Chapter 175: Exterminating the Yellow Dragon Gang (III) (2/2)
Both sides' Qi Power was rising and soon they clashed. The difference was that Qian Mufan looked more and paler, the sweat on his face dropped down like rain, while Junior Leopard was relaxed with the smile on his face getting brighter.
In terms of speed and pressure, Junior Leopard's Qi Power was more powerful than the Yellow Dragon Gang's. As Junior Leopard's Qi Power was about to reach its climax, the gang members behind Qian Mufan finally could not bear the pressure.
They were either holding knives and swords or bows and arrows. If the man holding knives and swords could not bear the pressure, the weapons would fall on the ground. But if it were the men standing on the walls, the arrows would be shot out. It was not only one or two, but dozens of arrows shot outside the wall together.
Under the heavy pressure, the arrows in the hand of these gang members had lost their accuracy. As they loosened their hands, dozens of arrows shot down the field. Standing in the field was the poor Magistrate who was but a weak scholar that had never seen this kind of scene. He screamed and attempted to hide everywhere, but his butt was shot by an arrow. If Junior Leopard had not stretched his hand rapidly, perhaps the Magistrate would have been shot enough times to turn into a hedgehog.
”Yellow Dragon Gang, how dare you assassinate the imperial court's official? It's almost lawlessness! Somebody, rush in and exterminate the Yellow Dragon Gang!” Junior Leopard shouted grimly and waved his hand. The soldiers of the Water Army Camp behind him, under the guidance of Zhu Ba and others, scrambled forward one by one. In front of the gate of the Yellow Dragon Gang, except the Gang Master, Qian Mufan, the other people were groggy and unable to resist under Junior Leopard's influence, they were all knocked down as though they were vegetables by the fierce navy.
The blood flowed like a river, and the smell filled the air.
In a moment, they rushed into the gate and immediately screams came out from inside. They met with resistance inside the Yellow Dragon Gang, but it was just a small gang with a few experts. In addition, it was a raid. A large amount of the effective strength of the gang was scattered in other parts of the city. Some were even exploring River Heart Island. Although those who remained in the gang were elites, the most elite gang members were suppressed by Junior Leopard's powerful Qi Power outside and on the wall. Therefore, neither in quantity nor quality could they match the soldiers of the Water Army Camp. After the initial battle-cry, the sound gradually came to an end and the soldiers gradually controlled the situation.
Almost as soon as the soldiers rushed to kill the gang members beside him, Qian Mufan knew things were bad. He shouted and went to cut off the soldiers' path with his long saber.
Of course Junior Leopard would not stand idly by, because this guy's cultivation was high. If he really let him go on for a while, the Water Army Camp would be badly damaged.
Seeing that he was about to fight, Junior Leopard went straight to him and with his bare hands, fought with Qian Mufan who was holding a saber.
Qian Mufan was the Gang Master of the Yellow Dragon Gang. With excellent feats, he was the top two in the gangs of Jiang City. Moreover, he held a Genuine Weapon which gave him some additional power. A set of Golden Dragon Roaring to Heaven was used by him with great vigor. It flashed chilling light and enveloped Junior Leopard in the saber-light.
Junior Leopard's fist was not easy to deal with. Seeing the saber-light coming, Junior Leopard punched Qian Mufan at the most awkward place. His fist, not quickly nor heavy, it looked very ordinary, but in the eyes of Qian Mufan, if he did not take back the saber to protect himself, Junior Leopard would hit his chest before he cut Junior Leopard. Although the fist seemed to be light, god knew how powerful it was. Only a fool would let Junior Leopard hit his chest, so he had to take back his saber.
He had beautiful postures. Golden Dragon Roaring to Heaven was admirable for its broad opening and closing along with its magnificent movements. Withdrawing the saber was defensive, but it looked like an attack. So to ordinary people, Junior Leopard was enveloped in the saber-light without punching anything and could not hurt Qian Mufan. But to discerning people, as Junior Leopard's fist punched out, one by one, Qian Mufan's saber movements were more and more magnificent and broad; meanwhile, he was slowly retreating. When Qian Mufan realized this, he found that he had retreated to the wall. Facing Junior Leopard's punches, he had nowhere to dodge. It was almost impossible to withdraw back the saber to protect himself. He could only look at Junior Leopard's fist coming closer.
”Bang!” There was a muffled sound followed by a slight crunch of bone. Junior Leopard punched Qian Mufan on the chest and the punch strength passed through his body, breaking the wall behind him. His body flew more than 100 feet in the air atop the wall before landing on the ground.
Qian Mufan fell to the ground but did not die, nor did he lose consciousness. He seemed to struggle to sit up, but he disappointedly found that he had no strength. He then tried to gather his Internal Qi, which was a bigger blow to him this time, because he was shocked to find that all of his Internal Qi was gone.
He suddenly thought of the feeling when he was hit by Junior Leopard. The punch cracked his sternum, but there was not much pain. However, the powerful hot strength that came with the punch had entered his body and was scattered towards his tendons and vessels, striking his tendons, vessels and bones. He did not feel it because he moved too fast. Now, being knocked down, he calmed down and realized that his tendons and vessels had been completely ruined by Junior Leopard's strength. His cultivation was all ruined as well.
”You!” He glared at Junior Leopard, trying to point at him, but he could not raise his hand because there was no strength.
”Hum!” Junior Leopard responded with a sneer, and instead of looking at Qian Mufan, he turned and smiled at Guard Ding, ”Your Excellency Garrison, Qian Mufan deliberately shot the imperial court official in the street. Your Excellency Magistrate has already been shot with an arrow. You have seen it. Now my soldiers have rushed in. Your Excellency Garrison, don't you have anything to say?”
”Ah?”
It was too sudden. The fight between Junior Leopard and Qian Mufan was only a couple of dozen movements, and only lasted a few breaths of time. Hearing Junior Leopard's words, he realized at once that Junior Leopard was being friendly. The Yellow Dragon Gang had been in this city for many years, their property would not be less than Li Sanbao in the Broken Dragon Beach. Most of their property should be here within their headquarters. Now the situation was very clear, the Yellow Dragon Gang would be wiped out. Apart from anything else, on the basis of the fact that they shot an arrow at the Magistrate's bottom, their criminal charge of rebellion was confirmed. In such circumstances, it would be foolish and he even ran the risk of being implicated if he continued to protect them. But if he was on the side of Junior Leopard, to strike the Yellow Dragon Gang, he would benefit a lot. Even a fool could figure out such a simple arithmetic, let alone him, a Garrison commander. Hence, he turned dignified and waved his hand, ”Brethren, follow me, exterminate the rebel bandits!” Saying this, he rushed forward first.
”You, you!” Seeing this, Qian Mufan opened his eyes wide, glancing at Guard Ding bitterly. He gave out a cry, tossed his head back, and made no more sound. The poor Gang Master of Yellow Dragon Gang, with cultivation at the peak of Level Three, was not beaten to death by Junior Leopard, but he was put to death by the banditry of Junior Leopard and Guard Ding.
As for His Excellency Magistrate, at this time, he had already fainted because of pain. He was unable to care about what had happened.
In this battle, the Yellow Dragon Gang, who had been in Jiang City for many years, that had a good relationship with the County Administration and the Garrison Mansion, was exterminated by the Navy of Jiang City and the Garrison Mansion because they colluded with the water bandits and tried to rebel. The soldiers seized plenty of goods, and also found evidence of Yellow Dragon Gang colluding with the water bandits, which made the Yellow Dragon Gang no room to turn around.
The remnants of the Yellow Dragon Gang outside were also exterminated by the soldiers from Garrison Mansion and the navy, which included the gang members that were exploring River Heart Island.
With the fall of the Yellow Dragon Gang, the ownership of River Heart Island's port had become a new topic in Jiang City. Once again, every influence was ready to please the County Administration and the Garrison Mansion with all their efforts to fight for it. But almost at the same time, the Seneschal, the Great Master and several supervisors of the Wu Family's branch in Jiang City, took action to visit the biggest influences, the docks and the merchants in Jiang City. Their actions had silenced the battle for River Heart Island's port. Besides, these influences also recommended that, for security's sake, River Heart Island should be directly governed by the Navy of Jiang City, because the water bandits were rampant on the Luo River, and although Li Sanbao was dead, there were still a dozen gangs. What was more, River Heart Island pinched the throat of Jiang City.
These actions made Guard Ding, along with the Magistrate, who was still lying prone on the bed, so angry that they could not say anything.
They were informed, so they knew the action of the Wu Family's branch in Jiang City. But what could they do? They were just helpless!
Various influences in Jiang City may have had some ideas for River Heart Island, but with the example of the Yellow Dragon Gang, no one could be sure whether Junior Leopard would suppress them after they got it. Moreover, the condition that Junior Leopard gave them was not the best, yet it could be regarded as a win-win situation. In the world, whether businessmen, or the men in Jianghu, people drew on advantages and avoided disadvantages. Who would take big risks for a little profit?
”How about just let soldiers of the Garrison Mansion station there?”
”No!”
The drill ground of the navy was near the port. He heard that Junior Leopard had moved his barrack there. If there was any conflict, the soldiers of the Garrison Camp would suffer great losses. Guard Ding would not bring trouble down on himself. Therefore, after a round of haggling, the Navy of Jiang City got River Heart Island's port.
As soon as it was decided, through the Wu Family's branch in this city, Junior Leopard announced to every influence in the city that the Navy of Jiang City was responsible for the security of River Heart Island's port and would crack down on the water bandits and maintain the order of the Broken Dragon Beach. Besides, for the vessels of all parties to pass through River Heart Island, the Navy of Jiang City would not block them or charge additional fees.
For this reason alone, the merchants in the city cheered and praised Junior Leopard. Instantly, Zhou Bao was famous throughout the city.