Chapter Thirty-One: One Sword, Two Halves

  On the other side, Ma Tianyu was also one of the people to be executed. Although he too stabbed three times, his knife had a problem and Liu Xiaoguang's blood and energy only weakened without being in danger of death, and he fell to the ground pretending to be dead.

  Yu then suddenly discovered that he had an additional feeling towards others, which was to observe their blood and energy. Some people, although over fifty years old, were still full of vigor, while others, despite being young, were weak and feeble, like a dying person on the ground, with their blood and energy gradually dissipating. Like Liu Xiaoguang, who although severely injured on the surface, had not lost his vital energy and was not in danger of losing his life.

  This should be the effect of the Bloodline Technique, and it's probably a benefit brought by the first stage of strengthening one's bloodline. From now on, there's another way to observe people.

  At this time, dozens of people rushed over from that side, among whom the leader was Tan Er Lang, and Mo Tu was also among them. Tan Er Lang came to rescue his captured brother, but Yu Ze Cheng knew he was just pretending, if he wanted to rescue him, he would have brought people two days ago when he was cultivating. Who could catch these two traitors on his turf? It's obvious even with closed eyes. Why bother putting on a show now.

  Tan Er-lang's face was gloomy as he looked at the dead man on the ground and said:

  "My lord and brother, since these two brothers have been punished, can you hand them over to me? Let me give them a proper burial."

  Yu nodded and said:

  "They have already received help from others, and from now on they have nothing to do with me, so you can do as you like."

  Tan Er Lang waved his hand and someone lifted them up. Tan Er Lang said:

  "Don't be too arrogant, don't think you're the only one who knows magic tricks, and bully others with your power."

  Yu Ze smiled and said:

  "I will absolutely not betray the gang's rules by taking on private jobs everywhere, nor will I maliciously bully my brothers. Man does, heaven sees."

  Tan Er Lang snorted and waved his hand, leading his men away. Ma Tian Yu also carried Liu Xiao Guang away, probably to get him treated.

  Yu Ze Cheng turned his head and looked at the new disciple he had just received:

  "Is anyone else leaving?"

  Everyone shouted in unison:

  "Absolutely will not quit."

  Yu Ze Cheng shouted:

  "Alright, Kaixiang Hall is taking in disciples."

  Then it's that set of procedures again, setting up the spirit tablet, burning yellow paper, drinking blood wine, making a poisonous oath, beheading a chicken. This time 28 people were recruited, and now Yu Zecheng has 75 disciples under his command, including three disabled ones who are unable to fight on the battlefield.

  The disciples received the end, and Yu Ze Cheng ordered Lin Ye Hong to start training them. They practiced battle formations and combat skills. Everyone also knew that Yu Ze Cheng and Tan Er Lang had fallen out and would inevitably have a fight in the future, so they all trained hard.

  The protection fees from the other three villages have been delivered, and the silver for the pawned jewelry has also arrived. Now Yu Zecheng has 1,600 taels of patterned silver, 100 taels of gold leaves, and seven pieces of top-grade jewelry in his hands, which is quite a substantial fortune. This is just one month's work; it seems that being an official really does bring wealth after all.

  Since he had a falling out with Tan Er Lang, he must go to Huā zhī lóu (Flower Lodge) to get the help of the Shi family, so that he can stand undefeated. To be honest, Yu Ze Cheng also misses Zui Wei, Man Qiao and those beautiful bodies. Action speaks louder than words, Yu Ze Cheng shouted for Dou Youzi, Fu Qiang and Gou Lian San Ying to go to Huā zhī lóu together.

  Lin Ye Hong and Fu Gang are both old-fashioned people who strongly resist this kind of romantic affair, so Yu Ze Cheng didn't bring them along.

  Many people strolled in their own territory of Shanzhu City, countless people greeted them like they were old friends, while others nodded in response, and soon arrived at the Rouge Tower.

  Yu Zhen said to Du You:

  "I want to carry out a series of reforms, such as the free market. I want to abolish the original tax system and plan for 200 stalls, each stall renting out for only 10 copper coins per day, and then not collecting any other fees. However, for single transactions exceeding 800 taels of silver, we will provide protection and collect 10%, so that transactions below 800 taels of silver are equivalent to not paying anything, which can liven up the market and accumulate popularity..."

  Just as Yu Ze was talking, a merchant group of over 20 people walked down the stone bridge towards the Rouge Tower, getting closer and closer to Yu Ze and his companions.

  Yu Zhen suddenly felt a violent tremor throughout his body, and behind him seemed to be a sea of blood churning. He turned back to look, and the merchant group behind him appeared normal, chatting and laughing with each other. However, their auras were surging into the sky, and each of them had an aura that carried a murderous intent.

  This is an assassin, Mo Li Qing, Yu Zhe immediately reacted and turned around, pointing with one finger, the fire talisman was activated, whooshing sounds, eight pillars of flame shot out, firing at these people.

  The leader of the other side saw me and immediately turned around, then let out a loud shout:

  "Kill."

  Then he drew his long sword and rushed over, at this time the fire pillar had already arrived here, instantly there were five or six people who rushed to the front and turned into a ball of flames, burning with a loud cry.

  But the person in charge emitted a white light from his body, and the white light condensed into a thin film outside his body. This was absolutely not a true energy transformation, as the fire pillar extinguished immediately after hitting the film.

  He swung his long sword, lightly tapped the ground, and rushed over as fast as lightning.

  All of them were shocked, but Du Youzi was the first to react, shouting:

  "Big brother, hurry up and leave, this is a Wolf-Killing Magic Qing."

  After finishing speaking, he drew out his soft sword and rushed over, wanting to block Mo Liqing. However, Mo Liqing's toes tapped the ground, and with a sudden burst of speed, he instantly passed by Dou Youzi. Dou Youzi was thinking of turning back to block him, but had already been surrounded by assassins who had snuck up from behind.

  Hooked three eagles in a row, Mo Li Qing didn't even bother to parry with them, his body lightly spinning, was stabbed by Hooked Three Eagles one after another, but that thin membrane appeared again, bouncing off the knives of the three men, and Mo Li Qing still charged forward.

  At this time, the assassin behind had rushed over and was fighting with Gou Lian San Ying. Fu Qiang roared:

  "Big brother, hurry up and go."

  Towards Moli Qing pounced, a tiger shadow fiercely pounced, but was knocked down by Moli Qing in just one move.

  Mo Lieqing was only fifteen steps away from Yu Ze Cheng, his face revealing a fierce glow, gnashing his teeth, with murderous intent exposed. He swung the long sword in his hand and pounced on Yu Ze Cheng. His true energy was all released outside, transforming into a lone wolf outside his body, charging towards Yu Ze Cheng.

  Yu Ze Cheng stared at him intently, slowly drawing out his long sword Han Xue, and said in a low voice:

  "My way you can't stop, you're just a stumbling block for me."

  The long knife was drawn out, and the effect of refining blood and tempering the body was undoubtedly played out. All the blood vessels and muscles in the body were activated in an instant, transforming into the greatest energy. Suddenly, Yu Ze Cheng concentrated all his blood energy on both hands, his eyes turned red, and his body seemed to emit a true aura, with countless blood threads spraying out from his body, making it seem like a sea of blood was churning around him. Then, Yu Ze Cheng charged forward, swinging his long knife in a single slash. Yu Ze Cheng didn't know any fancy combat knife techniques, and he hadn't even seen the Five Tigers Broken Gate Knife yet. He didn't care about anything else, only focusing on aiming at the enemy's nose, from top to bottom, with a fierce slash.

  This slash concentrates all of Yu Zecheng's vital energy and spirit into this one knife, representing all his beliefs, ideals, yearning for the future, nostalgia for past struggles, with all his strength concentrated here, everything is in this one knife.

  The road is rugged and thorny, I know it's difficult, but I will never give up. One step at a time, even if there are thousands of people, I will still go forward.

  The two of them collided instantly, with a loud crash. Yu's sword fell, and the thin membrane appeared, but this sword cut it off, then cut off Mo Liqing's dancing treasured sword, and finally cut Mo Liqing in half from head to toe, along the middle of his nose.

  Mo Lieqing's true energy burst out, killing the wolf, and he was instantly submerged in a sea of blood. Mo Lieqing split into two halves, his speed too fast, and to outsiders, it seemed like two people had flashed by. However, as Mo Lieqing ran, his body split apart, and Yu Ze Cheng rushed past him from left and right, only then crashing heavily to the ground, internal organs flying everywhere, blood splashing, and Yu Ze Cheng was covered in blood from head to toe.

  Yu Ze Cheng grasped his knife and stopped in his tracks, unable to hold back a hearty laugh. This Blood Refining Body Tempering was indeed formidable; he had only reached the first layer's second transformation, yet he could already kill such a powerful opponent. All the fighters looked at him with terror in their eyes, those assassins began to slowly retreat before suddenly fleeing in panic, no one dared to attempt another assassination on Yu Ze Cheng.

  Yu Ze said coldly:

  "Spare no one."

  All the traveling sons immediately released fireworks, and as soon as the fireworks came out, all the disciples of the Menghu Gang had to rescue them. The crowd chased after them, killing them, and at this time, the reinforcements from the Rouge Building rushed over and stabbed the guests in front of the Rouge Building, which was a slap in the face for the Rouge Building. Everyone also joined the ranks of the pursuers.

  In the distance, Yu Ze Cheng's mountain gate was formed, and when the disciples saw the smoke and fire, they swarmed out and joined the ranks of the pursuers.

  Yu Ze Cheng walked to the side of Mo Li Qing's corpse, searching for something in the body that had been split in two. Before long, he found what he was looking for - a broken jade symbol, somewhat similar to the fire symbol. His own flame impact, and yet Mo Li Qing had been able to withstand it. It seemed that he too had a xian family artifact on him, which meant that there were also immortals backing him up from behind. Mo Li Qing was already like a stray dog, so who could have invited such a powerful person for him?

  His flame symbol had just been fully energized, only to be completely exhausted again. It seemed he still needed to continue replenishing his energy. Yu Ze Cheng didn't return to the mountain gate, but instead smiled and continued on his way to the Rouge Building, not caring about the splattered blood on his body. He strolled leisurely into the building, shouting:

  "Zui Wei, Man Qiao, come quickly to welcome Young Master."

  Suddenly the whole building erupted in applause and cheers, these are all whoremongers and drunkards, seeing Yu Zecheng being stabbed to death on the street, they still come here to call out for prostitutes, this is really to their taste, what a true hero, with lust that dares to defy heaven.