Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World-Chapter 47 - 44: Hidden Danger

After Chen Yi walked into the building, he walked majestically back to his table with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that only Chen Yi had entered, the old madam rushed up in surprise to ask:

"Young Master Yi, what happened to the hard nut from the Ma Zi Gang that was just here?"

"Oh, he ran away scared by my title. You all carry on with your business, it's just a small matter, not worth mentioning," said Chen Yi with a raised neck.

"Oh my, Master Yi! Thank you for stepping in, or else our girl would have been hurt again. Here are three taels of silver as a thank you on behalf of the girl."

The old madam quickly handed over the silver, laughing. The girls behind the curtain also spoke up, one after another, thanking him:

"Thank you, Master Yi! If you are interested, please come upstairs with me, I'll take care of you for free~"

The girl who was supposed to be next in line, Ahong, thanked him sincerely.

"No need to go upstairs, I still have work to do. Maybe another day."

Chen Yi accepted the silver, then wiped it with a cloth that had been soaked in high-proof alcohol and quietly put it in his pocket.

Chen Yi could easily kill Ma Tie of the Ma Zi Gang.

But what happens after he kills him? Another Iron Skin fighter would appear, he would have to kill him, and then another Anjin martial artist?

That would be an endless cycle. It would be better to have an enemy under his control and stage a drama, so he would have room for maneuver when real trouble came around.

Seeing how definitively Ma Tie left, it seemed he was thinking the same thing.

Nothing else happened that night,

After midnight, Chen Yi snuck off to the Immortal Cultivation World, practiced some boxing, cooked a Red Blood Carp,

and while digesting, returned to his room in the martial arts school to practice more boxing.

...

Three days later, early in the morning.

In the former court of Hu Ye in Lakeside Town.

Cheng Jiu, the vice head of the Fish and Dragon Gang, took the highest seat. Hu Ye sat in the position of the master, while four burly men sat in lower positions, each with several muscular men standing behind them.

These four were none other than the Four Vajras of Ma Zi Gang, all Anjin cultivators!

The rest of the elite of the gang, were all Stone Skin and Iron Skin experts.

Suddenly, Cheng Jiu stood up and walked towards the door, loudly saying as he did:

"Haha, Vice head Yang has come a long way, I apologize for not welcoming you sooner!"

The newcomer was a middle-aged man of average build. He didn't look particularly strong, but everything he did carried a certain authority,

and all the proportions of his upper body were perfect. Despite showing little skin, one could tell he had gone through countless rounds of training.

This was at least a Huajin master!

"Vice head Cheng, I received your letter. Did Leader Lei really fail in his breakthrough and seriously get injured?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"It's 90% sure!" Cheng Jiu said, "Lately, our gang's manpower is shrinking, and we are relying completely on the martial arts school disciples from the Iron Fist Sect to hold the fort.

Ha, those trash who only know Iron Fist and Stone Fist have the audacity to call themselves Mingjin masters.

If we weren't careful about not alerting the enemy, we could have gotten rid of them already!"

"I don't care about those trivial matters. Since you're in charge of intel, I'll believe you.

As per our agreement, I'll take half of the profits in the town once this is over. The Iron Fist martial method will be mine too. Also, there's a female disciple called Qi Ying. Don't kill her, she's mine," said Vice head Yang Youzhi of the Ma Zi Gang.

"I don't know why you want the rubbish Iron Wire Fist martial method, but since I agreed to it, I'll follow through.

Tonight, we'll attack in full force, sweeping from the west side of the town to the east, and finally meet at the East Lake casino!

The casino is the gang's biggest base, they certainly won't abandon it.

At that point, you'll deal with Lei Youyi, and I will watch that Iron Fist Sect's Shi Zhenshan. If there are any resistors, let the minions kill them all!"

"Alright!" Cheng Jiu said.

.....

The winter nights did not freeze, but the cold wind blew painfully through people's bones.

Usually, people would have long been huddled under their blankets to keep warm, even holding in their urge to urinate longer than normal.

But the casino on the east side of the town was bustling.

Dozens of gambling tables were filled with people yelling and cheering, clouds of smoke hanging around them and noise everywhere.

At the same time, dozens of well-equipped men were on high alert inside the casino.

These forty or fifty men were all breathing heavily, they were all muscular and powerful, their eyes fierce and spirit high, every one of them a martial artist!

Half of them had the character "Iron" on their upper body and belonged to the martial arts school.

They were lead by the eldest martial brother Shi Lei, with Chen Yi among them.

The other half had a dragon fish pattern on them and belonged to the gang, led by the young gang leader Lei Zhen.

"Everyone, we have inside information. Today Cheng Jiu is going to launch a total assault on the gang. He has invited the Vice head of Ma Zi Gang from the county and his Four Vajras!"

Hiss~!

Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred, "Isn't the vice head of the Ma Zi Gang a formidable figure in the mid-stage of Huajin? Plus, each of the Four Vajras is a highly skilled Anjin expert, how can we possibly fight this?"

The young gang leader surveyed the crowd and replied with a faint smile:

"Gentlemen, please don't worry. If they dare to attack today, it is because they think that my father is heavily injured from a failed breakthrough,"

However,

"Just a few days ago, my father successfully broke through to the late stage of Huajin. As long as the two Huajin opponents dare to strike, my father alone can take care of both of them. Not to mention that Leader Shi has also agreed to help.

He is our secret weapon!"

"As for the four Anjin experts on their side, we have strategies to counter each of them. Apart from me and Brother Shi Lei, the second senior sister Qi Ying from the martial arts school has also succeeded in breaking through to Anjin a few days ago,

And with the grand master of the War Hall, who also accomplished his breakthrough not long ago, we just need to hold them off and wait for my father to come and clean up the situation. That would be enough."

"Tonight, your task is to stay here in this gambling house, and catch them off guard as soon as they show up!"

Leader Lei made it to the late stage of Huajin?!

This is indeed an encouraging piece of news,

"The second senior sister has also broken through to Anjin? Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"Congratulations to Master Liu for breaking through to Anjin!"

An uproar rose in the crowd once again.

Then, the young gang leader ordered everyone to serve some meat and tea,

"Gentlemen, since we are preparing for a huge battle today, drinking is not advisable. Once we succeed, I will celebrate with you all!"

"We are honored to serve you, young leader!"

With that, everyone began eating and drinking with gusto.

As the young gang leader was occupied with other tasks, the grand master of War Hall was relaxed, turning a blind eye to the crowd milling about.

Chen Yi and Cloud Tiger hid in a corner, neither drinking nor eating any meat.

He always had a sense that something was not quite right.

Such a massive internal struggle within the gang was just casually announced in front of dozens of people?

There were still traitors among them, and the gang leader's injuries were also matters of concern.

In a crucial moment like this, he didn't even want to touch any food offered by others, and he had also stopped Cloud Tiger, who was gulping down his food, from eating any more.

However, the others were not as cautious. Those who usually didn't get much meat were surely going to eat their fill first. It would serve as their reward for the day.

Strangely, today's meat tasted a bit too salty.

After eating a piece of meat, one would have to drink quite a lot of water.

As expected, before long, people started to step out one after another to relieve themselves.

After one man finished urinating, he swayed back into the gambling hall, looked around, groped a few passing ladies,

And, eventually, while returning, he stealthily passed a note to a croupier.

The croupier glanced at the note when no one was observing, immediately turning pale,

It read: [There's a mole, abort mission!]

The croupier continued to play his round calmly, and then excused himself to use the washroom. However,

No sooner had he taken ten steps than he collapsed softly to the ground after a thud to his head.

The young gang leader looked at the note he had retrieved from the croupier and smirked:

"Just as I suspected, a mole. Bag her up with rocks and dump her in the lake."

Afterwards, the young gang leader returned to where the martial artists gathered, and without a word, headed straight to a corner and dragged the man who just returned back out.

"Young leader...what..what are you..."

Slap! The young gang leader delivered a slap and commanded without wasting any more words:

"Traitor! Break his limbs, bag him up, and dump him in the lake!"

"I made a mistake! Young leader, please spare me... Ahhh!!!"

After dealing with him, the young gang leader looked at the crowd coldly:

"What I said just now was intended for this traitor. I wasn't expecting someone would actually leak the information. This is what happens when you betray the gang. Those of you who are having other thoughts should think carefully before you act.

Also, everything I said just now was true. When the fight starts, all you need to do is hold them off for a moment, until my father arrives."

"Furthermore, starting from now, no one is allowed to leave this room. If you need to relieve yourselves, just use the corner of the room!"

The sight of the man whose limbs were just broken was still fresh in everybody's memory, and the young leader's authority was unchallenged for the moment.

Everyone remained silent, fearing the presence of more moles among them.

Finally, at midnight when the patrolmen called the hour, the gambling house outside had filled to capacity,

Under the leadership of Cheng Jiu and Yang Youzhi, members who followed Hu Ye, Hu Ye himself, and the good fighters from Ma Zi Gang surrounded the casino from all sides.

At the same time, Leader Lei and Leader Shi also emerged from a corner:

"Cheng Jiu, after all this time of following me, I did not expect to have raised an ungrateful wretch."

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