Ten Thousand Sword Masters

As soon as Lou Qingluan was carried out of Yihezhuang, she woke up.

"Brother Yun~" Lou Qingluan called out softly.

"You're awake. I'll take you to the clinic right away." Zhang Jianyun carried Lou Qingluan toward the Crimson Flame Horse.

"Brother Yun, I'm fine now. Put me down. You don't need to go to the clinic," Lou Qingluan said weakly.

"I'll only feel at ease if the doctor examines you. Don't talk too much, just close your eyes and rest." Zhang Jianyun said as he put Lou Qingluan on the horse's back, and then rode back to Cangxi Town.

Back in Cangxi Town, they went to a clinic and had the doctor examine Lou Qingluan's injuries.

"It's nothing serious, just a bit weak from the shock. I'll prescribe some medicine; take it for a few days and you'll recover." The doctor said, taking out a piece of paper and quickly writing out a prescription.

After getting the prescription and taking the medicine, he sent Lou Qingluan home and returned to Cangxi Pavilion.

Not long after they arrived at the pavilion, Wang Chaoyang came to request an audience.

"Sir, the kidnapper is Zhao Tiancai's second son, Zhao Dalong," Wang Chaoyang said.

"How many sons does Zhao Tiancai have?" Zhang Jianyun asked, frowning.

"I have two sons and a daughter. My eldest son, Zhao Dazhuang, works at the Longmen Escort Agency in the county town. My second son, Zhao Dalong, works at the Taiping Martial Arts School in the county town. My daughter, Zhao Yuzhu, married out of the prefecture when she was sixteen. I don't know exactly where she married or what kind of family she married into," Wang Chaoyang said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun pondered. Zhao Dazhuang had been intimidated by him that day, and hadn't reacted much after Zhao Tiancai's death, so it seemed unlikely he'd have any thoughts of avenging his father anytime soon. The sudden appearance of Zhao Dalong, however, surprised Zhang Jianyun. He'd actually kidnapped Lou Qingluan and planted gunpowder near Yihezhuang, preparing for a suicide attack. His feelings for Zhao Tiancai were far too deep!

However, Zhao Dalong is now dead and out of danger. The only variable now is Zhao Tiancai's only daughter, Zhao Yuzhu.

"Chief Wang, arrange for someone to investigate where Zhao Yuzhu married, whose family she married into, what kind of martial arts skills Zhao Yuzhu possesses, and what kind of power her husband's family has. Make sure you find out the truth," Zhang Jianyun instructed.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll arrange for people to investigate right away," Wang Chaoyang said.

After Wang Chaoyang left, Zhang Jianyun arrived at the training ground, climbed onto the training platform, and prepared to practice with Zhou Wei.

"Master, you're quick." Zhou Wei, who had just finished his lunch break and arrived at the martial arts arena, saw that Zhang Jianyun was already on the stage and hurriedly climbed onto it.

"I'm feeling a bit down right now, so be prepared for me to take it out on you," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Come on, I was worried you wouldn't put in enough effort," Zhou Wei said.

"Alright, use your knife, attack!" Zhang Jianyun shouted.

"Watch closely," Zhou Wei said, and stabbed Zhang Jianyun with his knife.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

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The two clashed fiercely, and Zhang Jianyun quickly gained the upper hand, suppressing Zhou Wei. The main reason was Zhang Jianyun's increased attack speed, which made it difficult for Zhou Wei to defend against his attacks.

Bah!

With a single slash, Zhang Jianyun deflected Zhou Wei's knife, then held the knife to Zhou Wei's throat.

"Your swordsmanship is too fast; I can't defend against it at all," Zhou Wei exclaimed.

"Haha, Zhou Wei, you need to work on your training. You're not good enough to spar with me right now," Zhang Jianyun laughed.

"I must intensify my training and keep up with your pace, Pavilion Master," Zhou Wei said confidently.

At this moment, Sun Dang also arrived at the training ground. Seeing that Zhang Jianyun and Zhou Wei had finished their practice quickly, he didn't want to go on stage to practice with Zhang Jianyun. After all, it was a rare opportunity to practice with Zhang Jianyun, and if he was easily defeated, he would definitely not be of much importance in Zhang Jianyun's eyes in the future.

Just as Sun Dang was trying to find an excuse to postpone the drill, Zhang Jianyun called out to him, "Sun Dang, come up here."

"Okay."

Sun instinctively replied, not having time to come up with an excuse.

Sun Dang was extremely nervous as he flipped himself onto the martial arts stage.

"Sun Dang, don't be nervous, it's just a routine drill," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Sect Master, you're amazing! You defeated Zhou Wei in just a few moves. I'm losing confidence," Sun Dang said without any pretense.

"Haha, don't worry, I won't launch a fierce attack like I did in my practice with Zhou Wei. We haven't sparred yet, so I'll fight you for a while to figure out your fighting techniques," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Then please show mercy, Master." Sun Dang said, drawing his fish-patterned sword.

"Come on, show me your fighting skills," Zhang Jianyun said, brandishing his sword.

"Then please be careful, Pavilion Master." Sun Dang said, raising his sword and rushing towards Zhang Jianyun.

At the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gang, Qi Tian arranged to meet Xie Xiancheng.

"Chief Qi, are you crazy? You want our two gangs to pool 30 taels of silver to hire assassins at the Wheel Realm?" Xie Xiancheng was shocked when he learned that Qi Tian wanted to hire assassins at the Wheel Realm to assassinate Zhang Jianyun.

"What's the point of spending 30 taels of silver to kill Zhang Jianyun? It would be better to just surrender to him; that would be much less of a loss," Xie Xiancheng mocked.

"Thank you, Brother Xie. We can chip in the 30 taels of silver between our two groups. Even if we have to tighten our belts a bit, we can get through this." Qi Tian said calmly.

"Even if we kill Zhang Jianyun, so what? Tang Guanshan is still here. If we ask a Venerable of the Golden Wheel Realm to kill Zhang Jianyun, won't the White Tiger Gang avenge him? When the White Tiger Gang comes to take revenge, what kind of losses will we suffer?" Xie Xiancheng said coldly.

"So, Brother Xie, you mean we should kneel before Zhang Jianyun and beg to be his slaves?" Qi Tian asked contemptuously.

"The White Tiger Gang won't occupy too much territory in Black Horse Town in a short time. We still have room to survive and can still deal with the White Tiger Gang," Xie Xiancheng said.

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"Xie Xiancheng, you're raising a tiger to your own detriment. Once the White Tiger Gang establishes itself in Black Horse Town, it will only rapidly squeeze the living space of our two gangs and leave us no way to survive," Qi Tian said earnestly.

"Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. If the White Tiger Gang acts arrogantly, my Fish Dragon Gang will definitely give them a good beating," Xie Xiancheng said.

"It's too late. By the time the White Tiger Gang reveals its domineering nature, it will be too late." Qi Tian's voice grew softer and softer.

"Chief Qi, even if it's too late, we can still leave Black Horse Town even if we don't surrender to the White Tiger Gang. The Great Yu Dynasty is so vast, surely there's a place for us to go?" Xie Xiancheng said smugly.

"This brat is not worth discussing anything with." Qi Tian snorted coldly, then got up and left.

"you!"

Xie Xiancheng was furious and then stormed off.

After Xie Xiancheng left, Qi Tian hurriedly convened a meeting of all the leaders and elders of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gang.

"Chief, Zhang Jianyun is unstoppable. Even the top assassins of the Eight Gods Hall couldn't kill him. We can't compete with him," an elder of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gang said in a somber tone.

"Zhang Jianyun is young and promising, and ambitious. Such a person is not to be trifled with," said one of the guild leaders.

"Hmph, my Ten Thousand Beasts Gang has been running Black Horse Town for many years. How can we just hand it over to others? If the assassins of the Eight Gods Hall can't kill Zhang Jianyun, then I will do it myself." An elder said with great enthusiasm.

For a time, the entire council chamber was incredibly noisy and filled with endless debate.

"Quiet!" Qi Tian shouted, silencing everyone.

"I rushed everyone here today for only one purpose: to mobilize all the gang members to raise 30 taels of silver so that I can hire assassins at the Eight Gods Temple who are at the Wheel Realm," Qi Tian said.

As soon as Qi Tian said this, the entire council hall fell silent.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.