In the evening, outside Yu State.
A young-looking man was rapidly advancing.
If anyone were present, they would undoubtedly notice that this man looked exactly like Ouyang Long, even his temperament was strikingly similar.
However, this man was not Ouyang Long, but Xu Nian.
After killing Ouyang Long, Xu Nian had obtained a Disguise Technique from Emperor Ye Tian.
This Disguise Technique could change Xu Nian's appearance, height, and temperament to make him 95% similar to Ouyang Long.
Unless it was someone extremely close to Ouyang Long or a Saint Level expert, no one would be able to detect that Xu Nian was an impostor.
Of course, Xu Nian was still a bit worried about whether the Ouyang Family possessed Ouyang Long's Life Stone Jade Pendant.
Once Ouyang Long died, the Jade Pendant would also shatter. Xu Nian had no good solution for this and could only hope that the Ouyang Family would delay in discovering Ouyang Long's death.
As for Xu Nian's purpose in disguising as Ouyang Long, it was simple; to infiltrate the Heavenly Slash Gang and kill its Gang Leader.
Xu Nian understood clearly that it was close to impossible to directly break into the Heavenly Slash Gang and kill their leader.
Moreover, the uncertainties in such a plan were hard to determine, so it was better to infiltrate the gang, understand the situation, and then strike.
Furthermore, if what Ouyang Long had said was true, then this matter was not something he could handle alone. Eventually, he would have to report it to the Battle Mansion, especially since a large Xuan Iron Vein was not something he could move alone.
Soon, Xu Nian arrived directly at the entrance of Qingliang Mountain Village.
The village was much more luxurious than Xu Nian had imagined; the whole place resembled a royal palace, incredibly lavish, showing the immense wealth the Heavenly Slash Gang had accumulated over ten years.
"Halt, who goes there?" At the gate, two men with their upper bodies bare and wielding sabers blocked Xu Nian's path.
"Blind your dog eyes, dare to stop even this young master! Out of my way!" Xu Nian showed no courtesy, kicking one of the bare-chested men directly, sending him tumbling to the ground.
The man's strength was not strong, merely a Nine-star Warrior; Xu Nian's kick made him spit out blood instantly.
Seeing this, the other man quickly raised his saber, looking at Xu Nian with vigilance.
Xu Nian crossed his arms over his chest, adopting an arrogant demeanor.
"Cease! Show no disrespect!"
Just then, a commanding voice sounded from inside the village, followed by a middle-aged man dressed in a black Battle Armor walking out.
Xuan Iron Battle Armor? Good gracious!
Xu Nian immediately recognized that the middle-aged man was wearing Xuan Iron Battle Armor.
A Xuan Iron Battle Saber or Xuan Iron Sword might only be worth a few thousand Gold Coins, but a Xuan Iron Battle Armor could be worth tens of thousands of Gold Coins. After all, refining a piece of Xuan Iron Battle Armor required extremely high standards in both the refining technique and the quantity of Xuan Iron, hence the generally much higher value of Xuan Iron Battle Armors compared to Xuan Iron Weapons.
Xu Nian's current level in Artifact Refining was equivalent to a six-star Artifact Refining Apprentice, yet he was still incapable of forging steel armor from iron, the same applied to Xuan Iron Battle Armor.
"General!" Upon seeing the middle-aged man, the two burly men immediately paid their respects.
Xu Nian instantly understood, this man was Ao Feng, the General of the Heavenly Slash Gang and a One-star Body Sect Expert.
Before coming, Xu Nian had already memorized the information of key members of the Heavenly Slash Gang.
The gang consisted of three leaders; the Great Gang Leader Yuan Xiong was a Three-star Body Sect, while the Second Gang Leader Qian Cheng and the Third Leader Lin Ji were both Two-star Battle Sect experts. Just below them was the General Ao Feng, followed by two captains, who were One-star Battle Sect warriors.
Xu Nian didn't expect to bump into Ao Feng directly upon entering the Heavenly Slash Gang.
"Hmph, do you know who he is? He is the eldest young master of the Ouyang Family. Next time, if you're not more observant, I will throw you to feed the Demon Beasts," Ao Feng coldly snorted at the two burly men.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The two guards hastened to nod their heads in fear.
Ao Feng then stopped minding the two gatekeepers and turned to Xu Nian, "Young Master Ouyang, why have you come to our Heavenly Slash Gang so late? Weren't you planning to get married in these few days? To the most beautiful woman in Yu State no less!"
"Get married? I'm not marrying anymore. Yan Ruyu vowed to die before complying, and I am helpless about it. I'm just feeling frustrated, so I came to your Heavenly Slash Gang to relax. Wouldn't Brother Ao welcome me?" Xu Nian spoke in the guise of Ouyang Long.
Ao Feng was slightly startled, not expecting Ouyang Long to be so polite to him today. Previously, Ouyang Long had barely looked him in the eye when he visited. However, Ao Feng didn't suspect anything and smiled, "Welcome, of course, welcome. Our gang leader has repeatedly praised the beauty Young Master Ouyang brought last time. If you have any unwanted good items in the future, remember to think of your brother here."
"Rest assured, it's on me," Xu Nian said boldly, although he felt disgusted inside.
This Ouyang Long even giving away his own women; he truly could do anything.
"Come, the Great Gang Leader is currently in seclusion, but the Second Gang Leader and the Third Leader are drinking in the great hall. Young Master Ouyang, you're really lucky. We just captured a batch of fresh prey today, extremely tender and beautiful, yet untouched. I believe Young Master Ouyang will be very interested," Ao Feng said with a lewd laugh.
"Is that so? Then I must take a good look," Xu Nian replied, following along, but a chill flashed deep in his eyes.
The prey Ao Feng mentioned were naturally not Demon Beasts or wild animals, but women.
The Heavenly Slash Gang lacked neither money nor wealth, so their primary targets in raids were young and beautiful women, captured for their pleasure.
Thus, whenever women were abducted by the Heavenly Slash Gang, their fate was usually extremely tragic.
This made Xu Nian recall the incident when the Heavenly Slash Gang had pursued Murong Xue. It was fortunate that she had encountered him back then, or else the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Under the lead of Ao Feng, Xu Nian quickly arrived at a luxurious grand hall.
Two middle-aged men sat above in the hall, and two young men below them, their table filled with a lavish spread of fine food and wine.
In the center of the grand hall stood six beautiful, young women, who appeared subdued and frightened, especially that
"Old Ao, weren't you just going out to pee? Why did it take you so long? If you hadn't come back soon, we would have started without you!" As soon as Ao Feng entered the grand hall, one of the middle-aged men sitting above impatiently said.
"Third Leader, guess who's here?" Ao Feng spoke with a smile, then pointed towards Xu Nian following behind him.
"Oh, isn't this Young Master Ouyang!" The Third Leader Lin Ji laughed.
"Quick, add a seat for Young Master Ouyang!" The Second Gang Leader also ordered swiftly.
However, Xu Nian's eyebrows subconsciously furrowed because among the six women, one of them was Wang Siyu.