OBS Chapter 365 News from the Shadow Snake Group
Chapter 365 News from the Shadow Snake Group
"Manager Li?"
Yun Chen raised his eyes to look at him, his voice calm but with a sense of pressure: "These menial disciples said that you force them to pay ten low-grade spirit stones every month, otherwise you will expel them from the sect?"
Li Kun panicked and quickly defended himself, "Your Excellency is wise! I only urged them to practice diligently, never forced them! These disciples must be lazy and fabricating lies to slander me!"
"Slander?" Yun Chen sneered and pointed at the scarred man on the ground: "He has scars on his face and old wounds on his body from your whipping. Is this also slander?"
Li Kun's eyes flickered, and he was about to argue, but Yun Chen suddenly appeared before him, his hand gripping his neck like an iron clamp. "The Divine Thunder Palace is founded on the principle of thunder, and values integrity and uprightness. Yet, you abuse your position to oppress our disciples and tarnish our reputation. What is your crime?"
The powerful spiritual power suppression made Li Kun breathless. His face turned purple and he said intermittently: "Master... please spare my life... I know I was wrong... please give me a chance..."
"Do you know you're wrong?" Yun Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Yes! I... I was forced to do it." Li Kun was so anxious that he was shaking all over. He didn't care about anything else in order to stay alive.
"Someone threatened the lives of my wife and children, forcing me to deliberately exploit the disciples. All the benefits I gained were taken by that person. I didn't get a single cent."
"Hmm? Who is the other party?"
Yun Chen instantly became alert. Why were they all forced to do this?
He wanted to see how many people he could drag into this.
"I... I don't know his identity, but he gave me something and told me to find him at Yunxiao Pavilion in Panlei City if I need anything."
Li Kun quickly handed an item to Yun Chen.
Yun Chen reached out to take it, and his brows instantly furrowed.
"Shadow Snake Group?"
Yun Chen held the black token engraved with twisted snake patterns in his fingertips, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
Although the pattern of this token is different from the one Murong Xue got from the Japanese monk, similarities can still be seen.
Unexpectedly, my brave act helped me to find out information about the Shadow Snake Group by accident.
"You said this was given by the person who blackmailed you?" Yun Chen's voice was as cold as ice. "Besides letting you exploit the disciples, what else did he make you do?"
Li Kun collapsed on the ground, his brocade robes soaked with cold sweat. He spoke intermittently, "He... He also told me to keep an eye on the movements of the Divine Thunder Palace, especially the news about the 'Thunder Pattern Jade Box'. He said that as soon as I found any clues, I should report to Yunxiao Pavilion... I really didn't know he was a member of the Shadow Snake Group. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to do it even if I had a hundred guts!"
"Thunder Pattern Jade Box?" Yun Chen's heart moved. He had never heard of this thing. It seemed that the Shadow Snake Group's goal was indeed not simple. Not only were they disrupting the situation outside, they had also extended their hands into the Divine Thunder Palace.
He looked down at the trembling Li Kun, then glanced at the errand disciple kneeling on the ground, and instantly understood.
The Shadow Snake Group wanted to exploit their disciples to make money while using Li Kun to find out the secrets of the Divine Thunder Palace. What a sinister plan.
"Where are your wife and children now?" Yun Chen suddenly asked.
Li Kun was stunned for a moment, then a pleading look crossed his eyes. "They are imprisoned in a house in Panlei City. Please, sir, save them! I am willing to redeem myself and help you lead out the Shadow Snake Group!"
Yun Chen was silent for a moment and put the Shadow Snake Group token into the storage bag.
He originally wanted to deal with Li Kun directly, but now it seems that this person is still useful.
"Get up." Yun Chen said coldly: "If you want to live, do as I say."
Li Kun felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly got up, stood aside with his head down, and didn't even dare to breathe.
Yun Chen looked at the menial disciples and said, "You bullied the monks before and should have been punished, but considering you were coerced, I will spare you for now. From today on, stop extorting and return to the sect to await your punishment."
"Thank you, sir!" Several people kowtowed to express their gratitude, picked up the servant tokens on the ground, and hurriedly left the teahouse.
Seeing that the matter had come to an end, the monks in the teahouse gradually dispersed, leaving only Yun Chen and Li Kun.
"Let's go to Panlei City!"
As soon as Yun Chen finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the teahouse.
Li Kun did not dare to hesitate and followed closely behind him, his back bent like a shrimp.
As soon as the two of them left the teahouse, Yun Chen drew his sword and signaled Li Kun to come up.
Li Kun looked at the long sword hanging in the air under his feet, his face pale.
He was just an outer sect manager, with low cultivation level and had never wielded a sword.
But seeing Yun Chen's cold eyes, he could only bite the bullet and step forward.
Yun Chen moved his fingertips, and the long sword turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Panlei City.
The wind was whistling in his ears. Li Kun was so scared that he grabbed the corner of Yun Chen's clothes tightly and didn't even dare to open his eyes.
In less than half an hour, the two arrived above Panlei City.
Panlei City is several times more prosperous than the small town at the foot of the mountain. It has towering city walls, numerous buildings, and a constant stream of monks coming and going.
Yun Chen controlled the long sword and landed silently in a secluded alley on the outskirts of the city.
"Take me to where your wife and children are imprisoned first." Yun Chen said in a deep voice.
Li Kun calmed himself down and led Yun Chen through several streets and alleys, finally stopping in front of a remote house.
The gate of the house was closed, and two monks in black stood at the door with long swords hanging on their waists. They looked like Tang swords, but the difference could be seen if you looked closely.
"It's here." Li Kun lowered his voice, his eyes full of anxiety.
Yun Chen signaled him to step back, and he flashed and turned into a shadow, quietly circling behind the two black-robed monks.
Before the two men could react, Yun Chen grabbed their necks with one hand each and twisted them gently. The two men fell to the ground without even a groan.
Manager Li standing by was stunned.
The two people at the door are both masters at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Even for an ordinary Golden Core, it would not be easy to kill them silently.
Yun Chen is so relaxed?
Is this the strength of a direct disciple?
Thinking of this, he looked at Yun Chen with even more respect.
Yun Chen didn't care about his thoughts. After killing the two people, he pushed the door open.
The courtyard was quiet, with only the doors and windows of one room locked tightly.
Yun Chen walked forward and waved his hand to break the door lock. He saw a middle-aged woman and two children tied up in the room. They were Li Kun's wife and children.
"Madam! Children!" Li Kun rushed in, untied the ropes on his wife and children, his voice choked with sobs.
The middle-aged woman held her two children, tears streaming down her face, and the family hugged each other tightly.
"Thank you for saving my life!" Li Kun's wife pulled the child to kneel on the ground and kowtowed to Yun Chen repeatedly.
"Get up and leave here first." Yun Chen waved his hand and looked around the house vigilantly.
Since the Shadow Snake Group dared to threaten Li Kun with his wife and children, it is impossible for them to send only two Foundation Establishment cultivators to guard him. They probably have a backup plan.
Li Kun quickly helped his wife and children up and whispered, "Sir, there is a dog hole in the backyard that leads to the alley outside. Let's go through there."
"Ok!"
Yun Chen nodded: "After you get out, go to Yunxiao Pavilion... and lead them here."
Watching Li Kun and his family hurriedly walking towards the backyard, Yun Chen dragged the bodies of the two black-robed monks into the woodshed, then restrained his breath, hid behind the door, and waited quietly.