Then Let's Fight!

As Yuan Zhen sized up his surroundings, Li Xian was secretly sizing him up as well.

This old monk wasn't on the Canoe Gang's bounty list.

But if he made a move against this old monk, Li Xian was sure to gain something unexpected.

As someone of the same generation as the White Dragon Temple's abbot, he must know many of the White Dragon Temple's martial arts secret manuals. All Li Xian had to do was capture him, torture him severely, and he was sure to get a lot of information from the monk.

The sinister and vicious Yuan Zhen didn't know at this moment that he had already been targeted by an incredibly terrifying beast.

Three days later, in Yangzhou City, at the Eight Immortals Restaurant.

A Canoe Gang disciple who came here to eat was surrounded by several Prefectural Army soldiers.

One Prefectural Army soldier said menacingly, "You ate two bowls of noodles, but you only want to pay for one?"

The Canoe Gang disciple felt wronged and said indignantly, "Nonsense! Which eye of yours saw me eat two bowls of noodles?"

The Prefectural Army soldier sneered, "You're the only one at this table, but there are two bowls on the table. If it wasn't you who ate them, then who was it?"

The Canoe Gang disciple shouted, "Those were left by the previous customer! The waiter hadn't had time to clear them yet."

The waiter from the restaurant, who overheard this, was just about to speak up when he was glared at by another Prefectural Army soldier and immediately shrank back.

Seeing this, the other customers in the restaurant realized something was wrong and quickly got up to pay their bills, rapidly leaving the place of trouble.

"Hey, don't go, all of you! You can testify for me, I really only ate one bowl of noodles!"

The Canoe Gang disciple, seeing this, immediately grabbed someone.

"It has nothing to do with me, nothing to do with me. I didn't see anything."

This passerby didn't dare to get involved in such a matter. He waved his hands repeatedly, broke free from the Canoe Gang disciple's grip, and ran off in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, the restaurant was emptied of customers. Even the shopkeeper and the waiter hid in a corner, not daring to come out.

Looking at the empty restaurant, the Canoe Gang disciple started to panic. He looked at the Prefectural Army soldiers who were approaching him with cold smiles and began to retreat in panic.

"Don't do anything rash, I'm from the Canoe Gang!"

Several Prefectural Army soldiers sneered repeatedly.

"Heh heh..."

"So what if you're from the Canoe Gang? We're targeting people from your Canoe Gang!"

"Go, get him!"

Several Prefectural Army soldiers swarmed forward. The Canoe Gang disciple was outnumbered and was tied up securely within a few rounds.

"You just wait! Our Canoe Gang will never let you go!"

This disciple made a final struggle.

"Hahaha..."

Several Prefectural Army soldiers burst into laughter.

"It's not even certain if the Canoe Gang will still exist in Yangzhou City after this."

"You don't even know you're facing death."

"The end of your Canoe Gang has arrived!"

The Canoe Gang disciple was taken away by the Prefectural Army soldiers with a look of despair.

In the following days, more and more Canoe Gang disciples were arrested and imprisoned on various pretexts.

Those who were strong-willed and tried to resist were immediately swarmed by the Prefectural Army soldiers and killed on the spot.

This provoked the wrath of the Canoe Gang. The manager of this disciple, seeking revenge, gathered his subordinates and rushed into the streets, engaging the Prefectural Army in a head-on confrontation.

But unfortunately, these people were completely wiped out by the ambushing White Dragon Temple experts and archers.

That day, the streets of Yangzhou City...

Flowed with rivers of blood!

Thus, the conflict between the Canoe Gang, the Prefectural Army, and the White Dragon Temple began.

To regain face, the Canoe Gang summoned all Hall Masters and above for an emergency meeting.

Li Xian was among them.

In the dragon boat, Li Xian sat in an inconspicuous corner, watching everyone argue heatedly.

"They've gone too far! When has our Canoe Gang ever suffered such humiliation? Let's gather all our brothers and fight them to the death."

"That's not wise. Our foundation is in Yangzhou City. Many brothers have families, with elders above and children below. If all our brothers die, who will take care of their orphaned families?"

"Then what do you suggest?"

"In my opinion, we should gather our experts and carry out a decapitation plan."

"Decapitation? Whose head are we decapitating?"

"Whoever jumps the highest and kills the most of our brothers, we'll behead them!"

"The monk Yuan Zhen from White Dragon Temple, and the commander of the Prefectural Army, they killed the most of our brothers."

"Then we'll start with them."

"But that bald donkey Yuan Zhen from White Dragon Temple is very skilled."

"Then we'll kill the Prefectural Army first."

"That guy Chen Zhongwu has a lot of experts around him, killing him will be a bit difficult."

"Idiot, can't you find someone weaker to attack? You pick the soft persimmons to crush."

"Oh, between the Prefectural Army and the monks of White Dragon Temple, which one is the soft persimmon?"

"Hmph, if we can't kill Chen Zhongwu and that old bald donkey Yuan Zhen, surely we can handle the people below them?"

"So, who are we going to attack?"

At this moment, acting gang leader Liang Haisheng took out a piece of paper from his怀.

"I have a list here, you can choose from it."

So this guy was prepared, no wonder he called everyone to a meeting.

"Hall Master Liang, do we really have to go this far? After all, that's the Prefectural Army. Going against them is like a moth to a flame!"

A Hall Master said worriedly.

"The Prefectural Army wants to kill us, and the monks from White Dragon Temple are joining in the fun, then we'll fight!"

Liang Haisheng said, "Everyone, I hope you understand, don't hold onto any侥幸心理. This is a war. The other side wants to exterminate us completely. We must fight to have a sliver of hope. If we don't fight, we'll have nowhere to be buried!"

Li Xian listened and secretly nodded.

This Liang Haisheng seemed to be no straw man, but someone with some insight.

With that said.

That night.

Two camp officers of the Prefectural Army in Yangzhou City were assassinated on their way home after drinking with colleagues.

Their bodies were placed on the busiest street in Yangzhou City, with eight large characters written in blood.

"An eye for an eye, blood for blood!"

Not only that, but a monk from White Dragon Temple was also assassinated last night.

The monk's death was gruesome.

His clothes were stripped off, and he was found hanging naked from the beam of a brothel.

When Yuan Zhen arrived and saw the monk's state, he almost fainted.

It hurt so much!

It was one thing for other monks to die, but this was his son.

That's right.

This monk, hanged in the brothel, was Yuan Zhen's illegitimate son, whom he had secretly fathered during his younger days of carousing, brought back to White Dragon Temple, and raised to adulthood.

A white-haired man sending off a black-haired son.

Who could understand such pain?

Yuan Zhen, with bloodshot eyes, went to Chen Zhongwu and said with all his might.

"Lord Chen, please issue an order immediately to mobilize all the Prefectural Army to encircle and suppress the Canoe Gang!"

Chen Zhongwu said with a somber expression, "Master Yuan Zhen, I also lost two of my brothers, so I understand how you feel. However, now is not the time for all-out war."

Understand my ass, you try losing a son yourself.

Yuan Zhen roared in his heart.