Chapter 9: The Black Dragon Triad Rises to Get Inner Elixir, Wang She Enters Misty Mountain (1/2)
Chapter 9: The Black Dragon Triad Rises to Get Inner Elixir, Wang She Enters Misty Mountain
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Within the southwestern region of Qingyang Market sat the Black Dragon Triad's branch altar of Qingyang Market.
This was a piece of the building complex, nearly covering all parts of the southwestern region and even leaving no road for passers-by. Only through the black building complex could we see how the Black Dragon Triad was oppressive in Qingyang Market.
The outer wall, about 20 feet high, was stacked up with thick black stones. In the middle of the wall was a thick black iron gate, which was like a small-sized city wall. Inside the wall, tiled roofs and flying angles loomed and pavilions seemed to be hidden. Of course, these only could be seen from the outside.
Besides members of the Black Dragon Triad, officers of government also lived in Qingyang Market. However, only bureaucrats, private advisors, and the head constable ever stepped over that black iron gate.
There was a small garden in the northern corner of the branch altar of the Black Dragon Triad. In the garden was a three-storeyed building which was small in size but had a refined shape. On the four-corner upturned eaves hung golden bells, which would produce crisp and melodic ”Ring, Ring!” sounds when the wind blew.
In the night, a dim light shone out from a window on the third floor. It was the only bright spot in the whole building.
Behind the window was an empty room in which a piece of red carpet lined with a gold border was spread on the floor. The border of the carpet sparkled in the lamplight. On the north side of the wall hung a huge picture on which a black dragon flew in a cloud, with its claws extended and full of momentum.
Under the gigantic picture was a gold armchair. At that time, a man of about 60 years old sat in the armchair, wearing a suit of gold silk garments with two cuffs embroidered with nine twisting dragons.
The two sides of the gold armchair were flanked by four silver armchairs. The armchairs were full of men and women, young and old. The youngest was an over-30-year-old woman with a pink face, on which showed a very unflattering Evil Qi.
There was no sound in the room except the slight and long breathing sounds of the people. In that instant, even if one needle were to fall on the ground, its crisp jingle would surely have been heard.
”That's all. Everybody, the news is true. Half a year ago, the One-eyed Wolf in West Mountain showed up in a village beside Qingyang Market but didn't hurt anyone. Instead, it was repelled by a sergeant named Wang Tianlei. Everyone, what's your opinion on this matter?”
After a long time, the old man in the golden armchair broke the silence. His eyes wandered on the faces of the eight people as if he saw through their thoughts just from their expressions.
”We've investigated Wang Tianlei. He was recruited into the army a few years ago, and defended the border of Shenwu city of Yuezhou as a Giroro. As was said, his practice has reached the phase of a Level One fighter only by using Dark Bear Fist and Unusual Strength Qigong. With just one step, he could enter the Bone Forging Realm. It's just a pity that he has no strong background and even can't read. Unfortunately, stripped of his military merits, he came back here after his service had expired.”
It was the woman in red with the pink face but evil look who was talking to the others. In a few words, Wang Tianlei's main experience was told.
”A Level One fighter?” A middle-aged man, sitting opposite her, frowned. ”If the rumor about the One-eyed Wolf is true, it may be a monster. It's impossible for a Level One fighter to push the monster back, even if he has great strength.”
”Altar Master Tong, are you questioning my intelligence?” The Evil Qi became stronger suddenly on the face of the woman in red.
”I didn't mean that. Your intelligence has been always accurate. I just think that we seem to be missing something on this incident with the One-eyed Wolf. After all, it's an evil beast. Even the lowest-level evil beast can compare with a Level Four or Five fighter. How can a Level Two fighter push it back? It's somewhat strange!”
”Yeah, it's indeed strange. I didn't believe it at first!” The old man in the gold armchair gently waved his hands and stopped the conflict. ”But after multi-verification, it proves that the intelligence is correct. I don't know why the One-eyed Wolf left suddenly, but I can affirm two facts. Firstly, the news is true and the One-eyed Wolf indeed exists. Secondly, it's sure that Wang Tianlei pushed it back on his wedding day. From the description of each party, the One-eyed Wolf held the absolute upper hand at that time and even could kill Wang Tianlei at any time. But in the end, it left suddenly. In the eyes of those rough men, it was Wang Tianlei that naturally pushed the One-eyed Wolf back.”
”In other words, the One-eyed Wolf was not pushed back by Wang Tianlei. It's possible that it left by itself,” altar master Tong said.
”Hum!” The woman in red gave a cold snort and turned her head away.
”We don't know why the One-eyed Wolf withdrew voluntarily, we only need to know that it indeed exists.”
”It not only exists, but it's an evil beast!” When saying ”evil beast”, a middle-aged man sitting diagonally opposite the woman in red could not help flashing a wildness in his eyes.
”Little Jin is right. The One-eyed Wolf is an evil beast. This is what is most important!” The old man nodded his head heavily with the same light in his eyes.