I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 5: The Waste Gang Leader
On the way from the inner courtyard to the main hall, Song Ke ignored Li Qingyun, but remained silent, frowning as he thought about something.

Although he had not been the leader of the gang for long, he had received favors from the old leader, Li Qingyun's late father, when he was a child, and had deep feelings for the Changle Gang.

However, the gang is now facing constant internal and external troubles and is almost unable to continue. It is now facing the possibility of being annexed by a powerful enemy. It is unclear whether he can save this precarious situation with just him and his sword.

If only this useless gang leader could cheer up a little...

He sighed and looked back at Li Qingyun, only to see him walking lazily, fiddling with a painted doll in his hand, looking indifferent to everything.

Forget it. I can't count on this prodigal son. I'll just take it one step at a time. At worst, I'll fight to the death with those people from Jinfengxiyue Tower. If I kill one, I'll get my money back. If I kill a pair, I'll still make some money.

At this moment, the boss's voice came from behind:

"Master Song, you are in charge of the Arhat Hall. All the martial arts of our Changle Gang are in your possession. Can you show them to me?"

Song Ke paused when he heard this, and immediately turned around and said vigilantly:
"Boss, even though we are not a famous sect, our martial arts cannot be passed on to outsiders, let alone sold for money..."

He knew his gang leader too well. With the other party's habits, it was impossible for him to settle down and practice martial arts. This was most likely because he was short of money and wanted to steal the gang's secret manuals and sell them for money.

Even though the Changle Gang is not as strong as it used to be, it has not yet fallen to the point of selling its signature martial arts. If this fool really took the secret books away to exchange for silver, let alone anything else, the gang members would never be able to hold their heads up in the underworld again.

Li Qingyun looked at Song Ke's nervous and oversensitive look, and then he realized his own lowly character at the moment, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"What silver do you want to sell? I'm just borrowing it to take a look. If you're worried, you can stay with me."

Song Ke was confused and didn't know what he was up to. Was he going to force him to memorize the secret book and then copy it?
It's impossible. If this guy had the brains and hard work, he wouldn't have fallen into the state he is now.

Thinking of this, he hummed and said casually:

"If the gang leader wants to learn martial arts, that's no problem. I'll take you there when I have time."

That means I have been busy...

Li Qingyun heard the perfunctory tone in Song Ke's words, but he didn't care much about it, nor was he in a hurry.

He is currently lacking in energy and blood, and is temporarily unable to learn new martial arts through initiation. The most urgent task right now is to find nourishment for his "Soul Devouring" magical power.

Whether ordinary people can be transformed into qi and blood is not a question that Li Qingyun needs to consider. Even if the answer is yes, he cannot allow himself to degenerate into a man-eating demon. Therefore, the target still has to be those evil demons who deserve their punishment.

But it is obvious that whether it is the evil people who practice magic or the strange objects that contain foul energy like puppets in their hands, they are actually not that easy to find.

After all, this is the capital of the Song Dynasty. No matter whether it is the Three Heroes and Five Gallants of Kaifeng Prefecture or Lady She and Mu Guiying of Tianbo Prefecture, they are all top-notch warriors.

With these people in charge, all kinds of demons and monsters would never dare to openly challenge the official authority and would hide themselves very well.

As for items containing special powers, there was no clue at all. Moreover, even if I found them, a poor man like me probably wouldn't have the money to buy them.

With no clue what to do, Li Qingyun suddenly thought of something.

According to my memory, this strange puppet was extorted from a homeless old man. Could he have other items?
He rubbed his temples, trying to search for the old man's name and appearance from his fragmented memories, but it was still vague and he couldn't figure it out clearly.

Ok?
The more Li Qingyun thought about it, the stranger it seemed to him. He clearly remembered the whole incident very clearly, even many of the details were recognizable, but he just couldn't recall the most important and crucial scene.

It felt as if a piece of his memory was deliberately erased, leaving behind a large blank and foggy space.

The only thing that is certain is that the last time I saw the old man was near Guanyin Temple in the East City of Bianliang City. That is the territory of the Changle Gang, not far from here.

Well, I have a chance to go there, but I can't go to him openly. This guy may have a very complicated background, and he has such a strange puppet. Maybe he has some connection with the cult. At present, I am not strong enough, so I'd better be cautious.

……

Along the way, the two men, each with their own thoughts, arrived at the Juyi Hall in the front yard one after the other, and found a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly overweight, standing at the door, standing with his hands behind his back, looking at them quietly.

Li Qingyun recognized this person after a brief thought.

This is the deputy leader of the Changle Gang, Yun Zhaozhong. He has a lot of experience and is very popular. He is also the only elder in the gang who cares for him.

The fact that the predecessor was able to inherit the position of gang leader and sit firmly in the position was almost entirely due to the other party's unreserved support against all odds.

Otherwise, with that scoundrel's character, he would have been kicked out of the Changle Gang and left to fend for himself long ago.

When Yun Zhaozhong saw Li Qingyun, a smile quickly appeared on his face and he said:

"Good morning, boss."

Li Qingyun also showed great respect to this elder and benefactor, and bowed in return:

"Hello, Uncle Yun. I haven't seen you for a few days. You have lost weight."

Song Ke smiled imperceptibly when he heard this.

Deputy Gang Leader Yun has recently married a very young and pretty lady, and this is something that everyone in the gang knows about. Many elders and hall masters have joked about this, saying that he must have been working tirelessly every night, which is why his clothes are getting looser and he is getting thinner.

Yun Zhaozhong watched Li Qingyun grow up. Although there is a hierarchy now, he is not too restrained. He was not angry when he heard this. He just smiled and spat at Li Qingyun:
"You're getting bolder and bolder, you dare to make fun of your uncle. Come to my house for dinner tonight, remember that."

Li Qingyun was a little puzzled. He didn't remember Yun Zhaozhong's family affairs and was just casually saying something in greeting. He really felt that the other party was a lot thinner than he remembered and didn't mean to tease him.

But when he heard that Yun Zhaozhong wanted to treat him to a meal, he naturally agreed and followed him into the Juyi Hall, where he found that there were already seven or eight people sitting at the long table, including men, women, young and old.

When these people saw Li Qingyun coming in, they all stood up and saluted as a routine. Some smiled, some were indifferent, and some were contemptuous, but no one showed respect in their eyes.

"Sit down, sit down."

Li Qingyun waved his hand with a smile, feeling like a leader reviewing his troops, and then sat down in the main seat, waiting for others to speak.

Seeing him sit down, Yun Zhaozhong also moved a chair and sat down, then bent his middle finger, tapped the table lightly with his knuckles and began to speak.

He is the chief steward of the Changle Gang. He holds an account book and lists the profits and losses of various businesses in the gang last month.

Li Qingyun listened attentively at first, but he was not interested in these details. In addition, he was short of energy and blood, and felt weak. Later on, he could no longer concentrate. Not only was his mind wandering, but he also kept yawning.

Just when he was bored, he suddenly felt an inexplicable urge, took out the doll from his arms and glanced at it casually.

One look at it makes one's hair stand on end.

The pale, smooth, featureless face suddenly split into two slits at the position of the eyes, revealing deep, inky black pupils that were staring at him intently...

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(End of this chapter)