Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 741: Chapter 565: Harmony is Precious_3

"Senior, I am their leader. Please spare these youngsters," Yang Xiao took a step forward and bowed with hands clasped, showing the Monk great respect.

At the same time, the portly Monk sized up Yang Xiao and spoke in a muffled voice, "So, you are the owner of this tea house?"

"Indeed, it is I," seeing that the other party chose not to take action, Yang Xiao felt slightly relieved, and his attitude became even more respectful.

Upon hearing Yang Xiao’s reply, the large Monk swayed as he got up, shook his shoulders and said, "Well, since you’ve returned, I’ll be on my way. Those troublemakers who came to your door, I’ve already cleaned them up for you. Daoist Qingfeng asked me to let you know that this matter ends here, and you are not to seek revenge. In Xiang Ma Town, peace is most valued. As for the Peace Marquis, someone will deal with him."

"I shall strictly follow the senior’s decree!" Hearing that it was Daoist Qingfeng’s junior brother, Yang Xiao finally put his mind at ease. After all, with the standard of the person in front of him, there was no need for deceit. He was definitely a Ghost-level Apostle, on the same level as the Peace Marquis.

Yang Xiao was quite surprised to learn that Daoist Qingfeng had such a strong junior brother, and he couldn’t help but become curious about their master.

After speaking, the large Monk pushed the door open and left, without any hesitation. Entering the main hall and seeing everyone alive, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel grateful for Daoist Qingfeng’s kindness; although he had accepted some minor benefits from himself, he really took action.

These days, there weren’t many people willing to accept gifts and get the job done efficiently.

With Ling Yanyu’s explanation, Yang Xiao also figured out what had happened during his absence. Not long after he left, a group of assailants attacked the house. Just as these assassins were about to massacre everyone, the large Monk appeared and, without a word, slaughtered the whole group, making it a completely one-sided massacre. This explained the corpses outside.

Yang Xiao glanced towards the room, walked towards the bathroom where the stench of blood was the strongest, and saw blood seeping out from under the door. Pushing the door open, he saw six bodies piled inside the tiny bathroom—he recognized them; they were subordinates of Golden Snake.

After sending unrelated personnel outside to clean up the aftermath, only Yang Xiao, Ling Yanyu, and Guardian Yun remained in the hall. Ling Yanyu spoke first, quietly saying, "Sect Hierarch, after those attackers arrived, I noticed something off about Guardian Snake’s men. They were looking to cause us trouble from within, collaborating with those outsiders. It was I who ordered Guardian Yun to deal with them. The situation was urgent and there was no time to scrutinize carefully; I had to kill all... all of Guardian Snake’s managers."

Yang Xiao nodded, patting Ling Yanyu on the shoulder, "Well done. Indecision leads to chaos; your judgment was very accurate. This disaster was caused by Golden Snake. He betrayed us, colluding with the Peace Marquis and his gang to play us and encapsulate us in a grand scheme. Now, I have captured Golden Snake." freewebnσvel.cøm

"That despicable creature!" Guardian Yun cursed upon hearing this, "We were even planning to rescue him!"

"Let today’s events be bygone, no one is to speak of this outside. Now, clean up every room, clear the bloodstains, and dispose of the bodies overnight. Tomorrow morning, all our shops will open as usual," Yang Xiao ordered.

"Understood!" Ling Yanyu immediately went to work.

With Ling Yanyu overseeing as the chief steward, Yang Xiao felt at ease. Daoist Qingfeng represented the stance of the Peace Hotel; living under someone else’s roof, Yang Xiao also knew the order of priorities. Now was not the time to fall out with the Peace Marquis.

However, this incident served as a wake-up call for Yang Xiao—he still had too few capable subordinates. Ling Yanyu was very efficient, but he was not an Apostle and lacked fighting ability. Golden Snake was as good as dead, and Guardian Yun, while loyal, was not strong enough. He urgently needed to recruit a high-rank Apostle to hold the fort in his absence.

This person not only needed to be strong—at least of Fierce Grade—but also had to be wholly aligned with his cause. Golden Snake’s tragedy could not be repeated.

After much consideration, he felt that Tong Han was suitable. Yang Xiao decided that once Tong Han had achieved mastery at Ru Lin Academy, he would call her back to become his Vice Sect Hierarch. She shouldn’t count on a salary without responsibility, but she could receive a share of the syndicate’s profits.

Of course, this was just what he was considering; whether or not it was viable, he still needed to seek Tong Han’s own opinion.