On August 16th, heroes’ banquet, heroes gathered at the Gate of Justice again.
The banquet hall inside the Justice Gate is very grand, even more spacious and luxurious than many restaurants open for business.
Even if the number of martial arts people who came to the meeting today was close to two hundred, they could still accommodate them.
In recent years, under Shen Youran's operation, Zhengyi Sect has been prosperous; they can get a share of the large and small businesses of the black and white gangs in Luoyang, and even some activities of buying and selling officials, so the money is also like this It flowed into Shen Youran's pocket like running water.
It can be said that after this conference, people have a clearer understanding of the financial, human, and leadership capabilities of Justice Sect.
Considering that Shen Youran is only in his early thirties this year, Huang Donglai's prediction that he will be one of the six most powerful people in the world in the next twenty years is indeed reasonable.
However, Shen Youran himself...actually doesn't care much about that.
The gate of justice is not important in his eyes.
He does have ambitions and wants to lead a sect to rise and dominate the world...but that sect is not the Justice Sect, but the Tianqi Gang.
Some people may ask, since he is already a leader, as long as he can succeed, what difference does it make whether the sect he leads is called the Zhengyi Sect or the Tianqi Gang?
In fact... there is no difference, at least in the eyes of others.
But in Shen Youran's view, the difference is huge.
He has his persistence and his ideas, no matter what others think of his persistence as paranoia, naivety, or stupidity... As long as he thinks it is necessary and correct, he will not think there is anything wrong with doing so. question.
Of course, he can have his persistence, but he also has to pay for this choice.
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At three o'clock in the hour, the heroes' banquet was held.
At this time, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, all the heroes were in high spirits.
"Master, we have counted it three times. Everyone is here and we are ready." At this moment, a disciple of the Justice Sect came to Shen Youran's side, leaned down and whispered.
"Okay, go down." After hearing this, Shen Youran put down his wine glass and ordered softly.
After receiving the order, the disciple left quickly.
"Come on, come on, Lord Shen, let me toast you! Hahaha..." At this time, a senior from another sect came over from another table to toast Shen Youran.
But Shen Youran seemed not to see the other party. He stood up from his seat expressionlessly, turned around and walked straight towards a high platform in the north of the banquet hall.
"Eh? Shen..." The person who came to toast passed by him and was stunned for a moment, but before he could say anything else, Shen Youran had already walked away.
Soon, Shen Youran came to the platform that was a little higher than the surroundings. He secretly used his inner strength and said, "Everyone, please be quiet."
This sound, to use a concept familiar to modern people, is like shouting through a loudspeaker, very loud.
When everyone present heard this, they knew that Master Shen had something serious to announce, so they suddenly became quiet, and the sound of cups, plates, chopsticks and soup suddenly stopped.
"Shen, there are some important things to announce." Shen Youran's tone when she said this was wrong...
His tone was not only devoid of any respect or politeness, but also had a hint of command.
But at this moment, not many people noticed this difference, because everyone took it for granted that Shen Youran was going to go on stage to present awards to the top three of the Young Heroes Association.
"First, starting today, the Luoyang Zhengyi Sect will be disbanded, and all the members, businesses, and assets of the Zhengyi Sect... will be taken over by the Tianqi Gang."
As a result, Shen Youran's next words made everyone present gasp in shock. Many people were already a little drunk, but they even woke up after hearing these words.
"Secondly, I, Shen Youran, from today on, am no longer the leader of the Justice Sect, but the leader of the Tianqi Gang." Shen Youran ignored their reactions and just continued talking to himself.
At this moment, an uninterested guy came up and tried to be a peacemaker with a smile on his face: "Hey, Master Shen, even if you are drunk and joking, you can get over it, you see everyone is I was scared by you... If it was a joke, I would stop here..."
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Shen Youran interrupted the man with a cold expression and asked.
Although the man was a martial arts senior in terms of qualifications, he was nothing more than a second-rate figure, otherwise he wouldn't be so incompetent. At this moment, when he was glared at by Shen Youran, he felt his scalp numb, his legs weak, and instinctively He took a few steps back and said nothing.
"Third..." Seeing that no one interrupted, Shen Youran continued, "Shen hopes that all of you here... will stay in our Zhengyi Sect for a few days and pass on the martial arts skills and techniques of your respective sects. All the secrets, including the shady secrets among your senior fellow disciples, must be told in detail, and I will wait until my subordinates have recorded all of them... before leaving."
As soon as the third sentence came out, the audience exploded.
Let’s not mention the younger generation for now. You must know that there are at least fifty deputy head-level bosses sitting here. All of them have higher qualifications and seniority than Shen Youran, and their martial arts skills are not bad either... Even if it were an ordinary disciple hearing Shen Youran's request, he would be furious, let alone these big shots.
"Bah!" As expected, Feng Shunfeng stood up first, "Shen, did you eat something unclean and went crazy? How dare you say this today? Are you afraid you are seeking death?"
The people at the tables at Feng Shunfeng's side, except for him, Feng Shunshui, and their gang leader's nephew Di Gui, the others were also from the Shuilu sect that was friendly with their Cao gang. When they saw that Master Feng Er took the lead in slapping the table , they all stood up one after another, and each of them put their hands on their weapons.
"Ha..." Shen Youran looked at the other party as if he was watching a joke, "Master Feng Er, if you had better things in your head, you wouldn't be so eager to say such ugly things to me. Come." He paused and looked at everyone again, "I know that most of you here are thinking similar to Master Feng Er. If I don't explain what I just said, you won't let me go easily... Huh. , Don’t worry, since Shen dares to say this, he has something to rely on."
When he said this, he raised his hand and patted it twice.
As soon as the applause ended, the row of exits on the south side of the banquet hall were all closed from the outside in two seconds.
You don't need to think about it to know that at this moment, the door of the banquet hall has been blocked by the Justice Gate... oh no, it should be said that it was sealed by the disciples of the Tianqi Gang.
This was not over yet. After the front door was closed, two people walked out of the side door leading to the kitchen. On the shoulders of those two people... they also carried a third person.
Their movements were fast and their goals were clear. They arrived at Shen Youran's side in three steps and two steps at a time, and then placed the person they were carrying on a chair with a backrest.
Everyone in the audience took a closer look and saw that the person who was carried up was none other than Bai Ruhong, the famous "Yin Dao" in the world.
At this moment, Bai Ruhong's face was ashen, and his whole body was tied up with ropes. Although his eyes were still open and he was breathing, the way he was slumped on the chair motionless was unusual.
Everyone knows that a master like Taoist Bai can break an iron chain as long as he exerts his inner strength and outer strength, let alone a mere rope? There must be a reason for him to be like this now.
And Shen Youran also quickly answered their doubts: "Two days ago, Taoist Bai, like everyone here, drank a cup of tea that I offered..."
He had only finished speaking half a sentence, but most of the people below had already changed their expressions, especially those in the Cao Gang, whose faces were all blue.
They are all on the road of martial arts, so who can't understand what he means? But they also have doubts, because many of the heroes here are capable of poisoning, but the day before yesterday, no one noticed that they had been drugged... Of course, before that, the dignified sect leader of the Justice Sect and the young hero The organizer of the conference would actually poison the tea water of the wealthy people who came to the conference... It is unimaginable, so it is really difficult to guard against it.
"Ha..." Shen Youran saw through people's thoughts, and he continued with a smile, "You don't have to guess, you can't know what the 'thing' in the tea is, and I won't tell you either. .”
Obviously, Gang Leader Shen is different from the common villains who successfully poison themselves in various martial arts TV series. He did not confidently tell the poisoners the name of the poison he had administered.
Therefore, the book here implies that the thing he added is called "Bliss Gu", which is a mysterious poison originating from the Miao border.
Strictly speaking, this thing is not a plant or chemical, but a very small creature that is about the size of tea foam to the naked eye.
After the Bliss Gu enters the human body, it will parasitize in the human intestines and stomach, rapidly divide and proliferate after about twelve hours, and then enter the blood and nervous system through the intestinal wall.
From this moment on, this person is officially "poisoned".
People who have been poisoned by the Bliss Gu will not feel anything strange on ordinary days, but when someone shakes the "Gu Bell" near them, the person's nervous system and internal organs will react immediately, making the person who has been poisoned worse than death. .
This feeling can be compared to the pain of drug addiction, and is even more terrifying than that. It cannot be fought with strong willpower; but if one tries to hold on when the Bliss Gu attacks, or attempts to use one's strength to fight it , and can also cause direct physiological damage.
In addition, after the attack of the Bliss Gu subsides, the person will temporarily fall into a psychedelic state where the whole body is paralyzed and like being in the clouds, as if he has ascended to the gods and transcended the physical body, hence the name - "Bliss".
Some people must have thought of this when they saw this... Yes, the disciples in the Justice Sect were all infected with the "Bliss Gu", so they all obeyed Shen Youran. Even if Shen asked them to fight against the entire martial arts world, they would not Dare to say no.
Of course, the Gu among these disciples are not the same group as those among the current martial arts heroes.
Each batch of Bliss Gu is composed of several male worms and one female worm. You can regard them as different groups. Those for human consumption are male worms, which are very small, difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, colorless and odorless, and cannot be detected by poison testing methods; while the female worms are about half the size of a thumb, and are made by drying the female worms in a unique way. The hard cocoon can be made into a "gu bell" by placing it in a small metal cage.
Each "Gu Bell" can only activate the Bliss Gu of the same group, and will not affect the males of other groups.
Even if a person infected by the poison injures his own eardrums and loses his hearing, he is not immune to the poison. Suicide can solve the problem, but generally speaking, people who have experienced the pleasure after the attack of the bliss poison are reluctant to die... They Their brains will be as if they are controlled by worms, longing for the arrival of the next "bliss" and suppressing the idea of suicide. Only by completely removing these worms from the body can they return to normal.
Finally, the Bliss Gu has one of the most vicious characteristics: every six months, the Gu bugs must "attack" in the body once. If the interval between hearing the Gu bell twice exceeds this time limit, the Gu bugs will go crazy. To destroy the human nervous system and cause them to die slowly in extreme pain. Therefore, even if the Gu Bell is destroyed, it will not solve the problem...
To sum up, the only way to get rid of the "Bliss Gu" is to use the antidote to completely kill and remove the poison.
As for what the antidote is, I won’t mention it here for the time being. Let’s go back to the Heroes’ Banquet...
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Although Shen Youran did not tell everyone the name of Bliss Gu, he still told everyone about the reactions before and after the attack, the consequences of trying to resist... that is, part of the content above; if these are not made clear, it will also cause trouble. It no longer has the effect of intimidation.
Many people in the audience showed expressions of despair after only half-listening, and some were trying to remain calm, either because they didn't believe it or because they were still taking chances.
Shen Youran was naturally prepared for such a reaction, so he took out the Gu Bell and shook it twice.
If the shaking time is short, the attack time will be short. If it is shaken twice, the attack will only last for about a minute. After all, Shen Youran has something to say next, and he cannot let these people struggle there for a long time. So long.
So, after a minute of the attack and dozens of seconds of "bliss", the staggering group of heroes gradually recovered; some of them were in a daze, and some of them had complicated eyes and unfinished thoughts... Regardless of everyone's Whatever you think, one thing is for sure - they are all convinced that what Shen Youran said is true.
"Now, you all should be aware of the situation..." Shen Youran then said in a leisurely tone, "Shen would like to advise everyone, cooperate with me obediently, don't show off, and end up holding on in front of this thing... ..." When he said this, he turned around and glanced at Bai Ruhong, "... Taoist Master Bai is a good lesson for others."
After his reminder, many people realized that when everyone was having an attack just now, Bai Ruhong was still paralyzed there without moving, not even a groan. Come to think of it... Taoist Bai was raped by Shen Youran because he refused to submit. After repeated torture, he is now a disabled person.
"Shen... Gang leader." After a moment of silence, another person stood up from the audience and said to Shen Youran in a more polite tone, "What you did today... Even if you can make us obey you for the time being, you will Aren't you afraid... In the future, we will return to our respective sects and bring those who are not poisoned to come back to you to question you and force you to hand over the antidote?"
The person who asked this question was Lu Shiyuan, the head of Qingyuan Zhongyi Sect, and one of the higher-ranking deputy heads present.
"That's why I asked you to explain all the ulterior secrets and scandals in the door besides your martial arts skills before leaving."
This sentence was not answered by Shen Youran.
The person who replied just happened to walk in from the side door at this moment, and slowly walked up to the high platform while talking.
This man looked to be about forty-five years old and of medium build.
In fact, in terms of appearance alone, he is not ugly, but he has two characteristics that are difficult to accept: first, his skin is white and blue, a skin color similar to that of a corpse, which is extremely weird; , his body exudes a weird fragrance. It smells delicious, but it makes people feel nauseated for no reason.
"Honored Lord." When Shen Youran saw this man, he immediately bowed and saluted respectfully.
"Youran, you did a good job." The man known as the Lord, the boss of Buguilou, had walked to Shen Youran's side and looked down at the banquet hall with him. The martial arts heroes there chanted, "If your sect is knowledgeable, they will definitely be proud of you."
"The Lord's words are serious, how dare Youran take credit..." A trace of joy flashed in Shen Youran's eyes, but her mouth was still very humble.
Just when the mastermind behind the scenes appeared and greeted Shen Youran.
Sudden……
A figure suddenly emerged from the stage, shouting loudly: "The devil is evil! I will die with you right now!"
There was only one fool like this who shouted to remind the opponent while making a sneak attack, and his name was Lei Buji.
He had already made up his mind to fight with Shen Youran when he listened to Shen Youran's explanation of the effect of the Bliss Gu. However, the attack of the Gu just now stopped him temporarily. Now he adjusted his breathing a little below and felt relieved. , he will come up and fight for his life.
But how could Lei Buji be the opponent of Shen Youran and that Lord...
Shen Youran didn't plan to kill Lei Buji here, because Lei Buji's martial arts was very good and his background was a mystery. Killing him might be dangerous. So facing Lei Buji's surprise attack, Shen Youran just He smiled calmly and raised his hand slightly, trying to block the opponent's fist with two fingers.
Unexpectedly...among these changes, another change occurred.
However, just as Lei Buji was about to jump up and rush onto the stage, another figure shot out from his side and intercepted Lei Buji with a grapple.
Lei Buji didn't even see who was intercepting him, so he was hugged by the waist and pushed to the ground. Then a hand came out from nowhere and a drug was applied to his face.
After one breath, Lei Buji passed out and became unconscious.
At this time, everyone saw clearly that the people who intercepted Lei Buji and stunned him with medicine were Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai.
"hahahahahahahahahaha……"
"hahahahahahahahahaha……"
The two stood up, letting out an extremely exaggerated villain-like laugh, and then very naturally... with an attitude like accomplices of evil forces, they walked towards Shen Youran and the Lord on the stage...
