I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 130 Goodbye
The gate tower collapsed, thick smoke rose, and flames shot into the sky.

The Vajra Gate behind is in chaos. If no one takes care of it, it will soon become a ruin.

But Xie Yuan and the escort agency didn't care. Whether the Vajra Sect's territory was retained or not, the Vajra Sect had already been swept off the stage and would eventually be buried in the archives. At most, in the news from the waiters in the restaurant in the next few years, or in the stories that the old man told his grandchildren many years later, perhaps there would still be traces of it.

Everyone walked with their heads held high, leaving along the long street. The crowd of onlookers automatically separated into a group and looked at Xie Yuan and the others with admiration.

The Vajra Sect was not just a simple martial arts school, but also a major force in Yunzhao, involving gambling houses, brothels, people's livelihood shops, and other industries that were either overtly or covertly related. When the Vajra Sect fell, this large gap was created, and naturally, it was mostly filled by the Longteng Escort Agency. It is conceivable that the strength of the escort agency will grow rapidly, and it will go a step further and become completely unshakable.

The dust has almost settled, except for the last bit.

Xie Yuan finally had time to ask:

"Head escort, did you go to confront Yu Chunsheng?"

"good."

Chu Sheng nodded, frowning slightly:
"If the chief escort was here, how could they be so presumptuous? If he really took action, even if this powerful poison worked on him, he would be able to kill all of us before being attacked. So they must have tried to prevent the chief escort from taking action, which we also expected."

"It's because of Xu..."

Xie Yuan asked tentatively.

Zhao Xingyang nodded slightly:
"Yu Chunsheng took Escort Master Xu's son as a hostage, forcing the Chief Escort to not take action. After everyone discussed it, they thought that our strength was sufficient, so they agreed."

He smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed:

"We were fully prepared, but who would have thought that the entire escort agency would almost capsize? It was all thanks to you, Xiao Xie. The King Kong Sect was not very strong, but their shady tricks were really hard to guard against. Their schemes were endless, but fortunately they were finally defeated."

"In the future, when facing this kind of enemy, we must not be careless or we will be in trouble sooner or later. It's not always possible for Xie Yuan to arrive in time. I will remember this lesson and learn from it."

Lu Zhenyu said this seriously, and everyone agreed with him this time, and no one refuted his rigor.

"The King Kong Sect, or Yu Chunsheng, is indeed full of evil intentions. He is indeed a man who has entered the officialdom. He doesn't look like a martial arts school person at all. He has done so many things just to capture the son of Xu Biaotou."

Xie Yuan shook his head.

Chu Sheng twirled his beard and sighed softly:

"Xie Yuan, please don't be offended. Xiao Xu has been friends with us for decades, and he has made great contributions to the escort agency, although... that's all, let's not talk about these. The death of a person is a matter of life and death, and it's all settled. I won't say more. But he died in front of the chief escort and us, and his only wish was to save his only child, so the chief escort can't just ignore it anyway."

"Captain Chu, you are too kind. I have no other intentions. I am just expressing my feelings."

Xie Yuan waved his hands repeatedly, his eyes turned, and asked:

"I wonder where Xu Biaotou's son is being held now?"

"The chief escort said that he secretly went to the county magistrate to find a solution, but the county magistrate sent someone to check and found that the person was not in the prison - he had been taken away long ago. Yu Chunsheng was prepared for this."

"The prison area is originally Yu Chunsheng's private domain. Although the county magistrate is in charge of Yunzhao in name, due to his relationship with Yu Chunsheng, he cannot interfere."

"Hey, now that the Vajra Sect has been destroyed, the county magistrate will probably be the happiest person besides us. From now on, Yu Chunsheng's voice will no longer be so loud, and it will be easier for him to do his job."

"No matter how quiet the sound is, it's not enough. It's better for him to have no sound at all."

Xie Yuan touched his chin and suddenly spoke, causing the escort leaders to quiet down.

Several people looked at each other and smiled:

"It seems that the people from the Vajra Sect haven't been able to satisfy Xiao Xie yet, and they have to kill all those above level three."

"But Xiao Xie, you have to be careful. As long as Yu Chunsheng is still wearing those clothes, he can't be easily touched. The people above are not vegetarians. The Six Gates have many talented people and will never tolerate the court officials being killed casually. Don't be impulsive."

Lu Zhenyu warned.

Xie Yuan nodded. The Six Gates was the government office of the Dali court that handled the affairs of the martial arts world. It was full of masters. They were the ones who ranked the Tianlong, Feilong and Qianlong lists. They had a wide influence and were very powerful. They should not be provoked at will.

However, he thought of the two pages of account books in his arms, and his mind moved slightly.

These two thin pages of paper will eventually become the boulder that crushes Chunsheng, but now is not the time to start...

There was no news from Yunzhou Prefecture yet, and the political enemies of the Chief Justice had not yet taken action. They must still be planning. If Xie Yuan acted rashly, he might draw attention to himself.

He could not bear the pressure of openly offending Peng Yue.

The safest strategy would be to wait until the gods above start fighting, and then Xie Yuan would take this out while the water is muddy and deal a fatal blow to Yu Chunsheng.

He returned to the main point:
"Xu Biaotou's son is not in prison? Then where did Yu Chunsheng take him?"

Chu Sheng said hesitantly:
"We have two speculations. One is that it is hidden in his own private residence, and the other is that it is hidden in his private courtyard. The former is more likely.

"We thought about secretly investigating and bringing the person out, but Yu Chunsheng is a fourth-level practitioner after all. We are not sure that we can come and go freely without alerting him. The chief escort leader is also unsure, after all, high-altitude travel is not the escort agency's strong point... If he finds us or catches us, it will be troublesome again.

"Now he has the son of Xu Biaotou in his hands. He is the last card he can use to influence us. The King Kong Sect is gone. Without support, he will have difficulty functioning in the officialdom and his future is bleak. But there is a problem. If he gives up... I am afraid that Xiao Xu will really have no descendants."

Although Xu Mo was a traitor and killed many people in the escort agency, he died himself to atone for his crime, and everyone didn't know how to hold him accountable even if they wanted to.

Moreover, he was indeed coerced by the Vajra Sect, and everyone had a long-term friendship with Xu Mo, so they blamed 99% of the blame on the Vajra Sect. They were bent on fulfilling the last wishes of their former comrades, and did not want Xu Mo's son to end up in the hands of the Vajra Sect.

Chu Sheng and his men were all worried. Fighting head-on and forming a formation to escort were the business of the escort agency, but secretly investigating and searching people for things was a bit difficult for them. If they could choose, they would rather fight with real swords and guns and get covered in blood than deal with drugs and think about saving people.

Xie Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said:

"All we need to do is find and bring out Xu Biaotou's son, right?"

Chu Sheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Xie Yuan, and nodded subconsciously:
"Yes, our speculation is probably correct. Yu Chunsheng is unlikely to leave him too far away. The most likely place is his home. The only problem is how to quietly investigate and bring him out..."

"Let me think of a solution."

Xie Yuan said in a deep voice.

The three escort leaders looked at each other in surprise.

What could Xie Yuan do? Didn't he learn most of his Kung Fu in the escort agency? He was just as good as a bunch of rough guys. He was more powerful than anyone else in the battle, but he would be a pain in the neck if he tried some tricks.

It would be fine if his improvement in strength was so great that it could make people drop their jaws and dislocate their joints habitually; but can we trust him with even this kind of thing now?
How many tricks can a young person have?

The old escort leader Chu Sheng was a little skeptical, but seeing that Xie Yuan had a calm expression and didn't seem to be bragging, he asked hesitantly:
"Xie Yuan, are you sure? You only have one chance. If you accidentally alarm Yu Chunsheng, you might end up making things worse."

"I wouldn't say it's 100%, but 80% to 90% is possible."

Xie Yuan nodded, without making any loud promises or feeling any guilt.

The three escort leaders believed it a little after seeing this.

Zhao Xingyang twitched his lips and said with a smile:

"It seems like you have learned a lot from that lady? Don't say that your brother didn't take care of you."

Xie Yuan sighed. It was true that he had gained a lot from Situ Qin, but this secret technique was not because of her...

He thought about it for a while, then came to his senses and asked Zhao Xingyang:
"Tou'er Zhao, do you know her details?"

"I don't know. As soon as I first met him, I knew he was a powerful person. I am unlucky and have a short life, so I dare not wade into that muddy water. I will leave it to you. It seems that you are more capable."

Zhao Xingyang frowned and laughed.

Xie Yuan was speechless, but seeing that they had already arrived at the escort agency, the escort leader Wei Zhen was still unconscious, and everyone was in low spirits, he said:
"Everyone, take a rest and heal your wounds. I'll go check it out."

He bowed and walked towards the east of the city without even returning to his room.

After turning two street corners, Xie Yuan silently moved his mind, and his figure gradually blended into the passers-by, like an ordinary citizen, and no one took a second look at him.

He walked to a large house in such a swaggering manner. Xie Yuan looked up, went into a side alley, and when no one was around, he jumped up, easily climbed over the earthen wall, and entered the yard.

The courtyard was full of people, with many servants coming and going, and guards who looked very capable, as if they were transferred from the government office or the King Kong Gate. For a county lieutenant, this scale of guards was already excessive.

But no matter how strict the guards at Yu Chunsheng's house were, his walls were no higher than the residence of the Chief Justice. It was impossible for his family to have a master with transformed qi and blood, so he could not even practice three times, at most two.

A house like this is where Xie Yuan can come and go.

Xie Yuan used the Heavenly Hidden Art to enter Yu Chunsheng's house as if no one was there. He circled around in a moment but did not discover anything.

He emerged from the backyard garden, lost in thought.

"Strange, where could he be? With so many guards here, he must have kept him at home. But we checked every room, even his concubine's boudoir, and found nothing."

He frowned, thought for a while, and then an idea flashed in his mind:

"If there are no leaked houses, there should be no leaked houses in the yard. So, is it hidden in the cellar? But where can the cellar be?"

Xie Yuan was recalling his journey and suddenly remembered that there were more guards in the woodshed than in other places.

But if it was just a woodshed, why would it need so many guards?

His eyes lit up, and he started practicing his skills again. He returned to the woodshed, and sneaked in while the guard was distracted in the distance.

Looking around the firewood pile, Xie Yuan felt like he was back home.

He took a look and turned over a pile of firewood that was obviously often turned over, which was very obvious to him.

Sure enough, a flip-up floor tile was revealed underneath.

Xie Yuan smiled slightly, opened the floor tile and jumped in.

"Who?"

A tired and frightened voice came from the darkness.

As soon as Xie Yuan heard it, he knew he had found the right one.

Xu Mo's son Xu Ding, whom he had met in the escort agency.

Xie Yuan followed the sound directly and cut off the anklet that was tied to Xu Ding in the dim light. He whispered:
"I'm Xie Yuan, and I'm here to rescue you."

After hearing this, Xu Ding was silent for a moment, and then said something that Xie Yuan did not expect:

"I won't leave! Don't even think about harming me!"

There was fear and hatred in his tone. Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment and frowned:
"Why did you say that?"

"You guys killed my father. The county lieutenant said you must want to wipe out the family and hide me here, but you actually came! You killed my father and you want to kill me too. Why did you want to harm my Xu family... Uh."

Xu Ding's voice became louder and louder, more and more excited, and then it stopped abruptly.

Xie Yuan retracted his knife, took the unconscious Xu Ding in his hand, and frowned.

The one who killed your father was you, you jerk. Don’t you know that?

Xie Yuan thought about it and sighed again.

He had met Xu Ding before. Although he was a playboy and arrogant, he was not a moron.

No matter if he was brainwashed by Yu Chunsheng or convinced himself, he could not stay here.

"What's going on..."

Listening to the faint sound coming from outside the woodshed, Xie Yuan shook his head, picked up Xu Ding, jumped out of the cellar, easily passed by a group of warriors who were not even at the second level, and left Yu Chunsheng's house.

Clouds shine over the county government office.

Shen Longteng sat calmly in the guest seat, holding a cup of tea, taking a few sips comfortably, unable to suppress the curve of the corners of his mouth.

Yu Chunsheng sat slumped in the armchair, his eyes blank, as if all his soul and confidence had been sucked out of him.

The King Kong Gate is gone...

That guy, by himself, broke all my arrangements and killed everyone...

Yu Chunsheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He inexplicably thought of a person who had long since passed away, and thought with gnashing teeth:

"Zhang Yufeng, why the hell did you have to provoke him! He deserves to die! Damn it, damn it!"

Yu Chunsheng took a deep breath and began to feel dizzy.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Shen Longteng asked with a smile on his face, not caring at all.

Yu Chunsheng exhaled and said hoarsely:
"Shen Longteng, don't think you have won. That kid is still in my hands."

Shen Longteng's smile faded slightly, and he said calmly:
"I advise you not to have any evil thoughts. If anything happens to Xu Mo's son, I guarantee that you will die ten thousand times more miserably than him."

Yu Chunsheng laughed hoarsely:

"Hehe, die? Don't worry, Chief Escort, I won't let him die. I will let him live well for a while."

He placed a lot of emphasis on "living well", and it was very clear what he meant.

Shen Longteng frowned, a murderous look on his face. Just as he was about to speak, someone suddenly rushed in and whispered something to Yu Chunsheng.

After hearing this, Yu Chunsheng's eyes almost popped out of his head and he suddenly became furious and lost his composure, like a madman:

"What do you eat? What do you eat?
"Xie Yuan, it must be Xie Yuan again! Xie Yuan!"

He slapped the messenger with his backhand, sending him flying, then drew the sword from his waist and chopped the desk in half, completely losing his mind.

When Shen Longteng saw this, he was stunned for a moment even though he had lived for most of his life.

How could he lose his composure like this at this time? That could only be...

Combining the few words he vaguely heard, Shen Longteng laughed and left the yamen with his hands folded.

Although I don’t know how he did it, Xie Yuan is really great.

In the escort agency, Xie Yuan threw Xu Ding to the ground amidst the strange looks from several escort leaders, then said goodbye and went to rest.

From Yunzhou Prefecture, traveling day and night, to Linjiazhuang to cut the Gordian knot, to the Vajra Gate competition, and then to sneaking into Yu Chunsheng's home, Xie Yuan was spinning like a top, almost without stopping.

Now that his mission was finally accomplished, even with Xie Yuan's physical strength, he felt exhausted.

"Even if you have a high level of health training, you can't stand this."

He walked into his room, closed the door, and let out a long sigh.

Just as he was about to undress, wash up, and take a good nap, Xie Yuan suddenly froze, as if he had been hit by a spell.

On the bed, a man in a black robe was sitting cross-legged.

and many more……

The man in black robe moved slightly, and uttered a voice as pleasant as ice and snow, yet with a hoarse and tired voice:
"Thank you, Chief Escort. Nice to meet you again."

(End of this chapter)