Chapter 38

Ou Peng asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Wan Chengjiu smiled and said, "If Situ Ping wants to cultivate my Ten Thousand Swords Peak's martial arts, she naturally has to stay in the Ten Thousand Swords Peak for a long time. This Ten Thousand Swords Peak is quite far from Lu Town, so it's naturally inconvenient for her to deal with the matters of the gang. As her martial uncle, I naturally have to do it for her. I have already sent the elite disciples of the gang to Lu Town to take over her Evil Tiger Gang.

This kind of small gang, I am only taking care of it for Situ Ping's sake. "

Ou Peng heard this and only smiled, "Brother Wan really is working hard for your disciple."

However, in his heart, he said, "This old fox, he's still trying to act innocent after taking advantage."

Wan Chengjiu also said, "Isn't it to protect our secret, otherwise, why would I be willing to take over this kind of shit?"

Everyone said, "Then it's really been hard on Brother Wan, let's drink a bowl."

After that, everyone no longer talked about the secret plane, but talked about the blood of the pugilistic world, romance, and everything else. Only when the food and wine were finished did they split up and go their separate ways. However, they all tacitly agreed not to talk about the treasures they obtained in the secret plane and the improvement of their martial arts.

Far away, in a secluded mountain village between Lu Town and Ping Yang City, in the same manor that took up a lot of space, there were two people sitting in a large hall in the north. One was a skinny young man, and the other was a middle-aged man whose hair was a little white. They were the Evil Tiger Gang's Situ Liang, Hall Leader Situ Liang and Zhao Third Brother, Hall Leader Zhao.

The two of them were currently drinking tea with their brows furrowed. Hall Master Zhao drank a mouthful of tea, but did not seem to be able to taste the tea's fragrance. He heavily placed the teacup on the table and asked Situ Liang, "Hall Master Situ, it's been almost a month since there's been any news of the gang leader. We don't even know if he's dead or alive, what should we do?"

Situ Liang said unhappily, "Hall Master Zhao, what are you saying?

How can you say such inauspicious things during the new year? "

Hall Master Zhao immediately said embarrassedly, "I'm not in a rush. Pei, I take back what I just said." As he said that, he spat on the ground to show that he was taking back what he just said.

Then he said, "Without seeing the gang leader, no one had a good year, who knows what our future will be like?"

Situ Liang comforted him, "Although the Gang Master isn't in the gang, aren't our Evil Tiger Gang's members still here?

Everything should be the same as before. It's not like we've wiped out the gang. "

Hall Master Zhao chuckled and said, "Hall Master Situ, you're also saying inauspicious words."

Situ Liang was stunned for a moment, then he also spat on the ground and said, "Take it back, take it back. This is truly annoying, making me speak without thinking."

Hall Master Zhao said, "It's fine, it's fine. Isn't everyone worried about Gang Leader's safety?"

Situ Liang continued, "In the past, there have been situations where Gang Master went out and didn't return, but there would still be news coming back. Furthermore, the time he went out was only a few days at most. Now, it's been so long. Could it be, he really …" Situ Liang didn't dare to say anymore.

Hall Master Zhao continued, "Hall Master Situ, when Gang Leader isn't here, it's the New Year. Most of the gang's members are at home celebrating the New Year, so there aren't many things to do in the gang. Seeing that the New Year is about to end, everyone will be coming back. There are a lot of things to take care of as well. If there is still no news from Gang Leader, then it doesn't seem too good. At the very least, there will be people's hearts wavering."

Situ Liang nodded and said, "That's right. We need to have an agenda so that there won't be any large fluctuations."

Just as they were talking, someone came to report, "Reporting to Hall Master, there are seven people rushing towards us from ten li away.

It seems like they're from Jianghu. "

Situ Liang was stunned. He looked at Hall Master Zhao and said, "At this time of the year, who could it be?

The gang that we're on good terms with already came here before the New Year. How could they know about this place if they're not familiar with it?

Could it be that they're just passing by? "

Hall Master Zhao said, "Perhaps. However, could it be that they're here to cause trouble for us?"

Situ Liang shook his head and said, "The numbers aren't right. If they're here to cause trouble, how could a mere seven people be a match for our entire Evil Tiger Gang?

Although most of the gang members aren't in the gang, there are still a few dozen of them. "

Hall Master Zhao was also confused and said, "Then why are they here?"

Situ Liang said, "Let's just wait and see. We'll keep an eye on them first and see if they're here for us. However, we need to make preparations to welcome them.

Someone, notify the brothers in the gang to make preparations to welcome the guests. Also, prepare signal fireworks. If there's a need, notify the brothers that aren't in the gang to come back and help. "

After half a cup of tea's worth of time, another person came to report, "Reporting to Hall Master Situ, those seven people are about to reach the entrance of the village. There isn't a large group of people behind them."

Situ Liang stood up and said to Hall Master Zhao, "Let's go. This road in our village only allows people to enter and not exit. It seems like they're here for our Evil Tiger Gang."

Hall Master Zhao also stood up and said, "Let's go, we're going to welcome the guests."

These seven people really did come quickly. When Situ Liang and the others arrived at the entrance of the manor, the sound of their horses' hooves could be heard. Looking from afar, the seven people were all dressed in black and their faces could not be seen clearly. Only when they got closer could everyone see that the seven people were of the same height, but they were all different. The one at the front was a young man with delicate features. He was as skinny as Situ Liang, but he carried a large sword on his back.

They only saw them arrive at the entrance of the manor and dismount together. Their movements were very nimble and uniform. It was obvious that they had been trained for a long time.

When they dismounted, six people stood there holding the reins without saying anything. The young man at the front threw the reins in his hands to the person beside him and walked forward himself. He bowed to Situ Liang on the stairs and said, "May I ask if you are the Evil Tiger Gang's Situ Liang, Hall Master Situ?"

Situ Liang also quickly bowed and said, "That is me. May I ask who you are?"

The young man said with a smile, "This one is Qu Xiang Feng of the Ten Thousand Swords Peak. I have come under the orders of my family's sword master to deliver news about your gang master, Situ Ping."

When Situ Liang heard this, he was shocked. This Ten Thousand Swords Peak was not something the Evil Tiger Gang could afford to offend. When did the gang master have any relationship with the Ten Thousand Swords Peak?

He said with a smile, "May I ask if Shaoxia Qu has any proof?"

Qu Xiang Feng did not get angry. He took out a token from his chest and handed it to Situ Liang.

Situ Liang took it and looked at it. It was the gang master Situ Ping's token. He could not help but reveal a smile and said, "It really is the gang master's token. Shaoxia Qu, please come in for a chat. Please."

However, he did not return the token to Qu Xiang Feng.

Qu Xiang Feng did not seem to mind. The group of seven followed him into the manor. The horses were naturally given to the Evil Tiger Gang to take care of as they entered the inner hall.

In the main hall, everyone sat down as the servants brought in tea.

Qu Xiang Feng did not pick up the teacup. Instead, he took out a letter from his chest and handed it to Situ Liang, saying, "Gang master Situ has not returned for many days. The gang must be very worried. This is a letter from gang master Situ to your honorable gang. Hall master Situ, please open it."

Situ Liang smiled as he received the letter. He opened it and looked at the contents. His calm face revealed a bit of shock. After reading it, he handed the letter to hall master Zhao who was beside him. Hall master Zhao was also very surprised. After reading it, he looked at Situ Liang and nodded slightly.

Situ Liang turned around and said to Qu Xiang Feng, "Shaoxia Qu, this token is correct. The words on the letter were also written by our gang master. However, the things in the letter are not things that we can immediately reply to. Can I ask Shaoxia and the others to rest in our gang for a bit and discuss it with us?"

Qu Xiang Feng said, "Of course. However, I ask hall master Situ to reply to us as soon as possible."

After saying this, he stood up with the other six people. Situ Liang quickly had the servants arrange for Qu Xiang Feng and the others to rest.

After Qu Xiang Feng and the others left, Situ Liang and hall master Zhao immediately had their subordinates release the emergency signal for the Evil Tiger Gang to gather the upper echelons of the gang back to the villa to discuss how to deal with the situation.

When the signal was sent out, the two hall masters finally let out a sigh of relief. Hall master Zhao sat in the main hall. Situ Liang excused himself and returned to his room first.

Situ Liang quickly walked back to his small room that was not too far away from the main hall. He turned around to take a look before pushing open the door and entering.

This small room was very clean. There was a bookshelf near the wall that was filled with books. There was a desk near the window that was filled with brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone. Situ Liang walked in front of the desk and sat on the chair as he looked outside the window. The tree branches outside the window had already turned green and were swaying in the spring breeze. They were full of life. Situ Liang's eyes, however, swept past the signs of spring and looked at the white clouds floating in the sky. After a while, he shook his head and rubbed his temples. He took out Situ Ping's tablet and used the light coming in from outside the window to carefully examine it.

Suddenly, he stood up from the chair and placed the tablet on the table. He quickly walked in front of the bookshelf and gently took out a few books. There was a small box behind the bookshelf. Situ Liang carefully placed the box on the table and opened the lid with one hand, revealing a small porcelain bottle inside. Then, he skillfully picked up a brush and opened the lid of the porcelain bottle. He dipped the brush in some liquid and picked up the tablet with one hand. He used the brush to carefully brush a part of the tablet. Sure enough, on that small part of the tablet, three words gradually appeared. It was actually "Peaceful Endurance".

When Situ Liang finished tidying up the things on the table, the words on the tablet had also disappeared.

He put the tablet back into his pocket and sat on the chair as he frowned and thought.

In the time it took to eat a meal, the sky had already turned dark. Situ Liang was still sitting there without moving at all.

At this time, someone lightly knocked on the door. Situ Liang replied, "Come in."

Someone lightly pushed open the door and came in to report, "Hall Master Situ, Elder Chu, Hall Master Xing and Hall Master Zhang have already returned. They are currently talking to Hall Master Zhao. Hall Master Zhao told me to inform Hall Master Xing."

Situ Liang said softly, "Alright, I got it. I'll be there soon."

Situ Liang waited for a while and seemed to have made a decision. Only then did he calmly stand up and tidy up the clothes on his body. Slowly, he walked out of the room.

The room was not very far from the main hall, but Situ Liang did not walk quickly. The path in the dusk was no different from usual. However, Situ Liang knew that the Evil Tiger Clan today was different from the Evil Tiger Clan of the past.