xymnovel Chapter 82 Clay Chickens and Earthen Dogs
Chapter 82 Clay Chickens and Earthen Dogs
Meanwhile, in the private room on the second floor of Wangjianglou, the largest teahouse in Suzhou.
Lin Chen leaned lazily against the soft couch, playing with a jade pendant in his hand.
Xiao Yulou sat opposite him, wiping his longsword, while Yuan Tiangang stood quietly to the side.
"My lord, the eight Vajra Warriors have assembled," Yuan Tiangang reported. "Three hundred Great Snow Dragon Riders are ready to charge at any time."
Lin Chen hummed in agreement and continued playing with the jade pendant.
Xiao Yulou couldn't help but say:
"Eighth Brother, the Canal Gang has more than 6,000 men, and the alleys around Juyizhuang are complicated. I'm afraid the Iron Cavalry won't be able to maneuver effectively."
"Then let's flatten the alleyways," Lin Chen said casually.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you must remember this—in the face of absolute strength, any tactic is a joke."
He sat up and looked at Yuan Tiangang:
"Mr. Yuan, I want those three from the Purple Robe Pavilion alive, especially the Purple Robe Envoy; he should know quite a lot."
"Yes," Yuan Tiangang replied.
"Tell the Eight Vajras." Lin Chen's voice turned cold.
"At midnight, we will launch an eight-pronged attack to encircle Juyi Village. Street fighting? I will show everyone in Jiangnan what crushing do."
He paused, then said, word by word:
"Tonight's operation will leave no survivors. I will use the heads of six thousand members of the Canal Gang to show everyone in Jiangnan what it means to reap what you sow."
"Yes, sir!"
Yuan Tiangang's figure flickered and disappeared.
Xiao Yulou looked at Lin Chen, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.
This usually carefree eighth brother, when he gets serious, is surprisingly ruthless and decisive.
"Eighth Brother..." she whispered, "More than six thousand people, wouldn't that...?"
"Does Fourth Sister-in-law think I'm cruel?" Lin Chen laughed.
"Do you know how many people the Grand Canal Gang has killed in Jiangnan over the years?"
Seizing farmland, forcing women into prostitution, human trafficking, smuggling contraband... the number of innocent souls drowned in Taihu Lake alone exceeds six thousand.
He got up and walked to the window, gazing in the direction of Juyizhuang:
"I am not a saint and cannot handle all the injustices in the world, but since you have run into me, none of you will escape."
Xiao Yulou was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Eighth Brother is right. Being merciful to the wicked is being cruel to the good."
Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open.
Su Mo hurried in, his expression grave:
"Brother Lin, my father sent me to deliver a message—the Cui and Zhou families have received the news and are secretly contacting various forces in Jiangnan, trying to obstruct your efforts to wipe out the Canal Gang."
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "You're pretty quick."
"Although the Cui family of the capital has fallen, the main branch of the Cui family has been operating in Jiangnan for a thousand years and is deeply rooted. The Zhou family is the same," Su Mo said.
"The combined power of these two companies should not be underestimated."
"So what?" Lin Chen sneered. "Let them make contact. I want to see who dares to stand up for the Canal Gang."
Su Mo smiled wryly: "Brother Lin, you may not know this, but the power dynamics in Jiangnan are deeply entrenched. If the Cui and Zhou families truly go all out to obstruct us, I'm afraid..."
"Afraid of what?" Lin Chen turned around, a cold glint in his eyes.
"Brother Su, go back and tell Uncle Su."
At midnight tonight, I will raze Juyi Village to the ground.
Those who are willing to help me will have a place in Jiangnan in the future; those who want to stop me...
He paused, his tone calm yet icy: "The fate of the Grand Canal Gang is their example."
Su Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he nodded solemnly:
"The Su family understands. My father asked me to convey that the Su family will fully support Brother Lin in blocking the waterways and land routes and will not let a single remnant of the Canal Gang escape."
"Thank you for your trouble." Lin Chen nodded.
"By the way, after tonight's operation, I will be hosting a banquet to reward the troops. I would be honored if Uncle Su and Miss Su could attend."
Su Mo's eyes lit up: "I'll definitely be there!"
After seeing Su Mo off, Xiao Yulou smiled and said, "Eighth Brother, you've been very kind to the Su family."
"Su Changming is a smart man," Lin Chen said. "Smart men deserve preferential treatment."
He sat back down on the soft couch, resuming his lazy demeanor.
"Alright, now that we've finished talking about business, Fourth Sister-in-law, how about we play a game? It's still early."
Xiao Yulou: "..."
……
At midnight, the moon was dark and the wind was high.
The alleys within a three-mile radius of Juyizhuang were completely blocked by members of the Canal Gang.
More than 6,000 people, armed with weapons, waited anxiously.
Hong Tianba stood on the highest pavilion of Juyi Manor, gazing into the darkness in the distance.
The purple-clad envoy stood beside him, his eyes cold beneath the mask.
"They've arrived," the purple-clad envoy suddenly said.
In the distance, eight white torrents surged in from eight directions.
A white horse, white armor, and a white cloak, holding a twelve-foot-long spear.
Three hundred Great Snow Dragon Riders moved like a moving snowfield in the night, exuding a chilling aura.
"Form ranks! Prepare for street fighting!" Hong Tianba roared.
However, the next moment, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.
The eight Vajra Guardians stood in eight directions, raising their hands simultaneously.
"break."
Eight voices, like thunder from the heavens.
Eight powerful streams of energy erupted from eight directions.
The alleys, houses, and walls within a three-mile radius of Juyizhuang crumbled like paper in the face of this force.
It didn't collapse, it shattered!
Bricks, stones, wood, and tiles were all reduced to dust!
One move, and the battlefield is wiped out!
Six thousand members of the Canal Gang were left standing dumbfounded on the open plain.
They prepared for street fighting, ambushes, and traps.
But the other side didn't play by the rules at all—they razed the entire block to the ground!
If Lin Chen hadn't ordered a bloody massacre, they would never have lived to see this scene.
"This...this is something a human being could do?!" A hall master's voice trembled.
In the later stages of the Grandmaster realm, the eight of them working together could easily conquer cities and seize strongholds.
Besides, these are just residential houses and alleyways.
"charge."
Zhou Tong's voice was calm and even.
Three hundred white-armored iron cavalrymen moved.
There were no shouts, no bugles.
Only the muffled thud of horses' hooves on the ground sounded like the beating of war drums.
A first-rank martial artist, riding a white horse, wearing white armor, and wielding a twelve-foot-long spear.
charge!
The first row of Caobang members didn't even have time to react before they were pierced through by spears.
The gun's momentum didn't diminish, and it pierced through three people in succession!
Second row, third row...
This is not a battle, it is a massacre.
White horses like dragons, long spears like a forest.
Three hundred iron cavalrymen galloped through the crowd, leaving corpses strewn everywhere they went.
Blood stained the white armor and the white horse, blooming an eerie red under the moonlight.
A skilled member of the Canal Gang tried to resist, but was pierced through mid-air by a spear the moment he leaped up.
Some of the gang members tried to escape, but were caught up by the iron cavalry and trampled into a bloody pulp.
Some knelt down begging for mercy, but the tip of the spear grazed them, and their heads fell to the ground.
Leave no survivors.
This is a direct order.
Inside the Juyi Manor, Hong Tianba's eyes widened in fury: "Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows now!"
Arrows rained down.
The Snow Dragon Riders didn't even try to dodge.
The arrows struck the white armor with a clanging sound, but left not even a white mark.
With the protective true qi of a first-grade martial artist, plus specially made heavy armor, how could ordinary arrows possibly penetrate it?
"Useless! All of you are useless!" Hong Tianba roared. "Elders! Hall Master! Follow me!"
He led the four elders and twelve hall masters down from the pavilion.
These are all Grandmaster-level cultivation levels, the trump card of the Canal Gang, and also the methods of the Purple Robe Tower.
Then they saw Yuan Tiangang.
The old man in the blue robe stood with his hands behind his back in front of the manor gate, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"Yuan Tiangang..." Hong Tianba gritted his teeth.
"Chief Hong," Yuan Tiangang said calmly, "surrender, and you may be allowed to leave with your body intact."
"Arrogant!" an elder roared, brandishing his sword and lunging forward.
The blade flashed like lightning, a full-force strike from a mid-stage Grandmaster.
Yuan Tiangang didn't even look at it, and simply waved his hand.
The elder was sent flying backward, his body torn to pieces in mid-air. Blood rained down.
One move, and he instantly killed a grandmaster.
The entire room fell silent.
"Attack together!" Hong Tianba roared, his eyes red.
Fifteen people attacked simultaneously.
Swords flashed and shadows danced, and fierce energy surged forth.
The combined attack of fifteen grandmasters is enough to make even a peak grandmaster retreat.
Yuan Tiangang remained standing with his hands behind his back, but took a step forward.
The realm of celestial beings unfolds.
The fifteen people froze at the same time, as if they had sunk into a quagmire.
Then they saw their last sight—a hand magnified infinitely before their eyes.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
Fifteen muffled thuds, fifteen plumes of blood mist.
All fifteen grandmasters were wiped out.
From the start to the end, it took no more than three breaths.
Hong Tianba stood there, trembling all over.
Looking at the blood and flesh scattered on the ground, and at the old man in the blue robe, he finally understood a truth.
There are some people you should never mess with.
"It's your turn." Yuan Tiangang looked at him.
Hong Tianba laughed bitterly: "The victor is king, the loser is villain, I accept it, but Yuan Tiangang, don't be so smug."
The Purple Robe Tower will not let you go, nor will the Cui and Zhou families. The waters of Jiangnan run deep…
"Noisy." Yuan Tiangang raised his hand and gestured as if to press down.
Hong Tianba was crushed into a meat patty and embedded in the ground, leaving only his head standing there, his eyes wide open in death.
The leader of the Cao Gang is dead.
Yuan Tiangang turned around and looked towards the pavilion: "Youngsters of the Purple Robe Pavilion, aren't you coming out yet?"