Evil of all ages

Chapter 35: Thief's Gate
Huang Taichu watched quietly as the desperate man made his final struggle.

Seeing that the Venerable One remained unmoved, Hu Ya did not want to be killed like this, so he gritted his teeth, got up and ran outside.

"whoosh"

He had only taken two steps when a sword was thrown at him and pierced through his thigh.

It was his cousin's corpse that had been thrown at him. He immediately fell to the ground, but he did not give up and endured the pain as he crawled toward the exit.

"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!"

Unfortunately, he couldn't climb as fast as the corpse, which was already stepping on his back.

Perhaps knowing he was doomed to die that night, despair turned into madness, and he suddenly stood up, knocking down the corpse that was standing on his back.

Perhaps due to the effects of adrenaline, he pulled out the sword that had pierced his thigh with a ferocious expression, preparing to charge at Huang Taichu.

He had just taken a step when his foot was grabbed by the corpse.

濮

Hu Ya's face was contorted with rage, devoid of any other expression. He swung his sword and severed the corpse's head, assuming that without a head, the corpse would cease to move.

But the headless corpse gripped his feet even tighter.

He swung his sword again, severing the arm that was holding his foot.

With no obstacles in sight, Hu Ya charged towards Huang Taichu.

"bump"

He still didn't have a chance to get close before Jin Tiancheng kicked him and sent him flying back.

"what"

Hu Ya was spitting blood and was about to get up for a second attempt when his cousin's head rolled over and bit his neck.

This made him scream in agony.

In addition, his cousin's headless body pressed down on him, holding him with one arm.

Even the severed arm he had cut off came over and gouged out his eyes.

Having already been severely injured by Jin Tiancheng's attack, he became increasingly powerless to resist in this situation and was eventually killed by his cousin's mutilated corpse.

Once Hu Ya died, Fang Wenqiang's remains also fell completely still.

The hall was completely silent at this moment; no one spoke, only their disordered breathing could be heard.

Honestly, even the most worldly-wise people would be terrified to see such a scene of carnage fighting living people.

Now they all suspect that their lord is not human.

Despite their doubts, they dared not show the slightest disrespect.

"What, are you all afraid I'm some kind of demon or monster?"

Huang Taichu said with a smile.

"thump"

The crowd instinctively knelt down, their foreheads pressed against the ground, their trembling bodies betraying their inner thoughts.

"Whether Your Excellency is a god or a demon, we are all Your Excellency's most loyal believers."

Seeing that the gang leader was deflated, Jin Tiancheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak to the Venerable One.

"If I can control the dead, I can naturally control the living. My favorite thing to do is toy with others."

"For example, if you disobey me, I'll have your whole family surround you with daggers."

“They won’t stab you; they’ll cut open their own abdomens right in front of you and pull out their intestines inch by inch until they’re completely empty.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the people kneeling in the hall turned pale. They could easily tell that the Emperor had deliberately said this to them.

In that instant, they all swore in their hearts that they would never betray their lord, no matter what.

Even death, even threats against their entire family, are unacceptable to them.

They suspected that the Lord could manipulate souls; death itself was not frightening, but rather the torment that followed.

“Protection fees can be collected, but in small amounts. Lai Ke Restaurant can be exempted from them. You can come up with a reason. I don’t want the young master of Lai Ke Restaurant to know that I exist.”

After Huang Taichu finished speaking, his figure vanished into thin air.

Even after Huang Taichu left, Wen Tianhu and the others still didn't dare to stand up.

It wasn't until half an hour later that they dared to look up and survey their surroundings, confirming that their esteemed master had truly departed, before the heavy weight in their hearts was finally lifted.

Some people, who had been kneeling, slumped down in exhaustion, forcing themselves to accept everything they had seen that day.

"Gang Leader"

After everyone had calmed down, they all looked at the gang leader, waiting for his instructions.

"With His Excellency here, we will no longer need to act according to anyone's wishes."

"The Flying Eagle Gang, it's time to wipe them out."

……

Huang Taichu, who was about to find a place to relax, stopped in his tracks. "How could I forget to ask them for some silver to replenish my purse?"

Huang Taichu blamed himself for always forgetting things while playing.

How can pleasure be enjoyed without money?

Although he could get something for free, he couldn't exactly go to a brothel to find girls and get them for free.

"Now we have two options: one is to return to the Fierce Tiger Gang, and the other is to find the street management of Qingfeng Street and the surrounding streets, specifically the chief, Meng Fangtang."

Huang Taichu was pondering which one to choose.

Suddenly, a dark shadow streaked across the night sky.

"His head and face were covered, he didn't smell of blood, and his weapon was a conventional weapon; he wasn't an assassin."

"He didn't smell of rouge, and he wasn't a womanizer."

"If he's not an assassin, and he's not a womanizer, then it's just a thief."

"Whatever you need, you get what you need."

"Judging from his appearance, he must have just stolen a lot of gold and silver treasure and is on his way back. If we capture him now, that's all he has on him."

"Why don't we go back to his hiding place and loot it clean?"

Huang Taichu smirked and followed.

He felt he had gained a lot from the trip because the treasure thief was a peak-level expert.

There are only thirty or forty Innate Realm cultivators in the capital. Since Innate Realm cultivators don't move around easily, those at the peak of Acquired Realm can act with impunity.

However, it is quite strange that a peak-level martial artist would be sought after anywhere, yet he chose to become a thief.

Huang Taichu didn't care about that. There were plenty of martial artists with strange personalities and quirks, so why be curious about everyone's odd behavior?

"His speed is much faster than that of martial artists of the same level. Could he be from one of the various thief sects? Or perhaps a newly debuted contemporary master thief?"

Huang Taichu followed behind, speculating as he went.

The thief suddenly stopped in an uninhabited courtyard. After looking left and right to make sure no one was there, he moved the stone slab and jumped into the well.

When he came out, his hands were empty.

He put the stone slab back in its place and then slipped away.

Huang Taichu did not move and continued to wait in the shadows.

Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, the thief who had left reappeared in the deserted courtyard.

Huang Taichu thought this thief was really careful, actually resorting to this trick.

If anyone tries to take the gold and silver treasures hidden in the well while the thief is away, they will be caught in the trap.

Because the thief was only pretending to leave, he was constantly on guard against someone secretly following him.

If someone goes down into the well, the situation inside is unknown, but it is certainly full of traps and mechanisms.

Once the thief was sure no one was following him, he moved the stone slab, went down the well again, retrieved the bundle containing gold and silver treasures, and left.

Huang Taichu knew that this thief was really going back to his hiding place, so he followed him without leaving a trace.

Soon, the thief arrived at a dilapidated temple where only beggars would stay.

There were indeed beggars in this dilapidated temple, but they were all young beggars, thirteen or fourteen of them.

"He's back, Brother Mo is back."

When the beggar children saw the thief, they immediately surrounded him.

At this moment, the thief's tense nerves relaxed completely. He removed the mask from his face, revealing his true identity.

He was under thirty years old, with a sunny and handsome appearance. When he saw the children who gathered around him, his smile was bright and radiant.

"Little Tree, Little Strong, Stone, did you take good care of your little sisters today?"

Mo Feiyu stroked the children's heads and asked.

"Yes, the younger sisters are very well-behaved, but the newest sister is still heartbroken about being abandoned by her parents."

The largest sapling answered.

"Let go of your brother first, and he'll go cook for you."

The children were also sensible and released Mo Feiyu one after another.

Mo Feiyu was cooking rice, muttering to himself.

"We're still short a bit of silver, which would be enough to build a private school and teach these children to read and write, but..."

Although his muttering was very soft, Huang Taichu, who was hiding in the shadows, still heard it.

"Waiting for nothing."

I thought I'd made a big profit, but this is all I got.

There was no other way but to turn around and leave.

(End of this chapter)