Eternal Life from Taking Care of Master's Wife-Chapter 45 - 44: New Feature, Liu God Crowned

Yunmeng City.

As the Prefecture City of Yunmeng Prefecture, Yunmeng City boasts walls a hundred meters high, majestic and imposing, like a giant beast crouching and overlooking the land.

The headquarters of the formidable Salt Gang of Yunmeng Prefecture is located in Yunmeng City.

On this day.

All the high-level experts of the Salt Gang gathered at the Salt Gang Headquarters to hold a Salt Gang meeting.

The leader Qiao Beiming was a mighty and robust middle-aged man, with the build of a tiger’s back and bear’s waist, exuding authority with a breath of the underworld’s roughness.

He sat at the leader’s throne above, his tiger eyes scanning the experts within the gang.

Some were puzzled, others lost in their thoughts, some seated upright with a serious demeanor, and some with a knowing look...

"Today, I’ve summoned everyone because of the assassination of Bai Ruyun, the tributor Bai Gongfeng, and the squad leader of Qinghe Branch, Shi Lei."

Qiao Beiming did not beat around the bush, cutting straight to the chase and directly addressing the main point.

"What? Bai Gongfeng was killed?"

"Wasn’t he going to Qinghe City to assist Stone Leader in investigating the murderer? Does Qinghe City have such experts?"

Many uninformed gang members were in uproar, their eyes wide, not expecting that Bai Ruyun, an old cultivator at the Sixth-Layer Qi Refining, would be killed in the small county town of Qinghe City.

According to their knowledge, the strongest practitioner in Qinghe City was only around Body Refining Fifth Layer.

Besides, although Bai Ruyun’s talent was limited, he had survived for nearly a century with various means; typically, only a strong practitioner at Body Refining Seventh Layer or Qi Refining Seventh Layer could kill him.

"This is news from Qinghe City!"

Qiao Beiming waved his hand, distributing the prepared news to the elders and tributors within the gang.

The news came from the Qinghe Branch, detailing the deaths of Shi Lei and Bai Ruyun.

"What? Yi Arrow Skill?"

"Old Man Bai actually provoked someone from Divine Arrow Peak of Cyan Cloud Sect?"

"Divine Arrow Peak has few people, and Li Changfeng is very protective; provoking him is like an old man hanging himself, letting his life loose!"

"That can’t be right, Divine Arrow Peak only has two people, even with ten gallbladders Bai wouldn’t dare provoke Li Changfeng!"

"Not to mention Li Changfeng, even Li Changfeng’s disciple Li Changhen wouldn’t be provoked by Old Man Bai!"

"Li Changhen ascended to the Ninth Layer of Body Refining and God Refining Realm a year ago, ranked third on the Celestial Pride List of Qingzhou; even if Bai Ruyun had worms in his brain, he’d never dare to provoke him!"

"Old Man Bai fears death; he definitely wouldn’t provoke Divine Arrow Peak. But he cultivates techniques of harvesting yin to supplement yang; maybe he was discovered by Li Changhen, who wasn’t pleased with him, and casually wiped him out!"

"I’ve said before, Bai Ruyun’s cultivation of yin supplementing yang’s vile techniques will harm his moral integrity, bringing disaster upon our Salt Gang, and indeed it has!"

People exclaimed, shocked and terrified.

Although the Salt Gang was formidable, it was on a different level compared to the Cyan Cloud Sect, beyond their capacity to provoke.

Everyone complained about Bai Ruyun, not even mentioning avenging him.

Only a fool would oppose Cyan Cloud Sect for a dead man.

Bai Ruyun’s cultivation of yin supplementing yang techniques wasn’t a secret among Salt Gang’s hierarchy, yet Bai Ruyun knew the risks.

Thus he only harvested purchased female servants or those presented by subordinates.

Female servants or women presented were at the mercy of their master, with their lives hanging by a thread; others wouldn’t concern themselves.

Outsiders wouldn’t offend a Sixth-Layer Qi Refining cultivator and the Salt Gang over some lowly female servants.

Meanwhile, Salt Gang’s upper echelon turned a blind eye.

After all, Bai Ruyun’s harvesting of female servants wasn’t a significant issue; some among them enjoyed torturing women, capable of tormenting several to death in one night.

It wasn’t much different from Bai Ruyun. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Bai Ruyun harvested women to death, while they tortured women to death; the methods differed, but the essence was largely the same.

The pot calling the kettle black.

This was one reason Bai Ruyun could become a tributor for the Salt Gang.

"Quiet!"

Qiao Beiming raised his hand; his voice loud as a bell, instantly silencing the previously chaotic meeting hall like a market.

Everyone turned towards Qiao Beiming.

"Who says the deaths of Bai Gongfeng and Stone Leader were for sure caused by Divine Arrow Peak disciples?"

Qiao Beiming swept his tiger eyes across everyone’s faces, speaking solemnly:

"Yi Arrow Skill was merely Bai Gongfeng’s speculation before death!"

"Though the Yi Arrow Skill of Divine Arrow Peak is renowned throughout the world, few know it, and Bai Gongfeng likely hadn’t seen it firsthand; he only knew some characteristics of the skill!"

"Similar arrow skills abound in the world as well!"

"I received news that Divine Arrow Peak’s Peak Master and his disciple Li Changhen have been at Divine Arrow Peak all this time, making it impossible for them to have acted!"

Hearing this, those who condemned Bai Ruyun were now utterly enraged.

"Leader, this is definitely someone trying to frame us, using an arrow skill similar to Yi Arrow Skill to shoot Bai Gongfeng and Stone Leader, hoping to incite conflict between us and Cyan Cloud Sect, to kill us with a borrowed knife!"

"This villain is truly malicious and must be brought to justice to uphold the dignity of our Salt Gang!"

"Exactly, to dare kill members of our Salt Gang is to meet their end!"

Knowing the murderer wasn’t someone from Divine Arrow Peak of Cyan Cloud Sect, suddenly everyone gained confidence.

The Salt Gang was second only to Cyan Cloud Sect.

In this Yunmeng Prefecture, so long as they didn’t rebel or provoke Cyan Cloud Sect, they feared no other power!

"If that’s the case, who is willing to investigate the case of Bai Gongfeng and Stone Leader?"

Qiao Beiming asked.

As the words fell, everyone either started staring at their toes or gazing at the ceiling, lost in thought.

The murderer was an expert in arrow skills, capable of shooting Bai Ruyun with an arrow; presumably, they were beyond the Body Refining Seventh Layer.

Although all elders and tributors present were beyond the Body Refining Seventh Layer.

Investigating a murderer at the same level posed considerable danger.

Seeing that no one wanted to go, Qiao Beiming could only appoint someone for the task.