"I wonder how they died?"
Jiang Dao asked calmly.
Yang Xu's expression was conflicted, as if he was hesitating. After a moment, he whispered," I've previously exchanged letters with your father, and I know that your family seemed to have encountered a similar incident in Hengzhou City. So, you should know that there are ferocious monsters and evil spirits in this world, right? We still haven't figured out who killed these two hall masters.”
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Dao was confused.
Yang Xu sighed slightly." They all died ten days ago. That night, the sect headquarters held a meeting. It was very late, close to midnight, when the two hall masters left the headquarters.
However, something happened at that moment. The people in the headquarters only had time to hear a scream. When they rushed out, the two hall masters were already dead. Their bodies were shattered and beyond recognition. They looked like they had been chopped to death by a random knife.
Even the experts who followed them all died tragically without exception. Their flesh and blood flew everywhere. It could be said that no one left a complete corpse!
After that night, the gang leader ordered the entire gang to be under martial law and conduct a thorough investigation. However, up until now, they had not found any clues. It was as if these people had died in vain.”
Speaking up to this point, Yang Xu's eyes clearly revealed traces of fear and shock.
Jiang Dao narrowed his eyes.
"So you don't know what did it?”
" Yes, but I'm sure they're definitely not humans, and they're definitely not people that our Raging Flames Gang can provoke. Our Raging Flames Gang is considered a big gang in the secular world, and we can shock the south of Daye Dynasty. However, we're nothing compared to these terrifying non-human creatures.”
Yang Xu's expression was complicated." So, after investigating for only ten days, Sect Master ordered people to give up on this matter and elect a new Hall Master.”
Jiang Dao's heart was in turmoil.
He had originally come here to learn more advanced martial arts.
However, when he thought of this, it became even more complicated.
To be able to kill two Hall Masters in an instant right under the eyes of the Raging Flames Gang, he was definitely several times stronger than the strange young man from before.
This made him feel waves of danger again.
"Third Uncle, is it impossible to continue improving after cultivating martial arts to the divine force realm?”
Jiang Dao asked.
"I don't know. I know very little about martial arts. I only know that there are very few people in the Divine Power Realm. At least in the entire Daye Dynasty, there are only a few Divine Power Realm experts!”
Yang Xu said.
Jiang Dao pondered for a moment." There's one more thing. Third Uncle, the bearded man I killed before said that he was from the Blazing Flame Gang…"
"Blazing Flame Gang?"
Yang Xu's expression froze and he said," That's impossible. The Raging Flames Gang has strict rules. No one would dare to do such a thing!”
But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed. He thought for a while and said in a low voice," It's not impossible. If some guardians and hall masters want to make a fortune, they will most likely secretly recruit experts to pretend to be bandits and intercept the trade routes to profit!”
He suddenly raised his head and said," Dao 'er, this matter ends here. Regardless of whether that curly-bearded guest Guo Biao is a spy of the Blazing Flames Gang or not, just pretend that you don't know!”
"I understand."
Jiang Dao nodded.
After that, Yang Xu gave some more instructions and left.
Time flew by.
In the past two days, Jiang Dao barely left the house.
The furthest they could go was to walk around the nearby pier.
This place was located in the west of Qianyuan City. There was a huge and wide river outside the door. It was magnificent and vast, leading straight to the north and south. There were merchant ships coming and going every day, and trade was developed.
If this world was like the ancient times in his previous life, Jiang Dao would definitely be able to live a comfortable life with his family background.
Unfortunately, there were evil spirits and monsters here!
Each of them could easily kill ordinary people countless times.
Even a master who had practiced martial arts for decades would not be able to withstand a single blow in front of these non-human creatures…
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the morning of the third day, Jiang Dao was woken up by Yang Xu. He rode a fast horse and rushed to the headquarters of the Blazing Flame Gang with Yang Xu.
"Dao 'er, the headquarters of my Raging Flames Gang is located in the south of the city. It's extremely huge and we spent a lot of money to build it. It can be said to be a city within a city. It can be said that about 70% of the experts in the gang live there.”
Yang Xu smiled.
The journey took more than two hours.
The two of them finally arrived outside a huge wall. The entire wall was towering and thick, extending continuously. It was covered in moss, and there was only one exit for people to enter.
However, on both sides of the exit, there were men in black who were holding long knives and spears. They were burly and had sharp eyes. Thick calluses could be seen on their palms and fingers.
It was obvious that they were all experts who had practiced martial arts for many years.
"Third Uncle, the Blazing Flame Gang built a city within a city here. Don't tell me the people of the Imperial Court won't ask?”
Jiang Dao asked suspiciously.
"The Imperial Court is muddle-headed. As long as we hand over money every year, they won't bother with such matters. Moreover, the Imperial Family is declining day by day, and their control over the local areas is also weakening. Perhaps one day, even the Imperial Court will perish, and they will have no time to care about the matters below.”
Yang Xu smiled.
"I see!"
Jiang Dao was enlightened.
They entered the inner wall and walked forward. Not long after, they arrived at a huge square.
Flags were flying in the air, and there were at least hundreds of people gathered in the square.
The surrounding area was filled with swords, spears, and halberds, shining with cold light.
There was a huge platform in the center.
A man in his fifties or sixties was sitting on the platform. He was wearing a red robe and had thick black hair. He was burly and had wide arms and legs. His eyes were sharp like a mighty lion.
Below this man's left and right hands, there were three men. One was wearing white, one was wearing green, and one was wearing black. All of them had deep auras and sharp eyes. It seemed that they were only slightly weaker than the Gang Leader.
Below the three men were rows of chairs.
Each seat was occupied by a core member of the Raging Flames Gang.
Without exception, their eyes were bright and their auras were deep.
As soon as Jiang Dao arrived, he noticed the sharp gaze of the gang leader and frowned.
What a powerful expert!
With just a moment, he could feel how terrifying this gang leader was. He was definitely stronger than him!
This was the first time he had encountered such a strong person since he had achieved success in martial arts!
"Dao 'er, greet the Faction Leader!"
Yang Xu tugged at Jiang Dao and immediately went forward to bow." Your subordinate Yang Xu greets Sect Master!”
Jiang Dao immediately followed Yang Xu.
"Yang Xu, is this the talent you recommended, Jiang Dao?”
The leader of the gang looked down at Jiang Dao and asked.
There was a connection between experts.
Just like Jiang Dao, he could sense the depth of the other party's strength.
This surprised the Sect Leader.
How old did Jiang Dao look?
At most around twenty!
But how could his strength be so profound?
"That's right, it's Jiang Dao. He's the son of one of my cousins. His background is clean and he's absolutely reliable!”
Yang Xu said with a smile.
"Good, what a heroic youth!"
Gang Leader Fang Tianba couldn't help but praise.
When the people around him heard this, they immediately snorted and looked at Jiang Dao with unfriendly eyes.
Jiang Dao frowned and couldn't help but turn around.
About five to six meters away from him, there were more than ten figures. There were men and women, tall and short, fat and thin. Their eyes were cold as they looked at him, seemingly unconvinced.
"Dao 'er, ignore them. They are all your competitors…"
Yang Xu immediately whispered into Jiang Dao's ear.
Jiang Dao immediately looked away.
"Jiang Dao, did you really kill the curly-bearded guest, Guo Biao? No one else is helping?"
Suddenly, another voice sounded.
One of the three men below Fang Tianba, the one in green, asked.
"He is Left Protector Guo Linyu!"
Yang Xu immediately whispered.
"That's right, I killed him alone!"
Jiang Dao replied.
"But as far as I know, the bearded guest Guo Biao has gathered hundreds of Jianghu experts around him. They are all powerful and proficient in all kinds of weapons. You alone can kill him.”
Guo Linyu narrowed her eyes.
"They're just clay chickens and pottery dogs. If they're killed, so be it. What's there to say?”
Jiang Dao said.
"What a useless dog."
Guo Linyu squeezed out a smile and clapped with both hands. However, a hint of gloominess flashed in the depths of her eyes.
"Alright, everyone should be here. There are only two Hall Master positions, and there are a total of eleven competitors. Now, let's compete for the Hall Master position through a martial arts competition. This competition will be based on the guard ring system. Whoever can stand on the ring and win five consecutive rounds will be qualified.”
Fang Tianba said.
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