100 The Extermination of Evil Must Be Thorough! (1/2)
Although the mask Yun Yang was wearing now was that of the Towering Wind Pavilion's master, he still stopped to complain, ”The master of the Towering Wind is utterly shameless!”
Having worn black clothes and the unique mask, Yun Yang entered the Towering Wind Pavilion.
”The Pavilion Master is here!”
A flock of stewards came up to greet him; Yun Yang just harrumphed loudly and moved along. A man in white appeared in front of him almost immediately. He stood tall and proud, his face gentle and gracious, but his voice was incredibly raspy, as if his vocal cords had been severely injured, rendering him unable to speak above a whisper.
”Pavilion Master, you’ve finally appeared,” the man in white said.
This was Supreme Wind’s Towering Wind Pavilion’s right-hand man - Young Master Soundless, Shui Wuyin.
Yun Yang was rather interested in this person, and even considered him someone to watch out for. It was said that this person was a cautious planner, his plans well thought through, with every possibility considered. He had much potential.
However, Yun Yang only had one question in his mind.
What do I do with Shui Wuyin now? Do I tell him that eighth brother is gone? It’s a pity to let go of such a talent but how do I make him stay?
Do I have to go on deceiving him using eighth brother’s identity?
”Wuyin, how is our profit for this current period?” Yun Yang sat on the pavilion master’s seat, his voice soft and distant.
”Not too bad.” A graceful smile hung on Shui Wuyin’s face. ”But Pavilion Master’s disappearance for so long had worried this subordinate. I almost absconded with the money.”
Yun Yang smiled. ”You wouldn't know what to do with such a small sum.”
Shui Wuyin chuckled in a raspy voice and said, ”Will Pavilion Master stay on longer this time around?”
Yun Yang frowned and asked, ”Is there something going on?”
”Not at all. It's just that I might need to head home soon.” Shui Wuyin continued, ”Pavilion Master has not been around for a while, so I did not dare to leave this place unattended. Now that the Pavilion Master is back, I have to go home to take care of my affairs.”
”Just put Towering Wind Pavilion’s business on hold when you go back. Reopen it whenever you’re back.” Yun Yang said nonchalantly, ”How much have we gained during this time? How much trouble did we encounter?”
Shui Wuyin answered, ”The profit for one and a half years is approximately two billion silver taels. Net, I might add.”
”Two billion taels…” Yun Yang said thoughtfully, ”Send them to the bank later in exchange for banknotes, change them all to five hundred and a thousand.”
”Certainly.” Shui Wuyin continued, ”As for trouble,Big Swell from the Mezzanine Casino opposite us finds fault with us almost every day. Since the Pavilion Master hasn’t been here for quite some time, he has managed to damage the place when he was around.”
Yun Yang frowned, his gaze sharp. ”He still dares to come?”
”He has not been coming recently. I’ve heard that forty to fifty of his subordinates were killed.” Shui Wuyin’s couldn't help but gloat.
”Tiantang City is guarded firmly while laws are being strictly enforced.His underground prostitution racket could barely be maintained since the last time Pavilion Master almost played him to his death. Now this fellow's wealth had dwindled to a tenth of his original sum. His days have gotten harder, so he hasn’t been here in the past two to three months.”
Yun Yang nodded. ”Go exchange the banknotes first. I’ll go to the Mezzanine Casino later, we can’t have him always coming and not us going over. Courtesy demands reciprocity.”
Shui Wuyin chuckled. ”I’ve long been waiting for Pavilion Master to say that. Shall I go with Pavilion Master tonight?”
”Whatever for? You go exchange the banknotes right now!” Yun Yang gave him a glance. ”I’ll head on over myself. Wouldn't it be overkill if we both went?”
Shui Wuyin gave a raspy chortle but his instincts were telling him something was amiss.
Be it the physique, speech, tone, aura, gaze, action, or behavior of this Pavilion Master before him, they were all flawless, not the slightest bit different from before. However, Shui Wuyin felt strange since the beginning of the meeting. The familiarity that had been engraved into his bones had not come from the person before him.
There were just a few hints of distance that remained.
”Boss, do you still remember my old injury?” Shui Wuyin asked suddenly.
”Your injury is not a problem at all. There will be a remedy soon.” Yun Yang said, ”Don’t be impatient. When you return again, I can heal it within three months.”
”Thank you for the concern.”
The strange feeling still lingered but Shui Wuyin no longer said anything more.
On that night. Yun Yang charged right into the Mezzanine Casino and wiped it out from top to bottom. He had long heard of the Mezzanine scamming its players and setting people up for loans. Once there was no more fortune to be acquired, they would force women into slavery or prostitution. Their crimes were abundant.
Last time, he needed this casino to be an open opponent for the Towering Wind Pavilion. Now that he needed to absorb the air of injustice and punish evil, Yun Yang had no plans to keep the Mezzanine Casino around.
He tightened his grip on the neck of the boss of the Mezzanine, Big Liu, who had a large swell on his head, the result of a brief tussle. A simple deception was sufficient to get him to pass his remaining tenth of his wealth and to gather all his men in the secret chamber.
Confirming that no one had been left out, Yun Yang began his massacre right under their terrified gazes.
The blood of the unfortunate thirty to forty people painted the secret chamber crimson. The profuse flow of air of injustice was gladly accepted by Emmie.
As Yun Yang strolled out from the secret chamber and watch its doors close slowly, he cultivated and brought the entrance crumbling down, burying the secret chamber underground.
”Let all of you be buried under the ground!” Yun Yang scoffed, a massive fortune gathered into ten gunny sacks.
When Shui Wuyin came to assist with the items, his eyes were wide and unblinking.
”Boss, did you just rob the Mezzanine?” Shui Wuyin asked in a shaky voice.