Chapter 58

Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong were disappointed.

Even Lu Ren looked over, not expecting Xu Yang to shrink back again, not daring to risk his life.

In the end, under Lu Ren's "chicken soup," of the sixteen people gathered by Sun Tao, only three did not participate.

These three people included Xu Yang and Qiu Wenjie.

"Practice the fist!"

Xu Yang got up and walked out of the pavilion.

Both comprehension and aptitude had been raised to "60," and he hadn't practiced yet, so it was just the right time to test the cultivation effect of Grade B-Upper aptitude and comprehension.

"Cultivation resources are important, but aptitude and comprehension are equally important!"

Xu Yang felt a sense of ease and fluency he had never experienced before when practicing fists. In the past, practicing fists was like walking on a rugged mountain road; every step was extremely difficult, and sometimes he would take a wrong turn and have to turn back and walk again.

But now, it was as if there was a flat, wide road in front of him; he only needed to step forward, without worrying about whether there were pits under his feet, nor worrying about taking a wrong turn.

For the first time, he felt that practicing martial arts was actually a comfortable thing; every time he threw a punch, he had new insights in his mind.

As his blood and qi surged, strands of true qi were refined, and the efficiency was actually a big step higher than before.

"Is practicing martial arts always this simple for Lu Ren?"

Xu Yang was somewhat surprised. This was only B-grade aptitude; what about that A-grade aptitude at the Fierce Wind Hall?

"No, Lu Ren cannot reach this level. He only has B-grade aptitude; his comprehension has not reached the B-grade level."

"I am the one whose comprehension and aptitude have both reached B-grade, which is why cultivation has such an effect."

Lu Ren and the others went into the mountains to risk their lives for resources, while he stayed at Weiyuan Hall to practice hard; the harvest might not be inferior to theirs.

He tried practicing the Turtle-Snake Great Stance again and found that whether it was storing blood and qi or tempering his physique, the efficiency had also increased by a large margin. After just a short while, he felt hungry in his stomach; the food he had eaten was not as filling as before.

"According to this progress, in at most one month, both the Turtle-Snake Great Stance and the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist can reach Great Success."

Three-Harmony Gang, Justice Hall!

Three corpses that had already begun to stink were placed in the middle, and waves of stench spread out, causing the members of the Three-Harmony Gang present to almost vomit several times.

But seeing the gang leader Li Sanhe with a gloomy face at the head, even if they had already vomited, they could only swallow it back.

"Gang Leader, who exactly are these three people?" Wang Xinggui couldn't help but ask.

Since these three corpses were carried back, Gang Leader Li Sanhe had been gloomy, but having been in the Three-Harmony Gang for seven or eight years, he didn't recognize the three dead people.

"I have seen them; they are all people from the Si Shui Gang." Another small leader spoke up.

Suddenly, the people present were even more confused. Why did the Gang Leader bring back the corpses of the Si Shui Gang members?

"They are not people from the Si Shui Gang, but secret agents I planted in the Si Shui Gang." Li Sanhe said with a gloomy face.

The Si Shui Gang and the Three-Harmony Gang had been hostile for many years, and both had sent secret agents to each other.

Secret agents are very important, responsible for passing messages and collecting the other side's movements, so even if they know who among their subordinates is the other side's secret agent, they generally wouldn't remove them.

Because only with secret agents passing messages would there be no misjudgment leading to a war between the two gangs.

This time, the Si Shui Gang removed all the secret agents of the Three-Harmony Gang, which obviously meant they were going to take action, and it might even be unfavorable to the Three-Harmony Gang, which was why they removed the secret agents to avoid leaking information to the Three-Harmony Gang.

"What could it be? Could it be that Zhang Sishui is going to start a war?"

Does Zhang Sishui dare to start a war with me?

Both are at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering; once a war starts, it will only result in both sides suffering.

"Not good!"

Li Sanhe seemed to have thought of something: "Zhang Sishui’s son is probably about to reach Great Success in Qi Gathering, which is why they removed the secret agents; they didn't want me to know about this."

Zhang Sishui has a son who had already reached Small Success in Qi Gathering several years ago.

Now, calculating carefully, he should be about to break through to Great Success in Qi Gathering. It was because of this that they removed the Three-Harmony Gang's secret agents, so that he wouldn't know the news that Zhang Sishui’s son was about to reach Great Success in Qi Gathering.

"I must not let Zhang Sishui’s son reach Great Success in Qi Gathering. Once the Si Shui Gang has two masters at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering, the first one to die will be me."

Li Sanhe was shocked and angry in his heart. He had finally guessed the Si Shui Gang’s plan. As long as Zhang Sishui’s son hadn't reached Great Success in Qi Gathering, there was still hope.

Even if he couldn't win, he had to fight to the death.

"Gather everyone back to the main altar and be on guard for me." Li Sanhe shouted.

"Gang Leader, what happened?" A gang member asked.

"Do as I say."

Li Sanhe didn't explain. When his voice fell, he had already left the Justice Hall.

The sky was turning dark. Xu Yang left Weiyuan Hall and hurried all the way to White Stone Square.

After leaving the city for a mile or two, he saw a figure suddenly appear in the middle of the road ahead, blocking his path.

"Brother Xu, don't be nervous, it's me." Li Sanhe was afraid that Xu Yang would misjudge, so he hurriedly spoke to clarify his identity.

"So it is Gang Leader Li. You gave me a fright; I thought I had encountered some blind thief."

Xu Yang cupped his hands and stopped three steps away from Li Sanhe, secretly on guard in his heart.

At a time like this, Li Sanhe blocking him alone on the road must definitely be to do something shameful.

"This is a good opportunity!" He secretly pondered in his heart.

If he suddenly launched a sneak attack with the Wind-Thunder Force, he might have a chance to kill Li Sanhe, but this was a bit risky because he had never truly seen the means of a master at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering.

Although the Wind-Thunder Force is a killing move aimed at masters at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering, the means of a master at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering are also killing moves for him.

Although there was a possibility of success, it was still risky. He would only decide whether to intervene based on the situation after seeing what Li Sanhe was sneaking around here for.

"With Brother Xu’s skills, which blind thief would dare to rob you?"

Li Sanhe changed the subject and said: "To be honest, I am waiting for Brother Xu here because I want to ask Brother Xu to help kill someone. Of course, it won't be for free; I will give Brother Xu this much?"

As he spoke, he held up three fingers.

Xu Yang’s heart sank; he was actually here to ask him to help kill someone.

Li Sanhe was waiting here alone, not even bringing his subordinates, obviously not wanting anyone to know about this.

Now that he knew about it, if he refused, Li Sanhe would probably kill him to keep the secret.

"If Brother Xu is not satisfied with the money, you can say so, but please must help me with this favor." Li Sanhe added.

Xu Yang’s thoughts raced. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Who does Gang Leader Li want to kill? If I have the ability, I will definitely not refuse. If I don't have the ability, please forgive me for being unable to help."

Li Sanhe said in a sinister voice: "Zhang Sishui’s son, Zhang Tong, of the Si Shui Gang, has a cultivation base at the Small Success stage of Qi Gathering. With Brother’s skills, you will definitely be able to kill him."

Xu Yang sneered in his heart. He was sure that he wouldn't dare to refuse, which was why he said it without any hesitation.

That Zhang Sishui was also at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering. If he killed his son, how could he let him go?

If he refused, Li Sanhe would kill him now. If he agreed, the consequences would also be unpredictable.

"Brother Xu, don't worry. I will intervene with you. When the time comes, I will deal with Zhang Sishui, and you will be responsible for killing Zhang Tong."

Xu Yang was silent for a while, then said: "Brother can help with this favor, but there are two conditions I must ask Gang Leader Li to agree to."

Li Sanhe laughed, and his hand, which was secretly exerting force, relaxed: "Brother Xu, please speak. If I can do it, even ten conditions will be fine."

Xu Yang said: "Gang Leader Li must also know that the Martial Exam Dragon Ascent is about to begin. If I had no hope, that would be fine, but my cultivation is neither here nor there, and I also want to fight for it to see if I can ascend the dragon in the Martial Exam.

Thirty taels is too little, far from enough for what I need for the Martial Exam Dragon Ascent. I want fifty taels."

So greedy. With a cultivation base at the Small Success stage of Qi Gathering, how is killing someone worth fifty taels?

Li Sanhe sneered in his heart, but his suspicion that Xu Yang was falsely agreeing was reduced a lot.

If he had had the opportunity to fight for the Martial Exam Dragon Ascent when he was young, he would definitely have dared to risk his life to fight for it. Among martial artists, there are few who don't want to ascend the dragon in the Martial Exam.

Those who don't want to are the ones who don't even have the qualifications to fight, and Xu Yang just happened to be the one who had the qualifications.

"Okay, fifty taels it is. The extra twenty taels will be considered as me, your older brother, sponsoring Brother Xu for the Martial Exam Dragon Ascent."

Pretending to hesitate, Li Sanhe agreed.

Fifty taels was a bit much, but he could still take it out.

The main thing now was not the money, but to kill Zhang Tong first. Even if he couldn't kill him, as long as he fought with Xu Yang, he would definitely be injured.

Once injured, he would naturally be unable to reach Great Success in Qi Gathering. Moreover, he had hidden the fact that Zhang Tong was about to reach Great Success in Qi Gathering, so the one who would die would most likely be Xu Yang.

Once everyone is dead, what money is there to give?

"Brother Li is straightforward, but I must get the money before I take action. This is the first condition."

"Naturally!" Li Sanhe said without hesitation.

If Xu Yang died, he could naturally take the money back.

He was so happy in his heart that he was about to bloom. Young people are so easy to fool, thinking that once you take the money, it's really yours?