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Chapter 511: Mo Gan Yun's Triumphant Return Home [Part 2]
Chapter 511: Mo Gan Yun's Triumphant Return Home [Part 2]
Feng Yun's eyes flashed with a mix of surprise and uncertainty.
He had a hunch that this was too coincidental. But, I don't seem to be that important yet, do I?
What's with this feeling of being attacked from both sides?
Just at that moment, Feng Yun's Five Spirit Toad received a message from Fang Che about the Green Dragon Gang's business, which had already been sent to his communication jade.
He opened it and studied it carefully.
"Gambling houses, Salt Gang, Brothels, Pawnshops, Prostitutes, Boat Gang, River Blockades, Robberies, Women's Trading and Cultivation..."
Feng Yun sighed, "All the taboos are twisted together... Fortunately, there's still the restaurant... Well, this restaurant turns out to be just a transit point for these trades... What a talent."
"Fang Che's Life and Death Squad is dealing with the Black Tiger Gang, and it seems they're targeting women... But after his move, I ordered the Green Dragon Gang to disband, so for now, the Green Dragon Gang is safe."
"However, Fang Che's Life and Death Squad's next move is clearly aimed at the prostitutes. They've stirred up a bloody storm in Donghu Zhou, all because of this... So now, the people he's killing are all collateral damage."
"So, the false leads I created by eliminating the Black Tiger Gang, Fang Che hasn't paid any attention to them at all! This is interesting. This Fang Che, he's not easy to deal with."
"Because Fang Che's true intention is... the Green Dragon Gang. Moreover, he's already grasped the prostitute line! Intelligence shows that he's been giving food to those beggar children, and then he even adopted a few of them, and then proceeded to capture the prostitutes."
"So, from this perspective, those beggar children gave Fang Che the lead."
"That means those beggar children were either captured before or saw other beggar children being captured. That's how they provided the information."
"And among those he captured through this line, there must be Green Dragon Gang underlings, but these underlings didn't follow orders to hide and continued their business, so they were caught by Fang Che. Due to their low status and lack of Five Spirit Toad, they were easily captured. After being caught, they were tortured and interrogated, and they confessed."
"So, he can completely lock down the Green Dragon Gang's business line. That's why, on the first night, after capturing someone, he immediately took consecutive actions for so many days... White Serpent Gang and others... they're all in the same business and got unlucky."
Feng Yun's thinking was meticulous.
Based on these pieces of intelligence, he quickly untangled the thread.
Without looking at other files, he directly flipped to the prostitute line.
After a glance, he frowned and showed dissatisfaction.
Because on this page, there was no information about the downstream sales channels.
He immediately sent another message to his family, "I need to know about the children captured by the Green Dragon Gang, regardless of gender, boys or girls, thirteen years old... I need to know."
The other side replied with a sentence.
Feng Yun immediately flew into a rage, "This is sheer stupidity! For this kind of matter, I still have to wait for him to ask the Green Dragon Gang? What does he do for a living? These people only know how to take money without keeping records? Nonsense! Has he always been this muddled in his work? I have no use for him in the Feng family!"
These consecutive transit messages, bit by bit, like squeezing toothpaste, made Feng Yun extremely annoyed.
Being far in the southeast, he needed information, so he contacted his family, and his family contacted this guy. This guy then went to find the Green Dragon Gang, and the Green Dragon Gang told him, and then he informed his family, and his family informed him...
Because he had no way to contact this guy in charge of the Green Dragon Gang... This guy's status in the family was too low.
This is so roundabout!
The family replied, "He's rushing to the southeast as fast as he can, and he's almost there..."
Feng Yun took a deep breath, suppressing his anger that could burn down the southeast. He gritted his teeth and said, "Tell him to hurry up and ask! He'll need at least a day to reach the southeast, and I can't wait that long! If he can't provide the information within half an hour, tell him, when he reaches the southeast, that's when he'll light the signal fire!"
Feng Yun's surging anger directly startled his family at the distant Only Righteous Sect headquarters.
It had been a long time since Feng Yun had shown his anger.
It seemed that this time, the roundabout situation had truly driven the young master crazy!
Putting down the communication jade, Feng Yun took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with cold light. He said calmly, "The Feng family needs to change. This roundabout way of doing things, a single piece of information requires seven steps to obtain, and I'm still the family's grandmaster... What a joke!"
"If there's really something life-threatening, can we afford to delay like this?"
"Unbelievable, how can such a thing happen in the Only Righteous Sect Feng family!"
Feng Yun was furious, "Ridiculous! Terrifying!"
Both Feng Yi and Feng Er lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.
This was the angriest Feng Yun had been since he was ten years old, and it had been so many years.
It could be seen that his anger had reached an extreme!
But it was understandable, as they were currently in a battle of wits and brawn, and then he realized that he actually had no intelligence...
A complete blind man!
After a quarter of an hour, the message came, and Feng Yun's anger was completely under control.
Gazing at the message, he frowned.
"Spring Pavilion? With a secret route? How could there be a secret route?"
"First, give me the information on Spring Pavilion!"
After a detailed investigation of Spring Pavilion, Feng Yun frowned, deep in thought.
"The goal of this Spring Pavilion is a bit grand."
"Even if Fang Che wants to make a move, there will be someone to suppress him. So, for us, leading Fang Che to Spring Pavilion is not the best option."
"What's the deal with this secret route?"
Feng Yun frowned.
"In other words, after capturing someone and selling them, but we don't know what the other party is up to?"
Feng Yun suppressed his anger, taking a deep breath, "Don't get angry, don't get angry, can't ruin my mood because of this lowest-level sect..."
"But this is also a personnel arrangement!"
He slammed his hand on the table.
Feng Yun was already seething with anger. Not knowing what the other party was up to, how could you expect me to make arrangements?
If, on the contrary, they create trouble, but there's not even a hint of it, then besides framing others, what else is it good for?
The most important thing is not to eliminate anyone, but to create the biggest trouble for Fang Che!
Feng Yun had an idea that this life and death squad's first battle would directly trap them here, leaving them unable to escape!
For Fang Che, if his first mission gets stuck in this quagmire, how could he possibly open a new front without completing the current task?
"Over time, this trial squad, the Eastern Three Three, would naturally be rendered useless: drag it out for a year or two, three years, and your life and death squad is still stuck in Donghu Zhou, then what's the point of you?"
"In the future, even if entrusted with an important task, how many people would be convinced? - This is Fang Che, who has been chewing on the Green Dragon Gang for several years, but still can't get a grip on it?"
"Right."
"But now, Feng Yun is even more entangled than Fang Che."
"Fang Che has his own goals, but he doesn't have a place to exert his strength!"
"Moreover, the cause of this is an internal family problem!"
"Divide into two directions. First, lead it towards Spring Pavilion, and second, lead it towards this unknown organization."
"Then notify the family, and have all the industry people come to the southeast in batches to do hard labor! I'll unify the batches for discipline! After so many years of comfort, each one has been raised like pigs. If we don't take precautions, the future calamity will befall my family, it's not an exaggeration."
"Feng Yun, what about the person you chose for the shadows?"
"What cultivation level?"
"One is an Eighth-Rank Venerable, and four are Fifth and Sixth-Rank Venerables."
"The cultivation is sufficient. Do they have an open identity?"
"Yes."
"Call them in."
The five individuals entered, and they said, "We pay our respects to Young Master Feng."
Feng Yun scrutinized them from head to toe, then said, "You five, contact Feng Yi through the communication jade. Then go to the Donghu Zhou side, your task doesn't require you to kill or cause any destruction."
"Just hold on to the information on the key members of the Green Dragon Gang, and at the critical moment, rescue the person and immediately flee. There's no need to kill or cause destruction."
"Can you five accomplish this?"
"We swear to complete it successfully."
Feng Yun waved his hand, allowing them to leave.
It wasn't until almost the second day that the person in charge of commanding the Green Dragon Gang from Feng Yun's side arrived, and after being scolded by Feng Yun, he sent a message to the Green Dragon Gang: "Try to lead them towards Spring Pavilion and the other force... Let the small fry handle it."
Then, he began the real punishment. Handing it over to Feng Yi and Feng Er: "Discipline them thoroughly, just don't let them die, do as you please!"
Amidst the desperate pleas for mercy, they were taken away by Feng Er.
If it weren't for the need for the communication jade to convey messages to the Green Dragon Gang, Feng Yun would have ground their bones to ashes! But, at least the matter was handled, and this person also arrived in the southeast, so future intelligence could be smoother.
Feng Yun also heaved a sigh of relief.
...
On the Baixiang Zhou side, Mo Gan Yun, Yu Zhong Ge, and others had already inspected the town's main hall and the patrol areas. The underground gangs, even those with extreme public resentment, were all cleaned up.
Additionally, they dealt with two small aristocratic families of the Only Righteous Sect.
However, compared to the other side, the city was relatively smaller, and there were fewer troubles.
The previously controlled Heavenly Deity Sect and Night Demon Sect strongholds were already abandoned, and the people's whereabouts were unknown. The clues to the Brightness Sect and the Brightness Sect were also considered completely abandoned.
It was almost like a vacuum for the Only Righteous Sect.
The four individuals thoroughly cleaned up Baixiang Zhou.
Compared to other times, the slaughter was not small, and it could even be described as a bloody storm.
However, compared to the commotion in Donghu Zhou, it could almost be ignored.
After completing the tasks on this side, Dong Yun Yu and Feng Xiang Dong constantly sent messages, all feeling like they had a bit of dirt on their faces. So, according to the original plan, the four individuals directly went to Baiyun Zhou.
Arriving at Baiyun Zhou, they exclaimed, "The world has united!"
After a careful investigation, they discovered: This place has been thoroughly plowed.
"I told you we shouldn't have come!" Yu Zhongge's face was filled with frustration. "Didn't you guys think about it? Fang Da has been in Baiyun Zhou for almost a year. What could he have left behind? Not even a damn hooligan can be found..."
The people in the Guardian Hall were surprisingly enthusiastic, but their warmth wasn't directed at the patrol team.
"Is Fang Che your captain? That's... great. How is Captain Fang doing now?"
"Is Captain Fang doing well?"
"When will Captain Fang return?"
"Why didn't Captain Fang come this time?"
"..."
The four of them replied, feeling a bit suffocated.
As they walked on the street, they occasionally heard people talking about the patrol team. Some civilians even rushed forward and asked, "Isn't Fang Che from the patrol team? Why isn't he here?"
"Please do us a favor and let him know that we all miss him."
"It's a shame Captain Fang didn't come himself..."
"Captain Fang's family is still here..."
"..."
It had to be said that the four of them discovered that in Baiyun Zhou, Fang Che was far more popular than anyone else.
"This is incredible!"
So, Yu Zhongge and the other three went to the Baiyun Martial Academy. Since they were in Baiyun Zhou, they were still students of the Martial Academy.
It was time to return home in glory.
Upon entering, the instructors were all very friendly. But as they chatted, the topic shifted again.
"Fang Che is in the same team as you? Is he the captain? Tch, I knew it! That kid is something else!"
"Fang Che has been making quite a stir in Donghu Zhou. Be careful."
"That bastard Fang Che doesn't even bother to come back and see me!"
"Fang Che..."
"Fang Che..."
"How is Fang Xuehua doing over there?"
"..."
Mo Gan Yun and Jing Shuang Gao were left speechless.
"Can't we be the ones returning home in glory? Why is the conversation always about them?" Jing Shuang Gao especially felt this way, as well as Li Changkong and the others.
"Fang Che is the captain? You still can't beat him, right? I knew it!"
"Did Fang Che beat you up again? Haha!"
"How big is the gap in strength now?"
"Mo Gan Yun, you're really embarrassing us. You can't even beat Fang Che..."
"..."
The four of them felt quite deflated.
After chatting with the instructors and leaders for a while, they moved on to meet their classmates.
"How is Fang Xuehua doing?"
"When will Fang Xuehua return..."
The four of them almost fled, feeling a severe blow to their self-esteem.
Just as they reached the school gate, they heard someone calling out, "Hey, Mo Gan Yun, wait a moment."
They turned to see someone running towards them—it was Fang Qingyun.
"You came just in time... My cousin was on a mission last time, and he's been transferred to Donghu Zhou. Since you're going there, you can deliver something for me."
Fang Qingyun took out a delicate box from his bosom, which still emitted a chilling aura.
"This box contains something for Fang Che—six Heavenly Beauty Flowers."
Fang Qingyun said happily, "I promised to give these to Fang Che. I picked them for my sister-in-law, and you guys came just in time."
Heavenly Beauty Flowers?
Mo Gan Yun coughed, about to speak, but Yu Zhongge stopped him. Yu Zhongge stepped forward and took the box, saying, "We'll definitely deliver it for you."
"Thank you!" Fang Qingyun clasped his fists in gratitude.
"What cultivation level are you at?"
"I'm ashamed. I'm a Fifth-Rank Martial Marquis."
Fang Qingyun felt a bit embarrassed. Compared to his classmates, his cultivation level wasn't low, but it was far from impressive next to these three geniuses.
Moreover, these three were all one rank higher than him.
"Oh, that's perfect. Fang Da also brought something back for you. It's with Instructor Li. Since you're here, Jing Shuang Gao, you can go get it and save Instructor Li the trouble of running an errand."
Yu Zhongge signaled Jing Shuang Gao with his eyes.
Jing Shuang Gao understood and said, "I'll go right now."
With a whoosh, he was gone.
Fang Qingyun didn't even have time to refuse.
Then, with another whoosh, Jing Shuang Gao returned, holding a small box, which he handed to Fang Qingyun. "I don't know what's inside, but you can keep it."
Fang Qingyun scratched his head, feeling a bit suspicious. Something felt slightly off.
But then he thought about his cousin not being able to come and how it was normal for Mo Gan Yun and the others to bring something for him. He accepted the box and said, "Thank you. When are you guys heading back? Why don't we all have dinner together tonight? It's on me."
The eldest cousin's generous nature, inherited from his uncle, was showing again.
The four of them quickly declined, "We're heading back now. We need to reach Donghu Zhou before nightfall."
"Alright then..."
Fang Qingyun reluctantly said, "Safe journey. Take care."
"Okay."
The four of them waved goodbye.
Fang Qingyun took the small box and returned. When he opened it, he was stunned. Inside were cultivation pills suitable for his cultivation level, which wasn't unusual.
But the problem was... there were enough for ten uses!
This wasn't right!
Fang Qingyun immediately chased after them. He couldn't let his cousin be bribed and ruin his reputation!
However, he couldn't find their figures at the gate.
Fang Qingyun quickly turned to find Instructor Li. "Instructor Li, there's something..."
"Cultivation pills? I don't see any," Instructor Li said, puzzled.
"Then I'll have to turn them in."
Fang Qingyun took out the box. "They gave these to me privately, and technically, they are my cousin's subordinates... I can't accept this."
Li Changkong laughed and sighed, "They are like brothers to your cousin. Just take it, there's no need to turn it in."
"That's not possible," Fang Qingyun shook his head firmly. "It's a different matter!"
"But they're not going to use it for bribery, are they? You're overthinking it."
"No, I won't!" Fang Qingyun was adamant, as stubborn as an ox.
No matter how Li Changkong tried to persuade him, he refused to accept it.
Li Changkong grew frustrated, his forehead steaming, "You stubborn child, why are you so unyielding!"
Fang Qingyun's mind was made up, and no amount of scolding would change it.
Bing Shangxue tried to convince him as well, but he just shook his head.
"No, it's absolutely not acceptable. Even if they were gifts from brothers, I won't take them."
Fang Qingyun shook his head like a rattle drum, "I may not be able to help my cousin much, but no one can use me as a stepping stone. I won't hold anyone back."
After hearing these words, Li Changkong and Bing Shangxue both sighed.
They gave up on persuading him.
"Fine," Fang Qingyun left.
Li Changkong held the bottle of pills, feeling exasperated, "This situation is just..."
Bing Shangxue sighed and said, "Fang Qingyun is indeed a sincere and good person. Perhaps he may not achieve great things in this lifetime, but people like him will never fail."
"Yes, he has a very good character. With Fang Qingyun by his side, as long as there aren't any major accidents, there shouldn't be any problems."
Li Changkong nodded, "Yes, that's right... Sigh, let's take some time to gather our old brothers and have a meal together?"
Bing Shangxue humphed, "Why?"
"We can also announce our news and stop them from constantly thinking about... you."
Li Changkong explained.
Bing Shangxue's face turned red, and she quickly added, "Let's wait until they finish this term and send them to the Martial General."
"That's fine too," Li Changkong thought for a moment. Considering the small number of people needed to complete the task, he nodded in agreement. Then, he sighed, "The gap between levels is truly significant... Mo Gan Yun and the others have already caught up to our cultivation level... and there are still those at the same level who haven't even reached the Martial General rank."
"There's nothing we can do about it. That's how geniuses are. From the beginning, we could see that some would be fast, while others would be slow."
"In reality, their opportunity is limited to only the first few months after school starts, when Fang Che was there, or to be more precise, before the Martial Academy's grand competition."
"During that time, if they could blend in and had the talent, they could catch up and soar together. But unfortunately, even with the same opportunity presented, out of a class of over fifty, only Mo Gan Yun managed to seize it."
Bing Shangxue sighed sincerely, "As you said, Fang Che entered the academy as the champion, indicating his limitless future potential. Even a fool could see that. But why is it that so many others in the class are like fools, doing nothing at all? Are they waiting for such geniuses to take the initiative and actively seek friendship with them?"
Li Changkong sighed and said, "We can't blame them for this. Back in our time, there were also geniuses among us, and you and I were no different... We just stood by and watched others soar while doing nothing."
Recalling the past, the two of them fell silent.
Indeed, if they had taken that step back then and followed in the footsteps of the soaring geniuses, their achievements today might have been even greater.
They were well aware that this was a golden opportunity, yet they did nothing but stand there like fools!
"That's why geniuses are rare."
Li Changkong spoke bitterly, "Within the Martial Academy, they have already been thoroughly screened, not to mention the ordinary colleges... Such matters, life's encounters, are incredibly strange."
"At times, Heaven tries its best to present opportunities fairly to everyone, but those who can truly seize them... are always few and far between."
"The vast majority of people can only reminisce in their middle age, boasting to others... about how so-and-so, who is so impressive now, was once my classmate. I sat right behind him, and I could even smell his farts..."
"Hehehe..."
Li Changkong laughed bitterly.
Bing Shangxue sighed and then scolded playfully, "Oh, you're so disgusting with your examples..."
...
Mo Gan Yun and the others left the Baiyun Martial Academy and went to a teahouse for some tea.
They all looked like defeated roosters.
"Damn, did we just come here to show off for Fang Da?"
"Sigh... I feel like I have no presence at all. Is this what you call returning home in glory?"
"And while they're making a big splash in Donghu Zhou, we're just..."
"... It's truly demoralizing."
Among the four, the only one who seemed unaffected was Xue Wanren, who wore a look of indifference.
He even had the leisure to mock them, "Hey, how are you guys doing so poorly... so pathetically?"
The three of them roared in anger, "Shut up, you shit king's brother!"
(End of Chapter)
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