After the family split up, I achieved martial arts sainthood.

Something happened again?

Their brows were tightly furrowed, forming the character "川" (river).

His already sinister expression was almost dripping with rage.

The light in his eyes turned sinister, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.

"Boss Lei, something's happened..."

A manager rushed over, bowing and reporting, not daring to look directly at Lei Tong.

"speak!"

Lei Tong suppressed his anger and gave a low, stern signal.

"Master Lei, the brothel has been ransacked. The manager and the caretaker were all killed."

The person in charge lowered their head even further.

His hunched back was even more stooped.

"Snap"

Lei Tong could no longer hold back and slammed his hand on the table next to him, shattering the teacups on it.

"Who did it?"

Lei Tong suddenly stood up, his eyes wide with anger.

His rugged face, with veins bulging, made his expression appear somewhat ferocious.

"I...I don't know."

The manager's voice trembled as he said, "I heard from the people at the brothel that the other party was wearing a mask, so we can't see their true face."

They're masked again...

Lei Tong's cheek muscles twitched violently, and a fierce glint flickered in his eyes.

it's confirmed!

These bastards are after the Green Forest Gang.

Lei Tong quietly clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and pondered for a moment, his eyes gradually turning sinister.

"Bring them back!"

Lei Tong looked at the manager and greeted him.

"what?"

The manager was slightly taken aback. Was he supposed to send him to bring the murderer away?

How could he possibly have that ability?

He has no idea where to find someone.

"I'm sending you to bring those apprentices back."

Lei Tong coldly rebuked, "Leave those martial arts apprentices who were just dragged out alive, hang them in front of the hall. Then spread the word that the murderer should come and surrender within an hour."

"If he's even a quarter of an hour late, kill one person. If he's a quarter of an hour late, kill two. Kill them one by one, until he shows up, until all are gone."

"Issue orders to all areas to have everyone from the Green Robe Hall return to their respective headquarters. Secretly seal off all streets around the headquarters, allowing entry but not exit."

Is this an attempt to force the killer to walk into a trap?

The manager asked gravely, "Will this method work?"

How will you know if you don't try?

He clenched his fist and coldly rebuked.

The manager shrank back, not daring to say another word, and hurriedly ran off to deliver the message.

The order was relayed, and the Qinglin Gang responded enthusiastically.

Before long, a row of tall shelves was erected in front of the Qingyi Hall.

More than a dozen Zhenwei Martial Arts School students were bound hand and foot and suspended in mid-air on a high frame.

Passersby who witnessed this scene were all astonished and terrified.

No one dared to stop; instead, they quickened their pace and moved away, not daring to linger on the streets near the church for even a moment.

Even those who were bold enough to want to watch the excitement stayed far away from the street, hiding at the entrances of alleys at the ends of the street, peering out from afar.

The members of the Qinglin Gang spread the word and proclaimed the news.

……

They ran through several streets, getting far away from the Flower Street where the Qinglin Gang's brothels were located.

Gu Xin slipped into a quiet alley before stopping.

After circulating his energy and calming his agitated blood, Gu Xin leaned against the corner of the wall and glanced back in the direction he had come from.

Seeing no sign of them chasing after him, Gu Xin let out a long sigh of relief.

"Qingyuan County actually has such a young Qi Creation Realm cultivator?"

"Such a young Qi Creation Realm cultivator must have an extraordinary background."

Gu Xin leaned against the wall, recalling the figure that had been watching him earlier.

Judging from his appearance, he is at most twenty years old.

To reach the Qi Creation Realm at this age, both talent and resources are indispensable.

Talent is not limited by background, but resources are.

Having talent alone, without the support of resources, means that one's martial arts training efficiency will inevitably suffer.

The nutrients needed to refine blood and qi are something that ordinary farmers cannot keep up with.

If the body doesn't get enough nutrition, it's hard for blood and qi to rise, so how can blood and qi rise quickly?

Despite the large number of martial arts apprentices in Qingyuan County, even those with excellent physical constitutions...

For those from ordinary family backgrounds, the cultivation level of the Blood Strengthening Realm is their upper limit.

Advancing to the Qi Creation Realm is almost impossible.

Therefore, the effeminate-looking guy from earlier, who was able to reach the Qi Creation Realm at such a young age, must have an extraordinary background.

"Even the Green Forest Gang probably couldn't produce someone with such charisma, could they?"

Gu Xin initially suspected that the other party was from the Qinglin Gang, but after calming down and thinking about it, he realized that the possibility was extremely small.

Although the Qinglin Gang oppressed the local people and plundered them, they still managed to do so.

However, raising such an outstanding individual would likely still be quite difficult.

Perhaps only powerful and influential families like the four major clans are qualified.

Most importantly, the other party must have discovered his rampage through the brothels.

But they did not pursue them.

This means that the other party is definitely not a member of the Green Forest Gang.

Otherwise, they wouldn't stand idly by.

"As long as they're not from the Green Forest Gang..."

Thinking of this, Gu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and his anxious heart completely calmed down.

After resting for a while and gathering his strength, Gu Xin walked out of the alley, preparing to continue searching for and destroying the Qinglin Gang's properties, stirring up the waters even more.

"The Qinglin Gang has gone mad, actually capturing martial arts school students to force the murderer of Cao Bao to walk into their trap."

"What? Such a thing exists?"

"That's right, the person is hanging right in front of the entrance to the Green Robe Hall. They say if the murderer doesn't show up within an hour, they'll kill someone for every fifteen minutes that's left, until they're all gone."

"Wow! That's too brutal! Unable to catch the murderer, they take their anger out on innocent people?"

"Isn't this a tradition of the Green Forest Gang? What's so strange about it?"

"Oh, what a terrible thing..."

As Gu Xin walked along the street, he heard the passersby discussing amongst themselves.

Many pedestrians even jogged along the way, converging towards the entrance of the Qingyi Hall.

The Green Forest Gang captured martial arts school apprentices and threatened me to show myself?

Gu Xin stopped in his tracks, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Upon hearing this news, he instinctively suspected that it was a cover story spread by the Qinglin Gang.

But when he thought of Lei Tong's actions of leading a group to forcibly break into Zhenwei Martial Arts School, he suddenly realized that the matter was very likely true.

He had not concealed his martial arts skills in his previous two attacks.

Lei Tong, however, possessed exceptional insight, able to discern the attacker's true strength through the residual force traces in the wound.

Therefore, it's not surprising that his martial arts skills were found to come from Zhenwei Martial Arts School.

The Qinglin Gang couldn't catch him and couldn't confirm his identity.

It is not surprising that they would kidnap apprentices from Zhenwei Martial Arts School to use as hostages.

Thinking of this, Gu Xin couldn't help but shake his head regretfully.

The Qinglin Gang is indeed ruthless in its methods.

This forced him to prematurely end his campaign of hunting down the Green Forest Gang to sustain his war effort.

Gu Xin was not too surprised by this.

He was clearly prepared for the threats from the Green Forest Gang.

Standing on the street, Gu Xin paused to think.

Shall we go?

If we go, Lei Tong will surely have set up an ambush, just waiting to catch us like turtles in a jar.

Not going?

But wouldn't his fellow students at the martial arts school be implicated by him?

In his attempt to protect Li Jinyu's family, he inadvertently implicated his fellow students at the martial arts school.

Is this behavior right?

"Should we ask our master to intervene?"

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Xin couldn't help but have this thought pop into his head.

However, Gu Xin quickly rejected this idea as soon as it came to mind.

It's not appropriate to let your master clean up the mess instead of solving the trouble you caused yourself.

If they were to actually get their master to intervene, it would mean a direct confrontation with the Green Forest Gang, leaving no room for maneuver.

Fighting against someone of the same ilk within the martial arts school is a way to save face, and that's understandable.

To intervene after leaving the martial arts school would be to be determined to oppose the Qinglin Gang.

At that time, Master will probably find it difficult to establish himself in Qingyuan County, and will find it hard to live a peaceful life from then on.

"call……"

After a moment of wandering thoughts, Gu Xin exhaled a breath of stale air.

blackmail?

Let's see who can keep their composure longer.

Gu Xin clenched his fist, then turned and walked towards the Qingyi Hall of the Qinglin Gang.