novelden Chapter 4205 Taking it upon oneself
Chapter 4205 Taking it upon oneself
Now that Tang Shangning has taken care of this for us, we have nothing to worry about.
At that moment, I felt a bit cocky. I had the ability and the strength, a bunch of good brothers, and most importantly, I had someone above me to back me up. One phone call and the emergency would be solved.
So we decided not to leave in a hurry. We decided to stay another day, get some rest, and then have Chilang book our plane tickets so we could fly straight back.
After returning home, they started dividing the money, eating meat and drinking alcohol to their hearts' content. This kind of life was becoming more and more promising.
So we rested here for another day, and after we were fully recovered, we didn't bother the local Wanluo Sect people anymore. We took a taxi and headed towards the airport.
Just as our car was getting very close to the airport, several cars suddenly blocked our way in the middle of the road.
When I realized the situation was bad, I quickly told everyone to be on high alert and get off the bus immediately.
After we got off the car here, the people in the car opposite also got off. I took a closer look and found that the people blocking our way were the Lion Hunting Team, and the one leading them was still Director Chang.
Something's not right. Tang Shangning has already spoken to their superiors, so how dare they still block our way?
I huddled together with the slovenly Taoist priest and went up to negotiate with Director Chang.
"What do you want to do?" I went up and looked at Director Chang coldly.
"Don't you want to do anything? Have you forgotten that there are some things you shouldn't have taken?" Director Chang said with a solemn expression.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, knowing the answer already.
"You know perfectly well that Bai Yuling's Star Banner, along with all the ill-gotten gains the Spirit Cultivation Sect has accumulated over the years, are all on you. We interrogated Bai Yuling, and she told us everything. She said there was about a ton of gold in the cave where she was, but when we went there, we found that the gold was gone. It must have fallen into your hands. Leave the Star Banner and the gold behind, and you can leave. We won't stop you. Those things belong to Lion City," Director Chang said grimly.
“We didn’t see any gold at all. Don’t make baseless accusations. Do you have any evidence?” the slovenly Taoist priest blurted out.
"If you didn't take the gold, what were you doing in that cave?" Director Chang asked again.
“We’re going to check if there are any members of the spiritual cult who have slipped through the net. We are the embodiment of justice and the nemesis of evil. We can’t tolerate any imperfections. Is there anything wrong with doing this?” I chimed in.
"Whether you took it or not, you'll find out once you come with us. We have plenty of ways to make you talk. If you hand it over honestly today, that'll be fine. If you don't, you're probably not leaving here," a man next to Director Chang said coldly.
"Oh ho ho, do you think we're easy to scare? A good dog doesn't block the way, get out of my way right now." The slovenly Taoist priest waved his hand.
When I saw the situation, I knew that Director Chang was definitely not willing to let us take the money and the ritual implements away like this.
Tang Shangning must have spoken to Director Chang's superiors, but Director Chang insisted that we leave our things behind.
Another possibility is that Director Chang's superiors tacitly approved of his actions, and if Tang Shangning questioned him afterward, he would shirk responsibility and claim that his subordinates acted on their own initiative.
This way, they saved face while also getting what they wanted.
These seasoned veterans are incredibly cunning and ruthless. As a sixth-ranking member, I naturally understand the intricacies of their schemes.
It seems this hurdle won't be easy to overcome. We must take down Director Chang first, and then call Tang Shangning to discuss this matter.
The other side had long since lost patience, and Director Chang waved his hand: "Take them all down!"
As they were talking, the lion hunters, each carrying their magical weapons, pounced on us.
"Brother Hei, Brother Liang, you two deal with Director Chang, leave the rest to us." I called out and immediately revealed my magical artifact.
There's no way around it; those who live in the martial world can't avoid fighting and killing. Since there's no way to get through it, the only option is to fight your way out.
Hei Xiaose and Zhong Jinliang had long disliked these Lion Hunting Team members. They were incapable of dealing with the Spiritual Cult members, and after we had dealt with them, they came out to steal the credit and even tried to take our magical artifacts and gold. They were dreaming.
Once something is in our hands, it's not so easy to take it back.
I glanced at them briefly. Director Chang had brought more than thirty people, several of whom were very powerful, especially Director Chang, who was definitely a master above the Earth Immortal realm.
Hei Xiaose and Zhong Jinliang went up at the same time, their magical weapons aimed at Director Chang.
Director Chang, wielding a magic sword, managed to stop both of them at the same time.
Although Director Chang's cultivation level is quite high, it's not even in the same league as Bai Yuling at her peak.
Blackie and Bright were more than capable of handling the two of them.
As for the remaining people, we naturally didn't take them seriously and rushed over in a swarm.
Kassan immediately released the Blood God Gu and simultaneously vanished into the void. While we were fighting with the Lion Hunting Team, he sent the Blood God Gu to launch a sneak attack. Before long, several people fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
Of course, we can't really kill the Lion Hunting Team. If we do kill a few of them, even if Tang Shangning intervenes, it won't be easy to handle.
These guys are no match for us. Several of them were knocked down as soon as we started fighting.
To catch the thief, you must first catch the kingpin. These people are not important. The most important thing is to take down that Director Chang.
During our exchange, I gave Li Banxian, who was standing not far away, a wink.
Li Banxian quickly understood my intention.
He stepped back a short distance and began setting up the magic array.
As for me, after exchanging a few more blows with the other side, I shouted loudly, "Stop fighting these people, there are too many of them, let's retreat quickly."
At my signal, everyone turned and ran.
However, those lion hunters certainly wouldn't let us leave; without a second thought, they chased after us.
Before long, we caught up with the place where Li Banxian had set up the magic array. I waved to Li Banxian, and he immediately formed a hand seal, activating the magic array and trapping all those chasing us inside.
These people really don't learn their lesson at all. They don't understand the principle of not pursuing a cornered enemy. We trapped them in the Lingxiu Sect's stronghold once, but I didn't expect them to fall for it so easily the second time. I really can't say anything about them. They're all a bunch of pig brains.
Besides Director Chang, there were a few members of the Lion Hunting Team who had been knocked down; the rest were all trapped.