Chapter 52: Silent Killing to Eliminate Future Troubles

"The light in Zhou You's room was on all night."

"It's no wonder he's acting out of character; with 500 taels of silver in hand, he must be too happy to sleep, counting money all night long."

"He's so lucky, why can't I ever run into an opportunity like that?"

Under the cover of night...

Inside Zhou You's room, the wooden chest was open, and the gleaming white silver shone brilliantly under the lamplight.

However, he himself was not in the room.

Zhou You had locked the door from the inside, left through the back window, and departed the martial arts hall under the cover of the night.

Basic Lightness Skill lv2 activated; there was only a faint rustling sound as he moved, and in a few quick steps, he flashed outside the gate.

The target: the headquarters hall where Tu Laosan was staying.

The situation in the city had been tense lately, and Tu Laoer was terrified that his younger brother might be in danger, so he had specifically kept him by his side.

He had specially dispatched two Force-level martial artists to protect him personally—that's right, the two old acquaintances of Zhou You.

Wu Gang and Du Dayou!

"Cough, cough, it's better to be born well than to do well."

Du Dayou's face was pale as he coughed twice, "You and I have practiced martial arts bitterly, risking our lives for the gang, yet now we are reduced to bodyguards for a piece of trash like Tu Laosan."

His injuries had not fully healed, and his voice was weak.

"You sit to the side and rest, take a nap, I'll keep watch."

Wu Gang shook his head; although he also harbored resentment, some things could not be said aloud.

The Wild Fox Gang's situation had not been good lately.

The refugees in Su Cheng had begun to band together, and they had elected martial artists as leaders to establish their own gangs.

An outsider gang called the Lost Dog Gang had risen up.

These "dragons crossing the river" were daring, ruthless, and vicious, causing massive casualties to the local gangs in a short period of time.

During this time, the Wild Fox Gang had lost five or six halls in succession, as well as three lucrative streets.

Just yesterday, in order to appease the fury of the Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall, Tu Laoer had shelled out a massive sum of 500 taels.

This Vice Gang Leader had one infuriating matter after another, and recently he had been on the verge of exploding at any moment, having beaten several servants to death in his fits of rage.

Wu Gang advised his old friend not to grumble, lest he invite bad luck.

Du Dayou shook his head, "I won't rest, I can't sleep."

"I heard the Lost Dog Gang has a fierce warrior who also practices Yanxing Quan, and he keeps saying he wants to seek justice for Lu Zhigang."

"Tu Laosan is such a waste, offending people everywhere."

"The Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall could still be settled with money, but Lu Zhigang's fellow disciples of the Yanxing Quan cannot be bought off."

The two grew more dejected as they spoke; Tu Laosan, who was inside the room, was truly someone who could ruin more than he could accomplish.

However, with Tu Laoer's orders pressed down upon them, they dared not disobey.

Firstly, the gang rules were strict, and secondly, with the strength of a Blood-Qi Warrior, he could kill them both with a flick of his finger.

In the corner, a dark shadow—it was Zhou You lurking, listening to their conversation.

A good opportunity!

Fishing in troubled waters; the muddier the water, the easier it is to strike.

Zhou You activated his Basic Lightness Skill, and a faint, barely visible afterimage appeared in the dark night.

Du Dayou felt stifled and had just walked a dozen steps away to catch his breath when suddenly the air in front of him distorted.

"You..."

A sharp pain struck; his pair of eyeballs were gouged out by steel fingers.

"You" what?

Did they really think someone would kill at night without wearing a mask?

Zhou You was dressed in black, wearing a hood, wrapped tightly from head to toe.

He had just launched a sudden sneak attack, using the claw technique of the Yanxing Quan to instantly blind Du Dayou's eyes.

"Old Wu, call for help!"

Du Dayou endured the excruciating pain, stumbling back a few steps, his arms flailing as he unleashed his force.

A strong enemy had infiltrated; there was no need to say he was here to do evil, so he could not retreat.

He threw a punch that shattered the air, aiming in the direction of Zhou You, but he didn't expect to hit empty air.

Zhou You's figure was as slippery as a loach, his speed underfoot suddenly surging, and he flashed to the side, his five fingers infused with force.

He struck like lightning, swiping at Du Dayou's throat.

A cracking sound rang out; Du Dayou's throat bone shattered, his face flushed red, and he collapsed to the ground, dead on the spot.

"Old Du!"

It had only been a few breaths since Du Dayou's warning.

Wu Gang witnessed this scene with his own eyes, shocked beyond measure, and subconsciously opened his mouth to shout.

This was the headquarters of the Wild Fox Gang; one shout could summon an endless stream of reinforcements, and perhaps even experts at the Blood-Qi level.

No matter who came, no matter how strong their power, they would be finished here.

"Ugh!"

A gale descended from the sky, pouring into Wu Gang's mouth, leaving him unable to make a sound.

Zhou You leaped into the air like a giant bird, his arms spread like wings, his force sizzling as it tore through the air.

"Yanxing Quan, are you Lu Zhigang, or that person from the Lost Dog Gang?"

Wu Gang was terrified out of his wits; the retaliation had finally come, and Du Dayou was gone in a single exchange.

The root cause of all this was Tu Laosan.

Zhou You did not speak; he was determined to end the fight quickly, raising his hand to hook and retract.

A sharp pain struck Wu Gang's abdomen as a large chunk of flesh was twisted off, blood surging wildly.

His punch, fueled by all his Jinli, was easily dodged by Zhou You.

Excessive blood loss caused Wu Gang's head to grow dizzy, his movements slowed, and his Jinli began to weaken.

"Good opportunity."

Zhou You seized the chance, suddenly erupting with the speed of his lv2 Basic Lightness Skill, instantly flashing behind Wu Gang.

Wu Gang's martial artist instincts sounded an alarm, the hairs on his back standing on end, "Not good."

The next moment, Zhou You launched a fierce attack at the back of his head, his fingertips sharp as iron awls, piercing through the hard skull.

Thump!

Wu Gang's corpse fell to the ground, the back of his head wide open with several holes, slowly leaking red and white fluid.

Zhou You wiped his fingertips on his sleeve and, without wasting words, kicked the door open.

Tu Laosan had already crawled to the window and was about to flee for his life, while two prostitutes on the bed nearby huddled together, shivering.

Outside, two Jinli martial artists were braving the cold wind, yet he still had the leisure to play with women; he deserved to die.

"Don't kill me, my brother is the Vice Gang Leader."

Zhou You said nothing, stepped forward quickly, grabbed his hind leg, and yanked him back.

Tu Laosan slammed heavily onto the ground and was about to threaten him again when Zhou You grabbed him and twisted his neck, killing him cleanly and efficiently.

A moment later...

Veins bulged on Tu Laoer's forehead as five corpses were lined up neatly on the ground.

Wu Gang, Du Dayou, the two prostitutes, and his precious younger brother, Tu Laosan.

"Vice Gang Leader, the coroner has examined them; they were killed by a finger-claw style of fist technique, the strikes were clean, conservatively estimated to be at the Jinli Level."

Tu Laoer roared in extreme anger, "Need you even ask? Besides Yanxing Quan, what else could it be?"

Yanxing Quan is a fist technique of birds of prey hunting, filled with killing moves like skull-crushing, throat-tearing, and heart-gouging.

Including Tu Laosan, the state of everyone's death verified this conjecture.

Moreover, to be able to sneak into the Wild Fox Gang headquarters alone and slip away after killing, this Lightness Skill was also extraordinary.

Added to the fact that the target was clearly Tu Laosan, the answer was obvious.

"Killing my brother, those stray dogs have lived long enough."

Tu Laoer was shrouded in red light, laughing in his extreme rage, "I will make the other party pay a hundredfold price."

One hundred times five lives is 500 lives.

Following Tu Laoer's words, gang warfare in the city kicked off a storm of blood, with local and foreign gangs slaughtering each other.

Tu Laoer never suspected Zhou You.

For one, he had paid the 500 taels of compensation, and the other party had accepted it, signifying that the grudge had come to an end.

Secondly, the style of Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall was crude and savage, unsuited for nocturnal assassinations, and incapable of such delicate work.

This debt had to be settled with the rival gangs.