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Liu Kun had already been terrified by Qin Fang, and since he had already spoken the truth, he naturally didn't dare to keep anything hidden any longer.

His boss was a ruthless person, absolutely cruel and merciless. Before, Liu Kun thought that having such a boss made him more daring. In Yangcheng, even when facing those famous and influential figures, Liu Kun was fearless, all because his boss was powerful.

But today, he had betrayed his boss...

Admittedly, it was to protect himself, but if his boss found out, he would definitely meet a terrible fate, probably no better off than being made into a specimen.

But better a bad life than a good death... As long as his boss hadn't yet heard about this, if he immediately fled Yangcheng and made a quick escape, he could still save his own life.

Of course, if Qin Fang could take down his behind-the-scenes boss, that would naturally be the best... In that case, he wouldn't have anything more to fear!

He even started to contemplate taking over his boss's men and territory, becoming a big shot in Yangcheng himself!

"My boss is named Zhao Si, and people in the underworld call him Fourth Master... He usually lives in Lake Heart Villa District Building 19, and he's keeping a female college student there..."

With those different ideas in mind, Liu Kun became a lot more honest and immediately spilled everything he knew.

Although he wasn't valued highly by his boss, being rather astute, he did know quite a lot, including clear details about where and how his boss kept his mistress.

"Right, my boss isn't much, but I heard he has a senior brother who's extremely formidable. He seems to be a secular disciple of the Shaolin Temple... It is said that he once crippled a boxing champion with a single palm strike!"

While this information was fairly common, it was the additional detail he suddenly remembered that put Qin Fang on slight alert.

Nowadays, the Shaolin Temple, despite its heavy commercialization and the fact that it had become a vulgar place that had lost its sacred aura, turning monks into a profession many people envy, covet, and resent.

But these were changes in the external Shaolin, which is to say, just adaptations to the changing times, especially some of the actions of the current abbot of the external temple, which were frankly ridiculous.

However, the Shaolin Temple still has an Inner Temple... and only the Inner Temple can be considered the true lineage of Shaolin Temple, just like the inheritance of the Heavenly Pool Sect. The Buddhist teachings, martial arts, and medical arts from Shaolin can only be passed down by the monks of the Inner Temple.

Of course, apart from these ordained monks, there are also some secular disciples in the Inner Temple. Mostly, they are exceptional disciples found by the Inner Sect's masters in the secular world with extraordinary talent, or descendants from martial arts clans who were taken in, similar to the Heavenly Pool Sect.

Monks from the external temple nominally operate under the authentic banner of Shaolin Temple, but in reality, they have hardly any skills whatsoever, simply engaging in false advertising. Therefore, the so-called secular disciples of the external temple are even less worth mentioning, and it's considered good luck if they manage to learn even a little bit of the superficial aspects of external martial arts.

But the secular disciples of the Inner Temple are different; although they can't learn the Inner Temple's true top-notch secrets, they are all definitely real inner sect experts, likely to be no less inferior in strength than the descendants of martial arts clans.

The Inner Temple of Shaolin, like the Heavenly Pool Sect, is a longstanding and ancient sect with many outstanding disciples under its name.

Following the incident with Shangguan Tianling, Qin Fang specially sought out his master, Cai Pingyuan, to understand these matters and thus knew a bit about these ancient sects.

If the martial arts clans are considered guerilla fighters, then these ancient sects are the real elite soldiers...

Grandmaster-level experts are exceedingly rare in the secular world, with almost each hailed as a hero of their own region, but within these ancient sects, Grandmaster-level experts are merely elite disciples. The sect's elders are at least Level 7 Grandmasters, and there are quite a few stronger Level 8 Grandmasters, and even legendary Level 9 Experts are said to exist.

Take Shangguan Tianling, for example; his strength is only at the early stages of Master Level which basically amounts to nothing in the Heavenly Pool Sect. If it hadn't been for the Shangguan Family's special status within the sect, he wouldn't even qualify to speak, because the Heavenly Pool Sect has at least thirty to fifty disciples with strength comparable to his...

As for the Shaolin Temple, Inner Temple's monks are forbidden to leave the Inner Temple for their entire lives, unless they can pass through the globally renowned Eighteen Copper Figures Array of Shaolin Temple...

Secular disciples, however, have much lower requirements for completing their training; they only need to reach Master Level... A Master Level expert is qualified to take disciples and wouldn't disgrace the Shaolin Temple.

Therefore, when Liu Kun suddenly mentioned this secular disciple from the Shaolin Temple who had killed a boxing champion with a palm strike, Liu Kun might not understand the significance of his words, but Qin Fang was very clear that this secular disciple was most likely from the Shaolin Inner Temple, meaning his strength was definitely at the Master Level...

And since this Shaolin secular disciple happens to be the senior brother of Liu Kun's boss, Zhao Si, it is very likely that Zhao Si is also from Shaolin Temple...

Of course, whether he is from the Inner or Outer Temple, it's difficult to say, since they are both nominally Shaolin Temple. With Zhao Si's status, he could very well use such a position to attract this senior brother from the Inner Temple...

Although Qin Fang is still Level 5, his strength cannot be simply gauged by rank. Originally touted as unbeatable below the Master Level, his body has now been enhanced by the Superb Spiritual Medicine Golden Dragon Saliva, and his True Qi has become even more condensed. His power has advanced by leaps and bounds, so much so that he can definitely hold his ground against Grandmaster-level experts.

Although Qin Fang wasn't entirely sure how strong this secular disciple from Shaolin Temple was, he certainly wasn't afraid...

At Level 4, Qin Fang had successfully killed Shangguan Tianling, who was at the early stage of Grandmaster Level. Now having entered Level 5, both his body and True Qi had strengthened considerably, so naturally, he was unafraid of this Grandmaster-level expert.

Moreover, should he be really pushed into a corner, Qin Fang wouldn't mind letting this secular disciple from Shaolin Temple taste the close-range burst of an MP5...

Of course, if not necessary, Qin Fang didn't wish to clash with this secular disciple from the Shaolin Temple...

The Shaolin Temple, much like the Heavenly Pool Sect or other ancient sects, all held the same virtue: they were extremely protective of their own. Usually, if you provoked one, it was akin to provoking the whole group.

Perhaps due to the modern era, there were fewer and fewer people practicing martial arts, and even fewer who truly excelled at them. Therefore, they valued their members even more.

Because of the incident with Shangguan Tianling, Qin Fang had pretty much fallen out with the Heavenly Pool Sect. As days had passed, the sect had likely noticed Shangguan Tianling's disappearance by now and probably started a search. It wouldn't be long before they tracked it back to him, Qin Fang suspected...

Even though it was unlikely that the Heavenly Pool Sect would find any clues that Qin Fang killed Shangguan Tianling, who could guarantee they would give Qin Fang a chance to explain himself?

At such a critical juncture, it was better for Qin Fang to keep a low profile; under non-essential circumstances, he had no desire to confront another ancient sect like the Shaolin Temple...

However, he couldn't just act as if nothing had happened when faced with the current situation. Giving up halfway would not lead to Zhao Si's compromise; there had to be a plan to deal with this issue, so Qin Fang had to meet Zhao Si, the mastermind behind this scam...

"So... I've confessed everything... Can I go now?"

Liu Kun had spilled almost all he knew. Seeing Qin Fang remain silent as though pondering something, he tentatively asked, also gesturing to his broken arm.

Since Qin Fang hadn't spoken, he didn't dare to make any rash moves, but he truly didn't want to stay any longer. Who knew if this demon would continue to torment him?

Not to mention, he had betrayed his boss in front of so many underlings, which was a serious matter. He needed to flee Yangcheng as soon as possible and lie low in another city before word got out; that was the smartest course of action...

"Hm?"

Qin Fang was considering how to approach Zhao Si when he heard Liu Kun ask. He frowned, seemingly displeased, which thoroughly frightened Liu Kun, causing his body to cringe in fear of Qin Fang getting rough with him again.

"You can leave, but you'll need to pay back the money first..."

However, Qin Fang evidently had no intention of striking him, his tone remaining very calm as he spoke.

"Ah..."

Liu Kun was instantly dumbfounded. Where would he get the money from? If he actually had that sum, would he have risked his life to betray his boss?

"Didn't you say it was thirty thousand? What, is that too much for you?"

Qin Fang's following remark immediately made Liu Kun feel like he'd received a pardon, hurriedly nodding in agreement, "Not too much, not too much at all..."

Even a fool would understand the difference between thirty thousand and several million; if he couldn't grasp that, he'd indeed be an idiot...

"I... I don't have that much on me... Could you let me go... to withdraw the money?"

As he reached into his pocket, he suddenly remembered, thirty thousand wasn't a small sum—they don't walk around with that much cash. Now he couldn't produce the money even if asked to...

With no other option, he pleaded with a bitter expression. He could come up with the money, but he'd need to go to the bank to withdraw it!

"Go withdraw money?"

Qin Fang chuckled derisively, looking down on the pitiful Liu Kun before him, "Who knows whether you're going to get the money or just take off running..."

"I'm getting the money! Definitely going to withdraw it..."

Liu Kun was immediately alarmed, hastily assuring him.

Although in his heart, he planned to escape; with thirty thousand, he could hide out for some time. He wasn't about to just hand it over... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote and support on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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