Chapter 156 - Chapter 156: 156 Dragon Washing Pond (1/2)
Chapter 156: 156 Dragon Washing Pond
Translator: 549690339
Pei Qianlan watched as Lei Hao’s head was chopped off, rolling on the ground a few times before coming to a stop. His eyes bulged out in a look of death as if his last wish hadn’t come true.
His remaining body turned into dust and was scattered in the wind.
Her eyes reddened instantly. Lei Hao had done the same thing to her father many years ago—grinding his bones to dust.
She raised her head to the sky, tears streaming down her cheeks. She murmured, “Father, mother your daughter has avenged your deaths ”
Gu Yang stepped back, allowing her to vent her emotions. He turned to Lei Hao’s subordinates and asked, “Where is the treasure Lei Hao left behind?”
Under his oppressive gaze, the present ones were shivering like leaves. When they heard his question, they were struck dumb.
The treasure?
For a moment, they thought they had heard wrong.
Could it be that this unparalleled powerhouse was actually interested in the gold and silver that Lei Hao left behind?
Shen Nine reacted the fastest, saying, “It’s all in the stockade.”
Gu Yang said, “Take me there.”
There was a stockade on the island. Rather than a stockade, it was more like a small town, filled not just with Lei Hao’s subordinates but also many ordinary individuals.
Most likely, they were kidnapped by Lei Hao and his men. The ordinary people looked gaunt and ragged, showcasing Lei Hao’s group’s cold indifference towards them.
Guided by someone, Gu Yang quickly found the treasure Lei Hao had left behind.
“Just this little?”
He looked suspiciously at Shen Nine, who had guided him here.
Going by his estimates, the treasure was worth no more than several hundreds of thousands taels.
Lei Hao was the son of a pirate king. Was this all he had?
Shen Nine shrank under his gaze, kneeled, and said, “Your honor, Dragon Gate Island is off the beaten track, and Lei Hao was often too indulged in his cultivation to bother plundering earning money. All these treasures were amassed by our previous lord, that’s all that’s left after so many years ”
Even someone at the level of Divine Power was so poor.
Gu Yang grumbled quietly. Turning to the man who had led him to the treasure, he said, “Thank you.”
Shen Nine was suddenly overjoyed, but before he could utter a word, he shuddered violently. He fell to the ground, blood oozing from his seven orifices, and died.
Gu Yang didn’t spare a glance at the fallen corpse. First, he withdrew several hundreds of taels of silver, then, transferred all the remaining gold and silver into the system. His balance amounted to ninety-three thousand.
Gu Yang was a man of clear rewards and punishments. The thanks were for the man helping him save time by leading him to the treasure.
As for the reason for him to kill, the man needed to die.
Not only him, but the other thirty or so bandits outside wouldn’t be spared either.
Unbeknownst to himself, Gu Yang’s heart had hardened. Killing no longer weighed on his mind like before.
Gu Yang collected the remaining gems and jewels from the ground, stuffing them into a cloth bag. Coupled with the silver, he left along with Pei Qianlan, leaving behind a ground full of corpses.
With his current strength, he didn’t even have to lift a finger to kill the Mortal Realm martial artists. One quake of True Essence was enough to kill a person from afar.
When Gu Yang went outside, he called over the commoners and found a leader among them. He told them that Lei Hao and his gang were dead and they were now free. He then gave them a few hundred taels.
As for their future, it was up to them to decide.
Then Gu Yang took Pei Qianlan and left, planning to find the Dragon Washing Pond. Not far from there, he ran into the elderly man from the ship.
He asked, “Didn’t the senior say he wanted to go to the hot spring?”
The elderly man smiled and said, “Yes, I came to ask the young brother for help. I am too old to deal with that beast.”
Gu Yang questioned, “Beast?”
The elderly man replied, “Yes, there’s a strange snake guarding the hot spring, it’s extremely formidable. If you’re willing to help me drive it away, I can do you a favor.”
Something felt off to Gu Yang. He looked closely at the elder again and confirmed that he was indeed at the peak of the First Rank.
The elderly man had experienced his strength, yet he behaved so casually, as though he was not afraid at all.
What was he depending on?
Gu Yang had not previously taken the elderly man seriously. But now, he was finally on alert and asked, “What kind of favor?”
The elderly man raised his hand.
Suddenly, something flew out of Gu Yang’s embrace. He gasped in surprise.
With his current strength, his Protective Gang Qi had been involuntarily activated. Yet the man was able to effortlessly take something from him without making a sound.