CHAPTER 319: CHAPTER 199: ONCE YOU STEP OUTSIDE, THE WORLD IS THE JIANGHU

Youyou was overjoyed, but Xiao Moshan spoke up, "Aren’t we going to Central City to cause trouble for the Douglas Clan?"

"I want to go too," Qu Jianlei smiled bitterly and spread his hands, "but now... how can we go?"

"We can," Xiao Moshan raised a hand and swept over three people, speaking smugly, "using their identities."

Qu Jianlei looked at the three people, two men and a woman, whose body types were not too different, and immediately understood.

"These few... do they deserve it?"

"Which of us deserves it?" Xiao Moshan retorted confidently.

"I just couldn’t stand seeing them bully men and dominate women," Qu Jianlei said.

"Bully men and dominate women, huh," Qu Jianlei immediately felt that this wasn’t something he couldn’t accept, "and then?"

Xiao Moshan and Youyou exchanged a glance: see, Jian Lei falls for this.

Xiao Moshan replied without hesitation, "Then we use their identities to go to Central City, won’t that be enough?"

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and asked the final question, "Will our identities be exposed?"

"Kill them, and it won’t," Xiao Moshan stated nonchalantly.

"Did they consider who was innocent when they killed the natives of Central City?"

He had to admit, Xiao Moshan truly understood Qu Jianlei’s weak spot, and one sentence was enough for Qu Jianlei to drop the issue.

But one of the young men among the two men and a woman began to struggle desperately upon hearing this, continuously signaling with his eyes.

The meaning was very clear: I have something to say!

"Then kill him," Qu Jianlei stated impassively, having little interest in what the other wanted to say.

At this critical moment, what could they say? It would be no more than a plea for mercy.

You didn’t care about others’ pleas, and neither do we. This world... is mostly fair.

Xiao Moshan and Youyou took the three away, and soon returned, the three people nowhere in sight.

Qu Jianlei did not mention the matter again, only asking, "Have the procedures for entering and exiting Central City been handled?"

"Handled," Xiao Moshan stated smugly, "If that couldn’t be handled, how could I capture anyone?"

It turned out that after Qu Jianlei left, the two were not idle.

Since they felt they had become a burden to Jian Lei, both being strong-willed individuals, they had to do something to prove their worth.

They weren’t worried about Jian Lei not returning, so they had to consider what he might do when he came back.

Then, after gathering some intel, they learned that in the past six months, a lot of people have been traveling to and from Central City.

While claiming to transport various daily necessities, many were actually using it as a pretext to investigate Jian Lei and the other two.

The ferocity of these three had spread throughout the Gorge, so much so that even B-level Warriors dared not openly claim they were out to capture them.

Except for groups of Warriors.

Now traveling to Central City, documents were easy to process, and reasons were easy to find—just saying they were transporting goods was sufficient.

Xiao Moshan and Youyou had been busy with this matter, finally getting it done before Jian Lei returned.

The reason they hadn’t killed those three immediately was also to see what Qu Jianlei thought, and then make the final decision.

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei was a bit surprised, "You two really can’t stay idle."

Youyou replied with a giggle, "We must find something to do, otherwise we’d be freeloading, wouldn’t we?"

"Then there’s no time to lose, let’s leave today," Qu Jianlei decided, "while the Gorge is still in chaos."

"I’ll go first," Xiao Moshan spoke in a deep voice, "We’ll split into two groups."

"You and Youyou wait another two days, and meantime, you can observe any reactions in the Gorge."

His thoughts were quite meticulous, Qu Jianlei nodded, about to say something, then suddenly realized.

"You’re itching and want to... go fishing again, don’t you?"

Xiao Moshan recalled the indulgence of his fishing, couldn’t help but chuckle dryly.

"I’m good at gathering intel, and you also need to sort through the gains this time, after all... the Storage Talisman’s space is limited."

The mention of the "Storage Talisman" did not imply distrust of Youyou, rather... why test human nature?

Qu Jianlei thought it over and agreed, this time going to Central City, there was no need to prepare too many trap devices, but there were too many good things at home.

After taking over a backup warehouse and looting a research institute, even removing the outer packaging of those items would occupy more than half a Storage Ring.

However, some things’ outer packaging truly couldn’t be removed.

Plus, he had to carry guns, vehicles, repair tools, ammunition, and fuel, with the bulk being... food and water.

So, he had to plan and hide a significant amount of resources before heading to Central City.

Xiao Moshan left just like that, and Qu Jianlei began sorting resources.

It took four full days to sort resources; he hid the highest value resources in four different places.

Youyou went out daily to gather information.

The reaction from the Gorge this time was beyond Qu Jianlei’s expectations.

They didn’t conduct blatant searches, only set up checkpoints at crossings, and doubled the reward.

Probably this was related to Qu Jianlei not killing anyone this time, but it could also be due to concern about his increased threat as an A-level Warrior.

After hiding the supplies, they rested for two more days before officially heading to the passage entrance.

The inspection at the passage entrance was thorough, but with Qu Jianlei’s Blinding Technique, they passed through easily.

Returning once more to the territory of Central City, Qu Jianlei suddenly realized he felt a bit out of place.

He used to think Central City was almost as clean as Blue Star, but returning from the gorge, he felt even the air here was polluted.

Youyou also felt the same way, "This Central City, it’s simply not a place for normal people to stay."

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes helplessly, "You’ve not been to the Hong District; that’s truly a place of despair."

The two chatted like this as they left, and the other guards of Central City heard it but didn’t dare to say anything.

Upon reaching the outskirts of Central City, they encountered a patrol team led by a B-level Warrior.

Qu Jianlei directly unleashed the aura of his Fire Attribute, also at the B-level cultivation level.

The leading B-level Warrior pondered, "I don’t think I’ve seen you before."

Qu Jianlei replied indifferently, "Of course you’ve never seen me."

The patrol team turned and left immediately; after all, who would dare to meddle after hearing such words of authority?

They did not rush into the city, searching around until they discovered the marks left by Xiao Moshan.

Although they knew this guy’s survival skills were strong, they were still somewhat worried and only sighed in relief upon seeing the markings.

This time Xiao Moshan didn’t go fishing; instead, he went to the casino, specifically the big casino outside the Andre Family estate.

In his words, one can’t always use the same method; otherwise, it’s too easy to get caught up in a routine.

As for news from Central City, he confirmed one thing: recently, the manpower searching for Jian Lei decreased, and the frequency lessened.

Regarding the Douglas Clan over there, he’s also had a look, and found many obscure presences around.

He guessed they should be experts from the gorge, and naturally, their goal wasn’t to protect this family but to ambush Jian Lei.

The people of the Douglas Family have long given up, with the entire estate shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere year-round.

Of course, this is just the surface situation, whether there’s another hidden truth is not something outsiders can probe casually.

"Do they really have the guts?" Qu Jianlei was surprised that people from the gorge still dared to ambush him.

By the time they met, night had fallen, and Qu Jianlei was too lazy to explore Central City further at night, deciding to do so boldly the next day.

The next morning, Qu Jianlei didn’t disguise himself and rode a motorbike into the city in his true form.

However, he wore a helmet and deliberately restrained his aura, so most people really didn’t notice him.

He rode around near the Douglas Family and even stopped the motorbike to smoke three cigarettes.

Then he circled around again, feeling puzzled: why couldn’t he sense the presence of experts?

Planning to come back in the evening for another sense, he drove towards the Inspection Bureau.

He squatted around the entrance of the Inspection Bureau for a while until finally, he saw a familiar face—Ma Long.

He was driving an off-road vehicle, looking like he was heading somewhere, but upon seeing someone waving at him from a motorbike, he rolled down his window.

"Who are you, what’s up?"

Qu Jianlei took off his motorbike helmet and grinned at him, "Long time no see."

"Is it you?" Ma Long was horrified at the sight of him, instinctively looking around, "You dare wait here?"

Qu Jianlei looked at him with a mysterious smile, "Why wouldn’t I dare wait here?"

Ma Long stopped his vehicle and got out of the car.

Upon hearing this, he nodded in realization, "That’s true, now that you’re A-level... the bounty has increased again."

"Huh?" Qu Jianlei was a bit surprised, "Even you know about this news?"

"It’s all over the place," Ma Long chuckled wryly, "The A-level Warriors from the gorge have left, they don’t want to clash with you."

"Tch, bullying the weak and fearing the strong," Qu Jianlei snorted disdainfully and then thoughtfully asked.

"Have those ambushing around the Douglas Family also withdrawn?"

Ma Long couldn’t help but roll his eyes at this, "Who would dare ambush you now?"

Qu Jianlei blinked his eyes, "Then what about the bounty..."

"The bounty is definitely still there," Ma Long answered without hesitation, "But it needs a lot of people to act on it."

"Even the big boss Wushuang said to keep clear of you... after all, you’re not entirely heartless."

This is the Inspection Bureau’s view of Jian Lei; everyone knows he’s innocent.

This guy might go wild sometimes, but he’s usually non-intrusive and rarely goes out.

Qu Jianlei glanced around, then started his motorbike and put on his helmet, "Since that’s the case, I won’t give you a chance to besiege me."

Watching the motorbike blend into the traffic and speed away, Ma Long hesitated for a moment, then shook his head with a soft sigh.

"What a pity, is this what you mean by... ’The sword is not ready, but stepping out is already Jianghu?’"

Soon enough, the news that Jian Lei had returned to Central City spread quietly.

Someone even retrieved footage and discovered the purpose of this person’s return... to seek revenge on the Douglas Clan!

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