Becoming a Saint Starting with the Chasing Wind Leg Technique

Chapter 102 Four Masters Conspire, Crisis Appears

Before long, Lu Beichen, dressed in a black outfit and with a goose-feather saber at his waist, strode out. When he saw Song Jing, a smile appeared on his cold face.

"Brother Song, what a rare guest! Has your injury fully healed?" Lu Beichen greeted with clasped hands. He had a good impression of this young man, who possessed both strength and good character, and seemed to have a grudge against the Blood Lotus Sect.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Lu. I am much better now." Song Jing returned the greeting and got straight to the point. "Lord Lu, I have come today to give you something that may be of some help in your investigation of the Blood Lotus Sect."

As he spoke, he took out the account books he had obtained from the Zhang family's secret chamber from his pocket and handed them over.

Lu Beichen took it and opened it suspiciously. After reading only a few pages, his expression suddenly changed! The more he turned the pages, the more solemn his expression became, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

The ledgers clearly recorded the long-term and large-scale transactions of "medicinal herbs" and "special goods" between the Zhang family and the Black Tiger Gang, with huge sums of money involved. More importantly, the ledgers repeatedly and subtly mentioned terms such as "blood pills," "superior materials," and "preferably for martial artists," as well as records of meetings and profit-sharing agreements with individuals codenamed "Mr. Li" and "Mr. Han"! While the time, place, and quantity were not explicitly stated, the implications were extremely clear!

"This is—the Zhang family's account book?" Lu Beichen suddenly looked up at Song Jing, his eyes filled with shock and realization. "Brother Song, what happened at the Zhang family last night—"

Song Jing remained calm and noncommittal: "Where the account book came from is not important. What is important is whether what is recorded in it is useful to Lord Lu."

Lu Beichen took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

He had long suspected that the Zhang family had ties with the Black Tiger Gang or even the Blood Lotus Cult, but he had no evidence.

Unexpectedly, Song Jing presented him with such irrefutable evidence!

Considering the grudges between Song Jing and Li Wei and Zhang Wu, as well as the attack on Song Jing last night—Lu Beichen already understood seven or eight parts of the situation.

But he didn't say it out loud; some things are better left unsaid.

"Useful! Extremely useful!" Lu Beichen gripped the ledger tightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "The 'Mr. Li' and 'Mr. Han' mentioned here are most likely Li Wujiu, the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect branch, and Han Sha, the deputy leader!"

And then there's the Black Tiger Gang—I've suspected them for a long time! They've been frantically merging with smaller gangs lately, arresting and killing people everywhere, their behavior is very strange.

I even led a group to investigate the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters before, and guess what?"

He paused, his voice low and menacing: "The place is deserted! The Black Tiger Gang's headquarters is now only occupied by some insignificant underlings. The gang leader, Qin Yue, and a few of his trusted lieutenants are all gone! It's as if they vanished into thin air! And that Li Wei from your martial arts school, since you defeated him, he hasn't shown his face again, his whereabouts are unknown!"

Song Jing's gaze sharpened. Li Wei and Qin Yue disappeared at the same time? This was no coincidence.

"It seems they knew things might be exposed, or they felt threatened by the destruction of the Zhang family, so they went into hiding beforehand," Song Jing analyzed. "They might even have completely colluded with the Blood Lotus Sect."

Lu Beichen nodded, his face grim: "Most likely! The Zhang family is their important channel and cover. If the Zhang family falls, their source of materials and pills will be cut off. Li Wei and Qin Yue both have grudges against you, and share common interests and enemies with the Blood Lotus Sect—they are very likely to join forces, hide in the shadows, and plot a bigger conspiracy, or—concentrate their forces to deal with what they perceive as threats."

He glanced at Song Jing, his gaze pointed. This "threat" clearly included Song Jing, and possibly also the Commandant's Office that had been investigating them.

"What are Lord Lu's plans next?" Song Jing asked.

"With this ledger, I can formally report and request increased efforts to apprehend the Blood Lotus Cult, the remnants of the Black Tiger Gang, and Li Wei. At the same time, I will send more manpower to track them down!" Lu Beichen said in a deep voice. "Brother Song, you must also be extremely careful. They must hate you to the bone now and will probably do everything in their power to eliminate you. Although you have the protection of the martial arts school, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow."

"Thank you for the reminder, Lord Lu. I will be careful," Song Jing nodded. He came today to deliver the account books, partly to use the power of the government to put pressure on Li Wei and the others, and partly to obtain some information from Lu Beichen.

Now it seems the situation is even more complicated than he anticipated.

If Li Wei, Qin Yue, and the two leaders of the Blood Lotus Sect—these four top experts in the Bronze Skin Realm—truly joined forces, they would be an extremely terrifying force.

Just as Song Jing and Lu Beichen were discussing countermeasures, in a secluded and dark secret room beneath a long-abandoned mortuary on the west side of Tianshui City's outer city wall...

Four figures sat around a stone table. The flickering candlelight cast their shadows on the mottled wall, twisting like ghosts.

It was none other than the vanished senior brother Li Wei, Black Tiger Gang leader Qin Yue, and Blood Lotus Sect branch leader Li Wujiu,

Deputy Helmsman Han Sha!

Li Wei's face remained pale, his breathing unsteady, and his eyes were filled with an intense, unyielding resentment.

Qin Yue's face was cold and hard, his eyes fierce. Li Wujiu wore a dark red robe, had a hooked nose and triangular eyes, and exuded a cold, bloodthirsty aura.

The scars on Han Sha's face looked even more ferocious in the candlelight.

"Patriarch Li, Chief Qin, are you sure that little beast Song Jing is the mastermind behind destroying my Holy Sect branch and killing the outer guards of my Wang family?" Li Wujiu's voice was hoarse, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue.

Li Wei gritted his teeth and said, "It's absolutely true! This kid must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he is now at the late stage of the Copper Skin Realm! In addition, he possesses profound leg techniques and external hard skills, making his strength strange."

My Zhang family has a long-standing grudge against him. He must have harbored resentment and secretly investigated, discovering the connection between the Zhang family and your sect, which led him to commit the murders and steal the account books and other items! The matter concerning the Wang family was probably also his doing!

Qin Yue snorted coldly and added, "This kid also has a grudge against my Black Tiger Gang and has repeatedly ruined my plans."

He has now become quite powerful and enjoys the support of some members of the Chasing Wind Martial Arts School. He also seems to have a relationship with Lu Beichen of the Commandant's Mansion.

If left unchecked, it will surely become a major threat to us!

Now that the Zhang family is destroyed, our material supply channels have been severely damaged.

The most urgent task is to eliminate this threat as soon as possible, and at the same time, to develop new and more stable sources of material!

Han Sha licked his lips, a glint of greed and cruelty in his eyes: "High-purity Blood Fiend Pills require a large quantity of fresh, vigorous materials," ideally from martial artists. Previously, relying on the Zhang and Wang families to collect them piecemeal was too slow. Now that we four are joining forces, we can pull off a big heist!"

A flash of bloodlust appeared in Li Wujiu's eyes: "Excellent! Since that little beast Song Jing is courting death, let's start with him and use his blood to refine the first batch of premium ingredients! His late-stage Copper Skin Realm cultivation is perfect for this crucial ingredient!"

He looked at Li Wei and Qin Yue: "Gentlemen, since we have a common enemy and a common need for Blood Fiend Pills, let's cooperate sincerely."

Our Holy Church can provide alchemy techniques and some secret strongholds.

"You two are familiar with the situation in the outer city, especially Chief Qin. He should have some reliable people under his command to collect materials."

We need a large number of corpses, the more the better, with martial artists given priority! With the outer city currently in some chaos due to the Zhang family's affair, this is the perfect opportunity to strike!

Qin Yue nodded: "Although my Black Tiger Gang has seemingly disbanded, its core strength remains, and doing some dirty work is no problem. It's just that Song Jing is elusive and often appears at the martial arts school, making it difficult to take action."

Li Wei said ominously, "He can't stay at the martial arts school forever."

He needs resources to cultivate, he needs to gather information, and even more so—he needs to deal with us.

"As long as we lay out some bait, or create some trouble that forces him to show up," he will always show his face.

"At that time, the four of us will join forces and strike with overwhelming force. No matter how powerful he is, he will surely die!"

"Good!" Li Wujiu clapped his hands, a sinister smile spreading across his face. "Then it's settled! First, gather all the materials, while closely monitoring Song Jing's movements. Once he leaves the martial arts school's protected area, we'll strike simultaneously, showing no mercy! After it's done, the pills will be distributed according to merit. From now on, this outer city of Tianshui will be ours!"

The four reached a consensus, raised the blood-infused wine in the glasses in front of them (which were made with fresh blood), and drank it all in one gulp.

In the dimly lit secret room, low laughter filled with ambition and murderous intent echoed.

The four of them were confident of victory, as if they could already see themselves joining forces to swiftly and decisively kill Song Jing in revenge.

A deadly web targeting Song Jing, along with an even bloodier and darker industrial chain, is quietly taking shape beneath this abandoned mortuary.

Before the celebrations of the people in the outer city had subsided, a new and deeper darkness had already descended.