Chapter 57 Ji Yang: A True Warrior (Subscribe)

More than two months ago, after arriving in Chilian County, Chu Ning hid during the day and went out at night to observe the situation in Chilian County.

Finally, it was discovered that in order to go to Yanzhou from Chilian County, outsiders who wanted to go to Yanzhou had to undergo strict inspection before being allowed to pass, unless they were familiar faces of the local people of Chilian County.

There was no military general in charge of the inspection, but who knew whether the Wushuang Sect had set up an ambush in secret, waiting for him to force his way through.

As an outsider with amnesia, I have no reason to go to Yanzhou, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to pass this checkpoint.

After all, although my face has changed a little, if the other party strongly suspects that I am Chu Ning, and then stares at me for a while after having this idea, he will still be able to discover it.

Consciousness affects the eyes.

Chu Ning heard this sentence from a vision expert in his previous life.

Some scenic spots have strange rocks and some mountains. If you don’t know about them in advance and just go to see them by yourself, you may not be able to tell what they look like. But if someone tells you in advance what this stone looks like or what this mountain looks like, you will find at a glance that they are really similar.

The same is true for composite photos of faces. Before you are told, you can't guess who it is. Once you are told, you will find that, yes, this nose is his, and these eyes are also...

Fortunately, Chu Ning’s years as a constable were not in vain. During his time as a constable, he heard Lao Liao talk about smuggling.

Smuggling exists in every state because each state has actual controlling power. In this case, scarce materials unique to a state will be monopolized by the actual controlling power.

Monopoly leads to high prices, and high prices breed smuggling.

Chilian County is no exception.

Yongzhou is rich in snakes. The secret medicine used to make wine can dispel wind and cold, and is deeply loved by the people of Yanzhou.

In addition, there are snake gall and snake blood, which are great tonics for warriors.

However, the Yongzhou government stipulated that the people of Yongzhou were not allowed to sell snakes privately to people from other states. They could only sell them within the state or to the government.

The purchase price by the government is naturally not as high as the price charged by smugglers. Generally, snake catchers take 40% of the caught snakes to the market to sell, 30% to the government, and the remaining 30% to smugglers.

Chilian County, as a county bordering Yanzhou, is a smuggling den.

The county magistrate in the county town at the border of two states is naturally a member of the Gu family.

But being a member of the Gu family doesn't necessarily mean they will crack down on smuggling for the benefit of the family.

After all, the profits belong to the whole family, but if it is a smuggling dividend, the money is yours.

It is already very good for a family to be united in external affairs; it is inevitable that there will be conflicts of interest within the family.

With his experience as a detective in Daning County, Chu Ning found the smuggling den in just a few days and then met Liu Quan.

By following Liuquan, he began to formulate a plan.

Snake catchers from several villages near Liujia Village would secretly send the snakes they caught to him, and then he would send them to the county town and then to Yanzhou.

This is a mature smuggling route. Everyone in Chilian County, from top to bottom, turns a blind eye to it. It is safest for me to go out through this route.

Chu Ning's original plan was to wait for Liu Quan to come to him. After all, he was so good at catching snakes, which meant he would be able to smuggle more.

But the emergence of the Blood Wolf Gang made Chu Ning change his plan and gave him a better reason.

Unable to bear the Blood Wolf Gang's attitude anymore, he killed all the people there and had to run away, so he asked Liu Quan for help.

Fifty taels of silver.

This was enough to make Liu Quan excited. The most important thing was that he could clearly explain the source of the money. In addition to the money earned from selling snakes, there was also money seized from Ma San and Liao Si, and the amounts matched.

Anyway, Ma San and Liao Si are both dead, so there is no way to verify it.

For those who are involved in gangs, the amount of money they have is always a mystery, with the upper limit being very high and the lower limit being very low.

When the money is high, he can take out dozens of taels of silver, and when the money is low, he may only have dozens of copper coins.

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"Boss, there's a guy outside, introduced by Old Liu, who wants to go to Yanzhou. He offered thirty taels."

In a secret room, a middle-aged man wearing a jade ring listened to Chaoyang's words and frowned, "The road to Yanzhou is not prohibited, why did this person come to our door?"

"Boss, even though this guy has covered it up very well, I still noticed that when he walks, his left foot is heavier than his right foot. He is a cripple. He must be the cripple Ji Yang who has been making a lot of noise these days."

"oh?"

"Ji Yang came from Liujia Village and was introduced by Laoquan. He is also lame, so he should be right."

"So do you think I should help you?"

Faced with the man's question, Zhao Yang did not dare to answer. His own captain was naturally not afraid of the Blood Wolf Gang. It all depended on his own captain's mood.

"I want to tell this news to the Blood Wolf Gang. Can I get thirty taels of silver in exchange?"

"Yes...it should be possible. After all, the Blood Wolf Gang has lost face. With Yuan Bin's personality, anyone who dares to provoke the Blood Wolf Gang will definitely be killed."

"Then notify Yuan Bin and tell him to wait in Yanzhou. After all, I have received thirty taels, and I cannot break the rules."

Zhao Yang's pupils shrank a little, and he understood what the captain meant.

The thirty taels that Ji Yang gave was the money to be sent to Yanzhou, but there was no money for keeping it confidential.

"I'll arrange it right away."

"Go ahead."

When Zhao Yang walked out of the secret room, Chen Ming stroked the jade ring and sneered, "What an idiot! All the major forces in Chilian County are involved in the smuggling route. If I let you escape through this route, how can I explain it to all the major forces?"

"If you are sent away, there may be more fools rushing to give you money in the future."

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The next morning.

A funeral procession left the city and headed towards Yanzhou.

A merchant from Yanzhou died of a sudden illness in Chilian County. Now his relatives are escorting the huge coffin containing the body back to his hometown so that the deceased can be buried in his hometown.

The constable guarding the city gate just took a quick glance and let them pass.

They knew very well what was in the coffin. Most of the profits from guarding the city gate came from this coffin.

The team moved forward slowly. Inside the coffin, Chu Ning was lying on a wooden board. There were constant hissing sounds coming from under the board.

Only Chu Ning had a big heart. If it were a human being, with nearly a thousand poisonous snakes under the wooden board, his scalp would probably be numb.

If the wooden board breaks, we will fall into a den of poisonous snakes.

Fortunately, the wooden board was quite solid. Half an hour later, the team left Chilian County and arrived in Yanzhou.

The journey was smooth without any accidents.

Occasionally, constables and some warriors on patrol would take a look at the funeral procession and then walk away.

There is a small hill near the border between the two places. It is just a small mound of earth, ten meters higher than the plain.

There is a pavilion on the hill, with two figures sitting in it.

"Chief Zhang is about to make a fortune again."

"It's just my duty. I can't compare to Brother Bai."

Zhang Qing listened to the words of the middle-aged man opposite him, smiled and shook his head. This man was a disciple sent by Wushuang Sect, responsible for sealing off Yanzhou.

Standing behind Yongzhou is the Gu family. The Gu family gives face to the Wushuang sect and asks all the constables and detectives in Yongzhou to cooperate with the Wushuang sect, but it is impossible for them to cooperate all the time.

The third elder of Wushuang Sect knew that Chu Ning’s only way out was to escape to those states where their Wushuang Sect could not interfere, so they arranged powerful generals to guard the borders of these states.

The possibility of Chu Ning going to Yanzhou was not high in the eyes of Wushuang disciples. After all, Yanzhou was bitterly cold and not a good place, so they only arranged for one general to be in charge.

Bai Shouliang smiled. Zhang Qing did not come here every day, only three times a month, and these three times were when the smuggling team from Chilian County went to Yanzhou.

Bai Shouliang could naturally see that there was smuggling in Chilian County, but he would not care. There were huge interest groups behind the smuggling. If he destroyed this line, he would probably not be able to stay in Chilian County.

The Gu family gave face to the Wushuang Sect because the Wushuang Sect was only hunting down Chu Ning. Once they crossed the line, it would not be so easy to talk to them.

However, this time, the smuggling team stopped after reaching Yanzhou, which aroused Bai Shouliang's curiosity.

Later, more than a dozen warriors with swords were seen walking out of the woods in Yanzhou.

The coffin was opened, and a figure crawled out of it and was instantly surrounded by a dozen warriors.

Bai Shouliang's eyes narrowed, and there was a serious look in his eyes: "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid this is too much."

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If the people can be transported out, then Chu Ning can also take advantage of this opportunity to escape. After all, he has never checked the coffin.

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Brother Bai, don't worry. This man's name is Ji Yang, and he's a lame warrior..."

After listening to Zhang Qing's explanation, the dissatisfaction on Bai Shouliang's face disappeared, and he asked with interest: "Chief Zhang, do you think Ji Yang can escape and survive?"

"The first hall master of the Blood Wolf Gang has already stepped into the realm of martial arts master. With these dozen or so warriors, it is unlikely that Ji Yang can escape."

"Then I'll bet that Ji Yang can escape. Might as well just bet on a bottle of wine."

"Brother Bai has set his sights on my White Snake Wine. Okay, let's make a bet."

Neither Zhang Qing nor Bai Shouliang cared too much about the lives of Ji Yang and the people from the Blood Wolf Gang. They just wanted to watch the fun.

The desperate fight among the people below may be just a farce worth watching for the people above.

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"Damn, this lame guy can run pretty fast, don't let him get away, chase him!"

After coming out of the coffin, Chu Ning knew what was going on. The smuggler chose to take advantage of both ends.

Facing this group of warriors from the Blood Wolf Gang, Chu Ning could have killed them directly, but he didn't. Until now, he could not reveal his true identity, otherwise it would bring trouble to Liu Yun.

Then, an inspirational picture appeared.

The lame Ji Yang, facing the siege of more than a dozen warriors, was stabbed several times, with wounds all over his body and blood dripping, but he managed to fight his way out.

He injured one of the other warriors, snatched his knife, killed three of them, then limped away for his life and escaped into the woods.

Zhang Qing and Bai Shouliang saw this scene and smiled at each other.

"Brother Bai, it looks like you won the bet this time."

"Haha, I just said it casually. I didn't expect that Ji Yang is really brave. He is quite good."

"If Brother Bai admires Ji Yang, he only needs to ask, and the people from the Blood Wolf Gang will not dare to hunt Ji Yang anymore."

"I just think it's a bit brave, it's nothing."

Bai Shouliang smiled indifferently, and Zhang Qing did not continue the topic. The life-and-death fights among martial artists were no longer worthy of their attention.

After entering the woods, Cripple Ji Yang became even more ferocious. The gang members of the First Hall became more and more frightened as they fought him. Is this guy immortal?

How can he still fight after being stabbed so many times? It's almost like you slash him once, he endures it, and then turns around and stabs you twice.

A truly life-threatening style of play.

The key point is that they fell down after being stabbed twice, but this guy was chopped once and was staggering, but he just wouldn't fall.

Fight and run at the same time.

Seeing that there were only four or five gang members left chasing him, Chu Ning knew that he could not kill any more, otherwise it would arouse suspicion.

His eyes were fixed on the other team's leader, the deputy chief of the first hall of the Blood Wolf Gang, a minion at the quasi-martial artist level.

"I'm going to fight you guys!"

Chu Ning shouted angrily and rushed towards the other party. In the eyes of other gang members, they only saw Chu Ning fiercely taking several blows from the deputy hall master, and then chopping off the deputy hall master's head with a fighting style that hurt both sides.

With his head lowered to the ground, Chu Ning held the knife and looked at the remaining five survivors. The hands of the five people holding the knives were shaking.

Even though they knew Ji Yang was at the end of his strength, they didn't dare to go up. What if... what if Ji Yang still had a little bit of strength left?

It would be so unfair if you were unlucky enough to be chopped to death and your head was taken by someone else.

Chu Ning glanced at the few people coldly, then limped away with a knife in hand as he ran quickly into the depths of the woods. The five people did not dare to chase him in the end, and watched Chu Ning's figure disappear into the depths of the woods.

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In the pavilion, Bai Shouliang's expression changed when he saw only five members of the Blood Wolf Gang coming out of the woods carrying the corpse.

"Brother Bai, don't think too much. Under the Martial Master level, one can often defeat many enemies with just one breath. If Ji Yang really hides his strength, I'm afraid these five people won't be able to get out of the woods."

When Zhang Qing saw the change in Bai Shouliang's expression, he knew what Bai Shouliang was thinking and said something to comfort him.

From his perspective, this must also be said.

After all, Ji Yang went to Yanzhou through smuggling. If there was really something wrong with his identity, he would also be implicated.

However, he did not say this to absolve himself of responsibility, but he just believed it in his heart.

"Haha, what Chief Zhang said makes sense. I was overthinking it. It's already a great harvest to earn a bottle of White Snake Wine today. I can't expect anything else."

Bai Shouliang also realized that if this Ji Yang was really Chu Ning, he would not be able to catch up with him now.

The Third Elder would be furious when he learned about this.

The possibility that Ji Yang was Chu Ning was very small in the first place, so why should he get himself into trouble by sticking to it?

It doesn’t matter if you can’t find Chu Ning, but if you let Chu Ning slip away right under your nose, it will be a serious offense.

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Yanzhou.

A bitter and cold place.

It borders Routu, and the imperial court sent an army of 100,000 to garrison here.

Seven days later, Chu Ning walked towards the military camp.

By now, he has escaped from danger, and the next step is to improve his strength.

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