Chapter 279

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Chapter 279: Blood Money
Guan Peng suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
Just then, someone in the yard coughed gently, “Let me help you in the second round, but it comes with a price.”
Guan Peng turned his head abruptly and saw a person in a dark cloak standing in the yard, appearing out of nowhere.
The person slowly took off the hat, revealing black messy hair gently swaying, the crimson eyes reflecting the lights in the yard, with what seemed like thick blood flowing in them.
Guan Peng’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Expert!
Definitely an expert!
Although the other party did not release any elemental power fluctuation, just by being able to enter the yard without alerting himself, Guan Peng was sure that the newcomer’s strength was definitely not below his own.
What’s rare is that the other party is so young, looking at most in their early twenties.
“You are…” Guan Peng hesitated.
“Red Ghost.”
The person stated a name.
As Guan Peng observed himself, Luo Yan was also reading Guan Peng’s information.
Guan Peng, 46 years old, is the deputy leader of the ‘Iron Horse’ mercenary group.
Skill: Diamond Technique.
Level: Beginner level five.
Battle Techniques: 1. Sword Slash, 2. Chaos Blade Wind, 3. Eagle Strike.
……
No secret techniques, no footwork.
But for a non-official group, reaching the beginner level five in training is considered good.
Moreover, he also knows three Battle Techniques.
At that moment, a child in the yard quietly exclaimed, “Dad, it’s that big brother!”
It was the child from the barbecue stall.
Guan Peng looked at the child and said, “Xiaoyuan, do you know this…big brother?”
The boy named Xiaoyuan nodded vigorously, saying, “The man in the flowery shirt bullied me and my dad, and the big brother fought them off.”
At that moment, the boy was pulled away by his skinny father, who scolded him for talking too much.
Guan Peng looked at Luo Yan again and asked, “What are your terms?”
Luo Yan calmly replied, “For the next three years, ‘Iron Horse’ will work for me and obey my orders.”
“Three years, 500,000 dollars.”
Guan Peng was surprised and asked, “Are you sure?”
“Mr. Red Ghost, ‘Iron Horse’ is not as strong as before. Now, we only have around twenty men who can fight.”
“And half of them are still in the hospital.”
Luo Yan glanced casually at the figures outside the courtyard and said, “I know, the Mountain Falcon’s voice was so loud, I heard it too.”
“So, this 500,000 is blood money.”
“What do you think?”
“Let me consider.”
Blood money means being in danger while working for Red Ghost.
But it’s only for three years.
Not for a lifetime.
Guan Peng couldn’t help but feel intrigued.
The “Iron Horse” didn’t want to be taken over, otherwise it would have agreed to the request of the “Flower Shirt” earlier.
But now they need money, or else it will truly depend on fate whether those brothers lying in the hospital can be saved.
Furthermore, compensation needs to be given to the fallen soldiers, even if it means emptying out the “Iron Horse” treasury isn’t enough.
But if there is this 500,000…
At this moment, outside, “Flower Shirt” Mountain Falcon impatiently urged, “Guan Peng, tidy up things quickly, give me an answer.”
Upon hearing Mountain Falcon’s voice, Guan Peng’s expression turned cold, and he finally made up his mind.
“Then I’ll trouble Mr. Red Ghost!”
Luo Yan immediately walked out with a knife, heading into the alley.
In the courtyard, Guan Peng raised his voice, “These are our brothers from the second battle led by ‘Iron Horse’!”
Mountain Falcon saw a stranger and paused, trying to remember if he had seen this person in ‘Iron Horse’.
But he didn’t care, sneered, and immediately shouted, “Old ghost, come up!”
Among the crowd in floral shirts, a man with white hair walked out, dragging a Han sword with sparks flickering off the tip.
Luo Yan looked and saw all the information about the other person in his silver cross-starred eyes.
‘Chen Zhu, 31 years old, a core member of the gang ‘ Floral Shirts.’
‘Level: Fourth Beginner.’
Looking at this information, it was clear that Mountain Falcon was not careless.
This man named Chen Zhu, also known as ‘Old Ghost’, was probably a skilled member of the ‘ Floral Shirts ‘ gang.
Among these people, his combat strength was second only to Mountain Falcon.
The old ghost looked at Luo Yan, grinned wickedly, and made a throat-slitting gesture.
Luo Yan ignored it.
Seeing Luo Yan so calm, Mountain Falcon furrowed his brow slightly, feeling that something was not right.
But now that the arrow was on the string, he had to shoot, so he raised his hand and shouted, “Begin!”
The old ghost immediately rushed towards Luo Yan, making a sharp whistle from his mouth. He raised his sword and with the erupting elemental power fluctuation, he displayed quite a bit of momentum.
But when they were about four to five meters apart.
Luo Yan suddenly erupted.
Elemental Power surged, using the ‘Open Yuan Wheel’ secret technique!
The cloak was blown around wildly by the volcanic eruption-like Elemental Power flames. Mountain Falcon saw that underneath the cloak, Luo Yan’s sword ‘clinked’ as it swiftly unsheathed.
The enemy’s backbone is severely cut.
At first, Mountain Falcon was confused, but then he suddenly saw invisible ripples radiating from Luo Yan’s long knife.
These ripples carried a heavy meaning, swiftly crossing a distance of four to five meters, causing the old ghost’s eyelids to twitch as he noticed the scenery in front of him subtly distort.
It was like the phenomenon of a scene being distorted by heat waves in the height of summer.
Instinctively, the old ghost placed his sword horizontally in front of his chest.
However, he was still too slow.
Luo Yan’s invisible blade energy from the long knife named ‘Ring Dragon’ swiftly passed the old ghost.
The Elemental Power faded away, and the cloak once again covered Luo Yan’s body.
Without looking back at the old ghost, Luo Yan turned and walked towards the courtyard of the ‘Iron Horse’.
Behind him, the old ghost took two quick steps and then suddenly split apart, bloody and gruesome!
A chorus of gasps filled the air.
The onlookers in flowery shirts stepped back in disbelief, watching the old ghost with blood splattered five paces away, and the body cut in half.
Mountain Falcon’s eyelids kept twitching.
He suddenly looked at Luo Yan.
“Who is he?”
“He is definitely not one of your Iron Horse men!”
Guan Peng saw Red Ghost’s bravery as he swiftly cut down the leaders of the flowery shirts, feeling both thrilled and scared.
He was happy that today the Iron Horse gang is saved.
The Red Ghost is really mean and scary. If you don’t keep your promise, the consequences might be as bad as the ‘old ghost’.
When Mountain Falcon started shouting, Guan Peng just laughed, “What, are you scared?”
“If you’re scared, then go away!”
“Or maybe, how about you and I play a round, finish this third game?”
Mountain Falcon hesitated immediately.
Facing Guan Peng, he wasn’t confident of winning.
Just then, the phone rang.
After answering.
He put down the phone, frowned at Guan Peng, and said, “Let’s put this third game on hold for now. We can play it well another time when we have the chance.”
After speaking, she hesitantly glanced at Luo Yan and made a gesture.
The man in floral shirt hastily collected the body of ‘Old Ghost’ and then retreated quickly.
Guan Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At that moment, cheers could be heard from the windows and rooftops of both sides of the alley.
One hour later.
Inside the big house of the ‘Iron Horse’ courtyard, Guan Peng watched as the man in front of him, who looked like a Taoist, cheerfully took out pages of contracts and placed them on the table.
Guan Peng glanced at the so-called “Employment Contract” and felt a headache coming on from all the densely packed words on it.