This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 321 - 60: Flesh and Blood Pass Through the City
Chapter 321: Chapter 60: Flesh and Blood Pass Through the City
Datong Prefecture City.
In a serene residence.
Ouyang Cheng entered a study.
The study was adorned with various precious curios, such as walnuts, gourds, jade, folding fans, Buddha beads, and agates.
At the center of the study, a light yellow Xuande incense burner was emitting the scent of Mystical God Incense.
This incense helped martial artists to calm their minds and enhance their Mind Power, costing tens of thousands for just an ounce!
“Boss, I’m back.”
Ouyang Cheng spoke to a middle-aged man reading a book in a Taishi Chair.
The man wore a Purple Gold Crown and his hair was held by a White Jade Hairpin, with a Jade Thimble on his thumb.
Anyone knowledgeable would recognize that both the hairpin and thimble were infused with high-grade Exotic Beast materials, each worth as much as a Fifth Level Abnormal Weapon!
There was only one person whom Ouyang Cheng would address as boss—’Gun King’ Gu Xianglin.
Judging by the furnishings of the room and his attire, he seemed like he could be the wealthiest man in Feng Province.
“Rumor has it that Green-faced Ghost killed six people alone, is that true?”
Gu Xianglin inquired.
When Li Fei returned to Xing City, Ouyang Cheng had also returned to Datong Prefecture City.
At that time, rumors about the battle in the wilderness began to spread in Datong Prefecture, the content was somewhat as follows:
“Did you hear? Beast King, Poison King, and Gun King sent people to assassinate Green-faced Ghost, led by Beast King himself, but Green-faced Ghost counter-killed more than a hundred martial artists and seven or eight Tao Foundation Stage experts, and even Beast King died!”
“Beast King took a dozen Exotic Beasts with Tao Foundation Stage combat power and thousands of people to kill Green-faced Ghost, but Green-faced Ghost killed them all alone!”
“What, Green-faced Ghost killed Beast King, Poison King, and Gun King?!”
“…”
Currently, the latest version Gu Xianglin heard was that he himself had been killed by Green-faced Ghost with a single blow.
Of course, the person who knew the most about that battle in the wilderness was the sole survivor, Ouyang Cheng, so Gu Xianglin immediately asked Ouyang Cheng to come to the study and report.
“That day, the four of us appeared along with Yu Longqing’s two Exotic Beasts…”
Ouyang Cheng detailed the battle:
“…finally, I saw him chop off Yu Longqing’s head with one strike, so I immediately chose to flee; I don’t know what happened after that.”
Gu Xianglin gently rotated the Jade Wrench on his thumb and said solemnly:
“Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast and Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast were raised by Yu Longqing since small, they must have sworn to death against Green-faced Ghost after witnessing Yu Longqing being killed. However, Green-faced Ghost returned alive to Xing City, indicating that those two beasts were also killed by him.”
“It’s rather expected for the Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast, but the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast is notoriously difficult to kill…”
Ouyang Cheng pondered, “It’s possible that those two beasts eventually escaped.”
Gu Xianglin remained noncommittal and continued, “Yu Longqing reportedly said he had also contacted ‘Shadow,’ and it’s highly likely they sent someone too, but I don’t know if they managed to strike Green-faced Ghost at the end.”
The ‘Shadow’ he referred to was the ‘Shadow King,’ the top assassin in Datong Prefecture and all of Feng Province.
No one knew his appearance or his real name, initially called ‘shadow,’ and later evolved to ‘Shadow King.’
“It’s fine if the assassin sent by ‘Shadow King’ didn’t strike in the end and chose to withdraw.
But if they struck and Green-faced Ghost is still alive.
That’s even more terrifying!”
Compared to overt powerhouses, those lurking in the shadows and adept at ambushes, especially those in the Tao Foundation Stage, are often more lethal.
“Based on your judgment, to what extent has Green-faced Ghost’s combat power reached?”
Gu Xianglin suddenly asked.
Ouyang Cheng recalled the moment Li Fei withstood his Blood Killing Spear with his body and the other moment when the latter tossed the several-ton Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast out of the pit, feeling a chill:
“He possesses extremely terrifying defensive power and bodily strength; I think he’s reached the Seventh Tier of Tao Foundation Stage!”
“Seventh Tier…”
Gu Xianglin’s fingers spun the thimble faster.
Across the whole of Feng Province, even with Wu’an University present, there were no more than a handful of Seventh Tier Tao Foundation Stage experts.
A Tao Foundation Stage expert was of crucial importance to any power, let alone a Seventh Tier one.
Just then, someone arrived outside the study:
“Boss, we have a reply from Shadow King.”
“Come in and speak.”
“Yes.”
A subordinate entered the study and said softly:
“Shadow King said he sent Shadow Two to assassinate Green-faced Ghost, but until now, there’s been no news from Shadow Two.”
“It’s actually Shadow Two!”
A whirl of emotions surged in Ouyang Cheng’s heart.
Shadow Two was also a codename; the person was Shadow King’s Direct Disciple and the strongest assassin in his organization next to Shadow King himself!
Shadow Two had killed more than one Fourth Tier Tao Foundation Stage expert and was considered to be of the Fourth Tier himself.
Yet now there was no news from him.
“What else did Shadow King say?”
Gu Xianglin asked.
“Shadow King also announced a message, effective immediately; Shadow Building will no longer accept any assassination contracts related to Green-faced Ghost,”
The subordinate replied.
Shadow Building was the assassination organization established by Shadow King and was the strongest in Feng Province.
When creating Shadow Building, Shadow King set two rules:
First, no retaliation for failed assassinations.
Second, if they fail to kill the same target three times, they will never accept that commission again.
Now, despite the assassination attempts on Green-faced Ghost having failed only twice, Shadow King announced they would no longer accept contracts to kill Green-faced Ghost.
He might not seek revenge for his Direct Disciple, which was understandable since he was a ruthless assassin.
But to disregard even the reputation of Shadow Building?
“What did you say?!”
Ouyang Cheng exclaimed involuntarily.
Gu Xianglin glanced at him indifferently. His character was originally steady and mature, but since the encounter with Green-faced Ghost, it seemed as if his personality had changed…
This was not a good sign for a martial artist, often indicating a significant Heart Barrier.
“Understood, you may leave.”
Gu Xianglin let his subordinate leave, then looked at Ouyang Cheng, “This trip has been tough on you. Go and rest well; we won’t be dealing with the Green-faced Ghost anymore.”
“Boss, are you planning to reconcile with the Zhang Family?”
Ouyang Cheng inquired with a searching gaze at Gu Xianglin.
Gu Xianglin nodded.
Ouyang Cheng unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
Being the strongest Tao Foundation Stage under the Gun King, if Gu Xianglin continued to target the Zhang Family’s assets, he would likely face the Green-faced Ghost again.
He truly did not want to see that mask again…
After Ouyang Cheng left, Gu Xianglin sat alone in his study, slowly twirling a jade wrench on his thumb.
He sat there until daybreak.
March 31, in the afternoon.
At the north city gate of Datong Prefecture City.
Shangguan Xiao and a large group from the Zhang Family were waiting at the city gate.
Aside from Zhang Zedong of the Zhang Family’s first household, the heads of the second and third households were also present.
Though the Zhang Family was currently in decline, these heads were still Imperial Officials; several Imperial Officials waiting at the city gate was certainly no small matter!
All the different powers soon received the news and sent people to gather near the city gate to probe for information.
The group waited for about twenty minutes before a convoy slowly entered through the north city gate.
Goods from the outside usually entered through the north gate, hence, the gate was made taller and wider, and the streets were also wider.
As the convoy entered the city gate, it comprised six heavy-duty trucks, and seeing this convoy, Shangguan Xiao took the initiative to greet them.
As she moved, the rest of the Zhang family followed suit.
The people nearby the city gate grew even more curious, wondering what sort of items the convoy carried that would bring all the key figures of the Zhang family out to ‘receive the goods’.
The six heavy-duty trucks slowly came to a stop, and the person who jumped down from the passenger seat of the first truck was Xiang Du.
“Big Leader.”
Xiang Du saluted Shangguan Xiao.
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Although Shangguan Xiao no longer managed Qingyuan Fist Village, Xiang Du still habitually addressed her as Big Leader.
“Thanks for your hard work; was everything smooth on the road?”
Shangguan Xiao patted Xiang Du’s shoulder.
Xiang Du’s face showed pride, “Who would dare intercept goods from Qingyuan City Management Company now?!”
“Good.”
An even broader smile appeared on Shangguan Xiao’s face.
She looked at the stationary convoy on the street and said with a smile,
“Then let’s do as he said.”
Thus, Xiang Du turned around and shouted at the people in the convoy,
“Brothers, get moving, tear off the tarp!”
The trucks in this convoy were not made of metal but were surrounded by tarpaulin.
Now, following Xiang Du’s command, the people in the trucks began to remove the tarp.
As the tarp was removed from each truck, the ‘cargo’ inside was also revealed.
Gasps could be heard from the people on the Zhang Family’s side.
And there was a commotion among the crowd around the city gate.
In the first truck, two enormous skulls could be seen:
One skull resembled a tiger, with a pair of long horns.
The other skull resembled a leopard, with a single horn.
Then in the second truck, there was a huge body cut into pieces, covered in black scales.
The next four trucks also contained the bodies of exotic beasts, segmented into pieces.
“Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast!”
“Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast!”
People around shouted in horror, recognizing the corpses of the two exotic beasts.
“It’s the Beast King’s two exotic beasts!”
“Could the rumors actually be true?”
“The Beast King is really dead!”
“…..”
Suddenly, there were a multitude of discussions.
Last night, after Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao talked on the phone, they immediately had the two exotic beasts dissected and sent to Datong Prefecture City by convoy.
First, only Datong Prefecture City had the capability and location to handle the bodies of these two exotic beasts.
Second, displaying the corpses of these two beasts would be more powerful than any words!
“It’s not only that he killed four Tao Foundation Stage martial artists, but he also killed two Fifth Level high-grade exotic beasts; this is simply, simply…”
Zhang Zedong looked dazedly at the bodies of the exotic beasts on the six trucks, at a loss for words for the moment.
He could hardly believe the results of the battle in the wilderness as he learned them from Shangguan Xiao.
Now seeing the bodies of the two exotic beasts, he fully believed it.
“Let’s go, it’s not good to block here continuously; let’s escort them.”
Shangguan Xiao turned to look at the Zhang Family members behind her and spoke.
“Yes, yes, let’s go; let’s escort them!”
The Zhang Family members, as if awakening from a dream, hurriedly got into their vehicles.
Soon, the Zhang Family’s convoy led the way, followed by six heavy-duty trucks carrying two exotic beast corpses.
A Fifth Level high-grade exotic beast, many people would never see one in their lifetime, let alone the corpses of two Fifth Level high-grade exotic beasts.
And today, this convoy would pass through half the city!
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