Chapter 135 Is there Such a Cruel Person in the World?

As expected, it was a fight between gangs.

Lin Beichen asked, “Then why do you block my way?”

The leader said in a shaky voice, “Because you’ve asked around about Yue Hongxue in Happiness Inn. Our people heard of you and thought you’re one of Gale Brothers. That was why we dared to besiege you. We wanted to bring you to Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce for rewards.”

“Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce will reward you as long as you bring someone who knows Yue Hongxue?”

Lin Beichen said, “Are they so cruel?”

The leader said, “Because Shen Fei from Sword Flame Mercenary Group went into a devil state in the Talent Battle preliminary. He’d been contaminated by alien devils, so the government destroyed Sword Flame Mercenary Group. The power balance of the gangs in Cloudy Dream City is broken. It’s said that some big shot supported the Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce so it quickly grew and wants to command all the gangs in the city. So they want to completely destroy Gale Brothers, Firewolf Mercenary Company, and other gangs…”

Upon hearing that, Lin Beichen immediately understood what was going on.

A new round of gangs fighting over territory.

It was like that Crow wanted to bring down Haonan.

“Do you know where Yue Hongxue was kept?”

Lin Beichen asked.

…

The Sage-gathering Manor.

The largest manor in the north-west of the Cloudy Dream City.

It covered an area of more than 500 acres, with red bricks and green tiles. It was a high-wall courtyard, heavily guarded.

This was the estate under the largest chamber of commerce in the city, Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce.

The Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce had been in Cloudy Dream City for more than 60 years, and its business ran in all districts. It had done trade with the people of the tribe on the sea, as well as the major cities of the Wind-language Province. It had permeated into every aspect of civilian life in Cloudy Dream City.

The current chairman’s surname was Zhao and his name was Zhao Zhuoyan. He was the richest man in Cloudy Dream City and had a good friendship with all the important figures in various branches of the government.

In order to gather heroes from all over the world, Zhao Zhuoyan had built this manor 20 years ago.

In the past 20 years, the Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce had recruited a lot of martial art practitioners. Some were guards, and some were escorts. They had made tremendous contributions to the development and trade of the chamber of commerce.

Till now, the hundreds of hangers-on in the manor were swordsmen and warriors who had cultivated Mystery Energy. They had become a force that could not be ignored in Cloudy Dream City.

“Hehe, just five days, and you can’t help walking into the trap. Hehe, your patience is a lot worse than I expected.”

There was a huge parasol tree on the drill ground of the manor.

Ten people could surround the trunk in a circle. The crown of the tree was more than a hundred meters wide, casting a large shadow on the ground.

The parasol tree at home attracted the arrival of a phoenix.

Back then, the Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce had also spent a huge amount of money in order to transplant this parasol tree here.

Under the shade of a tree, there was a premium long red wicker chair.

A young man of 18 or 19 years old was lying on the chair. He looked handsome and had a smile on his face when he spoke. His face was supposed to appear very friendly, but in fact, he gave people a sense of gloom.

Behind him, there were respectively 20 swordsmen on his left and right sides.

There was a huge stone table in front of them.

There were vegetables and fruits on the table.

As the young man spoke, he placed two feet on the stone table and was eating watermelon.

In front of him, Fang Xiaobai, who was from the Gale Brothers, came slowly to the parasol tree with a pair of mother and daughter, escorted by five or six experts from her gang.

“Who are you? Where’s Zhao Zhuoyan?”

Fang Xiaobai, who was wearing a tight suit with her hair wrapped in a brocade handkerchief, had a beautiful face. It was the time of her youth and beauty. She looked around and asked coldly.

“Haha, let me introduce myself.”

The young man on the rattan chair spat out a few melon seeds, wiped his mouth, and said, “My name is Zhao Wuyang, and the person you just talked about is my father. I’m the one who dealt with your Gale Brothers and the Firewolf Mercenary Company these days. All the orders, all the actions, and all the plans were released by me.”

“So it’s you!”

A light of hatred shot out of Fang Xiaobai’s almond-shaped eyes.

These days, many of the brothers of the Gale Brothers were killed or caught. It turned out that it was the young man’s doing.

“Haha, I’ve long heard that there’s a Fang Xiaobai in the Gale Brothers. She’s the most fragrant and beautiful but also the most piercing flower in Cloudy Dream City. Once I’ve seen you today, I know that you’re really… Tsk tsk tsk.” Zhao Wuyang’s eyes were like two stern rulers. He eyed Fang Xiaobai’s body up and down, as if he wanted to measure every inch of her body carefully.

“Cut the crap. Where is Yue Hongxue?”

Fang Xiaobai said coldly, “As we agreed before, the hostage should be exchanged. As long as you hand over Hongxue, we will release your stepmother and sister.”

The woman who was kidnapped by them was about 24 or25 years old, fair-skinned, and gorgeous. She was the beloved concubine of Zhao Zhuoyan, the president of the Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce, and a little girl who looked about four years old was in her arms. The little girl was the daughter of the concubine and Zhao Zhuoyan. According to the seniority, they were respectively the mother and sister of Zhao Wuyang.

“Yue Hongxue?”

Zhao Wuyang threw away the watermelon skin and pretended to think, saying, “Oh, is it the stubborn mule that has a layer of skin peeled off by me? Hahaha, it’s here.” As he said so, he clapped his hands.

Clap clap.

The signal was sent.

Crash.

A figure suddenly descended from the thick crown of the parasol tree on top of his head.

It was Yue Hongxue.

However, he had already passed out.

A pair of big pipa hooks passed through his scapulae, hanging him in the air alive. The dark black blood had dried up and flowed down his body, dyeing his torn clothes black. The exposed skin was badly mutilated, and almost not a piece of complete skin could be seen.

“What kind of inhumane interrogation and torture has he been through?”

“Xiao Xue…”

Fang Xiaobai cried out in sorrow.

“Well, this little guy is really hard-boned. No matter how hard I tortured him, he was unwilling to tell me your whereabouts. He’s stubborn and tough, which makes me unable to enjoy any kind of torturing fun. If it weren’t for alluring you and Xu Duo to the Sage-gathering Manor, I would have already thrown him to the dog to feed it…”

Zhao Wuyang picked up another piece of watermelon and said with a grin.

“Let him go.”

Fang Xiaobai snarled.

“Let him go?”

Zhao Wuyang pretended to be surprised and asked, “Why would I do that?”

Fang Xiaobai drew out a thin sword and pressed it on the tied-up woman’s neck, saying, “If you don’t let him go, I will kill her.”

The woman was so scared that her face turned pale, and she begged piteously.

Zhao Wuyang stuck out his tongue and said, “Oh, I’m so scared. Hahaha… How about this? Why don’t I do it for you?”

After that, he clapped his hands again.

Swish swish swish swish!

The 10 archers lurking in the dark immediately released their arrows.

“Oh no!”

Fang Xiaobai exclaimed and waved the thin sword in her hand to block.

But when the rain of arrows stopped, two of the experts of the Gale Brothers beside her had fallen, and the woman and the little girl who were tied up had been pierced through by the arrows. Blood gushed out, and they had hugged each other and died in horror.

Fang Xiaobai was shocked.

She only felt cold and indescribably shocked and angry.

It was only a temporary way to kidnap the mother and daughter for the hostage exchanging. She had never thought of really killing them in order to save Yue Hongxue.

However, she didn’t expect that Zhao Wuyang directly ordered to shoot them.

Fang Xiaobai could not believe that there was such a cruel and vicious person in the world who could easily kill his own stepmother and sister.

“He’s just like a beast.”

No, he was not even as good as an animal.

“Hehe, your hostages are dead now.”

Zhao Wuyang scanned Fang Xiaobai’s delicate body with aggressive eyes and said with a smile, “You don’t have anything to rely on, and you have become bottled up like a turtle trapped in a jar. Hehe, if you are willing to give in and become my slave, I will let Yue Hongxue live. What do you say?”