EFB Chapter 14 Strange Tales
Chapter 14 Strange Tales
The night grew deeper.
The bright lights still shone in the Yang family study.
"Shenhe is dead, and the Meiyu gang members who were loyal to Shenhe are almost all dead as well."
"Within the Meiyu Gang, I promoted Jin Rong, the former leader of the gang, to be the new leader."
"I will have Jin Rong continue to eliminate those in the Meiyu Gang who have connections with the Zhao family."
Yang Jian gave a brief account of what he had done that evening.
There's no need to go into too much detail, because his father, fifth uncle, and others only care about the result.
"Well done."
"Your recent performance has really impressed me, Erlang."
"As per the elder brother's previous arrangements, the affairs of the Meiyu Gang will be handed over to you from now on!"
Yang Changhui nodded slightly.
Normally, he would have praised him more, but tonight, his elder brother Yang Changhong's choice made him feel that the situation in the city was worse than he had expected.
"Thank you, Fifth Uncle."
"Fifth Uncle, on my way back tonight, I saw members of the Divine Talisman Society dressed in red enter the Zhang family's villa."
"I asked Uncle Zheng, and he said that it was the Red Talisman faction, the same group that the newspapers had previously reported as having captured Yuning County."
"Was my father in such a hurry to leave so late related to the Divine Talisman Society?"
After expressing his gratitude, Yang Jian made a point of mentioning the Divine Talisman Assembly.
He originally wanted to ask his father about the Divine Talisman Society after seeing him, but knowing that his father was in such a hurry to leave so late, he had a vague feeling that it was related to this.
He encountered Divine Symbols followers on his way home, which meant there were definitely more than just a few Divine Symbols followers in the city.
Where he couldn't see, the followers of the Divine Symbols Society might be preaching.
"You don't need to worry about the Divine Symbol Society; your father and I are already handling that!"
"If you go out recently, avoid remote areas and bring extra people with you. Don't go out alone."
Yang Changhui's heart skipped a beat after hearing Yang Jian's words.
He never expected that Yang Jian would run into someone from the Divine Talisman Society.
It should be noted that Yang Jian's return route was along the main streets of the city, surrounded by wealthy households. Logically, after learning about the cult, he shouldn't have come into contact with it.
Even so, the members of the Divine Symbols Society still preached in these places.
Yang Changhui understood somewhat about his elder brother Yang Changhong's choice.
If you find one cockroach in your home, there may be a whole house full of cockroaches lurking in the shadows.
Seeing Yang Changhui's reaction, Yang Jian knew his guess was correct; his father's haste to leave was indeed related to the Divine Talisman Society.
His father had a wider intelligence network and must have known about this matter long ago, possessing more detailed information, which is why he left the county town to make preparations.
"Fifth Uncle, is there anything the Zhao family needs me to do?"
Seeing this, Yang Jian knew that it would be difficult to get more information about the Divine Talisman Society from his fifth uncle, Yang Changhui, so he brought up the topic of the Zhao family.
The Zhao family is the culprit who wanted him dead.
Shenhe can only be considered a pawn; its importance is not yet significant.
"There's no rush with the Zhao family's affairs. We'll discuss it when your father returns."
"You will begin your martial arts training now. Your training resources will be increased fivefold, and your family will provide you with the medicines you need for training."
Yang Changhui looked at Yang Jian and said slowly.
This was arranged by his elder brother, Yang Changhong. If it weren't for the incident with the Divine Talisman Society, Yang Changhong should have been the one to say all this.
Yang Jian's ability to complete the tasks assigned by his elder brother Yang Changhong signifies that he is no longer a playboy but has begun to do practical things for the Yang family!
Yang Changhui didn't actually discuss the distribution of profits on the Meiyu Gang's side, but he implicitly agreed that Yang Jian could distribute them as he saw fit.
Of course, the specific arrangements were ultimately communicated by his elder brother, Yang Changhong, and he would not interfere.
"Fifth Uncle, the Little Dragon Elephant Fist I'm currently practicing is only at the external training level. I'd like to see the subsequent training methods."
Yang Jian naturally hadn't forgotten his other purpose for coming here tonight.
He has already perfected the Little Dragon Elephant Fist. If he wants to continue to improve, he will need further training methods!
Although he had hinted at it to Jin Rong and others, he didn't have much hope for the martial arts techniques of the Meiyu Gang.
If the skill is not at a high level and has no outstanding features, then there is no need for him to waste his time on it.
"Your father has already made arrangements regarding your cultivation techniques."
"I cannot obtain the follow-up training methods of 'Little Dragon Elephant Fist'."
"It will only be useful if your father speaks up."
"You should start practicing the Little Dragon Elephant Fist for now."
"By the way, you need to go to the shooting range more often, otherwise your marksmanship will become rusty and your accuracy will suffer!"
Yang Changhui shook his head slightly.
He saw that Yang Jian had matured a lot, but the things he was about to do were not simple, and even he found them difficult to handle.
Yang Changhui also practiced martial arts, but his method of practice was not a superior martial art like the "Little Dragon Elephant Fist".
When he was a child, the Yang family's resources were insufficient, so he had no access to such superior martial arts techniques. Moreover, firearms were becoming increasingly popular at that time.
Now that he's older, his path in martial arts has come to an end, and he's long since become accustomed to using modern firearms to solve problems.
If you haven't cultivated your martial arts to a certain level, you'll still have to obediently submit to firearms.
Shenhe, the leader of the Meiyu Gang, was a martial arts master at the Inner Refinement level, yet he was still killed by Yang Jian with a revolver.
Yang Jian had been learning to use a revolver for less than a day, while Shen He had been practicing martial arts for decades.
Years of diligent practice are no match for a single gun, a fact that has brought many without martial arts talent to their senses.
Yang Changhui's subordinate said that Yang Jian had a great talent for marksmanship, so he still hoped that Yang Jian would pay more attention to firearms.
"Thank you, Uncle Wu. I will visit the shooting range more often."
"By the way, Fifth Uncle, I killed a strange water monkey in the Meijiang River before. I felt that these kinds of strange creatures were very peculiar. I wonder if our Yang family has any books or records about them?"
Seeing that he could not obtain the method for further cultivation, Yang Jian steered the conversation toward the strange monsters.
In recent years, newspapers have also published some accounts of strange monsters, but the information is sometimes true and sometimes false.
He asked Meiyu to help everyone gather relevant information, but he felt that the Yang family should know more.
After all, as the largest aristocratic family in the county, they must have a profound heritage.
"There are books about strange monsters in this warehouse."
"These kinds of strange beings have unpredictable and unpredictable abilities, so they should not be underestimated. You can look up relevant information, but try to avoid provoking them."
"Some strange things can take your life without you even realizing it."
"It's getting late tonight, you should go back and rest. Tomorrow morning I'll have Steward Zhao deliver 'The Book of Strange Things' to the west wing."
Upon hearing about the strange and monstrous creature, Yang Changhui's expression shifted slightly.
As the chief inspector of the police department's inspectorate, he had naturally come into contact with those bizarre cases.
Most people who come into contact with strange and monstrous creatures meet with extremely tragic ends.
If it were the spoiled brat Yang Jian from before, he would only curse him a few times and forbid Yang Jian from having any contact with him.
But now that Yang Jian has started doing practical things for the Yang family, there are some things that Yang Jian has no choice but to get involved in.
To prevent Yang Jian from coming into contact with strange things without knowing the situation, he decided to let Yang Jian know the relevant information.
The reason he didn't give it directly to Yang Jian was because he still needed to sort it out.
"Okay, Fifth Uncle."
"It's getting late tonight, you should get some rest too."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian nodded, then left the study and headed towards his residence.
Not long after Yang Jian left, Yang Changhui also left the study, and the study became completely dark.