"Brother, you..."
Ma Qiang's Face showed a hint of surprise, but he quickly understood. It was normal for Brother's people in the Ninth Squad to know these things clearly. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Hmph, you think I don't know about the things you've been doing in the Ninth Squad?"
Ma Long picked up the teacup on the table, took a light sip, and continued.
"If it weren't for my reputation, Wang Sanyang, that old fellow, would have already kicked you out. Martial arts cultivation isn't about bullying ordinary people to improve. It's good that that kid Lin Sheng made you suffer a bit to temper your nature."
"But Brother, I'm unwilling! That kid humiliated me in front of so many people. If I don't get back at him, I can't swallow this!"
Ma Qiang stopped pretending at this point, his Face flushed as he spoke.
"Then what do you want to do!?"
Ma Long asked back with a faint smile on his Face.
"I want to break his leg and make him kneel in front of me and admit his mistake publicly!"
Ma Qiang immediately said.
"That's it!?" Ma Long sneered, the expression on his Face instantly turning cold. "Wait until he recovers from his injuries, cultivates diligently, achieves something in martial arts, and then seeks revenge on you, is that it?"
"This..." Ma Qiang was immediately speechless.
"Since you want to do it, you must do it thoroughly. If you offend someone with better talent than you, you either apologize or you eliminate him before he grows up. Do I still need to teach you such a simple principle!?"
"But that kid was brought by Deputy Tang Zhu Tian. If he's eliminated, he might cause some trouble..." Ma Qiang hesitated, but before he could finish, Ma Long directly interrupted him.
"Hmph, he's just an ordinary kid from the slums. What if he's eliminated? What does it matter if a few people die in the vast Yangping Mountain? And even if Tian Hu knows, what can he do?"
Ma Long gripped the teacup, and the next moment, the cup shattered in his hand, turning into wisps of white powder.
Seeing this scene, Ma Qiang's eyes widened, but he quickly thought of something.
"Brother, your martial arts have broken through!!"
"Not yet, temporarily." Ma Long shook his head slightly.
"But I've indeed gained some insights from this period of diligent cultivation. With good luck, I might be able to cultivate this Eagle Claw Thousand Jin Force to Forging Tendons Late Stage before the beast tide."
"Forging Tendons Completion! Brother, you truly are a martial arts Genius. By then, our Hunting Beast Hall will have another Deputy Tang Zhu!!"
Ma Qiang's Face showed great joy.
He knew that his Brother's talent was far above his own, but he didn't expect it to be even more impressive than he imagined. He was already close to breaking through to Forging Tendons Late Stage. Forging Tendons Late Stage was equivalent to the strength of a Hunting Beast Hall Deputy Tang Zhu.
Even if Tian Hu knew, what could he do? Could he really make an enemy of his own Brother over a mere hunter?
Thinking of this, he completely relaxed and felt a bit more killing intent in his heart.
"I don't care how you want to deal with him. Liu Jie will help you. Just do as you see fit."
Ma Long spoke slowly, then got up without interest and turned to leave.
He didn't pay too much attention to Lin Sheng. He was just a young man who had just stepped onto the path of martial arts cultivation. To him, the other party was no different from an ant.
When he learned from the informants he had placed in the Ninth Squad to protect his brother that Ma Qiang had been injured by the other party, he had already sent someone to investigate the other party's background.
Just a poor kid from the slums, such a background had nothing worth noting.
If it weren't for Ma Qiang being unable to swallow this, he wouldn't even bother with the other party.
...
On the other side, Lin'an County.
As night fell, Waguan Street East District.
With a bang, the tightly closed courtyard door was smashed open from the outside.
Then, more than a dozen men holding steel knives filed in.
"Not good, we've been discovered!!"
At this moment, Chun Niang and Zhou Tong, who were resting in the courtyard room, immediately changed their expressions.
Without any hesitation, they got up and crashed towards the window on one side of the room, directly breaking open the sealed window and rushing out from inside.
However, just as their figures landed, a large net was cast towards them from the side.
Chun Niang reacted extremely quickly. A short knife appeared in her sleeve, and with a flash of cold light, she cut a large hole in the net rope in front of her, and her petite figure nimbly drilled out.
However, Zhou Tong was tall, and coupled with the injury on his shoulder, which had not received effective treatment for several days and had worsened, his condition was not as good as before. He reacted too slowly and was directly caught by the large net.
Before he could struggle, several shining steel knives were already pressed against his neck.
Chun Niang had no intention of turning back to rescue him. Her petite figure exploded with unimaginable speed and agility, leaving the ambushers behind in just a few breaths.
"Xie Chunniang, coming to my Axe Gang's territory, why didn't you give me a heads-up so that I, Sun, could welcome you?"
Before Xie Chunniang could breathe a sigh of relief, a rough voice with a hint of mockery already sounded from the dark alley ahead.
At that moment, a figure rushed out from the alley towards Xie Chunniang, unleashing a powerful palm strike with extreme speed, giving Xie Chunniang no time to dodge. In a hurry, she could only raise her hand and meet it with a palm strike of her own.
The moment the two palms, one large and one small, met, Xie Chunniang felt an irresistible Giant Strength coming from the other party's hand. In an instant, her figure was sent flying backward, heavily Fall to the ground.
"Sun Ping, why did you attack me!!"
Blood flowed from the corner of Xie Chunniang's mouth, and she stared intently at the man slowly approaching from not far away as she spoke.
The person who came was none other than Sun Ping, the Deputy Tang Zhu of the Axe Gang who occupied the East District of Waguan Street, a genuine Forging Tendons realm expert.
However, a look of fear quickly appeared on her Face.
Because another figure was also walking towards them from the other side. He was tall, had a thick beard, and looked at her with an indescribable coldness in his eyes.
"Liu... Liu Yuanshan!!?"
Seeing the other person's Face clearly, despair immediately rose in Xie Chunniang's heart.
At this moment, she understood that Sun Ping attacking her was clearly in collusion with the Ya Gang.
In front of two Forging Tendons Martial Artists, she, a Body Tempering Martial Artist, naturally had no chance.
"Brother Liu, I've found the person for you. The matter you promised me..."
Looking at Liu Yuanshan who was slowly approaching, Sun Ping smiled and spoke.
"Don't worry, Brother Sun, what I, Liu, said will definitely count." Saying that, Liu Yuanshan took something from his Pregnant and threw it over. "Inside are three Snake Orchid Fruits. They are yours, Brother Sun."
Catching the object and sniffing it lightly, the smile on Sun Ping's Face deepened.
"Brother Liu is indeed a straightforward person. In that case, I, Sun, won't disturb you any further."
After saying that, he clapped his hands, and soon, people from the Axe Gang brought over the tightly bound Zhou Tong. Then, Sun Ping led his people away.
Watching the group leave, Liu Yuanshan's gaze finally fell on Zhou Tong and Xie Chunniang.
"Your brother wasn't killed by us. When we arrived, your brother was already dead..."
Feeling the killing intent in the other party's eyes, Xie Chunniang swallowed, and quickly spoke.
"Chun Niang, what's the use of saying this? Falling into the hands of this dog, we've been caught!!"
Zhou Tong on the side also said fiercely.
However, he was soon hit on the neck by a strong thigh, knocking him out directly.
"Take them back."
Liu Yuanshan withdrew his leg and spoke indifferently.
"Yes, Leader."
Soon, Ya Gang members ran out from both sides, took the two and disappeared into the darkness.