Chapter 563: Chapter 268 Trouble_2
Those who were far away, seeing a crowd gathered here, and coupled with those rumors, inevitably thought that this chaos was related to the Lin Family and the Li Family, and they hastened to investigate.
Fang Yu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.
For a moment, he considered two possible intentions the scholar might have.
One, was that he might be planning to use this chaos to work with his teammate, to observe which individuals were specifically here for the Lin and Li Family affairs, and gather information on their strength, background, and identity, among other things.
If that was the opponent’s intention.
Standing here, Fang Yu and Zhuo Xueer were already falling into their trap.
Becoming one of the targets that needed attention.
Fortunately, they still had a layer of disguise on, and exiting the situation, if necessary, wouldn’t be too difficult.
The other possibility was that the scholar might be planning to use this chaos as a diversion, with another plot in mind.
This place was only responsible for drawing attention. The timing of the chaos was too delicate and could attract the attention of many.
If there was something else afoot, it could be very convenient and unlikely to be noticed.
"Murder! Murder!! Help me!!"
Just as Fang Yu was considering this, the scholar suddenly started yelling.
Fang Yu looked back and saw that the strong man seemed to be enraged by the scholar, his face red with anger and his expression fierce as he choked the scholar, pressing him to the ground, as if intending to strangle him to death.
Although the whole thing was very rough and wild, it looked exaggerated and effective.
But in reality...
-15!
-31!
-27!
-38!
The continuous loss of blood was insignificant compared to the scholar’s 3000 or more health.
To put it bluntly, the scholar could stand still and let Zhang Jianao hit him, and even then, it would take quite a while to have an effect, let alone anyone else.
"Help me... Help me!!"
The scholar cried out for help as if he was running out of breath.
It must be said, his acting was excellent, on par with Fang Yu’s own.
However, the bystanders continued to leave, one after another turning their heads to walk away.
No one was interested in the life and death of the scholar.
After all, they were here to wait for the people from the Lin and Li Families, not to watch the excitement involving irrelevant people.
But while others could leave, the people from Yangshen Hall couldn’t just walk away.
"Sister Xue Er, should we intervene?"
It was Liu Ningran who spoke in a low voice to Zhuo Xueer next to her, and Fang Yu heard it in an instant.
He also turned to look at Zhuo Xueer, but she just shook her head slightly.
"With our current situation, it’s better not to get involved. And... don’t forget, this is whose territory. These two, it’s possible they’re in collusion!"
Zhuo Xueer let out a scoff, showing more insight than Fang Yu.
Fang Yu was somewhat surprised; if these two were putting on a performance, then for whose benefit was this show?
"STOP!!"
Just as Fang Yu pondered this, a stern shout suddenly came from afar.
The voice arrived before the person could be seen.
Only then did Fang Yu hear the sound of galloping hooves and, along with everyone else, he turned to look in the direction of the street’s end. A small black dot was rapidly growing larger in everyone’s view, racing toward them.
Clip-clop, clip-clop!
The horse’s hooves moved, and in a blink, it reached the front of the crowd, its rider kicking off the ground and leaping into the air, passing over the heads of the onlookers, flipping in midair, and landing steadily.
A blue robe fluttered, revealing a willowy young man!
He flicked his long hair and pointed his wooden fan directly at the perpetrator.
"Bold villain, how dare you commit such violence on my Lin Family’s territory! I, Mr. Lin, will apprehend you today and take you back to the Lin Family to face your crimes!"
The Foolish Underworld is indeed the official law enforcement on the surface.
However, each of the Five Great Families has its own rules, and within their own territories, the rules of the Five Great Families are supreme over the rules of the Foolish Underworld.
This is an unwritten rule among the major powers of Tianyuan Town.
Only when conflicts erupt between both sides do they get the chance to argue their case; otherwise, the Foolish Underworld turns a blind eye to the day-to-day affairs of the Five Great Families.
This has become the norm, and everyone is hardly surprised anymore.
Even Zhuo Xueer, who was standing beside Fang Yu, showed no intention of intervening.
"According to the rules of the Foolish Underworld, shouldn’t we arrest people and imprison them in our Foolish Underworld’s Prison for a proper interrogation and sentencing? The Lin Family actually has its own prison and insists on capturing people to take back privately. Is this appropriate?"
Fang Yu leaned closer to Zhuo Xueer and whispered.
But Zhuo Xueer just glanced at Fang Yu.
"The affairs of the Five Great Families are none of our business. Right now, we’re not in official uniform and not wearing that skin, so let’s pretend we haven’t seen anything. Today’s mission is only one thing – upper echelons of the Bonfire Gathering. Don’t interfere with anything else, understood?"
It was only because Fang Yu was new and unfamiliar with many unspoken rules that Zhuo Xueer bothered to explain so much to him.
"Yes..."
Having said that, what more could Fang Yu say?
This person was, after all, his immediate superior.
There, in Lin Cun, the confrontation with the strong man continued, yet his earlier shout had been quite loud, as if by invoking the Lin Family’s name, he signified immense honor.
However, he probably hadn’t anticipated how many pairs of eyes on this street were watching the Lin and Li Families, waiting for their people to appear!
Now that they have appeared, those who had walked away disappointed from the earlier spectacles were now hurrying back towards this location. Some encountered Fang Yu’s gaze, only pausing briefly before showing a vicious expression, as if issuing a warning, then continued to push their way into the crowd.
Even more people were steadily flooding towards the area, noted and observed by Fang Yu in secret.
Mainly, he was looking at their Qi levels, paying extra attention to those with high levels.
And for more subtle figures like the Blood Demon, he took even greater note.
Since Fang Yu’s attention was entirely focused on observing the people around him, he naturally didn’t notice that the situation on the field had changed.
"I’m a member of the Black Tiger Gang! The Black Tiger Gang has now joined the Li Family. If you lay a hand on me, you’re going against the Li Family! Are you sure you want to do that!!"
Zhang Jianao’s ferocious roar made Fang Yu suddenly turn his head.
He remembered.
When he fought with Li Shisan before, the Black Tiger Gang was there too, but weren’t they clearly one of the henchmen on his side?
They were also among those who killed Li Shisan.
With such notoriety, how was it possible that the Black Tiger Gang could still stay with the Li Family and serve its other members??
How chaotic the Li Family had become now.
Fang Yu even started to worry about Li Baizhen’s situation; it seemed that there had been no news from Li Baizhen for some time.
He would have to ask Brother Qing next time.
As for Brother Qing, Fang Yu wasn’t worried at all.
With Brother Qing’s identity and status in the Li Family, nobody dared to touch him.
"What kind of substandard gang is the Black Tiger Gang to even claim to be part of the Li Family? Pah! Will you leave or not? If not, I’ll take your dog life right now!"
Lin Cun appeared quite elegant and cultured at the start, but the moment Fang Yu looked, he was clearly somewhat disheveled, yet he had steadily suppressed the mere 100-something Qi Zhang Jianao, pinning him firmly to the ground with his knee, while the ’victim’ Liang Lihan, the Blood Demon with 3000 Qi, stood by.
[Zhang Jianao: 21/189.]
[Lin Cun: 204/300.]
It was apparent that a skirmish had taken place just now, and Lin Cun had come out on top.
"Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin!"
"Lin Family! Lin Family! Lin Family!"
Some people started to cheer without reason, and Lin Cun, being not even twenty, got caught up in the atmosphere, somewhat reveling in it.
"I won’t accept this! I won’t accept it!! If you dare, fight me again and win!!"
Pinned beneath, Zhang Jianao was still viciously struggling but was firmly held down.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for the rescue! Many thanks to Mr. Lin, for the rescue!"
Liang Lihan saw the fight end and scrambled over, profusely thanking Lin Cun, drawing near.
Lin Cun waved his hand, appearing indifferent, but his heart swelled with pleasure. Seeing the clean and neat appearance of Liang Lihan, he almost wished Liang Lihan would kneel before him, knocking his head in gratitude and willing to become his servant, serving him for all eternity.
Just as this twisted notion surfaced...
Sssst!!!
Something suddenly pierced through his chest!
A spurt of blood sprayed out as Lin Cun looked down in astonishment, only to see a sharp sword penetrated his back and thrust through his chest.