gongyuan immediately collapsed all over, sat on the ground and started crying.
King Lin counted the goods and found the source of the strange fragrance he had just smelled. It was a tightly wrapped jade box. He carefully opened the box and immediately the whole cabin was filled with the strange fragrance. He quickly rewrapped it and couldn't help laughing. "Damn it, I said something good would happen when I went out today, but I didn't expect it to be such a big good thing."
He is a martial arts expert, so how could he not know the value of the Four-Bend Spiritual Ginseng.
If someone could refine this spiritual ginseng into a magic elixir, its value to those who practice martial arts would be unimaginable.
Even for a master like him who has achieved unity of body and soul in internal organs, taking it would definitely benefit him greatly.
Putting the treasure in his arms, Lin Tianwang walked out of the cabin, kicked Gao Gongyuan, and said impatiently: "Why are you crying? I'm a man of my words. I will definitely rescue your family. I want all your men to surrender. Those who don't want to surrender will be killed and thrown into the sea to feed the fish. Those who are willing to surrender will have their joints removed and tied up and thrown into the bottom cabin."
Gao Gongyuan was overjoyed to hear that King Lin was still willing to rescue his family. He kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Master Lin."
"Look at you, you coward, hurry up and go." King Lin cursed.
Gao Gongyuan, however, was happy to do so and cleaned up the mess according to King Lin's instructions.
After he had settled everything, he said, "Master Lin, what should we do now?"
King Lin: "Drive the boat into the river, I will take you directly to Yingtian Prefecture to find my brothers and save your family."
"this?"
Lin Tianwang sneered, "Do you think I don't know that your ship has a pass that can directly pass through the waterway checkpoints of various places in Nanzhili. Now is the time to hurry up. If you meet people from your gang on the road, just find an excuse to fool them in the name of capturing my men. I believe that as the deputy leader of the Giant Whale Gang, it will not be difficult for you to handle this little thing. If the news leaks out and harms your family, you can't blame me."
Gao Gongyuan: "I understand."
He thought that King Lin's plan did have a good chance of success.
As for whether he can succeed, it depends on whether he can fool those people on the way, and he also has to gamble on his luck.
If you don't gamble, you won't have any chance.
If you gamble, there is still hope.
Gao Gongyuan had no choice.
He now only hopes that King Lin’s powerful ally in Yingtian Prefecture is as powerful as the rumors say.
King Lin naturally wanted to completely conquer Gao Gongyuan.
This guy was able to sit on the position of deputy leader of the Giant Whale Gang not because of his fighting ability, but because this old guy was born to be a seaman. Not only is he experienced and well-versed in maritime affairs, familiar with all kinds of maritime affairs, but he is also a living sea chart.
If King Lin wants to further expand his influence at sea, he must have professional talents like Gao Gongyuan.
This was also the beginning of his counterattack against the Giant Whale Gang.
The Giant Whale Gang and the Sea Sand Gang have basically blocked King Lin's tentacles. If he does not break through the blockade of these two old-established sea gangs in the East China Sea, King Lin will be like being caught by a pair of scissors, unable to move at all, and his own power will be completely devoured.
Next, King Lin, with the help of Gao Gongyuan, drove the Giant Whale Gang's boat in a swaggering manner, entered the river from Haikou, and went to Yingtian Prefecture by water.
Along the way, he also learned about the connections between the Giant Whale Gang and official figures, as well as many of their own gang's code words.
These are extremely valuable information. King Lin asked his military advisor to write them down secretly.
"Gongming, if you could just come to the sea and join forces with me, your brother, we would be able to unify the East China Sea in no time." King Lin thought to himself.
However, Xu Gongming had great power on the shore and was his strong backing. If he really went to the sea, he would be reluctant to leave.
The main thing was that he had to admit that Xu Qing was getting more and more powerful. He felt that he would not be able to suppress him if he really got to the sea.
"It's good to be young. It's scary."
"Am I old?"
King Lin shook his head unhappily.
King Lin had a smooth journey and was about to reach Yingtian Prefecture. Suddenly, on the water, an uninvited cargo ship came by, speaking in code.
Gao Gongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Master Lin, this ship cannot be avoided. They are high-ranking members of the Wenxiang Sect and have a close relationship with our leader."
"The Wenxiang Sect, haven't they disappeared for a long time?"
"Well, in recent years, the Wenxiang Sect has revived and has gained support from the Luo Sect and our leader. It has been growing and developing secretly. They must have gotten news of the Siqu Lingshen from the merchant ships that were previously transporting it, and want to come and get a piece of the pie." Gao Gongyuan guessed.
King Lin frowned, "Is there no way to send them away?"
Gao Gongyuan: "Shall I think of a solution?"
Lin Tianwang said: "Why don't you negotiate with them in secret first and see what their situation is?"
Gao Gongyuan accepted the order.
King Lin has learned the secret language of the Giant Whale Gang these days, so he is not afraid of Gao Gongyuan's tricks. He just watched from the side and soon realized that the people on the boat did not want to give up at all. They insisted on getting on the boat to see the "treasure" they wanted. They also said that the leader of the Giant Whale Gang had already allowed them to give priority to choosing the Giant Whale Gang's goods.
King Lin was soon surprised again. These people were so bold that they tried to force their way closer and board their boat.
Lin Tianwang wanted to stop it, but suddenly an idea came to him, and he whispered to Gao Gongyuan: "Tell them to send a few leaders over."
Gao Gongyuan naturally did not refuse. After some greetings, the people over there discussed it and brought up a dozen big men.
Leading the group were an old man and a young man.
The younger one was a very beautiful nun who looked to be in her early twenties.
King Lin had a keen eye and could tell that the other party was an old witch who used evil magic to look young.
The old man next to him was no ordinary person either.
This scent-smelling religion really has something to it.
The other dozen or so big men are also good fighters.
"I am Yun Yuzhen, and I am honored to meet Deputy Gang Leader Gao." Yan Ni first saluted to Gao Gongyuan, then her eyes fell on Lin Tianwang, and she put her hands together and said, "I wonder what this hero's name is?"
Gao Gongyuan said quickly, "This is Lin Gongfeng from the Duke of Wei's mansion."
Yun Yuzhen couldn't help but be surprised, then he said more modestly: "Hello, Mr. Lin."
Lin Tianwang thought, "Mr. Lin, this title is quite fresh."
He tried to speak as little as possible and merely nodded, displaying the arrogance expected of a servant of the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Yun Yuzhen knew that the worshiper of Duke Wei's mansion was at least a master of Lianzang level and should not be underestimated. No wonder she couldn't see through King Lin's depth at the first time.
A master of internal organ training who can restrain his Qi and blood is difficult to be seen through by a master of Taoism.
She subconsciously took half a step back.
After all, when facing a martial arts master, staying away from him can be said to be the instinct of a Taoist master.
Gao Gongyuan said, "Which treasure on this ship did Elder Yun take a fancy to?"
Yun Yuzhen couldn't help but point at King Lin awkwardly.
Gao Gongyuan couldn't help but look strange.
King Lin was stunned. Could it be that this old witch had taken a fancy to his innocent virgin body?
Poor King Lin, for the sake of martial arts, he remains a virgin in this life.
After all, his master had said that the benefits of practicing martial arts as a boy were inexhaustible.
King Lin naturally believed what his master said.
And theoretically speaking, having a pure yang boy's body does have many benefits.
King Lin coughed and said, "I practiced the Boy's Kung Fu."
Yun Yuzhen smiled awkwardly and said, "I mean, can you give up the black fox fur on Mr. Lin?"
"what."
Lin Tianwang didn't expect that the other party came for the black fox skin on his body. He couldn't help but think that he should have thought of this level earlier when he heard that the Wenxiang Sect worshipped the demon fox. It was just that he was too concerned about the matter of the four-curve spiritual ginseng, and Gao Gongyuan made a wrong guess, which led to misunderstandings at the beginning. Later, seeing that the old nun was powerful in magic, he thought that the other party was interested in both people and the four-curve spiritual ginseng, and wanted to take Yang to replenish Yin.
In this case, the other party probably doesn't know about the Four-Bend Spiritual Ginseng yet.
Although this black fox fur is a treasure, it means little to King Lin.
He was mainly unsure about leaving all of his opponents here.
King Lin did not want to cause any trouble, so after thinking for a while, he said, "What does Elder Yun plan to exchange for?"
Yun Yuzhen took off a dragon-shaped jade pendant and said, "This item is made of ten thousand year old cold jade, which has the effect of calming the mind. Whether it is martial arts training or spiritual training, wearing this item is quite beneficial. However, Mr. Lin is already a great master of internal training, so the effect of this item is relatively weak. But if there are younger generations, this item will definitely be of great significance to their training."
King Lin Tianwang was also knowledgeable and understood that this cold jade beads were indeed of great benefit to practitioners below the stage of internal organ training or below the stage of manifestation.
"It just so happens that Xu Gongming is getting married, and I haven't decided what gift to give him yet, so why not just give him this thing?" In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, King Lin nodded in agreement.
Yun Yuzhen was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lin."
She treated the black fox fur as a treasure and thanked King Lin again and again.
King Lin responded reluctantly.
In the end, Yun Yuzhen left happily.
She also didn't expect that she could exchange the fur of the holy spirit of her religion so easily.
She returned to the boat and ordered her men to set sail again for Yingtian Prefecture.
When Lin Tianwang and his companions saw that Yun Yuzhen and others were traveling the same way as them, they stopped temporarily and waited until the people from the Wenxiang Sect were far away before continuing on their way.
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On the boat of the Wenxiang Sect.
Yun Yuzhen gently stroked the black fox fur on the boat, put her face against it and took a deep breath.
The old man next to him said, "It's strange. Gao Gongyuan is the deputy leader of the Giant Whale Gang. Why is he so humble in front of Lin?"
"What's so strange about that? He is a worshiper of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, so his status is naturally very high. In the final analysis, the Giant Whale Gang also relies on the support of the Duke of Wei's Mansion to dominate the East China Sea."
The old man shook his head: "I always feel like something is wrong."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Look, they stopped moving when they saw us heading towards Yingtian Prefecture. They waited for us to get far away. They must have something to hide."
"Elder Li, you are too worried. King Baoyue said that the water in Yingtian Prefecture is very deep, so we should be more careful and avoid causing trouble."
King Baoyue is the straw raincoat man, the incarnation of the Luojiao leader.
Elder Li nodded: "This time, King Baoyue actually encountered powerful enemies in Yingtian Prefecture. It is really surprising."
"It's not surprising that the leader of the Zhengang Sect and the descendant of the Red Moon Zen Master made some progress in their battle. I didn't expect that Xu Gongming was so powerful that he could directly injure King Baoyue with the Quanzhen Dao's Xiantian Finger."
"Quanzhen Dao was once known as the orthodox sect of the world, and it does have its own ways. Now that we have entered Yingtian Prefecture, we need to be more careful."
"Hey, King Baoyue asked us to convey a message to Xu Gongming, but I don't know what to do about this." Yun Yuzhen felt a little melancholy.
She knew that the other party was powerful and had the support of important figures in the imperial court. As an elder of the Wenxiang Sect, if she went there to deliver a message, she would be walking into the tiger's mouth.
However, as the descendant of "Emperor Guanglie", the other party has a deep natural connection with the Wenxiang Sect. If we can take the opportunity to make him recognize his ancestors, it will naturally be a great thing for our sect.
It turns out that the Jiangning Xu family is the descendant of Li Wuwei, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect two hundred years ago.
That leader Li, after the uprising, called himself the "Guanglie" Emperor and was very powerful for a time, but was ultimately defeated by Emperor Taizu of Dayu.
After his death, his descendants changed their identities and went to Jiangning Prefecture to develop.
This origin was also discovered by the leader of the Luo Sect from a pile of old papers.
Even the elders of the Wen Xiang Sect were unaware of the existence of this connection.
In the past, Taizu of Dayu heard from a fortune teller that "the one who will replace Yu is the son of Li". Although he did not believe it, he hated the Wenxiang Sect deeply. Therefore, the descendants of the Wenxiang Sect lay dormant until recent years, when they received support from the Luo Sect and revived.
Even the Xu family of Jiangning might not know that they are the descendants of the former leader of the Wenxiang Sect.
Moreover, the Jiangning Xu family now only has an orphan named Xu Qing, who probably has no idea about that past.
Even if they knew, they certainly wouldn't want to get involved with the Wen Xiang Sect.
After all, he has a bright future ahead of him.
Elder Li stroked his beard and said, "The Bamboo Annals record that in his later years, Yu Shun imprisoned Tang Yao and seized the throne. The current emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty is a descendant of Yu Shun. Xu Gongming is a son of the Li family, a descendant of Tang Yao. The Tang and Yu families have always been enemies. This is also his fate."
Yun Yuzhen's mouth twitched, this relationship was too far-fetched.
This is ridiculous. Maybe her ancestor was also an emperor.
It's pure far-fetched.
However, she knew that Elder Li had an irreconcilable feud with the imperial court, and would not give up on rebellion as long as there was any chance.
As for Yun Yuzhen, she just wanted to master the "Tianxiang Book" of the Wenxiang Sect and stay young forever. What's wrong with that!
Yun Yuzhen said, "Let's go to Tiger Roar Villa in Yingtian Prefecture first and meet Duke Wei and the leader of the Giant Whale Gang."
Elder Li nodded, "I heard that Xu Gongming and Duke Wei's Mansion have a grudge. Let's find an opportunity to resolve it."
Yun Yuzhen said hurriedly: "Don't tell anyone about Xu Gongming's background. If his identity is exposed, he may not be investigated by the court, but he will definitely hate us to death."
Elder Li: "I know, I definitely can't tell. The better he does in the Great Yu court, the better it will be for our future."
Both of them knew that the Dayu court now relied heavily on Xu Qing's ability to get things done, and that there was a network of relationships around Xu Qing that could not be underestimated.
Once these rumors spread, they will only be regarded as rumours.
Moreover, it can only be regarded as a rumor, and there is no real evidence to support it.
If we really want to trace it back, Zhang Tai'a's ancestors were enemies of Dayu Taizu and vowed to never surrender.
There is no point in saying such things, except to disgust others and make Xu Qing hate them.
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King Lin's boat followed the Wen Xiang Sect from a distance.
Gao Gongyuan frowned: "The people from the Wenxiang Sect must have gone to Huxiao Villa."
King Lin knew that was the place where the families of the top leaders of the Giant Whale Gang, such as Gao Gongyuan, were imprisoned.
He thought to himself that it would be extremely difficult to break into the Tiger Roar Villa, and he could only trouble Xu Gongming.
King Lin said coldly: "What are you afraid of? Let's go to Yingtian Prefecture first."
After they waited for the Wenxiang Sect's ship to take another waterway, they went straight to the dock of Yingtian Prefecture. After docking, Gao Gongyuan instructed Lin Tianwang's men to explain the unloading and transaction procedures, and then was taken hostage by Lin Tianwang into the city.
After going to Xu's house to inquire, I found out that Xu Qing was still inspecting the Censorate and had not returned.
Although it was getting dark, King Lin did not wait.
He knew that if he delayed, something bad would happen.
King Lin brought Gao Gongyuan to the outside of the Inspectorate's Office, climbed over the high wall and came to the backyard.
There were bursts of stringed instruments and beautiful singing.
Makes people forget their worries and be free from worldly affairs.
Just as King Lin climbed over the backyard wall, he suddenly had an idea and saw a figure appear not far away. It was Xu Qing. He greeted him with a smile.
He was secretly surprised that this boy's skills were getting more and more powerful.
Although he thought to himself that if a fight really came to a head, Xu Qing would still not be his match due to his cultivated murderous intent and momentum, as well as his natural supernatural powers, this kid could indeed pose a considerable threat to him.
"Is his talent in martial arts higher than mine?" King Lin said with some jealousy.
He definitely can't beat Xu Qing in literary competition, and it would be really sad for him if he couldn't beat him in martial arts competition in the future.
This was a blow that life could not bear, and King Lin tried hard not to think about it.
He said succinctly: "Gongming, let's do something big."
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, just tell me slowly."
King Lin then told the story again.
Xu Qing listened and thought.
(End of this chapter)