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A few days later, Jiang Ning arrived in a county town in Shandong Province.
During this period, he had been traveling in the wilderness, passing through villages. This was the first county town he had seen.
Upon entering the county town, Jiang Ning arrived at an inn, intending to have a meal and rest for the night.
"Sir, the dishes are ready. Please enjoy your meal."
The waiter brought the food to the table and then left, glancing at Jiang Ning as he went.
Ok?
Jiang Ning was about to pick up his chopsticks to eat when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He sniffed the food and his expression changed slightly.
poisonous.
Jiang Ning immediately realized that the food was poisoned.
Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes, glanced around the inn, and then put down his chopsticks.
Upon seeing Jiang Ning's actions, the person hiding in the shadows realized that their plan had been exposed and immediately revealed themselves.
Bang!Bang!Bang!
More than twenty people barged into the inn.
These men were all armed and staring menacingly at Jiang Ning.
"You are Jiang Ning of the Huashan Sect?"
One of them spoke, holding a piece of paper with a drawing of Jiang Ning's appearance on it.
At this moment, a martial arts figure spoke up sternly.
"I heard you have the ancestral Evil-Repelling Sword Manual of the Fuwei Escort Agency? Hand it over, and we might spare your life."
Chapter 424: Latest News from the Martial World
After Jiang Ning announced in Luoyang that the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was with him, these people finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Jiang Ning glanced at these people.
Their martial arts skills are not low; some are second-rate, and the rest are third-rate.
"Let me go?"
Jiang Ning smiled.
interesting.
"The name of King Ning is known throughout the martial world. We have no intention of being your enemy."
A scholar holding a judge's pen said to Jiang Ning, "We only want the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual. If King Ning would allow us to see it, we would be extremely grateful."
The scholar spoke politely, but everyone around him was eyeing Jiang Ning with predatory intent. If Jiang Ning were to say no, there was no doubt that they would swarm him.
Seeing this, Jiang Ning took a book from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual is right here. Come and take it if you want it."
As soon as Jiang Ning finished speaking, the breathing around him became heavier.
All of them stared intently at the secret manual on the table.
The scholar and the other few second-rate people exchanged glances, quite surprised that the infamous King Yama Ning was so easy to talk to.
It seems that King Ning isn't as scary as the legends say; he's quite sensible.
The group was overjoyed and couldn't wait to go up and take a look at the manual, but they didn't go up to look at it immediately because of Jiang Ning's fearsome reputation.
"Ning Yanwang is indeed chivalrous; I admire him."
The scholar holding the judge's pen spoke in a loud voice.
"Rest assured, King Ning, we only ask to take a look. We will return the item in its original form later."
After saying this, the scholar gestured to one of the men to go and get it.
The person being gestured to was just a third-rate character. He was initially a little scared, but when the scholar told him to go up, he swallowed hard and cautiously headed towards Jiang Ning, keeping a close eye on whether Jiang Ning would suddenly start killing someone, as if he were facing not a person, but a raging beast.
But as he approached Jiang Ning step by step, Jiang Ning did not react. He just sat there quietly until he was less than a meter away from Jiang Ning. His heart was in his throat. If Jiang Ning made a move at this moment, he would surely die. However, under these circumstances, Jiang Ning did not make any further moves. It was as if he was really intimidated by these people and let them take away the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.
He reached out towards the manual on the table, but Jiang Ning didn't move.
This third-rate character couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to touch the manual, Jiang Ning suddenly spoke.
"Your hands are shaking, are you scared?"
Jiang Ning's voice came suddenly, startling him. He instinctively looked over and found Jiang Ning looking at him with a faint smile on her face.
What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of dying?
Jiang Ning asked.
This third-rate character was extremely wary.
Jiang Ning continued.
“They all want the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, but they are too afraid to come over because they value their lives. He asked you to come and scout ahead, so you came. You are afraid of death, but you can’t resist your greed. People like you are often the ones who die the fastest.”
Upon hearing this, he realized something was wrong and turned to run away, but it was too late.
Jiang Ning grabbed his head with one hand and twisted it. With a snap, the head and body rotated 360 degrees and separated instantly.
Jiang Ning's move surprised everyone.
puff.
The headless corpse fell to the ground.
Jiang Ning stood up, holding his head in one hand, looking at everyone with a smile on his face.
Several tendons below the skull were exposed in the air, dripping blood, creating an extremely horrifying scene.
really.
There's no way to resolve this peacefully today.
The scholar's face darkened; things had reached their worst point.
"on!"
The other person spoke directly, his expression fierce.
The crowd immediately swarmed forward.
call out!
A hidden weapon flew from the side. Jiang Ning glanced at it, caught it precisely with two fingers, and then threw it back, hitting a person squarely in the forehead. The hidden weapon embedded itself in the skull.
A crowd surged forward from all directions.
Jiang Ning flicked his hand, sending a head flying that smashed into a man. He then stepped forward and kicked him, beginning the massacre.
After a while.
Corpses were scattered all around, and bloodstains were everywhere.
The scholar lay sprawled on the ground, trembling, sweat beading on his temples.
Jiang Ning came up to him.
"Where did you get this portrait from?"
Jiang Ning looked at the scholar and smiled.
Seeing the smile on Jiang Ning's face, the scholar turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror.
The brutal killing in Jiangning just now terrified him.
Only now did he finally understand why the other party was called the King of Hell.
Only now did he realize how ridiculous it was that these people dared to threaten Jiang Ning. They couldn't even escape, let alone take the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual from Jiang Ning.
Upon hearing Jiang Ning's question, the scholar replied tremblingly, "They're all over the martial arts world now."
Listening to the scholar explain the reason, Jiang Ning finally understood that since he announced in Luoyang that the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual was in his hands and that anyone who wanted it could come to him, he had caused a great uproar in the martial arts world. At the same time, his portrait had already been circulating in secret.
They learned of Jiang Ning's whereabouts from the villages they had passed through before they caught up with him and finally met him here.
Jiang Ning asked a few more questions, such as who else wanted to seize the sword manual, and whether the scholar knew where Black Wind was.
The scholar told him that many people in the martial arts world wanted to get the sword manual from him; they were neither the first nor the last.
Their original plan was to poison Jiang Ning and then obtain the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, but they failed.
As for the whereabouts of the Black Wind Society, the scholar said he didn't know.
After learning what had happened, Jiang Ning slapped him on the head.
"Don't kill me, don't..."
The scholar began to beg for mercy, but before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly stiffened, a cracking sound came from the top of his head, and blood flowed down from his head.
Jiang Ning turned and left.
Wealth has always been a powerful motivator, and the same applies to secret manuals. Peerless secret manuals hold a fatal attraction for these people. Even though they know it will be extremely difficult to obtain the sword manual from Jiang Ning, and even though they know that the matter may be a hoax, they will still risk their lives to snatch the sword manual.
After killing these people, Jiang Ning left.
A few days later.
Jiangning has arrived at another large city.
"Jinan Prefecture".
Jiang Ning came here again.
The last time he came here was to cross out the people on the list given to him by Lin Pingzhi. Now he's here to inquire about the Black Wind Society.
Arriving in Jinan again, nothing had changed.
"What would you like to eat, sir?"
Jiang Ning entered a restaurant, where the waiter greeted him warmly.
After ordering a large number of dishes, Jiang Ning waited for them to be served in the main hall. The presence of many diners around indicated that the restaurant was very popular.
Not long after Jiang Ning sat down, several more people walked into the restaurant.
These men looked travel-worn and dressed differently from ordinary people. They all carried weapons on their backs, suggesting they were martial arts practitioners.
After entering the restaurant, the group called the waiter to order their food and then sat down in the main hall, where they began to chat.
"Hey, I heard that the three major underworld families, Hundred Flowers Valley, Flying Knife Sect, and Heavenly Cripple, have offered 800,000 taels of silver as a reward for Ning Yanwang's head, in order to get the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual from him."
One person spoke.
"Yes, it's hard to say who will win."
echoed another.
"Your information is outdated."
At this point, other people in the lobby chimed in.
Judging from his attire, the person who spoke was also a martial arts practitioner.
"Oh?"
The group of people who were chatting turned around, and one of them asked, "What do you mean by that, brother?"
The man who spoke laughed and said, "What you're talking about is all in the past. You don't know, do you? The three major underworld families have already been wiped out."
"What? They were wiped out?"
The group was shocked and asked, "How could they have been wiped out? Who wiped them out? Was it Ning Yanwang?"
The man laughed and said, "It was Master Yue of the Huashan Sect who killed him."
"Breaking news from the martial arts world: Not long after the three major underworld families issued bounties, Yue Buqun, the leader of the Huashan Sect, personally came to their door and wiped them all out, leaving not a single survivor."