None of You Three Will Escape!

Chen Zhongwu watched the furious Yuan Zhen, sneering inwardly.

"They want to destroy the Canoe Gang, but they want my men to go first and die, while they hide behind and reap the benefits. Is there such a good thing in this world?

This time, the monks of your White Dragon Temple have no choice but to act."

As expected, after the monk Yuan Zhen made a big scene and saw Chen Zhongwu still using various excuses to stall, he said fiercely.

"Fine, Minister Chen. If that's the case, we White Dragon Temple will avenge this blood feud ourselves. We won't trouble your Prefectural Army."

Chen Zhongwu had a look of unspeakable bitterness on his face. "Oh, Master Yuan Zhen, that's not what I meant. You've misunderstood me."

"Hmph, farewell!" Yuan Zhen snorted coldly, turned, and left with a flick of his sleeve.

After Yuan Zhen left, the expression on Chen Zhongwu's face turned cold and sinister.

"Fight! Fight! It's best if you fight to the death, fight until both sides are wounded. Then, Yangzhou City will be within my grasp!"

Up to this point, the conflict between the Canoe Gang and the White Dragon Temple had escalated.

Under Yuan Zhen's command, the experts of the White Dragon Temple's Buddha Son faction who remained in Yangzhou City launched a large-scale hunt for the prominent figures within the Canoe Gang.

On the evening of the seventeenth, the Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's Golden Water Hall was assassinated on his way home and died.

On the morning of the eighteenth, the Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's Green Wood Hall was assassinated in his home and discovered by early-rising servants.

On the evening of the eighteenth, the Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's Earth Hall accidentally fell into the water and drowned.

This explanation was controversial, as the people of the Canoe Gang made their living on the water, and all of them were excellent swimmers. There was no way they could have drowned.

Some said that the Canoe Gang deliberately said this to save face.

But no matter what, it couldn't hide the fact that the Canoe Gang had lost three Hall Masters in two days.

This not only enraged the entire Canoe Gang but also caused an uproar throughout Yangzhou City.

After so many years, someone was actually daring to make a move against the Canoe Gang now.

"Three Hall Masters dead in two days. This is a declaration of war against the Canoe Gang."

"Heh heh heh, the Canoe Gang is in decline. Even their Hall Masters are being taken down."

"Nonsense. The Canoe Gang has been operating in Yangzhou City for so many years. They aren't that easy to deal with. Whoever made the move probably doesn't know how powerful the Canoe Gang is. They're just looking for death."

"Does anyone know which faction made the move?"

"I heard it was people from the Prefectural Army."

"That's not right. Why did I hear it was the monks from the White Dragon Temple?"

"The White Dragon Temple? The White Dragon Temple from Longquan City?"

"Yes, those monks."

"Heh, since when did even the monks from the White Dragon Temple dare to run wild in Yangzhou City?"

"I heard that the younger generation of the White Dragon Temple produced a great master, with terrifying talent. He was regarded as the Buddha Son by the White Dragon Temple, and even the abbot of the White Dragon Temple voluntarily abdicated to let him take over."

"Why is what I heard different from what you're saying?"

"Tell me what you heard."

"I heard from a friend in Longquan City that this Buddha Son's title was self-proclaimed. Because he was too eager for quick success in his cultivation, he became possessed and went mad to the point of ambushing and injuring the abbot."

"That ruthless. He sounds like a tough character."

"What's the cultivation level of this Buddha Son?"

"I heard he's an Upper Three Ranks Martial Artist!"

"Hiss!"

Everyone gasped.

"This is bad. The Canoe Gang is probably finished."

"In the Canoe Gang, even the strongest, Gang Leader Cao, is only a Mid-fourth Grade Martial Artist. He's no match for the White Dragon Temple's Buddha Son."

"Alas, without the Canoe Gang, I'm afraid our Yangzhou City will be trampled under the feet of the White Dragon Temple monks from now on."

"Alas, the days ahead will be difficult."

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After hearing about the strength of the White Dragon Temple's Buddha Son, everyone shook their heads and sighed, no longer holding out hope for the Canoe Gang.

In the following days, the conflict between the Canoe Gang and the White Dragon Temple completely escalated.

It was basically a situation where today you kill one of my Hall Masters, and tomorrow night I'll kill one of your direct disciples.

In any case, both sides had gone mad with killing.

Even more bizarrely, no one came out to mediate.

Both the Demon Suppressing Division and the Prefectural Army remained silent, as if tacitly approving of the bloody conflict between the two sides.

As the saying goes, bystanders see clearly.

Anyone with a bit of insight and foresight would know, upon seeing such a situation, that the higher-ups' attitude was intended to pit the Canoe Gang and White Dragon Temple against each other until both were weakened.

In Yangzhou City, some timid wealthy merchants, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire of this conflict, had already begun to quietly flee.

During this period, the outcome of the struggle between the Canoe Gang and White Dragon Temple was the number one topic of fervent discussion among the citizens of Yangzhou City.

Meanwhile, Li Xian was curious.

Logically speaking, he was a Hall Master of the Canoe Gang, had recently taken down a Deputy Gang Leader, and was a renowned young genius. Why hadn't the monks of White Dragon Temple come after him yet?

Did they look down on him?

This made Li Xian quite frustrated for a time.

Until one evening.

He was meditating and cultivating in his own courtyard.

"Congratulations to the host, you have completed ten repetitions of cultivation and can obtain one Proficiency Point."

Li Xian opened his eyes and looked outside the door, saying with a smile.

"I wonder which master from White Dragon Temple has graced us with their visit?"

He had sensed the killing intent outside the door, which was why he stopped his daily mandatory cultivation.

They're finally here!

"Oh? You can sense this old monk's arrival? It seems Hall Master Li is not all talk." A surprised voice came from outside the door.

Then, a monk in a loose, wide robe leaped onto the courtyard wall.

Li Xian said speechlessly, "Master, I didn't lock the door. You can just walk right in."

The monk acted as if he hadn't heard, "This old monk is Yuan Jue from White Dragon Temple, here to visit Hall Master Li specifically."

Li Xian said, "It's such a dark and windy night, and you're here just to visit me?"

Yuan Jue leaped down from the wall, "This old monk has heard of Hall Master Li's past deeds and knows you are burdened by heavy karma from killing. Why not return with me to White Dragon Temple, chant scriptures, and recite Buddhist prayers to cleanse your sins?"

Li Xian shook his head and said with a smile, "Are all you monks like this? Your tongues are so nimble, you're so good at talking."

Yuan Jue said with a smile, "Hall Master Li jokes."

Li Xian said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop being so hypocritical. If you're going to fight, hurry up. Don't waste my time with all this nonsense."

"Since that's the case..."

"Hall Master Li, be careful!"

Before Yuan Jue could finish speaking, a loud shout suddenly came from outside, and the main door was blasted open with a loud BOOM.

Li Xian and Yuan Jue turned their heads to look, somewhat stunned.

They saw two monks, Guan Jing and Guan Yi.

As the two rushed in, they saw Yuan Jue standing in the courtyard and their expressions changed drastically.

"Uncle-Master Yuan Jue!"

"Hall Master Li, you should leave quickly! We'll hold off Uncle-Master Yuan Jue."

Wait, who are you two? Why would I need you to save me?

Li Xian looked helpless.

Yuan Jue looked surprised and said with a laugh, "It seems this old monk's trip tonight was the right one. There's an unexpected bonus."

"Tonight, none of you three will escape!"