Xue Tong had an agenda, but relying on Dong Sanbiao to expand his influence was too slow. He caught Mao Lingchuan's unreasonable bullying and took action decisively.
Xue Tong had watched more than 20 battles at the martial arts competition, and he had a rough idea of the strength of the martial arts in the later stages. After practicing the third level of the Nightmare Bone Art, his strength increased dramatically, and he was sure to win against Mao Lingchuan.
But he still took a small precaution, not giving Mao Lingchuan any more opportunities, killing him with one strike, in case he had high-level magic weapons or any special gadgets.
As expected, an hour later came the Dragon and Tiger Order, and the gang leader summoned Xue Tong.
The inner hall of the mighty hall.
Mo Renjie, the leader of the martial arts master Dacheng, did not show any joy or anger, and was staring at the auspicious clouds and auspicious colors patterns on the beams and pillars.
Six senior figures from the Dragon and Tiger Ranking list, with different heights, fatness and weight, were seated on both sides.
"See the gang leader, see the protector and the elders." Xue Tong was somewhat nervous.
"Wei Wuhuang, you killed Master Mao Xiang, what do you have to say?" A middle-aged man on the left who looked like a scholar said.
"Mao Lingchuan is right to rely on strength, but it's a pity that he used it in the wrong place. The Zhan brothers and sisters obtained the medicine garden legally, and then blackmailed and drove people away. It will damage the reputation of our Longhu Gang, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"I acted in accordance with the gang rules and Xuanmen principles. Mao Lingchuan blindly blackmailed me regardless of the consequences. It was really helpless for me to take action. I hope the gang leader and all of you will learn from this."
Xue Tong's palms were secretly sweating. It was hard to say that his risky move would not lead to death. In his storage bag, there was a thunder bomb and three cloud control talismans given by Wei Geng. As long as these people didn't rush in all at once. , there is still a chance to escape.
"Oh, why do I feel that Master Mao Xiang fell into a trap and was coaxed by you into signing the life and death document?" said the middle-aged man Du Xiao.
"I'm reporting to Elder Du that I don't have enough magic power and my boxing skills are limited to three moves. I think that if Mao Lingchuan underestimates the enemy, it is very likely that he will let me succeed with one move and sign a life and death certificate in order to leave a way out for myself." Xue Tong explained. road.
"Where's Mao Lingchuan's storage bag?"
"The storage bag is here, please inspect it, Elder Du."
Logically, the victory belongs to the victor, but under special circumstances, Xue Tong is suspected of encouraging vicious fights among his fellow sects.
Everyone was talking about it, and the general idea was that Xue Tong's actions were basically in compliance with the law, so he could not deal with it for the time being, waiting for him to take advantage of the situation.
Mo Renjie finally said: "What Wei Wuyang did was in line with the rules of the Longhu Gang. Mao Lingchuan deserves the blame. I think his position will be replaced by Wei Wuyang. I hope that Master Wei Xiang will contribute more to the gang in the future."
Xue Tong replaced Mao Lingchuan in one fell swoop and became the youngest incense master in the gang. This was also the first time in a hundred years that the Longhu Gang had a middle-level incense master. The last time this happened was when the Longhu Gang was first established. .
After Xue Tong left, Mo Renjie greeted him: "Thank you, Elder Du, for going to Wangzhang Mansion to inquire about the Wei family. We must know the details about Wei Wuhuang."
Xue Tong moved into No. 6 on West Ninth Street. The house was several times larger than Fulupu. He immediately called Dong Sanbiao and several thugs to act as his followers.
He asked Dong Sanbiao: "Have you heard of anyone who has used high-end talismans? I have visited all the talisman shops in Pingshan, and they do not sell seventh-floor talismans."
"Explosive bombs are also acceptable, as long as they are not for sale, we must be especially careful with such people." Xue Tong added.
"I'm going to ask about it."
Dong Sanbiao replied more than ten days later. Shi Hongda of "Fengda Ware Shop" once used an eight-layered golden sword talisman to kill a casual cultivator who came from outside to cause trouble. No one seemed to have used the explosive bomb that was not for sale. "
An imperceptible strange color flashed across Xue Tong's eyes.
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Du Xiao returned and found out that there was indeed a Wei family who practiced martial arts in Wangzhang Mansion and was good at drawing talismans. He left Dengzhou and went to the north more than ten years ago, which is consistent with Wei Wuyi's account.
"Well, arrange the assessment immediately and observe his performance."
A few days later, an uninvited guest came to Mansion No. 6. Li Jichang, the incense leader of the Longhu Gang, came to see him.
"Wei Xiangzhu, the Juxian Restaurant on West Seventh Street is doing a booming business and it is an undecided site. We have agreed with the Qiankun Gang to provide half a year's dividend each, but the Qiankun Gang's share is for the first half of the year. There is a lot of profit and water, and the gang leader has always been dissatisfied." Li Ji Chang said immediately when he saw Xue Tong.
"Oh, please tell Master Lixiang to tell the gang leader that Wei will try to reverse the disadvantage." Xue Tong knew it well and readily agreed.
"Well, I'll wait for the good news from Master Wei Xiang after this department has prepared the documents." Li Jichang laughed a few times and left Xue Mansion.
Xue Tong came to Dong Sanbiao and asked, "Dong Sanbiao, have you done anything interesting recently?"
"Since Master Wei Xiang taught us to fight less, the brothers have stopped expanding. We have encountered people from the Thunder Fire Sect and the Qiankun Gang several times, and our behavior has been very restrained. Those people know that we have the support of Master Wei Xiang, and they do not dare to cause trouble. ." Dong Sanbiao answered truthfully.
"Oh, that's good. What's going on at Juxian Restaurant?" Xue Tong changed the subject and asked.
"Juxian Tower?"
Dong Sanbiao seemed to smell the smell, "Juxian Tower is on West Fifth Street, which is the area where the Dragon Tiger Gang and the Qiankun Gang meet. Both sides of the boss will not offend, and each will give 30% of the half-year profit."
"Wouldn't that be nice."
"It's okay, but there are many holidays in the first half of the year and there's the New Year, so the profits are even more impressive," Dong Sanbiao said.
"What, does the incense owner have any ideas?" Dong Sanbiao asked again, his eyes shining.
"Well, I know your hands are itchy, so I'll take over the job and do it." Xue Tong said with a smile.
"Wei Xiangzhu is wise! Brothers, we have been holding back for two months." Dong Sanbiao became energetic.
"You take my letter's nameplate and send it to Fu Heng's house. I will make an appointment with him tomorrow at the pavilion on the west horse racing road."
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Five miles west of the town, at a lonely pavilion beside the horse road, Fu Heng stood with his hands behind his back, and more than a dozen men in black were standing guard around him.
Xue Tong and a group of eight people arrived on horseback. Dong Sanbiao saw that there were many people on the other side and hurriedly caught up two steps. "Master Wei Xiang, be careful of the ambush set by the Qiankun Gang."
"This place is empty, there are no ambushes to speak of, and most of them are gang fights. You don't have to worry."
After Xue Tong finished speaking, he dismounted, cupped his hands towards Fu Heng and said, "Excuse me, Master Fu Xiang, please wait. Wei is polite."
Xue Tong's style is polite first and then military, which is very rare in the casual cultivator world.
Fu Hengfang, with his big eyes, beard and late-stage martial arts training, snorted coldly: "Are you Wei Wuhuang, the incense master who replaces Li Jichang? The Longhu Gang found such a person to discuss with me the share of the Juxian Tower. ?”
His words were full of disdain, and he didn't take Xue Tong seriously at all.
"Well, Juxian Tower is now under my jurisdiction. I mean it will be done once every three years. Starting next year, the Dragon Tiger Gang will collect the first half of the share." Xue Tong was unmoved and said in a normal tone.
"What if I disagree?" Fu Heng raised his eyebrows.
"Then according to the old rules, the winner has the final say."
The unwritten rules of Pingshan Town are that the disputed area has a fight every three years, and the winner is determined by one fight. Only one incense master can appear in each district per party.
The rules ensure that Pingshan's gang does not kill too harshly.
"Haha, okay, Li Jichang was defeated three years ago. Are you better than him?" Fu Heng twitched his sleeves and signaled to come over.
"Others, step back, offended!"
Xue Tong waved his hand, using the sixth level of lightning strike spell.
More than three years ago, Li Ruiguang and Yu Jiansheng fought in the inner city, using only fourth- and fifth-level elementary spells.
The sixth level is usually regarded as the limit of the middle martial artist.
Fu Heng's expression changed slightly, he put away his contempt, and struck out the wind blade with his palm. The green wind blade split the lightning strike, and before its power was exhausted, it cut a deep mark on the gravel ground.
"Master Fu Xiang really has two brushes." Before Xue finished his call, a second lightning strike erupted. The strike was faster and faster, and the lightning arc was larger and thicker.
Fu Heng's pupils shrank. In the middle stage, the martial arts disciple actually mastered the seventh level of spells. It was really something he had never seen before. He activated his magic power and slashed with the wind knife again.
"boom!"
The cyan wind blade collapsed, the thunder arc shook violently, and still shot towards Fu Heng.
The more Fu Hengteng avoided, the lightning arc hit the cliff several feet behind him, creating a large black spot.
"Okay!" Dong Sanbiao lost no time in cheering. Xue Tong's magic power was obviously purer and thicker, giving him the upper hand.
Fu Heng patted his storage bag and tightened his grip on a long black knife. Just as he was about to change his moves, Xue Tong struck three lightning strikes in succession, blocking his path to attack.
"Do you want to continue the competition?"
Xue Tong teased during the break between lightning strikes.
Fu Heng's face turned pale, Xue Tong's lightning strikes were separated by one breath, his spells were fired at extremely fast speeds, and he could talk and laugh happily, which he could never do.
Fu Heng jumped and rolled to avoid three lightning strikes. When he got up, he was already in a miserable state.
"Okay, it's up to you!" Fu Heng shouted, signaling a truce.
…
Xue Tong easily won the battle and became famous.
However, he knew that being famous was not a good thing, so he immediately shrank back and placed several warnings in the backyard, telling Dong Sanbiao not to cause trouble outside and to mainly spy on all kinds of information.
"We want to do big business. Small fights don't make much sense. We should guard our territory and practice the exercises with peace of mind."
Mo Renjie's wariness about Xue Tong was lifted. In his opinion, Xue Tong would most likely make enough money from the talisman business for a few years and then fly away like the talented young people who had appeared in Pingshan.
Three months passed, and Xue Tong did not get any news about the "big deal" either from the senior officials of the Longhu Gang or from Dong Sanbiao. He judged that the disappearance of the Yunxiao Sect disciples had nothing to do with the Pingshan gang.
He wrote a note, put it into the tube tied to the falcon's foot, and took out the red bottle of odorant for the falcon to smell.
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"Master Wei Xiang, something seems to be wrong these past two days!" Dong Sanbiao hurriedly came to look for him and said mysteriously.
"Oh, something's wrong." Xue Tong's heart moved.
"I heard that two Dharma Protector disciples came from Yunxiao Sect and they want to continue to investigate the disappearance of the previous disciples."
"Is there such a thing? Tell me the whole story!" Xue Tong has been waiting for today. Dong Sanbiao took the initiative to speak, which couldn't be better.
"More than a year ago, two people from the Yunxiao Sect came to investigate the robbery of the goods. Unexpectedly, the matter was not found out, and the person even took a ride in and disappeared."
"The Yunxiao Sect is so powerful, who is so bold as to dare to rob goods and people?" Xue Tong pretended to be surprised.
"I don't know, the rumors are related to the Blood Sword Sect and the Seven Evils Alliance. You know, the casual cultivators in Pingshan don't dare to touch the affairs of the four major Xuanmen, so I dare to talk about it here." Dong Sanbiao looked around, It seemed that he was afraid of being heard.
"The rogue cultivator gang has many minions and is well-informed. I don't think they will participate at all." Xue Channel.
"This is just the incense owner's speculation, without any basis or evidence."
"Where did you get the news?"
"My good brother Jiang Ming was watching the show at the Jinyuan Casino near the Yunxiao Courtyard. He and I talked about it yesterday when we were drinking. He saw two black carriages entering the compound. When the rear car entered the door, the curtains were raised, and he sat inside It’s a stunning woman!”
