Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 101 Talisman Kill
  The twenty-four strong men were not ordinary people. They were all elites selected from the army and had participated in bloody battles on the frontier.

Although they cannot wear armor, their combat power can be compared to ordinary people ten times their number. Especially after forming a battle formation, they can protect the carriage for a period of time, enough for reinforcements to arrive.

Four martial arts masters are enshrined by Ma Mansion, and each of them has the status of a powerful martial artist.

This is the pomp of the big salt merchants. For their own safety and to be able to enjoy the life brought by their huge wealth with peace of mind, the big salt merchants spend all their efforts on self-defense.

They have done a lot of evil things, and they always want to prevent others from coming to them.

The Mada Salt Merchant is not in a good mood. He has been so busy recently just to try his best to get more private salt, so as to make up for the shrinkage in income caused by the confiscation of private salt and the decrease in salt imports.

Regardless of the huge profits made by the major salt merchants, tens of thousands of salt can be exchanged for tens of millions of taels of silver.

However, not as much of this money actually fell into the hands of the big salt merchants as imagined, and part of it had to be handed over to the hands of the forces behind them, hoping for the protection of the forces behind them.

Excluding other things, it would be good to save a few million taels of silver every year.

Jia Qiang's 50,000 yuan of salt could be sold to Huang Quanyi for 8 million taels of silver. In fact, it was Huang Quanyi who made the profit.

Because the money earned by Huang Quanyi does not need to be handed over to the hands of the forces behind it. This is the part beyond the plan. This is probably why Huang Quanyi is willing to pay a high price.

The big salt merchant in Mada did not care about Lin Ruhai's reaction. Over the years, the big salt merchant had dealt with Lin Mansion many times. No matter how angry Lin Ruhai was, there was nothing he could do.

As long as there is no solid evidence, Lin Ruhai cannot shake the status of the big salt merchant.

The only headache he has is how to make up for the reduced income this year.

"Master, we're home!" the priest outside the carriage reminded.

The salt merchant from Ma Da opened the curtain and saw the front door of his house. He wanted to go back home immediately, have a good drink, and find two concubines to relax. He was really tired today.

Carriages cannot enter through the gate, and the steps are restricted. These two steps need to be walked by the Mad Salt Merchant himself.

Otherwise, Ma Da Salt Merchant would need to enter through the side door with the carriage, which he could not accept. Without this kind of pomp, how could he convince the people below.

Jia Qiang recognized the salt merchant from Mada, who had participated in the salt liberation process. This salt merchant from Madagascar was very active at the time.

He stretched out his hand, and there was a fire talisman in his hand.

'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]', he has never really tested this skill.

Although there is no test, the number of fire talismans in his inventory is more than 200. This is because he has too little time and spends most of his time reading, leaving very little time to actually draw fire talismans. .

The fire talisman does not seem to be much different from the talismans on the street. They are all inscriptions drawn with cinnabar on yellow paper.

But only Jia Qiang, who is mentally strong, can feel the magic power contained in the fire talisman, a kind of energy that is different from this world.

The attack range of 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]' is only closer than the shooting range of the treasure bow, which is about three hundred steps. This is already a distance that most ordinary bows and arrows cannot reach.

Jia Qiang has also analyzed the difference between the attack of the 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]' and the bow. The arrows shot by the treasure bow are physical attacks, while the fire talisman shot by the 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]' is a magical attack.

He has not experimented and does not know the difference between the two attack methods.

But one thing he knew very well was that ordinary people, even generals wearing armor, only had physical defense capabilities and no magic defense capabilities.

Therefore, he has great expectations for the attack power of the 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]'. Another meaning of this attack is to test the power of the 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]'.

Just as Ma Da Salt Merchant stepped off the carriage, Jia Qiang activated the 'Soul Taoist Talisman [Elementary]' and fired the fire talisman in his hand.

After the fire talisman left his hand, it turned into an energized fiery red talisman and flew towards the Mada Salt Merchant.

The fiery red talisman is really eye-catching, especially in the dark night. You can imagine how eye-catching a fireball is in the darkness.

"There are assassins!" When the four worshipers stepped off the carriage of the Mad Salt Merchant, they looked in all directions. One of the worshipers spotted the fiery red talisman flying towards him and reminded him loudly.

Although I don’t know what the fiery red talisman flying towards is, it is coming towards Mada Salt Merchant, and he must be trying to assassinate Mada Salt Merchant.

When the worshipper was shouting, he had already pulled out the knife from his waist and slashed towards the fiery red talisman.

Although the fiery red talisman flies very fast, he is 100% confident that he can slash on the fiery red talisman.

His sword skills are very famous in the world. Not to mention such a big thing, he can hit even a flying needle.

Three of the worshipers were not slow in their movements. After hearing the reminder, they immediately drew their weapons to protect the Mada Salt Merchant.

In Jia Qiang's eyes, everything became slow.

He saw the fire talisman in flight, and was about to be struck by the sacrificial sword, but at the critical moment, he made a strange turn and avoided the sacrificial interception.

Jia Qiang understood that this was the effect of the 'Spiritual Warfare [Intermediate]'. When he sent out the fire talisman, he was targeting the salt merchant Ma Da.

The offering block failed, and he quickly looked back.

The other three worshipers were some distance away, so no matter how fast they reacted, they were still a step too slow to protect the Mada Salt Merchant.

After the fire talisman turned a corner, it drew an arc in the air and hit the body of the salt merchant Ma Da.

The salt merchant Ma was struck by the fire talisman. He opened his mouth wide and wanted to make a sound, but before he could make a sound, his body was surrounded by a ball of flames.

After being hit by the fire talisman, the three worshipers came to the side of Mada Salt Merchant, but looking at a ball of flames, they had no choice but to do anything.

"Don't let the assassin go!" shouted another worshiper.

They failed to protect the salt merchants of Madagascar, so they need to make up for their dereliction of duty.

Twenty-four guards rushed in the direction from which the fire talisman flew, trying to find the assassin.

The four worshipers wanted to save the salt merchant, but after three breaths, the flames automatically went out, and the salt merchant in the fire had disappeared.

It is not accurate to say that it disappeared, it should be said that it turned into fly ash.

Without any magic defense, if he was hit by the fire talisman, the consequences would be like that of a big salt merchant.

After seeing the result, Jia Qiang did not stay any longer. He ignored the twenty-four guards who rushed over. After jumping from the ancient tree, his figure flashed a few times in the darkness and disappeared into the distance.

The twenty-four guards still wanted to pursue him, but the assassin could no longer be seen. They didn't know how to pursue him.

The gate of Ma Mansion was in chaos, with shouts and screams.

Jia Qiang, who did this, returned the same way she came, climbed over the high wall of Lin Mansion as she had left, and returned to the room through the back window. When he fell on the bed, he used the inventory to change his clothes into the ones he had worn before leaving.

At this moment, the banquet in the Lin Mansion was still going on, but it didn't take long for someone to report that the Mada salt merchant had been assassinated.

The reason why the report needs to be reported to the Lin Mansion is that almost all the high-ranking officials in Yangzhou City are here. From Wu Zhifu to Zhang Zhizhou, plus Lin Ruhai, who is in charge of salt affairs, they all have jurisdiction over the assassination of the Mada Salt Merchant.

After hearing the news that the Mada salt merchant had been assassinated, all the guests present turned their attention to Lin Ruhai first.

Everyone knows that there has just been a big feud between Mada Salt Merchant and Lin Ruhai. Although there is no evidence, these people also understand that the person behind Lin Daiyu's fall into the water is most likely Mada Salt Merchant.

Now that the Mada salt merchant has been assassinated, is it possible that it was Lin Ruhai's revenge?

Lin Ruhai may not have had such abilities before, but no one in the entire Yangzhou City knew that Lin Ruhai had a terrifyingly powerful warrior-level archer.

When it comes to assassination, as long as a warrior-level archer can see it with his eyes, that person is dead.

Only Zhang Zhizhou and General Luo Wu didn't believe it was Lin Ruhai, because Lin Ruhai's warrior-level archer was none other than Jia Qiang, the protagonist of today's engagement party.

They saw with their own eyes how much Jia Qiang drank. She couldn't even stand just now. How could she leave the house to assassinate her.

When the banquet was almost over, such a big event happened again, and Lin Ruhai announced that the banquet was over.

Wu Zhifu and Zhang Zhizhou went to Ma's Mansion first, but Lin Ruhai was not planning to go there tonight. He ordered other officials from the Yanyun Envoy Yamen to go there on his behalf.

Although the banquet here is over, Lin Ruhai still has to send the guests away one by one, and will not be able to go to work for a short time.

After he sent all the guests away, he immediately headed towards Jia Qiang.

"Siyu, go out and watch, don't let anyone disturb you!" Lin Ruhai came to Jia Qiang's residence and ordered Siyu who was awakened.

In the Lin Mansion, except for his own relatives, he did not trust any servants.

This is a helpless thing, but the consequence of not doing this is that your loved ones will suffer.

He walked slowly into Jia Qiang's room. Jia Qiang also knew that he had arrived and sat up from the bed to wait.

"Did you do what happened tonight?" There was no light in the room, Lin Ruhai asked softly while sitting in the darkness.

"Yes, teacher!" Jia Qiang did not deny it.

"Do you know that once this kind of thing is found out, even your title will not be able to protect you!" Lin Ruhai said with a long sigh.

"I believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Anyone who dares to take any action against the Lin Mansion in the future will suffer the corresponding backlash!" Jia Qiang replied calmly.

He wasn't here before, but now there are people in the Lin Mansion who care about him and he cares about him too. He will no longer let the Lin Mansion remain passive.

"Nothing left behind tonight's incident, right?" Lin Ruhai asked again.

"No, with so many witnesses, and Magistrate Wu, Zhizhou Zhang and General Luo here, even if others want to pin this matter on me, they can't do it. Besides, I didn't use a bow and arrow to solve it. No one can see it. I did it all!" Jia Qiang explained with a smile.

"A gentleman doesn't stand behind a dangerous wall. Don't be so impulsive in the future!" Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said.

He also knew that Jia Qiang did such things for the Lin Mansion, but he did not encourage Jia Qiang to do it.

On the one hand, Jia Qiang's own murderous intention is too serious, which is not a good thing. On the other hand, although this kind of assassination will make many people scruple, it will also bring negative consequences. After all, it violates the rules.

"Yes, teacher!" Jia Qiang responded without any more excuses.

What he did was done freely. With his status, as long as he was not caught on the spot, he didn't have to worry about anything, not to mention that he had made so many cover-ups.

Lin Ruhai stood up and left, but Jia Qiang did not see him off.

What happened in Ma Mansion cannot be covered up at all. Although it happened at night, there was too much noise, and it happened at the gate of Ma Mansion.

It is no exaggeration to say that in Yangzhou Prefecture, there are at least tens of thousands of people making a living from Ma Prefecture. The assassination of Ma Da Salt Merchant caused a huge response.

Of course, the assassination of Ma Da's salt merchant had some impact on the Ma family, but it was not fatal. Soon the Ma family selected another big shopkeeper to take over the Ma family's business.

The Ma family's business was only slightly affected in the initial stage, and soon returned to normal. This kind of large family has a complete inheritance mechanism and has complete records for various situations.

The people who benefited the most from the assassination of the big salt merchants in Madagascar were not the other big salt merchants. The interests of the big salt merchants had already been distributed, and there were powerful forces behind them to protect them.

The one who really benefited was Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai suddenly discovered that all the big salt merchants were extremely obedient.

In the past, when dealing with big salt merchants, apart from being able to control the distribution of salt every year, he would only make small stumbling blocks in some matters.

But since the assassination of the big salt merchant in Ma, the attitude of the big salt merchants towards him has become much more respectful.

What surprised Lin Ruhai the most was that soon after taking office, the new boss of the Ma family sent a letter requesting a visit.

Lin Ruhai also wanted to meet the new boss of the Ma family. There would be many opportunities to deal with him in the future.

On the afternoon of this day, shopkeeper Mada came to Lin Mansion.

"Ma Yuan pays homage to Master Lin!" Shopkeeper Ma Da said with a respectful salute as soon as they met.

He placed his body very low. In fact, he was afraid.

The guards brought by the former head shopkeeper have achieved the ultimate in both quantity and quality.

But even so, he was assassinated without even seeing the assassin.

What's even more terrifying is that the former shopkeeper died in an extremely strange way. Even the coffin used for the funeral now only contains a set of clothes. The body was turned into ashes. In addition, it was windy that day, so it can be said that there are no bones left.

Shopkeeper Ma Da also personally asked the four worshipers at that time. When those martial arts masters mentioned the situation at that time, they could not hide the fear in their eyes.

Being able to frighten the four worshipers like that, Shopkeeper Mada knew that this matter must be resolved.

As for who was responsible for assassinating the former boss, he was almost certain that it was Lin Ruhai.

It is impossible for ordinary forces to have people with such means, and the former big shopkeeper had just severely offended Lin Ruhai. The manipulation that caused Lin Daiyu to fall into the water was done by the former big shopkeeper.

Lin Ruhai did not have such ability in the past, but Lin Ruhai now has a powerful guard who hides his identity.

(End of this chapter)