Chapter 87: Go and Take a Look at the Heavenly Dragon Gang
The Sky Dragon Gang held considerable power in White Spirit City and could be counted among the second-tier forces. Its members were vicious and unscrupulous, guilty of every kind of evil. Since the gang had been formed by a band of independent cultivators, ordinary factions truly dared not provoke them. More than that, every year they supplied substantial resources to the City Lord’s Manor and the Feng clan, and because the two leading powers turned a blind eye, the gang grew even more reckless and lawless.
One could say the Sky Dragon Gang was the city’s tyrant, preying on the common people and inspiring fear in all.
“This is bad. Those few are going to be in trouble.”
“What a pity for my fairy!”
“What do you mean, your fairy? You should look a few more times and then go back to dream about her in your sleep!”
“Ah! What a beauty.”
Every pair of eyes from the Sky Dragon Gang fixed upon Gu Yan.
“Beauty, it was you who killed our Sky Dragon Gang’s men. Fine then, I won’t make things difficult for you. Come with us. Once you’ve explained yourself at our headquarters, we’ll let you go.”
“This is terrible. These Sky Dragon Gang brutes are about to make a move.”
“Shh.”
“What did you just say? Say it again.”
“Ah! Big brother, I said nothing.”
“Hmph! How dare you call our Sky Dragon Gang members scum? I think you’re tired of living. Go to hell!”
A flash of steel.
A complete human head rolled to the ground, its expression still frozen in terror.
The one who had made the shushing gesture was so frightened he wet himself, dropping to his knees in haste to beg for mercy.
“Big brother, I really said nothing. Don’t kill me, please don’t kill me.”
“Hahaha! Go die!”
The Sky Dragon Gang members paid no heed to his pleas.
Gu Yan frowned and said, “I think you should be the one to die.”
She struck.
But Gu Yan had no ordinary weapon, so when she moved, it was with a spirit weapon. A streak of spiritual light flashed. The weapon was far too sharp; it took quite a while before a red line appeared across the Sky Dragon Gang member’s throat, then split open with alarming speed. At last his head rolled away, and blood surged skyward before splattering across the ground.
“You dare kill our Sky Dragon Gang people? Just wait to be ravaged to death, slut.”
“You’ve got a filthy mouth. Then you can die too.”
Gu Yan struck again. With their meager strength, the others had no time even to react before they all became corpses.
After dealing with the small fry, Gu Yan said to Gu Feng, “Brother, I want to go take a look at the Sky Dragon Gang.”
A collective gasp swept through the crowd. Everyone knew that “take a look” most likely meant the spilling of rivers of blood.
No one pitied the Sky Dragon Gang. On the contrary, many were thrilled. Every debt has its debtor, every wrong its owner; at last, someone was going to trouble the Sky Dragon Gang.
“Best if they wipe the Sky Dragon Gang out in one stroke.”
Gu Feng said softly, “Then let’s go have a look. I’ve grown up this far and seen bandits, robbers, thugs, and ruffians, but I’ve never seen a proper gang. I wonder what one looks like.”
An ordinary old man, eighty years old at a glance, with hair gone white and a bent, stooped back, walked up to Gu Feng and the others. “Young masters, you’d best not go to the Sky Dragon Gang. I collect their trash. The Sky Dragon Gang has many experts. A few days ago I heard their chief had already broken through to the peak of a spirit master.”
“Thank you for your kindness, old sir.”
“Let’s go, Yan’er, and wives, of course, and Sister Xue Lin as well. We’ll go pay the Sky Dragon Gang a visit.”
Feng Wan’er rolled her eyes. “What did you call me?”
“Uh, of course, Sister Wan’er!”
“Then remember to call me Sister Wan’er next time.”
Gu Feng said in resignation, “Fine. My beautiful Sister Wan’er.”
“Oh, right, old grandpa, could we ask a favor of you?”
“You want me to lead the way, don’t you? Come along then. Since all of you are not afraid, what is there for this old skeleton to fear? As for the Sky Dragon Gang, aside from their own members, I’m probably the one who knows them best.”
Even a garbage collector could flaunt that a bit.
Still, the fact that he could move through the Sky Dragon Gang without incident was indeed a skill in itself, even if he only swept the latrines.
The Sky Dragon Gang had eyes everywhere, and news that a few people were heading their way reached the gang in the fastest possible time.
As for Gu Feng and the others, the experts in the gang dismissed them with contempt, declaring that they would wait for them to arrive and then chop them all into pieces to feed the dogs.
Under the old man’s guidance, the six or seven people in Gu Feng’s group soon arrived at the Sky Dragon Gang.
Seeing the formation of the Sky Dragon Gang, Gu Dongliu trembled and grew afraid.
There were sixteen guards at the gate, eight on each side, all of them spirit practitioners.
The old man looked at the guards in surprise. “Eh? Why have the gate guards been changed today? Isn’t that one one of the Sky Dragon Gang’s little bosses? And that one too... all of them are!”
The sixteen gate guards immediately turned green. They had been recognized by an acquaintance, and by the trash-picking old man at that.
“Old man, are you tired of living?”
The old man shrank his neck in fear.
Gu Dongliu said to Gu Feng, “Big brother, how about we withdraw for now and make a plan?”
Gu Feng gave him a look and said to Gu Yan, “Yan’er, you handle it.”
“Okay, Brother. Just wait and enjoy the show.”
Xue Wen suddenly shouted, “Wait! Brother Feng, Sister Yan’er, how can these little fry trouble you personally? Let me do it.”
Afraid that Gu Yan might refuse, Xue Wen immediately drew her spirit weapon and charged.
The sixteen spirit practitioners ranged from level three at the weakest to level eight at the strongest. No wonder Gu Dongliu was scared.
Seeing Xue Wen come at them alone, the strongest of the Sky Dragon Gang cultivators, unable to see through her strength, roared, “Let me meet this little beauty.” He simply did not believe that such a young girl could be that formidable, and he was already imagining taking her for himself.
“Invincible Great Blade Slash.”
A gigantic blade came crashing down toward Xue Wen.
His blade was indeed enormous, and even the skill name sounded imposing.
“Hmph.”
With a cold snort, Xue Wen suddenly unleashed her full strength.
“What? Peak spirit practitioner?”
“Damn it! How is that possible? How old is she?”
The spirit practitioner refused to believe it, no matter what.
Yet Xue Wen’s locked-in aura was terrifying; he simply could not evade. The gap between them was too great.
There was no ornate technique, no elaborate flourish—just a very ordinary sword thrust toward his heart.
Pfft.
What an elegant and pleasing sound.
“How could this be...?”
She withdrew her sword and charged the others.
“Ah!”
“Run!”
Even their strongest was killed in an instant. If they didn’t run, were they waiting to die?
“Trying to flee?”
Xue Wen used her movement technique and pursued them.
With her realm already above theirs, and now aided by her footwork, hunting these few down was effortless.
Before long, Xue Wen returned without even the slightest sign of exertion, standing at the gate and making an okay gesture to the others.
Gu Dongliu swallowed hard and finally understood: the people Gu Feng had brought were all monsters, impossibly strong even at their weakest.
“No, I’m with them too. How can I be this weak?”
“Big brother, look, I’ve followed you for so long. Even if I have no merit, I still have hardship. If I’m too weak, I’m only embarrassing you!”
How could Gu Feng not understand Gu Dongliu’s little scheme? He smiled and said, “It’s fine. If everyone is too strong, then no one will dare provoke us. Being a little weak is good—you can serve as bait.”
“Ah! Big brother, could you not be so blunt?”
“Damn it! Who are you people, and why have you killed my Sky Dragon Gang disciples?”
“Heh. Who we are—wouldn’t you know that already? Come out and die!”