The King and Gao, Ruling the World Together! (Seeking Follow-Up Reads!)

The Five Viscera Internal Cultivation Art!

The moment Qin Zheng saw the booklet, his eyes lit up.

In an instant, an intense joy surged through him like a tide, raising towering waves.

Ever since he started practicing martial arts, his internal body realm had been his constant limitation.

If not for the unique nature of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, where each level added a thousand jin, thirteen levels would mean thirteen thousand jin.

Without the constraint of his internal body, he would have long ago pushed this martial art to completion with one surge.

With an unparalleled strength of thirteen thousand jin, he suspected few in Qingzhou could match him!

With such immense power by his side, he could go anywhere in the world!

And now, this ray of dawn had finally shone upon him!

As long as he could refine this internal art, he could strengthen his internal body and improve his realm at the fastest pace!

At the same time, he could also raise the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill without restraint!

Improve his own strength!

Qin Zheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, took out the internal art from the jade box, and began to look through it.

Bang! Bang!

However, before he could finish reading, a knocking sound suddenly came from the side of the secret chamber.

This noise immediately made Qin Zheng's heart tighten.

He put the internal art inside his chest and then listened carefully to the direction of the knocking.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clang!

After holding his breath and waiting for a few moments, the knocking sound started again, accompanied by the sound of chains.

This time, Qin Zheng heard the specific location from which the sound was coming.

He immediately walked to the wall where the sound originated.

It seemed someone was behind this wall.

Recalling the old monk Chongming, who hadn't returned for a long time, Qin Zheng immediately had a guess.

He fumbled around in front of the wall, and after a few moments, he found a special stone block.

When he twisted it, the wall slowly opened like a door.

A quiet passage also came into view.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clang!

The sounds of impact and colliding chains became clearer.

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes, gripped the Ghost-Head Saber, and stepped into the passage.

The passage was about ten meters long, and Qin Zheng traversed it in just a few steps, arriving at the other side.

This was another quiet secret chamber.

However, the person found here was unexpected by Qin Zheng.

The person locked away was not the old monk Chongming, as Qin Zheng had anticipated, but the bailiff Xu Sanwei!

He was currently bound by chains, and his mouth was gagged, forcing him to bang his head against the wall to make noise.

"Bailiff Xu?"

Qin Zheng walked forward and removed the gag from his mouth.

"Damn Zhang Xiuwen! I'll kill him for sure!!"

Once he could speak, Bailiff Xu immediately began to curse, his chest heaving with anger.

Qin Zheng remained silent, feeling a bit perplexed.

Bailiff Xu was a subordinate of Magistrate Gao Wusheng, and the bandit leader Zhang Xiuwen was also under Gao Wusheng.

Since the two belonged to the same faction, why was Xu Weisai imprisoned here?

If it were Ji Changyin imprisoned here, Qin Zheng would have understood.

After Xu Weisai's anger subsided, his entire spirit and energy plummeted to their lowest point. His face was bloodless, pale white.

He turned his head to look at Qin Zheng, his eyes filled with surprise, seemingly shocked that Qin Zheng would appear here.

But as if thinking of something, he frowned and then asked, "Did you kill Zhang Xiuwen?"

This was Zhang Xiuwen's forbidden territory; no one other than himself could reach this place.

Qin Zheng did not respond. Instead, he looked around the dim environment and asked, "Where is Captain Ji?"

After he asked this, Xu Sanwei fell silent for a moment before saying, "He's dead."

Qin Zheng's mind instantly jolted, and he abruptly turned his head to look at Xu Weisai.

Ji Changyin was a stationed garrison captain appointed by the imperial court, responsible for overseeing judicial matters in Black Goose City.

Now that he was dead here, this was no small matter!

His status was not comparable to that of ordinary constables and soldiers!

With Ji Changyin dead, the imperial court would definitely send someone to investigate this matter!

Dare Gao Wusheng do such a thing? Could he handle this situation!

Xu Weisai seemed to understand Qin Zheng's thoughts. He chuckled and said, "From what I know of Zhang Xiuwen, he probably told you a few things."

"Don't think about it. Magistrate Gao's background is far more terrifying than you imagine."

"You kid are quite a talent, with such high martial arts skills, yet you're willing to hide in this Black Goose City as a lowly executioner."

"Quick, come help me break these chains. It's too uncomfortable being bound."

Qin Zheng didn't move upon hearing this.

Xu Weisai gave a wry smile and continued, "Don't worry, although I work for Gao Wusheng, I don't do everything he says."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be locked up here. This is considered a warning from him to me."

"Help me break the chains, and you can ask me whatever you want. As long as I know, I can tell you."

At this, Qin Zheng finally stepped forward and swung his saber, severing several chains binding Xu Weisai.

Freed from his restraints, he seemed to lose all support and instantly collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

After a few breaths, Xu Weisai forced himself to sit up again.

"You killed Zhang Xiuwen, and Gao Wusheng will definitely be aware of it. His people should arrive soon."

Xu Weisai spoke first, as if to remind Qin Zheng, and then continued, "So, ask whatever you want."

"But I can tell you, I didn't take Gao Wusheng's brain-eating pill, so I don't know much. Most of it is my own speculation."

Qin Zheng nodded and then asked, "Why did Gao Wusheng let the bandits descend the mountain to attack the city?"

The gold and silver treasures seen in Zhang Xiuwen's secret room were enough to show how much wealth these bandits had helped him plunder.

But letting the bandits descend the mountain to attack the city seemed to bring him no benefit at all.

Xu Weisai's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, and then he said, "He must have his reasons. I can probably guess one of them, and that's attrition!"

"Letting the bandits descend the mountain to attack the city is an opportunity to deplete the strength of the garrison outside the city and eliminate disobedient individuals in the yamen."

"If I'm not mistaken, he must have gathered various factions and martial arts experts within Black Goose City, offering them conditions to go out and eliminate the bandits."

"So, he can also use the bandits to weaken the strength of various factions in Black Goose City."

"Black Goose City is already his. Now, by weakening both the obedient and disobedient, it will truly become his sole domain."

"Moreover, by eradicating so many bandits, he can also gain some reputation from the imperial court."

"With this one act, he can truly be considered the big winner!"

Such scheming, such a plan!

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Then, he continued to ask, "You said his background is terrifying. Whose faction is behind him?"

Xu Weisai heard this, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Do you know there's a saying among the common people of the Great Jin Dynasty?"

"'The King and Gao share the world!'"