I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 12 Rainy Nights Are the Perfect Time for Murder
As the night deepened, the rain became heavier.

The back door of the Qi family martial arts school opened quietly, and a figure wearing a straw raincoat and holding a lantern in his hand walked slowly towards the alley behind.

This road leads to a vegetable market where livestock are often slaughtered in front of people, so on rainy days, the air is filled with the smell of blood and decay.

Therefore, there are very few people living in this area, and they are usually poor people. They close their doors and go to bed early at night and will not waste money on lighting kerosene lamps.

The man who went out with the lantern was named Qi Renfeng, the current owner of the Qi family martial arts school.

The Qi family is an outsider, but they used to be a well-known force in the martial arts world. Their ancestors had a master and they were wealthy for a while. However, they later encountered a period of decline and the Qi family was unable to maintain the martial arts school's reputation and were forced to move to Su County.

Qi Renfeng was the third child in the family. He had an older brother and an older sister. His older sister got married early and died of illness. Originally, the family business should have been inherited by his older brother, but he was not very convinced. When he was young, he ran away and wandered around the world for ten years. The first thing he did after he came back was to beat his brother to death and forcibly inherited the Qi family business.

He felt guilty towards his brother, but it was because his brother had no ambition at all and didn't know how to adapt or give in.

Qi Renfeng opened a martial arts school not to make money, but to build a foundation. In his eyes, all the disciples taught in the martial arts school are considered thugs.

However, Qi Renfeng also knew that although he was a true warrior who had entered the country, it was impossible for him to dominate Su County by relying on the few people under his command. What was important was nepotism.

That's why he had to find a way to get in touch with the Hong family.

As for how to secretly connect with the Hong family, how to eliminate resistance, how to communicate and plan... these secrets will naturally rot in his own stomach.

In short, he had been preparing for tonight's events for too long.

Most people in the martial arts world pursue fame and fortune. Behind every sect and family there is a complex chain of interests. Those industries and shops are businesses, but they are also forbidden fruits that others cannot interfere with.

If Qi Renfeng wants to take over the industries of Su County, he must demonstrate his strength and show his fangs to intimidate the surrounding areas.

The best person to establish his authority is the old manager of Jiangning Restaurant.

The old guy was a low-key person, but he was a big trouble. In the past, he would occasionally go to the yamen with his head on his shoulders to collect the reward.

As long as he killed these people in Jiangning Restaurant, the rest would be just a bunch of useless people. He would just have to walk over and they would have to hand over the shop deeds at a low price.

Qi Renfeng reached the end of the road.

In the vegetable market under the cover of night, there were more than thirty people, all wearing night clothes and holding knives and axes.

These were the people he had prepared.

And his greater reliance comes from...

Da da da……

In the night, another group of people came from the west. They wore the same night clothes, but with the addition of black robes. There were not many of them, only about ten. In the night, they looked like a group of lifeless ghosts and evil spirits. Under the outline of their robes, besides weapons, one could also see bows and crossbows.

The people of the Northern and Southern Dynasties were martial, and weapons could be seen everywhere, but armor and bows and crossbows were strictly prohibited by the government... It definitely took a huge amount of money to get a bow and crossbow.

The leader clasped his fists and said, "My nickname is Piercing Blade, and I've come here specifically to help the Qi Family Martial Arts School."

The man was about thirty years old, with two scars on his face, and looked a bit ferocious with a fake smile on his face.

"Once this matter is settled, there will be a generous reward!"

Qi Renfeng naturally knew that this group of people came from the instructions of the Hong family. Although they were not necessarily members of the Hong family, they would definitely be the black gloves that the Hong family was accustomed to using.

The two groups have completed their reunion.

Qi Renfeng took a deep breath under the rain, exhaled a puff of white mist, pulled out a stick that reached his eyebrows from behind, shook his right hand, and tore off the black cloth on it, revealing the two sides of the stick, which were covered with metal spikes.

The preparations of several years all depend on tonight!
"set off!"

……

This group of thugs went out to kill people on a rainy night.

As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, he encountered a warning.

The executioner who went to knock on the door had just raised his hand when he flew back the next moment and fell on his back in the rain, with a boning knife embedded in his forehead and blood flowing out of the wound.

Behind the door, the burly cook pulled up his belt, pushed open the door, and said with an impatient expression: "Can't you read? We're closed today! No business!"

Qi Renfeng took a closer look and saw that the person who came was actually a cook instead of the shopkeeper. He was secretly wary of the shopkeeper's covert move and sneered, "Today? I'm afraid you won't have to think about doing business in the future."

The cook grinned, "You speak harshly, but why don't you come closer and talk to me?"

Qi Renfeng said calmly, "If you had sold me this building earlier, we wouldn't have to fight each other today, and I could have gotten a thousand taels of silver to find a good place to retire... What do you think? If the shopkeeper changes his mind, I'll bring some silver with me."

The cook laughed heartily, mocking him, "Look at you, your clever little face, your pointed ears and monkey cheeks, you're really ridiculous! My shopkeeper wouldn't bother to attack him by surprise. He's resting in the restaurant. If you want to get in, you have to get past me, Old Zhu, first."

"Okay, then I'll kill you first!"

He shouted angrily: "Come on!"

More than 30 people under his command rushed forward, and the swordsmen had the advantage of numbers because they were outnumbered.

However, the chef only took half a step back, and the advantage of this group of people became less obvious.

Because the main entrance of the restaurant is so spacious that it can only accommodate two or three people at most, even if everyone rushes in, the chef will only have to face two or three people directly.

He reached behind his back with his left hand and pulled out a butcher knife.

In the middle of the night, several violent sounds of breaking through the air burst out in the air.

The main entrance of the restaurant was stained with a layer of red "paint", and the attack of more than 30 people was abruptly stopped, only because the three people rushing in the front had been cut into irregular pieces of meat.

The cook sneered bloodily, "After killing beasts for so many years, I'm still better at killing people!" Qi Renfeng's face changed slightly, "This cook is also a real warrior who has entered the country... Damn, I still underestimated the shopkeeper. He actually has such a subordinate."

Chuan Lin Dao asked, "Do you need me to help? Although he has just entered the country, his cultivation level seems to be at the entry level. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Qi Renfeng was still wondering where the shopkeeper was.

At this moment, a knife flew towards his face. Qi Renfeng immediately raised his weapon and knocked it down. With a bang, sparks burst out in the air.

"Qi!" the cook shouted, "If you're going to follow the rules of the underworld to seize businesses, you'll have to risk your life! Don't even think you can get away with it! Or maybe you don't even have the courage to do it yourself? Then just go back to your mother's house, you coward!"

Qi Renfeng frowned, sensing the shrinking and questioning moods around him. Morale was low, and he couldn't avoid a fight. He raised his brow-high staff in one breath and roared, "Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant you your wish! I'll show you the power of the Qi family's Dragon Snake Staff Technique!"

He leaped into the air and hit the cook in the face with the iron rod.

Although Qi Renfeng is an ambitious man, in terms of cultivation level, he is indeed better than the cook who has wasted his cultivation by killing animals for many years.

As soon as the two incoming Zhenwus clashed, the air around them became a little hotter, flames shot out from the friction of weapons, and waves of air forced the surrounding swordsmen and axemen to stay away.

Qi Renfeng did have the advantage, but he couldn't defeat the chef for the time being and couldn't turn the advantage into victory. This was because although the chef was large in size, he was extremely flexible and had a very tricky knife skill, always attacking from the lower three directions!
"Indecent behavior!"

Qi Renfeng finally managed to suppress the opponent's knife, but then he saw the chef free his left hand and thrust his carrot-thick fingers directly into his eyes.

He wanted to withdraw his arms immediately, but found that the chef had locked them with his arms and weight, and his thighs were wrapped around his knees.

If it hits him, both of his eyes will be destroyed.

At this moment, a flash of lightning exploded in the sky.

Chuan Lin Dao drew out his sword, and his figure rushed like a ghost, directly raising the sword to chop at the cook's neck.

The cook sensed it, but had no time to react because the knife was too fast. The swordsman who drew his sword burst out with an invisible aura, and the surrounding rain was shaken by the aura and bounced in all directions.

This blow should have chopped off the cook's head.

But there is also a sword that is as fast as a knife.

Clang! Ding!
The sound of the sword being drawn and the sound of the swords clashing almost overlapped.

The scabbard passed over the cook's side, blocking the knife's path.

Chuanlindao did not rush to make a second move, but directly grabbed Qi Renfeng and kicked the cook, separating the two and keeping some distance between them.

It was raining heavily.

There was one more person standing at the entrance of the restaurant.

The shopkeeper's hair was a little gray, and he was already in his sixties. Normally, anyone who saw him would think that this was what an old man should look like, but today he looked younger than before, with his hair tied up, and the wrinkles on his skin seemed to be smoothed out a lot.

He glanced at me indifferently: "There are only two people entering the country...Are you looking down on me too much?"

Chuan Lin Dao narrowed his eyes. "I thought I was just going to do some odd jobs today, but I didn't expect to actually put in so much effort. You're quite capable, yet you're the shopkeeper in this small place?"

Shopkeeper Jiang shook his head. "I love what I do... Qi Renfeng, why are you silent? Do you regret taking action?"

Qi Renfeng held the stick tightly to his eyebrows and said coldly, "There are only two of you. I can kill you with just my numbers!"

"Oh..." Shopkeeper Jiang said indifferently, "Then you are truly ignorant. If victory can be achieved simply by relying on numerical superiority, then how can there be ten men in the world? Looking at the world, the Southern Dynasty should have annexed the Northern Dynasty long ago."

He sighed in a tone of criticism of the younger generation, "Well, I'll let you see for yourself..."

"What is the superior sword technique?"

His right hand pressed on the hilt of the sword.

At this moment, Chuan Lin Dao felt an unprecedented danger. He pulled Qi Renfeng without hesitation and turned around to walk away quickly, not daring to look back at the sparks in the eyes of the skinny old man.

Clang——!
Jiang Chengzi was unsheathed, and in an instant, the flashes of swords and the shadows of knives flooded half the street.

……

On the official road outside Su County.

From afar, it seemed as if a bolt of thunder was seen streaking across the night sky and falling towards the city.

Lightning exploded, igniting the firewood, and the flames were faintly visible in the rain.

Bai Xuan wanted to continue riding as fast as he could.

But then he saw the Taoist climb onto his horse.

Without even turning his head, the Tiger Taoist said, "You stay outside the county town. Remember this! Don't go back until daybreak!"

……

At the same time, at the gate of Yunzhou City.

A carriage was leaving the city in the rain.

Inside the carriage, Ning Jianshuang looked at the letter from Xu's private school in her hand in the flickering light of the tinderbox, silently gritting her teeth.

"We must catch up..."

(End of this chapter)