Zhao Hai noticed one thing. In this city, most of the shops weren't the ones that collected materials, but hotels, taverns, and brothels. This made Zhao Hai feel somewhat surprised.
To be honest, he was very surprised that there were brothels in the city. He never thought that there would be brothels in the city. In addition to brothels, there were also casinos. This made people feel even more surprised. In the Cultivation World, there were actually casinos. He really didn't notice this in the other cities that he passed by.
Soon, he knew what was going on. In other cities, brothels and casinos were generally not allowed to exist. Even if there were, they would be secretly opened. No one would dare to open them in the open. But here, there wasn't a problem. Both the brothels and casinos were in the open.
Zhao Hai didn't go to these two places. Instead, he sat in a tavern in the city and inquired about some information. Of course, he didn't ask others for information. As long as he sat there and listened, he would be able to collect all kinds of information.
Zhao Hai also understood why there weren't as many shops as hotels in the city. This was because those who could afford to open a shop in the city were all supported by big forces. It was impossible for people who didn't have any background to open a shop in the city.
In addition to these shops, there were also magic tool shops, pill shops, and so on. There were a lot of these shops. These shops also had backings. Because of this, there weren't many shops in the city.
However, shops like taverns and hotels didn't need any backing, so naturally, there were many of them. In addition, there would be a large number of cultivators coming to the Thirteen Strongholds every year. Some came to make a fortune in the Mang Mountains, some came to hide from their enemies, and some came to kill. It could be said that the Thirteen Strongholds of the Mang Mountains had an endless supply of materials for these people every year.
After inquiring about the news for a day, Zhao had some understanding of the situation in the Mang Thirteen Strongholds. The Mang Thirteen Strongholds were indeed very free, but under this freedom, there was also its own order. All the shops here had to pay taxes to the Mang Thirteen Strongholds. And no matter what kind of grievances you had, you had to settle it outside the city. It was absolutely not allowed to fight in the city, but outside the city, you could fight however you liked. Inside the city, private fights were absolutely not allowed.
However, Zhao Hai didn't collect any information about Ren Long. In fact, the information that the Iron Buddha Temple received about Ren Long was provided to them by the Sealed Sword Sect. This task was actually requested by the Sealed Sword Sect.
The information that the Sealed Sword Sect gave to the Iron Buddha Temple was very vague. It only said that Ren Long appeared in the thirteen strongholds. Moreover, it was confirmed that he was here. However, nobody knew where he was.
Although he didn't collect any information about Ren Long, Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry. He decided to take it slow. Moreover, if he wanted to collect information about Ren Long, then asking the locals for help was the best choice.
However, he still didn't know what the local gangs were like. Therefore, he couldn't be anxious. He had to take it slow. Once he was anxious, then he might ruin the whole thing.
The first day passed by just like that. Zhao Hai returned to the hotel at night. There was nothing to do in the evening. However, Zhao Hai noticed that Mang Horn City was very lively at night. It was much livelier compared to other cities. Zhao Hai decided to go out and take a look the next night.
The next day, Zhao Hai was still collecting information in the city during the day. He even went to the casino to take a look. The gambling items in the casino were very simple. It was nothing more than dice. Moreover, the dice were placed in a special dice cup. This dice cup was able to isolate spiritual force. No matter how strong one's spiritual force was, it was impossible to touch the dice cup. Moreover, the dealer wasn't allowed to arrange any formation inside the dice cup. Once it was discovered, then the consequences would be very serious. It was precisely because of this that dice were used as the main gambling item.
There were a lot of people in the casino. Cultivators of all kinds of strength were present. There were also all kinds of things to gamble. Pills, crystals, artifacts, and even Cultivation Methods. As long as it was something used by cultivators, it could be used for gambling. This was something that Zhao Hai didn't expect. However, he still went up and played a few rounds. Otherwise, if he went to the casino and didn't play, then it would arouse suspicion. One must know that there were forces behind these casinos.
Naturally, the forces behind these casinos weren't big forces. Instead, they were small gangs in the city. These small gangs had to pay a lot of taxes to the Mang Horn Gang every year. Therefore, the Mang Horn Gang allowed them to exist. It can be said that they were legal gangs.
The reason why Zhao Hai came here today was to see what the gangs here were like. He wanted to see if he could receive some missions, especially missions like this one.
After staying in the casino for a day, Zhao Hai basically knew what was going on with these gangs. The gangs in the city were more or less in contact with each other. They would also be anxious for territory. However, they generally wouldn't make a move in the city. This was because they would be dealt with by the Mang Horn Gang.
On the other hand, these gangs in the city had their own businesses. They didn't rely on protection fees to make a living. They mainly relied on their own businesses to make a living. Naturally, the businesses they were involved in were quite obscure. Naturally, they would also use some dark means.
These gangs would also collect information for people, and even kill people. But if you think that all the gangs were doing this kind of business, then you would be wrong. These gangs would look at who they were doing business with. If the person they were doing business with wasn't very strong, then they wouldn't be able to gather information for you. They would also find an opportunity to kill you. When the time comes, the things on your body would naturally belong to them.
If the person they were doing business with wasn't easy to deal with, then they wouldn't necessarily tell the other party the real information. Instead, they would give the other party some fake information. They might even help the other party deal with the other party. This way, they would get more benefits. It can be said that doing business with these gangs was like asking a tiger for its skin. If things went wrong, then you would lose everything. You might even lose your life.
However, this didn't mean that the people from these gangs couldn't do anything. In fact, these gangs were the local tyrants, so they naturally had their own ways of doing things. They were the most well-informed people in the Thirteen Strongholds of Mount Mang. If one could really get these gangs to help him collect information, then he could easily get all the information he wanted from the Thirteen Strongholds of Mount Mang.
After understanding the situation of the gangs, Zhao Hai didn't rush back to the hotel to rest. Instead, he waited until evening. Then he went to Mang Horn City to understand the situation at night. He wanted to see how lively the city was.
Needless to say, Mang Horn City was very lively at night. Taverns, casinos, and brothels were the most lively places at night. They were much livelier than during the day.
Zhao Hai drank for a while in the tavern before returning to his hotel. He had a good rest for the night. The next morning, he went to an inconspicuous courtyard in the city and looked around. Then he moved his hand and took out a handful of medicinal powder. Then he went to the entrance of the courtyard and sprinkled the powder on the courtyard. Then he used his spiritual force to control the powder and smeared everyone in the courtyard with it. After that, Zhao Hai left.
The reason why Zhao Hai wanted to deal with the people in the courtyard was because this courtyard was the stronghold of a medium-sized gang in the city, the Thunderhawk Gang. The people living in this courtyard were all members of the Thunderhawk Gang.
What Zhao Hai just used was a type of curse technique. This curse technique was called the Black Death Curse. As long as Zhao Hai activates this curse technique, then in a short period of time, they would turn black and die. They would look like they were poisoned. This was a method that Zhao Hai used to conceal his curse technique.
After leaving the Thunderhawk Gang's residence, Zhao Hai found a tavern and ordered some wine. Then he slowly drank it. This tavern was very close to the stronghold of the Thunderhawk Gang. He was waiting for the Thunderhawk Gang to wake up.
The Thunderhawk Gang ran two brothels in the city. This was also the reason why Zhao Hai chose them. This was because Ren Long was very lecherous, to the point that he wouldn't be happy without women. Therefore, when he arrived at the Thirteen Mang Mountain Strongholds, he might go to the brothels. Since he wasn't familiar with this place, he might not dare to act recklessly. Therefore, going to the brothels was the best way. Letting the Thunderhawk Gang gather information was the best way.
However, because the brothels only opened at night, the Thunderhawk Gang members were resting in the courtyard during the day. They would only wake up in the afternoon. Therefore, Zhao Hai had to wait in the tavern.
After drinking a dozen glasses of wine, Zhao Hai pretended to be drunk. He directly lay down on the table as if he had fallen asleep. In the tavern, there were many people like him. Naturally, nobody would suspect him. Even the staff of the tavern didn't drive him away.
After waiting for the Thunderhawk Gang members to wake up, Zhao Hai still didn't move. However, his arrangement outside the Thunderhawk Gang's wall was already activated. Outside the Thunderhawk Gang's wall, a very small jade sword. Behind the jade sword was a jade slip. Now, with a thought, Zhao Hai activated the jade sword. The jade sword flew towards the Thunderhawk Gang's courtyard and directly inserted itself into the main door of the Thunderhawk Gang's courtyard.
The people in the Thunderhawk Gang's courtyard were in an uproar. They immediately ran out of the courtyard to look for someone. Naturally, they didn't find anyone. At this time, the leader of the Thunderhawk Gang had already taken the jade sword into his room.
The leader of the Thunderhawk Gang was called Lei Ying. He was in his forties and had a strong body. He was good at wielding a large saber and was very powerful. He was a body cultivator. He might not be very good at using artifacts, but his fighting strength was not ordinary. He was originally a rogue cultivator in the city. Later on, he established his own gang. He was a very resourceful person. But now, he was sitting in his room with a gloomy face. He was looking at the jade sword in front of him and the jade slip beside it.
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