Chapter 560: Evasion (In honor of the alliance leader Wuwei Wuxin Wushen!)

"Kill!"

"Finish off the scum of the Golden Fish Gang!"

"Beat those water bandits from the Twelve Linked Docks to death!"

The two groups of men slammed into each other, fighting viciously.

This time, it was not the minor scuffles of before, but true bayonets-drawn bloodshed.

Although these two skills could not increase combat power, they were still quite useful at certain times.

A large number of Golden Fish Gang members spread out, controlling the Fish Market and the docks.

Along the way, any water bandits who tried to block the path were inexplicably bounced away.

"Mm, good girl, Nannan!"

A waiter came out to greet them, but upon seeing Aaron, who was filled with a chilling murderous aura, he was instantly shocked into silence.

"I... I hate this!"

And among that group of water bandits, Chu Tianhe was like a mad tiger, his eyes narrowing slightly: "You're courting death!"

'I didn't expect that while Disguise Technique is one thing, Bone Shrinking Technique is also classified under the skills tab; perhaps it has no subsequent realms and is more of an ability rather than a martial art?'

"I want to play with that brother," Nannan answered with an innocent, childlike face. "And the grandpa from two days ago, his sugar figurine was so delicious..."

The current Golden Fish Gang leader, Duan Datong, was a Dark Energy Great Success expert, and he was not yet a match for him; however, he was progressing while the other was regressing, so in a few years, the situation would be very different.

"Kill!"

Chu Tianhe's eyes were bloodshot, and wherever his long blade pointed, there was no one else left standing.

"Have you heard? The Young Gang Leader of the Golden Fish Gang died at the Fish Market... Gang Leader Duan is going crazy!"

According to what he knew, this pavilion also did some intelligence business.

But at this moment, he was severely injured, and being stimulated by this news, his eyes bulged, he spat out a large mouthful of blood, and died on the spot!

Aaron checked carefully again, confirmed that Duan Lang was not faking death, and immediately began to clean up the clues in the vicinity.

Aaron said calmly.

The men from the Twelve Linked Docks had already begun to flee in defeat, and several Golden Fish Gang Disciples hurriedly brought the wide-eyed Duan Lang into a nearby building to rest.

Just as he opened his eyes, a figure had already lunged in, striking out with a palm!

The palm wind was fierce!

"To be safe... I'll go hide somewhere else for ten days or half a month, then go to Si Niangzi's house..."

Aaron first went to a place to dig up the gold and silver he had hidden previously, then swaggered toward a private residence.

Chu Tianhe gripped the long blade in his hand, his eyes staring fixedly at Duan Lang.

The martial art he learned was called 'Cloak Blade Technique'!

'Old Lame Leg' had once said when teaching him: "Even a Dark Energy expert, or even a Transforming Strength Master... if stabbed in a vital point by a blade, they will still die! Therefore, practicing weapons is more advantageous than practicing fists and kicks!"

Time was a good friend who always stood on his side.

He raised his hand in unwillingness, but in the end, it still fell.

"Just a fisherman with slightly better craftsmanship and martial arts; other factions will search for two days at most, or perhaps not search at all..."

When Chu Tianhe practiced martial arts, he was already quite old, so he focused on blade technique; it was a skill truly honed through slaughter.

【Name: Fang Yu (Aaron)】

Aaron asked curiously.

"The Golden Fish Gang exploited me for so long, I'll beat you to death first to collect some interest, and in a few years, I'll go beat your old man to death!"

This was the Duan family's ancestral 'Fish Scale Strength', and Duan Lang had already practiced it to the level of Dark Energy entry.

After he was full of food and drink, he strolled along the street, saw someone selling candied haws, bought a skewer, and arrived at the door of Si Niangzi's house.

From now on, everything happening on Taize Lake, as well as that Red Blood Carp King, had nothing to do with him.

"After all, the Golden Fish Gang leader lost his son..."

Sure enough.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

"That's right... although Duan Datong has several sons, Duan Lang was the most promising; he was a Dark Energy expert at such a young age, which shows how much effort was put into him! Even cutting off one of Duan Datong's arms might not cause him this much pain!"

At this moment, with a blade in hand, he was unstoppable by ghosts or gods, killing three or four people in the blink of an eye.

"Indeed, the Golden Fish Gang, the Twelve Linked Docks, the Cao Family, the Liu Family... all sent people. Those fishermen are truly miserable... forced to go into the lake every day, but while many Red Blood Carp were caught, there was no sign of the Carp King."

Aaron replied absent-mindedly; what Nannan saw was, of course, his disguised appearance.

"Didn't you see? I'm fine... someone as steady as me, how could I get involved in that kind of whirlpool? I ran out long ago; I was just going to hide for a while before..."

But even so, he could disguise himself now, and even Si Niangzi might not be able to recognize him—well, this refers to when he is disguised as other men.

Yet he did not expect that the person who came was actually Fang Yu, whom he had always looked down upon!

He walked out of the room, patted the dazed Nannan on the head, and headed to the market.

Half a year later.

In reality, it was about the same.

Two Golden Fish Gang members who lunged over had their throats slit instantly, and they fell down clutching their necks.

Before long, one living person after another fell to the ground, losing their lives...

Every time he exerted his full strength into his blade, his energy was also rapidly consumed.

Several gang members hurried over to stand guard by Duan Lang's side.

"Hmm... it seems this Duan Lang really cannot overcome me after all..."

After listening to news of how the Southern Heavenly King had won a great victory over the government troops, and how the Cao Family had also surrendered to the Southern Heavenly King, ordering Martial Masters like Cao Hongyan to join the army, some guests finally began to talk about Taize Lake.

Having enjoyed his fill of pleasure, Aaron walked out of the large courtyard and arrived at a restaurant in the city, ordering a table of fine wine and food as usual.

Following that, the overwhelming force of the External Energy struck his arm directly, slamming heavily into his chest.

Duan Lang killed two fierce old water bandits, and seeing that his side, despite having more people, was truly not as willing to risk their lives as the bandits, he realized it had actually resulted in a draw!

But when he saw that Duan Lang's eyes were closed, his expression suddenly turned to terror.

Aaron was concise and to the point.

Duan Lang was sitting on a stool resting when he suddenly heard a scream outside, followed by the sound of a water basin hitting the ground.

Clang!

Even though the fingernails were still three inches away from the blade, the long blade itself was already emitting sounds of being unable to bear the burden.

"This one? Why are you looking for him?"

Aaron practiced his martial arts for three hours every day without fail, and for the rest of his time, feeling bored, he began to pick up other skills besides teaching Nannan and playing games with Si Niangzi.

"Mm-hmm, I'll let you see him another day..."

As he spoke, his tone even became somewhat choked with emotion.

"Uncle Yu?!"

Under the eruption of Dark Energy, the long blade in Chu Tianhe's hand flew directly out of his grasp.

Furthermore, the main business was still mostly responsible for banquets and hosting guests.

However, Aaron simply threw out silver to book the venue for ten days or half a month; the old woman guarding the door smiled so hard her teeth were about to fall out, so how could she possibly refuse?

【Skills: Fishing (83/100), Sea Gathering Residual Art (2/5), Disguise Technique (32/100), Bone Shrinking Technique (10/100)】

"I have already held my breath, it is nothing serious! Just find me a place to wash off the attached poison powder..."

Si Niangzi also walked out of the room, looked at Aaron, and couldn't help but pat her chest: "Thank heavens, I thought... I thought..."

The fat man in white spread his hands and said: "According to this pavilion's speculation, either the news of the Red Blood Carp King appearing is fake, or it has already been quietly snatched away by someone else without leaving a trace... A few days ago, the Liu Family and Cao Family already withdrew, and only the Golden Fish Gang is still locked in a death struggle with Old Lame Leg."

The people who came were from the Golden Fish Gang; he had no thoughts or possibility of compromise, and was determined to fight to the death!

His eyes were bloodshot, and with a flick of his left hand, a cloud of poison powder exploded in mid-air.

And as he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he discovered that Fang Yu and those fishermen had long since run off without a trace, making him even more exasperated: "These fence-sitters, I was just too good to them before!"

"To purchase some information."

"... My relationship with Si Niangzi is not exactly a secret..."

【Realm: Dark Energy】

"Uncle Yu..."

"Anyway, the Golden Fish Gang has the Liu Family behind them, and the Liu Family is not to be trifled with either."

Nannan's height was also visibly growing rapidly.

Aaron shooed Nannan away and kept modifying his appearance in the Bronze Mirror.

"This is top-quality Jade Spring tea, please enjoy it slowly, sir."

Aaron smiled and comforted her with a few words, then pulled Si Niangzi into the bedroom: "What are we eating tonight? I'm hungry..."

Half a month later.

He was dressed as a Martial Master and walked into the largest teahouse—Qingyun Pavilion—on his own.

"That year was a cold winter, but now it is the beginning of summer; there is no comparison, no comparison at all..."

Although he was a Dark Energy Expert, it would be very troublesome if he fell into an encirclement of water bandits, especially if everyone had weapons!

Duan Lang spotted Chu Tianhe's position, unleashed his movement technique, and the whole person swam over like a fish.

He stood up abruptly, ignoring the damage, and opened his eyes: "Who is it?"

"This scene is just like back then..."

"Then please go to the elegant seat upstairs."

Within the prefectural city, prosperity had recovered slightly.

Aaron found the Disguise Technique simple to learn, but as for the Bone Shrinking Technique, it required practice from a young age and soaking the body in special medicinal water; he estimated he would not be able to practice it to perfection.

Aaron handed the candied haws to the little girl and took the opportunity to touch her face.

"You are a Dark Energy Expert, you should have said so earlier!"

【Martial Arts: Flowing Sand Palm (100/100), Black Sand Palm Fifth Level (103/400)】

Duan Lang waved his hand and cursed again: "This little brat is quite vicious!"

Nannan came over and hugged Aaron's thigh: "Where did that brother from yesterday go?"

Except for the fact that the city guards were the Yellow Ant Army, it was not much different from the past.

Chu Tianhe flew backward, struck in the chest by a force of a thousand catties; he didn't know how many bones were broken, and he kept vomiting blood, clearly not going to survive.

Aaron listened to the news while drinking and eating.

Aaron tossed out an ingot of silver.

Duan Lang's chest was sunken, and he spat out fragments of his internal organs; he opened his eyes to look at the person who had come, an expression of disbelief appearing on his face: "It's you?"

This time, what he chose were the Disguise Technique and Bone Shrinking Technique from Jin Rusong's notes.

'I still have to take revenge, how can I die here?'

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Duan Lang widened his eyes, feeling incredibly aggrieved in his heart: "Could it be that my Golden Fish Gang would actually collect money from a Dark Energy Expert?"

"But it's not of much use to me; what I have now is enough."

Not long after, a white, chubby man wearing a brocade robe with a copper coin pattern walked in: "This guest, what kind of information do you want to buy?"

After Aaron finished everything, he jumped out of the window with ease and continued toward Taize Prefecture City.

Duan Lang raised his arm to block, and the moment his arm made contact with the enemy's palm, countless strands of Dark Energy shot out like Flying Needles!

Shooting Dark Energy from the arm is a Secret technique of 'Fish Scale Strength'; even if the person coming is a Martial Master with Great Success in Bright Energy, Duan Lang is confident he can make the opponent suffer a huge loss!

However, just as the Dark Energy erupted, he felt the same Dark Energy surge out from the opponent's palm, neutralizing his own force.

Pfft! Pfft!

Aaron nodded silently.

"This sir, are you here to drink tea or...?"

'The Young Gang Leader of the Golden Fish Gang, with the eyes of a wolf and the gaze of an eagle, died right here; it's truly aggrieved... I wonder if Duan Datong will go crazy...'

With Jin Rusong's notes, he could be considered an expert in this regard and would not leave behind the slightest flaw.

Chu Tianhe shouted out all his hesitation and fear in a series of curses, while simultaneously wielding his blade like a blur!

【Age: 24】

Hmm, such establishments often have only one famous courtesan, yet she lives in a large mansion with servants and maids waiting on her, just like a young lady from a wealthy family.

"I feel like if the Proficiency of Disguise Technique and Bone Shrinking Technique reaches 50, it would probably be at the level of that master thief who could dress as a woman and no one would ever discover it..."

Duan Lang dodged this blade directly and flicked his fingers lightly.

Nannan, who was counting ants in the courtyard, saw Aaron and immediately called out with her eyes lighting up.

"Speaking of which, isn't the cause of these matters that the Red Blood Carp King has appeared in Taize Lake again?"

The gang members inside the house were helping to fetch water and find towels...

Now that several months had passed and he felt the matter at Taize Lake was nearing its end, Aaron prepared to go and inquire about the news.

A Martial Master's skill in identifying positions by sound is also top-notch!

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Duan Lang's mouth; he struck suddenly amidst the smoke, pressing a palm onto Chu Tianhe's chest.

Before long, the image of a cold and stern swordsman was ready to emerge.

【Talent: Immortality】

'No!'

"Young Gang Leader!"

The waiter poured tea again, then took his leave.

"Taize Lake, Red Blood Carp King!"

Crack!

"This... I happen to know. Ever since the news of the Carp King's emergence spread half a year ago, I don't know how many Martial Masters have flooded into Taize Lake... But for the past half year, the Red Blood Carp have gradually become scarce, and the Red Blood Carp King has not been found at all..."

"Ah!"

"Kill! Kill for me!"

'As long as I hold out through this period and wait for the Great Leader to send reinforcements, I will definitely make it big! I want to climb up and become a person above others!'

"Slaughter a dead fish, and there will be a reward of ten taels of silver afterward!"

The waiter led Aaron to a private room upstairs, and after the door was closed, the sounds from the outside seemed to be completely cut off.

The weather was entering winter, getting colder day by day.

The most critical thing is... that bit of Bright Energy is almost exhausted!

"Good fellow!"

The person who came was a Dark Energy Expert; he had thought it was an expert under Old Lame Leg who had arrived.

"Although Old Lame Leg is only one of a dozen water bandit factions, he is nominally directly under the Southern Heavenly King..."

"This person has already gone nearly mad, killing many experts of the Twelve Linked Docks; how will we answer for this in the future?"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a dagger appeared in Chu Tianhe's hand, and he rushed toward Duan Lang, intending to stab this enemy to death with one dagger!

At this moment, he glanced at the Divine Attribute panel:

Yet in his heart, he thought: 'It seems... that Duan Datong has always assumed his son was killed by Old Lame Leg's men?'

'But no matter what, at least the suspicion won't fall on me... After all, I am just a weak Martial Artist at the Entering Strength stage; how could I possibly plot against a Dark Energy Expert?'

(End of this chapter)