Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

The dragon is hidden in its chest, its power subdued.

For the past month, Wang Qi has not attracted any strange looks when walking on the street. On the contrary, his thoughts and ideas have become much more domineering.

However, since acquiring the dragon's power and cultivating dragon energy, he has never actually fought a single battle.

Regarding his current combat strength... Wang Qi only knows that he is very strong.

Now that the territory is strong and the situation is improving, he feels like he's on a higher level, unsure whether the distance is just a mound or a mountain.

Or to put it bluntly...

He desperately wanted to find a master to fight!

Winter hunting hasn't started yet, but you have a huge sum of money and are feeling incredibly lonely. What should you do?

Wang Qi led Ge Daniu to South Street, where they bought two large jars of white jade wine. They then turned into a jade shop and spent a full ten taels of silver to buy a jade pendant with a tiger carving.

Upon hearing that Ge Daniu's second uncle had finally returned from the military headquarters to his small courtyard on Zhengyu Street to rest for two days, Wang Qi immediately set out to visit and express his gratitude.

After all, several months had passed since the incident in Heihe County, and if he didn't visit them soon, it would seem that he was being very impolite.

Just left the jade shop.

Wang Qi ran right into a group of soldiers dressed in black armor and holding long spears as they passed through the street.

The clanging sound of armor clashing together was like the resounding of heavy drums, giving one a sense of majestic mountains.

"Black Armor Guards"

Looking at the imposing armored soldiers, Wang Qi said, "It is said that the Black Armor Guards are all experts at least at the level of external martial arts practitioners. When fully armored, ten of them can capture and kill an internal martial arts practitioner."

"Thirty people can trap a Blood Refining Realm expert."

"That is, on the battlefield." A deep voice sounded from beside him.

Wang Qi turned his head to look.

The burly man, half a head taller than himself, wore a blue coat made of double-layered fish skin and carried two knives, one long and one short, at his waist.

In the streets of Heihe County, apart from yamen runners and soldiers, no one else was allowed to enter the inner palace or see any ironware.

The person before them was clearly a martial artist at least at the Inner Strength realm.

And they seem to be from Heihekou.

"I am Fang Han, a boat owner under Hong Yutang, the leader of the Heihe Gang."

It really was the Black River Gang.

"Is there something you need?" Wang Qi asked calmly.

"One of my boat owners, Li Fengchao, died in the sewers the day before yesterday. Coincidentally, Officer Wang was patrolling the sewers that day. I wonder if you can provide an explanation?"

Fang Han looked down at Wang Qi, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.

Is Li Fengchao dead?

Wang Qi laughed in anger, "Just because I was patrolling the streets and the sewers, and he happened to die in one of them, you think I killed him?"

Do you know how many people die in the sewers every day? No less than twenty!

"Did I kill all of those people?"

Fang Han touched the knife at his waist. "Wang, you'd better stop pretending to be stupid."

"Who doesn't know you have a grudge against Captain Li?"

"What grudge do we have?"

Wang Qi retorted, "Is it because Captain Li thinks I have treasure on me and wants to send people to rob me, or even wants to take my life out of revenge?"

Fang Han remained indifferent, saying, "There's no point in saying all this."

"Wang, you'd better tell the truth."

"The death of a great fisherman was overlooked because Ge Zhuangtou vouched for you... but the death of a ship captain at the Inner Strength realm is no small matter."

"Our pond owner said that if you don't explain this matter clearly, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Wang Qi sneered, and the dragon in his chest began to roar, with bad luck and killing intent mixed together, gathering in his pupils, ready to burst forth.

Fang Han, standing beside him, suddenly felt a pounding in his chest and took a step back.

He then took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

"I'm afraid your winter hunt won't be easy."

"Shouldn't winter hunting be difficult?" Wang Qi retorted. "If it were easy, not everyone would be a master."

"good!"

Fang Han laughed, amused by Wang Qi's ignorance and arrogance.

"Great Python King Qi, then let's meet again during the winter hunt!"

After all,

He turned and left, flicking his sleeve.

"etc!"

Wang Qi suddenly spoke up and called out to the other person.

"What, changed your mind?" Fang Han turned his head, a half-smile on his face.

Wang Qi said, "Why don't you investigate what Li Fengchao's son, Li Yu, was doing those days? Maybe he murdered his father and framed someone? A bunch of old fogies who have been in the underworld for decades, don't let a young punk fool you."

"What a coincidence," Fang Han said. "The one who discovered your involvement in this matter is Li Yu, the son of Ship Owner Li!"

"Now Li Yu has broken through the borders and become strong, and has taken over the position of ship owner."

"I see." Wang Qi suddenly realized that Li Yu had seized the opportunity to frame him.

What a good idea!

This boy probably feared that I would expose his secret resentment towards his father, Li Fengchao, and his cruelty in killing his concubine, so he struck first.

However, this kid has actually kept the news of his broken internal strength a secret until now; he's really quite patient.

This Li Yu...

He is truly a gloomy and sinister person.

If you want to kill someone, you have to do it sooner rather than later.

"So that's how it is?" Fang Han asked from the side.

"It's nothing, get lost!"

Wang Qi flicked his sleeves.

Fang Han's face turned green. "Fine, fine, we'll see."

"Qi, is it really necessary to make things so tense?" Ge Daniu, who was standing to the side, was terrified after hearing the conversation, especially when Wang Qi told Fang Han to get lost.

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of trying to reason with him?"

"What's wrong with indulging in a bit of verbal sparring and venting your frustrations?"

Wang Qi disagreed.

Whether the Black River Gang trusts themselves or Li Yu is obvious to anyone with a brain.

The ship owner, a pillar of the company, died.

If this isn't thoroughly investigated and explained, what will become of the Black River Gang's reputation?

"Let's go see our second uncle." He carried the wine and food that his second uncle, Ge, liked the most and headed towards Zhengyu Street.

We arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Ge Daniu was dumbfounded.

On this snowy day, more than twenty people stood at the entrance of the Ge residence, carrying large and small bags, all hoping to pay their respects to this influential figure.

Ge Daniu quickly pulled his head back and retreated with Wang Qi to the corner.

"Let me tidy up a bit, then I'll 'break in'."

After Ge Daniu finished speaking,

I grabbed two handfuls of snow from the ground and carefully tidied up my hair, which had been ruffled by the cold wind.

They then rubbed the mud off the edges and soles of their shoes with snow.

He then took out the broken mirror from his pocket, examined it, and after confirming that it was appropriate, took two deep breaths and said to Wang Qi, "Let's go."

I can tell,

Although he usually addressed his second uncle affectionately, Ge Daniu actually felt more awe than fear towards this promising and high-ranking uncle.

This made Wang Qi a little nervous.

The two lingered outside the gate for another half a day before heading towards the Ge residence.

They broke through the encirclement and knocked on the gate of the Ge residence.

Creak~

boom!

The door was closed tightly.

Ge Ershan led the two in, "Wow~ This must be the famous python king Qi from our Heihe County. I've heard you're handsome, and seeing you today, you really are."

"Nine out of ten women are not as good as you."

While praising Wang Qi, Ge Ershan looked him over with amazement.

"We're all family, why bring anything?"

Ge Ershan's back was slightly hunched, and his features, like Ge Daniu's, were full of honesty.

However, his upper body was extremely broad, with his arms as thick as his thighs, making him look like a farmer who had been working the land for many years.

The three of them entered the main hall.

The square table for entertaining guests was piled high with gifts of all sizes, and Wang Qi noticed several boxes made of purple-patterned wood.

Moreover, it was several times larger than the box that the county magistrate's steward had brought that day.

These boxes alone must weigh over ten ounces, right?

"These are all annoying gifts that I can't refuse." Ge Ershan strode forward and swept the gifts aside like trash, making room for the two of them to sit.

Wang Qi and Ge Daniu both felt a pang of heartache watching it.

These are truly powerful and well-connected people!

The burly man no longer cared about these items worth a few dozen taels of silver.

Compared to his master Zhang Yuan, or even Xu Mao, he was on a completely different level.

The allure of power is on full display at this moment.

The two characters "戍副" (shùfù)

Her status in Wang Qi's heart also rose sharply.

The three exchanged a few awkward pleasantries.

After some polite refusals, Ge Ershan accepted Wang Qi's tiger-carved jade pendant into his pocket.

Wang Qi witnessed this scene.

This carefully selected ten-tael jade pendant would be a decent gift in the hands of an ordinary taxi driver, but having seen the item that had just been "kicked out," he knew that the person who kept the jade pendant was doing so to give face to Ge Daniu.

Immediately, Ge Ershan's expression turned serious, and he said, "Nephew, there are quite a few experts participating in this winter hunt."

"Just look at you young generation... Sun Li, the 'Silver Fairy' from the fast class; Li Zhu, the 'Bronze Gate' from the top class; the 'Six Martial Arts Masters' from the martial arts school; the 'Four Knives of Chicken, Duck, Pig, and Sheep' from the slaughterhouse; and you few, the Five Heroes of Evil Water."

"The Five Heroes?"

Wang Qi frowned.

"Besides the butcher Hu Tu, Shi Hu, and the young master of the Jia family, now there's you, the python king Qi, and Li Yu of the Black River Gang, whose parents have died."

"Are they all internally strong?" Wang Qi asked.

Ge Ershan nodded, "These are just people under twenty years old. There are countless others who are in their prime or a little older."

"Some wanted to join the Divine Eagle Sect, while others wanted to gain Master Huang's favor."

"In short, this winter hunt was quite lively."

"Master Huang is also quite concerned."

Ge Ershan punched Wang Qi in the chest, "Nephew, you need to strengthen your body both inside and out, right...?"

"Um?"

Ge Ershan suddenly grabbed Wang Qi's wrist and began to take his pulse.

After a long while, he looked at Wang Qi with a strange expression.

"Your Chong and Ren meridians are exceptionally full of Qi and blood, far exceeding that of martial artists who practice external martial arts. When I patted your chest just now, I could still feel something beating inside..."

"Yes." Wang Qi nodded with a smile. "I..."

Ge Ershan immediately became excited, "You really are a woman disguised as a man, and you're pregnant with my Ge family's child?!"

"I knew it! How could a boy be so handsome?"