Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 25: The Impermanence of Gathering and Separation
Night, dark.

In the Jinsha Valley, the mining protection team camp was brightly lit, and all the members of the mining protection team gathered together to drink and have fun, eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls.

After Jiang Chen moved into Jinsha Valley, the mining protection team's most important task, in addition to daily patrols and guarding, was hunting. Life was really hard, so they naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to indulge themselves today.

Sitting at the top, drinking wine in big gulps, Xiong Li saw all of this.

"Although Qian Wen is a bit weak-willed, he is indeed a man who knows how to handle things."

As his thoughts turned, Xiong Li couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

After following Jiang Chen to Jinsha Valley, his life was really hard. Fortunately, Qian Wen was more sensible and often arranged some wine and meat for him. Today's banquet was specially arranged by Qian Wen to thank the mining protection team for their hard work over the days and ensure the safety of Jinsha Valley.

Just when Xiong Li was feeling complacent, something suddenly moved in his arms, giving him a startled sensation.

"Master, let's go and have a rest. I've been thinking..."

A delicate voice sounded in his ears. He lowered his head and looked into the eyes full of spring water of the beauty in his arms. Suddenly, a surge of anger surged in Xiong Li's heart. He was very angry now.

"Haha, since the beauty has such a request, how can I not satisfy her..."

Laughing heartily, Xiong Li casually threw away the wine glass in his hand, picked up the beauty in his arms, and walked straight to the backyard.

This beauty was originally Qian Wen's concubine. He saw her by chance at a banquet and immediately became interested in her. However, he also knew Qian Wen's identity, so he always remained restrained. Who knew that at a party later, he couldn't control himself after getting drunk.

Afterwards, he thought Qian Wen would take advantage of this to accuse him of his crimes to Jiang Chen. He felt extremely regretful for a moment and blamed the wine for misleading him. However, he did not expect that after a long silence, Qian Wen not only gave him the concubine on his own initiative, but also gave him a dowry.

From then on, his relationship with Qian Wen changed. Although he still looked down on Qian Wen a little, it did not prevent him from recognizing that Qian Wen was a good person and worthy of friendship.

Seeing their boss like this, the members of the mining protection team no longer had any scruples and became even more unrestrained.

Sitting in the crowd, drinking, and watching this scene, Deputy Captain Hu Yong couldn't help but reveal a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"Xiong Li, just enjoy this last bit of pleasure."

Hu Yong lowered his eyes and drank the wine in the glass.

At the same time, in his own house, Qian Wen was waiting anxiously. His expression did not change until one of his subordinates came to inform him.

"Beauty and money are indeed the easiest things to confuse people. Although Xiong Li is quite powerful, he is ultimately just a rough guy who has never seen the world."

Knowing that Xiong Li had been completely trapped, Qian Wen's heart finally settled down.

"Xiong Li, just go with peace of mind. In your next life, you must remember that other people's women are not so easy to sleep with."

Looking in the direction of the mining protection team, Qian Wen sneered.

In fact, he initially tried to win over Xiong Li in order to obtain more information about Jiang Chen through Xiong Li. After all, Xiong Li and Shouhou were Jiang Chen's right-hand men, and he didn't want to kill Xiong Li so quickly. It was a pity that the third in command had made the decision, and he could only obey orders.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Li and the mining protection team became a huge obstacle and had to be eliminated.

"The mining protection team is the strongest armed force in Jinsha Valley. Once the mining protection team is gone, Jiang Chen alone will definitely not be able to protect Jinsha Valley. Not to mention that he is only second-rate, even if he has been promoted to first-rate, you must know that the weakest official members of the Quicksand Bandits are second-rate."

Casting his gaze towards the south slope, Qian Wen saw it was still as peaceful as ever. He began making final preparations, burning all the account books. After today, all traces would be erased. Shortly thereafter, five small boats approached Jinsha Valley under the cover of darkness. With the sound of arrows piercing the air, the Jinsha Valley guards standing guard on the wooden tower were killed. Just like that, dozens of bandits easily set foot on the land that belonged to Jinsha Valley.

As for the mining protection team that was originally responsible for the security of Jinsha Valley, they did not react at all at this time because most of them were already drunk.

Soon, shouts and screams were heard in the Jinsha Valley, breaking the silence of the night. Then a fire spread, as if burning a hole in the darkness.

On the south slope, in front of the courtyard, Jiang Chen stood silently, watching the scene quietly. Shu Tianjiao squatted beside him, and Shitou and Wang Yuan stood behind him.

The Third In Command's decision to attack Jinsha Valley was a sudden one, and the time left for Qian Wen to deal with everything was too short. During this process, some of his unusual actions caught Wang Yuan's attention, and finally with the cooperation of Shu Tianjiao, he discovered some clues.

At this moment, a figure rushed up from the south slope. His body was like a monkey and extremely flexible.

"Boss, it has been confirmed that the people coming are the Quicksand Bandits."

Coming to Jiang Chen, Skinny Monkey reported all the information he had collected.

Upon hearing this, Shitou and Wang Yuan's expressions changed slightly, because the reputation of the Liusha bandits was too great. If the Dangjiang bandits were secluded in a corner, occupying the mountains and being the king, then the Liusha bandits were really the cholera of the entire Nanjing Kingdom. Everyone knew the name of the Jusan Liusha. It was rumored that among the Liusha bandits there were not only first-rate strong men, but also martial arts masters.

"The Third Master is actually colluding with the Quicksand Bandits, this..."

Filled with shock and disbelief, Wang Yuan instinctively wanted to say something.

However, after seeing Jiang Chen's figure that remained motionless, like a green pine, he silently fell silent.

"Gathering and dispersing are impermanent, like quicksand. This is a very interesting organization."

Firelight was reflected in his dark pupils. Jiang Chen's mind was not shaken by the appearance of the Quicksand Bandits. He was more interested.

In order to understand the environment, Jiang Chen has been trying to learn about the outside world through different channels these days. Some of them are related to the Quicksand Bandits. After all, the Quicksand Bandits are really notorious in Nanjing Country. They are hated by everyone and it seems that all bad things are related to them.

But few people know that the real Liusha is an organization seeking immortality. It was originally established by several martial arts masters in order to seek the path to immortality. They recruited martial artists from all over the world to join, without asking about their backgrounds or origins. They only hoped that everyone would work together to enable martial artists to truly embark on the path to immortality. However, it gradually changed its nature and got the name of a bandit.

"Boss, Xiong Li's place..."

Looking at Jiang Chen who was lost in thought, the skinny monkey hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's eyes moved.

"The opportunity was given to him, but he didn't seize it. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices."

The words were extremely calm as Jiang Chen gave his answer.

Hearing this, Shouhou silently agreed. Although his relationship with Xiong Li was not close, it was pretty good. He had previously reminded Xiong Li both explicitly and implicitly not to get too close to Qian Wen. Unfortunately, Xiong Li didn't know whether he didn't understand or pretended not to understand, and didn't take his reminder seriously at all.

"Sex is like a sword hanging over your head."

Lowering his eyes, Shouhou sighed in his heart. Qian Wen had actually tried to contact him, but he was rejected every time.

(End of this chapter)