Chapter 27: Emanating Demonic Aura

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Everything the seven women said inside Leisure Stone Garden left Meng Huan, Yan Jin, and Liu Qiyue somewhat bewildered.

"Bring out all the women from these small buildings," Yan Jin ordered sharply.

He didn't believe it.

The maid who had been exceptionally kind to him in his childhood had ended up in a place like this and was tortured to death.

"Bring them all out," the old man in the luxurious robe commanded with a smile. Over thirty women emerged, bustling and gathering together.

"Young Master Meng Chuan?"

"It's Meng Chuan from the Meng family!"

Many of the women's eyes lit up when they saw Meng Chuan.

He was a genius from Dongning Prefecture, envied and admired by countless people. Moreover, Meng Chuan frequently traveled between the Meng Manor and Mirror Lake Dao Academy. Over the years, many people had seen him.

"If any of you were abducted, you can speak up. There's no need to fear retaliation from the Black Wolf Gang," Meng Chuan said. "They wouldn't dare."

"Young Master Meng, although some sisters cried when they arrived, it truly has little to do with the Black Wolf Gang," a woman said with a smile. "I came here voluntarily so my younger brother could get married. The sisters next to me also have their own hardships, but they all came willingly."

"Young Master Meng..."

Each of these women was very willing to speak with Meng Chuan.

Meng Huan, Liu Qiyue, and Yan Jin listened, becoming increasingly confused. They could sense that these women held no resentment towards the Black Wolf Gang. In fact, hearing the women recount their various hardships even shocked them.

Although they knew that some ordinary people lived difficult lives—because the imperial court had a rule that those who hadn't reached the Marrow Cleansing realm and served in the military couldn't engage in many professions—doing some small businesses or tasks could generally still fill one's stomach. But today, they learned that among these ordinary people, there were even more tragic lives: those with seriously ill family members, those with gambling addict family members, those who had experienced famine, or whose hometowns were destroyed by monsters...

These women still possessed some charm, which was why they could take this path. If they didn't even have looks, this path wouldn't be an option.

"Sister!" Tie Sheng, the child standing by, suddenly widened his eyes and excitedly called out. He felt nothing when listening to those women complain, because his father was a gambling addict, and if his sister hadn't been a maid in a prominent family to support them, their family would have been ruined long ago.

"Tie Sheng." The woman who had been brought by the Black Wolf Gang members from a distance also rushed over.

"Haha..." the old man in the luxurious robe laughed. "The person has been found. What happened? How was this woman brought to our Leisure Stone Garden without even my knowledge?"

"Reporting to the Protector," a gang member respectfully said. "This woman, named 'Hong Yu,' her father owes our Black Wolf Gang three hundred silver taels. So the brothers collecting debts temporarily hid her daughter here to force her father to gather the money."

Upon hearing this, the old man in the luxurious robe immediately looked angrily at Boss Wei and the other two, and shouted, "You're collecting debts and hiding people here, and you didn't even tell me?"

Boss Wei shivered and quickly said with a fawning smile, "Protector, Protector, how would we dare bother you with such a trivial matter? We were just planning to hide her here for a few days to scare that gambling addict."

Meng Chuan and the others frowned as they listened.

When one party owed a large debt, and the creditor temporarily detained their family to force repayment, even the yamen would only impose a fine for such matters. Only if the abducted woman was forced into prostitution, severely beaten, or killed, would there be a heavy sentence.

And Tie Sheng's elder sister, 'Hong Yu,' clearly had no injuries.

"Sister, did they bully you?" The child Tie Sheng hugged his sister and quickly asked.

"No, they just kept me locked in a room," Hong Yu shook her head and replied.

"Could it be that we really got it wrong?" Liu Qiyue whispered softly upon seeing this.

Yan Jin frowned.

Meng Chuan looked at the large group of women, each of whom had her own story, yet none of them had been forced. What he experienced today indeed showed Meng Chuan another side of this world.

"Young Master," the old servant stood beside Yan Jin and chuckled softly, "The Black Wolf Gang wouldn't easily let us see things that are truly illegal."

Yan Jin's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"This 'Hong Yu' was undoubtedly seized, and the Black Wolf Gang has no bond of servitude for her. If they've done it once, they've done it ten or a hundred times," the old servant chuckled. "Moreover, the place where Hong Yu was detained is clearly somewhere at the back of the manor. If I'm not mistaken, there should be other unfortunate women in those areas."

These words changed the expressions of the Black Wolf Gang members, and the old man in the luxurious robe's face became even uglier.

"Right, it's hidden because it can't see the light of day, so it's hidden more carefully," Yan Jin said coldly. "Uncle Wang, search this manor thoroughly. I want to see just how brazen a small gang can be."

"Aren't you all going too far?"

The old man in the luxurious robe's face turned grim, and he stepped forward a few paces. His subordinates also followed, completely blocking the path ahead. The old man said in a low voice, "You wanted to rescue someone, and the person has been given to you. Are you still trying to pressure us, leaving us no way to live?"

"Move aside," Yan Jin said coldly.

"This is the Black Wolf Gang's territory, and moreover, it belongs to the Bai family," the old man in the luxurious robe sneered. "Are you all planning to break ties?"

"Haha, you, a mere Protector, are quite bold," the old servant chuckled. "In Dongning Prefecture, is there anyone who dares to threaten the Jade Sun Palace?"

In Dongning Prefecture, the Jade Sun Palace held the highest status and represented Yuanchu Mountain.

"Anyone who dares obstruct the Jade Sun Palace's actions, I can kill directly. Your Black Wolf Gang should know this rule." The old servant took out a Jade Sun Palace token, and immediately, the faces of the gang members standing behind the old man in the luxurious robe changed; they couldn't help but retreat backward. The Jade Sun Palace's prestige was simply too strong! It was said that the yamen managed ordinary people, but the Jade Sun Palace managed everything in Dongning Prefecture.

Offending the Jade Sun Palace meant a futile death.

"Protector, don't fight with the Jade Sun Palace."

"Just endure it."

"Report the matter to the gang. We can't stop them," these gang members all said quickly. Even if things came to light, although abducting women was a serious crime, with so many people in the Black Wolf Gang, if the imperial court truly wanted to punish them, it probably wouldn't even be their turn, these small fries.

Under the night sky.

Inside Leisure Stone Garden, the women nervously watched the scene. The Black Wolf Gang members also recoiled, and Boss Wei and the other two dared not utter a sound.

Only the old man in the luxurious robe's face sank as he blocked the path ahead. "Are you truly going to break ties?"

"Break ties? Are you even worthy?" The old servant chuckled softly. Truly, in terms of background, the family he belonged to was far beyond what the five great Divine Demon families of Dongning Prefecture could compare to.

"Move!" There was a chill in Yan Jin's eyes, and thinking of the numerous women truly tortured, some even to death, his killing intent rose.

"Haha, alright, I'll move, I'll move, let you investigate!" The old man in the luxurious robe laughed, and his laughter made the old servant's expression subtly change.

At this moment—

A person walked out from a distant corridor.

He was hunched, but still tall, with disheveled hair. He walked over with a smile, looking at Meng Chuan, Yan Jin, Liu Qiyue, the old servant, and the others.

When Meng Chuan saw this person, the person's aura was ordinary and restrained, but Meng Chuan vaguely felt an incredibly terrifying threat approaching! As if a fearsome monster was drawing near.

"I hear you want to investigate here?" The hunchbacked man smiled. "You're not taking the path of life, but seeking a dead end?"

No sooner had he finished speaking.

A dense green aura suddenly erupted from his body, and his eyes glowed green, his entire body growing taller and more robust. The fingernails on both his hands also grew sharply. With a grab, pebbles scattered on the ground flew into the air and into the hunchbacked man's hand.

"I'll send you on your way." The hunchbacked man waved his sharp claws.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!!!!!!!

Dozens of pebbles shot out, each enveloped in a green aura, moving at terrifying speeds. "Bang, bang, bang!!!" Some pebbles pierced through wooden pillars, others through rockeries, but all easily tore large holes.

"Ah, ah, ah." Along the trajectory of these pebbles through the air, three gang members and two innocent women were pierced by the stones, each with a bloody hole through their body, blood splattering, dying on the spot.

"Watch out!" Meng Chuan felt a jolt throughout his body and immediately stepped in front of Sister Qiyue, his waist-worn saber instantly unsheathed. Liu Qiyue quickly reached out and pulled the brother and sister behind her.

"Heavenly Demon Gate, externalized demonic aura?" The old servant's face also changed drastically, and a soft sword had already been drawn. "Young Master, be careful."

Yan Jin also drew the sharp swords from his back with both hands, and immediately used both swords to resist with all his might.

Bang, bang, bang!!!

Dozens of terrifying pebbles, enveloped in green aura, instantly struck them. Meng Chuan, the old servant, and Yan Jin, all three of them, resisted with all their might under the threat of death. Meng Chuan only felt that each pebble was incredibly heavy, possessing greater impact and speed than an arrow shot with full power by a Body Refinement realm master. Dozens of pebbles were more terrifying than a volley from a hundred Body Refinement realm martial artists.