124: If I don't kill you, Chen will not be able to sleep (ask for monthly ticket)

The night was dark and windy, with the moon veiled in a light gauze.

Langya Mountain, by the flying cliff.

“Smack!”

A chess piece landed on the board, shattering into dust, then a pair of hands swept them away, scattering the pieces across the ground.

“Chess, chess, to hell with chess.”

A suppressed roar escaped from a throat.

Looking up, Li Jingyun of the Four Seas Gang had a Face as dark as water, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably, growing angrier the more he thought about it.

Too much bullying!

His eyes widened in fury, bulging with rage, and he roared, “Xiahou Yuan, is this the ‘Aura’ you spoke of? This Gang Leader provided you with money, grain, and soldiers, and even paid to get information from the Demonic Cult. I put in so much effort, and what’s the result? You still don’t dare to even fart! You said you had people, where are they?”

As he spoke, he could no longer contain his anger and shattered the stone table with a single palm.

Opposite him, Xiahou Yuan, with his eyes cast down, remained motionless, all the shattered stone fragments repelled from him.

He lifted his eyelids slightly.

“Didn’t Gang Leader Li also fail to show up last night? Things have changed. Gang Leader Li should direct his anger elsewhere.”

Li Jingyun’s Face twitched upon hearing this.

“Oh, Xiahou Yuan, what you said is quite easy. If you have the guts, why don’t you confront that Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General?”

“I was truly tricked by you.”

“Now, the one surnamed Xiang is coming to settle accounts with me, and you’re here making sarcastic remarks.”

“I’m telling you, your Langya Mountain won’t escape either. That old fox surnamed Xiang will definitely rely on the one surnamed Chen to take advantage of the current re-establishment of order and settle accounts with all of us who are an eyesore.”

“That one surnamed Chen is not someone easy to deal with. Today, he gave this Gang Leader a show of force, making me lose Face. Hmph, let’s wait and see. This person won’t always stay. Just you wait.”

Li Jingyun’s breathing was heavy, like an enraged lion, and he let out a cold snort.

Xiahou Yuan finally stopped pretending to be profound upon hearing this, his eyebrows twitching.

“Since you know this Zhonglang Chen is not easy to deal with, Gang Leader Li should stay far away. This person was once a subordinate of Xiang Qingtian, so there’s some past connection. Even if he leaves Fu Gate later, what can you do? Let this matter go, and Gang Leader Li should take the Four Seas Gang and leave.”

“If you really wait until Xiang Qingtian is done with this period and reacts, and communicates with the other party, things might become unmanageable!”

Li Jingyun glared, “Nonsense! It took this Gang Leader thirty years to build this foundation, much earlier than Xiang Qingtian arrived, who knows where.”

As he spoke, he suddenly stood up, staring down at Xiahou Yuan, grinding his molars, “Xiahou Yuan, what’s wrong? Did one battle last night scare you like this? Where’s the old you? Now you’re telling me this nonsense.”

Xiahou Yuan, stung by these words, recalled the scene from last night. After meeting that person’s fierce gaze, who had killed four Heavenly Gate Devils in a row, he instinctively fled in disarray.

Thinking of this, his Face couldn't help but twitch, his Aura surging rapidly, causing the mountain wind to roar. But then, remembering something, it suddenly dropped.

“Forget it. For the sake of Gang Leader Li having helped me, Xiahou’s words end here. I will take my Disciples and leave this place tonight.”

“Gang Leader Li, whether you listen to my advice is up to you.”

“Xiahou Yuan, what are you going crazy about? You’re actually leaving? Then all of this Gang Leader’s investments will be for naught!” Li Jingyun was shocked and furious to hear that this person was leaving.

“Someone, see our guest out!” Xiahou Yuan returned to his previous demeanor, his eyes cast down.

“You dare!” Li Jingyun’s Face changed, and his Aura exploded, causing the surrounding leaves to fall.

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan stood up, and a strong, icy Evil Qi also surged out, his eyes calmly looking at Li Jingyun.

“Is Gang Leader Li perhaps thinking of fighting me?”

… … .

A few minutes later, Li Jingyun left Langya Mountain, his anger burning fiercely.

Xiahou Yuan is truly a good-for-nothing!

With him gone, he would have to abandon the foundation he had struggled for decades. How could he be willing?

Soon, he arrived at a luxurious courtyard within the Four Seas Gang, where pavilions, towers, upturned eaves, rockeries, and flowing water were interspersed, surrounding a tall building in the center.

Inside, the lights were bright.

But his servants, concubines, and trusted aides were nowhere to be seen.

He was furious at this moment, shouting, but no one answered.

“Where are the people? Where have they all died?”

He cursed, pushing open the door to the main hall.

“Damn it, do you guys also think this Gang Leader was… by that one surnamed Chen…”

But the next second, the words in his mouth were abruptly caught in his throat.

He saw that the hall was filled with his trusted aides, servants, and maids, all sprawled out as if drunk.

And at the very front, where the lamplight flickered.

A figure stood before the hall, eyes closed.

At this moment, those eyes opened, their pupils shimmering with dazzling, shattered gold.

“Zhonglang Chen!” Li Jingyun saw Chen Yuan appear in his house at this moment. His previous surging anger was now like a bucket of cold water poured over him, quickly calming down. His tone changed rapidly, his expression slightly grave.

“Zhonglang Chen’s sudden visit, I wonder how my subordinates offended you.”

Chen Yuan’s shattered golden pupils stared intently at the Four Seas Gang Leader, and he bared his teeth.

“It’s nothing. Chen merely made them have a Dream. I wanted to see if they had done anything bad. Those who haven’t done bad things will wake up. As for those who have done bad things, I’m afraid they won’t wake up.”

As soon as these words came out, Li Jingyun’s eyes twitched wildly, no longer able to suppress himself. His eyebrows furrowed in anger, and he roared, “You surnamed Chen, you are too much! You and I have no grievances or grudges, and Li has given you all sorts of Face, so why are you pressing so hard?”

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: “Sorry, Chen is timid and has never liked making enemies with people. But when I think that someone might be holding a grudge against me, I can’t sleep well.”

After speaking, the golden specks in his eyes quickly converged, his eyes shining brightly, and his voice turned cold: “I heard General Xiang say that your Four Seas Gang secretly colluded with the Demonic Cult. I came to investigate, and just now, your trusted aides confirmed it for me in their Dream.”

“Now, Chen no longer needs to be conflicted!”

As his words fell, his voice sharpened, “Because you deserve to die!”

The golden light of his Dharma Eye suddenly burst forth, shooting towards Li Jingyun.

Li Jingyun was already prepared. His body suddenly shifted sideways to dodge, then he laughed in extreme anger: “Good, good, good! This Gang Leader will see today just how powerful you are, to make even Xiahou Yuan fear you.”

As he spoke, he let out a roar, and a Dragon’s roar followed, as a blue water Dragon coiled upwards, encircling his body.

As he moved sideways to dodge, the golden light from the Dharma Eye struck the towering vermilion gate of the main hall, which was several zhang high.

The golden light did not pierce through the vermilion gate but rapidly formed a golden film that quickly spread outwards.

Li Jingyun’s Face changed. He guessed Chen Yuan’s intention and, without hesitation, stomped his foot, soaring into the air and rushing towards the dome of the main hall.

But then, a cold shout suddenly came from his ear.

“Who told you to move!”

The next second, a sound of tearing air arose, and a surging Aura rapidly smashed towards him.

… … .

On Langya Mountain, Xiahou Yuan stood on the flying cliff, the sparse moonlight reflecting off him, making him appear somewhat dim.

At this moment, behind him, more than a dozen figures arrived one after another.

Among them, someone cupped his fists, his tone still somewhat disbelieving, “Revered Master, do we really have to leave? But Revered Master, you’ve been preparing for so long.”

Xiahou Yuan turned around, his eyes holding a hint of deep obscurity.

“In warfare, one should not dispute for a moment’s gain or loss. This place is not to be lingered in. Knowing something is impossible but still doing it is foolish. One should retreat bravely at the critical moment. Do you understand?”

“Go, you few, pick some useful people and leave with us.”

“What about the others?” a Disciple asked in surprise.

“Just abandon them as discarded chess pieces!”

“Revered Master, these are the soldiers the Disciples painstakingly trained! Besides, this is a considerable force. If we take them with us, why worry about a place to go?”

But then, Xiahou Yuan let out a reprimand, “Shut up! Those who achieve great things must abandon when necessary. How can we leave with thousands of men? Such a big commotion, you are…”

He hadn't finished speaking.

Suddenly, a tragic scream echoed from afar.

Xiahou Yuan’s Face changed. He stomped his foot, suddenly ascended into the air, and looked towards the direction of the sound.

But the next second, a voice, like a thorn, made Xiahou Yuan’s Face change drastically.

“Brother Xiahou, save me.”

He saw that dozens of miles away, at the Four Seas Gang stronghold, the dome of a tall pavilion first flashed with golden light, then exploded and scattered. Following closely, a figure covered in blood rushed out from within, then frantically shot towards Langya Mountain.

But he hadn’t flown a few hundred meters.

A sharp shriek, enough to pierce metal and shatter stone, echoed through the air.

A dazzling silver streak of light, extremely bright, instantly pinned him in the Void Realm.

And that person, before dying, let out a cry for help, then was completely engulfed by a golden flame.

Following closely, a figure appeared behind him and pulled out a long spear.

And that fiercely burning corpse, with a whoosh, fell downwards. After hitting the ground, it scattered like dust.

At this moment, on Langya Mountain, far to the west of Baidi City, Xiahou Yuan, with those eyes, only saw a dazzling spear shadow, three-pointed and two-edged.

And that voice was Li Jingyun’s.

“This guy didn’t listen to me.”

Then his Face changed drastically.

“Damn it, this guy called my name.”

He quickly descended, his Face grim and urgent, and he coldly shouted, “Don’t worry about anyone else! We must leave now!”

As he spoke, he directly waved his sleeve, stirring up a strong wind that swept up the remaining Disciples. His body transformed into a streak of light, shooting towards the western mountain forest, and soon disappeared into the night.

And not long after this person left, a streak of light rapidly shot to Langya Mountain, from which Chen Yuan’s figure appeared.

Based on the information provided by the Four Seas Gang members and servants through the Dream Grafting Divine Ability, this place was Langya Mountain.

Chen Yuan had been to this place last night when he killed the Azure Dragon.

He remembered the guy who had been dodging and hiding under his Dharma Eye’s golden light last night.

Was that person Xiahou Yuan?

Was this person also involved in colluding with the Demonic Cult?

His eyes glowed golden as he scanned the mountain up and down, but he found that the person was not there.

It seemed this person had already escaped!