Chapter 296 Black Sand Gang
Chapter 296 Black Sand Gang
There are no other trees in Yangfu Garden, only a canopy supporting the sky.
The ancient camphor tree has a trunk diameter of eight feet and a height of nine feet. Its crown casts a shade over an acre of land. It sways gently in the afterglow of the setting sun, filling the garden with fragrance and causing insects and ants to retreat away. This wonderful feeling that makes people feel peaceful and calm is no wonder why the people of Hengyang Prefecture worship it as a god.
There is a small temple under the tree, about three feet high, filled with incense, candles and fruits.
"May Grandpa Zhangshen bless me and may all my wishes come true!"
He knelt in front of the temple, clasped his hands together, and prayed softly.
A few yellow leaves slowly fall.
Sha Dalang suddenly had a sudden inspiration, he looked up and was immediately horrified.
A man in a black robe was standing on the branches of the tree, with a black bag behind him. He looked exactly as Li Zhen had described, with eyes as sharp as lightning, staring coldly at himself who was kneeling in front of the temple.
"You...who are you?"
After all, Sha Dalangjun had experienced many years of fighting in the underworld. In fear, he turned over and jumped up, leaped back four or five steps, and was about to run towards the courtyard gate. There were still hundreds of gang members outside. Even if he could not capture this man, he could use his life to buy himself some room for maneuver.
"Still want to leave!"
Zhang Yu fell from the tree, spread his arms, the sound of wind piercing his ears, and in an instant he leaped seven or eight feet away, blocking the gate of the courtyard. At this time, Sha Dalang was still five or six steps away. He used the most difficult to comprehend "Yunpeng Wanli" of Feiyun Magic Art, which was really like using a butcher knife to kill a fly.
"What are you going to do?"
Sha Dalang stopped, leaned against the ancient camphor tree, and slowly retreated.
"My hero, ignorance is not a crime. The person who offended you is already dead..."
"I am close friends with the Third Master of the Guanzhong Dafeng Gang, and he and the leader of your faction..."
Zhang Yu chuckled. It seemed that he regarded himself as a member of the Righteous Alliance.
Sha Dalang approached that extremely handsome face step by step, as if he saw the Grim Reaper. The black bundle was the death bag of the King of Hell. In his heart, he had already cursed his old mother thousands of times.
"Sha Dalangjun, the long python of Xihe, has a great reputation, but I never thought he was such a coward."
Zhang Yu was unarmed and did not draw his weapon. He smiled as he looked at the man who had retreated to the front of the temple.
Sha Dalang's feet touched the temple altar, and he had no way to retreat. He forced a flattering smile on his face and said, "It's not a python, it's a bug, a small bug. If you are not satisfied, I will kill Xiao Rengui's family and make amends to you. I will also give you a valuable gift."
Zhang Yu stopped and seemed to be a little interested. He smiled and asked, "A heavy gift? How heavy is it?"
"Eight hundred taels, this is all the money in my account, I am willing to give it all to you as a gift."
"not enough!"
"To be honest, I have saved three thousand taels over the years. It was originally intended for my retirement, but I also gave it to you as a gift. I don't have any more... I really don't have any more."
Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "It's still not enough!"
"How much does the hero want?"
Zhang Yu said slowly: "30,000 taels!"
Sha Dalang raised his head and looked at the young man.
"With such a large sum, I am afraid I am... powerless."
Zhang Yu laughed and said, "Then you would rather sacrifice your life than your wealth!"
Sha Dalang recalled the stunning glimpse he had in the Hengshan Qun Yu Courtyard, and couldn't help feeling a little angry.
I have always been the one bullying others, I have never felt so aggrieved.
Although what Li Zhen said was horrifying, it was just hearsay and might even be exaggerated.
Zhang Yu took two steps forward, chuckled and asked, "Do you want to compete with me?"
Sha Dalang's heart was in a mess, because over there was the courtesan he had been dreaming of. He had been visiting brothels since he was nine years old. In the past twenty years, he had seen too many women to count, including beautiful girls from ordinary families, ladies from wealthy families, chaste and heroic women, and prostitutes. But he had only had one night of pleasure with them and he had no regrets after that.
Only the glance at Qun Yuyuan at the beginning of this year made his heart beat fast.
The red-dressed courtesan was as pretty as a fairy and extremely noble, and he couldn't even think of any sexual intercourse between a man and a woman. He just wanted to kneel under her skirt, stay there quietly, and listen to her talk, which was a great happiness for him.
And now someone wants to deprive him of his happiness!
Sha Dalang's breathing gradually became heavier. He moved slightly, but accidentally bumped into the burning incense sticks on the altar behind him. The incense tip burned through the cloth and burned his buttocks, instantly emitting the smell of burnt fur.
The pain made his obsession with the red-robed courtesan fade a little, and he came to his senses a little. Seeing the murderous look on the black-robed man's face, he spoke quickly.
"How dare I! The gang does have 30,000 taels of silver left, and I'm willing to give it all away!"
Zhang Yu looked at the man, curious about why his attitude changed so quickly.
"You're smart! Go get the silver, including your retirement money, thirty-three thousand taels."
He turned and walked towards the gate, saying, "You are young, and this is the time to strive. Saving money for retirement will only wear out your fighting spirit..."
When Sha Dalang heard this, he immediately became furious. Seeing that the other party had his back to him and was unarmed, his inherent cruelty and his obsession with the red-dressed courtesan took over his mind again.
"You're so good!"
He walked around the altar and pulled out two shining steel knives hidden behind the temple. He ran quickly towards the man in black robe, and the cold blades chopped down to the left and right, both going straight to the vital points. If one knife hit the man, the body would be cut in two.
"Go to hell you!"
The blade was so close, but the man in black robe was completely unaware of it.
"Thirty-three thousand taels? Hehe, I'll burn some paper money for you."
Sha Dalang felt that he had a sure win. He had seen many so-called masters who had fallen into the gutter. Although they were good at fighting alone, they were either attacked by a hidden arrow or knocked down by a packet of powerful knockout drugs and beheaded by a few ruffians.
"This one doesn't matter!"
Zhang Yu finally stopped, turned his back to Sha Dalang, and moved his body slightly to the right. The steel knife on his right hit the black bag, and with a "clang" sound, the blade broke into two pieces and flew into the sky.
Sha Dalang was already frightened, but the arrow had already left the bowstring, so he still held on to a glimmer of hope, swung the knife on his left, and slashed fiercely at the opponent's shoulder. Seeing that there was only a few inches of difference, the knife stopped and could not cut any further. "Have you had enough fun?"
Zhang Yu turned around slowly, his face as gloomy as water.
Only then did Sha Dalang understand why his knife couldn't cut through.
"Then it's my turn!"
Two raised fingers gripped the tip of the knife, the sharpest part, as easily as if they were gripping a fallen camphor leaf.
"Clang!"
The two fingers crossed and the tip of the knife was broken.
Zhang Yu swung out, and the white light, as fast as lightning, went straight to Sha Dalang's throat.
"Pfft!"
Sha Dalang knelt on the ground covered with fallen camphor leaves, desperately pressing his throat, but the black blood gushed out like the water of a westerly river, and he couldn't stop it. After a moment, he felt his body getting colder and colder, and all his strength was drained, followed by a strong feeling of dizziness.
Zhang Yu walked over and sneered, "There's a knife hidden behind the temple. No wonder the gods don't protect you!"
At this moment, in Sha Dalangjun's eyes, he could only see Zhang Yu's mouth moving, and he seemed to say something, but it was as if he was from a very far distance and could not be heard clearly. The whole world became quiet.
He fell down, and the last thing that appeared in his mind was the red dress in Hengshan Qun Yuyuan.
He lived in a muddle for thirty years and committed evil in the first half of his life, but it was good that he still had a thought in his heart before he died.
Zhang Yu looked towards the archway of the courtyard and suddenly said, "He's dead. You should come out now."
No one answered, he seemed to be talking to himself.
"Another smart-ass! Don't make me say it a second time."
This time, just as he finished speaking, a man ran out from behind the side wall of the door, knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.
“Mercy, mercy…”
The man was in his forties, thin, with a bitter look between his eyebrows.
"Stand up and speak. Who are you to the Black Sand Gang?"
Li Zhen didn't dare to stand up, he still knelt on the ground and looked up.
"I am Li Zhen, the deputy leader of the Black Sand Gang. Thank you, hero, for saving my life!"
Zhang Yu laughed and said, "I killed your gang leader, but you didn't blame me and even thanked me. How can that be possible?"
Li Zhen said quickly, "Sha Dalang is the leader of the gang, but he usually does evil things, runs rampant in the village, bullies people in the market, and harms his fellow gang members. He has killed five deputy leaders in a row. I am the sixth one. If it weren't for the hero's help, I'm afraid I wouldn't live long. Moreover... he saw an Oiran in Hengshan Qun Yuyuan, and actually sold the gang's property to collect tens of thousands of taels of silver to go to brothels. It's really shameful!"
He racked his brains and wanted to describe Sha Dalang as a piece of stinky dog shit.
Zhang Yu asked, "How many tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
When you come here, always bring something with you.
"The thirty-three thousand taels are still in my custody. I am willing to give them all to you, hero."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly.
"Okay, from now on, you will be the leader of the Black Sand Gang!"
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed, thinking that this was a blessing in disguise.
"Thank you for your cultivation. Although I am the deputy leader and have my own trusted brothers, there are still three leaders in the gang who have followed Sha Dalang for a long time. Their martial arts are better than mine. I am afraid they will not be convinced by me. It will be difficult to deal with..."
"That's easy. Just point it out and I'll kill him for you tonight."
Li Zhen thought to himself, the other party is so powerful in martial arts, with such a backer, is he afraid of not being able to be the leader of the Black Sand Gang? He no longer had any doubts, kowtowed and thanked him, expressing his willingness to be loyal to the hero. If he disobeyed, his fate would be like Sha Dalang.
It was getting completely dark.
There was open fighting in the Black Sand Gang for two hours before things calmed down again. There were five or six heads hanging in front of the lobby. Li Zhen's cronies had taken control of the gang.
"Sir, the entire Black Sand Gang will be yours from now on."
Li Zhen was very tactful. After cleaning up the aftermath, he walked over to the man in black robe who was drinking alone at the stone table, and helped pour wine and serve dishes.
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said, "Do you know who I am?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said, "I previously suspected that you were a member of the Righteous Alliance, but now... I don't think so."
Zhang Yu picked up a glass of wine, looked at the dark clouds in the sky that covered the bright moon, and spoke slowly.
"The Eastern Sect Leader, with his literary and martial virtues, will rule the martial arts world for thousands of years!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhen's face changed drastically, his whole body went limp and he knelt down.
In this martial arts world, no matter good or evil, some people may not know who the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect is, but it is almost impossible that they have not heard of the name of Dongfang Bubai.
"Do you know who I am now?"
"Your Excellency is... a demon, a member of the Sun and Moon Sect?"
Zhang Yu looked at him and laughed, "After tonight, not only me, but you too!"
In the second half of the night, it rained, as if to wash away the bloodstains in the courtyard.
On the porch in the backyard, a bloated old man was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the ripe fruits on the branches, which were falling one after another and rolling all over the ground.
"The plums are... ripe."
It seemed as if the evil consequences that had been brewing for many years had finally come to fruition.
(End of this chapter)