Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

Chapter 110 The Tiger-Slaying Youth, Bai Xiaonian!

"Young Master Zhang..." Si Tianhu suddenly looked up, his face covered in tears and blood, his eyes bloodshot and crazed.

His expression suddenly froze, his cheeks twitched involuntarily, his nostrils flared, and he uttered in a hoarse voice: "No! Zhang Shijie! That bastard got a position with Zack in the British Concession, and now he's helping Zack traffic opium. He's even dragged me... he's even dragged me into this mess."

Lin Ji then realized that this former playboy was actually a drug addict.

"Opium trafficking." Bai Xiaonian's fist, which he had just retracted, suddenly clenched again. His eyebrows furrowed, and he turned to Lin Ji: "Grandpa Lin, should we go find Zhang Shijie?"

"You want to seek revenge on him?" Lin Ji stood with his hands behind his back, trying to bow slightly, but he could hardly show his usual aged appearance. However, when facing Bai Xiaonian, he still showed his usual kindness.

Lin Ji's actions struck Bai Xiaonian as somewhat unsettling.

He clenched his fists, his cheeks bulging out as he exerted force.

"Zhang Shijie's crime of bullying poor young men at the martial arts school is not punishable by death, but now he has become a lackey of the Westerners, selling opium and poisoning the people. He cannot be forgiven for this!"

"Yes! Yes! Mr. Bai, I'll take you to him right away."

Si Tianhu pushed himself up on his knees and crawled forward twice, tightly hugging Bai Xiaonian's legs. His face, blurred with blood and tears, was full of fawning: "I, Si Tianhu, have long disliked him!"

However, a murderous glint flashed in his cloudy eyes as he thought to himself, "Let us take you to Zhang Shijie! Whether it's the Zhang family or the British Embassy, ​​I have ways to ensure you never return."

"Get out of my way!" Bai Xiaonian kicked Si Tianhu in the chest, sending him flying.

"They're all birds of a feather, a bunch of scoundrels. Didn't the Si family get involved in the opium business?" Bai Xiaonian's eyes were full of resentment. Compared to dealing with Zhang Shijie, he truly hated Si Tianhu.

As the events that Si Tianhu had committed flashed through his mind, Bai Xiaonian clenched his fists even tighter.

The martial arts school is suppressing them! Bai Yu'er has a foul mouth! They're burning down houses in Dog Tail Alley...

That's all he knows.

Si Tianhu must have done many disgusting things in secret; he deserves to die!

Lin Ji glanced up and saw the fierce look in Si Tianhu's eyes, then slowly turned around and spoke softly:

"Old man, I'm going to check on those Japanese guys. It's not far from the Martial Arts Hall, so I don't want to cause them any unnecessary trouble."

He had already obtained the key information about the Zhang family, so there was no longer any value in keeping Si Tianhu around.

Lin Ji took a few steps when he heard a flurry of panic behind him.

"Master Bai... no, no, let's talk this out. I'll give you money, ten thousand silver dollars, no, a million, please..."

"Crack!"

The sound of bones cracking rang out suddenly.

There was no further movement behind Lin Ji.

Lin Ji paused slightly, walked up to Asuka, and patted Asuka's cheek.

Asuka slowly awoke, and upon seeing the deeply wrinkled old face before him, he shuddered violently.

"Baka!"

Lin Ji spoke casually, as if in conversation: "When will the Sixth Prince enter the city?"

A kind and gentle expression, honed over a century, appeared on Lin Ji's face.

Seeing this, Asuka was even more horrified. How could a mere old man have the means to kill Prince Jingren and Lord Jingxiu? Those two were genuine peak Dark Force and half-step Transcendent Realm experts.

Asuka swallowed hard, wincing in pain.

He couldn't believe what the consequences would be if the Sixth Prince entered Jiangcheng.

"It's fine if you don't say anything."

"Although you Japanese are all petty thieves, you still like to show off in front of others. When the Sixth Prince enters the city, he will surely make a big fuss. The old man has no trouble keeping track of his whereabouts."

Lin Ji's voice suddenly paused, his gaze sharpening: "As for you, return home in glory!"

"Crack!"

The sound of bones cracking rang out again.

Asuka-zou had only one thought in mind before he died.

His Highness the Sixth Prince is finished!

……

After dealing with the two people from the warlord's mansion, Gu Yanqiu led Lin Yueru deeper into the alley, where the scene before her slightly surprised her:

"Bai Xiaonian!"

"vomit--"

In front of Bai Xiaonian.

Si Tianhu lay in the corner, his neck drooping at an unbelievable angle, blood dripping continuously from his mouth and nose.

Bai Xiaonian was leaning against the bluestone wall, his body hunched over, vomiting incessantly.

Gu Yanqiu never expected that the students of the Martial Arts Academy would actually kill someone, and the person they killed was their former classmate.

As a martial arts instructor, she used to be unable to stand even bullying among students, but at this moment, the reprimand stuck in her throat could not be uttered.

The world was in chaos.

What the country needs are not flowers that cannot grow in a greenhouse.

If someone's life is threatened and they still spare the enemy in the face of battle, that's not a good person, that's a saint.

She glanced at her palms.

Her hands have been stained with a lot of blood these past few days.

"Grandpa Lin, what should we do now?" Gu Yanqiu looked at the mess on the ground, a troubled expression on his face.

The alley is located in the bustling southern part of the city. Although no one passes by most of the time, disposing of a corpse is by no means an easy task.

"Fake a scene of conflict between the two groups. As for what actually happened, Great Britain will find a way to explain it."

Lin Ji picked up a samurai sword and casually tossed it, the blade piercing the shoulder of the Ming Jin master brought by Si Tianhu not far away.

"Given the current situation, Great Britain can't possibly remain confined to the south of the city. If they want to expand, they'll inevitably covet the Japanese concession. Am I just giving them a plausible excuse to cause trouble?"

Gu Yanqiu's eye twitched slightly.

Does this work too?

In the distance, Lin Yueru, carrying a cloth bag, looked at Lin Ji with reverence.

This old man killed two Japanese villains in one day, how impressive!

As expected of my own grandfather...

At the intersection.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sound of neatly placed leather boots landing drew closer.

Gu Yanqiu was arranging the Japanese corpses at a reasonable angle, just like Lin Ji was doing, when he heard the noise and his ears perked up slightly: "It's the Westerners' rifle squad!"

"Grandpa Lin, we should go!" She stopped what she was doing, glanced around, and saw Bai Xiaonian clumsily helping to clean up the scene, but his face was still pale.

"Alright! Let's split up. You take your mother back to the martial arts hall first, and I'll take this kid to find his sister." Lin Ji stopped what he was doing, stood up, and made a decision immediately.

Gu Yanqiu nodded solemnly and turned to walk towards Lin Yueru, whose eyes were still full of reverence.

Lin Ji glanced at him, his eyes full of apology: "I'm sorry to have troubled you. We just met and now we have to part again. You should go back to the Martial Arts Hall with Yanqiu for a while. I'll be back soon."

Lin Yueru nodded slightly: "I'm not upset, business is more important."

……

The two groups parted ways, and Lin Ji led Bai Xiaonian out of the alley, where they ran into a Western patrol team.

Bai Xiaonian was startled, his eyes darting around, and he dared not move forward.

Lin Ji reached out and put his arm around Bai Xiaonian's arm, pulling him forward. He then imitated ordinary people, dodging the rampaging patrol team along the street corner, and walked towards the depths of the south of the city.

The patrol team behind them paid no attention to the two ordinary old men and young men.

Just the next second.

A rush of bloody smell entered the nasal cavity of the patrol team members.

The scenery along the path was fully visible to everyone.

"Stop that old man and that young boy!"

A loud shout suddenly came from the crowd.

Everyone turned around in unison, but Lin Ji and his companion were nowhere to be seen.

……

Lin Ji led Bai Xiaonian away, their steps quickly disappearing into the end of the street.

"Grandpa Lin, where are we going?"

Go find your sister!

Lin Jicai opened his mouth, then suddenly paused in surprise.

He hid Bai Yu'er in the south of the city, and he hadn't appeared at the martial arts hall for a long time. Bai Yu'er, this stubborn little brother, would surely notice something was wrong.

"Tsk!" Lin Ji clicked his tongue lightly, thinking to himself, "I've been so focused on having fun that I forgot about this."