Chapter 143: Revenge Without Delay: Bombarding the Martial Arts Hall

Bao Shuixian killing for him was far beyond Zhou You's expectations.

Originally, according to his plan, he would have just happened to run into Bao Tiefeng's daughter on the scene and taken care of her along with the rest, like sweeping up grass while hunting rabbits.

Since she knew to repay kindness and had resolved his future troubles, he felt embarrassed to make a move against her.

"What an extraordinary woman!"

Zhou You couldn't help but exclaim; to break through in blood and Qi as a woman was truly a great miracle.

Bao Tiefeng was skilled at calculations, yet marrying off such an excellent daughter was undoubtedly a misstep; considering that a woman had to pass a dangerous hurdle after marriage, this move was also reasonable.

Conceiving and bearing children would inevitably lead to a loss of blood and Qi, severe damage to one's vitality, and perhaps even a drop in cultivation realm.

Perhaps because of this, Bao Tiefeng treated his daughter as an outsider and did not include her in his core circle.

His sense of being moved did not last long.

A moment later, after Bao Shuixian cleaned up the scene and quietly left.

Zhou You broke into the room and, after a search, found the silver that the Mourning Dog Gang Leader had brought back, totaling a full 2,000 taels.

This haul was not a loss!

He inadvertently glanced at the Mourning Dog Gang Leader's corpse and froze.

The corpse emitted a faint, familiar scent; it was clearly the residual poison of the Seven Step Poison Sand Palm.

Bao Shuixian had faked the scene and actually deliberately left traces to point the finger at Du Yan Lu Zhigang.

What a coincidence; he was 'Du Yan Lu Zhigang'.

Bao Shuixian did not know that in order to solve Zhou You's trouble, she had instead framed Zhou You himself.

The question was, how did she collect the palm poison?

Zhou You pondered for a moment, then struck his palm with a fist, and understood! That night when he broke out of the Heaven Silver Bank, he had used his Poison Palm during the breakout, killing and wounding many martial artists.

Bao Shuixian only needed to drag away a corpse and extract the residual poison from it to achieve the effect of framing him.

Thinking of the cold and beautiful woman expressionlessly dismembering a corpse, cutting it into pieces, mincing it, and boiling it...

Zhou You decided to forgive her.

Take the money and leave! The next day, when the Mourning Dog Gang Leader's corpse was discovered, it was already stinking.

The corrosive effect of the palm poison was extremely strong; only one night had passed, and it was already swarming with flies and reeking to high heaven.

The big news spread rapidly to all parties.

An anonymous witness claimed to have seen with their own eyes Bao Tiefeng chasing down Du Yan Lu Zhigang.

The ins and outs of the story were quickly reconstructed through word of mouth.

Bao Tiefeng and Du Yan Lu Zhigang couldn't reach an agreement, tore off the mask of civility to fight, failed to take the other down, and instead had the Mourning Dog Gang Leader killed.

Du Yan Lu Zhigang did not wait until the next day to take revenge; he was chased by Bao Tiefeng one moment, and the next, he killed his right-hand man. It was all about swift and decisive vengeance—yes, an eye for an eye.

As everyone knew, the Mourning Dog Gang Leader was a major pillar of Bao Tiefeng's underworld operations, and now he had been snapped in two.

The notoriety of Du Yan Lu Zhigang saw a surge.

The direct result was that no one dared to covet his bounty wealth anymore.

All the shops and fields were left empty; people would rather not open for business than bear the name of occupying them.

One million catties of grain were sun-dried and weighed in public, proving there was no embezzlement or skimming; it was all new grain, definitely not inferior goods passed off as quality.

"Hahaha, Bao Tiefeng, he really thought his word was gold, but in the end, he couldn't even suppress a junior."

"He has lost a lot of face this time."

In the Inner Courtyard, Jianxiong Laoye laughed very happily.

Outsiders might not know why Bao Tiefeng would chase down Du Yan Lu Zhigang for no reason.

But he had guessed a thing or two.

The 100,000 tael bounty was too generous; even a strong martial master could not remain indifferent.

Bao Tiefeng had wanted to kill Du Yan Lu Zhigang to swallow the bounty alone, but he ended up biting a hard bone and breaking a tooth.

Although the Mourning Dog Gang Leader's strength was average, he controlled underworld gangs, and all the dirty work that was inconvenient to do was handled by him.

With this death, the gap could not be filled, and many things could no longer be done.

Bao Tiefeng was currently in an unprecedented state of weakness.

"Master, should we take the opportunity to strike him?" Zhou You took advantage of his good mood to make a suggestion.

Striking while the enemy is ill is the very essence of attacking an opening in a martial arts duel.

Wang Jianxiong smiled and nodded, "It is time to strike him, so he knows that a tiger is not a vegetarian!"

A moment later, a youth with a cold aura stood before the two with a livid expression.

"Zhou You, this is your Senior Brother Jiang Hua."

Zhou You was secretly shocked upon hearing this name; this Inner Court Disciple was no ordinary person.

Other Disciples all had names and surnames, and many Apprentices had seen them and knew their backgrounds.

Only this Jiang Hua had always had a mysterious trail; few had heard of his existence, let alone seen him in person.

The last time Zhou You heard of him was when the old man sent someone out to borrow a Military Cannon Machine.

The friendship between the old man and Chen Qian was a secret, and borrowing equipment used by the military was a matter concerning life and future; it was definitely only for the most trusted of confidants to handle.

If Lu Qiang was the manager in the light, then Jiang Hua was the leader of the martial arts hall's shadows.

By analogy, his role was similar to that of the Mourning Dog Gang Leader.

Perhaps because he hid in the dark, he did not have the scent of sunlight on him; his whole body was filled with the coldness of someone who had not seen the sun for years.

Zhou You even wondered if the other had practiced some kind of technique to have such characteristics.

"Jiang Hua, take your Junior Brother and go fire a shot at the Tiefeng Martial Arts Hall."

"I have borrowed the item; it cannot be returned without being used, that would be a waste."

Wang Jianxiong waved his hand, "Go on, I have already instructed the kitchen to add more dishes; wait for you all to return for dinner tonight."

……

Zhou You fell into deep thought.

He had originally thought he would need to gather his Senior Brothers to have a fight with the Iron Peak Martial Arts Hall, but who could have imagined that his master would play such a high-level game directly.

Bombarding the Iron Peak Martial Arts Hall with a Military Cannon Machine—this is a dimensional strike, right!

"The wind is blowing from the southwest today; tighten the spring on the right side of the cannon machine by two turns and switch the stone projectile to the thirty-pound one."

On a high platform, a Military Cannon Machine three people tall stood towering high.

Zhou You stood busy under the thick frame of the cannon machine; he did not understand the technique, so he did whatever Jiang Hua said.

His master's style of doing things really suited his taste!

The power of the cannon machine's strike could wake up the Mastiff Fist sect and let them know that a sitting tiger is not to be trifled with!

"Senior Brother, it's ready."

Zhou You wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a large hammer was handed over; it was Jiang Hua giving it to him.

Jiang Hua pointed at the firing trigger of the cannon machine, signaling him to use the hammer to strike it open.

"Me?"

Seeing Jiang Hua nod affirmatively, Zhou You chuckled; Bao Tiefeng, you dared to scheme against me and even wanted to kidnap my parents.

Take this cannonball from me!

Thud, a hammer fell, and the trigger was knocked open.

The immense power accumulated by the springs and ox tendons directly launched the thirty-pound stone projectile from the magazine into mid-air.

The sound of it breaking through the air spread all around, and many women drying clothes in their own courtyards looked up at the sky.

The stone projectile traced an arc and smashed accurately and unerringly into the facade of the Iron Peak Martial Arts Hall, shattering the plaque into pieces.

After passing the facade, the stone projectile still had residual force; it bounced off the ground into mid-air and, amidst a booming sound, crashed into the main hall of the martial arts hall.

Dust flew, and a series of cracking sounds came from the bricks and tiles.

This large room directly turned into a dangerous structure, the building swaying and on the verge of collapse, as if an old woman's toothless mouth revealing a pitch-black hole.

Clatter, a large section of the wall collapsed, and countless broken bricks piled up into a small hill.

After a long while, the wailing and crying of injured Apprentices inside the martial arts hall could be heard, and blood flowed everywhere in the ruins.

This is just too satisfying!

(End of this chapter)