Chapter 115: Cat Tricks
Chapter 115: Cat Tricks (4.6K big chapter, please give me monthly votes)
"Are you from the Black Riders?"
Li Qian looked at the three people and asked curiously.
The people from the Black Cavalry Gang clearly escaped from the Zixiao Sect's territory, but now they are in the Divine Sword Sect's territory, how could they still be so arrogant and domineering?
Are they stupid or just plain evil?
Under normal circumstances, if a leader can become a powerful force, he must be a smart person. When he arrives at someone else's territory, shouldn't he be honest and low-key?
They are also connected to rebellious forces like the Zixiao Sect.
So, after reading the information about the Black Cavalry Gang, he was also very curious about what kind of person Nie Yun, the leader of the Black Cavalry Gang, was.
Judging from the evil deeds of these three Black Knights members, it should be almost the same as what is said in the information.
"Yes, what? Are you scared now?"
The Black Knight Gang member said coldly.
"I am an inner disciple of the Divine Sword Sect. Do you think I am afraid?"
Li Qian directly gave his name and said with a smile.
When the Black Knight Gang member heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then changed his expression, "You, are you really an inner disciple of the Divine Sword Sect?"
"It's absolutely true. What? Are you scared now?"
Li Qian returned the other party's words without moving them.
"You are joking, my Lord. Our Black Cavalry Gang is just a small gang. How could we not be afraid of a martial arts sect like the Divine Sword Sect?"
The Black Knight Gang member spoke hurriedly, and his tone and expression immediately changed, becoming very cowardly.
"That's not right. You were so arrogant just now. You didn't take my Divine Sword Sect seriously at all?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "From what I know, your Black Cavalry Gang is extremely powerful in Izumo County City, and has overwhelmed several local forces."
"Sir, this is absolutely not the case. Those forces must be slandering us."
The Black Knights' members shook their heads like rattles.
"Haha, at least you three are arrogant and domineering. I saw it with my own eyes."
Li Qian smiled softly, "You three wait where you are. If you want to run, it depends on whether you can run faster or my sword is faster."
Then he said to Song Yingying: "Let's go to your house and take a look."
Now that I have met Song Yingying, I should ask her about her situation.
After all, she is Mr. Song’s granddaughter.
He got an important treasure map from Old Song. Otherwise, he would not have been able to enter the Taiping Holy Cave and obtain the huge demon stone, or even storage devices such as the black iron ring.
Song Yingying nodded and supported her husband Wang Cheng as they walked towards their home.
A little girl ran over, took Song Yingying's hand, and looked at Li Qian curiously.
"Is this your daughter? She's already this big?"
Li Qian looked at the little girl and was very surprised.
"Well, Sisi, call me uncle."
Song Yingying said.
"uncle."
The little girl cried out in a tender voice.
"So nice."
Li Qian smiled slightly.
"Sisi is the boss?"
he asked again.
"Yes, the second child just turned one year old."
Song Yingying nodded.
After walking for a while, they arrived in front of a big house.
This is the most magnificent house in Maple Leaf Village.
There were a few anxious people at the door. When they saw Song Yingying and Wang Cheng coming back, they hurried to greet them.
"Yingying, Cheng'er, are you okay?"
The person who spoke was an old man wearing official clothes.
"Father-in-law, we are fine"
Song Yingying said, "You and mother-in-law don't have to worry about it."
"Hey"
The old man nodded.
In this family, Song Yingying is the one in charge.
Entered the big house.
Song Yingying helped Wang Cheng sit down, and asked her daughter to go play aside. She said to Li Qian, "Cousin, if it weren't for you today, our family would probably be finished."
"Cousin, are you here for the Black Riders?"
She suddenly asked again.
"Yes, to deal with the Black Knights."
Li Qian nodded.
"That's great."
Song Yingying was very happy.
This time they have offended the Black Cavalry Gang. If the Black Cavalry Gang does not fall, their family will probably suffer after Li Qian leaves, unless the whole family moves away.
But where can this world move to?
What's more, if their family left, what would happen to the other people in Maple Leaf Village?
The entire Maple Leaf Village is actually related to each other, and basically everyone has the surname Wang, so it is impossible for them to just leave.
"Don't worry, the Black Riders won't threaten your family."
Li Qian said, "Also, I'll leave these things to you."
As he spoke, he took out three bottles of pills from the package he was carrying and placed them on the table.
"Of these three bottles of pills, two are Qi and Blood Pills, and the other one contains a pill that can cleanse your two children's marrow and hair, improving their bone constitution. Remember, you must wait until they are seven years old before using it. Each time, you can only scrape a little bit and mix it into water for the children to take. Take it once a day, and practice with sword piercing and fist. As long as they follow my instructions, they will have no problem passing the inner sect assessment of the Divine Sword Sect in the future."
Li Qian said.
This pill is one of the black iron rings. After doing a lot of experiments and studying the demon text, he determined the purpose of this pill.
Moreover, he had used it on Li Mo, and the effect was very good.
With Li Mo's natural talent, under normal circumstances, it would not be a problem for him to pass the assessment and enter the inner sect. However, there was basically no hope for him to be chosen by the elders of the Divine Sword Sect and be accepted as a direct disciple.
After using this elixir which he named the Marrow Cleansing Demon Pill, Li Mo's root bone talent was greatly improved.
This pill of marrow cleansing demon pill is enough for Song Yingying's two children.
If it wasn't for Mr. Song, he wouldn't have given out such a precious marrow cleansing pill so easily.
Song Yingying and Wang Chengdu were stunned.
Two bottles of Qi and Blood Pills are already precious enough.
Not to mention a pill that can cleanse the marrow, remove hair, and improve the root bones and physique. That would be an even more priceless treasure.
Everyone knows that the biggest hurdle in martial arts practice is actually one's physique and talent.
The two of them just had average physique and talent, so they had no chance of becoming inner disciples. They were already very lucky to become entry-level warriors.
If their child could really cleanse his marrow and remove his hair, improve his root bones and talents, and successfully enter the inner sect of the Divine Sword Sect, then their Wang family would really be able to change their destiny.
"Thank you, cousin."
Song Yingying's voice was trembling a little.
"Remember, never spread the existence of this pill, otherwise you will suffer misfortune."
Li Qian warned.
Song Yingying and Wang Cheng nodded quickly. They also knew how precious the elixir that could improve one's root talent was. It was a treasure that could change a person's destiny in martial arts.
The location of the village entrance.
The three Black Riders stayed where they were.
As for the people in Maple Leaf Village, they had all dispersed long ago.
"Brother Chao, do you think we should run?"
one of them whispered.
The deterrent power of the Divine Sword Sect is too great.
After hearing that the man was an inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, they no longer had the arrogance they had at the beginning.
"You're stupid, you'll definitely run away."
Said the Black Knight Gang member named Brother Chao.
When he could no longer see the man, he whispered, "Let's go quietly."
But just when the three of them had taken a few steps, a sword energy suddenly appeared in front of them, passing through a large rock, and immediately the rock was pierced through.
The three of them were so frightened that they trembled all over. They looked around and found that there was no one there. The sword energy seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
They suddenly remembered what the man had just said.
"Brother Chao, this guy is so strong, what should we do?"
"We've hit a wall this time. We're in a bit of trouble."
The three of them didn't dare to move.
After all, life matters.
They were all only at the second or third level of acquired cultivation. It was no problem for them to bully warriors who had just entered the martial arts realm, but to fight against an inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect was simply courting death.
They couldn't imagine how powerful the opponent was with the sword energy coming from such a long distance.
After a while, Li Qian came over.
The three of them quickly said in a flattering voice: "Sir, we are just small fry in the Black Knight Gang. Please be magnanimous and spare us."
"Take me to the headquarters of your Black Riders."
Li Qian said calmly.
As he said this he mounted his horse.
How could the three dare to refuse? They could only ride their horses obediently and take Li Qian towards the direction of Izumo County.
Black Cavalry Fort.
This was once the base of a local martial arts family.
But now it has become the headquarters of the Black Knights.
As for that family, it was naturally destroyed by the Black Knights and took over their place.
At this moment, in the hall of the fortress, which was covered with luxurious carpets and burning with precious spices, a middle-aged man in a black robe was sitting with a frown on his face.
"Boss, we can't go on like this. I'm afraid the Divine Sword Sect has noticed us. We should move away quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
A skinny old man said in a deep voice.
"Humph, these bastards are throwing all kinds of dirty water on us just to drive us away."
Another high-ranking member of the Black Cavalry Gang said angrily, "If the Divine Sword Sect had not allowed forces from other places in the Taixing Dao Fengguo to settle in, why would our Black Cavalry Gang come here? But now the local forces are trying their best to drive us away. Could it be that the Divine Sword Sect says one thing and does another?"
Everyone else nodded, thinking that in this situation, migrating away was the best solution.
These local forces have inextricable ties with the Divine Sword Sect. If they really want to slander them, I'm afraid they won't be able to explain themselves even if they have ten mouths, and the Divine Sword Sect will never listen.
What's more, this world is a world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong. How could they possibly pin the fate of the Black Knights on the mercy of the Divine Sword Sect?
"I'm afraid they won't let us leave easily even if we are willing to migrate."
Black Cavalry Gang leader Nie Yun sighed and said.
The Black Cavalry Gang came from afar and brought with them a lot of training resources. If they were not strong enough, they would have been swallowed up by the local forces without leaving a bone.
But precisely because they are too powerful, local forces cannot tolerate them.
"We were able to migrate from Jingzhou smoothly, so how could we fail in this small Izumo County?"
A high-ranking member of the Black Knight Gang stood up suddenly and said, "Boss, we can't hesitate any longer. We must make a decision immediately. Otherwise, once the people from the Divine Sword Sect arrive, we will really have no hope of leaving."
"Go get ready."
Black Cavalry leader Nie Yun took a deep breath and finally made a decision.
"Yes."
Several senior executives immediately took orders and began to prepare for the migration plan.
Li Qian was brought by three members of the Black Cavalry Gang to a fort built beside a river valley.
This fortress is quite large.
Although it was not as good as the Mu Family Fort he had seen before, it was also in a strategic location, easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Hongjiabao.
Li Qian looked at the name of the fort.
"Are you sure this is the Black Knight Gang headquarters?"
He frowned slightly.
"Sir, I am not actually a member of the Black Knights. We are members of the Hong family, one of the three major families in Izumo County."
The man called Brother Chao said quickly.
"You are not members of the Black Riders? Then why do you do bad things in the name of the Black Riders?"
Li Qian narrowed his eyes slightly.
The man called Brother Chao felt a chill down his spine and cold sweat on his forehead when he saw Li Qian's eyes. He didn't know how to answer. He couldn't say that they pretended to be the Black Cavalry Gang just to throw dirty water on them.
At this moment, the drawbridge of the castle was suddenly lowered, followed by a group of knights running out of the castle.
"Second Master."
Suddenly, the man named Brother Chao hurriedly shouted, "This is an inner sect disciple from the Divine Sword Sect."
The group of knights ran down the suspension bridge. The leader was a middle-aged man in a brocade robe. He sat on his horse and looked at Li Qian. He bowed and said, "So you are the young knight from the Divine Sword Sect. I am Hong Xingyuan. I wonder if you have accepted the mission to wipe out the Black Cavalry Gang?"
"Yes."
Li Qian nodded.
"Excuse me, young man, where are the other people from the Divine Sword Sect?"
The middle-aged man Hong Xingyuan asked curiously.
After all, after their three major families asked for help from the Divine Sword Sect, they should have sent top-level Qi realm masters over.
"only me."
Li Qian said calmly.
"One? Young man, please follow me into the castle. We will report to you the information about the Black Knights."
Hong Xingyuan was stunned at first, then his expression became more respectful.
Although he felt that Li Qian was a little too young, since the Divine Sword Sect sent him here, it meant that he must be very strong.
A major martial arts sect like the Divine Sword Sect has many geniuses, and sometimes one cannot measure strength by age.
Li Qian nodded, rode his horse and followed these people into Hongjiabao.
In the main hall, the patriarch of Hong Family Castle and several senior executives all came out to receive the guests.
"Young Master Li, the Black Riders are really too much. As soon as they came to our Chuyun County, they wiped out the Zhang family and occupied the Zhang family's fortress. They were even more aggressive towards us local martial arts forces, making our Chuyun County people's lives miserable. I don't know how many people complained about the Black Riders. The crimes they committed are simply too numerous to list."
Hong Yangyuan, the head of Hongjiabao, immediately criticized the Black Cavalry Gang.
"Master Hong, why do I see that it is someone from your Hong Family Fort, pretending to be the Black Cavalry Gang, doing evil and oppressing the common people? Are you trying to put the blame on the Black Cavalry Gang?"
Li Qian did not drink the tea that was handed to him. He tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers and spoke calmly.
Upon hearing this, Hong Yangyuan, the head of the Hong family, was surprised and said quickly, "There is such a thing? They must have violated the law privately. Our Hong Family Castle will never tolerate it. Fortunately, the young man discovered it, otherwise our Hong Family Castle would be disgraced because of these people, right?"
"Come here, push those guys pretending to be the Black Riders down and beat them with eighty sticks to serve as a warning to others."
As he said this he suddenly shouted.
"Yes."
Immediately, people from the Hong Family Fort Law Enforcement Hall rushed out and dragged away the three members of the Black Cavalry Gang.
"Master, please spare us. We will never dare to do it again."
Then came the sound of beatings and the screams of the three men.
But Li Qian narrowed his eyes.
He is now basically certain that there must be something fishy going on.
The reason why the Divine Sword Sect welcomed the martial arts forces migrating from other places was very simple. After the previous war that lasted for several years, the martial arts forces in the Divine Sword Sect's territory suffered heavy losses.
Under such a large-scale impact, many martial arts forces were destroyed.
After all, when the rebels from Prince Luo's Mansion attacked the Divine Sword Sect, it was not only the Divine Sword Sect that suffered, but also many martial arts forces on the territory.
The Divine Sword Sect wanted to quickly restore the martial arts power in its territory, so it wanted to absorb the martial arts forces from other states and counties in the Taixing Dao Kingdom.
Especially after the He family came to the Taixing Dao Kingdom, they acted in a domineering manner and did not regard the local martial arts forces as human beings at all. They exploited them to the extreme, and those who obeyed them prospered, while those who resisted them perished. Many forces were forced to flee.
During this period, many forces migrated to the territory of the Divine Sword Sect.
The Black Knights were one of them.
These migrated forces are more or less connected to the Xuanming Sect and the Zixiao Sect. However, those two forces have already disappeared.
The Divine Sword Sect will naturally not attack these small and medium-sized martial arts forces again.
At this time, a man rushed in from outside the main hall, "Master, it's bad, the Black Cavalry Gang is about to escape."
"what?"
Upon hearing this, Hong Yangyuan stood up abruptly and said to Li Qian, "Young Master Li, the Black Riders must have heard of your arrival, so they are trying to escape. Please help the many martial arts forces and common people in Izumo County who have been oppressed by the Black Riders."
The three major families have been preparing for so long, how could they let the Black Knights escape?
A remnant of a martial arts force that had produced a grandmaster must be a piece of fat meat, and the Black Knights must not be allowed to escape.
The three major families were not sure they could take down the Black Cavalry Gang, so they could only ask the masters of the Divine Sword Sect for help.
After we destroy the Black Knights, we’ll split the profits 50-50.
I think Young Master Li would be very happy about this.
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