Chapter 348 - 264: She Has Never Eaten Candy

Chapter 348: Chapter 264: She Has Never Eaten Candy

PS: The previous Chapter was censored. I’ll talk to the editor tomorrow.

The New Year was fast approaching.

There were only about seventeen or eighteen days left.

Ganshan City, both inside and out, had grown much livelier.

The faces of ordinary wealthy families and the poor commoners of the Outer City were filled with excitement.

This was true even though the food they could enjoy was limited.

In contrast, the upper echelons of the major factions—the Elders, Vice Gang Leaders, Young Masters, and the like—weren’t particularly concerned with the New Year.

Whatever they wanted to use, play with, or eat was usually just a word away.

The New Year wouldn’t make things any better for them.

On the contrary, as the New Year drew near, they often had to conduct year-end summaries and attend numerous meetings, making them exceptionally busy.

It was worth noting that for seven days before and after the New Year, the major factions would distribute congee to those in the Outer City who couldn’t afford to eat.

It was a very thick congee. One meal a day, one bowl per person. If you didn’t move around much after eating, it could keep you from feeling hungry for about half a day.

"Young Master, the Gang Leader sent word. In three days, you are to attend a meeting—a city-wide summit of the top brass."

Liang Yu, sitting on a small stool, was washing Tang Wen’s feet as she spoke, her eyes filled with adoration.

The thought that her Young Master was a core figure among the city’s leaders made her puff out her chest with pride.

In the past, as a mere Young Martial Artist, she would never have received such respect. In fact, many people would make suggestive comments, lusting after her body.

But now?

Which Extraordinary or Sixth Grade expert in the city didn’t treat her with the utmost courtesy?

After she was done, Tang Wen lay on the bed, waiting to be served.

His bedroom was a suite.

It was divided into an inner and an outer chamber.

Liang Yu summoned three maids who were responsible for the night watch, had them light the candelabra, and instructed them to wait in the outer chamber.

They were responsible for serving tea and water during the night, as well as handling the master’s nocturnal needs.

The former was easy to understand.

The latter was a service.

An hour passed.

The storm of passion subsided.

"Young Master, I plan to enter closed-door cultivation next," Liang Yu said, her face flushed as she looked at Tang Wen with a charming innocence.

"Good." Tang Wen reached out to playfully cup her snow-white, pear-shaped breasts and smiled. "I already have the Marrow Protection Potion ready for you."

As the Young Master of the Black Water Gang and an Elder of the White Tiger Tribe, Tang Wen now received three doses of Marrow Protection Potion every month.

Unlike other high-ranking members, who had dozens or even hundreds of Martial Artists under them all vying for the Marrow Protection Potions,

Tang Wen couldn’t even give his away.

He had practically no one under his command.

So, the Marrow Protection Potions had all been saved up.

"Thank you, Young Master."

"Is that all you’re going to do? Just say it with your mouth?"

"Mmmph, mmph," Liang Yu raised her eyebrows and took him in her mouth.

A look of pure satisfaction immediately spread across Tang Wen’s face.

The next day, before dawn, Tang Wen arrived at the camp where Bai Ningbing and the others were being held.

However, he didn’t go to see his subordinates, Li Zi and Liu Bing. Instead, he sought out Shi Lei.

"Did any Awakened go missing in Ganshan City last year?" Near a dusty mine, Shi Lei looked at Tang Wen in confusion, repeating his question.

"Is it important?"

Tang Wen nodded, picked up a glass of beer, clinked it against his, and continued providing information.

"The person Awakened a rare ability, something like an invisible hand."

"Now that you mention it, I think I remember something." He summoned the Red Bee King and gave it a few orders, and a Hummingbird flew away.

Last year, when Tang Wen represented Flame Camp against Black Mountain Camp, his opponent had been just such an Awakened.

It was said that this Awakened was from Ganshan City.

Back then, their method of Tracking had also been Hummingbirds.

Now that Tang Wen was planning to cause trouble for Black Mountain Camp, he naturally wanted to find out, as much as possible, if there was anyone else backing them.

Half a day later, the Hummingbird returned from the direction of Ganshan City.

It brought back the information Tang Wen wanted.

"Oh! It was one of the Huang Family’s illegitimate sons. And yes, he’s missing." Because the Giant Rock Martial Arts Hall raised Hummingbirds, its intelligence network was very thorough.

"What?" Tang Wen frowned. ’An illegitimate son?’

’The Huang Family has an illegitimate son?’

’In a place like Ganshan City, where even a pregnant prostitute would be taken home to become a concubine, where would an illegitimate son even come from?’

Shi Lei explained, "The Huang Family has a daughter who took a live-in son-in-law. After marrying into the family, this son-in-law wasn’t faithful and sired quite a few children on the outside. Since he doesn’t have the surname Huang, the children had to be raised elsewhere. Unfortunately, he couldn’t provide them with Cultivation Resources, so once these children gained a bit of strength, they had to fend for themselves."

After listening, Tang Wen took the note from his hand, read it, and asked, "Besides you, does anyone else raise Hummingbirds?"

"Of course, and quite a few people do. But there are fewer Mutated Hummingbirds, and as for Extraordinary Hummingbirds, we’re the only ones who have them!"

Shi Lei seemed very confident.

He didn’t ask why Tang Wen was inquiring about this person. "We’ve already made an enemy of the Huang Family. What are your plans now?"

Tang Wen shook his head. "What enemy? The Huang Family and us, we’re good friends, fellow citizens of the same city. What kind of enmity could there be!"

Shi Lei was taken aback for a moment, then immediately gave him a thumbs-up. "You, my friend, are truly cut out for big things!"

"I suspect you’re insulting me."

"Heh! You figured it out!"

Tang Wen told Shi Lei that he would be leaving for a while in a few days. They had a meal together, and Tang Wen returned to Ganshan City before dark.

He was supposed to attend the city-wide summit in two days.

He didn’t pay it much mind, instead heading to the Talent Pavilion next to the Gravity Chamber to study the Visualization Images he hadn’t learned yet.

For example, the Dark Profound Technique—Eternal Night.

In just three minutes, he mastered the essence of this move.

「A night passed.」

Tang Wen refined every move of the Night Divine Fist, including the Shadow Nether Step, several times over.

His understanding of this Fist Technique grew even more profound.

Take, for example, the Seventh Move of the Night God Fist: Sky-soaring Shock.

Originally, he could only execute an Eightfold Shocking Fist.

But that night, through continuous stacking and experimentation, he broke through to tenfold.

It must be specially noted that this wasn’t simple addition; a single Tenfold Shocking Fist was not equivalent to the damage of ten consecutive punches.