HBWnovel Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Looking up at the sun overhead, Yi Chen turned around and coldly said to the terrified members of the Evil Tiger Gang.
“You bunch of scoundrels from the Evil Tiger Gang, killing you all might be too harsh for some.”
“But if I kill every other one of you, surely some would slip through.”
“Today, I’ll give you a chance to live. I’ll only kill half of you, as long as you individually go inside with my junior brother and confess your misdeeds.”
“The half who have committed the fewest wrongs, I will spare your lives. You better seize this opportunity and incriminate each other; do not deceive yourselves.”
“Don’t even think about lying or framing someone else. With my current level of cultivation, I can sense your lies. Line up and go in one by one.”
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One and a half hours later.
Under a row of chestnut trees halfway up Mount Zhui Long, a series of small mounds had risen.
“Blessings be as boundless as the heavens, go in peace.” Yi Chen, accompanied by his junior brothers, performed a bowing gesture towards the mounds.
As the saying goes, knowledge and action must go hand in hand.
Ultimately, Yi Chen implemented the path of righteousness he had just comprehended.
Members of the Evil Tiger Gang were slaughtered by him until only the lone survivor stood before them now.
A burly man with a childish face and two fierce dogs, was frantically kowtowing to Yi Chen and the others.
The speed of his kowtowing was so fast it almost produced afterimages.
Qu Goushi had every reason to be scared. Aside from him, everyone else from his group was slapped to death by this Taoist who called himself Yi Chengzi.
This was his first mission since joining the gang, and he hadn’t expected the gang to be wiped out entirely, with him personally having to bury them.
Especially the vice-leader, who liked to cackle, met an even worse fate. The Taoist claimed to have “slipped,” requiring two slaps before the head was properly squashed in...
Qu Goushi believed it was intentional.
Yi Chen spared this foolish big guy for a reason.
After some interrogation, it turned out that despite his large stature, he was only twelve years old, blessed with extraordinary growth...
He had joined the Evil Tiger Gang to avoid being bullied, barely getting involved in any misdeeds.
“Alright, Qu Goushi, stop kowtowing. Considering you’ve just joined and have committed few evils, I will lightly punish you as a warning today. If you oppress the good again, I will kill you!”
Watching Qu Goushi kowtowing like pounding garlic, Yi Chen flashed and slapped him away with two slaps, knocking out several teeth and swelling his face to resemble a pig’s head.
Seeing this, the Tibetan Mastiff and the Wolfdog lying on the ground, pretending to be dead, were so scared they tucked their ears back, closely pressing against their foreheads, pitifully afraid for their dog lives, showing a cunning appearance full of spirituality.
Yi Chen glanced at the two animals, shook his head, and proclaimed:
“Those who offend Hidden Dragon Temple, no matter how far, will be slapped.”
“Dogs are no exception.”
“Master and you have your reasons for not telling me, and you don’t need to. I was blind before. Junior brother, you’ve cultivated the Minor Pure Yang Technique to the fourth level, haven’t you? You are the true legacy Master left for Hidden Dragon Temple.”
“But do you know why Master chose me as the head of Hidden Dragon Temple?”
“It’s not because I’m the eldest disciple, but because you’re not ruthless or cunning enough.”
“Junior brother, you have a truly compassionate heart, a pure and innocent nature, but you can’t fight against those evil spirits lurking in the shadows. You could be sold and still be counting the money for them.”
Qing Yunzi: “......”
Yi Chen drank the tea in one gulp and laughed:
“I’m just a stubborn rock without Spiritual Awareness, and I don’t understand what Master meant by Spiritual Awareness before he died. But I know, among us four brothers, if anyone is most likely to awaken and comprehend ‘Spiritual Awareness,’ it must be you, junior brother.”
“It doesn’t matter if my hands get dirty. You don’t need to share your secrets with me, just acknowledge me as your senior brother. I can’t buy much time for you, so don’t let down Master’s expectations.”
“The future of Hidden Dragon Temple depends on you.”
After a moment of silence, Qing Yunzi said with a pained expression:
“Senior brother! I’ve recently had some insights while reciting the scriptures, but it’s like looking at flowers in the fog. I’m not sure how to express it.”
“How did you know?”
Yi Chen smiled, stood up, ruffled Qing Yunzi’s neatly arranged hair, messing it up in a few strokes, and then slowly replied:
“Among our four brothers, my Taoist name is Yi Chengzi, Qingfeng and Mingyue are too young, only you, junior brother, were named Qing Yunzi by Master, and Master’s Taoist name was Bai Yunzi.”
“Qing Yun implies rising straight to the sky.”
“You are the one who truly inherits Master’s hopes, the real successor of Hidden Dragon Temple.”
“You are so much like Master.”
“Today, I will teach you a lesson.”
“To kill is to protect life, to cut down karma, not people.”
“In these tumultuous times, you must not be merciful. Let your eldest brother handle the dirty work.”
After speaking, Yi Chen took out a set of night clothes he had prepared, put them on in front of Qing Yunzi, and then left the room with a clear voice:
“All sins fall upon me.”
“The qi of all heavens whirls.”
“My Tao grows stronger.”
As his voice echoed in the room, when Qing Yunzi tried to follow his senior brother’s figure, Yi Chen had already vanished into the night.
The era of Bai Yunzi had passed; now it was Yi Chengzi’s turn to take charge. He needed to send a small shockwave through Hidden Dragon Temple to those lurking in the shadows.
The next day, a devotee came to Hidden Dragon Temple to offer incense and brought news.
The remaining eighty key members of the Evil Tiger Gang in Qingniu Town were all eradicated, truly leaving none behind.
The headquarters of the Evil Tiger Gang was also burned to the ground, and the people rejoiced!
(End of the chapter)