The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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One of the gang members, carrying a red lantern, said tremblingly to another.

The two were standing in front of one of the buildings within the compound.

"Okay, this will do."

The person being asked seemed a little lost in thought, and nodded subconsciously.

After hanging the red lanterns, the two left in a hurry, looking around as if they were afraid of something.

The two arrived at the Huang residence, where gang members were setting up the wedding venue. The entire Huang residence was filled with festive cheer, but it was eerily quiet. The gang members setting up the venue did not utter a word, creating an unsettling atmosphere.

The main hall of the Huang family mansion.

Huang Boliu sat in the main seat with his eyes closed. There were tables of wine and food around him, but no one was there except for Huang Ying and the scholar who had won the martial arts contest to find a husband.

"Dad, another company just told us they can't come."

Huang Ying hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

Huang Boliu kept his eyes closed and didn't speak, only nodding slightly.

Seeing his expression, Huang Ying remained silent, her brows furrowed with worry.

The scholar looked at Huang Boliu, then at Huang Ying, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

"Gang leader."

At this moment, a person walked in from outside and said to Huang Boliu, "Everything has been arranged."

"Ah."

Uncle Huang grunted a soft "hmm" through his nose.

"Let's entertain the guests."

Upon hearing this, the person who entered hesitated for a moment. He wanted to say that there were no guests, but dared not say it, so he could only say that he should leave.

……

"Master, are you really going to the Tianhe Gang's wedding banquet?"

In front of a mansion, a wealthy woman looked at the well-to-do man with concern.

The portly man nodded: "I'll go."

The noblewoman looked worried: "But I heard that something big happened to the Tianhe Gang these past two days. Some people in the martial arts world are going after the Tianhe Gang. Several of the Tianhe Gang's branches have been destroyed. When Xiao Cui went to buy groceries, she heard people saying that the Tianhe Gang had been targeted by the Bloodline. It will be dangerous for you to go there."

The portly man laughed and said, "What's the big deal? I'm just attending a wedding banquet, I'm not doing anything. I'm not a member of the Tianhe Gang, nothing will happen to me."

The noblewoman was very worried: "But the Tianhe Gang is in trouble now. What if they disappear in the future? Is it still necessary for you to go?"

The portly man chuckled upon hearing this and said, "The Tianhe Gang has such a vast territory, and has dominated four provinces for decades. How could it possibly disappear so easily?"

He didn't say much, only instructing his wife to go back to the house before getting into the carriage and having the driver drive.

The carriage headed towards the Tianhe Gang's headquarters, while the portly man rested inside. After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Huh? Are we here?"

The portly man lifted the carriage curtain and exclaimed in surprise.

The area around here isn't the Tianhe Gang's base; we'll have to turn another corner to get there.

"We're not there yet, why are you stopping?"

The portly man frowned and urged the driver to hurry up, only to find the driver staring blankly ahead.

"Master, you...look."

The driver pointed to the ground not far ahead. The portly man looked over and saw a line of blood drawn on the ground.

"what is this?"

The well-to-do man frowned.

"Don't you know?"

At this moment, a bystander came over and explained to them.

"This is the bloodline. The Tianhe Gang members are not allowed to leave, and you cannot go in either. All the Tianhe Gang members who have come out have died. I advise you not to cross this line either, or you will die too."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

The portly man looked incredulous.

"Hey, you still don't believe me? Go ahead and step over there, I'll watch you step over there."

Upon hearing this, the commoner walked away, watching him with an air of schadenfreude.

The other people also came to watch the scene.

Seeing this, the well-to-do man hesitated.

"Master, shall we still go?"

Upon hearing the coachman's words, the portly man hesitated for a moment without replying. Not long after, another carriage arrived, and it too was stopped by the same line of blood.

The owner of the carriage was a young man. After getting off the carriage, he heard the surrounding people discussing and advising him not to cross the blood line. He immediately got back into the carriage and headed back in the original direction without any hesitation.

Upon witnessing this scene, the portly man also boarded the carriage.

"go home."

……

night.

Huang Boliu stood at the main gate of the Huang residence. Outside, there was a line of Tianhe Gang members. The surrounding area was decorated with double happiness characters and red lanterns, creating a very festive atmosphere.

It's his daughter's wedding day, but Huang Bolu is anything but happy.

So far, not a single guest has arrived.

"Master, the auspicious time has arrived, what do you think..."

At this moment, the steward of the Huang family cautiously stepped forward to ask Huang Boliu for his opinion.

Huang Boliu closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again.

"let's start."

"Yes."

The butler raised his hand to signal, and the next second fireworks and firecrackers went off, very loud in the night. Some people holding musical instruments also started playing and making a lot of noise.

Logically, this should be a joyous occasion, but not a single person present could smile.

Huang Boliu returned to the main hall, preparing to wait for his daughter and groom to come and kowtow, but after a short while, the steward rushed over in a hurry.

"Master, something terrible has happened! The groom has disappeared!"

Chapter 315: Closing the Net

"what?"

Huang Bolu was stunned for a moment.

The butler hurriedly said, "The groom has run away!"

Huang Bolu then realized what was happening and flew into a rage.

Where did he go?

"do not know."

The butler quickly shook his head.

Huang Boliu immediately sent people to search everywhere, but they could not find any trace of the groom.

At this moment, Huang Ying, who was wearing her wedding dress, also heard the news and hurriedly came over.

"Father, Chunsheng is missing?"

Upon hearing his daughter's question, Huang Bolu nodded with a grim expression.

"Ah."

Huang Ying looked worried upon hearing this.

"Did that mysterious person kill him?"

"He ran away."

Huang Bolu's expression turned even uglier.

That guy must be afraid of death; he didn't dare marry his daughter, so he just ran away.

Upon hearing this, Huang Ying was taken aback and then didn't know what to say.

Huang Bolu looked around at the empty banquet and could no longer contain his anger. He slammed his hand on a table and smashed it to pieces.

……

"Hey, have you heard? Last night, when the daughter of the Tianhe Gang leader got married, the groom ran away."

Some people in Kaifeng Prefecture have already started discussing it.

"I've heard about it, I've heard about it."

The other people also had smiles on their faces.

The groom ran away on his wedding day out of fear of dying—that's just too bizarre.

"I think the Tianhe Gang is probably doomed."

One of the villagers laughed gleefully.

"It's good that they're finished. They should have been finished long ago. Last time I went to the dock to transport goods, they demanded five taels of silver from me, otherwise I couldn't take them. I only earn seven taels for each trip."

This is another ordinary citizen complaining.

While these people were discussing, a young man was eating something in a nearby stall.

At this point, the plates on the table were piled up in heaps.

"Sir, your food has arrived."

The vendor then came over with a plate of vegetables, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Well, thank you."

Jiang Ning nodded.

"It is my honor that you have come to patronize my business, sir."

The stall owner laughed.

Having such a customer is the greatest affirmation of his culinary skills.

"Enjoy your meal, sir."

After the vendor left, Jiang Ning continued eating.

He plans to close the net tonight.

……

"How about it?"

At the Tianhe Gang's headquarters, several gang members gathered together.

"I can't stay here any longer, I'm leaving."

One of the gang members complained.

Another gang member worriedly said, "What if the gang leader finds out, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by others.

"The gang leader? The gang leader can't even protect himself."

One of them said, "Haven't you guys figured it out yet? That mysterious man is after the gang leader. Have you forgotten what happened a few days ago? That person killed so many people as wedding gifts for the young lady; he clearly has a grudge against the gang leader."

"If we stay here, we don't know when we'll die. The gang leader can't do anything about that person. If we don't leave, we'll die sooner or later."