One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

This year's celestial phenomena are unusual; it's already November, but there's still a lot of rain in Shuofang Prefecture.

A continuous drizzle drifted across the sky and earth, enveloping the entire city of Shuo in a misty haze.

The streets were nearly deserted, and the few pedestrians who did pass by were hurrying along with their umbrellas.

Suddenly, the sound of synchronized footsteps came from both sides of the street, like a signal for assembly.

Figures emerged from the rain and mist, each wielding a sharp blade. Raindrops fell on the blades, condensing into beads that shattered on the ground.

The canal gang was already in complete chaos, with footsteps and shouts rising and falling.

The main entrance.

Nearly a hundred people gathered.

Although there were only ten soldiers under Xu Guang's command, they were all present.

The footsteps drew closer.

"Wu Qi, Chief Constable of the East Street Police Station, and Duan Shan, Chief Inspector, greet Your Excellency!"

Wu Qi and Duan Shan have arrived.

Xu Guang did not turn around. "Do you two know what I'm about to do?"

Wu Qi looked at the youngest chief constable in the history of East Street with a look of astonishment on his face, wondering if he really wanted to attack the canal gang or if it was just a show of force.

While he hesitated, Duan Shan suddenly spoke.

"I hereby report to the Chief Constable: the Canal Gang has forced women into prostitution, committed murder, colluded with demons, and committed heinous crimes. The evidence is irrefutable. I request that the Chief Constable order the arrest of all members of the Canal Gang and the capture of its leader, Yang Jinshan!"

Xu Guang finally turned around, his gaze lingering on Duan Shan and Wu Qi for a moment.

Is the evidence conclusive?

The sound was not loud, and even sounded somewhat weak due to the rain.

But Duan Shan's heart skipped a beat; he knew he had reached a point where he had to make a decision.

Should he pledge allegiance and take full responsibility for eradicating the canal gang, or should he plead for mercy for the gang...?

The former is genuine defection, while the latter is playing both sides.

Duan Shan sighed inwardly. No matter how you look at it, he was present when Du Zhong was injured that day, and trying to please everyone was a sure way to his death.

"Reporting to the Chief, the evidence is conclusive and clear. I guarantee with my life that not a single person will be wrongly executed!"

Xu Guang slowly raised his hand.

"Then arrest them, since they are heinous criminals who are stubbornly resisting."

He placed his palms in front of him, letting the rain slide down his hands.

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, his gaze slowly falling on the gang members at the entrance of the canal gang, his eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

"Execute them all!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it sent shivers down the spines of Duan Shan and Wu Qi behind him.

Is this... the style of the military police?

What a brilliant move... to kill them all!

The Grand Canal Gang is finished.

Duan Shan saw the bloodshot-eyed young man behind Xu Guang. He recognized him; he was Du Zhong's son.

With Xu Guang's words, the definition of "stubborn resistance" by the madmen of the yamen army must be different from that of normal people.

"My lord, spare us! This is a misunderstanding! We didn't injure Chief Du! There's a villain among them! Please investigate, my lord!"

A middle-aged man of about thirty years old from the Cao Gang stared at Xu Guang's murderous gaze and said with a forced smile.

"What I'm investigating today is Chief Inspector Duan's evidence, what does it have to do with the military? You're about to die, yet you still try to slander the military. Chief Inspector Duan, Chief Constable Wu, what are you standing there for!"

Xu Guang merely glanced at the other party and said softly.

"promise!!"

Duan Shan's voice was strong and resonant.

He was the first to draw his sword.

"Duan Shan!! How dare you! All these years you..."

Duan Shan's expression changed slightly, and he stopped the middle-aged man from continuing.

"kill!"

But the first one to rush in was Du Changwei.

His father was seriously injured. If he doesn't avenge this, he'll be unworthy to be a son!

"Xu Guang, you're settling a personal score! I told you, we didn't injure Chief Du; there was a traitor involved!"

"I don't believe you dare to storm my Cao Gang! Cao Gang disciples, listen to my command! Protect my headquarters! Whoever enters will die!"

The middle-aged man, named Cai Long, was the strongest member of the Canal Gang besides Yang Jinshan, possessing peak Dark Force cultivation, equivalent to the Horizontal Tendon Realm.

He practiced the Ding Shui Jin style of the Cao Bang martial arts and was highly skilled in boxing.

Du Changwei rushed into the crowd, but he did not make a move.

But when Duan Shan and Wu Qi led their men to charge, he made a move.

With a push of his feet, his body moved like a dragon, the surrounding air like the ocean, giving him the feeling of a dragon entering the sea as he ran.

"Duan Shan!! Die!"

Compared to others, he hated Duan Shan more. Over the years, Duan Shan had taken so many benefits from the Canal Gang, yet when trouble came, Duan Shan had acted as the vanguard.

People in the martial arts world always value loyalty and righteousness, and Duan Shan's behavior is considered treason in that context.

Duan Shan drew his sword to meet the attack, his sword whistling through the rain and the sound of the wind shaking the surroundings.

"Even facing certain death, he's spewing venomous lies! Wu Qi, join forces and kill this fiend!"

Wu Qi remained expressionless. In the past, he would never have listened to Duan Shan, but Xu Guang was standing at a distance.

Unexpected.

Cai Long's strength is somewhat beyond imagination.

Duan Shan and Wu Qi, one a third-stage physical practitioner and the other a third-stage internal practitioner, were unable to defeat each other when they joined forces.

Although Cai Long was strong, the remaining members of the canal gang were no match for the police and the yamen soldiers.

The imperial guards, in particular, were all clad in iron armor and formed battle formations, resembling a meat grinder. Anyone caught in their midst would die within three breaths.

Cai Long's eyes were bloodshot. Unlike Yang Jinshan, he had genuine feelings for these disciples of the Canal Gang. As each familiar disciple fell, his attacks became increasingly ruthless.

"Is this... the strength of the constable?"

Through the rain, a somewhat faint and ethereal voice slowly drifted over.

Then a flash of black and silver appeared.

Xu Guang took a step forward, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

When it reappeared, it was already in front of Cai Long.

Cai Long's expression changed drastically. It was too late to sheathe his sword and strike again, so he raised his hand and threw a punch.

Even if it's a hasty move, it shouldn't be underestimated.

This is the Caobang martial art - Jiaolong Fist, which emphasizes fighting with both fists. Each fist represents a jiaolong (a type of dragon) and a jiaolong (another type of dragon), one righteous and one evil. The attacks are a mix of feints and real strikes, with the dragon being deadly and the jiaolong being cunning.

This punch subtly reflects the transformation of the dragon from good to evil, from illusion to reality.

boom!

Xu Guang raised his hand to block without expression, taking the full force of Cai Long's punch.

The arm remained completely still.

Cai Long's expression changed drastically, and the veins on his arms bulged as he tried to struggle against Xu Guang's grasp.

But the next moment, a terrifying force came from Xu Guang's arm, a force that was completely inhuman.

Xu Guang remained expressionless, gently rotating his wrist.

Click!

Ah!

Cai Long let out a bloodcurdling scream that shook the heavens and the earth, even dispelling some of the surrounding rain.

Instantly, all eyes in the room fell on Xu Guang.

Everyone's pupils contracted simultaneously.

Cai Long's entire arm was twisted into a pretzel shape, with broken tendons and bones inside, and the skin and flesh looked as if they had been slashed dozens of times by a sharp blade.

Duan Shan and Wu Qi stood in the rain with their mouths agape, looking like two stone statues.

They had personally fought Cai Long and knew how powerful he was. He was at the peak of internal strength, and with his skillful martial arts, ordinary internal strength practitioners were no match for him.

But in front of Xu Guang…

Although the two men who knew Xu Guang's battle record knew that Xu Guang was very strong, they did not expect him to be this strong.

Even the most renowned martial arts masters in the world are no better than this.

Wu Qi's eyes darted around, glancing at Duan Shan, before he suddenly shouted, "Cai Long has been subdued! Disarm and you will not be killed!"

Duan Shan then realized that Xu Guang's displayed strength was enough to intimidate these members of the Canal Gang.

Damn it, I was a step too late!

After Xu Guang made his move, the two no longer felt any resentment; the difference in strength was simply too great.

After a while.

All the members of the canal gang were bound with their hands behind their backs and escorted out of the gang's headquarters by the constables.

"Reporting to the Chief Constable, of the 132 registered members of the Canal Gang, 68 have been apprehended."

Where is Yang Jinshan?

Duan Shan paused for a moment, then finally spoke hesitantly.

"Yang Jinshan... escaped."

"They escaped?"

Xu Guang turned around expressionlessly and looked at Duan Shan. Duan Shan inexplicably felt that a person's gaze carried weight.

"Interrogate them, kill those who are stubborn, kill those who don't know, until... everyone is killed."

"Did you understand?"

Duan Shan trembled. "My lord..."