Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 41 Blocking and Killing
Gong Tianwu played a trick here. He actually handed over the Seven Prisons Pan at the gate of Wanhe Building, and then took out the Taiguang Pill and swallowed it in full gulp in front of everyone.

This undoubtedly sends a clear message to the outside world.

"I have already traded away the most valuable Xuanqi, and the most valuable elixir I got in exchange was eaten right in front of me! You bastards, don't even think about it!"

Witnessing this scene, several people watching nearby showed disappointment on their faces.

There is a saying that goes, "A man is innocent unless he possesses a treasure."

Previously, Gong Tianwu had both a yellow-grade mid-level magic weapon like "Ci Shuo" and a mysterious-grade mid-level treasure: one of the Seven Hells Pans. These two things combined could directly arouse the covetousness of a huge number of people.

However, Gong Tianwu had already predicted this, and got rid of the Xuan-level mid-grade treasure: the one among the Seven Hells Pans, as quickly as possible. Not only that, he also directly ate the most valuable "immortal pill" that he had exchanged for it. The value of his robbery would undoubtedly drop significantly.

Even if someone could go to great lengths to kill it at this point, the benefits they could obtain would be very limited. Even if they could obtain a yellow-level treasure, "Ci Shuo", as compensation, any discerning person would be able to tell at a glance that the thing had an artifact spirit, and it was most likely evolved from the spirit of the old man Li Jixian.

This means that it can only exert all its power in Gong Tianwu's hands, and in the hands of others it is just a broken book.

To be more specific, if the danger faced by Gong Tianwu who had just walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion was 100, then after he traded the Xuan-level mid-grade treasure: the Seven Hells Pan, the danger was immediately reduced to 70.

After Gong Tianwu swallowed the Taiguang Pill in one gulp, the danger was reduced to 40.

However, the marrow-eroding poison in this thing was indeed disgusting. After Gong Tianwu swallowed it, he immediately felt a cold and vicious breath quickly emanating from his throat, which then penetrated and lingered in his bone marrow, causing him to shiver and feel very uncomfortable.

With no other options, Gong Tianwu could only return to his residence, take a pill, regulate his breathing and nourish his energy, and forcibly suppress the negative effects.

Surprisingly, the aura of the Fire Lizard Dragon that had been lurking in Gong Tianwu's body began to become violent, but its target was not Gong Tianwu's physical body, but the marrow-eating poison that had just penetrated into his body. The two entangled and fought against each other, and in the end, the aura of the Fire Lizard Dragon was actually swallowed up, forming a new negative effect called the marrow-eating poison.

This thing caused Gong Tianwu's blood and energy values ​​to drop again, but fortunately the Purple Qi Cave Secret Art he practiced was from the orthodox lineage of Taoism, which was upright and peaceful, and had the feeling of a great avenue, so after regulating his breath for a while, he suppressed the newly emerged marrow-eroding inflammation poison again.

However, there is still a big difference between suppression and eradication. At this moment, Gong Tianwu seems to be fine, but there is like a time bomb in his body. Once there is a problem with himself and he loses control of it, he will be in big trouble.

Under normal circumstances, Gong Tianwu would have to wait another five or six years at most before the marrow-eroding poison in his body could no longer be suppressed, and he would be bedridden and eventually die.

Ahem, but Gong Tianwu doesn’t care about it.

Gong Tianwu, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, let out a long breath. With this breath, the rice paper on the table in front of him suddenly caught fire with a "boom". The flame turned into a strange blue color and was still roiling violently.

"Damn, is this a blessing in disguise?"

Gong Tianwu looked at the flames in front of him. He could now feel that his true energy was beginning to contain this marrow-eroding poison. Once the enemy was hit, he would probably be in great pain.

At this moment, he also had a feeling of both laughter and tears. The Purple Qi Cave Secret that he practiced was clearly a Taoist internal skill that was moderate and peaceful, but how come it became like a poisonous and evil skill in his hands?

For the sake of stability, Gong Tianwu was not in a hurry to get off the bed. He continued to sit cross-legged there and adjusted his inner breath to perfection. Only after it was perfect did he stand up again. Then he asked the people from Wanhe Tower to harness a carriage to take him out.

After the carriage had been moving forward for about ten minutes, it suddenly stopped and the driver's scolding was heard:

"Don't you have eyes? Do you have to bump into me and get killed?"

As he spoke, there was the sound of a whip hitting the air. At this moment, Gong Tianwu thought it was normal, but then there was the sound of the driver falling to the ground and screaming.

Gong Tianwu immediately felt something was wrong. He took a deep breath, circulated his internal energy throughout his body, half-knelt on the ground, and slapped the floor of the carriage in front of him with his palm.

This palm strike used authentic Yin energy, and with the help of the Purple Qi Cave Secret Art, the floor of the entire carriage collapsed silently, as if it had been rotting for more than ten years, with a faint blue flame burning on it.

Even Gong Tianwu himself did not expect the power of such a palm!

When Gong Tianwu quietly landed under the car, he immediately fell down and rolled!
When a normal person lies down to the ground, the height is at least 20 to 30 centimeters. However, when Gong Tianwu held his breath and lay on the ground, the height was only 5 centimeters at most. Therefore, when he rolled out from under the car, he looked as mysterious and unpredictable as a phantom.

At this time, Gong Tianwu saw that the front of the carriage had been surrounded by four people, and there were three people scattered around to keep watch. These people were all wearing black clothes and masks, and the weapons they held were shining coldly. The coachman had already fallen to the ground with a pool of blood flowing from under him, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice roared:
"Xu Dayong, you seduced my wife and pissed off my father. As the saying goes, I will fight you to the death for killing my father and stealing my wife!"

The voice was full of energy and made quite a loud noise. Some people looked over from afar, but immediately shrank back after hearing the voice.

However, Gong Tianwu knew that this must be a trick played by the other party. They were deliberately throwing dirty water on himself and rationalizing the ambush to prevent anyone from meddling and reporting to the police.

Seeing that this group of people were ruthless and showed no mercy to the coachman, and their attention was still on the carriage, Gong Tianwu took advantage of the darkness nearby and simply leaned over and rushed towards a thug next to him.

This guy's job was to keep watch, so how could he have expected the attack to come from behind?

Just when he heard a slight noise and wanted to turn back, Gong Tianwu had already cut his Adam's apple with a palm. He immediately fell to the ground, covering his neck in pain and twitching, but he couldn't make a sound.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu touched the back of another person and hit him on the back of the head with his elbow. The man's eyes immediately rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

The darkness had become Gong Tianwu's greatest protection. After this guy cleverly roamed around and ambushed and killed the two men, he suddenly heard a shout of shock and anger coming from the side:

"Master Qin, there's no one in the car!"

The leader, Mr. Qin, immediately sensed something was wrong, and then he found two brothers collapsed on the ground, with no idea whether they were dead or alive. He also saw the sneaky Gong Tianwu, and he immediately said angrily:

"What a thief! How can you be so shameless?"

Then he pulled out a ghost-head sword and rushed towards Gong Tianwu.

Although Gong Tianwu was already a master of Ming Jin, he was immediately scared when he saw Qin Ye rushing towards him. Don't forget that Gong Tianwu had very little practical experience, so his fighting style was still based on Tian Dachun's. And who was Tian Dachun? A rogue!
So, Gong Tianwu sneered and turned around and ran away without saying a word, and even squeezed into the crowd.

Master Qin had never expected that Gong Tianwu would run away as soon as they met, and he was so furious that he quickly chased after him, holding a majestic nine-ring knife in his hand.

Although Mr. Qin was tall and strong, he ran at an amazing speed, especially the pair of fiery red suede shoes on his feet, which were very eye-catching, as if there were flames shining on them, and he was still shouting:
"You rapist, give me your life!"

Seeing this scene, the people in front all fled away, fearing that they would get into trouble, and at the same time they gathered around to watch.

The group first looked at the man in front who was running away with his head in his hands, and then looked at the cuckolded man behind who was extremely angry and furious. They immediately felt that lust was the root of all evil, and that the world was going downhill and people's hearts were no longer as they used to be.

As a result, after chasing for forty or fifty meters, Mr. Qin saw Gong Tianwu suddenly jump to the side and then flash into a nearby shop. He chased after him without hesitation.

As a result, just as he turned into the store, he was suddenly hit by a large cloud of white smoke. Mr. Qin was completely unprepared! He felt a burning sensation in his mouth and nose, and his eyes were in great pain. All of a sudden, he could only wipe his face with both hands.

At this moment, Master Qin was extremely shocked and angry:
"Didn't they say that he was just a sickly scholar? Didn't they say that he could only play the piano and was very weak?"

"Fuck! This despicable fighting method of beating with clubs and throwing lime is the most despicable means in the market. How come this guy is so proficient in using it?"

Qin Ye was also an old hand. At this critical moment, he suddenly heard someone taking a deep breath nearby. He immediately kicked at that spot with all his strength.
But at the moment when his foot hit the opponent, he suddenly felt something heavy hit his chest. His eyes went dark, and he felt dizzy and completely lost consciousness.
***
Two hours later,

The study room of the cabinet,

Elder Yan sat in front of the desk with a gloomy face. He seemed calm and was still copying calligraphy.
The lyrics of this poem are by Liu Guo:
The old country is full of new sorrows,
Want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and wine,
It's not like a young boy's trip.
It looked like it was written meticulously, with every stroke being very neat, but the scattered paper balls nearby showed that this powerful minister was actually in a very upset mood.

Soon, a butler outside whispered:
"Master, the eldest son is here."

Elder Yan said calmly:
"Ask him in, and clear out the people around him."

Soon, Yan Fan walked in quickly, with a mixed smell of alcohol and powder on his body, and a slightly drunken flush on his face:

"Dad, you called me?"

Without even looking up, Elder Yan continued to copy meticulously until he finished writing the remaining few words. He then looked at them carefully, and after a long while, he slowly said:
"You didn't take anything I said to heart, did you?"

Yan Fan was shocked and immediately stammered:
"Dad, I didn't want to accept it either, but Xu Ming gave too much. He spent a lot of money and directly took out twelve beauty beads."

After hearing this, Lord Yan finally broke down, slapped the table and shouted angrily:
"Evil creature! Didn't I tell you not to touch that pine guest at this time? Although he has offended us severely, his position is to repay the master's kindness! This is righteousness."

"If something happens to this bastard recently, many people will definitely unite to deal with us, which will be a huge trouble. When this wave of troubles passes, we will have plenty of opportunities to deal with him!"

Yan Fan called out to the Heaven-shaking Qu Lai and said:

"I didn't ask anyone to touch him, I really didn't!!"

Elder Yan stared at his son intently, then said:

"Zhang Wen from the Wucheng Military Department reported that a horse-drawn carriage was attacked more than an hour ago, with many casualties. The attacker was none other than Suosongke. Among the injured present, the most senior one was Qin Mingxiong!"

"I remember this person very clearly. He was a martial arts candidate from our hometown. Unfortunately, he was unlucky when he passed the exam. He encountered strong enemies one after another and was defeated. He even stayed by your side for two years!"

Yan Fan suddenly realized:
"Qin Mingxiong? This guy offended Butler Fu before, so I haven't seen him for a long time. I only heard that this guy is very close to Peng Wan. Dad, can you call him over to ask him?"

The Peng Wan that Yan Fan mentioned was none other than the Yan family's most beloved guest, the third son-in-law, whose name was Wang Ruoqing, with the courtesy name Pengwan.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. Elder Yan felt that it was unlikely that Yan Fan lied to his face, so he immediately raised his voice:
"Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou! Call Peng Wan over, now!"

Soon, Wang Ruoqing came to Lao Taishan. He had a good appearance and was good at writing poems. Otherwise, he would not have been able to charm the second young lady of the Xiangfu. He was also very romantic. At this time, he was holding a folding fan in his hand and bowed deeply:
"Old Taishan, do you have something to ask me?"

For Lord Yan, of course he appreciated helpers who could provide assistance in politics and the court. He looked down upon a useless person like Wang Ruoqing and snorted coldly, looking at Yan Fan.

Yan Fan immediately said:
"Have you seen Qin Mingxiong recently?"

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned this. After he mentioned this name, Wang Ruoqing sighed and said angrily:
"Waste! This is just a waste!"

Yan Fan narrowed his eyes, and suddenly felt a rare sense of superiority in intelligence:
"What's up with him?"

Wang Ruoqing said angrily:

"Doesn't this guy always brag about how good he is at fighting? His brothers are even more capable of doing anything, so I let him deal with one person, that beast Suosongke."

"As a result, an hour ago, Qin Mingxiong was carried back. Both of his eyes were mostly blind, and he had a high fever and could hardly speak. The pair of cloud-stepping boots I borrowed for him were also missing. The doctor we invited said that there was a strange and extremely hot toxin in his body that had corroded his bones and lingered. The toxin was not severe, but it was difficult to expel."

Yan Fan turned his head to look at his father and shrugged.

Lord Yan had a blank expression on his face.

Wang Ruoqing also felt that something was wrong, and thought that his father-in-law was angry because he had messed up, so he hurriedly said in a flattering way:

"Don't worry, Old Taishan, this matter is not over yet. I have sent someone to find another expert to handle this matter. I will definitely help you get your revenge!"

(End of this chapter)