Chapter 350: Ruthless! The Fastest Blade

The whole meeting room soon fell silent.

Shen Yan fell silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and continued: "Nanbang Prefecture is one of the most important cities in northern Thailand South, and also a key town second only to Chiang Mai."

"Because its geographical location is as important as Chiang Rai Province, it has always been a strategic location fought over by various forces."

"This is one of the largest underground boxing arenas in Thailand South, and also the largest ice line trading market."

"Forces from all sides of Southeast Asia have branches in Nanbang Prefecture, with more than thirty forces stationed there."

"Several major families and the 'Tianyuan Group' have offices in Nanbang Prefecture."

"In terms of development, Nanbang Prefecture's importance exceeds that of Chiang Rai Province."

"According to the plan previously formulated by our Qinglong Society, Ba Te led his men to guard Chiang Rai Province, while Qilin went to assist Ba Te, responsible for the expansion of Nanbang Prefecture."

"Originally the expansion went smoothly; Qilin brought six hundred men, stabilized the situation in Nanbang Prefecture, even took down several forces, and cooperation was very pleasant."

"We mainly focus on the underground boxing business; as for other ice lines, according to the plan, we do not get involved."

"Three days ago, Qilin and Ba Te and others aimed to take down the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang, one of the four major forces in Nanbang Prefecture!"

"As long as we take down the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang, our Qinglong Society will become one of the four major forces in Nanbang Prefecture."

"By then, we can establish a foothold in Nanbang Prefecture and carry out all matters of underground boxing."

Speaking here, Shen Yan's tone became very heavy.

He sighed helplessly and continued:

"But what no one expected was that, just after Qilin finished negotiating with the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang and both sides reached a cooperation agreement."

"They were just about to leave the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang, unexpectedly before they even left Nanbang Prefecture, they were attacked!"

"Besieged from four directions, with more than three thousand people, they were armed to the teeth and well-equipped."

"The key is, they attacked suddenly, launching a bloody ambush at the very moment when Qilin and others' defense was weakest."

"It was already night, everyone thought the cooperation was successful and nothing would go wrong."

"But the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang suddenly turned traitor, cooperating with another force, attacking from inside and outside, catching Qilin and others completely off guard."

"With Qilin and others' combat power, they naturally would not fear the people of the 'Mekong River' Quan Chang."

"Truthfully, if it were ordinary forces, with Ba Te and Qilin and others' ferocity, they absolutely would not be at a disadvantage, nor suffer such heavy losses."

"But suddenly a batch of top experts appeared, and the situation instantly got out of control; after these people appeared, their combat power was simply shocking."

"Although Qilin and others were incomparably brave, facing these people who suddenly appeared, they simply could not resist, and were finally trapped in an abandoned pig farm."

"All I know is this much; as for everything that happened inside the pig farm, let Song Bao tell it."

"Song Bao, tell Dragon Head in detail, what exactly happened? You went to Nanbang Prefecture with Qilin at that time; you know best what happened!"

The atmosphere became very heavy.

This time, the Qinglong Society suffered a huge loss! Song Bao is one of the Hall Masters of the Twelve Halls; although he looks very much like a woman, he is a real man, and his swordsmanship is so impressive that even Qilin admires it.

And,

Bao'er practiced swordsmanship with Chen Jie, had very high comprehension, and deeply grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

His quick knife, within the entire Qinglong Society, could rank in the top five.

Originally Song Bao was in the hospital, and he was also injured.

But after Chen Jie returned, Song Bao did not stay in the hospital anymore, but returned to Qinglong Valley together with him.

At this time,

Song Bao stood up, holding his arm in a cast, and said:

"At that time, more than three thousand people surrounded us from four directions, forcing us into an abandoned pig farm."

"Boss Qilin led everyone, not discouraged, wanting to break out."

"We indeed had confidence to break out at that time, because whether it was Qilin or Ba Te, even including me, we brothers of the Qinglong Twelve Halls are certainly not pushovers!"

"As long as we tear open a gap, we are confident to rush out, and even catch them off guard."

"Qilin took the lead, made a slight adjustment inside the pig farm, then led the charge forward."

"At the beginning, our progress was indeed smooth, and we were about to tear open a gap."

"As long as we break the enemy's formation and create chaos, we can counter-kill these bastards."

"But just as Qilin led the elite to break out, before they had completely rushed out, a batch of people suddenly appeared around us."

"The combat power of these people was too terrifying; as soon as they appeared, our people simply could not resist!"

"After Qilin saw all the people he led to break out being slaughtered, he went crazy with anxiety, shouting loudly for us to retreat, to break out from another direction beside!"

"At that time it was complete chaos; we followed Qilin's words and broke out from four directions, but because personnel were scattered, finally only very few people broke out, the others all——!"

"But it is very obvious that the batch of people who appeared at the end were not many in number, and they seemed to intentionally let us leave."

"Because before I broke out and left, someone among them shouted at us, asking us to pass a message to the Qinglong Gang Headquarters!"

Chen Jie heard this, took a deep breath and said: "What words did they ask you to pass?"

"They are the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division'! And, Dragon Head, the person you have always been looking for has come to find you!"

Song Bao said.

Chen Jie's heart stirred, and his gaze emitted a sharp light.

The person he had always been looking for? The Four-Faced Buddha! Damn it—the Four-Faced Buddha of the Tianyuan Group, you finally deigned to come out? Chen Jie fell silent for a moment, and asked in a deep voice:

"Have you seen the people of the Tianyuan Shadow Division? Tell me in detail!"

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles!

Since the Qinglong Society and the Tianyuan Group are about to go to all-out war, Chen Jie naturally wants to understand the other side's characteristics clearly.

Song Bao said without any hesitation: "The leader wore black clothes, his whole body was wrapped up, and his appearance could not be seen at all."

"It could be clearly seen that his stature was not tall, and he used a samurai sword!"

"If judging by appearance, he is very similar to the 'ninja' of Japan, but yet different!"

"Because the others' attire was completely different from his; the rest of the Shadow Division weren't wearing black clothing, and their faces were all painted with messy, chaotic patterns."

"That guy leading them, although not tall, had saber technique that was unbelievably fast."

"I consider my own saber technique very fast, yet after clashing three blows with that guy, my arm was slashed and nearly severed in a single strike."

"Dragon Head, that guy's saber speed isn't much slower than your saber technique."

After hearing Song Bao's words, Shen Yan explained: "Dragon Head, the leader of this 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' is very likely Tianyuan Group's number one fast saber — Ratuoso!"

"Ratuoso is the personal bodyguard of Tianyuan Group's behind-the-scenes big shot 'Four-Faced Buddha'; one just didn't expect that he would actually be the leader of the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division'!"

"This guy was once a ruthless person who came out of North America's largest prison; with a single fast saber, on the Siberian ice plains, he slaughtered a wolf pack's top experts."

Chen Jie nodded, and said to Song Bao:

"Bao'er, continue speaking!" Song Bao took a deep breath and continued: "Yes, Dragon Head. After Qilin warned us to break out in other directions, he took the lead, bringing Ba Te and the others, and charged straight at the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' people."

"At the time we all thought Qilin could quickly finish them all off, but the battle that followed stunned every single one of us."

"Even now, we still cannot imagine that scene."

"Boss Qilin pushed his saber technique to the limit; his Qi Family Saber Technique deeply inherited Dragon Head's true teachings."

"Additionally, Qilin's fist technique, leg technique, and so on, all received Dragon Head's personal guidance; his combat power goes without saying."

"The saber in his hand was fierce, overbearing, swift like thunder; once he erupted with full power, ordinary people simply could not block his offense."

"However, the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' leader seemed to have come specifically targeting Qilin."

"Qilin had just charged up, before he could even erupt with peak combat power, he was blocked by that leader."

"That guy's saber was too fast; he drew without a shadow. Qilin was no match for him. I rushed up to help at the time, and was defeated in three blows!"

"His saber is very long, speed extremely fast; not only him, but even the people around him have saber speed surpassing mine."

"After Qilin was blocked, others also blocked Ba Te and all of us."

"Although Ba Te's combat power is fierce, facing 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' experts, he quickly fell into a disadvantage."

"In less than three minutes, all of our Qinglong Society people were thoroughly crushed."

"Several hundred brothers were killed; we disregarded everything at the time, wanting to rescue Qilin and Ba Te."

"But these people's combat strength was too strong; we simply couldn't beat them."

"After I was injured, I organized a desperate charge, preparing to fight them to the death, staking our lives!"

"But when we neared the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' people once more, we happened to see Ba Te trapped, his body hacked by chaotic blades."

"The brothers around Qilin and Ba Te were nearly all dead or wounded; watching Ba Te about to be chopped to death on the spot, Qilin activated his potential and clashed head-on with that 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' chief for several blows!"

"It was at this head-on clash moment that we finally managed to rescue Ba Te back."

"Qilin went mad telling us to retreat with all our might; he tanked several of the enemy's blows, holding back the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' pursuit."

"In the end — we had no choice, we could only withdraw first!"

"If we continued dragging it out, all of us would die inside the pig farm, total annihilation."

"Dragon Head, it's all my fault; I shouldn't have left Qilin alone back then. We agreed before, to die together; it's all because we're useless!"

"Sob— Dragon Head, I, Song Bao, am willing to accept the family law's punishment; Qilin was captured, I bear responsibility!"

Finished speaking,

only to see Song Bao slump sitting on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

Thud! At this moment, 'Earth Wolf' Labuzan beside him also knelt on the ground.

He took a deep breath and said: "Dragon Head, this matter of Nanbang Prefecture being attacked, I also bear responsibility!"

"We received a request for reinforcements, but intelligence delays caused us to miss the window."

"Boss Qilin was captured; I cannot escape blame. I am willing to accept family law punishment."

Chen Jie raised his head, looking at 'Earth Wolf' Labuzan and Song Bao, the two of them.

These two are both Hall Masters of the Qinglong Twelve Halls, counting as Qinglong Society's upper echelon.

To become Qinglong Society's upper echelon, they naturally all went through layer upon layer of selection, and deeply earned Chen Jie's trust.

At this moment,

Chen Jie listened to 'Earth Wolf' Labuzan's words, his gaze turned gloomy, his whole body filled with killing intent.

At this moment, everyone in Qinglong Society could feel Chen Jie's rage.

"Hmph! You two vie to accept family law punishment — what are you trying to do?"

"What mistake did you commit? What responsibility — I have nothing to say about that; everything will be handled by Qinglong Society's family rules!"

"This time our Qinglong Society suffered such a huge loss; I hope everyone can remember the lesson from now on!"

After Chen Jie finished speaking, he said to 'Earth Wolf' Labuzan and Song Bao: "You two sit down first. Labuzan, tell me, why after receiving the reinforcement request was there a time delay?"

"Intelligence failing to uncover the 'Tianyuan Shadow Division' I can understand; after all, 'Four-Faced Buddha' personally took action, making it very hard for us to track his movements."

"But why was the reinforcement delayed? If this matter isn't clarified, I think your Hall Master position won't need to be held any longer!"

Labuzan raised his head to glance at Chen Jie, head lowered, and said: "These three days we've been investigating continuously; the situation is mostly figured out."

"The main reason is that a traitor appeared within our internal ranks!"

"Ever since last time we took Chiang Rai Province, according to development needs we've been expanding continuously, and simultaneously recruited quite a few people."

"In order to take Nanbang Prefecture next, we've already prepared for over a month."

"Chiang Rai Province's manpower, aside from a portion left behind, many have already dispersed to various places."

"Most of the personnel we absorbed were selected from our own Qinglong Society training camp."

"And anyone wanting to hold an important post must undergo testing."

"However, our establishment time is ultimately too short; we didn't expect that among the absorbed people, someone exploited a loophole."

"This time the Nanbang Prefecture incident, the reinforcement delay we suffered — the primary reason is because the branch hall's Person in Charge, that bastard Torrea, had a situation."

At this moment,

Li Chengze, sitting beside Chen Jie, furrowed his brow slightly.

He stared at "Earth Wolf" Labuzan and said in a deep voice, "Something wrong? Wasn't there a requirement before that anyone wanting to hold an important post in the Qinglong Society needed the Dragon Head's approval?"

"This time, the Dragon Head left Southeast Asia less than half a month ago, and you all privately appointed someone to an important post?"

"If I remember correctly, Torrea joined our Qinglong Society less than two months ago; how can he hold an important post in a branch?"

"Why did you appoint him yourself without the Headquarters' approval?"

Li Chengze's tone was very serious.

You should know that appointments of Qinglong Society personnel have strict requirements.

No one is allowed to appoint privately; they must have Dragon Head Chen Jie's signature approval.

And this time, someone exploited a loophole, a traitor appeared, and the most important reason was that during personnel appointments, there was no detailed assessment.

Li Chengze's stern questioning made "Earth Wolf" Labuzan panic all at once.

If this matter fell on him, the responsibility would be great.

He hurriedly said, "I didn't appoint him! Torrea was selected by Boss Qilin; he's someone who came out of the Xun Lian Ying, how could I have the qualification to appoint him?"

However,

At this time was not the time to explain Torrea, but rather to explain the situation of the delayed support.

(Chapter End)