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Chapter 55 Launching the All-Out Offensive: Starting with Digging Up Ancestral Graves! [5 Chapters Tomorrow!]

There are three surnames in Shangyang City—

Lei family.

The Fu family.

Lu family.

There are three factions outside Shangyang City—

Danyang.

Iron body.

Babel.

Among them, the "three surnames" are involved in more industries, and most of them are directly involved in the operation, including but not limited to money lending, mining, grain and even smuggling.

As for the 'three factions,' they are the same as most martial arts sects—

The first is collecting rent.

Sects typically occupy a place and operate it for many years, either by reclaiming wasteland or by purchasing a lot of land, which they then rent to villagers, generating substantial annual rent.

Second, donations.

When a wealthy young man becomes a disciple to learn martial arts, his family often provides the sect with a large amount of money and resources so that he can learn the real skills.

Or perhaps the merchants down the mountain were afraid of being harassed by bandits. In addition to paying monthly tributes to the gangs in the city, they would also tend to bribe the various sects in the surrounding area. If they encountered bad guys, the sects would remember this friendship and send a few capable experts down the mountain to easily resolve such disputes and protect their so-called 'patrons'.

These two are the main ones.

Also.

Some people run their own businesses, but they mostly operate security escort agencies or other businesses that rely on strong military force and extensive networks; this is called matching one's profession to one's job.

These are pretty much the three major sects of Shangyang City.

Furthermore, the Danyang Sect also has a Danyang Temple, which enjoys considerable popularity and generates substantial income from its offerings.

"The sect is not located in the city, making it even more mysterious."

Sakyo pondered.

He previously dealt with the Lei family by targeting them from multiple angles, including money, business, auspicious sites, and the families of skilled individuals, launching a comprehensive attack on the Lei family.

The Lei family is large and powerful.

The larger the operation expands, the more opportunities there are for Zuo Jing's many assassins to take action.

Moreover, the Lei family's businesses and personnel are mostly located in the city, and their assassins are well-hidden in the city, making it difficult for them to detect their underhanded attacks.

However, the Danyang Sect and Tongtian Sect were located outside the city, in the mountains, and their assassins were all strangers; they would be noticed as soon as they showed their faces.

The only option is to dig tunnels.

However, digging tunnels is not something that can be done casually.

Zuo Jing dug tunnels twice to inflict heavy losses on the Lei family.

One instance was the theft of a large amount of gold and silver.

One instance involved kidnapping the family members of a master.

The previous time, Zuo Jing arranged for assassins to enter Lei's mansion. Half a month in advance, they paid special attention to the location of Lei's treasury and dug more than one tunnel leading to several suspected locations of the treasury, which is how they succeeded in one fell swoop.

The second time, it was Lei Yuanwen, who was captured in Huangsha City, who confessed personally, and the other two masters who were captured at the time, as well as other members of Huangsha City who had lived in Lei Family Fort, who gave oral accounts. Zuo Jing drew a map of the interior of Lei Family Fort, and that was how they succeeded.

Both times, preparations were made in advance.

The Danyang and Tongtian factions are different from the Lei family, and also different from gangs like the Qingzhu Gang that are easy to get into but strict to get out of, and different from martial arts schools that simply accept money to get in.

It's quite difficult to squeeze people in.

Furthermore, since they were outside the city, Zuo Jing hadn't had time to attend to them yet!

We need to start from scratch and plan carefully now.

"We definitely have to dig a tunnel!"

"Let's start digging first and see what happens."

"We definitely need to send assassins."

"But how do we get in?"

Zuo Jing first needs to understand the rules of the Danyang School and the Tongtian School regarding accepting disciples and recruiting servants before he can proceed with the next step of his plan.

He is in a hurry.

But it is prudent.

"Let's gather intelligence first."

"Know thyself, ever-victorious."

"I'll focus on finishing off the Lei family and Meng Lou first."

Since awakening Canyu in April, he has been entangled with the Lei family and Menglou. Now it is July, almost three months later. He has tormented them and played with them as he pleased.

Next.

"It should be a series of frontal offensives!"

"Damn it!"

"It's going to ignite!"

Ah!
Burning!

……

Leijiabao is located in the farthest suburb of Shangyang County, about 100 li away, mostly on mountain roads, which are not easy to travel.

It is situated by mountains and water.

Backed by Crane Mountain, it seems ready to take flight.

It is situated next to Feilai Lake, which is crystal clear.

This day.

Lei Yuanyong returned from Turtleback Peak and took over from his second brother Lei Yuanwu to oversee Lei Family Fortress.

He was exhausted at Turtleback Peak.

Throughout June, they continued chiseling, finally managing to create a hole about the thickness of a wrist in the first layer of steel plate. Though progress was being made, it was unclear how long it would take to break through completely.

I was extremely anxious when I couldn't find the cave.

Carving out a hole only brought more despair.

This is a blessed place!

They were truly frozen in place.

Lei Yuanyong felt suffocated while staying there, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. So he simply returned to Lei Family Fortress, intending to catch a few daring thieves to play with and vent his anger.

The eldest brother has returned.

When handing over the reins, Lei Yuanwu specifically instructed, "That group of people are good at digging tunnels. Brother, you must pay special attention to any activity underground and send people to patrol and guard at all times. You must not be careless." "Go ahead, I understand."

Lei Yuanyong was a prudent man; he didn't need his younger brother's instructions.

……

Lei Family Fortress was vast.

It was surrounded by solid walls, no less formidable than the city walls of the government offices.

There are two or three hundred large willow trees outside the wall.

Looking at the manor from afar, one can see:
A main road leads in front, a stream and hills back behind; wisps of green smoke surround it, and verdant shade blankets the surrounding landscape. Around the corner of the house, cattle and sheep graze freely; in the threshing ground, geese and ducks flock. The fields are vast, teeming with laborers and farmhands; the families are distinguished, and the number of maids and children is countless.

It is said that a family with surplus grain has chickens and dogs that are well-fed, and a household with many books has virtuous descendants.

What a peaceful and prosperous scene!

With this foundation—

It can be used for offense and defense, and various industries can be operated within the city.

They can retreat and defend; even if they go bankrupt, as long as Lei Family Fort still exists, it will be a large family fortune again in a few years.

Looking at the scene before him, Lei Yuanyong felt refreshed and relieved, as if the frustration he had suffered in the Blessed Land of Yellow Sands and Turtle Back Peak had finally been released.

He smiled and said, "I only pray that our ancestors will bless my Lei family to overcome this calamity and prosper for a long time."

He had just finished praying to his ancestors.

I subconsciously looked up and gazed westward.

That's the direction of the back mountain, the location of the Lei family's ancestral graves.

This look.

His brows furrowed.

Lei Yuanyong blinked and laughed at himself, "I just finished praying to my ancestors, and I actually hallucinated that my ancestral grave was emitting green smoke."

He shook his head.

It must be because of too much stress lately that my eyesight has deteriorated.

however.

It's not that he has a problem with his eyesight.

It was truly the work of his ancestors!

"Young Master, Young Master, something terrible has happened!"

"The ancestral graves on the back hill suddenly collapsed and caught fire, and we couldn't stop it!"

Someone suddenly rushed in to report.

Lei Yuanyong's body trembled, and he was furious: "This is outrageous!"

……

They're just bullying people!

So what?
Zuo Jing ordered his assassins to empty the Lei family's ancestral graves. After the graves collapsed, Zuo Jing used the oil he had prepared beforehand to set them ablaze, turning the sky red for half a day.

"May everything prosper and flourish!"

"May your ancestors bless you!"

Zuo Jing, possessed by a bodyguard, was secretly delighted to see Lei Yuanyong leading his men menacingly toward the Lei family's ancestral graves.

But it's not over yet.

"If we're going to play, let's play big!"

The ancestral graves were dug up.

The fire burned.

This is not enough.

"Digging up ancestral graves."

"Burn our ancestors."

"This is a psychological blow."

Although this was a significant blow, it wasn't a serious injury.

Zuo Jing does things thoroughly—

"A blow to one's morale."

"We must also crack down on it in practice."

"Fire has come."

"We need water too!"

Zuo Jing mobilized his elite troops, who were already waiting at the reservoir upstream of the Bazhang River, several miles away from Lei Family Fort. They were to use the signal of blue smoke rising from the Lei family's ancestral graves to immediately breach the dike.

Two hundred suicide soldiers brandished their hand shovels in unison.

They breached the dam of the Bazhang River Reservoir on one side, diverting the river water into a wide underground culvert that the two hundred assassins had secretly dug over the course of June, stretching for five miles.

Wow!
The river changed course.

Rumble!
The culvert collapsed instantly, becoming an open waterway.

A great river appeared out of nowhere.

They are experts at changing the world and changing lives.

The opening of the river was supposed to be a beneficial thing, but Leijiabao was located directly downstream of this new river.

Moreover, this was not just lukewarm river water, but a reservoir that had accumulated an unknown amount of water bursting its banks and overflowing for miles!
A big river!
Rushing river water!

After the dike breached, they headed straight for Leijiabao.

"Boom!"

Lei Yuanyong had just run to the ancestral graves on the back mountain when he saw the flames everywhere, the bright red light making him instantly furious.

next moment.

Then they heard a rumbling sound from behind, and the earth trembled, as if a thousand troops were roaring.

"what happened?"

Lei Yuanyong demanded an explanation.

Someone with a good vantage point, who had been silent all the time, suddenly shouted: "Young Master! The flood has started!"

Lei Yuanyong scrambled to the top of the hill to look out.

What I saw was the scene of Leijiabao being flooded.

……

(End of this chapter)