Chapter 84

Being able to draw Bai Choufei was quite a pleasant surprise. This was one of Su Xin's favorite antagonists, a character with a soul of his own.

Of course, what delighted Su Xin even more was that Bai Choufei should only have one powerful martial technique, unlike other characters who had all sorts of miscellaneous martial techniques. There was a good chance he would draw something valuable.

Sure enough, the system's voice came: "Congratulations, host, for drawing the character Bai Choufei. Character evaluation: three and a half stars. Inherent martial technique: 'The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Shocking God Finger.' Technique evaluation: three to four stars. No further draws are necessary.

Note: 'The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Shocking God Finger' is divided into two parts. The first part, 'The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Finger,' is rated three stars.

Once the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Finger' is mastered to 100% proficiency, one can naturally comprehend the 'Three Fingers Piercing Heaven': 'Breaking Evil,' 'Startling Dream,' and 'Mortal Enemy.'

The first two fingers are rated three and a half stars, while the final move 'Mortal Enemy' is rated four stars and requires enlightenment to use."

Su Xin clapped his hands. As expected, Bai Choufei only had this one martial technique.

The power of the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Shocking God Finger' was self-evident. Bai Choufei had created it by comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth on the peak of a high mountain, integrating the twenty-four solar terms. It was one of the strongest finger techniques in the world.

But from the system's evaluation, it was clear that the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Finger' alone was already rated three stars, and the final move 'Mortal Enemy' was rated four stars.

Of course, the conditions for using this final move were very strict, requiring enlightenment.

However, in the original story, Bai Choufei never used this final move 'Mortal Enemy,' so its exact power was unknown.

With the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Shocking God Finger' in hand, Su Xin spent most of his time secretly practicing this technique in his residence, treating it as his trump card. He left the gang's affairs to Li Huai and Huang Bingcheng.

During this time, the entire Changning Prefecture was unusually peaceful. The main reason was that Su Xin's monopoly strategy left other gangs with no time to cause trouble. They were all busy acquiring specialties from the Southern Barbarians for the monopoly trade.

Although Su Xin had given the tokens of the Southern Barbarian tribes to them, he kept the tokens of the three largest tribes. During this period, Huang Bingcheng also sent people to the edge of the Southern Barbarian forest to gather all the specialties.

The five largest gangs in Changning Prefecture joined forces and, within a few days, swept away all the Southern Barbarian specialties accumulated over a year.

When midsummer arrived, the merchants from Central Plains came to Changning Prefecture and found that the Southern Barbarians, who used to sell specialties on the streets, were nowhere to be seen.

Instead, the five major gangs in Changning Prefecture displayed various Southern Barbarian specialties, clearly priced for sale. This made the Central Plains merchants grit their teeth in frustration, but they had no choice but to pay several times, or even dozens of times, the original price.

Su Xin's pricing was very clever. He had his people thoroughly investigate the prices of these Southern Barbarian specialties in Central Plains and calculated the expenses of transporting them from Central Plains to Xiangnan before setting the prices.

Although the new prices would not allow the merchants to make a fortune as they did before, they could still make several times the profit, which made the merchants grit their teeth and accept it.

Of course, if you didn't want to buy, you could try your luck in other prefectures or use force.

But unfortunately, these merchants were just merchants. Even if they had plenty of silver to hire innate martial artists as bodyguards to escort them to Xiangnan, they wouldn't be able to afford innate bodyguards to fight the major gangs in Changning Prefecture.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the local snake. Outsiders who tried to disrupt the rules of Changning Prefecture would inevitably face the united resistance of the major gangs.

The last time, Meng Changhe had brought Chen Zhao, and even though it wasn't directed at them, the major gangs in Changning Prefecture were still very unhappy, considering it a violation of the rules.

If outsiders dared to challenge now, the verbal alliance Su Xin had established might become a real one.

Innate martial artists were strong, and one innate martial artist could defeat all the leaders of the gangs in Changning Prefecture.

But even if an innate martial artist was strong, they were still human, not gods.

If you dared to challenge them, the five major gangs in Changning Prefecture, with over ten thousand people, could drown you in a sea of spit.

The innate martial artists were not foolish. They were bodyguards from Central Plains, and fighting against an entire prefecture's gangs in Xiangnan was pure suicide.

Therefore, the merchants had no choice but to obediently buy the specialties at high prices in Changning Prefecture and transport them back.

However, this was not without its benefits. At least it was much faster.

In the past, when they bought directly from the Southern Barbarians, the language barrier and the scattered nature of the sellers made the process very time-consuming. The quality of the goods varied widely.

But now, Su Xin and his people had organized the goods, categorizing them and even grading some, making the process much more convenient.

Changning Prefecture enjoyed three months of prosperity during midsummer. After the Central Plains merchants left, Changning Prefecture returned to its usual tranquility. However, some unexpected guests arrived outside the city.

At the North Gate of Changning Prefecture, a group of young men and women, armed with long swords, arrived after a long journey.

Seeing the grayish-blue city walls of Changning Prefecture, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen complained, "The roads in the Southern Barbarian lands are really difficult. We finally made it."

Beside him, a girl of about the same age, with a delicate face, pouted and complained, "Yeah, I don't understand why Master sent us to such a place."

There were three boys and two girls, all under eighteen, and they all complained. At this moment, a young woman in a yellow robe said calmly, "Stop complaining. As the saying goes, 'Traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.' If you can't endure a little hardship, you won't have the qualifications to travel the world. Even if you want to, your sect won't allow it, as you would bring shame to the Yi Jian Sect."

The young woman in the yellow robe had a serene and gentle appearance. At first glance, she wasn't stunning, but upon closer inspection, she exuded a tranquil, elegant, and extraordinary aura.

Although the journey had made her look weary, it couldn't hide her transcendent charm.

The young woman had high prestige among the boys and girls. Hearing her words, they all looked ashamed and stopped complaining.

"Alright, let's go into the city. Remember the mission your sect gave you. The goal is to avoid mistakes, not to achieve great things. I brought you here to let you see the real world, so don't take unnecessary risks," the young woman in the yellow robe instructed carefully.

"Understood, Senior Sister," the boys and girls replied in unison.

At the same time, martial artists from outside entered through the West Gate, South Gate, and East Gate. The usually quiet Changning Prefecture suddenly became lively.

However, Su Xin was unaware of these developments. He was celebrating Xing'er's birthday at the Shenglong Tower.

In the past, Su Xin would only buy Xing'er a bowl of beef brisket noodles for her birthday, but now he could rent the entire Shenglong Tower to celebrate.

Although Su Xin had rented the entire Shenglong Tower, he didn't invite many people. He and Xing'er didn't like noisy scenes, so they only invited Li Huai, Huang Bingcheng, and a few high-ranking members of the Flying Eagle Gang to create a lively atmosphere.

Everyone knew that Xing'er was the boss's treasure, so they all prepared exquisite gifts for her.

Li Huai's gift was the most unique—a delicate and light rapier with intricate patterns on the blade, making it extremely beautiful.

The rapier was handmade by a craftsman from a Southern Barbarian tribe, using a type of meteoric iron. It was both tough and extremely light, almost as light as a wooden sword.

Huang Bingcheng had once joked that Li Huai's gift was meaningless, giving a sword to a little girl on her birthday.

But unexpectedly, among all the gifts, Xing'er liked Li Huai's rapier the most. She wouldn't let it go, leaving Huang Bingcheng speechless.

After a hearty meal, the owner of the Shenglong Tower personally brought tea and snacks and returned the rental fee that Huang Bingcheng had given him.

Technically, it was against the rules for Su Xin to rent the entire Shenglong Tower, but given Su Xin's current status in Changning Prefecture, even the Shenglong Tower had to give him face and break the rules for him.

Since the rules were already broken, why charge money? So, they decided to be generous.

After a few rounds of polite refusal, the owner of the Shenglong Tower insisted, and Su Xin had no choice but to take the money back.

Just as Su Xin and his group were about to leave, Tie Wuxing suddenly appeared at the Shenglong Tower, pushing the door open.

Tie Wuxing was still playing with his two iron balls, a smile on his lips. "Boss Su, it's been a while. You're a busy man. And you're having a party at the Shenglong Tower without inviting me. That's not very nice."

Su Xin smiled lightly. "Sir Tie, just call me by my name. The 'boss' title makes me uncomfortable. I was just celebrating my sister's birthday today. You're busy with official duties, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

Tie Wuxing's strength was unfathomable, and Su Xin never pretended to be more than he was in front of him.

Similarly, Tie Wuxing was very pleased with Su Xin's attitude. If Su Xin were the type to become arrogant after achieving success, he wouldn't have valued him so much.

Tie Wuxing patted Xing'er's little head. "This is all your fault. Our little birthday girl is here, and I didn't prepare a gift. I'm really sorry."

Xing'er squinted her big eyes. "It's okay. I'm already very happy with so many people celebrating my birthday with me."

Hearing Xing'er's response, Tie Wuxing laughed heartily. "Xing'er is right. The key to life is contentment. But some people are always greedy, causing trouble. It's really annoying."

Su Xin's eyes narrowed. "Sir Tie, is there someone in Changning Prefecture causing trouble? Do you need my help?"

A faint coldness appeared on Tie Wuxing's lips. "It's not a big deal, just a bunch of greedy pests hiding in the shadows, wanting more. I don't need your help. I'll deal with them when the time is right."

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