Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 514: Chapter 277: Array Deployment; Unification

Next came the townspeople, who thought they had witnessed a miracle. Many fell to their knees and kowtowed in worship!

This scene caused a sensation throughout all of Jade Peak County!

But as the array folded in on itself and vanished, the entire County Town gradually calmed down. However, everyone who had seen what happened began to discuss it fervently.

Li Lu, who had gathered all the gang members at the West City Gate, immediately recalled Cheng Zongyang’s instructions upon seeing the curtain of light. Suppressing the inexpressible excitement in his heart, he shouted to all the members:

"Everyone, listen up! Immediately have all residents of the West City District return to their homes and forbid them from going outside! Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be thrown directly into jail! Drive all non-residents out of the city and place them under guard!"

At Li Lu’s command, the entire Celestial Break Gang sprang into action.

Just then, Li Xian came over and asked, "What about the other three districts?"

Li Lu thought for a moment, then said, "Send men to inform the other three families. Tell them our Boss has returned, successful in his quest for immortality. They are to cooperate immediately, or they will be severely punished later!"

Zhao the Seventh asked, "Will that work?"

Li Lu said, "The Boss returned in such a manner and created that whole spectacle just now. Though I don’t know what that was, it shows he has no intention of hiding anything. The time to unify the entire County Town has come!"

Hearing this, their blood boiled with excitement. They immediately accepted their orders and left to carry them out.

In the basement of the Cheng Mansion, Cheng Zongyang activated the Defense Array of Jade Peak County. He then left behind some Geomagnetic Stones to ensure no ordinary person could enter, and departed.

He then went to the Celestial Break Gang’s headquarters, where he happened to see Ye Shaoning, whom Li Lu had left to guard the base.

"Boss!!" Upon seeing Cheng Zongyang, Ye Shaoning was incredibly excited and shouted with a cupped-fist salute.

"No need for formalities." Cheng Zongyang chuckled. "How are your studies coming along?"

Ye Shaoning grinned. "I’ve only scratched the surface. There’s still so much to learn."

"Keep studying hard. There will be plenty for you to do later on. For now, go outside South City. Find a man named Li Cungang and tell him to bring everyone to the headquarters. I’ll wait for them here."

"Yes! I’ll go right away." Ye Shaoning agreed with a cupped-fist salute, then turned and ran off.

After Ye Shaoning left, Cheng Zongyang dispatched several other men to the remaining three families to summon their leaders to the headquarters.

At the same time, Li Xian, Zhao the Seventh, and Chen Eryun each went to one of the families in the other three districts.

「The Qiu Family.」

Li Xian did not go inside, but instead sent someone to summon Qiu Fengxing out.

Unsure of the situation, Qiu Fengxing came out with his daughter, Qiu Wan’Er.

But before they could ask any questions, Li Xian spoke.

"Our Boss has returned, successful in his quest for immortality from overseas. He has already taken control of the Liu Family. I am now notifying the Qiu Family to immediately cooperate with the Celestial Break Gang. Send all residents of your district back to their homes, and for the time being, forbid anyone from lingering on the streets. All non-residents are to be gathered outside West City to await further arrangements! If you refuse to cooperate, you will face the consequences!"

With that, Li Xian swiftly rode away.

The same scene played out at the Xu and Ding Families, leaving their respective patriarchs stunned and in disbelief.

They did not act at once. Instead, they dispatched men to the West City District to investigate.

When they heard that every household in the West City District had shut its doors, and they recalled the earlier phenomenon in the sky, they had no choice but to believe it was all true!

「South City.」

Partway to his destination, Ye Shaoning happened to run into Zhao the Seventh, who had just finished informing the Ding Family. Upon hearing that Ye Shaoning was on an errand for the Boss to notify someone outside the city, Zhao the Seventh immediately gave him a horse and sent him on his way.

「Outside the South City Gate.」

Zhao the Seventh rode up to where Li Xuejin and the others were. After they dismounted, Ye Shaoning stepped forward and asked, "Who is Li Cungang?"

Li Cungang, who had been guarding the prisoners with his eyes closed in rest, slowly opened them. He looked at the boy and asked, "Did the Boss send you?"

’Only the Boss would know my name.’

Ye Shaoning nodded eagerly and said quickly, "The Boss said to bring everyone to the gang’s headquarters."

"Let’s go!"

Li Cungang looked at Li Mingxin and the others.

Having waited for so long, the group needed no urging. At his words, they exploded forward, rushing into the city at full speed.

’There were so many questions they needed answered!’

「The Ding Family.」

Ding Wu was busy arranging for his family members to send all the households home and close up their shops. When a messenger from the Celestial Break Gang arrived to inform him that the Boss had summoned him, he dared not delay. He gave a few more instructions before immediately mounting a horse and riding off.

「A quarter of an hour later, in the meeting hall of the Celestial Break Gang headquarters.」

The key figures of the County Town were now gathered.

Cheng Zongyang sat in the seat of honor. Li Cungang stood guard at one side, while Zhou Zhendong and Cheng Zongwen were on the other.

Below on the left and right were Li Lu, Li Xuejin, Chen Kaishan, Li Mingxin, Ding Wu, Qiu Fengxing, and Xu Tieshan.

Behind their chairs stood the various Hall Masters of the Celestial Break Gang, along with the trusted confidants or family members of the other leaders. Also present were two of Chen Kaishan’s friends—the two Fourth Grade Martial Artists who had been assisting the Cheng Family.

Cheng Zongyang paid no mind to who they all were. He had summoned them simply to make a few announcements.

As for Liu Qingfeng, he was already dead. The rest of his group had their meridians sealed by Cheng Zongyang’s Acupoint-Sealing Hand and were now imprisoned under guard.

He paid the crowd no mind. After noticing his cousin’s injuries, he first took him to the rear courtyard. He had him drink some Wilderness Bean Water, then sent him to the treatment bed in the market hut to heal his wounds.

When Zhou Zhendong awoke again, Cheng Zongyang brought the emotional and shocked man back to the meeting hall. Along the way, he also quickly caught up on the major events of the past few months.

Seeing that everyone was present, Cheng Zongyang ignored the looks of sheer horror on their faces as they saw that Zhou Zhendong’s two severed fingers were completely restored. With a smile, he began to speak.