Chapter 52: Battle! The Dispute Between the Wang Family and the Jiaolong Gang

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Changningwei, Pingan Town, Dingpu Ferry.

The ferry road surface hardened with cement looks particularly clean after the spring rain.

All the buildings in the port have been gradually replaced by buildings with cement brick structures. The buildings are neatly arranged, as if they are in a port town on the modern earth.

After repeated expansions and renovations, today's Dingpu Ferry is not so much a "ferry" as an inland port.

Cargo ships docked at the ferry one after another, transporting various mid- to high-end living supplies needed by the Wang family, such as salt, crude iron, fine copper, porcelain, cooking oil, and some special materials, etc.

Today, the small Ping'an Town has a permanent population of 110,000 and a floating population of no less than 20,000. The degree of land development and population density are both very high.

Moreover, the people in Ping'an Town are quite wealthy and have extremely high spending power. This has also attracted frequent visits from large and small business houses and merchants.

Compared with more than 20 years ago, when Wang Shouzhe first took charge of the Ping An Wang family, the situation was completely different.

In addition, many casual cultivators come to Ping'an Town every day to try their luck, either to take on some of the tasks contracted by the Wang family, or to go on adventures outside the territory in small groups.

The hundreds of miles outside Zhouxuan Pass have been cleared over and over again by the Wang family and some in-law families, and the ferocious beasts have become "rare goods." In this way, the risk to casual cultivators becomes very low.

They searched for anything of slight value outside the territory, such as ores, herbs, or bones of vicious beasts, honey bees, honeycombs, or some exotic insects and plants. In short, with enough people and the number of explorations, someone will always be lucky enough to discover something of great value.

All items obtained from outside Zhouxuan Pass will go through a round of screening after entering the customs. Things that are useful to the Wang family will be given priority by the Wang family and purchased at a high price. Only things that are useless to the Wang family will flow out of Ping'an Town.

This is the rule set by the Wang family in Changning.

All casual cultivators who go outside the territory through Zhouxuan Pass need to sign a contract with the Wang family before they can be qualified to leave the customs.

This is not because the Wang family buys or sells by force, but because the law of Daqian clearly stipulates that the Wang family already has such qualifications. This is also one of the benefits that the state bestows on pioneering families.

Unless one day the Outland is reclaimed by a certain family again, and Zhouxuan Pass no longer becomes the Outland Pass, this right of first refusal will always belong to the Wang family.

At that time, the Wang family was in decline and was no longer strong enough to control Zhouxuan Pass, so Zhouxuan Pass was forcibly used as a public pass. Now that the Wang family has become stronger again, this honor that should belong to the Wang family has naturally returned to the Wang family.

Of course, Wang only has the right of first refusal, and the price must still be based on the market price.

Thanks to the long-term and unremitting efforts of the casual cultivators, the Wang family has obtained a lot of good things over the years.

Dongfang Qiong and Ximen Buqun, a two-person team of casual cultivators, made a fortune this time.

Taking advantage of the lack of people there, the two of them ventured out of Zhouxuan Pass together.

In just two months, the two of them returned home with a full load. The spoils included a wild ginseng and many valuable herbs. What was even more amazing was that they also picked up a vicious beast claw that was unknown how many years ago. The claws are more than a foot long and can easily penetrate rocks.

All the messy things were added up, and Wang actually gave him hundreds of gold.

After spending their money and buying some specialties from Ping'an Town, the two brothers were ready to go back to their hometown and settle down. Now they were queuing up at Dingpu Ferry, waiting to get on the ferry.

Dongfang Qiong is a middle-aged man in his forties with a sloppy beard.

Halfway through the queue, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Ximen, why is this ferry different from when we came here? Look at those two rows, are those covered with red cloth statues?"

"Brother Dongfang." Ximen Buqun is a man in his fifties or sixties, his small eyes are shining, "Just now when I was purchasing white jade rice at Wang's rice shop, I heard someone talking about what the 'Shenwei Cannon' was called. ', it is said to be something used by the Wang family to welcome distinguished guests."

"Shenwei Cannon? I've never heard of this thing~ Is it something like a firecracker salute?" Dongfang Qiong frowned and sighed, "Brother Ximen, I have been traveling around Longzuo County for many years, and I think I can be considered a I have gained a lot of knowledge. But when I arrived in Ping'an Town, I realized how shallow my knowledge was. This place is really full of wonders and magic everywhere. If it weren't for my hometown and my family, I really want to stay there all my life. Peaceful Town.”

"It's a pity that the house prices and land prices in Pingan Town are too expensive, and some civilians are richer than us casual cultivators." Ximen Buqun lamented, "What's more, the household registration management in Pingan Town is relatively strict, and it is very difficult for casual cultivators to settle down. …”

"Brothers, you don't know?" said a traveling merchant in his thirties or forties in the team of traveling merchants at the side. "The Wang family has already heard news that they are preparing to open up wasteland and build a city outside the territory. Casual cultivators can also sign up to participate. Purchasing land and houses based on meritorious deeds.”

Opening up wasteland outside the territory?

Ximen Buqun and Dongfang Qiong were both moved in their hearts.

They have rich adventure experience and strong survival ability in the wild. If they join Wang's pioneering team, they will be able to make a lot of achievements.

They looked at each other and secretly made up their minds. After returning this time, I brought the whole family to Ping'an Town to apply for Wang's land reclamation team.

The Wang family is very powerful. Although there are various rules in their territory, their reputation is very good, and the people under their command always act according to the rules. Over time, Wang's prestige naturally increased.

After a lot of hustle and bustle, the ferry was full and finally pulled anchor and began to slowly move towards the center of the river.

On the ship, many low-level people such as casual cultivators and traveling merchants were discussing with great interest the Wang family's plan to develop outside the territory.

Many of them showed strong interest. After all, Wang has a good reputation, values ​​credibility, and is very generous. In ordinary times, it is not easy for casual cultivators to join the Wang family. This is an opportunity to cling to the Wang family.

As for risk...what can you do without risk? Even if something really goes wrong, Wang's pension is said to be very high...

Just when everyone was talking about it.

Suddenly.

Someone beside the ferry shouted: "Look, look, what a huge fleet."

The crowd suddenly fell silent, and everyone subconsciously turned their heads to look.

I saw a mighty fleet appearing on the river not far away. Dozens of warships, large and small, lined up in a mighty array. From a distance, they looked dark and majestic.

At the forefront of this fleet is a giant building ship that is extremely large and dark in color.

The ship was majestic and majestic, with mottled knife marks and sword marks still remaining on the ship's body. There was an invisible aura of evil aura, like some kind of prehistoric ferocious beast, with some kind of terrifying oppressive force that made people feel heart-stopping.

Such a large and majestic fleet is extremely rare.

"This... this is the Jiaolong Gang's boat!" Some well-informed veterans exclaimed.

The Dragon Gang?

On the ferry, there were endless exclamations.

"Brother Ximen, something seems to be wrong with the situation." Dongfang Qiong was determined to join the Wang family and instinctively regarded the Wang family as one of his own. His face suddenly became serious, "The huge fleet of the Jiaolong Gang seems to be heading towards the Wang family. Coming from Dingpu Ferry..."

"this……"

Ximen Buqun lived until he was in his fifties or sixties. Although his cultivation strength was only at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Realm, he had accumulated a lot of knowledge in the process of traveling around.

There was a sudden thump in his heart: "The fleet's semaphore has changed. It seems to have turned to our side."

Don't wait for them to think too much.

Suddenly, a powerful shout came from the Jiaolong Gang's fleet: "I am Du Tiangang, the third leader of the Jiaolong Gang, and I have come to visit the Wang family in Changning as promised."

As soon as the words fell, a majestic pressure from the Heavenly Realm suddenly rose from the Jiaolong Gang's fleet. It was domineering, ruthless, and breathtaking.

It suddenly swayed like a thunder, the sky was filled with wind and clouds, and the waves on the river were stimulated to become more violent, and even the sound of the waves became more violent.

Several people standing close to the side of the ship were directly splashed by the river water.

"Du Tiangang?" Dongfang Qiong's body was shocked and he lost his voice, "It turned out to be Du Tiangang, who is known as the 'Spirit Slayer'. It seems that the person who came here is not good~~"

The Jiaolong Gang has been running rampant in Anjiang for hundreds of years. In terms of reputation, it is far greater than the Wang family in Changning.

The third leader of this generation, "Spirit Slaughterer" Du Tiangang is extremely famous. It is said that he has been promoted to the late stage of the Heavenly Realm. His unique skill "Spirit Slaughterer" has killed several Heavenly Realm monks.

The most frightening thing is that Du Tiangang is extremely difficult to deal with and cruel. Even if a seventh-grade family offends him, they will be terrified and unable to sleep at night.

The Wang family actually offended the Jiaolong Gang? The Jiaolong Gang's army is pressing down on the border, coming to demonstrate for accountability?

For a time, there were many people on the ferry who were interested in the Wang family, and they couldn't help but worry about the Wang family. Although the Wang family has risen quickly and is quite powerful, it is not at the same level as the Jiaolong Gang.

There were also some people who were secretly dissatisfied with the Wang family and showed signs of gloating and ridiculing. They wanted to see if the Wang family, who had many rules and was ruthless, would remain as tough as before under the criticism of the Jiaolong Gang?

"Woo~~~~"

Suddenly, a loud horn sound sounded, making people's hearts tremble.

at the same time.

From Dingpu Ferry, a slightly older but extremely deep voice also came out: "The Jiaolong Gang is here to welcome the distinguished guests and fire off a salute."

"Welcome? Fire a salute?"

Hearing this voice, many of the brave and brave members of the Dragon Gang on the leading Furious Dragon Battleship showed disdain in their eyes.

Battleship Commander Ma Junxiong, a bearded man in the middle stage of the Lingtai Realm, curled his lips and said, "What about the Changning Wang family, a seventh-grade family? Just one word, coward!"

"Hehe, in front of our Jiaolong Gang, a mere seventh grade person is nothing."

"Don't say that our army is approaching the border, Commander Lian Ma brought one of our warships to hold him accountable. See how arrogant the Wang family is?"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone on the Angry Dragon Battleship heard sneers.

Those sneers spread to the ferry along with the river breeze.

Many people on the ferry were closely related to the Wang family, and they all showed anger after hearing this. It's just that the strength gap between the two sides is too big, no matter how much dissatisfaction there is, it can only be swallowed back.

Suddenly.

The red cloth covering the divine cannons on both sides of Dingpu Ferry was torn open, revealing the thick and domineering dark barrels.

"Light the fire, fire the salvo, fire the salute!"

Boom boom boom!

A divine cannon made a thunderous roar.

Solid cannonballs came out one after another, drawing invisible arcs in the air and rushing toward the Dragon Gang's fleet fiercely.

Because the speed of these shells was so fast, the members of the Jiaolong Gang had no idea what was going on. They just saw fire spraying from the ferry in the distance.

It wasn't until a few breaths later that a thunderous explosion reached their ears.

At the same time, huge splashes of water had exploded on the water in front of their fleet!

The speed of the cannonball traveling was no less than the sound!

One of the cannonballs, because the angle and the amount of gunpowder were not adjusted, directly "bombed" through the cabin of Ma Junxiong's Furious Dragon battleship.

The huge impact caused pieces of wood to fly everywhere and the ship's hull shook.

"Uh-huh!"

The gangsters on the Angry Dragon Battleship suddenly turned pale with horror.

Is this some kind of thunder attack array? If any of them had stood a little closer to the hole just now, wouldn't they have been blown to pieces?

All of a sudden.

The sneering and taunting voices in the Angry Dragon Gang stopped abruptly.

The entire fleet fell into an eerie silence, with only the whistling of the river wind still continuing, which seemed particularly harsh.

The casual cultivators and merchants on the ferry were also startled, but they reacted the next moment and immediately started shouting.

As expected of the Wang family of Changning, this is not a salute to welcome guests, it is clearly a big show of power!

Changning Wang family is so domineering! How dare you confront the Jiaolong Gang head-on! This, this, this, is this the rhythm of a war between the two sides?

at the same time.

In the huge building ship, Long Wuji's slightly closed eyes also opened slightly.

He was leaning in the luxurious chair, still looking lazy and casual, but he naturally carried a heroic and gangster air, full of an indescribable and powerful oppression.

But at this moment, there was also some surprise on his face.

Obviously, the sound and power of the divine cannon were somewhat beyond his expectations.

"It seems that that is the powerful cannon that appeared in the Donggang Naval Battle." Jiang Yusong, who was dressed as a scribe, frowned slightly. "It looks very powerful. If this cannon reaches a large scale, its power should not be underestimated."

"It's just a weakened copy of the popular spiritual array cannon in Tianji State." Long Wuji narrowed his eyes again, as if he didn't care, "This thing is clumsy and inconvenient to move, and it is extremely slow to load. Realm monks can easily destroy them."

"Master, Wang's move is just a stubborn resistance." Jiang Yusong cupped his hands and admonished, "My subordinates suggest that the three masters should come forward to provoke again and give Wang a problem."

"That's right." Long Wuji smiled heartily, "Third brother, go meet the Wang family for a while and see what methods they have?"

Du Tiangang, the third leader of the Jiaolong Gang, is a tall and thick man, eight feet tall, with a body of tendons and only one pair of fair and jade-like hands. He looks completely different from his overall style.

This is the result of his practicing the special mysterious skill "Spirit-Slaying Hand".

Du Tiangang said "hey", then he sneered, and continued to speak: "I am Du Tiangang, the third leader of the Jiaolong Gang. Since Wang has already fired the salute, why doesn't Wang Shouzhe come to greet me?"

His voice rumbled in the air like thunder and spread far away in an instant.

Hearing this, the people on the ferry and onlookers at the ferry, most of whom looked at Mr. Wang, showed indignation.

No matter how powerful you are, Du Tiangang, you are still just the third leader of the Jiaolong Gang~

Between forces, what matters is equal reception.

Du Tiangang scolded the Wang family and Wang Shouzhe for not coming to pick her up. Could it be that he was very conceited and looked down upon the Wang family? Moreover, this statement is seriously provocative.

After Du Tiangang finished speaking, he sneered carelessly: "The Wang family is just a newly promoted seventh-grade family, and Wang Longyan is said to have some abilities. Hehe, just let the head of the family see how powerful she is."

"Haha~ We, the third master, are going to take action. The Wang family must bring out their ancestors to cope with it." A group of great commanders laughed in succession, "A seventh-grade family is only a seventh-grade family after all. Even the monks in the heaven and human realm can't even get a pair."

However, just when they thought that Wang Longyan must be the one to fight after the Wang family was insulted.

The rich old man's voice from before sounded again: "What kind of person am I, the head of the Wang family? It's your turn to be a mere 'spirit-slaying hand' dictating here? Du Tiangang, if your hands are itchy, let the old servant come and touch you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man suddenly rose from Dingpu Ferry, and Lingxu stepped onto the Anjiang River.

This old man was dressed in simple soap clothes and looked like an ordinary old servant, but his aura was as surging as the sea. Even if he was just standing there, doing nothing, he gave people an unfathomable aura. Feel.

This old man is actually Shang Jiping, the elder of Zifu Academy, an old servant appointed by Master Tianhe to serve as Wang Liyao!

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