The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 796 Interrogation
Mianchi, the headquarters of the Fiery Gang.

This is a large mansion covering an area of ​​more than 50 acres. The interior is intricate and complex, like a small city.

"Fire Cloud Gun" Lu Zhen and "Light Clouds and Sparse Rain" Feng Wuxian were hiding in the porch of the main house in the compound at this time, and in front of them, knelt a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes.

This man has a plump face and a round belly, and looks more like a businessman than a gangster, but he is the real current leader of the "Fire Gang".

Speaking of which, a few days ago, after Feng Wuxian drove away the members of the Liehuo Gang with a single word and "rescued" Lu Zhen, the former threatened to repay the "favor" and asked the latter to temporarily be under her command.

Lu Zhen originally did not want to agree because he was worried that his own contamination by the "Blood Moon" would implicate the other party, but after Feng Wuxian revealed her identity as the daughter of Feng Daoyun, the head of the Six Gates' Golden Seal Constable, he had no choice but to obey the order.

After all, if you don't obey, you will be taken away and sent to the government.

In fact, Feng Wuxian originally planned to not show up and quietly follow Lu Zhen, but Zhao Chen's orders changed three times a day, from asking her to investigate the current situation of the "Fire Gang", to finding out the reason why the "Fire Gang" moved out of the capital, and finally asking her to find out what the "Fire Gang" had lost...

This really left Feng Wuxian, the "flower fairy", speechless.

But since her "master" had given her a task, she had to do it, and with her official identity, it was not easy for her to use force against the "Liehuo Gang" - although the "Liehuo Gang" was a gang of the underworld, it was also a "regular" organization in Daxia. It might be okay outside Jiuzhou, but it was indeed not easy to use force wantonly within Jiuzhou.

Therefore, Feng Wuxian set his sights on Lu Zhen, the former hero and current wanted criminal.

After all, it’s not surprising that a remnant of the “Blood Moon” would do something out of line, right?

In this way, after Feng Wuxian spent a day investigating the "Liehuo Gang" base, he sneaked in with Lu Zhen and successfully controlled the gang's current leader Zhu Heng.

This man became the leader of the Liehuo Gang after they were forced to move out of the capital. His strength is not very high, only at the "Lianqiao" level.

In other words, there are basically no powerful monks in the "Fire Gang" now, and the one with the highest cultivation level is only a dying elder of the seventh level of "mana".

If this mansion had not been purchased by the Fiery Gang as a retreat when they were at their peak, it would be impossible for it to be the base for a force like theirs.

"If you two heroes want money, I have the key to the warehouse here, just go and get it!" Zhu Heng, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed to the man and woman in front of him with a flattering look on his face, and his fat body trembled with his humble movements.

He now just hoped that these two people were really just robbers passing by to ask for some money.

At this time, Lu Zhen had used magic and spiritual awareness to create a barrier to block prying eyes. This was an innate magic spell that he had imprinted in the inner world after the "Blood Moon" power in his body awakened.

After doing all this, he ignored Zhu Heng who was desperately begging for mercy, and just turned to look at the Wind Lady beside him, signaling her that she could ask.

Although in this case, when the people from the Six Gates come to investigate, the conclusion will most likely point to him, but after all, who can blame him for having done him a favor?

Feng Wuxian nodded slightly, then stopped Zhu Heng from kowtowing, and asked, "I want to know what kind of incident happened to your Liehuo Gang before they left the capital?" Huh? Zhu Heng didn't expect the other party to ask this, and his mind immediately turned quickly, guessing that the two people in front of him might be spies hired by other forces, who wanted to find out the details of their own gang...

Should I tell them? Or how much should I tell them?
Just as Zhu Heng was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Lu Zhen snorted coldly, and the power from the "evil" overflowed unconsciously, causing the current leader of the Fiery Gang to tremble in his heart and hurriedly replied:
"The old gang leader died suddenly, and several hall masters with magic power of 80% and 90% fought each other under the instigation of a witch. In the end, they went to the secret realm controlled by the gang to fight for the gang leader's token, and ended up dying in the secret realm...

"As a result, the leader's token was lost, core members died, and the power of the inner and outer halls became unbalanced, which led to greater chaos.

"We, the direct descendants of our gang, saw that we could not protect our assets in the capital, so we had no choice but to come to Mianchi to start anew under the leadership of the only remaining elder in the realm of magic power, my father.

"Fortunately, this is the retreat route prepared by the gang, and it is managed quite well. An elder with the seventh level of magic power is enough to become a local tyrant in a city of this level and protect his property..."

After being frightened, Zhu Heng was quite panicked and spoke without thinking, even telling everything that Feng Wuxian didn't ask.

"Stop!" Feng Wuxian interrupted his endless chatter and asked again, "Who is the witch? What is the token of the leader of your Liehuo Gang?"

"She was a woman with pure white eyes. I have never seen her in detail. After all, I was not of high status at that time and did not even have the qualifications to get close to her..." Zhu Heng answered while recalling, "As for the leader's token, I have never seen it, but my father said that all the leaders of the Fiery Gang before me had to be recognized by the token in the secret realm before they could truly become the leader.

"Only by becoming a gang leader in this way can one achieve magical powers."

It seems that the so-called token is most likely a treasure that can grant a fifth-grade talisman... Feng Wuxian nodded thoughtfully. In fact, she didn't know such high-end knowledge as "talisman" at first. It was only after she became Zhao Chen's "Flower Fairy" that she learned about it and understood the secrets of the aristocratic family and the upper sect.

"Then where is the secret realm of your Liehuo Gang?" Feng Wuxian asked again after a few seconds of silence.

"It's in 'Nianxi Garden' in the southern suburbs of the capital. It used to be a property of our 'Liehuo Gang.'" Zhu Heng thought for a moment and added, "But now it seems to have fallen into the hands of a Liang Wang priest."

King Liang's offerings... Feng Wuxian pondered for a moment, but in fact he was reporting to Zhao Chen through the "Hundred Flowers Book", and then asked the last question:
"Do you know who originally founded the 'Fire Gang'?"

"You mean, the first gang leader?" Zhu Heng was a little surprised to hear the question, but he still answered honestly, "The only thing missing from the gang's records of previous gang leaders is the first gang leader's biography... But some of the manuscripts of the second and third gang leaders that have survived have mentioned that the first gang leader seemed to be a general in the Liang army who was destroyed by Emperor Gaozu!"

……

In the capital, in an antique shop on Zhuque Street in the south of the city.

Zhao Chen, who was waiting to meet Zhong Ying in the dark room, suddenly frowned and said silently to himself:
"The first leader of the Fiery Gang was not a subordinate of Daxia, but a general of Liang State? Then how could he pass down something related to the seal of the 'King of Liang State' as a token of trust?
"Did he later take refuge in Daxia?
"But Emperor Gaozu may have trusted these surrendered generals too much..."

Just as Zhao Chen was lost in thought, Zhong Ying, the new incarnation of Fei Meng, appeared before his eyes.

(End of this chapter)