I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 6 Dismal Business
When Li Qingyun saw the puppet open its eyes, he was startled and almost fell off his chair.

Then he felt the special energy and the cold and evil aura within it.

Can this thing produce foul air by itself?
He was a little surprised, but suddenly he was delighted, because the source of the extraordinary power that he had been thinking about for a long time but could not figure out was right in front of him.

In order to avoid being seen by others, Li Qingyun quickly hid the puppet in his sleeve, but he did not rush to use the "Soul Devouring" magical power to transform and absorb the foul air. Instead, he wanted to see what changes would happen to the puppet afterwards.

Several hall masters and elders were used to their leader's incompetent behavior, so they didn't take him seriously when they saw him fiddling with puppets. They just pretended he didn't exist and focused on discussing next month's spending plans and personnel changes.

At this moment, a small thug rushed in and whispered a few words in Yun Zhaozhong's ear. His face suddenly changed, and he knocked on the table and said:
"Everyone, let's talk about an urgent matter first. The people from the Golden Wind and Drizzle Tower have been causing trouble in the Changle Casino these days, making it impossible for us to do business. I just got news that those little bastards are here again, and they will surely cause more trouble. What do you think we should do?"

"Golden Wind and Rain Tower is going too far! Let's fight them!"

The first person to speak was Jing Deyun, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall. He was a dark-faced man in his fifties. Despite his age, his temper was that of a young man, and he was a lightning cannon that could ignite at any time.

"Old Jing, this is not twenty years ago. Bianliang City is now a place where the king's law is respected. Moreover, Bao Heizi from Kaifeng Prefecture and that white-eyed Xu Liang are not vegetarians. If you dare to lead people to fight with Jinfengxiyu Tower in the morning, the captains in the government office will investigate our Changle Gang in the afternoon. Do you want to destroy our foundation?"

As soon as Jing Deyun slammed the table, Chu Jinxiang, the head of Shan De Tang, responded to him coldly.

Shan De Tang is in charge of the external affairs of the Changle Gang. Although Chu Jinxiang is a woman in her thirties, she is very versatile and shrewd. She has a certain prestige in both the black and white worlds. Even when facing an old veteran like Jing Deyun, she still speaks frankly.

Jing Deyun glanced at Chu Jinxiang, his anger still lingering:

"Then what do you think we should do? Are we just going to be cowards and let them ride on our heads and shit on us? The gang's territory has been getting smaller and smaller in recent years, and business is getting harder and harder. If this continues, we won't even need Kaifeng Prefecture to seal it off, as we won't be able to survive..."

He was so angry that he suddenly drank the tea in front of him and pressed the cup hard on the table. The muscles on his face kept twitching, as if he had suffered great humiliation. He muttered to himself:
"...When the old gang leader was here, was a small player like Jinfengxiyulou worthy of being compared with us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed to have touched everyone's heart. The eyes of the hall masters and elders present all turned to the young gang leader sitting in the main seat.

Li Qingyun felt the fiery gazes of these people. He felt guilty and as if he was being targeted by them.

But he had never been involved in gangs, so he had no idea how to deal with such matters. He also didn't want to pretend to know the answers and give blind advice, so he had to bite the bullet and keep silent.

For a moment, the entire gathering hall of the Heroes Building was silent and the scene was extremely awkward.

In the end, it was Yun Zhaozhong, the most famous peacemaker, who broke the deadlock and waved his hand:

"Well, Hall Master Jing and Hall Master Chu, please stop arguing. A fight is impossible, but the Golden Wind and Rain Tower has gone too far several times. We can't just swallow our anger like this."

After that, he looked at Song Ke and said, "Master Song, this matter is handed over to your Luohan Hall. Send a few of your 18 Luohans to calm down the situation. If we are right, teach them a lesson. Otherwise, we can't do this business."

Song Ke raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes and said:

"I'd better go myself."

Yun Zhaozhong nodded upon hearing this:

"Yeah, that's right. There are many masters in the Golden Wind and Drizzle Tower. To be on the safe side, it's safest for you to go. Bring more people with you so you don't get hurt."

After saying that, he looked at Li Qingyun again and asked, "What do you think, Gang Leader?" In fact, he was just being polite. Everyone knew that the Gang Leader didn't care about these things. The only reason this gentleman came to discuss matters was to collect the few taels of silver as a regular fee.

Unexpectedly, Li Qingyun rolled his eyes and suddenly asked:
"Our Changle Casino is at the Guanyin Temple in the East City, right?"

Upon hearing this, Song Ke held his forehead with his hand, trying hard to hide his anger.

The Changle Gang is gradually declining, and now there are only a few legitimate industries left, and none of them are very profitable. Only the casino in East City is doing decent business.

Six gangs and more than 500 gang members almost all depend on this old hen that lays golden eggs, but their gang leader is not even sure where to open the casino...

How did the Changle Gang end up with such a piece of rubbish?

He held back his breath and did not flare up on the spot. He just said coldly:

"That's right. If the boss agrees, I will take my leave first."

Li Qingyun nodded:
"You guys have the final say on what to do, but if it's at Guanyin Temple, I'll go with you."

Song Ke had already turned around to leave, but when he heard the words of his gang leader, he was stunned.

This lazy and useless gang leader, who usually only knows how to drink and play with women, is the sun rising from the west today? He actually asked to do something for the gang!
But on second thought, based on the other party's character, he must have other crooked ideas. He might be taking advantage of the opportunity to extort some money from the casino.

Yes, that must be the case. He has never cared about any business of the Changle Gang. How come someone would suddenly be kind enough to help?

Thinking of this, Song Ke couldn't help but get furious.

If it were any other time, I would have tolerated this little thing, but now the situation is urgent, how can I have the time to serve a good-for-nothing like you?
Song Ke was about to explode, but Li Qingyun seemed to see through his thoughts and said with a smile:

"It's okay. I'll just follow behind and watch. I won't interfere. Just do what you need to do and just pretend I don't exist."

After hearing this, Song Ke suppressed his anger, looked at him coldly, and laughed in anger.

If you want to die, I won't stop you.

"Since the leader is willing to help, I will take you with me. Let's go now without further delay."

Li Qingyun nodded, stood up, stretched, and bowed to everyone in the hall:

"Everyone, please continue with your meeting. Hall Master Song and I will go check out the place. We will be back soon."

Yun Zhaozhong looked at him and wanted to stop him, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind and only said:

"Master, take care..."

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(End of this chapter)