Gou Ershou covered his mouth and ran back to the gang's headquarters with a long face. Their gang was the number one gang on this street, the Mad Dragon Gang.
Today he was actually bullied by a group of out-of-towners. He wouldn't stand for this, considering his brother-in-law was the leader of the Mad Dragon Gang. Although his sister, Gou Li, was the gang leader's twelfth concubine, she was still the gang leader's wife, and the most favored one at that.
You must go and cry to your sister and ask your brother-in-law to step in and get revenge.
Gou Er arrived at his sister's courtyard and pushed open the gate, preparing to go in, when suddenly a woman's coquettish laughter came from inside, "My lord, your kung fu is truly amazing. Your strength is formidable."
"Really? Is Chief Jia's marksmanship better than mine?"
"Sir, how can you ask such a question in front of the gang leader? How are we supposed to answer that?!"
"Chief Jia, your wife said not to ask this question in front of you. What do you think?"
"Sir, what are you saying? What's wrong with asking this question? You're definitely more capable! I was just clearing the way! My meager skills are nowhere near yours."
"Look, Madam, even your gang leader has said so. Aren't you going to get moving?"
"Oh dear! It seems that Madam is exhausted and has no strength left! This leader will lend a hand."
Immediately, the room erupted in the sounds of tables and chairs clattering and crashing, indicating that the martial arts sparring was quite intense. Many chairs and benches were likely broken.
The martial arts sparring lasted for at least half an hour before the door opened. His sister, Gou Li, walked out looking radiant, as if her skills had improved even more under their guidance.
Gou Er hurriedly went to greet her and asked her sister, "Sister, who is that gentleman inside?"
Gou Li turned around and glanced at her brother, giving him an annoyed look. "Stop asking questions. What do you want?"
Gou Er quickly recounted the grievances he had suffered at the Yuelai Inn. Gou Li tapped Gou Er's head with her finger, "You're always causing trouble. Alright, I'll talk to your brother-in-law about this! You can go back now!"
Gou Er left meekly and obediently.
Gou Li turned and went into the room. Seeing that the two of them had rested well, she quickly walked up to them with a charming smile, "My lord, do you still have the energy for a three-hundred-round battle?"
"You little devil, you've got great stamina. You were just pretending to be exhausted. Now you've recovered?"
"That's all thanks to the gang leader and the master's excellent skills! They helped him recover his strength."
"Alright, we can talk about that later. Let's get down to business now. Xiaoli, you can go now!"
Gou Li agreed and left the room, closing the door behind her.
"Jia Dongxu, how's the matter I asked you to arrange going?"
"My lord, it's all arranged. The White Saint Society is currently arresting martial artists everywhere outside the city. We can pin this on them."
"Hmm! Well done. As long as you work diligently, the Holy Church will not forget you, and I, the Saint Envoy, will remember you too!"
"Yes, sir. I'll go out and give some instructions in a bit. Tell Xiaoli to come in first and learn some kung fu from you. I'll also come and keep an eye on things when I have time."
The Saint Envoy nodded. "Yes! Go ahead!"
Jia Dongxu hurriedly went out to call Gou Li in to ask the Saint Envoy for martial arts instruction, while he himself rushed out to arrange the matters the Saint Envoy had instructed, fearing that the Saint Envoy's skills might be insufficient and he would need to support him from the side.
Jiang Liu awoke from his meditation, glanced at the sky—it was almost time—then changed into his night clothes, removed all items that might reveal his identity, and carefully put them away. He slowly rose, submerged into the air, and disappeared.
Jiang Liu's internal energy capacity is now sufficient to support long-distance flight. He plans to fly directly to the Ten Thousand Mountains and ambush the place where he and the White Saint Society Sect are trading in Corpse Valley. He wants to see if there are any overlooked areas; he doesn't want all his hard work to be wasted by the Martial Prohibition Hall.
The main thing is to effectively strike at the White Saint Society, because he's afraid that if he's exposed, he'll become the White Saint Society's primary target.
However, before heading to the Ten Thousand Mountains, we need to inform Wang Jian and ask him to check if Xie Hen is there. If he isn't, we can take the opportunity to secretly attack the White Saint Society.
He couldn't believe that all his efforts had been in vain; he was very envious of the cultivation resources of the White Saint Society.
After informing Wang Jian, Jiang Liu stealthily made his way to the destination. As soon as he approached the transaction location, Jiang Liu discovered many members of the Martial Prohibition Hall lurking in places far from the transaction destination.
Jiang Liu nodded; these people from the Martial Prohibition Hall did have some brains. He then concealed his breathing and flew into the air, past the encirclement, and casually found a large tree to wait for the people from Corpse Valley and the White Saint Society to arrive.
About half an hour later, a long line of people carrying torches finally appeared and walked towards them. There were about thirty of them, all of them martial artists of the sixth rank or above.
Jiang Liu scanned the area with his consciousness and saw that Tang Yilun was leading the way, followed by a long line of carriages. Good heavens, is the White Saint Society about to mobilize its entire force?
If that's the case, then Xie Hen must have come, probably hiding in the shadows. Jiang Liu continued to investigate but found no trace of Xie Hen, so he stopped bothering with him.
The caravan arrived at its destination in no time. Jiang Liu counted fifteen carriages, not knowing how many people were inside. However, these carriages were quite large, twice the size of ordinary carriages!
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a different group arrived this time, all dressed in black robes and wearing cloaks that covered their faces. There were about twenty of them; they must be the people from Corpse Valley.
Sure enough, Tang Yilun spoke first, "Elder Bai, you're here! These are the goods you requested. Would you like to check the quantity?"
"This is our second transaction. Do you think I don't trust you? I've put the goods you wanted in the usual place. I'll give you the control method later!"
Elder Bai spoke eloquently, but in reality, he was extremely cautious; none of these Jianghu were easy to deal with. The transaction then commenced, with the White Saint Society members withdrawing one by one, and the Corpse Valley members taking possession of the carriages.
When the people from Corpse Valley took over, they even opened the curtains of the carriages to take a look. Inside, the carriages were piled high with people, all martial artists, bound together with ropes. Each carriage carried at least twenty people, and judging from their unconscious state, they had all been drugged. In the end, only one carriage contained a dozen or so young girls.
Jiang Liu looked at the people being bought and sold like commodities, his mind a jumble of unspoken thoughts. He only knew that this was the consequence of not being able to control one's own destiny. Suddenly, his heart was filled with an even stronger desire for power and a deep-seated hatred for these evil martial artists; it was as if the last vestige of his humanity had been extinguished.
Jiang Liu felt that Corpse Valley and the White Saint Society truly deserved to be destroyed. He had only heard about these things before, but the scene before him was far more shocking. Therefore, both buyers and sellers should be equally guilty of human trafficking. From now on, he would kill any member of either of these factions he saw. Jiang Liu hardened his heart.
Just as Jiang Liu was about to lose his temper, a voice suddenly rang out, "Xie Hen, I've found you. Let's see how you run this time!" Instantly, a figure flew up from the dense forest in the distance and flew outwards, followed closely by another figure in pursuit.
"Go! Arrest them all! Kill anyone who resists!" Liu Changfeng's voice rang out.