The burglar who had broken into the house surrendered quickly. In the end, he was merely a thief who usually could not even fill his belly. Aside from being nimble, there was no way he could contend with the current Li Qing through strength alone.
Li Qing clamped a hand around his neck and forcibly lifted him off the ground.
"Are you from the Righteous Gang?" Li Qing asked coldly.
The thief struggled relentlessly in midair, his face flushing red. He had no way to break free from Li Qing's tightly gripping hand.
Bam!
Seeing that he was about to strangle him to death, Li Qing snorted coldly, swung his arm, and flung him straight onto the ground.
"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!"
"I'll talk, I'll talk! It was our gang leader—our gang leader sent me here!"
The thief rubbed his neck with one hand and said between great gasps for air.
Having walked the line between life and death, he was terrified out of his wits. He no longer dared harbor the slightest thought of resisting.
Seeing how cooperative he was, Li Qing did not make things difficult for him. He casually pulled over a chair and sat down with the bearing of a great commander, his domineering aura overflowing.
"Tell me. What is your name?"
"This lowly one is called Wei Tian. Earlier, our gang leader suddenly came looking for me and told me to steal some food from your place. Who would have thought..."
At this point, Wei Tian cautiously raised his head and took a look at Li Qing before continuing, "Who would have thought you'd be so formidable, sir? Give me another chance, and I absolutely would not dare come here again!"
"What is your gang leader's name? Does he know martial arts?" Li Qing continued asking.
Faced with the powerful Li Qing, Wei Tian answered whatever he was asked and did not dare conceal anything. "Our gang leader is called Tian Long. He is indeed a practitioner of martial arts."
Tian Long.
That name was certainly domineering enough. And he was also a martial artist—his kung fu was probably not weak.
"Hmph. Your Righteous Gang has not come looking for trouble with me for so long. Why did you suddenly come provoke me this time?" Li Qing's tone remained icy.
"Ah, sir, you had a grudge with our gang before? I truly don't know about that. Normally, the gang leader tells me which household to steal from, and I go steal from that household." Wei Tian said in a trembling voice.
Upon Hearing These Words, Li Qing narrowed his eyes.
"You're saying you don't know about the grudge between me and your Righteous Gang?" Li Qing's thoughts immediately became active.
It had been nearly a year since he taught the Qi Family's Three Brothers a lesson. It seemed the Righteous Gang had originally not intended to settle scores with him, yet today they had suddenly sent someone to steal from him?
It was far too unusual. Without some special catalyst, they could not have suddenly set their sights on him.
"Sir, look at what you're saying. Although Obsidian City is now empty in nine houses out of ten, I can't possibly know everyone." Wei Tian scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
After saying that, Wei Tian began reflecting inwardly.
In the future, whenever he visited someone else's home, he had to investigate the situation in advance. He could not be this rash again.
Li Qing pondered for a while, then carefully looked Wei Tian up and down.
This fellow was thin and weak, his eyes darting about restlessly. He looked exceedingly timid.
"When you usually broke into other people's homes to steal, had you ever hurt anyone?" As Li Qing asked this, he stared fixedly into Wei Tian's eyes.
Wei Tian answered swiftly, "No. I steal, I don't rob—how would I dare hurt people? Whenever I'm discovered, I just run. Generally speaking, no one can catch me."
He was actually a thief with his own code.
Li Qing inwardly grumbled, then said, "Then let me ask you this. If your theft had succeeded this time, what would your gang leader Tian Long plan to do afterward?"
Wei Tian froze for a moment, then honestly said, "He probably wouldn't do anything. Generally, after stealing once, the gang leader wouldn't send me to steal a second time."
It looked like a test. A test of his strength?
If he had not luckily cultivated Outer Strength, greatly enhancing his five senses, he truly might not have been able to detect Wei Tian's movements.
After thinking slowly for quite some time, Li Qing finally made his decision.
He did not intend to take Wei Tian's life. Instead, he said something that left Wei Tian utterly aghast.
"Lead the way. I want to see your gang leader."
"Ah?" Wei Tian did not react at first. Only afterward did he open his mouth wide, not knowing what to say.
A short while later, Li Qing put on a suit of iron armor beneath his broad, thick cotton coat, then carried the Peerless Hammer on his back and walked out of the courtyard.
Wei Tian, leading the way ahead, looked at the enormous hammer on Li Qing's back, and his intestines turned green with regret.
How had he gone and provoked such a baleful star? That hammer looked even heavier than he was!
Someone capable of wielding such a weapon would not find it much harder to crush him to death than to crush an ant.
Wei Tian did not think of running away. Instead, he honestly led the way.
As for what would happen after this baleful star met his own gang leader, he did not care in the slightest. As long as he could survive this time, that was enough.
After passing through several streets, Wei Tian brought Li Qing to a disorderly street.
Even in the nearly deserted Obsidian City of today, this place was exceptionally chaotic.
This place was where the Righteous Gang's headquarters stood.
Looking at the surroundings, Li Qing frowned almost imperceptibly, then curled his lip and followed Wei Tian into a grand hall at the end of the street.
The moment they drew near, a booming voice rang out.
"Hahaha, a distinguished guest comes to our door—what a joyous occasion!"
As the words fell, a broad-built, middle-aged man with a face full of beard strode out of the hall with hearty laughter.
The hair on his face was thick, and even his eyebrows were nearly joined together, making them look like a single straight brow.
"Sir, this is our Righteous Gang's gang leader, you see..." Wei Tian said uneasily.
Li Qing nodded, then stepped forward and said brightly, "Haha, Heavenly Dragon Gang Leader, I have long admired you!"
Tian Long was powerfully built, and his breathing was deep and prolonged.
However, this man did not give Li Qing much of a sense of danger. He was far inferior to the several commanders of a thousand in the Wu Li Army, whose pressure had been far more intense.
At most, this man was an Outer Strength expert. He was still far from the level of Internal Energy and likely had not even touched its threshold.
"Li, you are young and accomplished. At a time when people cannot even eat their fill, you have still cultivated Outer Strength. That is truly remarkable!" Tian Long praised generously.
One did not strike a smiling face. Li Qing likewise cupped his fists and said, "The Heavenly Dragon Gang Leader single-handedly built such a large gang. I admire you even more!"
After the two exchanged a round of flattery, Tian Long finally put away his smile and went straight to the point.
"Li, to be honest, sending Wei Tian to test you today was not my intention."
"Oh? Then why did the Heavenly Dragon Gang Leader do this?" As Li Qing smiled, he suddenly narrowed his eyes, looking as though he was all ears.
"The Yan Family!"
Hearing those two words, Li Qing's heart stirred slightly.
Sure enough.
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