Urban Martial Saint

Hearing that he had to call Ning Qianshu, Wang Tian’an couldn’t help but fall silent. Truth be told, he did not want Ning Qianshu to know about this matter. After all, he had been the one managing things here. He had always wanted to accomplish something to show Ning Qianshu, but now, after planning for twenty years, not only had he achieved nothing, but he had also failed first. How was he supposed to face Ning Qianshu?

”Junior Brother, such a trivial matter, do we need to disturb the Master?” Wang Tian’an paused, then said in a low voice, ”Or maybe, we could think of another way.”

”What other methods could there be now...” Junior Brother shrugged and said, ”Third Senior Brother, you’ve spent twenty years in the Western Province, cultivating these masters. Originally, with them here, we could have completely taken over the territory of the Southern Six Provinces. But now, these people are about to slip from our control, and all our previous plans can no longer be implemented. At this point, whatever we do will be futile, it’s better to just call the Master and see what he thinks!”

”It’s not that serious, is it?” Wang Tian’an said, ”They only got the formula. It’s not so easy to make food for Heart-devouring Bugs. Plus, the main people handling this affair are Chen San and Ye Qing. We just need to kill both Ye Qing and Chen San, and we can intimidate these people, and then we can still control the situation.”

”Third Senior Brother, under the current situation, killing Ye Qing and Chen San is probably not so easy!” Junior Brother looked at Wang Tian’an and said, ”Let’s not even talk about Chen San’s strength, just the people on our side. Once they all defect, by the time Chen San leads his men here, we will have no defensive capabilities. Plus, that crafty Ye Qing—I think we are no longer suitable to stay in Shenchuan City!”

”Isn’t it that dangerous?” Wang Tian’an still unconvinced, said, ”Junior Brother, your thinking is too extreme. I have already trapped all our people here. As long as they are with me, having the formula is useless, I can awaken those Heart-devouring Bugs at any time, and they will still be under my control. As for Chen San and Ye Qing, I think we should change our strategy in dealing with them. Previously, we kept thinking about direct assault, forgetting what we are best at!”

Junior Brother was startled and looked at Wang Tian’an, saying, ”Third Senior Brother, what are you implying?”

”Junior Brother, our Master is King Yan Ning Qianshu!” Wang Tian’an standing with hands behind his back, said, ”Master and Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi, both are disciples of Divine Doctor An Shiping. But Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi learned Divine Doctor An Shiping’s medical skills, while our Master learned more of his poison techniques. Why should we fight Chen San and Ye Qing head-on? Don’t forget, what we are best at is using poisons!”

”You want to use poison on them?” Junior Brother slightly surprised, said, ”Third Senior Brother, I don’t think this is quite appropriate. Since Chen San and Ye Qing know our identities, they must already be on guard against us. Besides, since Chen San is a disciple of Helian Tiehua, he definitely has medicines against our Master. Don’t forget, Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi had a good relationship with Helian Tiehua back in the day, Baili Xi provided Helian Tiehua a lot of Holy Detoxifying Medicines, including that Volcanic Ice Toad, which is said to be on Helian Tiehua’s hands. Volcanic Ice Toad can detoxify all bizarre poisons in the world, our poison techniques might not be effective against them. On the contrary, if we want to poison them, we must get close to them, which is very risky. If we can’t poison them, we might end up doomed.”

”What does one do without taking risks!” Wang Tian’an said sternly, ”Junior Brother, if we don’t deal with Chen San and Ye Qing this time, even if the Master doesn’t blame me, I won’t have the face to return and meet him. Master gave me such a great opportunity, letting me develop here for twenty years, yet I ended up doing nothing. Even if these people have already lost control, I must kill Chen San and Ye Qing, at least to give Master an explanation!”

Hearing this, Junior Brother sighed softly, looked at Wang Tian’an, and said, ”Third Senior Brother, I understand your feelings. But, if Chen San has the Holy Detoxifying Medicine left by Baili Xi, or that Volcanic Ice Toad, then our poison will have no effect on him at all!”

”Don’t worry, I have of course thought about these aspects!” Wang Tian’an coldly smiled and said, ”What about Baili Xi’s Holy Detoxifying Medicine, what about the Volcanic Ice Toad? They can cure all poisons, but, can these things cure the Miaojiang’s number one Twin Life Gu?”

”Twin Life Gu!?” Junior Brother’s face suddenly changed, looking horrified at Wang Tian’an: ”Third Senior Brother, you... you cultivated the Twin Life Gu?”

Wang Tian’an sneered and nodded, Junior Brother’s face became even more horrified, he urgently said, ”How is that possible? I... I heard Master talk about the Twin Life Gu before. It is said that it requires finding twin fetuses still in the womb, extracting these twin fetuses at five months, using the placenta to feed the Twinborn Poisonous Insect. A total of ninety-nine pairs of twin fetuses are required to shape it. But then, you cannot use the Twin Life Gu immediately; you must put it inside another twin fetus to nourish the Twinborn Poisonous Insect. Only when the pregnant woman reaches full term and what comes out are not twin fetuses but two bodies that have lost all nutrients, along with the Twin Life Gu. Any mistake in the process will lead to a complete failure, and the Twin Life Gu, even in the Miao Borderlands, has long been something no one has succeeded in cultivating, you... you really did it?”

”Junior Brother, do you think I spent twenty years in Western Province just to train these people?” Wang Tian’an sneered, ”In these twenty years, I attempted five times and finally succeeded in raising a pair of Twin Life Gu.”

Junior Brother’s face was full of horror; he knew very well what attempting five times entailed. If attempted five times, it meant that at least hundreds of unborn twin fetuses had died because of it. What Wang Tian’an had done over the past twenty years in Western Province was truly ruthless and insane!

”However, a pair of Twin Life Gu is enough!” Wang Tian’an said with a smug look on his face, ”As long as Chen San and Ye Qing are hit by the Twin Life Gu, even if they have the Volcanic Ice Toad, they are bound to die. This Twin Life Gu was originally intended to deal with Shen Tianjun and Helian Tiehua, but it can also be first tested on Chen San and Ye Qing, letting them experience the power of the Twin Life Gu!”

”Third Senior Brother, it is said that those affected by the Twin Life Gu will suffer excruciating pain for forty-nine days before they finally die in agony. During that time, no needles or medicine can save them. Even if all the flesh and bones in the body are shaved off, the Twin Life Gu cannot be found; that’s the most terrifying part about it.” Junior Brother also looked a bit excited and said, ”It’s said to be the second-ranked Gu poison in the Miao Borderlands, but is it really true or not?”

”Speaking of it as second isn’t even accurate!” Wang Tian’an proudly said, ”Everyone says that the Miaojiang Golden Silkworm Gu is the number one Gu, but it hasn’t appeared for hundreds of years. Only the Gu Mother can cultivate Golden Silkworm Gu, but the bloodline in current Miao Borderlands isn’t as pure as it once was, making it impossible for another Gu Mother to appear. Hence, Golden Silkworm Gu has merely become a legend, never to appear again. Now, this Twin Life Gu, is truly the foremost Gu in Miao Borderlands. Hmph, not to mention Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi, even Divine Doctor An Shiping in his time, might not have seen such an extraordinary Gu. If we find an opportunity to implant it in Ye Qing and Chen San, there’s no need to fight anymore!”

Junior Brother nodded repeatedly and said, ”Third Senior Brother, if we really have this Twin Life Gu, forget about killing Ye Qing and Chen San, even someone like Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun would be nothing. It’s just that we are a bit short-handed here, otherwise, we could completely take over the Southern Six Provinces!”

”Let’s talk about future matters later!” Wang Tian’an said gravely, ”Right now, the priority is to find an opportunity to take care of Ye Qing and Chen San. That way, I can face Master with honor!”

”Finding that opportunity won’t be easy.” Junior Brother fell silent for a while, then suddenly looked up and said, ”Third Senior Brother, I have a plan!”

”Oh, let’s hear it!” Wang Tian’an immediately asked.

In Shenchuan City, after Chen San had scattered all the formulas to Wang Tian’an, he immediately went to the city to find Ye Qing and informed him about it. However, because of the orphanage issue, Ye Qing just couldn’t feel happy. What good would driving Wang Tian’an away do? If the orphanage couldn’t operate, everything he had done would be in vain!

Zhao Chengshuang had already investigated the phone call, but the results weren’t optimistic. The call was made from an unregistered number, and the caller hadn’t enabled tracking, so it was impossible to trace the phone’s location afterward. Although they had the caller’s number, they still couldn’t find any information on them, most likely because the caller had removed the phone’s battery, making it impossible to trace anything.

Zhao Chengshuang informed Ye Qing about this, and Ye Qing remained quite calm, as he had already anticipated this. He had asked Zhao Chengshuang to investigate only because he was overly emotional at the moment. After calming down for a while, Ye Qing’s mood gradually improved and he no longer pursued the matter.

At the orphanage, Ye Qing hadn’t yet disclosed this matter to the people there. However, one cannot cover up the truth forever, and sooner or later it must be revealed. Ye Qing truly didn’t know how to start this conversation. So, on that day, he mostly holed up in the Tian Sheng office and never went out.

Zhao Chengshuang and Li Lianshan were both keeping watch here, fearing that Ye Qing might do something extreme. Fortunately, Ye Qing just sat there for the entire day without doing anything drastic. Until after 10 p.m., Ye Qing who had been sitting all day, finally stood up, looked at Zhao Chengshuang and Li Lianshan beside him, and said, ”Let’s go, time to eat!”