Chapter 160: The True Identity of the Divine Marquis, Nine-turn Bear Snake Pill

Before, Tiedan Shenhou had asked Duan Tianya to visit Li Ming in person to win him over, so the two had met before, and Duan Tianya was deeply impressed by him.

Li Ming now feels much more oppressed than before.

"This person is actually the mastermind behind this!"

Duan Tianya was secretly shocked when he saw that the two masters, Cai Xishi and Lei Bin, were very respectful but also a little afraid of Li Ming.

His original plan was to follow the order of Tiedan Shenhou, bring a part of the power of Huolong Villa, cooperate with Tang Ying'e to take down the Five Mountains Sword Sect and use it for his own purposes.

Afterwards, he brought people to cooperate with the troops from the East and West Factories to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Juxianzhuang.

If things went well, Zhu Wusi also told him that he could secretly seize the credit of the two factories and even find an opportunity to weaken their power.

Zhu had good reasons to ignore all this. The eunuchs in the East and West Factories were causing chaos for the country and the people. They acted recklessly under the banner of the emperor and would sooner or later become a disaster.

In order to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty forever, Hulong Villa would naturally look for every opportunity to weaken the power of the East and West Factories and take control of the situation in its own hands.

Duan Tianya has always respected Zhu Wusi and has no doubts about him. He does whatever the Divine Marquis tells him to do.

But I didn’t expect that this series of plans would be ruined at the first step.

The troops he brought with him were inexplicably wiped out, and even he himself became a prisoner of the enemy.

Even Duan Tianya didn't know who the other party was or where these two powerful masters came from.

After being captured, Duan Tianya also tried to ask, but the magician and Lei Bin sealed all the acupuncture points on his body without saying a word, and only now did they unblock his mute point.

Duan Tianya only then realized that these two people were actually Li Ming's subordinates!
"you……"

Duan Tianya had a lot of questions in his mind and wanted to ask something, but he didn't know where to start for a moment, and he stopped as soon as he opened his mouth.

After holding it in for a long time, Duan Tianya asked, "Why don't you kill me?"

He didn't know who Li Ming was, or why he secretly controlled a group of powerful forces. Even though the Huolong Villa had investigated Li Ming before, they found no clues.

But since the other party stands on the opposite side of the Divine Marquis, he is the enemy and there is no reason to save his life.

Either he wanted me to surrender, or he wanted to get some information from me.

Duan Tianya became alert, his eyes flashed with determination, and his tone turned cold.

"Humph, if you want to do something to me, then forget it. My adoptive father has been very kind to me. I would rather die than betray him or the court."

Duan Tianya said it with absolute certainty.

"Oh, is it so?"

Li Ming chuckled and was not in a hurry.

"I really don't want to kill you. I want to keep you to do something for me. But how it will be depends on your choice."

"But you may not know the true face of your godfather."

Upon hearing this, Duan Tianya sneered disdainfully.

"You think I will be fooled by a mere plot to sow discord? I know who my foster father is better than anyone else. No matter how you try to discredit him, I will not believe it."

Li Ming shook his head again: "That may not be the case."

"If Tiedan Shenhou is really as righteous as you say, and has devoted his life to the Ming Dynasty, then why did he secretly collect the secrets of the ten generals in order to control them to serve him?"

"You bullshit!"

Duan Tianya's expression immediately changed and he rebuked harshly.

Of course, he understood the sensitivity of what Li Ming said. Anyone who secretly wanted to take control of the troops would be tantamount to treason!
He absolutely did not believe that his adoptive father would do such a thing.

"Not only that, Zhu Wusi has also secretly recruited many important officials of the court, and has been using the Hulong Villa to secretly control them over the years."

Even Black Stone had discovered some clues about these news and was secretly investigating, but he had not found any clear evidence for the time being, so he did not report it to the East Factory.

But Li Ming was familiar with Zhu Wusi's character, and was of course sure that these were all true.

Seeing that Duan Tianya still didn't believe it, Li Ming was not in a hurry.

"Nothing can be done perfectly without leaving any trace. As the top spy of Hulong Villa, you only need to do a little research when you go back to find out the clues of what I said. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

"Also, don't think that Zhu Wusi is sincere to you. Even if you have a father-son relationship, you four spies are just pawns in his hands after all. If you don't believe me, you can go back and check on your wife Liu Sheng Piao Xu to see if you really understand her."

Duan Tianya suddenly looked up and stared at Li Ming. He didn't expect that he would suddenly change the topic to his wife.

Piaoxu, what problem could there be with her?
Duan Tianya felt that what Li Ming said was nonsense, but seeing how confident he was, he couldn't help but feel shaken.

Could it be that there is really something inside this that I don't know?
But it was impossible. Everything his adoptive father did was to protect the Ming Dynasty. He would never have any rebellious intentions as he said...

"laugh!"

Without waiting for Duan Tianya to figure it out, Li Ming flicked his fingers and a stream of sword energy accurately cut the ropes on his body. At the same time, a stream of true energy penetrated into Duan Tianya's acupuncture points.

After just a short walk, Duan Tianya's blocked meridians recovered immediately. The suppressing true qi buried in his body by the two masters, Cai Xishi and Lei Bin, melted and dissipated instantly in front of Li Ming's true qi, like snow exposed to strong light.

The juggler and Lei Bin stood nearby with their hands folded, not surprised at all; they had become somewhat accustomed to it.

But at the same time, the moment Li Ming untied Duan Tianya's meridians, a tendon-breaking and bone-rotting pill popped out and went into Duan Tianya's mouth.

The moment Duan Tianya regained his freedom, he jumped up from the ground and at the same time quickly retreated to keep some distance.

He hurriedly controlled his chest and abdomen, and retched, trying to vomit out what he had just eaten.

However, the tendon-breaking and bone-rotting pills melted in the mouth and disappeared completely, leaving Duan Tianya with a clear sense of a strange poison clinging to his meridians that could not be removed.

Duan Tianya stretched his arms and legs and found that he was fully recovered. He couldn't help but look at Li Ming.

"what do you mean?"

"You can go now. If you want to find out the truth, you can go back and check whether what I said is true or not. With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult."

"Then the poison you gave me..."

Duan Tianya stopped asking halfway.

He knew that the other party would definitely not give him the antidote, but he thought to himself that as long as he could get away, he would naturally be able to find a way to detoxify after returning.

He didn't say any more, looked at Li Ming deeply, turned around and walked away.

"Just let him go?"

The juggler and Lei Bin looked on, both a little disappointed, but did not dare to ask more questions.

Li Ming didn't explain much because he knew that Duan Tianya would make a smart choice.

"Tell me about the battle last night."

Hearing Li Ming's order, the juggler did not dare to delay and hurriedly recounted the process of last night's battle.

Including the process of how they captured Duan Tianya, and the performance of the other men in black.

Hearing that they successfully wiped out a group of forces from Hulong Villa with just one move, Li Ming's face showed satisfaction.

The group of men in black that followed Cai Xishi and Lei Bin were partly selected and reorganized from the previous members of Black Stone, and the other part were disciples from the martial arts school.

After Li Jiuhua was sent to Black Stone, the martial arts hall selected a group of disciples and arranged them in Black Stone. The talents and strengths of these disciples were all good, and most importantly, they were taciturn, able to control their tempers, and all came from clean families. Their loyalty to Li Ming was beyond doubt, so there was no need to worry about any problems.

They were integrated with the selected Blackstone members to form the backbone of the new Blackstone.

The disappearance of these disciples did not attract much attention, but after they entered Black Stone, they also introduced many fighting methods trained in the martial arts school.

Coupled with the numerous elixirs and equipment that the martial arts school continuously supplies, the growth rate of this force is also impressive.

Not only will it become a trump card in Li Ming's hand in the future, but it will also strengthen his control over Blackstone.

The clown and Lei Bin did not dare to have any objection to these arrangements.

After listening to the report of the colorful performer, Li Ming was in a good mood and gave them some Qi-invigorating powder as a reward.

Hearing the noise outside the woods, Li Ming gave a look, and the juggler and Lei Bin tactfully stepped back a few steps, blending into the shadows and disappearing.

Soon, Li Ming led Lin Pingzhi out of the woods and saw several warriors talking with Jiang Yuyan and other disciples.

"Master Li, our leader is dying. May I ask if you have any healing pills? We are willing to pay a large sum of money to buy them."

A warrior with a worried look on his face said anxiously.

They were all warriors from various sects or gangs who had managed to escape with their lives by chance. After they escaped from Juxianzhuang, they were like frightened birds, fearing that they would run into the imperial court again, so they kept following Li Ming not far away.

However, after the fierce battle, many of them were indeed injured, and as they settled down, their injuries gradually worsened.

"You are?"

"We are disciples of the Northern Horse Gang. Our leader, Ma Sanqiang, was injured by the imperial court's lackeys..."

Before he could finish, Li Ming lost his patience to listen any further and waved his hand to let the warriors lead the way.

Soon, Li Ming brought Lin Pingzhi and several other disciples down the slope and arrived nearby.

Sure enough, many warriors gathered here were lying or reclining with injuries of varying severity.

In the crowd, one could see some people helping to treat injuries, and the elegant Doctor Xue was busy with several seriously injured warriors.

When everyone saw Li Ming coming, they were startled and greeted him one after another.

"Master Li! Why are you here..."

Everyone's eyes were filled with awe, and the image of Li Ming displaying his mighty power last night appeared in their minds.

They understood that if it weren't for Li Ming, every one of them would have turned into corpses by now.

Doctor Xue was busy with his work. When he looked up and saw Li Ming, he hurried over to greet him.

"Master Li, I'm sorry it's not convenient for me to greet you."

As Doctor Xue spoke, he raised his blood-stained hands, with a slightly helpless look on his face.

Li Ming took a quick look and found that there were indeed many seriously injured warriors, some of whom were missing limbs.

Many people have been treated by Dr. Xue and some colleagues who are skilled in medicine, but the situation does not seem optimistic.

Doctor Xue explained from the side.

"There are too many injured comrades. Even though my medical skills are decent, the situation is urgent and I don't have much healing medicine or materials on me. I am in great need now."

"I have just asked all of you fellow Daoists to gather together and take out all the healing materials and elixirs you have, but it is still far from enough. Those fellow Daoists are going to disturb Pavilion Master Li. I think there is really no other way."

Doctor Xue sighed as he spoke.

He has superb medical skills, but it is true that even the best cook cannot cook without the rice.

Moreover, today's situation is special, and Doctor Xue has broken his own principles.

Under normal circumstances, if you want this famous doctor to take action, you must at least offer him a martial art in exchange.

Li Ming nodded and roughly understood the situation around him.

Among the injured here, there are indeed many core figures from sects or underworld forces. Of course, they may be well-known in the outside world, but in Li Ming's eyes they are not worthy of much attention.

After all, with Li Ming's current strength, these so-called martial arts sects are completely insignificant.

Li Ming took action before only because the imperial court was clearing out the underworld and included himself in the scope.

No matter whether it is the imperial court or the forces in the martial arts world, as long as they provoke me, I must be prepared to bear the consequences. I have no intention of standing up for the people in the martial arts world.

But now that things have come to this, it might as well help them to the end.

Thinking of this, Li Ming gave Lin Pingzhi a few instructions.

"Yes!"

Lin Pingzhi nodded, then took out a few bottles of pills with a few fellow disciples and distributed them to the seriously injured warriors.

Ma Sanqiang of the Northern Horse Gang was now half lying on the ground, surrounded by several disciples.

In the battle last night, he was hit by Lu Wenzhao's knife and was almost ripped open, but the wound was still serious and his body was also corroded by the knife energy. He could hardly hold on.

Ma Sanqiang's forehead was covered with sweat, his lips were pale, and his body was shaking constantly. He had already begun to think about making arrangements for his disciples about his final affairs.

But at this time, Lin Pingzhi handed over a pill that exuded a fragrant aroma, which was the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill.

The disciples of the Beima Gang took it hurriedly. Just from its appearance and smell, they could tell that the elixir was extraordinary.

They did not dare to delay and hurriedly fed Ma Sanqiang.

Doctor Xue and Li Ming were standing not far away. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh.

"The internal and external injuries of the Ma Gang leader are extremely serious. With only one healing pill, I'm afraid..."

Doctor Xue hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly paused and his eyes widened.

After Ma Sanqiang swallowed the pill vaguely, his condition quickly improved in just a moment.

The hastily treated wound stopped bleeding, and his almost distracted eyes regained their spirit and color returned to his face.

Soon, Ma Sanqiang regained his strength.

"This……"

Doctor Xue was stunned.

He was the one who treated Ma Sanqiang's injuries, so of course he knew how serious the case was. It could be said that he had one foot in the grave.

Can he be brought back to life with just a pill?
Doctor Xue refused to believe it and didn't care about Li Ming anymore. He quickly moved to Ma Sanqiang's side and held his pulse with one hand.

After a moment, Doctor Xue's surprised expression intensified.

This is not a last-ditch effort for Ma Sanqiang, but a significant improvement in the condition of his body!
The injury has stabilized. Although it is still serious, it is no longer life-threatening. It seems that as long as he goes back and recuperates for a period of time, he will be able to recover completely, and there may not even be any sequelae.

"What kind of heaven-defying elixir is this?"

Doctor Xue flashed to Lin Pingzhi's side, took one of his Nine-Transformation Bear Snake Pills, and began to study it carefully.

But soon, Doctor Xue's expression changed, as if he had figured out something.

(End of this chapter)