"Wei Tian!"
Following Tian Long's shout, Wei Tian emerged from a side room of the residence, holding two Beast Skin Scrolls in his hands.
What these two Beast Skin Scrolls recorded were not martial arts manuals, but two Medicinal Wine Recipes. Li Qing had coveted these recipes for a long time, and this was also why he had cooperated with Tian Long in attacking the Yan family.
Tian Long took the two wine recipes and let out a sigh. "Ah, come to think of it, it's been a long time since I last drank. I really want to have a good, hearty drink again."
Saying this, Tian Long handed the two wine recipes to Li Qing.
"Take them, brother Li. The Yan family originally had three wine recipes, but one was poorly preserved over the years and has already been ruined."
"If these had existed in an age with sunlight, these wine recipes would have been priceless, no less valuable than some superior internal martial arts."
Li Qing's heartbeat quickened slightly, but his expression remained calm.
He accepted the recipes and immediately began examining the brewing steps and required ingredients.
"Five Poisons Blood Activating Wine. Main ingredients: venomous snake, black scorpion, centipede, blister beetle, chū chicken. Supplementary ingredients: old camphor tree roots, Solomon's seal."
As its name suggested, this recipe was meant to activate one's blood and qi. The ingredients it used were incredibly terrifying; every single main ingredient was highly poisonous and could easily kill an adult.
Brewing wine by combining such deadly poisons was something he had never heard of before.
Aside from the difficulty of finding the ingredients, the brewing method was also extremely demanding in this day and age. It could be said to be nearly impossible to carry out.
After reading this wine recipe, Li Qing revealed a troubled expression.
"No wonder the Yan family, powerful as they were, couldn't brew this medicinal wine. These ingredients are now practically impossible to find anywhere under heaven. Some of them I've never even heard of."
Tian Long sighed as well. "Exactly. This Five Poisons Wine even needs to be buried in the soil during the blazing heat of summer, then tempered through three years of seasonal changes before it can be dug out. With the land frozen in this bitter cold, where could we find such an environment?"
Master Mo Nan, who was nearby devouring chunks of meat, could not help but sigh. "The martial path has reached its end."
The second wine recipe was called Tiger Bone Health Preserving Wine. Its brewing method was somewhat simpler and did not require conditions as harsh as Five Poisons Wine, but its main and supplementary ingredients were equally difficult to gather.
The main ingredients were a fierce tiger's spinal bones, tail bones, and tiger whip, supplemented by all sorts of precious medicinal herbs, such as angelica, ginseng, fleeceflower root, lingzhi, and so on.
Even outside the Eternal Night World, if he returned to the Feng Kingdom, gathering these ingredients would cost no small price. Without several hundred taels of silver, they could not be bought.
Tian Long could see clearly the trouble on Li Qing's face and immediately burst into hearty laughter. "Hahahaha! Brother Li, I know your heart is firm in pursuing martial arts. In the future, I'll find a way to have the Righteous Gang gather these wine ingredients for you. And as for those martial arts manuals hidden in the Yan family's martial treasury, you can browse them freely. Learn whichever art you want. Don't lose heart!"
They had joined forces to topple the Yan family, and Li Qing's contribution to completing the matter so smoothly was invaluable. Otherwise, Tian Long would have been nothing more than the head of a gang.
Now, Tian Long's relationship with Li Qing had grown much closer. It could be said that he trusted him greatly.
Li Qing understood Tian Long's intentions. His expression appeared regretful, but inwardly, he could hardly contain his joy.
To him, these two Medicinal Wine Recipes were priceless. Though the ingredients listed were hard to collect, as long as he returned to the Feng Kingdom, none of it would be a problem.
Thus, Li Qing suppressed his excitement and said gratefully, "Then I must thank the Gang Leader!"
After the great battle ended, the Yan residence was brightly lit that very night, and the fragrance of food drifted throughout the estate.
Following this victory banquet, the future arrangements for Obsidian City were more or less decided.
The Righteous Gang would replace the Yan family. At the same time, quite a few trusted followers were promoted. Those who had participated in the battle and played important roles, such as Zhao Kou and Wei Tian, received generous rewards.
As for Li Qing, he had no interest in power. He repeatedly refused the position of Second-in-Command that Tian Long offered him, insisting on serving only as a Guest Elder of the Righteous Gang. As long as he could forge iron each day and browse the martial arts manuals in the martial treasury, he would be fully satisfied.
Seeing Li Qing's attitude was so resolute, Tian Long could not say anything more.
As for Master Mo Nan, who cultivated internal martial arts, he was also appointed as a Guest Elder of the Righteous Gang. He likewise basically did not participate in the management of the gang's daily affairs. Like Li Qing, he served as both an ornamental figure and a fighter who held down the gang.
With this, the Righteous Gang gathered another large group of people and also had three Outer Strength experts taking charge. Its position could be said to be extremely secure.
After the banquet ended, the news that the Yan family had been wiped out and replaced by the Righteous Gang finally spread throughout Obsidian City.
At once, it provoked waves of shocked cries.
"The Yan family was actually exterminated? That's unbelievable."
"What a ruthless Righteous Gang. I thought they were merely making small disturbances, but I never expected them to dare do something like this."
"I heard the Yan family residence was dyed red with blood. Not a single person in the entire household was spared!"
"Hiss—"
"What about the land outside the city? Since the Yan family has been destroyed, then does that mean..."
"Heh, you're thinking too much. The Righteous Gang isn't made up of good people either. Those lands have merely changed hands from the Yan family to the Righteous Gang."
"That's true."
"Ah, I wonder what portion of the Black Rye Mushroom harvest the Righteous Gang will take. I just hope it won't be too high."
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Zhengming Street, at Old Man An's home across from Li Qing's former residence.
Old Man An, who had been constantly on edge during this period, was overjoyed when he heard the news that the Yan family had been destroyed!
The Yan family's destruction meant that he could return to his old trade to make a living. He would no longer need to worry that his granddaughter would be targeted by Second Young Master Yan.
Yet when he thought of how Li Qing might have fallen to the Righteous Gang's poisonous hands, he could no longer feel happy.
For ordinary commoners like them, the Yan family's destruction did not actually have much impact on their lives. Things had been one way before, and they were still the same now.
The Yan family had merely been replaced by the Righteous Gang, and the Righteous Gang might not be good people either.
Having successfully taken power, Tian Long understood the thoughts of most of Obsidian City's people quite well.
In order to stabilize the people's hearts, he issued his first order at once.
"From now on, of all harvests from land outside the city used to grow Black Rye Mushroom, Only Need To turn in sixty percent!"
Once this order was announced, the entire city's residents began cheering and rejoicing. Now, even they could feel the benefits brought by the Yan family's destruction.
For a time, the Righteous Gang won the people's hearts, and everyone in the city forgot its formerly notorious reputation.
And the benefit amounted to nothing more than reducing the Black Rye Mushroom levy by ten percent.