195: Chapter 195 Stubborn Xia Zhong

On the other side, inside the Tianhua Inn.

Xia Zhong had received a carrier pigeon message from the capital.

It ordered him to immediately take his people and withdraw from Linjiang Prefecture.

Although Xia Zhong did not know the reason why they were ordered to withdraw, he was unwilling.

"Lady Feng, the higher-ups have issued an order for us to withdraw to the capital. What do you think?"

"What, do you still want to disobey orders?"

Lady Feng said indifferently: "Since the higher-ups want us to withdraw, let's act immediately!"

Hearing this, Xia Zhong was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "Our mission this time can be said to be a complete mess. If we return to the capital, have you thought about what consequences we will face?"

"I am only cooperating with your actions; the main responsibility is yours!" Lady Feng said dismissively.

Xia Zhong's heart sank, and he continued: "Although you do not bear the main responsibility, the secondary responsibility will definitely fall on you. If you take this fall, your Cultivation resources for the next three years will be affected.

By then, Poison Lady, who is only second to you, will likely easily surpass you and replace your position."

He and Lady Feng were both squad-level leaders.

Because they messed things up, returning to the capital meant he would definitely be replaced.

In Wanyan Pavilion, status determines treatment.

The higher the status, the higher the basic treatment and mission dividends.

For example, he is currently a Squad Leader, with a monthly basic salary of 3000 taels and a 50% mission dividend.

But without the status of a Squad Leader, his basic salary would drop to 1500 taels, and he would only get 30% of the mission dividend.

Hearing Xia Zhong use Poison Lady to provoke her, Lady Feng's expression immediately turned ugly.

Back then, Poison Lady had competed with her for the position of Squad Leader.

She won by a narrow margin.

Although the main responsibility for the task in Linjiang Prefecture did not lie with her, it involved the Young Marquis.

So, after returning to the capital, her position as Squad Leader would likely not be saved either.

After her position was abolished, the most suitable person to replace her would naturally be Poison Lady.

She was sure that after Poison Lady became a Squad Leader, she would definitely make things difficult for her in various ways.

"Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

Xia Zhong said: "I have investigated Chen Hu. When he joined the Fierce Tiger Gang, he was tested as a high-grade Mortal Body, but now, he has climbed onto the hidden dragon ranking, and is even ranked twenty-second. He must have obtained a great Opportunity.

If we can bring this Opportunity back, perhaps we can make up for our faults!"

"Xia Zhong, do you think the Marquis would care about this little Opportunity?" Lady Feng sneered.

"The Marquis might not care, but what about the Young Marquis?"

Xia Zhong's eyes flickered: "If this Opportunity could allow the Young Marquis to be reborn, do you think the Marquis would still punish us?"

"This is just your guess!"

Lady Feng shook her head: "What if some expert secretly took Chen Hu as a Disciple?"

"Do you think an expert would care about a high-grade Mortal Body?"

Xia Zhong said disdainfully: "If I were an expert wanting to take a Disciple, I would definitely choose someone with good talent. How could I go and take a Mortal Body as a Disciple? So, I am 80% sure that Chen Hu's current strength comes from some kind of Opportunity!"

Hearing Xia Zhong say this, Lady Feng also felt it made some sense.

"What do you plan to do?"

Xia Zhong said: "Since the capital has ordered us to withdraw, we certainly cannot delay for too long. We must leave by tonight at the latest. Taking advantage of this time, we will capture Chen Hu and force him to reveal his Opportunity!

He is just in the Marrow Refining Realm, even if he is twenty-second on the hidden dragon ranking, so what? The two of us in the Organ Refining Realm taking him down should be easy!"

Lady Feng pondered for a moment and then agreed.

And she looked at Xia Zhong and asked: "When shall we act?"

"We have limited time, it's best to act immediately!" Xia Zhong said.

"Alright, let's go to the Fierce Tiger Gang!"

Thus, the two quietly left the inn and headed straight for the General Hall of the Fierce Tiger Gang.

With their cultivation abilities, they soon snuck outside Chen Hu's office.

He had just finished lunch and was drinking tea in the office.

He was brewing spirit tea and had also called General Zhao Zilong in to drink tea together.

Suddenly, General Zhao Zilong's movements paused slightly, and he transmitted his voice: "Brother Hu, two Organ Refining Martial Artists have snuck in!"

"I know!" Chen Hu nodded.

"Then I will go solve them!"

"No, wait for them to come in themselves!"

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Hu finished speaking, Xia Zhong and Lady Feng flashed and rushed into Chen Hu's office.

"Boom!"

Just at this moment, an Aura of a Gang-Refining Expert appeared on Chen Hu, and it pressed directly onto the two.

Suppressed by this Aura, the two could not move for a short time.

"How is this possible?"

Feeling the Gang Refining Aura from Chen Hu, Xia Zhong's eyes widened, feeling very unbelievable.

As for Lady Feng, she almost regretted her actions to the point of wanting to tear her own guts out.

She knew she shouldn't have been seduced by Xia Zhong and should have just retreated to the capital.

Because she knew, after Chen Hu exposed his Gang Refining strength, he would definitely not leave their lives.

"Abolish them!" Chen Hu said.

"No!" Hearing this, despair flashed in the eyes of Xia Zhong and Lady Feng.

The next moment, General Zhao Zilong flashed in front of them.

He quickly poked two fingers at their Dantian.

Two domineering True Qi rushed into their Dantian, instantly shattering their Dantian.

Following the shattering of the Dantian, the Qi in their bodies also quickly dissipated.

"Secretly take them home, send them to the backyard secret room, and hand them over to Granny Long to watch!" Chen Hu ordered again.

"Yes!" General Zhao Zilong immediately picked up the two and disappeared.

"Really speechless!" Chen Hu took a sip of tea and said secretly.

He had intended to let Xia Zhong go, but the other party insisted on coming to his door to seek death.

As for why he didn't kill him directly, of course, it was because their Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill were more valuable.

After emptying their Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill, he would let the Heaven-Swallowing Vine swallow them.

General Zhao Zilong's work was very neat.

In a short while, he had returned.

"Brother Hu, I have already handed those two over to Granny Long to watch!"

Chen Hu nodded.

Then he waved his hand, and a miscellaneous book flew from the bookshelf and landed in his hand.

Because he knew he liked reading miscellaneous books, the high-level members of the gang sent many over.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

Luo Ningshuang's direct Squad Leader came to pass a message again.

The other party was still passing a message for Luo Ningshuang, inviting him to dinner in the evening.

Chen Hu naturally agreed.

After sending off that Squad Leader, Chen Hu couldn't help but show a thoughtful look.

It seems that Luo Ningshuang must have gained something after his advice.

Sure enough, after meeting Luo Ningshuang at the restaurant in the evening, Chen Hu confirmed his guess.

"Chief Luo, are you not short of silver now?" Chen Hu teased with a smile.

Because the place Luo Ningshuang treated today was much better than last time.

"Short, of course short!" Luo Ningshuang said seriously: "It's just not short of small money, but short of big money. This Cultivation is a bottomless pit, no matter how much money it can swallow!"

"That's true!" Chen Hu nodded in agreement.

Ordinary Martial Artists' Cultivation is indeed very resource-intensive, and every resource must be bought with silver.

Fortunately, he is not an ordinary Martial Artist, but a cheater.

"Ningshuang, how much silver did you get this time?" After sitting down, Chen Hu asked curiously, without any avoidance.

Regarding this, Luo Ningshuang didn't feel disgusted.

She said with some emotion: "I only destroyed a medium-sized mountain stronghold. The stronghold leader was only in the Tendon Refining Realm, but I found more than 50,000 taels of silver in the stronghold.

The Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill forced out of their mouths have not been sold yet, otherwise it would be more!"

"Then congratulations to you!" Chen Hu said with a smile, and then he changed the topic: "Do you plan to exchange all this silver for Cultivation resources?"

Luo Ningshuang nodded: "Yes, I plan to go to Lingzhou City and exchange this silver for a batch of Cultivation resources!"