485: Chapter 255 It’s Him!
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(Please Subscribe) Xiushui County Eastern Dock was shrouded in a thin veil of mist, the smoke and clouds ethereal.
When Tie Xiaosheng arrived at the Eastern Dock on a fast boat, the first thing he did was to scan the area, looking towards the west.
Outside the foggy area to the west, alongside the official road about four miles from the county, stood a row of wooden stakes about six feet tall.
On these stakes hung forty-five corpses, each of them drenched in blood.
They all bore the same characteristic: their chests and lungs had been smashed by a single knife strike, and there were burn marks around the wounds.
Tie Xiaosheng recognized at a glance that this was the work of the Red Dragon’s “Red Fire Slash”.
However, the attacker had made a show of force, choosing not to reduce their bodies to ash completely.
Tie Xiaosheng, familiar with East State, had an encyclopedic knowledge of Jianghu legends and various personalities.
Thus, when he looked closely and identified among the corpses many infamous assassins from East State, as well as lone Demonic Martial Cultivators.
“The Red Dragon Clan?”
Xunyang Hall Master Lu Jiuli had also followed Tie Xiaosheng back to the Headquarters.
His eyesight was not as good as Tie Xiaosheng’s, but he could still vaguely make out the scene on those stakes, his expression tinged with surprise: “This person is very strong; the third stake holds Fei Tuoluo, a Fifth-Grade master from the Lingyun Demon Sect.
It seems like he couldn’t put up any resistance, as he was killed by a single sword strike.”
Tie Xiaosheng seemed to be deep in thought before he proceeded with a brisk stride towards a Ten Thousand Materials Ship.
As they entered the second level of the large ship, the temporary hall located at the bow, they saw several Outer Hall Masters from the Iron Banner Gang who stayed behind at Headquarters, along with many important members of the West Mountain Hall System, all present.
Chu Yunyun, who was about fourteen and looked frail and petite, rose from the foremost seat in the hall.
As she saw Tie Xiaosheng and his companion enter, she looked mildly surprised, “Vice Flag Leader Tie, you arrived swiftly; we were just preparing to go out to receive you.”
Chu Yunyun’s statement was a play on words.
She had only sent the token to summon Tie Xiaosheng back to Headquarters to discuss matters half an hour ago.
Unexpectedly, in such a short span of time, Tie Xiaosheng had already returned.
Furthermore, no sooner had they heard from the gang members on duty outside, announcing the return of the Vice Flag Leader and Xunyang Hall Master to Headquarters, than the two men walked in.
At a time , let’s skip the formalities.”
Tie Xiaosheng waved his hand dismissively and walked straight to the seat to the right of Chu Yunyun, where he sat down: “When I received the Deputy Flag Master’s token, we were already on our way back to Xiushui County, so I boosted the speed of the ship by using True Yuan.
But I wonder, why has the Deputy Flag Master summoned us back?
Is there a matter to discuss?”
The words and demeanor of Tie Xiaosheng were filled with respect.
He did not show any disdain simply because of Chu Yunyun’s youth.
Initially, Tie Xiaosheng was quite uneasy about Chu Xisheng’s decision to leave Chu Yunyun in charge of all matters concerning the Iron Banner Gang before he departed.
However, a similar situation had occurred once before.
When Chu Xisheng escorted the Zuo father and son to the Capital City, it was Chu Yunyun who took charge of the West Mountain Hall and secured a splendid victory at Black Bear Mountain.
Therefore, the young woman held considerable sway within the West Mountain Hall and was warmly supported by the hunters.
And Tie Xiaosheng, being two hundred miles away, engrossed in battle with Seventeen Linked Wharves and the Jiangnan Navy Camp, had no means to manage the affairs at the East City Pier Headquarters from afar.
But Tie Xiaosheng now viewed things differently.
This brother and sister from the Chu family were indeed heroes of their time.
While the brother was undoubtedly a youthful hero, the sister was no less valiant.
Since the 25th of April, when Chu Yunyun took over the Headquarters, every affair of the Iron Banner Gang around Xiushui County had been running smoothly, providing no opportunities for the government to step in.
The supplies and weapons provided by Headquarters to the Navy at the frontline were never lacking.
The great victory on the water the day before owed much to Chu Yunyun’s significant contribution.
Without the three thousand Strong Bowmen that Chu Yunyun had sent to the front, Tie Xiaosheng, despite his naval combat skills comparable to Iron Madman, would have been hampered by lack of resources.
He could only have done his utmost to delay the Jiangnan County Navy Camp’s onslaught while simultaneously drilling the ship workers through live combat, hoping for a chance to defeat the enemy in several days – where would yesterday’s great victory have come from?
Chu Yunyun, however, didn’t respond immediately.
Instead, she took a moment to look Tie Xiaosheng up and down: “Vice Flag Leader Tie, how do you find your armor?”
Chu Yunyun didn’t follow Chu Xisheng in calling him Uncle Tie – after all, she was also twenty-nine years old and couldn’t pull off such familiarity.
At her words, Tie Xiaosheng instinctively looked down at the Brilliant Treasure Armor he was wearing.
His thick eyebrows rose: “Very good!
With this ‘Demon Rhinoceros Divine Armor,’ I am confident that even if Ren Daoheng recovers, I can defeat him in face-to-face combat within a hundred moves.”
The unique feature of their Mixed Element Iron Armor Skill was that the stronger the War Armor they wore, the greater their combat power.
In fact, this was another form of Cross Training a Domineering Body, activating the Geng Metal Energy within the armor, combined with the Earth Power cultivated within oneself, creating a Protective Divine Gang which benefitted both internal and external aspects.
This set of ‘Demon Rhinoceros Divine Armor,’ while far from the complete form of the ‘Iron Futing,’ was not much less effective than the sealed state of the ‘Iron Futing.’
“But this is a Third Grade Lower Tier treasure armor, it must’ve cost the Headquarters a considerable sum?”
Chu Yunyun shook her head: “It was obtained through barter.
We had many precious medicinal ingredients and artifact refining materials, including two main ingredients for Fourth Grade Lower Secret Medicines.
The deal was facilitated by the Divine Machine Sect, in exchange for this treasure armor.”