Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 44 - 42: Gang Leader Zhao, Tonight I’ll See You Off!

Chapter 44: Chapter 42: Gang Leader Zhao, Tonight I’ll See You Off!

Start of autumn, the locust tree leaves in Qingyun County began to turn yellow, one leaf, two leaves, then silently fell.

Golden Iron Long Street, Forging Workshop.

A brawny, thick-browed and big-eyed middle-aged man frowned deeply. His junior brother had praised the boy named Su Mu highly in the previous two letters. He knew his junior brother to be silent and steadfast, not one to boast.

Because this junior brother had once done a favor for Wu Lie, he paid great attention to this matter, and had been lingering outside the Forging Workshop lately.

Today is the last day of autumn, yet there is still no sign of Su Mu coming to the Forging Workshop.

"Could it be that he has given up?"

"Father, mother asked me to call you for dinner, don’t look anymore. That boy probably won’t come. That person must be deceiving you again, father."

"Qiao’Er, stop talking nonsense, with no regard for seniors. That person is your Junior Li, and besides, he isn’t that boy; the man is even a year older than you."

"Humph, there have been so many times these years, all are some talentless relatives, and in the end, none of them have the ability to stay with father."

Wu Lie frowned again upon hearing this; his daughter was used to being unrefined, but what she said seemed to have some truth to it.

"Without even the courage to appear at the Forging Workshop... Perhaps this time the junior brother has misjudged."

The setting sun was like blood, the last trace of summer’s heat was blown away by the cool breeze, scattered at the end of the long street.

Under the night sky, the coolness of autumn arrived.

Seventy miles south, in the little town of Qingshui, a young man returned to the inn to rest with eyes closed, and when night fell, he slowly opened his eyes, "Let’s go meet the number one in Qingshui Town."

Su Mu always felt that the attack on Qingshui Town by the Black Mountain Army had some relation to the Black Tiger Gang.

That Black Tiger Gang Leader Zhao Xuan was no good person either, the Black Tiger Gang had been doing as they pleased in the Qingshui Town area for over a decade, he absolutely did not believe that Zhao Xuan, the Gang Leader, was unaware of their deeds.

At the first meeting, the Smiling Tiger gave Su Mu a dangerous feeling. After Zhou Mountain’s death, Su Mu’s heart had quietly changed, becoming colder and tougher.

Even Su Mu himself hadn’t noticed this change, but in any event, he would have no psychological burden in killing someone like Zhao Xuan.

Leaving the room, Su Mu walked out of the inn and was soon stopped by someone.

"Young friend, stop."

Su Mu turned around and gazed firmly, and immediately recalled that the elderly in front of him was one of the medicinal farmers rescued from the Black Mountain Army in the dense forest.

Did he recognize me, or was it a coincidence?

Moreover, with his strong desire for revenge, he hadn’t noticed that among the medicinal farmers, there was a Refining Power Martial Artist of Entry Level.

Medicinal farmer?

Su Mu’s mind raced, immediately comparing this person with the image of Pharmacist Lin shown to him by the Little Doctor. The figure of the person in front had some similarities, but their facial features were entirely different.

On closer inspection, his facial features showed no strange occurrences, hence probably no disguise. This man wasn’t Pharmacist Lin.

Right away, Su Mu remained calm, "Old man, are you looking for this kid for something?"

"Young friend, finally found you. That day in the dense forest you saved my life, I will never forget..."

Su Mu felt startled, it turned out that the person in front of him saw through his identity. He immediately shook his head and interrupted the old medicinal farmer’s words.

"Old man, you’re mistaken, I haven’t been to any dense forest these days."

The old medicinal farmer approached one step closer, and after scrutinizing carefully with clouded eyes, he laughed suddenly, "Indeed, it was old me blinded by cataracts, mistaking the wrong person."

"But I have a request. Recently, this area has not been peaceful. I wish to invite young friend to come with me to Qingyun City, I can pay silver as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu directly shook his head. He promised the Little Doctor to find Pharmacist Lin and couldn’t leave now.

"Old man, you can go to the north of the city tomorrow morning, where there are ox carts heading to the county town for two hundred coins each ride. You may also negotiate with the traveling merchant caravans to take you along to Qingyun County Town."

"I was rude, thank you for your information young friend."

Turning around, Su Mu frowned, the old medicinal farmer must have seen through his identity. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have invited him, a young lad, to escort him to Qingyun County Town.

However, it was apparent that the old man was wise, as Su Mu directly denied it, so he didn’t dwell on it much.

Afterward, Su Mu quickly walked into a small alley and hid in the shadows. A quarter hour later, after confirming the old medicinal farmer had no intention of following him, Su Mu pulled out a veil from his collar and covered his face, then walked towards the Black Tiger Gang.

On the prosperous Qingshui Avenue south of Qingshui Town, there stood a grand mansion at its south end, with two stone lions as tall as a person at the entrance, guarded by members of the Black Tiger Gang wearing forceful attire and belted with long sabers, vigilance strict.

During the day, if any Qingshui Town residents passed by this place, they would choose a detour because it was the largest gang headquarters in Qingshui Town, the mansion of Zhao Xuan, the number one person in Qingshui Town.

A saying in Qingshui Town goes: "It’s better to offend the Government Office than to offend Zhao Xuan."

To offend the Government Office might at most land you in custody for a few days, but if you offend Zhao Xuan, you might disappear by the next day. The Black Tiger Gang conducts acts with the Government Office often turning a blind eye.

Currently, within the deep mansion’s study room, Zhao Xuan hadn’t settled his mind for days.

"Rabble, this Black Mountain Army is a bunch of idiots, even this minor task they couldn’t accomplish!"

Since the day Wu Heng died, although Zhao Xuan publicly shook hands with Li’s Iron Shop, privately he was extremely fearful. Then after learning that a group of Black Mountain Rebel Army had kidnapped a batch of blacksmiths in the neighboring town, he schemed right away.

Soon he secretly contacted that group of Black Mountain Rebel Army, informing them of Li’s Iron Shop’s reputation, both parties agreed immediately; Zhao Xuan intended to borrow the hand of Black Mountain Rebel Army to eliminate the people behind Li’s Iron Shop.

According to the plan, Zhao Xuan falsely reported bandits causing chaos. However, the formidable being behind Li’s Iron Shop did not show up.

And that group of Black Mountain Rebel Army was directly wiped out by the Cyan Cloud Army.

"Damn it, the person who killed Wu Heng, is he related to Li’s Iron Shop?"

Inside the room, though the candle lights illuminated brilliantly, Zhao Xuan’s scholar face was frighteningly grim. He had spent quite a number of silver for the play, initially arranging with the Black Mountain Army gangsters to split treasures plundered from the town, three to seven.

Now that the Black Mountain Army had been completely wiped out, where was his Zhao Xuan’s thirty percent?

"Besides, since that rabble was heard to be completely slaughtered by the Cyan Cloud Army, no third person would know."

"Want to remain undetected? Do nothing..."

Just as Zhao Xuan’s brows were locked tightly, the candle suddenly extinguished, and an icy killing-intent voice rang unexpectedly from outside the room.

"Who’s outside?"

Zhao Xuan was suddenly stricken by goosebumps, his hair stood on end, regardless of how the courtyard was heavily guarded, yet this person could silently sneak into the outside of his study.

If this person hadn’t spoken of their own accord, he couldn’t have detected their arrival.

"Gang Leader Zhao, Master Wu is lonely on the road to the nether world, he entrusted me to send you on your way tonight."