Night had fallen.
Anyuan Town.
The noisy footsteps outside had already faded away, yet Shi Yi had not left.
Because there was one more person in his room.
That person moved very quietly, but Shi Yi had still heard and seen him!
That red power of qi and blood was exceptionally conspicuous.
Though his qi and blood fluctuated somewhat, he was undoubtedly a Martial Scholar of the Flesh and Blood Realm.
"My home does not welcome outsiders. Leave now, and I can pretend nothing happened."
Shi Yi spoke slowly.
He could guess that the other party belonged to one of Anyuan Town's three major gangs. Whoever it was, he had no desire to get involved.
The person hiding in the shadows grew nervous at his words, then stepped out from concealment.
"Brother Shi Yi, I had no choice but to hide here. I mean you no harm."
A figure emerged. It was Jiao Darong, a hall master of the Five Tigers Gang whom Shi Yi had seen before.
At that moment, one hand covered the wound on his abdomen while the other gripped a long blade as he slowly approached Shi Yi.
A fake smile hung on his pale face, making him look as harmless as a man or beast.
"Pew pew pew~"
When the man came within five meters, Shi Yi suddenly drew a silenced pistol from his clothes.
He emptied the magazine in an instant.
Jiao Darong sensed that something was wrong and instinctively tried to dodge, but in that instant, he could no longer move.
Because he had completely lost consciousness.
Bullet after bullet passed through his head in the blink of an eye.
Within seven steps, the gun was fast and accurate.
"I know you have no ill intentions now!"
Shi Yi replaced the magazine, put two more shots into Jiao Darong's chest, and only then spoke slowly.
If Jiao Darong truly had no ill intentions from the start, then after Shi Yi spoke, he should have taken the initiative to leave instead of drawing closer while talking!
The gang members outside had not gone far. Jiao Darong clearly feared that, and he was also afraid Shi Yi would shout and draw people over, so he wanted to subdue Shi Yi first.
As for what the man would do after subduing him, Shi Yi could not guess, nor did he wish to.
He did not like trouble, but when trouble came knocking, he would settle it all!
"You delayed my return."
Shi Yi deliberately waited a while. Only after the qi and blood in Jiao Darong's body had completely dissipated did he take out a body bag from the room, place Jiao Darong's corpse inside, and clean up the traces Jiao Darong had left behind.
Including the bloodstains that had fallen along the way as he came here.
Using Double Pupils to handle such traces left everything spotless. Besides, this was not his first time cleaning up!
Before long, every trace had been cleared away.
"Big Brother, that Jiao fellow should be hiding somewhere nearby. Should we search house by house?"
Noisy sounds rose outside again. Clearly, the people who had been pursuing Jiao Darong had returned after failing to find his trail.
Smack!
"Use your brain. This area belongs to Anyang Martial Arts School. The residences nearby are all connected to Anyang Martial Arts School in one way or another."
"Do you think the authorities will just ignore us barging openly into so many homes?"
"Or do you simply not take Anyang Martial Arts School seriously?"
"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
"Let's go. Capture the other members of the Five Tigers Gang. The credit won't be small either."
The sound of the slap rang out, and then the footsteps outside retreated once more.
The street outside returned to peace.
Shi Yi then took the body bag and his tools into the adjoining room, after which his figure vanished from the house!
Beneath a large tree outside Anyuan Town.
Shi Yi placed the body bag beneath the tree.
This tree had been growing rather well lately, with lush branches and thick leaves. It seemed the nutrients it absorbed had been abundant.
"Come, I'll give you some more nutrients so you can grow even better."
Shi Yi began digging a hole beneath the tree.
He was already somewhat used to this sort of thing!
He had originally planned to cultivate properly and ignore everything else, but he had not expected trouble to find him again.
"Grow more eyes in your next life. When you run, don't choose the place where I live."
"The feng shui there doesn't suit you."
Shi Yi placed Jiao Darong's corpse into the pit, then buried it.
He still leveled the ground, leaving no trace behind.
Beside him lay the silver, banknotes, and long blade he had taken from Jiao Darong.
They were all worldly possessions he intended to take with him.
"Looks like the Five Tigers Gang has not been having an easy time!"
"But what does that have to do with me?"
Shi Yi curled his lip, utterly unconcerned.
Night was the perfect time to bury a corpse, because darkness buried everything with it.
"It's getting late. Time to go back and rest!"
Once the traversal function had cooled down, Shi Yi's figure vanished again!
A gentle breeze swept past, and leaves drifted softly from the great tree, returning to Mother Earth's embrace and bringing everything back to stillness.
The residence of Anyuan Town Magistrate Zhu Zhuoyu.
"My lord, the Five Tigers Gang's Gang Leader, Shangguan Hu, is dead. The remaining members of the Five Tigers Gang are being purged by the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall."
"Should we stop them?"
Constable Chief Xu Tianlei appeared at Zhu Zhuoyu's residence and bowed as he asked.
He was not the only one present. The yamen constables had also gathered nearby.
Zhu Zhuoyu and the others had long known about tonight's events.
"No need. Those people joined gangs in the first place. Even if they survive, they will remain a source of unrest. It is fine to clear them out."
"Shangguan Hu colluded with outsiders, hoping to use them to stand on equal footing with us. He truly did not know the immensity of heaven and earth."
"Fortunately, people from the Divine Constable Bureau came and delayed things for three days. Otherwise, it really would have been troublesome to handle."
"Keep a closer eye on the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall from now on. If they harbor any other thoughts, find someone to replace them!"
Zhu Zhuoyu shook his head slightly.
The chaos in Anyuan Town now was also the result of his deliberate indulgence.
Originally, the three major gangs in Anyuan Town had been fighting over control of the official road, but Zhu Zhuoyu had not paid much attention.
Because the control of the official road that the three gangs fought over only extended to the gangs themselves. In the end, they were still subject to the authorities.
But later, the people he had planted within the gangs made a new discovery.
The Five Tigers Gang had been contacting a force from Ninghe County, intending to use it to completely wipe out the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall. They would then bring that force into Anyuan Town as well, allowing it to stand on equal footing with the authorities.
After all, Anyuan Town lay at a branch junction of the official road, and its value was far from low.
After Zhu Zhuoyu learned of this, he arranged a counterattack. The people from the Divine Constable Bureau had come seeking a Buddhist treasure, which happened to buy him more time.
With that interval, he had also sent people to stop that force from Ninghe County. Then he had the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall join forces to deal with the Five Tigers Gang.
During this process, he also activated the agents he had planted within the Five Tigers Gang, causing the gang to fall even faster.
Hearing this outcome now was well within Zhu Zhuoyu's expectations.
"Tomorrow, Anyuan Town should return to its former peace!"
Zhu Zhuoyu looked into the pitch-black night and spoke slowly.
"Yes, my lord."
Constable Chief Xu Tianlei bowed in reply.
Naturally, he understood what Zhu Zhuoyu meant.
He was telling the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall to behave themselves from now on and not continue fighting.
"It is late. You should all return and rest as well!"
Zhu Zhuoyu waved his hand.
Now that everything had been settled, there was no need for Xu Tianlei to continue standing guard.
Xu Tianlei and the others had appeared here to prevent the plan from going wrong and Shangguan Hu from escaping to threaten him, but there was no longer any need to worry about that!
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