Coiling Dragon – Book 29, Chapter 15
"You little bastards, hurry up and practice boxing." Fang Dalong yelled at the children around the group of concubines.
"Yes, Dad." Six children immediately responded loudly, but couldn't help but look at the elder brother of the family. The elder brother heard that he was a high-ranking official in the court and an exorcist. But Dad's prestige was too great, and these six children went to practice boxing as usual.
"Qi'er, I'll take you to your room." Fang Dalong said to his eldest son with kindness.
Meng Chuan knows Fang Dalong's history of making a fortune.
Fang Dalong can get up from an ordinary countryman because he can fight. There are also boxing techniques in this world, and there are also so-called masters of boxing... But masters of boxing only have a thousand pounds of strength, relying on the exquisiteness of boxing, they can only fight a hundred. With the rise of firearms, their status in boxing declined. After all, more than a dozen muskets were fired together, and masters of boxing had to escape in a panic. After all, they were also flesh and blood, and if they ran slowly, they would have to have a few holes on their bodies.
"This yard is yours." Fang Dalong took Meng Chuan to a small yard, "The layout of the house is the same as that of the hometown."
He said and pushed the door open.
Meng Chuan saw at a glance that the house was cleaned frequently, very clean, and the placement was similar to that in his memory. There was also a photo of a couple holding their children.
Couple, the man was Fang Dalong when he was young, but the woman was a gentle woman.
"Your things have been moved from your hometown, and no one has been lost." Fang Dalong said, walking over and gently wiping the photos. When he was young, taking photos was very luxurious. He still took his wife and children to the city to take photos happily.
When he was sixteen, Fang Dalong got married, and his wife was seventeen years older.
He started from scratch and created a big business in that chaotic world, had interactions with rebel forces, and had excellent relationships with local court officials. He was intimidated by hundreds of miles around. Local officials had once wanted to attack him, and then the official was assassinated by the rebels.
A group of local murderers believed in him and followed him. He even brought many fellow villagers to Binhai. "What I regret the most is that I agree to you to go to the capital and go to the exorcist courtyard." Fang Dalong put down the photo, sat on the bed and sighed. At this moment, this old father was much older.
"I wanted to be an exorcist at the beginning, so I didn't blame you." Meng Chuan said.
When he was young, Fang Qi had heard of the scenes of exorcists exorcism, so he felt yearning for it.
"I don't agree, how can you, a little boy, go to the capital?" Fang Dalong glanced at his son and sighed, "It's still my ambition at the beginning. I thought that the firearm was too powerful. Our Fang family was not reliable enough to pass on the boxing technique, so we had to learn more powerful craftsmanship. That's why I asked you to go to the Beijing Exorcist Academy... In this chaotic world, even gold, silver and food are useless. Only by relying on people and powerful abilities can we gain a foothold. The exorcist methods, no matter who owns the family, must be respectful."
Meng Chuan could see that Fang Dalong was indeed a hero.
In my hometown, I led a group of fierce men to a hundred miles of power. When I came to the most prosperous Binhai City today, there were more than a dozen guards who could buy such a large house, which shows that I still have a good status.
"I am ashamed of your mother. I have sworn in front of your mother's grave that I will take good care of you brothers and sisters, and I will break my promise." Fang Dalong's voice was a little powerless.
He is still fierce in the outside world, but after all, he is over forty years old, and he can feel that his body is not as big as before.
"But you'll be fine if you come back." Fang Dalong looked at his son, "When you come back, find a few women, give birth to a few babies, and live a good life."
"Where is the little sister?" Meng Chuan changed the subject.
"Your sister is in the field again. She is too pampering her and she can't control her anymore." Fang Dalong shook his head and said. Although he later married some concubines and had other children, there was only Fang Qi. Fang Qian's brother and sister he loved the most and couldn't control it the most.
Meng Chuan nodded.
In my memory, my sister Fang Qian is the younger sister of Fang Qi, the same father and mother.
Inheriting this body, even if you owe Fang Qi the cause and effect, Meng Chuan naturally attaches great importance to the person Fang Qi cares about the most.
...
Just half an hour later, my sister Fang Qian rushed back.
"Brother, brother." Fang Qian, with wavy hair, ran along the corridor to Mengchuan's courtyard.
Meng Chuan heard the voice and walked out of the house. He saw a vibrant young and beautiful woman. Her sister Fang Qian looked a little like her mother in the photo, but she was younger and her eyes were bright. After all, she grew up practicing boxing since she was a child and was full of energy.
Fang Qian also looked at the young man in the city in front of her. Her sleeves were empty, her arms were obviously broken, her breath was restrained and calm, not like her early twenties, but more like an older generation who had experienced wind and frost in her forties or fifties.
Fang Qian looked at her brother's appearance. Her brother was already a teenager after leaving home. She could see what she looked like at the beginning, but she was more mature.
It's just this temperament...
Fang Qian knew that the broken arm would have had a big blow to her brother.
"Brother." Fang Qian ran away and hugged her brother tightly, tears soaking Meng Chuan's clothes.
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"Sister, now that the eldest young master is back, will the eldest young master not let the eldest young master take charge of the family?"
"The master is very fond of that brother and sister."
Five women gathered together and discussed while eating snacks.
"Don't worry, if the eldest young master Fang Qi is not disabled and has the ability to exorcize demons, he will probably be the master of the family. But he is a disabled family, and our Fang family is also a wealthy family, so the disabled master of the family will become a joke in Binhai City. I heard that after being disabled, the ability to exorcize demons was ruined and it was impossible to use firearms. Now in this world, there is no right to be the master of the family." The third aunt said confidently.
Now the third aunt has the highest status in the backyard of the Fang family. After all, she was one of the dozens of murderous men who followed the master. Her pistol technique was very accurate and she had many lives under her. After marrying the master, the other aunts naturally feared her and had a wider range of knowledge.
Her speculation makes sense. Fang Qi, who was originally just an ordinary exorcist, could only deal with a magic demon with several companions. After breaking his arm, he was probably only 10% of his strength... He didn't even have the qualification to join forces with his companions to fight the magic demon. He said that the exorcist ability was useless, but it was not far different.
But Meng Chuan arrived, so it was naturally different.
...
What reassures the group of aunts is that after the eldest young master Fang Qi came back, he did not get involved in anything at home. The master gave him money, but the eldest young master refused. Instead, he took out a "jewel" and arranged for the people in the mansion to buy exorcism materials. This made Fang Dalong a little serious. It seems that his eldest son has not been in vain for years. The aunts were stunned. Most of them were short-sighted and married the master for money and survival.
The big bead with a fist is worth tens of thousands of taels! This young master has been in the capital for so many years and is also very "fat". He immediately changed his attitude and has made him pleased him a little.
Meng Chuan naturally couldn't bear to see the accumulation of the Fang family. With his ability, when the palace was in chaos, he used his illusion to pick it up and took away some of the treasures of the royal family. After picking up half a package of "treasures", he was a hundred times more wealth than the Fang family, and he could definitely be called the top richest man in the entire Binhai City.
There is no way, Meng Chuan wants to refine magic weapons, the more precious the materials, the higher the price. He may not even be able to buy them. The beads worth tens of thousands of taels he publicly took out... were just the cheapest treasures in his package.
"Now, the thunder method and the five elements method have been cultivated to the realm of the Heavenly Master, and the method of refining weapons still needs to be studied." Meng Chuan sat cross-legged in the room, with a calm expression.
Thunder method is divided into many combat secret techniques and escape methods.
The five elements are also divided into many secret methods and the five elements escape method.
If you can't beat it, you have to escape! After all, I am now an ordinary person. If I fail, I will lose my life. Then I will fail to overcome the tribulation.
Therefore, Meng Chuan attached great importance to escape methods. He learned the fastest thunder escape and the five elements escape methods that can cope with all kinds of dangerous environments. When he was in the Exorcist Academy, his thunder method reached the realm of the Heavenly Master! The Five Elements Method was much more complicated. He obtained the three exorcist treasure books of the palace and returned to Binhai City to practice for half a year before he could reach the realm of the Heavenly Master.
"My first step in cultivation is to achieve the realm of exorcism, refining weapons, and formations. Now the first step is still far behind." Meng Chuan thought.
To become the strongest in this world, according to his plan, follow the system of this world and cultivate to the strongest level, including refining weapons and formations.
After having enough experience, the second step is to start and try to create stronger means.
The third step is to refine the "Magic Artifact" and "Magic Array" that is most suitable for you.
The reason why people are humans is because they are good at using tools! The original magic weapons and formations in this world have been too long and many of them are damaged. Secondly, Meng Chuan is not favored by the preserved ones. After all, the realm of those weapon refiners and exorcists is limited. Only by refining the strongest magic weapons and the strongest formations themselves, and combining with their own many secret methods of exorcism can we reach an unprecedented level.
"Even if that is the case, can you kill the Source Demon?" Meng Chuan didn't know.
Because the Source Demon has never died.
"Find a few demons to practice." Every time Meng Chuan succeeds in practicing, he will try it out and take out a magic weapon compass: "Demonic Qi Search."
This compass is a magic weapon that controls it to sense the demonic energy within a range of thirty miles." Hum?" Looking at the black light on the compass, Meng Chuan was surprised, "Is such a strong demon aura a great demon? A great demon appeared in Binhai City?"
"I came to this world and had never encountered a great demon yet." Meng Chuan was moved.
Over the long years, the source demon has only nine heads, but they are all banned. Once one head is broken, it will be a huge disaster.
Although there are more great demons, they are still extremely rare. Perhaps there are dozens of people in the world in this era, but they are scattered all over the world... It is quite difficult for Meng Chuan to encounter one person unless he deliberately looks for it.
Staying in Binhai City, encountering a big demon?
On this night, Meng Chuan quietly left Fang Mansion, holding a compass in his hand and following the demonic energy.
After walking for more than ten miles, I arrived at a prosperous area. Meng Chuan looked up and saw a large number of military guards in front of a luxurious mansion. A distinguished guest arrived in a car. This "car" was a new thing that appeared almost at the same time as the rise of firearms. A car costs thousands of taels of silver, and it is a symbol of status in Binhai City.
"President Wan, please."
"Master of the Horse Gang, the Grand Marshal did not invite you, you can't go in."
"Mr. Wu, please."
"Master Liu, please."
One by one, one with outstanding figures in Binhai City entered the mansion one after another.
"My mother, there are at least hundreds of people on our Blood Axe List. My gang leader doesn't let me in. I look down on people too much." A decent man was quite unwilling to accept it. Looking at the mansion where many noble people entered the brightly lit house, it was the mansion of the Grand Marshal, and now the hottest person in the entire Binhai City.
Meng Chuan looked at these from afar outside the mansion.
"Hmm?" Meng Chuan saw it.
Three cars arrived in a row, and six people walked towards the mansion from the three cars, and among the six people were Fang Dalong.
"Has he gone too?" Meng Chuan thoughtfully. Fang Dalong brought his fellow villagers to Binhai City and joined his friend's gang "Gold and Silver Gang". The Gold and Silver Gang is one of the three major gangs in Binhai City. Fang Dalong ranks fifth in the Gold and Silver Gang.
Meng Chuan also walked over.
He, the young man with broken arms, walked over, but did not attract any attention from all parties, and seemed to have instinctively ignored him.
"Please." The welcoming guests in front of the gate did not intercept them, but instead smiled and let Meng Chuan enter.
Meng Chuan walked into the mansion and walked through the front yard to a brightly lit hall. There were already many guests sitting in the hall. There was a high platform at the front of the hall. On the platform, there were singing girls singing. A group of dancers wearing only a few thin cloths were dancing hot dances. This singer is also a famous singer in Binhai City, but today few of the many guests sitting in the hall paid attention to her.
"The general takes over half of the Binhai City. Today, he calls on all the famous figures in the Binhai City to come here. I am afraid that the visitors are not good."
"Hmph, he has never completely occupied Binhai City. If he angers the entire Binhai and works together, he will probably come from where he will escape."
"Working together? It's not that easy."
The guests were quietly talking.
Fang Dalong sat there, frowned slightly.
"Brothers, the generals came to Binhai City and never summoned our Gold and Silver Gang. The first time they summoned him was publicly. I felt something was wrong." The thin old man in the lead said in a cold voice.
"It depends on the situation." said the majestic man next to him.
"I visited before, and I didn't see you at all, so I'm so eager to ask for it." A fair-skinned man said softly.
"See how big his appetite is." Fang Dalong said.
...
Meng Chuan was sitting at a seat at the corner table, and there were two guests at the same table. They all smiled and nodded to Meng Chuan, but they were a little confused, as if... they didn't know this person.
"A warlord, there are actually sixteen strange demons in the mansion and one big demon." Meng Chuan was a little surprised. He could already sense it at such a close distance. The aura of the great demon was deep and vast, far beyond Meng Chuan. But the exorcist was using the power of heaven and earth to fight the enemy... and the strength could not be judged from the surface.
After a moment, the singing and dancing ended.
Finally, surrounded by two deputy generals, a middle-aged man in military uniform and straight figure and sharp eyes walked to the center of the stage. All the guests in the audience immediately became quiet. The person in front of him was the most powerful figure in Binhai City today.
"Everyone, Shi led his army to fight for more than ten years. Now the Dayu Dynasty has finally been overthrown, but many of the brothers in the army have fallen on the road. When fighting, they are fighting silver. Shi can't even take out the money to pay the old brothers' pensions. I am ashamed of the old brothers who left my hometown." The middle-aged man sighed, "Shi knew that Binhai City is a city of heroes, and you are the best among them. I hope you can support Yinliang today, so Shi will naturally be grateful. With all the wealthy people, if you are still stingy, you will be my Shi's enemy."
The middle-aged man looked at a fat man sitting in the front row.
The fat man whispered loudly: "The general led the army to fight, and we will naturally have the strength to do our best. I am willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver."
"President Wan, thank you." The coach smiled and nodded.
Many guests below changed their faces.
President Wan, who is not a big shot in the upper level of Binhai City, has to pay out 100,000 taels. The highest-ranking force must not give out 'million taels' as a unit? This is not blood sucking, it is about cutting off his thighs!
"Master Li, where are you?" Dashuai's eyes fell on an old man next to President Wan.
"I, I'm willing to give..." the old man gritted his teeth, "I'm willing to pay 30,000 taels! Grandmaster, this is all my living money."
“Too stingy.”
The handsome man shook his head.
Bang!
A bloody hole appeared on the old man's eyebrows, and blood was pouring out. It was one of the many soldiers standing in the hall who shot.
This made the entire hall feel panic.
"I said, stingy is Shi's enemy." The general had murderous intent in his sharp eyes, "The enemy will naturally have to be killed."
"How much money is paid depends on each of their own will. Even if the coach is not satisfied, you can discuss it. Why not give any opportunity to discuss and shoot directly?" An old man with a sarcoma on his forehead sitting in the front row said indifferently.
"If you want money in this way, the Grand Marshal wants to steal the entire Binhai City, aren't you afraid of losing your teeth?" Another young man with his wife also sneered.
Meng Chuan knew these two, both of them were quite famous exorcists. There are two major exorcist sects in the Binhai area, the Soul Bell Sect and the Sea Demon Sect. The exorcist sect has a long history, with exorcist and exorcist as the core. There are also guns in troubled times... and there are also various means of using the power of heaven and earth. This is the real top force in Binhai City.
The Grand Marshal looked at the two people and knew the sect behind the two representatives, and couldn't help but smile: "Shi admired the contributions made by the Exorcist Sect to countless people. The Soul Bell Sect and the Sea Demon Sect only need to take out one million taels of silver, and Shi was very satisfied."
"By your tens of thousands of troops?" the young man gently stroked his wife's hand and said calmly.
The Sea Demon Sect has thousands of well-equipped personnel, and they even control the "Sea Demons". When fighting head-on, the Sea Demon Sect is not afraid of the so-called 30,000 army. It is just a sect that has been passed down for a long time and rarely fights.
Regarding the battles in the hall, the small number of battles, the exorcist has never been afraid of! The exorcist is the only existence in this world who can deal with demons, and even demons can deal with them, let alone mortals.
"The general's battles in all directions, the fellows of the Sea Demon Sect and the Soul Bell Sect should understand the hard work of the general." An old man in gray robe appeared from the illusion and stood beside the general.
"Sect Master Feng?"
"Sect Master Feng?"
The young man and the old man with sarcoma changed his expression.
The old man in the gray robe in front of him is the contemporary sect leader of the top ten sects in the world, the Demon Refining Sect mainly controls demons! In history, the Demon Refining Sect has refined a total of three "big demons", and these three "big demons" are still alive. Although it is difficult to drive... It is better to drive a big demon, which is comparable to the exorcist master. The Master Feng is able to drive the "big demons" in the sect and is a real big figure in the exorcist world.
"The Soul Bell Sect and the Sea Demon Sect each took out one million taels of silver. I believe they were willing." The old man in gray robe smiled.
Young man and sarcoma old man looked at each other.
"Master Feng said, we are willing to give the general this face." The young man and the old man with sarcoma had to endure it. After all, the two major sects in Binhai City are inferior to those of the Demon Refining Sect. The Demon Refining Sect has appeared, and other exorcists of the Demon Refining Sect also follow.
"It seems that in this chaotic era, the Demon Refining Sect supports General Shi to compete for the world." All parties in the hall also understood this.
If the warlords emerge today, General Shi’s strength is not conspicuous and is not considered first-class, but the first-class warlords also have strong exorcism forces behind them.
Marshal Shi can support Demon Refining Sect, and his ideas have also changed.
"My Li family is willing to support the Grand Marshal 200,000 taels."
"My Fu family is willing to pay 200,000 taels."
All parties followed the first Chairman Wan and gritted their teeth and bid according to their own strength.
The army of the general is not scary, but if it is added to the top exorcist force in the world, the Demon Refining Sect, it will be a bit scary.
"My Gold and Silver Gang is willing to pay one million taels." The leader of the Gold and Silver Gang also spoke.
"The Gold and Silver Gang are one of the three major gangs in Binhai City. They are famous for their gold and silver. One million taels are too little." Shi Dashui smiled, "Shi thinks that five million taels are more in line with the status of your Gold and Silver Gang."
The faces of several senior executives of the Jinyin Gang changed drastically.
The Gold and Silver Gang are indeed powerful, but so many gangs consume amazingly every day. The gang looks glamorous on the surface, but its actual foundation is not as good as some big businesses. Taking out one million taels is already draining the gang's mobile cash, and the gang will have to mortgage the assets in the future. As for five million taels? It is not about cutting off the thighs, but about death.
Shi Dashuai looked at him with a smile, but his eyes were very cold.
He can be more lenient in the exorcist forces and large families with deep backgrounds.
As for the so-called three major gangs? A group of gangs gathered together, he did not intend to let go of any of them.
"The three major gangs have similar status. Each side has five million taels, which I think is good." Shi Dashuai said.
"this"
"Master!"
The top leaders of the other two gangs were also anxious.
There seemed to be many gangs, but they were far from comparable to tens of thousands of troops. So with an order, the top leaders of the three major gangs had to come over, but they didn't expect that Shi Damasaki was so cruel.
"You two gangs should not be anxious. I will talk to the Jinyin Gang first. I believe they are all people who love the army and the people." Shi Dashen looked at the senior executives of the Jinyin Gang, and the senior executives of the other two gangs turned pale.
"Master, you want to eat our three gangs." said the thin old man, the leader of the Jinyin Gang.
"Isn't it natural for big fish to eat small fish?" Shi Dashuai looked at the old man.
"I can't take out five million taels." The thin old man shook his head, and the majestic man next to him also said: "The entire Gold and Silver Gang is handed over to the Grand Marshal, and it's less than five million taels."
"Of course I can't take it out in the gang. After all, a lot of the gang's money is in your house. If you search at your house, you will get enough." Shi Dashui smiled and said, "Either you are my enemy, I will kill you, and send troops to your house to search. Or if you are my friend, you will take the initiative to take out five million taels."
He really killed these senior officials, and the gangs were in chaos, and the gang members ran away with money. It was really hard for him to find so many.
Force these senior executives to make up for it themselves, but they can make up more.
“These mud legs.”
Other people in the hall looked at this scene coldly. There are big differences between gangs, big families, big chambers of commerce, and exorcist sects. Gangs rose from the bottom and formed such huge numbers in troubled times.
Didn't see that although Marshal Shi was ruthless in oppression of other forces, he was simply terrible to the three major gangs.
"Does the Golden and Silver Gang be my enemy?" Shi Dashuai looked at the six senior executives of the Golden and Silver Gang, and immediately a soldier pointed his gun at them.
Fang Dalong was also very aggrieved at this moment.
When the rebels are weak, they still have to make friends with local forces, which was the case in their hometown.
But after the imperial court was completely finished, the rebels became much more fierce. Fang Dalong sold all the land early when he saw that the situation was not good, so he went to Binhai City to join the old friends and join the Gold and Silver Gang.
Who would have thought that the Gold and Silver Gang was forced too.
"In times of troubled times, big fish eat small fish, and the Gold and Silver Gang are also small fish." Fang Dalong understood this.
"Hmm?" Fang Dalong suddenly felt something. He turned around and saw a young man with broken arms walking to him.
"Qi'er?" Fang Dalong was surprised. Why did his son come here?
Although Meng Chuan has excellent exorcism methods, he is still ordinary. If a bullet is shot at his father, he will not have time to intercept him, so he stands by his side! He is here... no matter how many troops there are, it will be difficult for Fang Dalong to threaten.
"Go away quickly." Fang Dalong urged in a low voice. He pointed a gun at the top of the Jinyin Gang, and he had not dealt with his son. His son ran out. Wasn't he in a desperate situation?
"fine."
Meng Chuan comforted him, looked up at the Shi Damao and said, "Master Shi Damao, I'm very confused. The capital is in the north, and most of the imperial army gathers in the north. If you want to overthrow the imperial court, why did the army keep running south and still run to Binhai City?"
The hall was quiet, and everyone was surprised that the young man with broken arms was so bold that even the other senior executives of the Jinyin Gang were extremely surprised.
Chapter completed!