"Young Master!"
"Greetings, Young Master Qin!"
Seeing Qin Yang, Uncle Qian and the guards all spoke up.
"Uncle Qian, come with me. I have an important matter to discuss with you."
Qin Yang's expression was solemn.
After having several guards continue their training on their own, Qian Hai followed Qin Yang toward the small courtyard.
Sun Erhu's eyes shifted as he suddenly clutched his stomach. "Damn it, I might have eaten something bad. My stomach hurts like hell."
"Erhu, you brat trying to slack off again?"
A guard laughed as he cursed.
"My stomach really hurts. I'm going to the latrine first!"
Sun Erhu hurried out of the courtyard and ran in the direction of the latrine.
The guards paid it no mind.
But they did not know that Sun Erhu changed direction halfway there, quietly entered the garden, and hid in a corner beside the outer wall.
"Uncle Qian, have the family assets all been sold?"
A voice drifted into Sun Erhu's ears.
Sun Erhu naturally recognized Qin Yang's voice.
"They've all been sold."
This voice was older, clearly belonging to Qian Hai.
"Good. My father suffered an accident and was seriously injured. He currently cannot make a move."
"With only me, I'm afraid I'm no match for Mangy Snake. We can only sell the family assets first and leave Linjiang City."
"Fortunately, that Mangy Snake is a coward. Even when I came knocking at his door before, he did not dare make a move. Otherwise, how could we have delayed this long?"
Qin Yang's voice.
"Then when are we leaving?" Qian Hai asked.
"The sooner, the better. We have to leave before Mangy Snake comes to his senses."
"We'll leave Linjiang City overnight tonight and head for the Prefecture City."
"We'll only bring a few guards. The servants and maids can stay at Qin Manor."
Qin Yang's voice was urgent.
"Understood. I'll go back and make the arrangements shortly," Qian Hai said gravely.
Sun Erhu, crouched in the corner, clenched his fists tightly.
"So that's how it is!"
"I was overthinking it!"
"The so-called plan of Qin Dongsheng and Qin Yang was actually to sell their assets and leave Linjiang City!"
Sun Erhu understood.
He hurriedly left the garden corner.
This news was far too important. He had to find a way to inform She Qing as soon as possible.
In the small courtyard.
Qian Hai returned once more.
He smiled bitterly. "Young Master, tell me what you want to say beforehand in the future."
"I'm old. My mind might not be able to keep up."
Qin Yang smiled. "Uncle Qian, you're old yet vigorous. How could that be?"
"Then what do you want to do this time?" Qian Hai knew that since Qin Yang had called him over to put on an act, he must have had a plan.
"Let's do this tonight." Qin Yang explained his plan to Qian Hai.
Twin Snake Gang headquarters.
She Qing looked at the note Sun Erhu had someone deliver and exclaimed three times in a row, "Good! Good! Good!"
"Why is the Gang Leader so happy?"
Jiang Mei asked doubtfully.
"Look."
"Sun Erhu has finally sent me some good news."
She Qing handed the note to Jiang Mei.
After reading it, Jiang Mei's expression shifted.
"These past few days, I had wondered why Qin Dongsheng had not appeared to steady people's hearts when he knew perfectly well that I would not fall for it. I had originally planned to send someone else to test them."
"But this note has cleared up my doubts."
"So we got everything wrong."
"Qin Dongsheng was seriously injured and did not dare show himself at all."
"These days, the Qin Family has been selling off its assets, intending to leave Linjiang City overnight."
She Qing was extremely excited.
After Zhao Mengzhuang finished reading the note as well, he grinned savagely. "Gang Leader, let's wipe out the Qin Family tonight!"
"Damn it, they've had us on tenterhooks. Tonight, I'll definitely chop off Qin Yang's head!"
The Twin Snake Gang's morale had been low these past days. They had even been mocked by several nearby gangs, leaving Zhao Mengzhuang deeply stifled.
"Gang Leader, should we confirm it first?" Jiang Mei hesitated.
A woman's natural intuition gave her an indescribable feeling.
"I don't think that's necessary. This explanation has no holes in it."
She Qing shook his head.
Jiang Mei fell silent.
She truly could not find any reason to refute it.
"Hall Master Jiang, opportunity knocks but once. After tonight, Qin Yang will flee with the Qin Family's money."
Zhao Mengzhuang was somewhat dissatisfied, feeling that Jiang Mei was being overly cautious.
"All right." Jiang Mei nodded helplessly.
"Then tonight."
"We'll wipe out everyone in Qin Manor!"
She Qing revealed a sinister smile.
As night fell, a carriage and several swift horses departed from Qin Manor, racing out of the city toward the Prefecture City.
Inside the carriage sat two large wooden chests, with Qin Yang and Sun Erhu seated facing each other.
Uncle Qian led the remaining guards as they galloped on horseback.
"Erhu, when did you come to the Qin Family?"
Apparently bored, Qin Yang asked casually.
"Young Master, about three years ago."
"At that time, I had fled from North Mang Prefecture. Fortunately, the Family Head took me in and gave me a bite to eat."
Sun Erhu's face was filled with gratitude.
"Then it seems my father was blind as a bat."
"He saved an ungrateful white-eyed wolf like you."
Qin Yang wore a broad smile.
For a moment.
Time inside the carriage seemed to freeze.
Because Sun Erhu's expression seemed to have been frozen in place.
Only after three or four seconds did he force out a smile. "Young Master Qin, what do you mean by that?"
"You don't understand?"
"You made quite a bit of money passing news to the Twin Snake Gang, didn't you?"
Qin Yang still wore that smile.
But in Sun Erhu's eyes, that smile was terrifying beyond measure.
At Laifu Inn, he had personally seen Qin Yang keep that very smile on his face as he smashed a man's head to pulp.
Cold sweat poured from Sun Erhu. He no longer cared when he had been exposed.
Thud.
He actually dropped to his knees before Qin Yang.
"Young Master, Young Master!"
"It was my fault. I lost a lot of money outside."
"I had no choice."
Sun Erhu frantically kowtowed to Qin Yang.
"Get up first. Then talk."
Qin Yang seemed to soften a little and rose, intending to help Sun Erhu up.
The instant he rose.
A savage glint flashed through Sun Erhu's eyes. A short dagger quietly slid into his palm, and with all his strength, he viciously stabbed at Qin Yang's lower abdomen!
Bang~
The instant he made his move.
A fist like a heavy hammer smashed viciously into the crown of his head like a heavy hammer.
Bang~!
The entire carriage jolted violently.
The two horses pulling the carriage neighed and stopped dead in their tracks.
Qin Yang stepped out of the carriage expressionlessly.
"Get off your horses. A little farther ahead."
"Should be where She Qing and the others plan to ambush us."
Qin Yang said flatly.
Ahead lay a dense forest, the perfect place for a sneak attack.
"Young Master, what should we do?"
Qian Hai dismounted and asked.
"Simple. We'll do to them what they planned to do to us."
Qin Yang grinned and carried a wooden chest out of the carriage.
When he opened it, Qian Hai drew in a sharp breath.
Inside were pitch-black crossbows, one after another.
"I never expected Li Baling to find such vicious goods."
Qin Yang carried out another large wooden chest.
This chest was filled with arrows.
Crossbows were military weapons strictly forbidden by the Imperial Court.
Their greatest advantages were their powerful lethality and simple operation.
Even someone without training could figure out how to use one after tinkering with it.
After Qian Hai and the guards familiarized themselves with them, cruel smiles appeared on all their faces.
Time trickled by bit by bit.
Within the dense forest.
She Qing hid with Jiang Mei and Zhao Mengzhuang, waiting for Qin Yang and his men to pass through.
But the night grew deeper and deeper.
Still, no movement came from anywhere.
"Strange. Could that brat Sun Erhu have deceived us?"
Jiang Mei frowned.
"Probably not. We have too much dirt on that brat."
"Let's wait and see. Something may have delayed them."
She Qing said in a low voice.
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