Chapter 106: Chapter 33: Cao Bin Pays a Visit
In the Martial Arts Hall.
Jiang Ning had just finished tallying up.
When he heard soone shouting from outside.
“Brother Jiang! Brother Jiang!!”
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Ning tidied up, walked out of the room, and saw the Disciple who had been guarding the entrance to the Martial Arts Hall now standing in his courtyard.
The Disciple bowed with clasped hands upon seeing Jiang Ning.
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“Brother Jiang, a constable outside the Martial Arts Hall asked to convey a ssage to you, that Master Cao is currently visiting your older brother’s ho, and I need to inform you to go back ho.”
Master Cao?
Hearing these three words, Jiang Ning’s eyes narrowed, and he thought silently to himself.
It’s Cao Bin!
What’s he doing at my brother and sister-in-law’s house?
The thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind, then Jiang Ning said, “Thank you, Junior Brother Yu, for letting know, I will head back now.”
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Leaving the Martial Arts Hall, he imdiately saw a young man dressed in a constable’s uniform.
Is it him?
Jiang Ning suddenly rembered, the previous ti Chief Feng ca to visit the family, the person following him was indeed this man.
He had also heard his brother ntion him, known as Yang Zong.
Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Yang Zong imdiately bowed, “Big Brother Jiang Ning, please join in the carriage! Master Cao and Chief Feng should both be at Brother Li’s house by now, they specifically sent to invite you back!”
At that mont, Yang Zong was quite polite.
Because when Chief Feng had sent him, he had strictly instructed him to treat Jiang Ning with respect and not to offend him in any way.
Although he did not know why, he knew that if Chief Feng had cautioned him so solemnly, there must be a reason.
“Alright!” Jiang Ning nodded, then said, “Thank you for your trouble, Brother Yang!”
Afterward, the two mounted the carriage, and with a flick of Yang Zong’s whip, the carriage imdiately sped off towards the outskirts of the city.
…
Not long after.
On the outskirts of the city.
Jiang Ning arrived at the familiar alley, turned a corner, and saw a familiar scene, a courtyard enclosed by a hedge.
The courtyard’s gate was a wooden door, which was now wide open.
Listening to the conversation coming from ahead, Jiang Ning heard the voices of Chief Feng, who had visited before, and his own older brother, as well as another voice that was quite commanding.
Judging by this voice, it was clear that the person was accustod to giving orders and held a significant position.
“Cao Bin really did co!” Jiang Ning thought silently to himself.
The last ti in the Martial Arts Hall, he had t Cao Bin, so naturally, he rembered his voice.
Now, just from the voice, he knew Cao Bin had co.
Imdiately, he quickened his pace, with Yang Zong hastily following behind him.
A mont later.
Jiang Ning appeared in front of the n.
In the courtyard, three n were seated under a canopy of grapevines, with Cao Bin currently engaged in conversation with Chief Feng.
The mont Jiang Ning appeared, the two n imdiately ceased their talk, and Cao Bin’s gaze fell upon Jiang Ning.
He surveyed him up and down, thinking to himself.
The intelligence was correct; this young man is indeed unhard!
It seems Shen Congyun really did leave him sothing valuable before leaving, sothing that allowed him to kill Hong Chengtao and Xu Yunfeng’s n, and erge unscathed—impressive!
Now, it appears even if I personally intervened, there would be no guarantee of success.
Even an Eighth Grade expert could capsize in the gutter.
There is no need to escalate conflicts any further!
If one cannot kill the other, it might co back to haunt you.
Better to ease relations for now, and if we could turn hostility into friendship, so much the better.
If not, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to lower his guard.
One could only hope the young man would be smart about this.
Having thought this far, Cao Bin’s face broke into a smile as he stood up to greet him.
“Little Brother Jiang Ning, it’s been a while!”
Jiang Ning also smiled, “Greetings to Master Cao and Chief Feng. I’m not sure what brings the two of you here all of a sudden?”
Cao Bin smiled, “Little Brother Jiang Ning, you’ve just co back, why not have a drink of water first to moisten your throat before we talk?”
“Alright!” Jiang Ning smiled.
On his way here, he had been sowhat puzzled as to why Cao Bin had co to his house, but now seeing Cao Bin in person and the goodwill he demonstrated,
He had a rough idea.
Cao Bin’s visit today ant friendship, not hostility.
Jiang Ning sat next to his older brother, picked up a cup of cold tea, and took a few sips.
Having been in a carriage for nearly two hours on a hot afternoon, he was indeed a bit thirsty.
After setting down the cold tea, without waiting for Jiang Ning to speak,
Cao Bin said, “Little Brother Jiang Ning, my visit today is simple. I hope to clear up any misunderstandings and turn hostility into friendship.”
With that, he gestured to an attendant beside him.
The attendant imdiately pulled a small red box out of his sleeve and handed it to Cao Bin.
Cao Bin took the red box, placed it on the stone table in front of Jiang Ning,
“This is a modest gift, a token of goodwill, I hope Little Brother Jiang Ning will accept it.”
Jiang Ning heard the words and imdiately opened the red small square box in front of him.
The object inside the box shone brightly with golden light under the patchy sunlight.
In the box was a golden leaf, weighing a tael.
Seeing this golden leaf, Jiang Ning imdiately showed a look of surprise.
Chief Feng, who ca with him, was even more shocked upon seeing the golden leaf.
He had worked with Cao Bin for many years and knew Cao Bin’s nature well; he was extrely greedy for money.
Yet today, he saw a golden leaf flow from the hands of Cao Bin.
“Could that matter be true?” Chief Feng thought to himself, “Could it be true that Jiang Ning really killed Xu Yunfeng and Hong Chengtao, the Vice Gang Leader of the Green Snake Gang?”
“But how is that possible?”
“Hong Chengtao was of the Ninth Grade in Martial Arts with a small success, a person who cultivated Stone Skin.”
“His physical strength alone was seven or eight hundred jin, coupled with his Perfection level Iron Sand Palm and battle-hardened combat experience, how could he fall to the hands of such a youngster?”
Chief Feng found it unbelievable.
When he had first heard the rumor, he treated it as absurd.
But now, seeing this scene with his own eyes, his heart began to waver.
Because if it weren’t for that matter, how could Cao Bin have called him to visit and prepare such a generous gift for Jiang Ning?
One should know, a golden leaf also weighed a tael, worth a thousand taels of silver.
With their arrest officers’ monthly salary of ten taels, it would take nearly ten years of work.
At this ti, Jiang Ning saw the golden leaf in the red small square box.
He imdiately showed a look of hesitation, “Master Cao, what do you an by this?”
Cao Bin wore a smile, “This is a small token of my sentint, as well as a belated apology gift.”
“I previously misunderstood, almost arresting little brother Jiang Ning.”
“These past days, I’ve been restless day and night!”
“I had wanted to visit a few days ago, but I heard that little brother Jiang Ning had left the city. Only today did I learn that little brother Jiang Ning had returned, and so I ca to visit!”
“Also, there is another matter for which I need to apologize to little brother!”
After saying these words, Cao Bin sitting on the chair slightly bowed his hands towards Jiang Ning.
Then he continued, “Previously, due to Xu Yunfeng’s investigation error, I punished him, making him remove his constable uniform, strip himself of his official status, and beco an ordinary citizen!”
“Unexpectedly, Xu Yunfeng outwardly obeyed but harbored resentnt against little brother behind my back, and even followed him out of the city intending to harm little brother. Fortunately, little brother is extraordinarily lucky, now having safely returned.”
To express my apology, I have another item for little brother to take a look at.
After this, Cao Bin gave his attendant a look.
His attendant imdiately left at a fast pace.
Barely more than ten breaths later, Cao Bin’s attendant appeared again, holding a cloth bag.
Next.
Cao Bin’s attendant placed the cloth bag on the stone table in front of Jiang Ning, and with the black cloth uncovered, the box wrapped in black cloth appeared before everyone.
By this ti, Jiang Ning also slled a strong scent of blood.
“What’s inside?” Jiang Ning asked with a slight frown.
Cao Bin smiled, “Little brother Jiang Ning will know once you open it!”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning slid open the wooden box lid. As the cover slid off, the head of an elderly lady with wisps of withered silver hair appeared before everyone.
At the sa ti, a pungent odor of blood assailed their noses.
Jiang Ning’s brow furrowed once more as he looked towards Cao Bin, “What is the aning of this?”
Cao Bin smiled faintly, “This is Xu Yunfeng’s blind and old mother, also Xu Yunfeng’s only relative in the world! Since Xu Yunfeng did such a thing, intending to harm little brother Jiang Ning, then his mother’s failure in teaching her son rits this end!”
Imdiately afterward, Cao Bin looked at Jiang Ning with a smile that was not quite a smile, “I wonder if little brother Jiang Ning is satisfied with these two gifts!”
Jiang Ning t Cao Bin’s gaze with a calm look.
After a single breath.
Jiang Ning slowly closed the box carrying Xu Yunfeng’s mother.
“Master Cao, please return.”
“Good!” Cao Bin said with a smile, then added, “I’ll leave these two gifts here!”
Jiang Ning nodded.
Seeing Jiang Ning’s deanor, Cao Bin laughed and stood up to leave.
Seeing this, Chief Feng also stood and bowed his hands towards Jiang Ning and Jiang Li, “Gentlen, I shall take my leave as well!”
Jiang Li replied, “Chief Feng, take care!”
Monts later.
Only Jiang Ning and Jiang Li were left in the entire courtyard.
“Brother, did you really kill Xu Yunfeng?” Jiang Li asked.
“Yes!” Jiang Ning nodded, “My sudden disappearance a few days ago was because I noticed Xu Yunfeng and a few others were tailing , so I went out of the city to find them a nice Feng Shui burial site!”
“Brother… I am truly… truly shocked!” Jiang Li sighed.
Then, he pointed to the two items on the table.
“Brother, how should we deal with these?”
Jiang Ning replied, “Big brother, take them both!”
Then Jiang Ning sighed, “Calamity should not extend to family mbers! Give Xu Yunfeng’s mother a decent burial!”
Jiang Li imdiately nodded, “Brother is right, calamity should not extend to family mbers; we should give her a decent burial! I will arrange a burial plot for Xu Yunfeng’s mother.”
“Alright!” Jiang Ning nodded, then said, “Then I’ll trouble big brother with this!”
Jiang Li smiled, “Now that big brother’s right hand is crippled, my strength is limited, and I can’t assist brother too much. This small matter is exactly sothing I can handle, and brother’s ti is much more precious, not to be wasted on such trivial things.”
Then he took the small square box containing the golden leaf, closed it, and placed it in Jiang Ning’s hands.
“Keep this item safe, brother! It’s worth a thousand taels of silver and will be of great help to your Martial Arts training! I have enough money now!”
“Alright!” Jiang Ning nodded.
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