Chapter 509: Chapter 299: Investigate! Let the Goddess Catcher Investigate Thoroughly!
When he spoke, it always made people feel that the silver in his hand had become burning hot out of fear.
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Duan Yun listened to all of this and could only think that Qinghe City was just a much larger version of Lishui Town.
Many people in the Martial World here, regardless of their martial skills, were just as numb and fearful as ordinary commoners.
Or one might say, as people of the Martial World, they only struck hard at those weaker than them and were always servile to those stronger.
Duan Yun ate a bowl of oil-seared noodles at a noodle stall, feeling quite satisfied with the impact he had created.
Some still dared not repair their houses or paint their walls privately, but eventually, there were those who dared.
He took a sip of noodle soup, finding it immensely flavorful.
This Qinghe City might not be much otherwise, but the variety of food was indeed abundant.
Here gathered people from all walks of life and sects large and small, from all over the world, each with different tastes in food.
In this place, one could even find delicacies from several regions on a single street.
Afterwards, Duan Yun went to a shop to buy some lime and paint.
The pink paint was the most expensive.
One could only say that colors for women were indeed money-makers.
Because the residence had many rooms, he bought quite a bit.
After paying the Silver Coin, Duan Yun carried these items and headed back.
The shop’s assistant watched him leave, muttering, "Shopkeeper, this fellow is surely going to paint a lot of rooms—should we follow him."
"Why follow him?"
"Of course, to inform the Grey Eagle Gang, to earn a bit of information fee."
"The Grey Eagle Gang has been wiped out, what’s the point of following!" the Shopkeeper retorted.
At this point, the assistant slapped his thigh in frustration, saying, "All this bright white paint, he’s painting himself, think how much silver he’s saving!"
Indeed, seeing Duan Yun save money by painting himself made the assistant more upset than losing money himself.
He remembered when he spent quite a bit of silver to have the Grey Eagle Gang messily fix his shabby little house, just barely livable.
He couldn’t stand seeing others not endure the same hardships he did.
And so, he couldn’t help complaining, "The world really is a mess now!"
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The overnight extermination of the Grey Eagle Gang became quite the topic in Qinghe City.
After all, this gang was closely tied to everyone’s "shelter" in "food, clothing, housing, and transportation."
What impacted most was the city’s five major forces.
The Grey Eagle Gang had monopolized this business, essentially becoming their lapdogs.
The proceeds split three-to-seven, with seventy percent going to them.
Then suddenly, someone came out of nowhere and killed their dog.
If he dared kill their dog, didn’t that mean he dared kill them too, and could even assault their women?
This kind of unstable threat made them both angry and worried.
They deduced from the corpses that all the bodies were the work of one person.
In other words, this person moved freely in and out of the Grey Eagle Gang, easily annihilating them.
They weren’t unaware of the Grey Eagle Gang’s defensive lines.
As monopolizing this business was quite profitable, many held grudges against them, yet the Grey Eagle Gang’s Gang Leader, Chen Huixin, was an old riverside with a keen sense of his safety.
But in this situation, someone still managed to kill him, then proceeded to wipe out most of the gang, under broad daylight. Only when everyone was nearly dead did anyone notice the anomaly and scatter.
One could only say this craze was the act of a master.
The method suggested this might be the work of a habitual offender.
The Yuxi Sect’s Second Sect Master gazed at the fatal wounds on the corpses, puzzled, "This person’s strength surely surpasses Tongyou. Who do you think this method resembles?"
Grandmaster Wang Tieshan of the Iron Wire Fist Sect held an iron fan, shaking it to appear scholarly, "It’s hard to say. We can only say this sword finger isn’t weak. A survivor, a prostitute from the Joyful Union Sect, said that she, being sick, tried to charge extra. When she returned, she claimed to have heard something.
At the time, Chen Huixin asked why he was being killed, and the assailant seemed to say it was because the fees were unreasonable."
"Unreasonable fees? How were the fees unreasonable!"
The Eight Gods Sect’s Sect Leader, Liu Aba, with long hair covering his eyes, made him appear sinister.
Hearing this, he couldn’t help but burst into rage, as he was the one who profited the most from it.
The people from Yuxi Sect didn’t respond to him but frowned, "Because of unreasonable fees, kill someone—where have I heard this saying, but I can’t quite recall."
The Eight Gods Sect’s Sect Leader Liu Aba ran his hand through his hair, "Despicable rat, dares to kill without showing their face, just too scared to duel me!"
"He’s just afraid of my Eight Gods Mad Claw! Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"
He said while running his hand through his hair and burst into wild laughter.
Still, no one paid him any mind.
Because they knew Eight Gods Sect training involved Wild Claw, and Wild Fist put people into sudden fits of madness.
For instance, one moment he could be speaking softly, the next under the moonlight confessing love, only to burst into uncontrollable laughter the next, at his most insane, even pinning you down to claw randomly.
But of course, this happened when he fully embraced his "Mad God", otherwise, besides bouts of maniacal laughter, he was relatively normal.
The Yuxi Sect Second Sect Master frowned and said, "We don’t have many clues, but I have some connections to get the Qingqi Bureau’s Divine Catcher to assist."
"Shall we have them investigate?"
Liu Aba burst out laughing again, "Investigate! Thoroughly investigate! Once found, watch how I deal with them! Hahahaha..."
Wang Tieshan gently waved his iron fan, "Investigate. In the Martial World, unseen enemies are the scariest. Having more clues is naturally better. Can I ask Master Lin, which Divine Catcher from the Qingqi Bureau can come?"
"As far as I know, Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue are handling a case in Linfeng, not far from here." Master Lin of Yuxi Sect, the Second Sect Master, said.
Actually, this wasn’t entirely his connection. It was the Yuxi Sect Leader Yu Xuehai who could connect with the Qingqi Bureau and mobilize the Goddess Catchers, but since Yu Xuehai asked him to handle this, fully supporting it, he was happy to play along.
In the next instant, Wang Tieshan exclaimed in surprise, "Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue, aren’t those the two who Old Demon Duan used as female slaves?"
Second Sect Master Lin Mu couldn’t bear to listen anymore and quickly retorted, "These are all Martial World rumors! The Goddess Catchers are pure and virtuous; how could they be captured by Old Demon Duan and turned into female slaves! Not to mention, this Old Demon Duan loves spreading rumors to slander people’s reputations. If I ever catch him, I’d certainly give him what for!"
Lin Mu actually harbored improper thoughts about the Goddess Catchers, for in the Martial World, having any involvement with them, especially that kind of involvement, was something everyone dreamt of.
What’s more, such a relationship almost made one part of the official family; marrying a Goddess Catcher was still a dream for many in the Martial World.
And he, Lin Mu, had always seen the Goddess Catchers he couldn’t win as idealized women.
Thus, hearing his unattainable white moonlight speaks of the female Goddess Catchers this way made his heart sink even heavier.
"If it’s Old Demon Duan, I’d definitely do my best to deal with him for sullying the Goddess Catchers!"
Of course, this was just him speaking in anger, just a front. If he really encountered Old Demon Duan, he’d likely shrink away, getting even with him bit by bit later.
At this point, Liu Aba burst into crazy laughter, saying, "Speaking of Old Demon Duan, I’ve always wanted to teach him a lesson! If I find him, I’ll beat him till he begs for mercy! Hahaha!"
"Hahahaha..."
The others were momentarily speechless.
Because they knew this man was truly mad!
This man was genuinely wild!
Or did he not know those whom Old Demon Duan had made to kneel and beg were all heroes and nobility!