Chapter 10 Taking Action

These elite gang members could unleash a force of a thousand jin, posing a significant threat to ordinary people. However, in front of Xu Jingming, they were like fragile lambs. Every move and stance was practically in slow motion in his eyes.

Xu Jingming's mind and consciousness were incredibly sensitive to his surroundings.

The drifting rain, the flying blood rain, the weapons cutting through the air, the movement of the gang members...

Everything was reflected in his mind.

Of course, even ants could kill an elephant, so Xu Jingming had to be careful. In particular, there were also third-rate experts launching sneak attacks, so Xu Jingming and the others had to hold back some of their strength when making their moves.

Xu Jingming parried with his spear, like brushing aside grass, sending seven or eight gang members flying, either dead or injured! Another spin of the spear sent three or five gang members tumbling, disrupting the formation of the others.

"Swish, swish, swish..." The shadow of the spear flickered, striking the necks of the gang members, leaving bloody holes. The gang members clutched their throats in agony, collapsing in despair.

Xu Jingming's spear either swept across with fierce and violent force, or used the force of his opponents to create chaos, or directly killed! His fighting followed the philosophy of 'water's flow', leading the trio to avoid the enemy's most ferocious attacks and seek out weaknesses!

Like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox, he cut into the weak points of the formation of the one hundred and eighty gang members. Wherever he passed, a large number of gang members died.

"Careful." Zi Teng was skilled with hidden weapons, so she was always aware of the situation in all directions. Sensing something, she threw out flying needles! Several gang members suddenly threw out blood-colored sand. Fortunately, Zi Teng acted quickly. Most of the blood sand failed to be thrown, and those that were thrown were wildly inaccurate, with many touching the skin of other gang members, causing them to howl in pain.

"Ah, ah, ah." The gang members rolled on the ground in pain, disrupting their formation.

"Throw."

In addition to the blood sand, there were also strange crescent blades at close range. The crescent blades were drawn in strange curves, attacking Xu Jingming and his companions. Because the trajectories were unpredictable, it was naturally more difficult to defend against them! The gang members were bloodshot, using every means at their disposal.

"There's poison," Mr. Lu suddenly said.

Xu Jingming and Zi Teng were slower to notice, but they immediately held their breaths, their killing intent undiminished.

...

"The Hua Yue Gang's blood sand." In the distant teahouse, the young woman's eyes lit up. "That's blood sand, isn't it? It's said that if it touches the skin, the skin will fester and cause unbearable pain, even more painful than the caterpillars I encountered when I was little."

"That's the sand that the Hua Yue Gang concocts from various strange poisons. Experts can block hidden weapons, but it's difficult to block the dense, tiny sand thrown at close range," the old man beside her said. "Blood sand, crescent blades... I suppose they also used the flower fragrance. These are the three common methods of the Hua Yue Gang, known to the outside world, but many first-rate experts have fallen victim to them and lost their lives. However... the strength of the three experts this time is extraordinary. It seems the Hua Yue Gang will lose!"

...

Xu Jingming and his companions wanted to kill the gang leader, but the gang leader was very cunning, constantly retreating and loudly ordering the gang members to attack. The leader occasionally threw flying axes for sneak attacks. The flying axes, with the force of tens of thousands of pounds, were also very intimidating.

The gang's various methods were used one after another, broadening Xu Jingming's horizons.

"Fifth Brother, the brothers can't hold on anymore. Too many people have died." The companion beside him paled.

"Blood sand, crescent blades, flower fragrance... we've used them all, but they're useless." Another henchman was also a little frightened. He had previously placed his hope on some sinister tricks, but after the sinister tricks failed, even the morale of the gang members greatly declined. Many gang members began to retreat.

Because too many had died.

One hundred and eighty people were attacking! Even with shields in hand, even with caution, nearly half had died. Such losses were only due to the fear of the Hua Yue Gang's rules and the hope for the 'blood sand, crescent blades, flower fragrance' three great tricks. But since the three great tricks were useless, naturally they had no confidence. Morale plummeted, and the gang members began to think about how to survive.

"Withdraw." The leader gritted his teeth and immediately gave the order.

All the gang members immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly dispersed.

"Young Master ordered to kill the leader." The voice of Qing Yu came from the carriage.

The carriage was also under attack by another one hundred and twenty gang members, but the fifteen guards beside the carriage formed a formation to resist. The space was only so large, so only thirty or forty people could simultaneously attack the carriage! The fifteen guards... were generally much more elite, with several third-rate experts! Together, they completely withstood the siege of the one hundred and twenty gang members.

"Good."

The speed of Xu Jingming and his companions suddenly increased greatly.

Because the gang members had all collapsed, each hiding far away, no longer entangled or blocking them. Xu Jingming and his companions were much more relaxed, heading straight for the leader.

"Block them for me." The leader panicked, apart from two gang members who wanted to perform a meritorious service and held up their shields to resist, instantly losing their lives, the other gang members hid even further away.

Previously, the joint attack of one hundred and eighty people, including the leader and others releasing hidden weapons, had failed. To block those three killing gods again was simply courting death. They joined the gang to have a good life, not to die.

"Chang Yi, I am Qin Wu of the Feng Hu Hall of the Hua Yue Gang. Do you dare to kill me?" The leader shouted angrily as he fled.

Xu Jingming, Mr. Lu, and Zi Teng quickly approached.

In terms of speed, Zi Teng and Xu Jingming were faster, while Mr. Lu was slightly slower.

"Swish."

Zi Teng launched waves of flying needle attacks in pursuit. The leader, Qin Wu, hurriedly dodged, while turning around to use his shield to defend. He was also a third-rate expert, and his shield skills were decent. To kill him with hidden weapons? It wouldn't be that easy.

Having blocked the flying needles, Xu Jingming's spear arrived.

"Clang~~"

At the moment the spear and the blade collided, the spear rotated, its speed undiminished, as natural as flowing water, directly piercing the throat of the leader, 'Qin Wu'.

Qin Wu's eyes widened, staring at Xu Jingming in front of him!

He still couldn't believe that he would die here.

Gone in one exchange?

Scenes flashed through Qin Wu's mind like lightning. The poor boy from the blacksmith shop, saving enough money to join a martial arts gym, practicing for eight years before killing someone on the street. To survive, he joined the Hua Yue Gang, licking blood from the edge of a knife, finally breaking through to the third-rate expert level, becoming the so-called Qin Wu! Finally, on a rainy day, on the street, he died under a spear...

"It's over." Qin Wu's consciousness sank and dissipated.

At the same time, in reality, in a distant star system, in a vast ring structure, a consciousness awakened!

After killing Qin Wu, Xu Jingming, Zi Teng, and Mr. Lu stopped. The other gang members around them wished they had been born with two extra legs, fleeing for their lives, some climbing walls, some diving into alleys, quickly disappearing into the distance.

Xu Jingming and his companions turned and walked towards the carriage, looking at the ground, a mixture of rain and blood, covered in corpses.

"These gang members are quite resilient. They only collapsed after nearly half of them were killed," Mr. Lu said with a sigh.

"These should be the elite of the Hua Yue Gang. Ordinary gang members aren't this strong," Zi Teng said. "Our employer hired some pretty good guards. They withstood the attack of over a hundred gang members."

Xu Jingming smiled, "Young Master Chang is willing to spend money."

The three walked to the front of the carriage.

At that moment, Young Master Chang Yi and Qing Yu also stepped down from the carriage, smiling to greet Xu Jingming and his companions.

"Thanks to the three of you, otherwise I would have been in danger today," Young Master Chang Yi said with a smile.

"We barely managed to hold off the siege of over a hundred people. These hundred people were afraid that you three would turn around and kill them, so they all ran very fast," the head of the guards also said with a simple and honest smile. The other guards were also beaming. Although they had taken the silver and were prepared to fight to the death, they had been scared today. Fortunately, there were three great experts!

"Let's go, let's go back," Young Master Chang Yi said with a smile, Qing Yu holding an umbrella for him.

The group began to return, with two guards pulling the carriage behind them.

...

In the distance, many people were watching from afar.

"Those three experts are so powerful. How many people did they kill? The Hua Yue Gang was so scared that they ran away."

"The three experts are unscathed."

One by one, they discussed. The three of them defeated hundreds of elite gang members, which was a very rare sight for these people.

In the teahouse, the young woman watched from afar, with excitement in her eyes, and instructed, "Uncle Zhang, those three experts are very powerful, especially the one with the spear! He killed the leader of the Hua Yue Gang gang members with one spear."

"Yes, they're not bad," the old man nodded.

"Help me investigate. Who is the one with the spear? What's his background?" The young woman said expectantly, "Didn't my brother write to me and ask me to go to the imperial capital? The family also said they would arrange guards for me. I think the one with the spear is pretty good."

"Not bad?" The old man was a little puzzled.

"At least he looks good," the young woman smiled slightly.

The corner of the old man's eye twitched, and he nodded in response, "Okay, miss, I'll arrange for someone to investigate."