Annihilation

For several days in a row, Li Wenqing frantically sold off his assets.

Ten thousand taels of silver would be enough to cripple Li Wenqing, the gang leader. In terms of Lineage background, how could he possibly compare to Lineage with hundreds of years of accumulated wealth?

Qin Yan had calculated that 10,000 taels of silver would be enough to squeeze all of Li Wenqing's assets out of him.

Moreover, he wasn't idle either; he secretly arranged for people to take over the properties that Li Wenqing had sold off.

These are all high-quality assets, and because they were sold off in a hurry, they were basically sold at 70-80% of their original value.

In the past few days, Qin Yan has acquired at least half of the assets, including restaurants, shops, and fertile land.

"Lord Lu, my son has offended you with his recklessness. Please forgive him."

These are all gifts I have prepared as an apology; please accept them, sir.

Li Wenqing looked much more haggard after just one day apart!

The silver notes, each worth one thousand taels, were neatly placed in front of Lu Chi!

"Hmm!" Lu Chi took a sip of tea and nodded slightly. "I'll let it go this time. You can leave now!"

"I'll leave my son's matter to you, sir."

Li Wenqing clasped his hands in a respectful bow and withdrew.

After everyone left, Qin Yan finally came out.

"Hey bro, this is your share!"

Lu Chi took out four thousand taels of silver notes and handed them to Qin Yan!

"Brother Qin, let's each take four thousand taels. The remaining two thousand taels will be used to bribe officials and clerks. We'll eat the meat, and the others should have some soup too, right?"

Lu Chi chuckled softly!

"Brother Lu, you're too kind. You've gone to so much trouble; I'm more than grateful to you!"

Qin Yan was naturally very satisfied with this allocation.

"Brother Lu, Abundant Harvest Tower has prepared a banquet tonight. You must do me the honor of joining us."

"Of course! Of course!"

Lu Chi laughed heartily, "But this time we've really squeezed Li Wenqing out of him."

"Will the other side resort to dirty tricks?"

Lu Chi was somewhat worried. If he acted openly, who would dare to touch him? But if he did it in private, it was hard to say.

"The Fuqing Gambling House have been using violent debt collection tactics lately, driving several families to desperation, and some have even committed suicide by hanging."

They even force gamblers to sell their children!

Such vile bandits should be eradicated to restore Qinghe Town; it would be killing two birds with one stone.

Qin Yan chuckled softly.

Lu Chi's eyes lit up, but he still had some doubts. "This Li Wenqing is a gangster, and his strength seems to have reached the marrow cleansing realm, so he is a bit difficult to deal with."

"Brother Lu, don't worry, I'm here for you."

Qin Yan patted the other person on the shoulder.

Lu Chi smiled suddenly and patted his forehead, "I almost forgot about my little brother."

With you in charge, how could Li Wenqing possibly escape?

To avoid any unforeseen complications, let's settle this matter today. What do you think?

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Li Wenqing returned to the Fuqing Gambling House, looking extremely haggard. This time, he sold off all the properties he could, except for the Fuqing Gambling House.

Furthermore, he borrowed money from outside.

"Father, how is things about my brother?" Li Ping'er asked anxiously.

"They'll be released in a while."

Li Wenqing rubbed his forehead, his mood extremely low. "Once that kid is released, we must teach him a good lesson."

"To prevent him from causing me any more trouble."

As he spoke, he slammed his hand on the table, shattering it.

Li Ping'er was also startled and quickly comforted him, "Father, don't be angry."

Li An will surely learn from this lesson and not let anger ruin his health.

"Something terrible has happened, Boss!"

A disciple rushed in, his face full of anxiety. "The constables from the yamen have surrounded the entire gambling den and are searching everywhere for our people."

"What!"

Li Wenqing suddenly stood up and roared angrily, "Haven't things already been taken care of at the yamen?"

Why are they arresting our people?

Running a gambling den naturally requires bribing officials at all levels.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to drive for so long.

"I don't know. This time, Captain Lü led the operation. He didn't listen to any explanations and just arrested people he saw."

Anyone who resisted was beaten and forced to stand up.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenqing's expression changed repeatedly.

By the time he stepped out the door, Lü Putou had already led his men in.

"Li Wenqing set up schemes to swindle money from others, and allowed his subordinates to beat three people to death and seriously injure eleven others when they were chasing after debts. He also forced countless people to sell their children."

Murder, fraud, assault—you're finished!

Lu Putou looked at Li Wenqing with an extremely cold expression.

At that moment, Li Wenqing felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and at the same time, he realized what had happened.

"Good! That bastard Lu Chi not only took advantage of you, but also wants to kill you completely."

So ruthless! So ruthless!

Li Wenqing was so angry he almost vomited blood, his expression instantly turning ferocious.

"You want my life? You're not good enough, you surnamed Lü."

Upon hearing this, Lü Putou couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

"Li Wenqing, you idiot! You didn't think I would come here unprepared, did you?"

Lu Putou sneered, "Master Qin, thank you for your help."

"No problem!"

Qin Yan walked out of the crowd with a beaming smile.

"Qin Yan, you're such a traitor!"

Li Wenqing's eyes widened. "It was you and Lu Chi who set this up!"

"Qin Yan, you heartless bastard! My father treated you with all his heart, and you betrayed him!"

"Where have we wronged you?"

Li Ping'er also glared angrily at Qin Yan, wishing she could tear him to pieces.

"Hey! Master, you've broken the law!"

Qin Yan said with a regretful expression, "Look what you've done!"

Forcing women into prostitution, murder, and imprisonment—these are all heinous acts, unacceptable under the law.

"Haha, great!"

Looking at his apprentice, Li Wenqing felt an urge to devour him alive.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain. Li Wenqing lost, but he will still kill your traitorous disciple before he dies."

A flash of cold, azure light suddenly appeared!

Li Wenqing's Azure-Scale Saber emitted a chilling light as he shot towards Qin Yan, decapitating him with lightning speed!

Qin Yan watched all of this calmly, his body only shifting slightly.

The fierce attack was instantly neutralized, and the attacker nimbly dodged the blow.

"How is that possible!"

Li Wenqing stared at this scene in disbelief. With his current cultivation level, there were no more than three people in the entire Qinghe Town who could rival him.

There are absolutely no other people who could dodge his attacks so easily.

Clang!

Qin Yan's eyes flashed like lightning as he caught the Azure-Scale Saber with one hand, leaving the opponent stunned.

A lightning-fast kick struck the opponent's chest.

Boom!

Li Wenqing shot out like a cannonball, instantly crashing into and collapsing a house.

"Father!"

Li Ping'er was completely stunned, and then rushed towards the ruins in a panic.

They pulled Li Wenqing out!

Puff!

Li Wenqing coughed up a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with pieces of internal organs.

His chest was sunken in, and he was barely breathing!

"Master, your knife isn't fast enough, nor is it ruthless enough."

Qin Yan looked coldly at Li Wenqing: "You actually want me to assist that good-for-nothing Li An?"

Are you getting senile?