Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

60: I have a violent heartAt Anxin Villa, Lao Tian was sitting in the pavilion, eating grapes.

Seeing Qin Jiang return, he quickly stood up and cupped his hands, ”Congratulations, Boss, on becoming Fourth Master!”

Qin Jiang waved his hand, ”No need for formalities. From now on, it will be the same as usual. I’ll allocate some resources to you. You and Lao Meng should practice the third level of Red Sand Palm as quickly as possible. Then, both of you will also be Deacons.”

Tian Shangfei’s face showed surprise. He clasped his fists heavily, ”Thank you, Boss! From now on, you are my Lao Tian’s reborn parents! If you say east, I will never go west! Wherever you point, I will spare no effort!”

Meng An, who was following behind Qin Jiang, was stunned. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes!

Immediately, he knelt on one knee, straightened his upper body, and cupped his fists, looking at Qin Jiang, ”Boss! Boss! I... I’m the same!”

”Alright, I know. Both of you, sit,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

After the three sat down, Qin Jiang looked at Tian Shangfei. Tian Shangfei understood and took out a booklet from hisPregnant and handed it to Qin Jiang.

”Boss, this is a record of all the shrines, Ancestral Shrines, and sacrificial sites near Black Mountain City, including some gardens and ancient tombs. I’ve recorded them all,” Tian Shangfei said.

Although he didn’t know what Qin Jiang wanted these places for, he searched very carefully, even finding ancient tombs deep in the mountains.

Qin Jiang said nothing, silently flipping through the booklet.

A moment later, he closed the booklet, a smile on his lips, ”You did very well.”

There were no less than sixty locations recorded on it. Even if there was only a one-tenth chance, that would still be at least thirty to fifty potential points!

Moreover, in his estimation, if places like shrines contained potential points, they would contain far more potential points than ordinary artifacts!

He looked at Meng An, ”Lao Meng, speed things up on your end. I’ll give you Deacon-level deployment authority. Any previous insufficient funds, take them all. The tab is on me.”

Now that he was the Fourth Hall Master of the Red Tiger Gang, he had nearly two thousand taels in basic silver alone.

Furthermore, the portions that the Fourth Hall and Sixth Hall had saved up due to not having a Hall Master were also inherited by him, so he now commanded over six thousand taels of silver.

In Black Mountain City, this was almost an enormous sum of money!

Even if the four Families wanted to take it out, they would have to endure several months of pain.

Meng An’s face lit up with joy, ”Boss, don’t worry! Within ten days, I will completely scour both inside and outside the city!”

That night, Fengyi Square.

Its geographical location was already near the edge of the Inner City, primarily because Fengyi Square had numerous funeral shops and was renowned for producing all sorts of coffins.

If you could imagine it, they could make it.

Therefore, few people usually came here.

However, a prominent figure from the Inner City, an Elder of the Red Tiger Gang, lived here.

Under the moonlight, the bright white moonlight illuminated Nie Dongsheng’s courtyard. Usually, there was no one in the courtyard; only Nie Dongsheng lived there by himself.

”Bang—!”

The sound of a heavy object falling echoed in the night, but not even a small animal cried out, showing how desolate Fengyi Square was.

”Red trees and withered leaves sweep against the strong wind.”

Inside the house, Nie Dongsheng’s voice rang out. Then the door opened, revealing him sitting in a chair, his legs fixed with a brace.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he saw the object in the courtyard: a pitch-black coffin!

”May I ask which friend this is? Why not show yourself and chat?” he said.

Thud.

A light landing sound came from the coffin as Qin Jiang gently landed on it.

He looked at Nie Dongsheng with some surprise, ”Elder Nie, even before your death, you still enjoy composing poetry?”

Upon seeing Qin Jiang’s face, Nie Dongsheng’s expression drastically changed, but he knew that at such close range, he himself had no chance of escaping!

Adjusting his breathing, he feigned composure, ”So it’s Fourth Master. May I ask why Fourth Master has graced us with his presence?”

Qin Jiang heard this and lightly leaped off the coffin, black Evil Qi flowing like falling immortal mist.

”Elder Nie, you also know how to play dumb. I’ve already prepared the coffin, so why does Elder Nie still hold onto a sliver of hope? Why not sever your own heartpulse? That would at least preserve some dignity. On this day next year, I will offer incense for you.”

The next day, Anxin Villa.

”Boss, Boss! This is bad! Something big has happened!”

Meng An rushed into the courtyard, where Qin Jiang was slowly practicing Red Tiger Fist in the center of the courtyard.

”Oh, my Boss! You’re still practicing your fist?” Meng An was so anxious he was stomping his feet, his face turning a little red.

Qin Jiang slowly pushed his fist, ”What’s the rush? You need to have calm Qi. A calm mind sees clearly. Speak, what is it?”

”It’s Elder Nie. Elder Nie is dead! I heard he died in his home last night, with a coffin placed in his courtyard. The delivery boy found him early this morning,” Meng An said.

Qin Jiang nodded, adjusting his breathing, ”Hmm, I know.”

Huh???

Meng An looked at Qin Jiang, somewhat bewildered, his eyes filled with deep confusion, ”Boss, I mean, Elder Nie is dead.”

”I know, my ears aren’t deaf yet.”

Saying that, Qin Jiang slowly retracted his fists and stretched his arms.

”Then you...” Meng An seemed to hesitate, about to speak. This was an Elder, after all! A major figure who could rank among the top ten in all of Black Mountain City!

”Let’s go, let’s take a look,” Qin Jiang said.

Before long, the two arrived at the Red Tiger Gang headquarters. Outside the meeting hall, a coffin was placed—the very one Qin Jiang had given to Nie Dongsheng last night, which had cost him eightmoney of silver.

Walking into the meeting hall, everyone, including the Gang Leader, and the other Elders and Hall Masters, were already present, only Qin Jiang was missing.

Once Qin Jiang was seated, Lu Xuanwu spoke, ”As it stands, even just the things we’ve found so far are enough to prove that Nie Dongsheng was a traitor to our Red Tiger Gang.”

Kong Hai, the Second Hall Master, was startled, his unibrow furrowing into a ’grass’ shape, ”Nie Dongsheng was a traitor?!”

Besides him, Sun Qianzhao and Elder Chen also showed surprise.

Even Qin Jiang, the person involved, was somewhat surprised. Nie Dongsheng was a traitor?

That is to say, by coincidence, he had actually helped a great deal?

Elder Chen frowned and couldn’t help but speak, ”If that old fellow was a traitor, then is it possible that he was behind the deaths of the previous Hall Masters?!”

Lu Xuanwu’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly nodded.

”Bang!”

”I knew that old fellow wasn’t a good person a long time ago!”

Elder Chen suddenly slammed the armrest of his chair, stood up, and walked straight to the coffin in the courtyard, violently flinging open the lid.

Hiss~

When he saw the pile of rotten flesh inside the coffin, even though he was accustomed to seeing death, he couldn’t help but gasp.

Which ruthless person did this?! To beat him into such a state?!

”Enough, Elder Chen. There’s no need to do anything more about Nie Dongsheng. The most important thing now is to find the traitors within our Red Tiger Gang.”

Lu Xuanwu looked at Kong Hai, ”How about entrusting this matter to Second Master and Elder Sun?”

Kong Hai’s ’grass’ shaped eyebrow relaxed, his eyes filled with Killing Intent, ”Of course, no problem. I’d be delighted!”

He recalled when the four Hall Masters had sworn brotherhood, calling themselves the Four Red Tigers, and now only he, the eldest, remained.

He only regretted that he couldn’t personally kill Nie Dongsheng!

Not to dismember him, flay him alive, and devour him, would truly not appease the hatred in his heart!

”I ask the Gang Leader to hand over Nie Dog’s corpse to me, so I may dismember him before the graves of my brothers! This will also serve as a memorial to the souls of my brothers in heaven!”

He knelt heavily on one knee, clasping his hands together.

Elder Chen walked in, raising his hand as if to speak, but hesitated, ”Second Brother, forget it. Just see for yourself.”

Kong Hai’s unibrow furrowed into a ’grass’ again, ”Elder Chen, what do you mean by this? Are you suggesting you want to bury this old dog?!”

”Ah, you really can’t be reasoned with!”

Elder Chen walked directly to his seat and sat down, picking up his teacup and drinking.

When Kong Hai first joined the Gang back then, he already thought this guy was definitely a brute, and he thought he would improve after becoming a Hall Master.

But looking at him now, he hadn’t made any progress at all.

Kong Hai stood up and walked to the coffin. He stared intently, and it took him a moment of stunned silence to recognize the pile of rotten flesh as Nie Dongsheng.

”See?” Elder Chen pouted.

Kong Hai also realized he had spoken wrongly just now. He mumbled an apology and then cupped his fists towards Lu Xuanwu.

”Gang Leader, please give this corpse to me. I will burn it to human charcoal, crush it, and scatter it before the graves of our brothers. This will also be putting it to good use!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuanwu’s teacup trembled slightly. After a few seconds, he nodded, ”Agreed.”

Setting down the teacup, he looked at everyone, ”Although Nie Dongsheng’s death is a good thing for our Red Tiger Gang, it also means a master has arrived in the city, so we must be extra careful. Fourth Master, please stay. The rest of you may return for now.”

After everyone had left, Lu Xuanwu slowly picked up his teacup and took a sip, ”Fourth Master, this time was a bit too reckless.”

Qin Jiang heard this, did not refute, and closed his eyes slightly in thought.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, ”I have Evil Qi hidden in my heart.”