The White Horse Gang started off by robbing people halfway through their journey. At first, it was Wang Chong alone, but later on, he taught three disciples.
Together, the four of them committed heinous crimes on the main roads of River Wan County. As time passed, the amount of things they robbed increased, and the four of them armed themselves.
Since then, the robberies became robberies. Every time they went out, they would be on horseback.
Since Wang Chong's death, Wang Gui had taken over the position of leader. Using his smooth and sly communication skills and his ability to win people's hearts, he quickly subdued the people around him. If he couldn't tempt them with benefits, he would threaten them. If it really didn't work, he would secretly eliminate them.
The previous County Magistrate of River Wan County was determined to eradicate this gang of bandits. However, in less than a month after taking office, he was killed by a yamen constable bribed by Wang Gui and the others. His corpse was directly thrown into the river to feed the fish.
In River Wan County, the Green Bamboo Sect was originally the biggest gang. After the current County Magistrate took office, he directly negotiated with Wang Gui. Wang Gui also wanted to clear his name, so the two of them agreed.
From then on, Wang Gui changed into his official robes and arrogantly moved into River Wan County. The original horse bandits suddenly turned into armed escorts.
In order not to forget their roots, Wang Gui named them the Black Horse Gang. However, the County Magistrate felt that if they cleared their name, they shouldn't be tainted by evil. Thus, they changed their name to the White Horse Gang.
Before the White Horse Gang came, the Green Bamboo Sect was the biggest gang in River Wan County. At that time, Xu Kaishan was in the city, and Wang Gui was outside the city.
They didn't mind each other's business. Both sides had interacted before, and at that time, the distribution of benefits was reasonable. Every time the Green Bamboo Sect transported goods, Wang Gui's banner would be inserted. Every year, Wang Gui would receive a bonus.
At that time, Wang Gui and Xu Kaishan were brothers, and sometimes they even cooperated with each other.
At that time, Wang Gui was in the early stages of Houtian Realm Level Nine, and Xu Kaishan had just reached the late stages. Wang Gui brought Ren Binghai, Tu Jiaojiao, and the others to fight with Xu Kaishan.
Although it was only a spar, Xu Kaishan's long sword had suppressed the three of them to the point that they could only passively take a beating.
Because of this, Wang Gui and the rest racked their brains to come up with a three-person joint attack. The second time they sparred, they ended up in a draw. At that time, Xu Kaishan had already been at the late stage of Houtian Realm Level Nine for a few years, while Wang Gui and the rest hadn't improved at all. The most recent time was during the gang fight three years ago. Others didn't know, but the person involved, Wang Gui, knew. At that time, the three of them joined forces to fight Xu Kaishan and were at a disadvantage after fifty moves. If Xu Kaishan wasn't in a hurry to save someone, Wang Gui and the rest probably wouldn't have been able to take thirty moves from Xu Kaishan.
Logically speaking, the two groups of people had a good relationship and could advance and retreat together in River Wan County.
However, in the past few years, Xu Kaishan had perfected Houtian Realm Level Nine, which was equivalent to having half a foot in the Innate Realm.
This time, Wang Gui started to get anxious. He saw that the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger. His junior brothers and sisters were greedy for pleasure, and their skills were not improving at all.
A mountain could not accommodate two tigers, unless one was male and the other was female. At least Wang Gui was a male tiger, and a very ambitious one at that.
In the past few years, both sides had been fighting for territory in the city, and the friction was getting more and more intense. Three years ago, the Green Bamboo Sect invited the Tong Chi brothers to the Four Seas Gambling House.
For this reason, Wang Gui lost everything and lost more than a million taels to Tong Chi. The White Horse Gang took two years to recover.
The second was to ask Tong Chi to prescribe a medicine to cure Xu Kaishan's hidden illness and let him smoothly break through to the Xiantian Realm.
These two things were done, but the price was the loss of the Tong Chi brothers.
The brothers of the White Horse Gang all rode a horse under their feet. In the middle of the night, they set off from the front, side, and back doors of the Four Seas Gambling House.
They divided into three groups, and each of the three leaders led a team directly to the Xu Ji Drugstore in the West City.
Xu Kaishan had been living in seclusion in the Xu Ji Drugstore for the past few years. He only came out to meet with the main figures of the gang during the New Year.
The Xu Ji Drugstore didn't occupy a large area. Other than the front entrance, there was also a back door.
Wang Gui's plan was to attack the front door, while Ren Binghai led the team to attack the back door. Tu Jiaojiao's Qing Gong was the best, so her team would directly climb over the wall to find Xu Kaishan. When the time came, they would work together to kill their way to the place where Xu Kaishan was in seclusion.
Ren Binghai took the lead and led the armed escorts to set off. Ren Kui followed closely behind.
Originally, with Yi Tian's identity, it was not his turn to ride a horse. Fortunately, Ren Kui said that Yi Tian was Ren Binghai's registered disciple, so the housekeeper took the reins and handed it to Yi Tian.
Along the way, Ren Kui indicated that after entering, Yi Tian would follow closely behind. Everyone could also look after each other. Yi Tian was gratified that he got along well with Ren Kui.
Along the way, the other people's faces were serious, but Yi Tian felt incomparably relaxed. There was work in his hands, so his heart didn't panic.
Ren Kui also felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, so he took the initiative to ask about the result of Yi Tian and the little fatty Wang Bao's personal duel. Yi Tian smiled and raised his thumb to point at himself, indicating that he had won.
After seeing this, Ren Kui also smiled and gave Yi Tian a thumbs up. Only Yi Tian himself knew that in yesterday's duel, Wang Bao had truly reached the peak. He and the little fatty had played ten rounds of dice, guessing each other's guesses. In the first nine rounds, they had tested each other. In the last round, the little fatty Wang Bao had practiced the Soft Hands to the peak. He had repeatedly used the Zhuan, Fu, and Burst techniques. He had played three sixes and one pillar holding up the sky, but in the end, all of them had been shattered.
If Yi Tian hadn't used his Azure Eyes to directly see through the dice cup, he would have been fooled by Wang Bao. When it was his turn, after shaking the dice, Wang Bao had guessed correctly. However, Yi Tian had secretly used his Spirit Qi Radiation to move the dice. In the end, Wang Bao sent Yi Tian back to his room to rest with a look of admiration. He had even vowed that he would only admire Yi Tian for the rest of his life.
Ren Binghai, who was walking at the front, suddenly raised his hand. The large group of people behind him all stopped. Everyone closed their mouths and looked forward.
They saw that the people of the Azure Bamboo Sect were all standing in the back alley's long corridor. Each of them held a long staff and a knife in their hands. They looked nervously at the incoming White Horse Gang members.
The back alley was definitely narrower than the front door. The advantage was that the people defending here had nowhere to hide. They could only rely on the human wave tactic and fight with their lives on the line.
At this time, the sound of fighting could already be heard from the main street of the front door. It seemed that Wang Gui's group had already encountered the Azure Bamboo Sect's vanguard.
Ren Binghai looked at the other side and shook his head. He still had to save his strength to deal with Xu Kaishan. He waved his hand and the group behind him rushed forward.
The ten archers at the rear shot their arrows, which were mixed with sleeping gas canisters, into the crowd opposite them.
When the sleeping gas dispersed, the people of the White Horse Gang all covered themselves with wet towels. Under Ren Kui's leadership, they all rushed forward.
Yi Tian followed behind Ren Kui. He urged his horse forward and madly rushed forward. The knife in his hand had already been unsheathed.
The people of the Azure Bamboo Sect were dizzy from the sleeping gas. When they came back to their senses, they saw that the White Horse Gang's vanguard had already arrived.
As soon as the two sides exchanged blows, the situation became one-sided. Moreover, Ren Kui, a Houtian Realm Level Seven expert, was at the tip of the vanguard.
The horse team quickly broke through the human wall. Yi Tian didn't forget to take care of Ren Kui while charging. When he had time, he used darts to deal with a few people who were secretly attacking him.
The group spent half an hour to rush to the back door. Ren Binghai turned over and dismounted from his horse. The whistling arrow in his hand flew up and rang in the air.
Not long after, a whistling arrow was also fired from the front door, indicating that Wang Gui was also in position.
Both sides knocked on the door at the same time and rushed into Xu Ji Drugstore. Tu Jiaojiao's group also took the opportunity to climb over the wall and enter. Once they entered, it was a melee.
Blocking in front of Ren Binghai were Commander Zhang and Commander Liu. Ren Binghai didn't even look at them. He unsheathed his knife and slashed.
The two people didn't dare to fight head-on and could only dodge. Ren Binghai used his two legs to pass them. In the end, he even said, "I'll leave it to you."
Yi Tian and Ren Kui each dealt with one person separately. Three years ago, the two commanders exchanged injuries to protect Brother Tong Chi. Now, their skills were only at Houtian Realm Level Seven. Yi Tian was like a newborn calf that wasn't afraid of tigers. Furthermore, this was the first time in three years that he had a true life and death battle with someone. Instead, he fought even more freely.
With a single knife in hand, he copied Ren Binghai's style and didn't show any mercy. He directly slashed at Commander Zhang on the left.
It seemed like an ordinary knife, but Yi Tian had cultivated the Yi Wood Spirit Art to nourish his muscles and bones. The strength of his hand had already surpassed the Mortal Realm.
The force of this knife was 500 kilograms. It was comparable to Ren Binghai's knife. Commander Zhang took Yi Tian's knife head on. His legs couldn't help but tremble. The Qimei Staff in his hand was directly sent flying.
Yi Tian saw that this was a rare opportunity and didn't let him go. Taking advantage of the fact that his knife style hadn't changed, he turned his wrist and slashed horizontally. The blood on Commander Zhang's body directly dyed Yi Tian's clothes red.
Commander Liu had just exchanged two moves with Ren Kui when he saw that his partner next to him was taken care of by a youth in two moves. He was so scared that he hurriedly retreated.
He might not be able to win even if it was two on two, let alone two on one. The youth next to him was so fierce. Could he be Ren Binghai's son?
Although he thought about it, he didn't stop walking. He hurriedly called for the rest of the people to retreat to the second door.
The front door was also caught in a bitter battle. Li Shida led the people to block the front door. He also thought of a way to pile sulfur at the door and set it on fire. A cloud of sulfur smoke blocked Wang Bao and the others at the front door.
At any time, people who led the way were the most abominable. They ate and used people and in the end betrayed them.
Xu Laoer was this kind of person. It was no wonder that he was mesmerized by beauty and was tricked into taking the Cold-Food Powder. If he didn't act up now, he was still a human.
When Tu Jiaojiao climbed over the wall, Xu Laoer was already waiting. When he saw Tu Jiaojiao, he was even more affectionate than when he saw his own mother.
He took the porcelain bottle of Cold-Food Powder and opened the lid to take two breaths. When he was done, he shook his spirit and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. After Tu Jiaojiao urged him, Xu Laoer reluctantly began to lead the way.
The rear courtyard of Xu Ji Drugstore was much larger than the front courtyard. As the headquarters of the Green Bamboo Sect, Xu Kaishan had been operating here for half his life.
It was the first time that Wang Gui and the others had come here. Without a guide, it would be too late to find so many courtyards one by one.
Xu Laoer led the people of the White Horse Gang into the depths of the rear courtyard. They passed by the main room and took a detour into Li Shida's courtyard.
Everyone was puzzled. Only Wang Gui had an expression of approval. Xu Kaishan was a careful person. Only a few of his trusted aides knew about his daily life. Fortunately, Tu Jiaojiao controlled Xu Laoer.
The group of people passed through the small courtyard and arrived in front of an inconspicuous small house. Xu Laoer yawned and pointed to the house and said, "My eldest brother is here." After he finished speaking, he walked to the side and ignored them.
Wang Gui nodded. This was Xu Kaishan's style. He turned his head and signaled to Wang Bao.
Wang Bao hurriedly took out two whistling arrows and shot them into the sky, informing all the gang members to quickly gather. Wang Gui, Ren Binghai, and Tu Jiaojiao took the lead and kicked open the door and rushed into the house.
After hearing a scream in the house, there was no more sound. The people outside waited for a long time before they saw Wang Gui angrily walk out. He grabbed Xu Laoer and asked, "Where is he?"
"Isn't, isn't he inside?"
Ren Binghai spat and roared with a face full of anger, "It's fake, it's a substitute."
Xu Laoer saw that the three people were about to explode and replied with a sad face. He only saw Li Minda deliver food and water into this house every day.
Moreover, he heard Xu Kaishan and Li Shimin talking about how they were fully prepared to attack the Xiantian realm in the next few days. He didn't expect it to be like this.
Ren Binghai roared, his eyes red. Tu Jiaojiao also grabbed a handkerchief in her hand. Her nails almost tore the handkerchief.
Wang Gui was still calm. He asked Wang Bao to go in and search to see if there was anything missing. At the same time, he was thinking about what to do next.
Xu Kaishan had hidden and hadn't appeared yet. This meant that he hadn't succeeded in attacking the Xiantian realm.
It was said that attacking the Xiantian realm would cause some abnormalities. Now, it seemed that the situation was still favorable to the White Horse Gang. Their first task was to find Xu Kaishan.
After Wang Bao finished searching the house, he angrily ran out and told Wang Gui that there was a secret passage under the bed. Xu Kaishan should have already escaped through this secret passage.
The substitute had just entered the house this morning. The thing that Wang Gui was most afraid of had happened. If Xu Kaishan slipped outside and found a random house to hide in, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
As he was thinking, the White Horse Gang's alert whistle suddenly came from outside. This was a method of communication that scouts would only use when they were in a crisis. After the whistle sounded, there was no follow-up.
Wang Gui was shocked. The worst outcome had occurred. He hurriedly ordered everyone to prepare to evacuate.
In the distance, there was a long shout mixed with anger, "This old man, Xu Kaishan, has come. The Azure Bamboo Sect welcomes the White Horse Gang's three leaders."
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