e-booksonline Chapter 109 Merger
Chapter 109 Merger
"Of course, don't overthink it. The salary the imperial court gives is only a thousand or so taels of silver a month. It's a problem to even eat, let alone cultivate."
"If you want to earn more money, you still need to do missions. Although missions only give points, you can easily earn tens of thousands of taels of silver by raiding a house. By the way, how much silver did you get from the Hidden Gold Temple this time?"
Lu Lin was somewhat taken aback.
Is this a topic that should be discussed in this setting?
No wonder people used to say that brothels, teahouses, and taverns were all hubs for information.
He was puzzled as to why anyone would be so foolish as to reveal what were clearly secrets.
It turns out that people like Huang Mao are the ones making the contributions.
"Brother Yellow Hair, let me eat first, we'll talk after I finish eating."
"Hehe, you're an interesting kid. Alright, let's head out after we finish eating."
Huang Mao readily agreed.
However, Lu Lin did not expect that Huang Mao's "finishing the meal" included not only the food on the table, but also the food in his arms.
As the moon rose high in the sky and the city gates closed, Huang Mao finally came down from his guest room on the third floor.
"Haha, brother, sorry to keep you waiting. Don't blame me for taking so long, it's just that... I'm too persistent."
"I see you also use a knife, I'll forge you a good one later. Come on, let's go check out Clearwater Bay first. There used to be three gangs there, but I don't know which foolish person actually tried to unite the three gangs."
"Let's go see who has the nerve to do this. Doesn't this guy know that small gangs and petty thugs are the safest?"
Lu Lin stopped in his tracks. "Brother Yellow Hair, it's me."
"Huh? It's you?!"
Huang Mao had already taken three or four steps when he heard this, so he came back and stared at Lu Lin with wide eyes. "Hahaha, good, good, interesting. You've essentially set up a secret base for our third squad without making a sound."
"No, it's not a secret. If I report it to the captain, the other squads will definitely find out too. But so be it."
Huang Mao was anything but calm. He immediately took out a communication stone and said, "Captain, Captain, the new recruit I brought here, Lu Lin, has taken over the gangs near Qingshui Camp."
"Now we'll have another place to stay when we come here. Don't worry, our third team won't take our own people's stuff for nothing. Put the points on my head first, and I'll transfer them to Lu Lin as soon as he becomes a full-fledged member."
"Alright, all done!"
Yellow Hair clapped his hands, but the next second, he became troubled again, "Wait a minute, I originally wanted to see your skills, but you've given me a difficult problem."
"Okay, let's go to your place and get some sleep first. I'll think of a way to test you tomorrow."
Lu Lin led the way.
This blond guy is really outgoing, careless, and likes to procrastinate.
It's just a test of his strength, yet it's been delayed again and again.
The two returned to the Clear Water Gang.
Huang Mao also gave Lu Lin advice, telling him to merge with the other gang as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once Lu Lin becomes a member of the Three Swords Pavilion, he will no longer be able to develop his own power and subordinates.
Lu Lin wasn't that concerned about developing his subordinates.
But to my utter surprise, just when I was feeling sleepy, a perfect opportunity came my way.
Early the next morning, the deputy leader of the Five Lakes Gang personally came to Lu Lin's door, wanting to meet with him to discuss the merger of the two gangs.
"Chief Lu, I've come this time with the utmost sincerity, you see..."
The deputy leader beckoned, and two gang members stepped forward, handing him the wooden box.
The deputy leader took it, looked at Lu Lin sincerely, and slowly opened the wooden box.
Gold and silver? Jewelry? Martial arts techniques? Secret manuals?
A dozen thoughts flashed through Lu Lin's mind, but when he saw that there was a human head in the box, he was immediately stunned.
Lu Lin picked up the head.
The face on the human head had clearly been washed, just so Lu Lin could recognize it.
But no matter how hard Lu Lin racked his brains, he couldn't figure out who this person was.
"Chief Lu, this is the leader of our Five Lakes Gang. Countless brothers in the gang wanted to join Chief Lu and discuss important matters together, but he has always been obstructing us."
"Some time ago, Chief Lu encountered an accident. We found out that it was Chief Lu who did it, so we wanted to capture him and hand him over to Chief Lu for disposal."
"I didn't expect him to discover me beforehand and try to escape. Last night, I led the gang leaders and many brothers to kill him."
Lu Lin looked at the severed head in his hand, then at the deputy gang leader, and suddenly felt a bit bored.
If the Five Lakes Gang wanted to join him, they would have done so long ago; they wouldn't have waited until now.
The reason.
They still saw the situation.
The news that Lu Lin was attacked at the teahouse that day must have spread.
One person fighting against six major internal organs at once must have made the Five Lakes Gang lose the will to compete with Lu Lin.
As for the Sunflower Demon Fish incident, whether it was the Five Lakes Gang leader who did it or not is not important; just pin it on him.
"Alright, let's merge then. After the merger, we'll be one family. All the brothers of the Five Lakes Gang will enjoy the same treatment as the brothers of the Clear Water Gang. However, the Advisory Pavilion will not be able to select new members for three months."
"I understand, I understand. Thank you, Chief Lu, no, thank you, Chief, for fulfilling the wishes of the three thousand members of the Five Lakes Gang."
Lu Lin waved his hand, looking dejected.
The blond-haired man in the courtyard was very excited. "Wow, Lu Lin, you've won without a fight! I was just about to give you some advice yesterday, but I didn't expect that they would come to you to join your side so early this morning."
"By the way, these two gangs are merging, such a big event, shouldn't we celebrate? You're not good at organizing these kinds of things, so leave it to me."
Lu Lin was increasingly unable to understand Huang Mao. "Brother Huang Mao, how about we have a spar? Once you've confirmed my strength, then we can arrange the celebration. I'd like to become one of our team members as soon as possible."
"Right, right, right, look at my memory, I easily forget things when I'm busy with important matters. So now, use all your strength, the power of your body, and your blood and qi, and punch me. I'll feel your strength."
For Huang Mao, everything was important except for the Three Swords Pavilion matter.
Lu Lin clasped his hands in a fist salute and took a dozen steps back.
Huang Mao is a master of refining the Four Dirty Arts. He was able to join the Three Swords Pavilion and stay there for so long, so his strength must be considerable.
The number of times the Qi and blood are tempered is at least thirty.
It could even be as many as forty times.
Lu Lin has only tempered his Qi and blood thirty-nine times. Even if he is strong and fast, he shouldn't be able to hurt Huang Mao... right?
Then let's go all out this time?
"Hey blondie, use your qi and blood to defend yourself, or I'll punch you in the chest later."
"Alright, go ahead and give it your all."
Lu Lin nodded.
I mustered all my strength.
His gaze instantly sharpened.
Every muscle in his body was tense.
The Qi and blood circulate rapidly, penetrating the body's acupoints and attaching to the fist.
"Hey, blondie, I'm here!"
Lu Lin shouted and rushed towards the blond-haired man like lightning.