The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

"Green Bamboo Gang?" Lu Jing was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then his expression turned strange. "When you were talking about excitement earlier, were you referring to this?"

"That's right," Xia Huai nodded.

"But as far as I know, the Green Bamboo Gang... is just a porter gang. What excitement could there be in a porter gang? You came all this way to watch people carry goods at the docks?" Lu Jing carefully chose his words.

"Oh, to be precise, we came for the Green Bamboo Gang's leader, Xie Liancheng." Xia Huai had filled her stomach and regained much of her energy. When gossip was involved, she looked like she wouldn't be sleepy even if she had to stay up all night.

"I overheard it while delivering a letter. This Leader Xie supposedly obtained a powerful secret manual more than nine months ago. To prevent the news from leaking, he killed the four people who were with him at the time, claiming the manual for himself. But for some reason, about a month ago, this matter suddenly spread, and many Jianghu people coveted the manual and came to Wujiang City.

"Some people were so frightened that they left the city that night, but some stayed behind. They were convinced that the person who came to deliver the manual that night must be Xie Liancheng. Xie Liancheng was originally just the leader of a small gang, an insignificant third-rate expert, but now he could come and go freely under everyone's noses. Although it took advantage of those who were asleep, it was enough to prove the extraordinariness of the manual, so many people's hearts became even more eager.

"Although, putting themselves in his shoes, most people felt that Xie Liancheng would not hand over the manual for no reason, let alone show it to everyone. But since the invitation invited them to attend the evening banquet and gave a specific time, everyone wanted to see what Leader Xie would say at that time.

"As for whether it was a trap, well, they had naturally considered this question. But there were many people interested in the manual. When they all attended the banquet together, no matter how powerful Xie Liancheng was, he couldn't possibly be a match for so many Jianghu people. And calculating the time, there were only four days left until the date on the invitation. That's why there were more and more martial artists in Wujiang City."

The girl finished speaking in one breath, then looked at Lu Jing opposite her, but didn't expect the latter to seem a bit distracted.

Xia Huai's words made Lu Jing understand many things, such as why Qin Xiaotou at Yu Liulang's teahouse suddenly attacked him, and told him not to wait half a month.

Qin Xiaotou had obviously seen that Lu Jing possessed martial arts from his ability to carry six bags of millet without changing his expression. So he asked him who his master was, and after realizing that he had just become an apprentice not long ago, he became suspicious of the origin of his martial arts. Then he began to ask him about the time he joined the gang, and found that it was nine months ago.

This coincided with the time when Leader Xie obtained the secret manual. Qin Xiaotou's suspicion of him deepened at this time, so he proposed to promote him to a club-bearer, wanting to keep Lu Jing by his side for further observation.

In the Green Bamboo Gang, the treatment of a club-bearer was much better than that of a porter. If Lu Jing had joined the Green Bamboo Gang without any ulterior motives, there would be no reason to refuse.

But Lu Jing himself was only using the Green Bamboo Gang as a transition and a stepping stone to learn martial arts, and didn't plan to stay here for long, so he politely declined Qin Xiaotou's proposal.

At this point, Qin Xiaotou had basically determined that Lu Jing was a spy, but to be on the safe side, he asked again if any other squad leaders had recruited Lu Jing.

After receiving a negative answer, he no longer hesitated and decisively attacked.

In addition to this misunderstanding, Fang Zijing and his group kidnapped Zhang Jinming, ostensibly targeting Zhang Sanfeng, but in reality, they were clearly not interested in the wine, but rather in something else. However, they seemed to be instructed by someone and were mostly testing the waters, not very familiar with the internal affairs of the Green Bamboo Gang.

Seeing that Zhang Sanfeng was not there, they were a bit at a loss. Coincidentally, they ran into Lu Jing, a member of the Green Bamboo Gang, so they thought about making something out of him.

After figuring out these two things, Lu Jing couldn't help but worry about his master. Thinking that his master had suddenly left Wujiang City eleven days ago, it was likely related to this matter. He just didn't know how he was doing now.

Although Zhang Sanfeng was famous for being able to run away during his early years as an escort, he never ran alone. He would decisively abandon his wealth if he saw the situation was not good. On the contrary, those escorts and bodyguards who followed him generally lived longer than their peers, so Lu Jing didn't think that he had escaped this time because he saw that the situation in the city was tense.

Otherwise, even if he didn't inform his cheap apprentice, there was no reason why he wouldn't even bring his only son and wife.

However, Lu Jing also understood that this was not something he could worry about. He estimated that his master also meant this, so he didn't reveal any information to him before, obviously feeling that the more he knew, the easier it would be for him to fall into danger.

Although Lu Jing's Ren meridian was almost opened, and he had just killed four of the Seven Heroes, he had a clear understanding of his own strength. He understood that the reason why he was able to win those few fights was only because of the bug in his body that subverted common sense of martial arts, and some luck.

And luck is not something that can always be on someone's side. Once his details are figured out, it would be too easy for people to deal with him.

In fact, compared to what was happening in Wujiang City, Lu Jing was more worried about the two heroes who escaped from the Seven Heroes. When those two came back to their senses, they might come back to seek revenge on him, so Lu Jing felt a sense of urgency to improve his strength for the first time.

In addition, he also had to solve the problem of excess internal energy in his body. Coming back to his senses, Lu Jing found that Xia Huai was looking at him, and his heart couldn't help but stir.