NOVEL WEB Chapter 59
“Ji Family Villa?”
Whale Gang, Wangjiang City Branch.
A middle-aged man in a brocade robe, not tall and even quite thin, squinted his eyes.
A scar at the corner of his eye looked like a centipede crawling on it and twisted as he narrowed his eyes.
“Correct!” the scout said with a deep voice. “I personally saw it. The carriage entered the Ji Family Villa, where there is a beautiful woman, seemingly referred to as the young lady by the servants.”
“Hmph, I thought it was just a little yellow-haired kid, how did he suddenly become the Branch Master of our Wangjiang City? Turns out to be just a clueless newbie!”
As soon as these words were spoken, a burly red-haired man sitting on the side of the hall coldly snorted.
He was the Deputy Branch Master of the Wangjiang City Branch or rather the former Branch Master!
Because of Lin Yuan’s arrival, the previous Branch Master was demoted to Deputy Branch Master, and he naturally followed suit, feeling quite aggrieved.
“Ji Family…” Wu Ping, sitting confidently at the head, pondered with his eyes.
As far as he knew, the Ji Family was an influential family in the capital, with a long-standing heritage. If it was indeed associated with the Ji Family, combined with personal strength that was not lacking, the Central Command might give some face to the Ji Family.
It’s important to note that Wangjiang City is a port city.
The Whale Gang controlled about thirty percent of the transactions there. The other seventy percent, with fifty percent owned by the Dragon Gang, and the remaining twenty percent belonged to the local yamen.
In other words, the position of the Branch Master in Wangjiang City was definitely a lucrative one! Even if you managed to skim a bit from the trade goods, it would be a wealth that an ordinary person couldn’t spend in a lifetime.
Wu Ping had been working here for thirty years! A so-called young talent parachuting down wanted to overthrow him?
Absolutely impossible!!
“I’m afraid it’s just someone above not being pleased with me…” A hint of gloom appeared in Wu Ping’s eyes.
He had a small and slender figure, and yet he was wearing a loose brocade robe, looking mismatched overall, like a monkey in human clothes, quite strange.
There was a newcomer who couldn’t help but laugh when he first saw it. Wu Ping didn’t show any sign of anger on the surface, still smiling, but the next day, no one saw that person again.
“Branch Master, in my opinion, we don’t need to bother with him, let him play by himself!”
At this moment, the red-haired man, Zhuang Yan, spoke again, with a sneer. “What does a teenager in his teens understand? Talent? So what if he’s talented? A talented person has two arms and two legs, and they can still drown in the river…”
“Shut up!” Wu Ping slammed the table, staring coldly at him, “Lao Zhuang, be careful of your words!”
Zhuang Yan was startled, realizing, and slapped himself hard on the face, instantly swelling red: “Look at my foul mouth, I started talking nonsense when I got anxious. How could I possibly harm the brothers in the gang?”
The hall fell silent. Wu Ping rhythmically tapped the back of the chair with his knuckles, lost in thought.
He was not afraid of Lin Yuan, who had parachuted in. Even if the other party was a junior genius with strong cultivation, how strong could he be?
According to the information reported by the waste Sun Youwei, all he did was kill a True Gang Realm tree demon not a long ago.
But he himself had killed nearly ten True Gang Realm beings over these years!
What Wu Ping truly worried about was the thoughts from above.
After much contemplation, Wu Ping finally made up his mind. He would never easily give up the position of the Branch Master of Wangjiang City. Otherwise, wouldn’t all his years of hard work be in vain?
“Give him another three days!” Wu Ping’s gaze became firm as he said slowly: “Day by day.”
“If he is sensible, it’s fine, and it’s not impossible to share the benefits with him. If he’s not sensible, let him be the Branch Master! I want to see if a lone Branch Master can stay in Wangjiang City! How will he explain if business declines!”
With a smile, Zhuang Yan said, “Branch Master, wise decision!”
“Dismissed.” Wu Ping waved his hand.
When only he remained in the hall, Wu Ping muttered to himself, “Three days, it’s almost time to make a move.”
As soon as he received the news, he immediately wrote a letter to a senior elder behind him.
You see, most of the benefits he obtained in Wangjiang City usually ended up in that person’s hands!
Two days passed.
“Come, move it here and replace the one above.” Outside the grand entrance of the garden-style mansion.
Ji Ling instructed a few people to take down the plaque “Ji Mansion” hanging above and replace it with the newly customized “Lin Mansion”.
The golden characters were bold and vigorous, clearly the work of a master craftsman.
“Ah, now it looks much better!” Standing in front of the door, Ji Ling carefully looked, nodding in satisfaction.
“Sister Ji, will it be inappropriate to remove the plaque directly?”
Lin Xianyu blinked her bright eyes and whispered softly. “Hey, what’s wrong with that? It’s just a matter of time!”
Ji Ling waved her hand disdainfully. “A thousand taels a day for lodging, my second brother has only given Young Master Lin less than thirty thousand taels. It won’t take long before this house is pawned off for the medical fees!”
Lin Xianyu hesitated to speak but stopped herself.
She wanted to say that this was originally the house of your Ji family, where did the lodging fees come from? Talking about protection money would make more sense.
But looking at Ji Ling’s radiant and charming look, Lin Xianyu’s thoughts wavered, and she didn’t say much, just smiled faintly.
“Miss Lin, Miss Ji.” At this moment, a figure walked up briskly, who happened to be Zhang Baoyi.
Naturally, he couldn’t stay in the Ji family mansion, so he rented a nearby room, temporarily lodging there.
“Ah, Brother Zhang, here to find my Elder Brother?” Lin Xianyu turned to look at him.
“Yes, isn’t it time after these two days?” Zhang Baoyi grinned, following Lin Yuan’s instructions, they had done nothing these two days, and Lin Yuan had stayed at home all the time.
Without any surprises, the Whale Gang in Wangjiang City did not make any moves from beginning to end.
As if they were completely unaware of his arrival.
“Is the big boss here?”
“Yes, Elder Brother is in the garden. Brother Zhang, go find him.” Lin Xianyu nodded.
“Okay!” Zhang Baoyi nodded and, as soon as he entered the courtyard, saw a figure shrouded in a black robe from head to toe, who nodded at him and then led the way.
Walking behind, Zhang Baoyi couldn’t help but observe this mysterious figure in front of him. When he came to see Lin Yuan yesterday, he noticed…
Now, from the Lin Mansion, there were a few more black clothed figures. They wore jet-black hooded hats, loose black robes all over, even their faces were covered with black gauze, only showing their eyes.
It wasn’t clear where they came from. But it seemed that the cultivation of these people was not very high, just like the one leading the way at the moment, probably only at the Skin Refinement Realm level.
Although he had doubts in his mind, Zhang Baoyi didn’t dare to ask too many questions. Soon after,
Zhang Baoyi arrived at the outskirts of the garden. There were artificial mountains and waterfalls, golden fish in the pond, and a captivating floral scent in the air, bringing a sense of tranquility to the heart.
After the black-clothed person went to report, Zhang Baoyi cautiously walked in.
Lin Yuan was quietly sitting in the pavilion, with a fruit platter on the stone table, alongside a pot of tea steaming.
Behind him, two beautiful maids stood respectfully, ready to serve at any moment.
At that moment, Zhang Baoyi saw Lin Yuan put a green unknown item into his mouth gently.
The item was placed lightly into the mouth.
The words that had not yet been spoken were forcibly swallowed, and the mouth was closed again. “Is that a demon spirit essence?”
Although Zhang Baoyi had never seen such a precious item, he had once been the Branch Hall Master of Black Mountain City, so he still had some knowledge.
Obviously, Lin Yuan was using this item for cultivation.
“It should have some effect.” Lin Yuan contemplated as information panels appeared before his eyes, focusing on a martial art called “Stone Carving Palm” in the Blood Exchange Realm.
It was very ordinary, obtained from an evil ghost, mainly used for experimentation.
“开始文字模拟。”心中默默的念了句,一行行文字徐徐在眼前展开【区区换血境的武学,对于如今已经踏入玉液境的你而言,根本算不上什么,只随意儿眼就能看出其中真意】【你的肉身早已根基雄厚,普天之下能与你媲美亦找不到儿人】【第一年,你突破至大成境界】【第二年,你没有动用任何罡气,随意一掌将假山劈开,心想这开碑掌的威力倒也还凑合,并不是想象之中那般不堪,你突破至圆满境界工【在这期间,你含在口中的妖魔精魄在不断被消耗,并且融入你的体内】缓慢】【因为要剔除其中所蕴含的妖魔气息,所以较为…
“Begin text simulation.” Silently reciting in his mind, rows of text unfolded before his eyes:
[Regarding the martial art in the Blood Exchange Realm, it is nothing to you now that you have entered the Jade Liquid Realm. You can easily see the true essence of it.”.
[Your physical body is already strong, unmatched under the heavens.]
[In the first year, you break through to the Great Achievement Realm.]
[In the second year, without using any Gang Qi, you casually cleave a fake mountain with a palm. You think the power of the Stone Carving Palm is acceptable, not as unbearable as imagined. You reach the Perfect Mastery Realm.]
[During this time, the demon spirit essence in your mouth is slowly consumed and merged into your body.]
[Because you needed to eliminate the demonic aura contained within, your cultivation is somewhat slow.]
[In the third year, the demon spirit essence from the ten-year-old willow tree demon is completely depleted. You continue to practice the Stone Carving Palm, even though you have reached perfection and no longer experience any changes.]
[You sense that you seem to have an additional special talent: [Wood Spirit Root (Fourth Grade): when practicing martial arts of the wood attribute, you can speed up to a certain extent, have a certain affinity with plants, and recover from injuries faster.]
Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up.
Spirit roots? Such things are usually seen in cultivation tales. This is the second time it has appeared, the first time being with that ancient flying sword.
“Although it is now an era where martial arts reign supreme, this so-called Wood Spirit Root doesn’t seem to be entirely useless.” After carefully reading the information, Lin Yuan roughly understood.
In conclusion, this was a successful attempt. The demon spirit essence did indeed provide some special bonuses, but not all demon spirit essences would give rise to a Spirit Root.
Glancing casually at the information on the Stone Carving Palm: [Stone Carving Palm (Blood Exchange Realm)]
[Realm: Perfect Mastery]
[Special Effect: Two-level strength increase],
Lin Yuan shook his head. He had already realized that this special effect would only take effect at the highest level and would not stack.
Lin Yuan’s thoughts slowly settled.
Lin Yuan glanced at Zhang Baoyi standing outside the pavilion and smiled. “They still haven’t made any moves?”
“No, Boss,” Zhang Baoyi immediately shook his head.
“Up until now, no member of the Wangjiang City Branch Hall has officially appeared in our sight, but there are quite a few hidden eyes nearby watching our every move.”
“It seems they have made their choice.” Lin Yuan smiled faintly and waved his hand casually.
“Alright, you can go down first.”
“Yes!”
Zhang Baoyi bowed and retreated slowly.
He could clearly feel that the young Branch Hall Master was exuding more and more power, and although his tone was calm, it carried an unmistakable sense of authority.
He seemed to be like someone who had long been in a position of power. Lin Yuan drank tea expressionlessly in the pavilion for a while, then abruptly stood up.
Wangjiang City Branch Hall.
Wu Ping sat in the main seat and slowly said, “Has he been staying at the Ji Family these past two days without leaving once?”
“Yes, the spies have been nearby taking turns to monitor, and have confirmed that he has not left since he entered.”
“This kid is quite clever!”
Hearing the spy’s report, Zhuang Yan, the red-haired ghost, coldly smiled. “I thought the so-called genius would be arrogant. He turns out to be a coward, not even daring to come to our Branch Hall proactively!”
“Alright, since he seems sensible, there is no need for such talks in the future,” Wu Ping smiled.”
He had just received a message from the senior elder, instructing him to handle it and avoid causing too much trouble to prevent issues.
Originally, he thought there would be more twists and turns. Now it seemed…
Bang!!
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound and a scream from outside.
Wu Ping furrowed his brows. This was the Whale Gang Branch Hall, even the members of the Dragon Gang would not come here and cause trouble openly. Who had the guts to do this?
“Hmm!?” Zhuang Yan, the red-haired ghost, stood up abruptly, with a fierce expression on his face.
“Where did these insolent fools come from, daring to cause trouble at our Whale Gang? They don’t want to live?”
With a clank, he drew out the nine-ring broadsword from behind and strode towards the outside.
Just as he reached the closed door.
Crash!
The entire door shattered, and a slender figure stood outside, indifferent as he gazed into the hall.
“Is it him!?” Wu Ping’s eyes widened in surprise from his main seat.
“Seeking death!” Zhuang Yan glared fiercely, whether he did not recognize the person or pretended not to…
With widened eyes, he either did not recognize the person or pretended not to…
In his hand, the nine-ring broadsword raised a sharp sword light, like a fierce wind sweeping leaves, instantly forming a dozen sword qi that fiercely slashed towards the opponent’s head.
“Stone Carving Palm.” A faint voice sounded.
Stone Carving Palm? That mediocre Blood Exchange Realm martial art you can learn for a price?
Zhuang Yan’s ferocious expression became more pronounced. How could he not recognize the person?
The portrait had been sent even on the first day!
By directly killing the person, he could completely claim not to know the other’s identity, having only seen him injure an internal gang member, shatter the door, and possibly mistook him for an enemy attack!