Chương 189: The Brightest in Lingjiang Commandery

Plum Manor. Seeing Boss Song and his companion returning late at night, the servants in the manor were all quite surprised.

"Master, what important matter kept you out so late?" Old Man Le, the gatekeeper, hurriedly opened the door for them and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Mhm, there were some things to prepare. Besides, starting tomorrow, this place will undergo some renovations. Our people will all move into the city to stay temporarily for a few days. Old Le, keep a close eye on the house for me."

"Rest assured, Master! This old man might be old, but his eyes are not blurry! You can go rest in the city; I will watch this place very closely for you!" Entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the 'Organization,' Old Man Le was incredibly excited, patting his chest and guaranteeing. Seeing his old bones rattling with every pat, Song Que couldn't help but smile.

"Very good. With your words, I am relieved."

"Hehehe..." Ignoring Old Le's silly laughter, Grandee Song quickly drove the cart straight back to his own courtyard.

"Master, wait a moment!" Before he could go far, Old Man Le came panting after them. Song Que curiously stopped the horse:"Old Le, what is it?" Patting his own head a few times, Old Le smiled sheepishly:"Look at this memory of mine! This afternoon, someone sent a small bundle and instructed that it must be handed to you personally. I was afraid others might be curious and peek, so I hid it very carefully. Such an important matter, and I almost forgot it!"

Reaching out to take the bundle handed to him, Song Que gently used his Domain to sense it, and his eyebrows immediately shot up!

"You did very well! Please return to the gatehouse."

"Yes, Master. This old man takes his leave." Setting the item aside, Boss Song and Xiong Ba continued to urge the horse forward. After settling everything down and everyone returned to their respective rooms, he finally opened the cloth bundle. Inside was a letter and an earthen bottle containing several pills. It's that old thief Blood-Robed! Song Que nonchalantly tossed the pills into his spatial ring. Only then did he slowly pick up the letter to read what this old dog had to say.

After finishing the letter, Boss Song finally let out a rare, joyous laugh! The Blood-Robed Venerable hadn't been having an easy time lately! After being screwed over by him like this, this guy was suddenly famous! The major factions of the entire Yangnan Circuit were fully investing their efforts into tracking him down! Although it wasn't stated in the letter, Song Que could feel that this dead dog was now no different from a stray fleeing in panic!

Being pursued relentlessly, he had no choice but to tuck his tail and find a place to hide! He likely wouldn't return for the coming months, which was why Old Ancestor Blood-Robed sent a letter in advance to notify them, simultaneously enclosing a three-month supply of the antidote. Furthermore, this old thief specifically reminded Boss Song to be careful of Hui Wu! This bald monk's Heavenly Eye was incredibly wondrous!

He was able to escape a calamity this time perhaps because he hadn't cultivated the Star-Absorbing Great Art for long. He absolutely wouldn't be so lucky next time, so he needed to avoid contact with this monk! Reading this, Song Que couldn't help but grit his teeth! Fortunately, I had the Tesseract to avoid this calamity! Otherwise, a few days ago, Hui Wu wouldn't have hesitated to bestow a palm strike upon me under the beautiful guise of executing the 'Old Demon Song'!

For this monk to so readily return to Plum Manor with me, he definitely harbored intentions of probing! Thinking of this, Grandee Song couldn't help but shudder in fear! The martial world was sinister! He, a blank sheet of paper, was truly too innocent! And this old dog Blood-Robed, what's the f cking point of reminding me so late?! As a leader, you are too incompetent! You deserve to be chased and beaten! * A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.

Temporarily tossing these matters aside, Song Que got onto his bed, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and sensed the situation of his separated soul on the other side.... Lingjiang Commandery. Lightning had been circling in the air all this time, meticulously observing the situation in the city below. Looking at the densely packed buildings of the Lingjiang Gang Headquarters, Boss Song's hands couldn't help but itch unbearably!

Regarding today's matter, Old Du's entire Gang is being thoroughly investigated by the Six Doors from top to bottom, inside and out! For him to still have the time to care about me while being so swamped—this 'sincere affection' moves Boss Song deeply! That's why I'm currently racking my brains trying to think of a way to return the favor!

If it weren't for the fact that he used too many impure materials today, resulting in that barrel of gunpowder being rather weak, he might have solemnly gifted it to Gang Leader Du! Old Du should feel very honored then! This toy was originally specially prepared by Boss Song for that old dog Blood-Robed! It's a pity I haven't found him yet, and besides, this little bit wouldn't be enough to kill a First-Tier martial artist!

After thinking for a while, Song Que regretfully abandoned the tempting idea of bombing the place. He controlled Lightning to fly towards the Lingjiang Docks outside the city. Dropping this barrel of gunpowder now wouldn't serve any purpose other than causing a commotion. Furthermore, such a massive disturbance would cause not only the Lingjiang Gang but all the factions to send people to investigate. After all, no one wanted their home to be blown to smithereens by something falling from the sky one day!

If someone possessed such an ability, they'd better obediently die to put everyone else at ease! This world was full of too many mysteries! Grandee Song couldn't be sure if someone had some secret art to trace it back to him! It was better to be careful! Developing secretly is the true kingly way!... Lingjiang Docks. This was an incredibly vast architectural complex. Although there were no cargo ships moving at night, there were still several patrol boats brightly lit on the Lingjiang River!

No less than a hundred transport ships were moored along the riverbank! Looking down from above, Song Que saw they were incredibly densely packed! He had Lightning slowly lower its altitude. At this moment, Song Que's separated soul peeled off from its body and immediately attached itself to the Mountain Sparrow that had been hiding behind Lightning all this time, controlling it to fly down. Boss Song's goal was extremely clear!

When he first came here, didn't Old Yun introduce him to the fact that the Lingjiang Gang had a row of warehouses here storing goods to supply their shops in the city?! Burning a few for Brother Du to see—what should we call this? Fireworks? A super-sized, gigantic lantern?!

'Vlogger Song' hadn't thought of a name yet, but it was probably something like that! Hope Old Du will be happy for a few days!... Lingjiang Gang Warehouse District. Benefiting from Old Du's prestige currently being at its peak, and since no one around dared to pluck a tiger's whiskers, even though this place was considered a vital location and heavily guarded, the attitude of the guards was incredibly lax. The Mountain Sparrow swooping down here didn't attract anyone's attention.

Even if someone saw it, they probably wouldn't think a little sparrow posed any threat, conveniently ignoring it without a care. But this wasn't an ordinary sparrow! This was a genuine, bona fide Angry Bird! Song Que controlled it to fly around, looking for ventilation holes and gaps around the warehouses to slip inside and investigate. Along the way, he inevitably had to borrow the path of his 'sewer rat brothers'! These big shots weren't very friendly, actually trying to bite Boss Song's bird!

Ultimately, he still used 'virtue to subdue the rats,' bestowing a few bolts of divine lightning upon them to quell the conflict. It was likely that after today, the genealogy of these old rats would clearly record that sparrows were also fierce birds not to be trifled with! Spending some effort to thoroughly inspect the items inside, Grandee Song's mind raced as he calculated. Ten warehouses, containing a dazzling array of diverse goods! There was rice, grain, ores, animal hides, firewood...

Song Que focused his attention on two warehouses containing cotton and firewood! These two things were highly flammable; one spark and they would burn like crazy! Tonight, Old Du's place would definitely be the brightest in the Commandery! Having made his decision, Boss Song quickly went to work! He released gunpowder from his spatial ring, sprinkling a bit here and a handful there! He mainly focused on the firewood warehouse, as that was harder to ignite! Learning from movies, he created a fuse of gunpowder!

Song Que first used the Tesseract to create a spark and ignite the cotton warehouse. Waiting until it started to catch fire, he quickly slipped out, flew to the firewood warehouse, and executed the same plan to burn this place down! Before long, flames soared to the heavens at the Lingjiang Docks, accompanied by deafening shouts, curses, and roars! But how could human strength fight against nature? No matter how hard they tried, it was all in vain!

They could only watch helplessly as the massive fire gradually swallowed a swath of surrounding buildings! This fire lit by Boss Song could burn for two days! It truly warmed the heart of his 'good brother' Du Ruhui to the point of breaking! If he knew this was all a gift bestowed by him, he would definitely thank him properly! It was a pity Grandee Song didn't know these things. He didn't even get to witness how the fire burned afterward! He had dropped too much gunpowder in the firewood warehouse!

The moment he lit the fire, before the Mountain Sparrow could even fly away, the flames erupted! This poor little bird instantly and gloriously sacrificed itself for the mission, leaving 'Papa Song' mourning for a long time. Sensing his separated soul had returned to his main body via the spatial realm, Song Que felt sorrowful. I wonder when Lightning will know to return on its own! Earlier, I even instructed this big guy to keep circling and waiting to bring the Mountain Sparrow back!

The Mountain Sparrow is truly pitiful! That tiny clump of meat was probably burned to ashes tonight, leaving not even bones behind! Tomorrow, I'll have to go find a successor to pass on its mantle! After all, the several Golden Bone Fruit plants at the Black Iron Stronghold still need someone to tend to them weekly! I can't leave them unattended! Truly too busy! Boss Song sighed and lamented.