Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 40: Chapter 24: An Exploration_2

Translator: 549690339

The steward of the Goldfish Gang, the domineering Fishing Master Chen Qi, was also there; he was at the forefront, addressing the people below: “This lady is our Goldfish Gang’s Third Miss, and this gentleman is Young Master Tie from the Iron Lion Gang…”

“Greetings, Third Miss!”

“Greetings, Young Master Tie!”

The crowd also cooperated, bowing and saluting one after another.

“Very good!”

Chen Qi nodded in satisfaction, pulling out a portrait: “Today, Third Miss and Young Master Tie have come to find someone. This person had been in our area one or two years ago. Take a look, everyone; if you can provide information, my Goldfish Gang will handsomely reward you.”

Having said that, he had several gang members take the portrait and show it amongst the people for everyone to see.

Xu Yang glanced at it, had no impression, and did not recognize the person, so he simply minded his own business, acting as an irrelevant bystander.

After looking for a while, no one spoke, evidently, none wished to invite trouble upon themselves.

Seeing this, Chen Qi did not mind, he directly kicked over a small chest at his feet. knocking out glittering silver ingots: “SDeak uD if vou have anv clues. With Third Miss and Young Master Tie here, the reward promised will be substantial, and you might even get the chance to join our Goldfish Gang and enjoy wealth and honor…”

“This…”

Looking at the sparkling silver, then at the earnestly promising Chen Qi, and the arrogant young man and woman behind him, someone finally couldn’t resist the temptation and raised their hand to speak: “Seventh Master, we’ve seen this person.”

“Oh?”

Chen Qi’s eyes brightened, and he picked up a silver ingot, tossing it to that person: “Speak!”

Catching the silver ingot, the person was overjoyed and hastily said to Chen Qi: “This person was a rich young master; two years ago, he came to the lake with his wife and daughter, wanting to hire a boat to tour the lake, generously handing out a silver ingot, which had everyone scrambling for the business.”

“Really?”

Chen Qi was delighted, repeatedly asking: “What happened after that?”

“After that?”

The person looked around and then said: “Afterwards, Old Zhang stole the business because his boat was larger. Then, there was no more news; Old Zhang said they toured the lake and at Green Stone, the family disembarked and left. I don’t know if it was true or not.’

“Old Zhang?”

Chen Qi frowned: “The same Old Zhang who disappeared about half a year

“Exactly, him!”

Listening to the two men talking, Xu Yang slightly furrowed his brows beneath his conical hat.

“You’re not trying to deceive me and leave me without proof of death, are you?”

“How dare I, Seventh Master, many people saw it; you can ask around if you don’t believe me.”

“This…”

Hearing this, Chen Qi felt helpless and could only turn to look at the young man and woman behind him.

The “Young Master Tie” frowned and said in a deep voice, “Ask about when he disappeared, where he disappeared, what he did before he disappeared, and who he met?”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Chen Qi hurriedly turned back, continuing to inquire amongst the crowd.

“This…”

“It was at White Water Bay.”

“His boat was always moored there.”

“I remember, that day he seemed to have visited Old Xu once.”

“Exactly, I even ran into him; he said he was going to send his second son to be adopted by Old Xu.”

With the hefty reward offered, the crowd could no longer hold back, directly dragging Xu Yang into the conversation.

“Old xu?”

Chen Qi had an impression of Xu Yang and immediately started scanning the crowd: “Where’s Old Xu?”

“Here, here!”

“Old Xu, Seventh Master is looking for you, did you hear?”

Familiar people nearby directly pointed out Xu Yang’s location.

With no choice, Xu Yang stepped forward: “Seventh Master.”

Chen Qi looked at him without sensing anything amiss and directly asked: “Old Xu, Old Zhang went looking for you before he disappeared.”

Xu Yang nodded, feigning a myopic old man’s demeanor: “Ah, yes, he did come looking for me.”

“What for?”

“To, to adopt his second son to me, said he wanted to provide for my old age.”

“What happened then?”

“After we had talked, they went back.”

“That’s it?” “That’s it.”

“This…”

Chen Qi’s brows furrowed as he quickly glanced at the young man and woman behind him.

The two observed Xu Yang before the young man stepped forward and coldly looked down upon him, “Is that all?”

Xu Yang, with a bewildered expression, stammered, “Yes, yes, yes!”

After a moment of contemplation, the young man no longer asked anything else. He then kicked the silver ingot at his feet towards Xu Yang, “Very well, this is for you. If there’s more information, do tell, and there will be a generous reward.”

“Thank you, Young Master Tie.”

Seeing this, Xu Yang made an overjoyed expression, bending over to pick up the silver ingot.

At that moment…

The young man’s eyes turned icy as he moved his feet again, kicking another silver ingot like a Flying Stone straight at Xu Yang, who was bending over.

However, Xu Yang seemed to have anticipated this and stepped forward. Twisting his body, he grabbed the corner of his straw raincoat like a cloak and violently flung it, scattering glinting points of cold stars from within. Like a pear blossom rainstorm, they shot towards the high platform.

Hidden weapons!

“Pupupupupu!”

The people on the platform, taken by surprise, including Chen Qi and the rest, didn’t even know what had happened before they were covered and hit by the flying hidden weapons. Instantly, blood splattered and they fell amidst the sounds of impact.

The young man was also caught off guard. His actions had been a whim, a tentative probe based on a slight suspicion. After all, the other party was just a lowly fisherman; even if he was wrongly suspected, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

But unexpectedly, this fisherman, who was almost decrepit and unremarkable in appearance, was so quick and decisive in his counterattack that even he was caught off guard.

Though his thought processes were slow to catch up, his body instinctively reacted, autonomously circulating True Qi within to protect his body.

In the end…

“Dang! Dang! Dang!”

The cleverly flung hidden weapons hit the young man’s body, tearing his brocade robes, but revealed an inner armor vest that sparked upon impact.

Unfortunately, a vest is just a vest—it doesn’t cover the entire body, let alone the face. Several of the iron nail weapons hit his face, and his True Qi couldn’t completely protect him, leaving numerous blood marks and even wounds.

The young man was injured and let out an extreme cry of anger.

However…

“Whoosh!”

Xu Yang, who was below the platform, leapt into the air. Using an unknown lightness skill, he soared like a roc onto the platform, bringing with him a gust of wind that bore down on the young man.

The young man, injured and enraged, had not yet reacted when he felt the fierce wind and saw a dark shadow approaching him.

“Bang bang bang bang!”

Great Zhou Martial Scriptures, supreme fighting techniques—though lacking the support of True Gang, his Inner Strength barely managed to be activated. In an instant, he launched several moves: punch, palm strike, finger thrust, knee strike—hitting the young man’s throat, neck, ribs, and groin, all vital spots. Even with his True Qi formed, he couldn’t protect himself, and a tide of severe pain overwhelmed him.

But he couldn’t even scream, because the person in front of him moved fluidly, faster than one could imagine. After a series of rapid strikes, another fatal blow was launched; a powerful palm carrying force violently struck down onto the crown of his head.

“Bang!!!”

A heavy sound echoed as the blood burst from his seven orifices, and the young man knelt to the ground on impact.

“Third Brother!”

Only then did the woman to the left react. Ignoring the pain from the hidden weapons that had struck her, she reached to draw her sword.

However…

Xu Yang skillfully turned and twirled out like a spinning top, his ten fingers hooked like dragons and tigers in motion.

The Fighting Scroll, fingernail chapter—merging Shaolin Dragon Claw, Wudang Tiger Claw, Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and Powerful Eagle Claw techniques. Molded by the skills of numerous great grandmasters and prodigies who innovated from tradition, eliminating the dross and consolidating the essence, it could be called a peerless marvel in the world.

Before the woman’s precious sword could leave its scabbard, she felt a fierce wind sweep towards her, so sharp and threatening it seemed to extinguish life itself.

“Pula!!!”

With a chilling, sharp sound, a bloody light flashed sharply as the woman stood frozen, her eyes bulging. The flesh of her throat was a bloody mess, exposing white bone. She had been ripped open, nearly half her neck bone and throat flesh torn away.

Xu Yang said nothing, merely flinging the blood and flesh from his hand. Then, like a giant roc, he leapt down from the platform and headed straight for the outskirts of the town. The lightness technique from the Fighting Scroll combined with the speed of Swift as Flying allowed him, in just a few breaths, to become a distant black shadow.

“Murder!”

“Young Master!” “Miss!”

“Quick, chase him!”

Only now did everyone awaken as if from a dream. Looking at the scene of carnage, with bodies strewn everywhere and blood flowing freely across the platform, the place immediately erupted into chaos.

The Goldfish Gang members surrounding the fish market, witnessing this, didn’t know what to do. Seeing the tragic scene on the platform, each of them turned pale with horror.