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

Chapter 64: The Red Falcon Warns of a Forced Breakthrough into the Sewers and Alleyways! (Seeking first subscription, 5.1k views for the first update!)

Wang Qigang knocked on the door.

Then they heard hurried footsteps coming from inside.

squeak~

The door opened, and what came into view was Madam Zhang's slightly worried gaze.

"Master's wife."

Wang Qi called out.

"Why is it you, Aqi?" Madam Zhang asked, her face suddenly turning deathly pale.

Your master—

"What's wrong with my master?" Wang Qi asked quickly when he saw that his master's wife looked unwell.

Madam Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wang Qi knew nothing about it.

She forced a smile again.

"It's nothing. Your master said he had important business during the day and would be back very late tonight."

"oh."

Wang Qi understood, "Since the new order came down, the three shifts haven't been divided as finely as before."

"Those in the 'Soap Class' can climb the city walls and also serve as constables."

"Any job that pays points is a good job."

"Master is probably off somewhere searching for demons and monsters."

"After all, Little Baozi wants to study and settle down in Dushui County, and a few hundred taels won't be enough—"

Wang Qi had discussed this issue with Zhang Yuan in depth.

Even boarding at a private school in the county town would cost two taels of silver per month. Prices in the county town were also high.

Even a monthly allowance of one or two taels of silver is not insignificant.

When the little one gets a bit older, she'll need rouge and pretty clothes.

According to Zhang Yuan's plan, Xiao Baozi will definitely stay in the county town, far away from the border.

In that case, it would be natural to prepare a small courtyard for the little bun in the county town as part of her dowry.

To avoid being looked down upon by her husband's family.

However, according to the housing prices in the county town that Zhang Yuan had inquired about, even a single courtyard house in a slum like Xiashui Lane would cost a thousand taels of silver. A house in a slightly better location would cost at least double that.

Zhang Yuan used to be a soap maker, and he had to wait in the soap shop most of the time, waiting for the masters to do as they pleased, unable to move.

With just their monthly salary, affiliation fees, and some hidden income, they could naturally make a good living in Heihe County.

But with this income, it would take several more years to save up enough to buy a house in the county town, even if you sold everything you owned.

But ever since Master Huang's reforms,

They can use their work hours to kill demons, so making money will naturally be faster.

For some, this is torture.

But for my master and myself, who both want to make money, it's a good thing.

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang smiled and said, "But we can't push ourselves too hard."

"When I saw you come in the middle of the night, I thought something had happened to your master."

"Come in, Qi. I've left plenty of late-night snacks."

"Have some."

As Madam Zhang spoke, Wang Qi had no choice but to agree, and she pulled him directly into the house.

The little dumpling is already asleep.

Only a large pot of meat was left in the courtyard.

Several kilograms of snake demon meat are being stewed together.

Wang Qi was indeed hungry.

Without any hesitation, he gathered around the large pot, picked up a bowl, and started scooping out meat to eat.

As the saying goes, an apprentice is like half a son.

This statement is quite fitting for Wang Qi.

Since arriving at this mansion, I've been eating as much demon meat as I want at every meal.

From the time I became an apprentice until now,

The meat and vegetables I ate and drank at my master's place alone cost more than ten taels of silver.

He never hides his guidance on spiritual practice.

However, it's also clear that...

This was Zhang Yuan's first time being a mentor, so he didn't have any set routines and just taught whatever came to mind.

Even the forbidden Fire Serpent Technique, which should have been a family heirloom, was passed down to him in one go.

He was a complete newbie in the education field.

Wang Qi ate while chatting with his teacher's wife.

"Be careful when you go out of the city for the winter hunt in a few days. The area outside the city is not the same as inside—and the demons outside are far more numerous than those in the sewers."

"When your master was young, he was ambushed by a powerful demon and nearly lost his life—"

While chattering away, Wang Qi had unknowingly eaten half of the meat in the pot.

Seeing that their master Zhang Yuan had not yet returned, and that their master's wife was also extremely sleepy.

Wang Qi comforted her, saying it would probably be dawn soon, and told his master's wife to go to sleep early before he left.

They hadn't even reached the gate of their own yard yet.

Wang Qi then saw the ten taels hovering continuously in the sky.

The moment when a man and a falcon locked eyes.

The latter immediately pounced on Wang Qi.

First, it circled around his head a few times, then it tugged at his sleeve, pulling him in one direction repeatedly.

"Where are you taking me?"

Wang Qi inquired.

Shi Liang nodded instantly and then began to lead the way.

Wang Qi immediately followed out of curiosity; Shi Liang had never shown such initiative before.

They would each go out and hunt snake demons and rat demons for ten taels of silver, and then bring back their spoils.

His curiosity grew stronger.

And as the path beneath my feet became more and more familiar...

Wang Qi guessed their destination. "Are you taking me to the sewer alley?"

The ten powerful figures in front of them flapped their wings in affirmation.

"Looks like Xiao Hei has made some discovery."

He immediately deduced that Xiao Hei had somehow found the ten taels of silver and then sent it to him.

Could it be the Fragrant Meat Cult that I asked it to keep an eye on last time...?

Is there some movement?

Wang Qi arrived at a narrow, cramped alley in Xiashui Lane.

The extremely narrow alleyway contrasts sharply with the relatively wide surrounding road.

On weekdays,

Almost no outsiders come here.

Especially at night.

However, at this moment, there were two people squatting in front of this narrow alley.

They had short machetes slung around their waists and were watching Wang Qi as he walked into the sewer alley in the dead of night.

"Kid, this path won't work, let's go somewhere else?"

A tall, thin man waved his hand impatiently.

"I'm going home."

Wang Qi blurted it out, his eyes clear.

The slightly chubby young man next to him immediately believed him and made way for Wang Qi.

"idiot!"

The tall, thin man glared at him angrily. "You believe him just because he says so?"

The chubby young man said honestly, "He doesn't look like someone who would lie."

The tall, thin man became even angrier upon hearing this.

Ignoring the fat man, he turned to Wang Qi and asked, "Which family are you from?"

"Butcher Wang from Niudu Hutong."

Wang Qi made one up on the spot.

Xiashui Lane is not large in area, but it has a large population.

He didn't believe that thugs from such a gang could remember every single household.

The fat man silently moved aside to make way for Wang Qi.

"What are you doing?!"

The tall, thin man gave the fat man a cold look, and the latter silently moved back.

He muttered to himself, "Are we going to keep asking?"

The tall, thin man took a deep breath and asked again, "What's your father's name? Which gang do you belong to?"

"My father's name is Wang Dashun, and I follow Chief Hu."

Wang Qi spoke again.

"Boss Hu? Boss Hu Tu?!" The fat man exclaimed in surprise, then quickly moved away.

The tall, thin man standing nearby heard the sound of footsteps moving.

Unable to bear it any longer, he slapped the fat man on the head.

"You believe him just because he made something up?"

"That's why you were completely fooled by that Xiao Fang. I've already told you, she's been flirting with several people in private, and you even caught her doing it yesterday."

"So you believed her just because she cried and gave a couple of nonsensical explanations."

"They even went out of their way to give her money!"

The tall, thin man had clearly been holding back for a long time, and he unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fat man.

"If you keep being this foolish, your next generation won't even be able to afford to live in the sewers and will have to go outside the city to become food for demons."

"And you!"

The tall, thin man glared at Wang Qi, "Are you completely oblivious to all the questions you're asking?"

"Let's stay out tonight and come back tomorrow morning!"

Wang Qi feigned shock, "Something happened in the alley?"

"Hurry up and get out of here!"

The tall, thin man waved his hand, even drawing a kitchen knife from his waist and brandishing it, "If you don't leave, I'll chop you up."

Wang Qi quickly waved his hand and left through this entrance.

He walked around half the block.

They wanted to go in through another entrance.

As a result, there were still two people at the alley entrance waving their hands and cursing at Wang Qi.

He took another detour, not wanting to cause any further trouble.

The third, the fourth, the fifth —

When Wang Qi turned back onto the main street, he realized something was wrong.

There are countless entrances to this sewer alley, but these five consecutive entrances are all occupied by people—

If the entire sewer alley had not been completely sealed off, such an investment of manpower would have been futile.

There's always an entrance.

If we really sealed off every opening, how many people would we need to deploy?

One or two hundred? Three or four hundred?

Or even thousands?!

There isn't a single gang in the sewers with more than two hundred members.

wrong,

Fragrant Meat Cult.

The fact that they went to such great lengths to seal off the alley means something serious must have happened inside.

Not right.

It seems Xiao Hei really has some big news to reveal.

Wang Qi suddenly remembered what his master's wife had said: his master would not be back until very late.

Could it be that Master went to the sewers to carry out some kind of mission?

His heart skipped a beat.

They then found another entrance and headed into the sewer alley.

"Kid!"

In the cramped shadow before him,

A man wearing a wool vest came out holding a machete, and then he saw Wang Qi's face.

A lewd smile appeared on his face.

"Wow, you're really good-looking—want to play with your brother?"

He stroked Wang Qi's cheek with the back of his knife.

Wang Qi remained calm. "I am a man."

"What I want is a man!"

The man in the wool vest chuckled and was about to touch her when he suddenly found the world spinning around him.

Night sky, earthen walls, snow-covered ground ———.

boom!

He plunged headfirst into the snow, and in the direction his gaze fell, there was a headless body.

It's like me...

The man's blood stained the snow red.

Wang Qi had already walked into the narrow alley.

The ten taels continued to fly low, and the night did not limit its visibility.

In this narrow and complicated sewer alley,

The ten taels were like a reconnaissance aircraft, clearly scanning for enemies coming from all directions for Wang Qi.

He drew a knife from his bag, his eyes revealing a murderous intent.

While keeping an eye on the road ahead, he also occasionally glanced at the direction the ten taels of head in mid-air were pointing.

Wang Qi called out to Xiao Hei in his heart.

They then headed towards the old meeting place.

"ah?!"

At a corner.

The man, who had just pulled up his pants, felt the knife against his neck, and the urge to urinate returned.

"Who are you? I'm from the Sheep Slaughtering Gang!"

He threatened, but then realized the situation was not right and quickly softened his tone, saying, "Brother, reveal your identity, maybe you're one of us."

Chicken, duck, pig, sheep—four knives—...

Wang Qi had heard of this name long ago.

Although this sentence refers to four young masters.

However, the four characters "chicken, duck, pig, and sheep" actually represent the four largest gangs in the sewer alley.

The Sheep Slaughtering Gang was one of them.

"Why are you sealing off the sewers?"

Wang Qi asked.

"I don't know either. They told us to do it... How could we dare to ask?"

The man spoke tremulously, already sensing the murderous aura emanating from the person in front of him.

Have you ever killed anyone?

Wang Qi suddenly changed the subject.

"No! I wouldn't even dare to pick up a knife!" The man shook his head frantically, as if grasping at a straw.

"I have an 80-year-old mother, a three-year-old child, a blind wife, and a lame younger brother."

Midang

An irregularly shaped dagger was knocked from the man's hand.

His hands were trembling violently.

But what trembled even more at this moment was their gaze...

"I still have..."

Wang Qi interrupted him, "I have killed."

Click.

Wang Qi's hand grabbed the other person's neck with lightning speed, and with a sudden burst of strength, snapped it on the spot.

And on the top of the head,

The thud suddenly became more intense and the height decreased.

Someone's coming!

Wang Qi immediately accelerated and sprinted towards the old spot. He moved with incredible speed, and his surging blood and energy gave his hands and feet tremendous strength. Even though the ground was icy and slippery, he could use his toes to break through the ice and snow with his shoes and firmly grip the ground.

Bang bang bang—.

The sound of footsteps echoed loudly in the quiet sewer alley late at night.

"Someone has broken in! Southeast corner, Third Alley."

A loud roar suddenly came from Wang Qi's side.

He turned his head sharply and saw the young man crawling out of a dog hole that was about the height of a child.

This loud roar.

It was as if it had awakened the entire night.

The light illuminated Wang Qi's shadow and face. Wang Qi no longer cared about killing the young man who crawled out of the dog hole. His pace quickened, heading straight for the old spot. The sound of his footsteps grew more and more frequent.

It was unclear whether they were residents of the house or members of the sheep-slaughtering gang who had come from all directions.

The ten taels above their heads flew up and down, and began to shout urgently.

In a very short time,

As soon as Wang Qicai rushed out of three alleys, people climbed over walls and crawled through dog holes on both sides, and more than a dozen or twenty people squeezed out in a daze.

Carrying a knife,

They approached Wang Qi menacingly.

"Who are you?"

"Never mind who he is. The gang leader has ordered that anyone who barges in be killed without exception!"

"They must be accomplices of those people."

"Go ahead and do it; the boss will take responsibility for the consequences!"

Several voices intertwined.

next moment,

The crowd surged forward.

Seeing this impressive display, Wang Qi didn't panic but instead laughed.

After listening to their brief conversation, he was basically certain that his master had gone to this sewer alley.

I didn't make a wasted trip.

"The road in this sewer alley is indeed difficult to walk on."

"But I'm going to give it a shot today!"

Wang Qi growled.

With a flick of his wrist, the scathing blade traced a graceful arc in the narrow alley.

It hit the wall and bent slightly again.

He pierced the neck of the leader on the spot, splitting his throat in two.

The narrow alley was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

Wang Qi stepped into the middle of the alley, even though there were a dozen or twenty people blocking his way from the front and back.

However, you can only face a maximum of four opponents at the same time.

They were just four martial arts practitioners who hadn't even reached the level of martial arts mastery.

boom!

Wang Qi's sword stance changed again, switching to the bull stance.

It came crashing down on his head.

His own blood and energy surged, and when facing the members of the Sheep Slaughtering Gang, he was like a tiger pouncing on a sheep.

The man's head and the knife were cleaved in two.

In a single exchange, two people were instantly killed.

"These are experts! Four people attacked at the same time!"

A voice rang out again from behind the crowd, as if there was another strategist on the other side.

Then,

The four people were arranged in two front and two back.

At the same time, we will approach the issue from four different angles.

These local gangs of sheep slaughterers were already familiar with how to fight in this kind of terrain.

Do it at the same time.

All in one go.

The saying "two fists can't beat four hands" perfectly describes the current situation.

But it doesn't describe Wang Qi!

behind,

A chilling aura emanated from my back.

Wang Qi didn't turn his head, silently reciting a phrase in his mind.

Petrify!

The blood and qi in my back suddenly stiffened, as firm as a rock.

"Haha, I succeeded!"

The people behind cheered, then the cheers abruptly stopped.

"Oh no, he's wearing his inner armor!"

After that cold light tore through Wang Qi's robe, it became impossible for him to achieve anything further.

But Wang Qi's turn and slash directly severed the heads of two people.

"That's a great move! It allows me to kill two birds with one stone!"

"It saves so much effort!"

"Again."

Wang Qi laughed loudly, having employed a psychological tactic.

And this move,

And it really works.

His words threw the other side into disarray.

The original coordinated attack formation has turned into a chaotic flurry of attacks.

Even the people in front of them were constantly retreating.

Step on step,

This caused him to lose his balance.

Wang Qi seized the opportunity and rushed forward in one stride.

The cold gleam of the Punishing Blade rose and fell with the spurting of blood.

He instantly killed the seven or eight people in front of him with a single charge.

He even added insult to injury by delivering another blow to that sycophantic strategist.

He ignored the people behind him and continued sprinting.

"Hey kid, don't run away if you dare!"

"Don't let me catch you, or I'll tear you to pieces!"

Several men behind him brandished knives and shouted.

then,

Wang Qi is back.

"Gurgle—"

A loud, labored swallowing sound rang out almost simultaneously from all of them.

They all took a half step back in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Just like those well-trained armored soldiers outside the city.

Even the sound of footsteps on snow overlapped.

Without further ado, Wang Qi charged forward.

One person cornered seven or eight people in a narrow alley and beat them all to death.

After doing this,

Wang Qicai embarked on his journey once again.

He casually killed a few late-arriving reinforcements from the Sheep Slaughtering Gang along the way before finally reaching the place where he had first killed Li Xiong.

"Fragrant traitor".

A low call came from inside the wall.

Wang Qi didn't even need to hear the voice; just from the strange name, he knew it must be Xiao Hei.

He climbed over the wall,

Upon seeing Xiao Hei, it huddled against the wall.

"What's going on?"

"A fight suddenly broke out in Xiaoyangdao Hutong. Hundreds of people surrounded the area, and many others ran outside carrying knives."

"I reckon a treasure has been born, which has attracted a lot of people to fight and kill each other."

"The Fragrant Meat Cult that you told me to keep an eye on is probably the one that discovered this treasure a long time ago."

Xiao Hei's story was very detailed and convincing.

It's like talking about a treasure-hunting scene from a fantasy novel.

But what it said and what actually happened were completely different.

However, Wang Qi understood.

Based on the information obtained previously, plus what Xiao Hei said about "a fight breaking out," we can make this inference.

That probably means that Master and the others have discovered some secret hidden in Xiaoyangdao Alley and want to find out more.

Then he got surrounded by people.

They might even have been set up in an ambush!

He glanced in the direction of the government office.

If they go back and forth to call for reinforcements, it will be too late by then.

Wang Qi gritted his teeth and murmured in a low voice.

"Alright, let's take this as an assessment of the results of our recent martial arts training."

"Let's see how many points you can get!"

He grinned, revealing his white teeth.

Optimistic yet ruthless.

"lead the way!"