Start from the old nine gates

Chapter 72
Suddenly there was a noise downstairs.

Looking down through the window, Chen Yuan saw several young men in gray cloth clothes surrounding a timid middle-aged man.

Among them, the leading young man came out and stood in front of the middle-aged man sitting on the ground.

"Boss Wang, I advise you to pay us this month's protection fee within three days. If I don't see the money after three days, don't open your store."

After uttering a harsh word, he turned around and left with his brothers. Seeing this, the surrounding people dispersed one after another, for fear of causing trouble.

Upstairs, seeing this scene, Chen Yuan frowned slightly.

"In public, are all the people here so arrogant?"

"Brother, this is your first time in Zhaoqing."

Gong Lingyun walked over slowly, looking familiar, sat down on his own, and said flatly: "These people are all apprentices from Tongyang Martial Arts School, and they were just some gangsters doing sneaking."

"However, since Grandmaster Gong suppressed the Japanese by himself, his oppression of the common people has been reduced a lot, and the martial arts hall has exploded all of a sudden, and those gangsters who only knew how to play tricks have also joined the martial arts hall."

Gong Lingyun couldn't help showing a trace of respect in his eyes when he said only about Grandmaster Gong.

"you"

This is someone who eats and drinks.

After seeing the young master waving his hand, Xu Hao, who was about to get up and drive him away, paused and stopped.

As for Gong Lingyun, without raising his head, he grabbed the big chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth indiscriminately.

Seeing the other party's rude appearance, he directly reached out to pick up the food on the table and ate it. Chen Yuan didn't care about the other party's behavior, but asked curiously:
"Does that Tongyang Martial Arts Hall accept everyone?"

"Not so."

Gong Lingyun sighed softly,
"It is said that the owner of the Tongyang Hall is also a highly respected person, and the martial arts hall has a good reputation nearby. However, after the previous owner passed away and handed over the martial arts hall to his son, everything changed."

"All kinds of gangsters and rascals, as long as they pay money, they will all come."

"Especially after they learned a little bit of kung fu, they intensified their efforts to collect protection fees, regardless of whether their business was good or not. For this reason, several people died at home inexplicably the next day before they could claim protection fees. .”

Although Gong Lingyun did not continue, Chen Yuan also understood what the other party meant.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Let me introduce myself. My name is Gong Lingyun. I used to be a disciple of Tongyang Martial Arts, but I am not anymore."

Gong Lingyun drank his saliva, talked too much, and felt a little thirsty.

"In this case, why doesn't Mr. Gong eliminate harm for the people, but sits here instead."

Xu Hao, who had been listening for a long time, suddenly asked.

Gong Lingyun's hands were full of calluses, and his arms in his sleeves were bulging. It looked like he was a master of cultivation.

Chen Yuan noticed this very early on. Hearing Xu Hao speak, he put down the teacup in his hand and raised his head, wanting to see what the other party had to say.

"Do you think I haven't thought about it?"

Gong Lingyun continued: "If it's just the people from Tongyang Martial Arts, I can naturally solve it, but there are still Japanese standing behind them, with Japanese weapons."

Having said this, he patted the table angrily.

Ten years of cultivation is not as good as a musket, Gong Lingyun couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness when he said this.

"If that's the case, we might be able to help you out."

Chen Yuan said quite casually.

A gun is indeed a powerful weapon.

Perhaps, for some people, this may be an insurmountable obstacle.

But for Chen Yuan, this is just a trivial matter, so if you see it, you can help it.

"It's up to you."

Gong Lingyun suddenly sneered, and looked at Chen Yuan with a scrutinizing gaze. His muscles were loose and his skin was fair and tender, and he took another look at his jade-white palm.

At first glance, I didn't know it was the young master who had just stepped out of the gate.

In this way, dare to speak boldly to solve Tongyang Martial Arts, it's just a dream.

On the other hand, the men next to the other party seemed to have a bit of kung fu.

Guoshu is different from others, as long as you don't make a move, it is difficult to guess the opponent's strength.

You can only observe and speculate on the strength of the opponent through the appearance.

Therefore, Gong Lingyun can only see that Xu Hao has kung fu, but he can't tell whether he is strong or weak at all.

However, Chen Yuan had already seen his strength.

Thanks to his powerful mental power, Chen Yuan was able to observe some subtleties that ordinary people cannot observe.

"I didn't expect that the other party turned out to be a bright martial artist."

Chen Yuan showed a slight surprise.

Don't underestimate Ming Jin, you must know that generally those who have achieved Dark Jin are martial arts masters in their 50s or [-] years old, or masters of a school.

Being able to achieve Ming Jin at this young age can be regarded as a good talent.

"Forget it, I just want to find someone to talk to, to vent my depression, so why bother to be more serious with the other party."

Thinking of this, Gong Lingyun stood up and said:
"My young master, if you bother me, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."

He found an excuse casually, got up and left after speaking, not giving Chen Yuan a chance to speak again.

"Tongyang martial arts, interesting."

Seeing the other party leave, Chen Yuan murmured softly, since we met, let's deal with it.

"Xu Hao."

"Master, I am here."

"I'll send you two night crows, you can deal with them at night."

When Xu Hao heard that there were two night crows, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Before he reached Huajin, he couldn't resist the attack of guns head-on.

Sometimes, a stray bullet or a hidden gun may kill him. This is also the tragedy of warriors. Sometimes decades of practice are not as good as a single bullet.

With Ye Ya, Xu Hao's confidence is much stronger.

After eating, Chen Yuan was not interested in taking a stroll, and went back to the guest room directly.

Only Xu Hao was left outside.

Staying in You Pavilion for a long time, it is rare to see such a lively scene in such spare time.

Night falls.

In an accordion in Manxiangyuan, Xu Hao put his arm around a scantily clad beauty, enjoying the considerate service from her until he turned his head to look at the sky.

Feeling that it was almost time, he waved his hand to dismiss the woman beside him.

He jumped and fell from the second floor.

Look to the side.

Beside the wall, two pitch-black figures had been waiting for a long time. If it wasn't for the light of the pale silver moonlight, it would be impossible to notice that there were still two people here.

"Set off."

Xu Hao commanded the two night crows to run towards the location of Tongyang martial arts that they had inquired clearly during the day.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, it is the night of the murder.

Tongyang Martial Arts,

In a lively scene, more than 20 disciples wanted to toast the current curator Ruan Xiuping.

Ruan Xiuping looked happy, today is indeed a good day.

Because today he was officially awarded a position by the imperial army, and he no longer had to sneakily borrow the other party's identity like before.

Of course, for this position, Ruan Xiuping paid a lot of money.

Most of the belongings were collected through the hands of these disciples.

As for how it was collected, Ruan Xiuping didn't care, but whenever he walked on the street and saw the fear in the eyes of the people around him, he would only feel inexplicable excitement in his heart.

"Is it here?"

Xu Hao and the two night crows stood on the roof, watching the lively scene in the yard.

"let's go."

As Xu Hao's voice fell, the two night crows jumped down suddenly.

bang
The night crow fell from mid-air, and the carrier's inertia from top to bottom bombarded the wooden table violently. In an instant, countless pieces of wood were scattered everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, bursts of wailing sounded continuously.

Many apprentices who were drinking were also confused by this sudden attack.

"There are enemies."

It wasn't until an apprentice shouted that everyone woke up.

"Go and get the weapon."

Seeing this, Ruan Xiuping shouted,

There were also some apprentices who picked up the things at hand and threw them at each other.

Snapped,
planks burst,

The night crow on the right turned his head to look at the sawdust on his shoulder and the black clothes with several cuts, and then looked at the apprentice who attacked him.

The apprentice looked at the motionless Night Crow, just thinking that the blow had an effect.

puff

A pair of cold hands passed through the opponent's chest, holding a bright red heart, pulled it out, and threw it casually to the ground on one side.

"you"

Before he could say anything, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell straight to the ground.

Looking down at the bloody arm, the red light in Ye Ya's eyes became a little brighter.

"Monster, monster."

One of the apprentices looked at the Night Crow approaching, and suddenly collapsed on the ground in fright. He turned out to be just a gangster on the street, and he had seen such a scene there.

Looking at the person walking up to me, he stammered and said:
"Forgive my life."

It seemed that he wanted to say something later, but he didn't wait to say it.

There was a squeak.

Ye Ya turned his head with some doubts, looking at the head in the palm, his face looked very ferocious, full of fear and fear.

don't understand, don't understand
With Ye Ya's seven or eight IQ, he naturally doesn't understand the complex emotions that only exist in human beings.

Looking around at the apprentices holding weapons, he casually threw his head aside.

Holding the weapons picked up around him, the apprentice who kept attacking had a broken expression on his face.

Really, it's useless at all.

The other party seemed to be unconscious, but every attack by the night crow would take a life away.

In the end, there were only five or six apprentices left, and they frightened and gathered beside Ruan Xiuping.

At this time, two apprentices ran out of the house in a hurry, holding two Type 38 rifles in their hands.

"Hurry up and shoot, hurry up and kill these two monsters."

Looking at the two night crows who came over, Ruan Xiuping seemed to see a savior, and said excitedly:

Bang, bang, two shots

"how is this possible."

Ruan Xiuping looked at Ye Ya, who paused slightly before continuing to walk towards him, with an expression of disbelief.

"You monster, I don't believe I can't kill you."

A rifle snatched the person next to him, and bang, bang, bang sounded one after another.

"It's a monster, it can't be killed at all."

Seeing Ye Ya, who kept walking and kept coming, an apprentice seemed to lose all his courage, shouted, and fled towards the back door without looking back.

"It's a pity that no one can escape."

Standing on the roof, Xu Hao grinned, looked at the apprentice who ran out, and then glanced at the yard. Ruan Xiuping, who had already been dealt with, made a leap and chased after the escaped apprentice.

(End of this chapter)