Chapter 193: Middle-Rank Martial Arts, Gale Thunder Arrow Technique

Chapter 193: Middle-Rank Martial Arts, Gale Thunder Arrow Technique

In the front yard of the Cao Family Manor.

Master Cao Guangsheng remained silent for a long time before closing his eyes.

"The Cao family has surrendered!"

Seeing this, Jiang Ning waved his hand, "Take them all away!"

"Yes, sir!" Ran Hongmei said with a bow.

Just at that moment.

"Jiang Ning, you will regret this! Brother Cao Rong will avenge us!" said a boy around eleven or twelve years old. Before he could finish his sentence, a middle-aged woman beside him quickly covered his mouth tightly.

Seeing Jiang Ning's gaze, the middle-aged woman's eyes instantly flashed with a plea.

"Take them away!" Jiang Ning waved his hand.

Xie Xiaojiu and Ran Hongmei immediately sprang into action.

A moment later.

Since Cao Guangsheng had lost his will to resist, the entire Cao Family Manor quickly returned to a state of calm.

The living people no longer resisted and surrendered one after another.

"Commander Jiang, I have successfully completed your order!" Wang Tong said as he escorted a group of people to Jiang Ning.

"Thank you, Commander Wang!" Jiang Ning bowed.

"It's no trouble! No trouble at all!" Commander Wang laughed, "I dare not accept the title of 'sir'!"

He then said, "Some of the Cao family members who climbed over the wall to escape resisted, and in the heat of the moment, a few of them were killed. I hope Commander Jiang won't blame me for this."

Jiang Ning pointed to the corpses on the ground in the front yard, "Lord Hong has ordered that those who resist will be killed without mercy! Commander Wang, you have done well by killing them, and it is a merit!"

"As long as I'm not at fault!" Commander Wang laughed.

He then scanned the corpses on the ground in the front yard of the Cao Family Manor. At this moment, the rain mixed with blood, and the entire front yard was stained red with blood.

"Commander Jiang, you must be cautious of Cao Rong from now on!"

"I understand!" Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Before setting out, Jiang Ning was well aware that he was leading the raid on the Cao family.

Cao Rong, who was far away in Dongling City, would surely seek revenge on him.

He had already prepared himself for this.

The next day.

The news of the Cao family being raided spread like a storm throughout Luoshui County.

Overnight, Luoshui County underwent a complete upheaval.

The Cao family was raided, and the remaining two hundred people were all imprisoned in various jails in Luoshui County.

Under these circumstances, the various industries in Luoshui County controlled by the Cao family were instantly up for grabs, becoming juicy targets.

The Green Serpent Gang, due to the downfall of the Cao family, had their territory invaded by the other two major gangs on the same day, leading to intense conflicts.

At the Inspection Bureau.

"Sir!" Just as Jiang Ning stepped into his courtyard, he saw Xie Xiaojiu waiting in the courtyard for a long time.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Ning asked.

Xie Xiaojiu said, "Sir, please follow me. Last night, I took advantage of the darkness to bring some valuables from the Cao family."

"You're telling me this?" Jiang Ning smiled.

Xie Xiaojiu said seriously, "If not for your help before, how could I, Xie Xiaojiu, have my current status? This is the right thing to do!"

Jiang Ning smiled, "I won't take credit for whatnot."

Last night, in the heavy rain.

With the extraordinary enhancement of his five senses and the affinity of the water spirit.

His perception reached an exaggerated level.

Especially with the breakthrough in his mental energy, he could clearly feel the growth of his perception. In this situation, every movement in the Cao Family Manor was within his awareness.

Xie Xiaojiu's secretive actions from the previous night were naturally known to him, but he chose to turn a blind eye.

At this moment.

Xie Xiaojiu led Jiang Ning to the inner hall, and she removed the black cloth covering a table.

Instantly, a treasure chest slightly larger than a palm appeared before Jiang Ning.

The chest was filled with gems and precious metals, reflecting dazzling golden and silver lights under the sunlight.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning's heart stirred.

"I estimate that there are about thirty thousand taels of silver inside. I didn't dare to take more! After all, Commander Ye arrived quickly last night, and there were many people around," Xie Xiaojiu said.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

Xie Xiaojiu dared not take more, but he secretly took quite a lot.

The Omnimorphic Ring played a significant role last night.

Especially last night, due to his display of the water control aura, the visibility in the Cao Family Manor was extremely poor.

He made full use of the Omnimorphic Ring and scavenged a considerable number of items.

When Ye Qiu arrived, he also had nothing in his hands, perfectly avoiding suspicion.

However, at this moment, looking at the wealth before him, Jiang Ning was also quite surprised.

He roughly estimated the items he had scavenged the previous night, and they seemed to be just over twenty thousand taels.

Xie Xiaojiu's items, though not many, were clearly valuable gold, silver, and jewels.

Especially the jewels and gold, which were extremely valuable.

"Indeed, she is from a wealthy family!" Jiang Ning sighed inwardly.

Then he spoke up, "You can take these items to convert into cash and give me two hundred thousand taels worth of silver bills. As for the rest, you can keep it for yourself."

"Thank you, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu did not refuse and promptly packed up the items efficiently.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's mood was also excellent.

After raiding the Cao family's assets last night, with this new development, he now had a solution for his urgent need for Essence Energy points.

He then took another glance at his panel.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Essence Energy】: 197.3

【Skills】:

Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique (Fourth Limit Break 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Touching upon one thing to understand another, the blade is like a swift wind, the handling of the blade is divine, and the unity of man and blade)



Swimming Skill (Fourth Limit Break 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Underwater breathing, water control, water spirit affinity, and summoning rain)



At this moment, he was severely lacking in Essence Energy points.

The experience points for both the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique and Swimming Skill had been maxed out for who knows how long, and the only thing holding him back now was the lack of Essence Energy points.

The fifth limit break for these two skills required a full two hundred Essence Energy points.

In other words, just to break the limits of these two skills, he needed a total of over two hundred Essence Energy points.

Not to mention, the sixth and seventh limit breaks that would follow.

Whether it was the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique or the Swimming Skill, the experience points for these two skills were extremely easy to obtain.

So, the only thing restricting his breakthrough was the lack of Essence Energy points.

And now, with this raid on the Cao family's assets and these tens of thousands of taels, he had a way to rapidly increase his Essence Energy points.

Just like before, when he found the fifty-year-old blood lotus in Luoshui Lake, the medicinal power of that blood lotus allowed him to increase his Essence Energy points by over twenty points in a single day.

And that blood lotus, at his current level of wealth, was quite affordable.

According to market prices, it only required eight hundred to one thousand taels.

Even if this fifty-year-old blood lotus had no effect on his current situation, it was still a good deal.

But at a price of less than one thousand taels, it was a bargain just for the over twenty Essence Energy points.

As long as he could break through in his skills, it would be a significant improvement for him.

Just then—

"Sir Jiang!" A voice called out from outside the courtyard.

Upon hearing this voice, the two of them immediately recognized it as Feng Jiuge.

Xie Xiaojiu quickly gathered the items on the table and closed the box.

Jiang Ning also stepped out.

"Captain Feng, what's the rush? What's the matter?"

"Sir, you're here!" Feng Jiuge stopped in her tracks and said, "The Lord Governor wants to see you!"

"Understood!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Then he turned to the room and said, "Xiaojiu, you go ahead and take care of your business! I'll go see the Lord Governor!"

Xie Xiaojiu, dressed in black athletic wear with her hair in a ponytail, stepped out.

She appeared before the two of them empty-handed and said, "Sir, rest assured! Within two or three days, I'll have the task you assigned me completed!"

Jiang Ning nodded and then said to Feng Jiuge, "Let's go!"

In the pavilion—

"Lord Governor!" Jiang Ning bowed to Hong Minghu, who was facing away and admiring the scenery beyond the railing.

"You're here!" Hong Minghu turned around.

Then he said, "You did well last night!"

"It was my duty!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Do you know that last night, at the Cao family's residence, you wiped out a Cult of Malevolent Gods' stronghold and killed one of their sect leaders?" Hong Minghu looked at Jiang Ning with piercing eyes.

"I am aware of that," Jiang Ning said.

"Oh?" Hong Minghu showed a hint of surprise: "Then do you know that any sect leader of the Cult of Malevolent Gods has the strength of a Seventh-Rank Martial Dao?"

"I didn't know that," Jiang Ning replied.

Upon hearing this, Hong Minghu fell silent, staring intently at Jiang Ning.

Earlier this morning, after receiving Ye Qiu's report, he was shocked to learn about the events that had transpired.

Just as he had said, any sect leader of the Cult of Malevolent Gods possessed the strength of a Seventh-Rank Martial Dao.

Furthermore, those who worshipped the evil deities in the Cult of Malevolent Gods, upon receiving the blessings of the deities, could transform into a so-called Divine Descendant form.

In this form, they were impervious to blades and spears, had powerful regenerative abilities, and were virtually immortal and invincible. Even a Sixth-Rank Martial Dao practitioner would have no means to defeat them temporarily.

Hong Minghu had not expected that there was a Seventh-Rank Martial Dao sect leader within the Cao family who could transform into a Divine Descendant form, and yet he had fallen at Jiang Ning's hands without causing any trouble.

"This kid, could it be that his strength has broken through again?" Hong Minghu thought as he looked at Jiang Ning's calm expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Lord Governor?" Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Hong Minghu decided to voice his doubts.

He spoke up, "Jiang Commander's outstanding performance in completing the task last night was impressive, but has his strength improved?"

"There is some progress! However, the main reason for last night's achievement was also due to the enemy's underestimation!"

Looking at Hong Minghu at this moment, Jiang Ning instantly understood his confusion and thus made up an excuse.

Hong Minghu nodded slightly, "At your young age, it's normal for the Sect Leader to underestimate you!"

Hong Minghu found Jiang Ning's explanation very reasonable.

After all, according to his understanding, the Sect Leader had the ability to transform into a Divine Descendant, but he died in an ordinary person's form.

This undoubtedly corroborated Jiang Ning's statement.

The Sect Leader had underestimated the situation too much.

If not for this underestimation, how could he have died so miserably?

Immediately, Hong Minghu reached under the table and took out something.

Then he handed it to Jiang Ning, "Take these contribution points to the Administrative Section for registration or use! It's a reward for your outstanding completion of the task last night."

Jiang Ning took the small cloth bag from Hong Minghu.

He shook it lightly and heard a pleasant sound from within.

"Thank you, Lord Governor!" Jiang Ning clasped his hands in gratitude.

After stepping out of the attic, Jiang Ning's mood improved even more.

Hong Minghu's gesture was very generous.

He had just opened the bag and took a glance; there were at least over ten thousand contribution points.

Based on the value of contribution points alone, exchanging them for silver would amount to over ten thousand taels.

If one were to use silver to exchange for contribution points, it would require more than twenty thousand taels of silver to obtain this many.

This was indeed a bountiful harvest!

"Sir, what does the Lord Governor want with you?" Feng Jiuge quickly approached upon seeing Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning replied, "It's nothing! Just a reward!"

As he spoke, Jiang Ning glanced at Feng Jiuge.

"Speaking of which, why are you waiting here for me?"

Feng Jiuge smiled, "Do you want the Inferno Spear Technique passed down in my family?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's eyes widened in surprise.

Then he looked at Feng Jiuge, "Did your father agree?"

Feng Jiuge nodded, "He agreed!"

She then asked, "Sir, do you want to exchange it?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ning continued, "Now?"

Feng Jiuge shook her head, "Three more days! The copy of the Inferno Spear Technique will be delivered in three days, and I'll come to you then!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded and added, "In three days, I'll bring the Canglang Saber Technique with me!"

Administrative Section.

Senior: "I need to exchange for the Gale-Thunder Arrow Art!"

"Gale-Thunder Arrow Art?" The old woman in the Administrative Section looked at Jiang Ning in surprise.

The Gale-Thunder Arrow Art was a middle-tier martial art and a rare arrow technique.

This martial art originated from the Gale-Thunder School's signature skill.

Once upon a time, the disciples of the Gale-Thunder School had made quite a name for themselves with their Gale-Thunder Arrow Art.

However, times had changed.

The once-glorious Gale-Thunder School had long fallen into disrepair, and the Gale-Thunder Arrow Art had been kept in the Martial Sage Mansion.

"The Gale-Thunder Arrow Art isn't cheap; it requires thirteen thousand contribution points to obtain!" The old woman spoke up.

"I understand, senior!" Jiang Ning replied respectfully.

Then he took out exactly thirteen silver jade discs from the cloth bag.

Each silver jade disc represented one thousand contribution points, which was also the internal currency of the Inspection Bureau.

A bronze artifact represented one hundred contribution points.

A silver jade disc represented one thousand contribution points.

Jiang Ning had just counted; after paying thirteen thousand contribution points, he still had two thousand three hundred contribution points left.

Seeing this, the old woman took the silver jade discs that Jiang Ning had placed on the counter and carefully examined them, then nodded.

"That's right!"

Then she looked at Jiang Ning, "The Gale-Thunder Arrow Art, right?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded again.

The old woman said, "Come back tomorrow to collect it!"

After speaking, she immediately whistled.

In the next moment, a green light flashed through the door and instantly landed on the counter.

This green light was a palm-sized raptor.

Its beak was curved like a hook, its claws were sharp like knives, and its feathers were deep blue.

The old woman wrote the words 'Gale-Thunder Arrow Art' on a piece of white paper and tied it to the raptor's claw.

"The Gale-Thunder Arrow Art can only be found in the county city, and it will take a day to arrange. Come back to the Administrative Section tomorrow at this time, and you'll be able to receive the Gale-Thunder Arrow Art you requested!" The old woman said as she secured the paper to the raptor's claw and spoke to Jiang Ning.

"Understood!" Jiang Ning replied.

At this moment, Jiang Ning also realized something.

No wonder he had seen so many items on the goods list, yet the entire Administrative Section was so spacious.

It turned out that those valuable items needed to be transferred from elsewhere.

(End of Chapter)

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