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Chapter 74 The Storm Is Brewing [First Update!]

"Brother Lin?"

"Brother Shi?"

One is Lin Huan, known as "the devil's nightmare".

One is Shi Pan, the "Mastermind".

Both were top experts in Wenjiang Prefecture, and they saw each other all the time. Who would have thought that they would meet again in Shangyang City, hundreds of miles away?

Moreover, Lin Huan remembered: "Brother Shi has always been poor, how could he afford to stay at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"

Shi Pan's expression froze: "Brother Lin isn't wealthy either, yet you're staying here too?"

Lin Huan pressed further, "Brother Shi, why have you come to Shangyang City?"

Shi Pan countered, "Brother Lin, what brings you here?"

The two stared at each other.

Lin Huan then pulled out a red item from her waistband—not red underwear, but a red cloth belt hidden around her waist.

Shi Pan's eyes widened, and he also pulled out a red item from his pocket. It wasn't a red bellyband, but a piece of red cloth that he had hidden away.

"you!"

"you!"

The two were about to recognize each other.

suddenly.

At this time.

When the two brothers, Ma Chang and Ma Kuan, saw the red color the two had picked out, their expressions brightened, and they stepped forward and whispered, "The earth shakes the high hills, and the streams and mountains are eternally beautiful."

Lin Huan and Shi Pan turned their heads and said in unison, "The gate faces the sea, where the three rivers converge and flow for ten thousand years."

Ok!

Found the organization!
Lin Huan said excitedly, "Gentlemen, let's talk inside."

The four of them immediately joined together and entered the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

All of them originated from Dream of the Red Chamber.

They're not short of money.

This is also why the four of them met by such a coincidence at Zuixianlou.

After all, joining the Dream of the Red Chamber can bring in a lot of money!

……

It's not just the members of the Dream of the Red Chamber who appreciate its beauty.

Zuo Jing also realized this.

"At present, the greatest advantage of suicide squads is their large number and wide coverage."

"I had my assassins gather intelligence."

"For example, skilled criminals who commit crimes in various places."

"Death squads are difficult to kill, and forcibly killing them results in heavy losses."

"However, missions are issued through 'Red Mansion,' and all members of Red Mansion are experts. Using the intelligence of the assassins, they can easily kill and escape."

"Then."

"The members of the Red Mansion received a reward and improved their lives."

“I can then use my assassins to either plunder the family property of the murdered or take it for myself. I can also capture their families and send them to a remote mountain base to cultivate the land.”

"A win-win situation for all."

"Only the wicked lose!"

How good is this?
For example, Lin Huan, although he earned a huge sum of 400 taels of silver from the Red Mansion, he also helped Zuo Jing kill a total of 8 masters of the full strength, all of whom were at the level of Wang Hongfei and Shangguan Ji.

It looks ordinary.

It's actually quite impressive.

It would be difficult for twenty or thirty low-level assassins to kill him; at least fifty people would need to rush in to have a chance of killing him. But how many of those fifty assassins would be killed or wounded is hard to say.

A top-tier assassin has only two ways to kill a master of internal energy—

Either lay in ambush beforehand.

Either you have to sacrifice lives.

Now, with the help of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Zuo Jing has forged a third path, namely—

"Hiring someone to commit murder!"

"Spend money to save your life!"

First, recruit the best from Jiujiang, then recruit the best from all over the world.

Gold and silver are plentiful.

Driven by the precious meat.

He employed countless masters for his own purposes.

"The 'Dream of the Red Chamber' model has great potential!"

Sakyo has figured out a new path—

The assassins only care about making money.

Incidentally, he was also responsible for intelligence support.

As for matters of fighting to the death and clashing with masters, there were the two families and three factions of Shangyang Prefecture before, and now there are more and more masters from the Dream of the Red Chamber.

There's absolutely no need to worry.

Ok?
This woman is something else!
Then.

The Lei family is also wealthy.

Even those from two families and three factions can be wealthy.

Why can't they do it? Why can't they establish an organization similar to the 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? Why can't they coerce powerful forces like the two surnames and three factions?
Without him!

It's all because Zuo Jing's assassins are too tight-lipped!

Lei family?

Two surnames and three factions?

They can do this kind of thing in no time. As long as three or five henchmen are arrested, they can be interrogated and their superiors will be implicated.

Just like Zuo Jing dealing with the White Wolf Camp—

They apprehended the person who provided the information and then interrogated them again, leading to the person who provided the information about the person who provided the information.

Following this trail, how long can the mastermind remain hidden?
Large-scale trouble can't be hidden.

Small-scale disturbances are meaningless.

Moreover, these forces each have their own bases, and engaging in shady dealings easily makes them targets of public criticism. In contrast, consider Sakyo—

"I have loyal followers who are not afraid of hardship, fatigue, or death, and whose strongholds are safe from attack!"

Zuo Jing and his assassins have never made a public appearance; only first-class assassins have ever appeared.

“The best approach to dealing with a mysterious organization like ‘me’ is indeed to play the long game.”

"But what they don't know is that my 'lines' are not only long and numerous, but also often interrupted and discontinuous."

Thousands of suicide soldiers.

There is some connection.

Some don't keep in touch.

The assassins who come forward to contact various forces usually maintain a one-way communication with Zuo Jing, relying on the mysterious and unfathomable 'possession'.

They came without a trace, and they went without a trace.

Following the clues to find the melon?

Casting a long line to catch a big fish?

That's wishful thinking!

Zuo Jing sits firmly behind the scenes, manipulating the front lines. He himself doesn't know how to deal with himself; there's no solution, and it's becoming increasingly unsolvable.

As of August 20th.

Sakyo had a total of 3598 suicide soldiers.

among them.

Shangyang City is of paramount importance and the center of the struggle.

From 330 people at the end of May to 900 people at the end of June, and now to 1600 people, Zuo Jing's control over Shangyang City is getting stronger and stronger, far exceeding that of the other nine prefectures and nine cities.

They sent 1600 suicide soldiers to wander the streets often, hoping to become familiar with the area.

Over time, once strangers, especially a large number of strangers, appear, Zuo Jing will be able to know immediately after the assassins are gathered, and then conduct an investigation and take action.

Shangyang City!
It's all under control!

……

"Shangyang City!"

"The sky is going to change!"

Lü Chengxiang sighed.

Beside him, Lü Renkan sneered: "The world has already changed!"

An invisible hand easily annihilated the vast Lei family without revealing a single trace of its origins.

The unknown brings mystery.

Mystery adds to the terror.

Since returning to Shangyang City, Lü Renkan has had only one thought—

"Suppressed!"

"I always felt that Shangyang City was shrouded in a huge net, making it hard to breathe."

Lu Renkan yearned for freedom and did not want to stay in Shangyang City any longer.

Lu Chengxiang saw this and sighed, "Shangyang City is in a time of great turmoil. My Lu family is caught in the middle, like a ship sailing on the sea, which could capsize at any moment and be wiped out like the Lei family."

Lü Renkan remained silent.

Lu Chengxiang continued, "As of today, no fewer than two groups of various forces have entered Shangyang City, among which four are quite well-known—"

He counted on his fingers, recounting them to Lü Chengxiang—

"Shengjing City, the Six Doors."

"Hedong Province, Xiyu Tower".

"The Six Major Sects, the Golden Crow Sect."

"And the Beggars' Sect."

This is only what the Lü family knows; there may be others who don't.

These forces are all renowned and powerful in the martial arts world.

The Golden Crow Sect, for example, boasts a multitude of masters, surpassing even the combined strength of the three major sects of Shangyang Prefecture. It is recognized as one of the six major righteous sects of the martial arts world in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, wielding immense power.

The Golden Crow Sect, which considers itself a righteous sect, is located in Jiujiang Province. Within the province, Shangyang Prefecture, a series of heinous incidents have occurred, including an act of arson that nearly destroyed the three major sects.

The Golden Crow Sect may be acting to uphold righteousness or to protect its reputation.

In short.

They couldn't sit still, so they mobilized their best fighters, who came to Shangyang City one after another.

Take the Six Doors for example. Backed by the Ministry of Justice, one of the six ministries of the Great Yan Dynasty, it also has many experts, even more than the provincial judicial commissioners. It has many brilliant detectives, each of whom is a master at solving cases.

A series of major cases have recently occurred in Shangyang Prefecture—

kill!
Arson!

Copy the house!

Genocide!

Which one wasn't a major case that reached the ears of the emperor?

The Jiujiang Provincial Judicial Commissioner's handling of cases was ineffective, leading to numerous impeachments in the imperial court.

One to two to go.

The resolution was passed to dispatch the Six Doors to handle the various cases in Shangyang City.

Currently, two detectives have appeared in Shangyang City. One of them has even visited Lü Chengxiang to try and get close to the Lü family in hopes of gaining their support and finding out the inside story.

It seems the imperial court is serious this time!

Also.

There is also the Fine Rain Pavilion.

There's also the Beggars' Sect.

"Jianghu!"

"Government!"

With various forces converging in one city, and both the highest echelons of the government and the farthest reaches of society clashing in one place, one can only imagine the chaos that will ensue.

"As one of the landlords in Shangyang City, my Lü family is caught in the middle, in a dilemma. If we are not careful, we will be wiped out."

Lü Chengxiang looked at Lü Renkan: "Renkan, the family needs you."

What else could Lü Renkan say?
We're not leaving!

……

(End of this chapter)