Urban Cultivation: The master who has overcome the tribulation is reborn

As high-spirited as Xiao Songping was when he came, he is now as timid and submissive.

The two words Jiang Ran uttered lightly were not loud, but in his ears, they sounded like thunder.

Hearing it clearly, he immediately stopped his cowering action of preparing to sneak away.

A burning gaze from behind fell on his back, causing Xiao Songping to tremble all over.

He slowly lowered the foot that was hanging in the air to the ground, turned around stiffly, and put on a wry smile.

"Master Jiang, what do you want?"

Xiao Songping grinned, looking like a peeled black boiled egg.

Jiang Ran glanced over without commenting, "Are those ten snipers three hundred meters away your men or Zhu Shao's men?"

As soon as he asked this question, Zhu Shao, who was sitting on the steps with a complicated expression, immediately changed his expression and couldn't help but blurt out the question.

"Master Jiang, although those ten people have been in contact with me, they are actually from the Li family and they obey Xiao Songping's orders."

Zhu Shao had to explain.

He knew very well that Jiang Ran could ask this seemingly insignificant question when the overall situation had been decided.

That means the other party is defining friend and foe in his mind, and once he is identified as an enemy, it is hard to say that he will not take action.

A 20-year-old martial arts practitioner first killed Li Sutong and then killed Gu Longzhang.

Even the old ginseng and Xianluo Island that he promised could not shake his murderous intention. One can imagine how crazy and wanton he was.

If he didn't have a suitable reason, he might be killed by Jiang Ran with one punch.

Zhu Shaogang shouted impatiently to explain, but suddenly he felt a chill in his heart.

I raised my eyes subconsciously and met Jiang Ran's eyes that were free of emotion.

"Have I ever asked you?"

No matter how humiliated Zhu Shao felt deep down in his heart, he didn't dare to show any extreme emotions on his face.

Gu Longzhang died, a group of combatants were killed, and there was no news of ten sniper shooters.

At this moment, Jiang Ran's arrogance has reached its peak, and no smart person would do anything provocative.

Zhu Shao kept his mouth shut and didn't dare to say a word. He didn't even wipe away the tiny trace of blood that oozed from his cheek below the corner of his eye.

He just stood there quietly, smiling respectfully.

A fallen leaf was nailed into the wall behind him, almost completely embedded in it, leaving only a little green exposed.

The leaves that Jiang Ran stretched out with his fingers not only scratched Zhu Shao's face, but also made Lin Huaizhang's eyes flicker several times.

After hesitating for a while, he still chose not to stand up for anyone.

Saving Xiao Songping would certainly allow him to establish a connection with the Li family, but compared to the danger that Jiang Ran could bring, it seemed too uneconomical.

"If you dare to make noise again, I will chop off your head."

Jiang Ran waved his sleeves without even looking in Zhu Shao's direction. He frowned slightly and waited for Xiao Songping's answer.

Xiao Songping's hands and feet were stiff, and he felt his tongue twitching constantly, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Only when he noticed that Jiang Ran was becoming increasingly impatient did he manage to organize his words.

To be honest, Xiao Songping's original intention was to push these people onto Zhu Shao and drag him into the water.

After all, it is better for two people to offend Jiang Ran than for him to face it alone.

Unfortunately, before he could even think of what to say, his plan was disrupted by the panicked Zhu Shao.

He actually has two paths to choose from.

One is to ignore what Zhu Shao had just said and try to implicate the other party in the matter of the ten snipers.

The second is to tell the truth and reveal everything about how he had put obstacles in Zhu Shao's way.

If it were an ordinary situation, or if he was facing other people, with Xiao Songping's personality, he would definitely choose to throw dirty water on others.

However, after careful consideration, Xiao Songping did not dare to hide it and planned to tell the truth.

After all, Zhu Shao is not a fool. He has already figured out the situation and will definitely defend himself.

Jiang Ran was not a good person to deal with. If he told the whole story, he might end up implicating Zhu Shao.

That would be a pleasant surprise. It would be even better if he could get a few people to die with him.

"Zhu Shao doesn't know any of the ten snipers. He just borrowed them through connections. Unfortunately, they are all related to the Li family, so they obeyed my orders."

Xiao Songping carefully wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then added after saying this.

"When Zhu Shao brought people here, he didn't expect the situation to turn out like this."

"If those ten snipers had the opportunity to attack at the beginning, he would definitely order to shoot without hesitation, and would never be so respectful as he is now."

He knew that Jiang Ran had little chance of letting him go, and at the last moment he was still frantically applying eye drops to Zhu Shao.

After saying this, Xiao Songfang took a deep breath and looked like he was ready to give up.

"That's basically the situation. Grandmaster Jiang's strength is unfathomable. It's not unfair for Xiao to fall into your hands."

"I know that Master Jiang will probably not spare my life, but I still want to struggle to beg for mercy."

"I'm just jumping around like a clown in front of you. Killing me would lower your status."

Xiao Songping stretched out his short black hand and pointed at the lifeless body of Gu Longzhang, who was kneeling on the ground, with awe and flattery in his eyes.

It is unknown how much of it is true and how much is false, but the attitude he displayed is impeccable.

"The only people who have the honor to die at your hands should be people as famous as Grandmaster Gu."

"Otherwise, if we publicize our achievements in the future and say that we killed the clown Xiao Songping in Changning District, wouldn't that make people laugh?"

Xiao Songping's angle of begging for mercy was completely different from Gu Longzhang's.

Because he couldn't produce a treasure like a 300-year-old ginseng, he wasn't qualified to invite the other party to Xianluo Island.

So he used words to elevate Jiang Ran's status, making him feel that killing him would make his hands dirty and his reputation would not sound good.

In this way, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

"Oh?" Jiang Ran nodded thoughtfully, "What you said does make some sense."

After these words were spoken, Xiao Songping, who had originally spoken tentatively, could not help but be stunned for a moment, feeling as if he was hallucinating.

Then he thought of a possibility.

Could it be that Jiang Ran is really the kind of guy who thinks highly of himself and disdains to attack ordinary people?

You know, he was ready to die, but he never thought there would be a chance for a turn of events.

Xiao Songping tried hard to suppress his pounding heart, but he couldn't hide his smile.

It was a pity that Jiang Ran's next words made his smile freeze immediately.

"That makes sense, but I'm thinking, would it really be a laughing stock if I killed you in Changning District?"

Jiang Ran did not wait for Xiao Songping, whose smile was stiff, to answer. He then raised the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a subtle arc.

"There are so many people standing on the steps, rich and powerful, poor and noble. You might as well ask them if anyone thinks killing you is a ridiculous thing to do?"

"Even if only one person thinks so, I will show mercy and let you go, so that others won't spread the news in the future..."

"It's a laugh."

Jiang Ran's words were clear and distinct, and Xiao Songping could hear them clearly.

But he just couldn't understand why someone could say such nonsensical words in a serious manner.

He felt that there was no need to ask. Who would offend Jiang Ran in this situation?

Xiao Songping looked at the people on the steps, scanning each person's face one by one.

Except for Zhu Shao, who had no expression on his face and restrained his smile, the others looked away when they looked at him.

Including the elegantly dressed woman behind Zhu Shao and the solemn young man,

They all looked away, looking as if they knew nothing at all.

Thinking of this, Xiao Songping's heart sank to the bottom again.

Originally Jiang Ran killed him casually, so there wouldn't be so much worry and anxiety.

But just when he had the illusion that he was persuaded, this happened in the blink of an eye. After all the ups and downs, Xiao Songping was indeed on the verge of collapse.

After a while, the crowd on the steps fell silent, and no one dared to speak.

In such a silent atmosphere, Jiang Ran showed a look of regret on his face.

"You see, no one dares to make a fool of themselves."

Xiao Songping looked as pale as death, his lips trembling and unable to speak.

Jiang Ran's trick first made him feel a little hope in despair, and then told him that he was just teasing him.

The extremely rapid change in his mood inadvertently changed his original intention to accept death calmly.

In other words, he didn't want to die anymore.

Xiao Songping said nothing, but kept looking around, thinking about how to escape.

After thinking for a while, I still had no clue.

"It is a great honor to die at my hands."

Jiang Ran raised his right hand, looked at his jade-like palm, and sighed sincerely.

His tone remained calm.

However, Xiao Songping felt an inexplicable murderous intent coming at him, which made his hands and feet cold and his whole body tense, making it difficult for him to even move.

Just when Jiang Ran's murderous intent was about to reach its limit, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded,

It also allowed Xiao Songping's frozen body to regain some vitality.

"Master Jiang!"

Jiang Shoucheng, who had been standing on the steps like a transparent man, suddenly called out when Jiang Ran raised his hand to look at him.

Jiang Ran did not look up immediately. After retracting his right hand, he raised his eyes and looked towards the source of the sound.

Jiang Shoucheng looked at the emotionless eyes and subconsciously thought of the source of his injuries, and couldn't help but take a step back.

But then he remembered the important matter, looked at the things in his hand, and immediately ran down the stairs.

Holding a cell phone high, he ran hurriedly towards where Jiang Ran was.

"Please answer the phone."

Jiang Shoucheng's face was swollen and one of his eyes was squeezed together. He was in unbearable pain while speaking, but he managed to hold himself together and not cry out in pain.

He was holding a mobile phone in his hand, his voice was a little trembling, but he seemed very confident.

What gave him this confidence was not the mobile phone but the phone call.

Jiang Ran stood there calmly, his face expressionless, but he did not reach out to take the phone that Jiang Shoucheng handed to him.

Being so close, he could feel the slightest movement coming from the other end of the phone, which meant that the person calling was

Waiting for him to take the phone and speak.

Jiang Shoucheng held the phone in both hands, hanging it in the air for a long time, but he never got a response from Jiang Ran.

As arrogant as he was in front of Cao Zhifeng and Yang Zhengyun, he was as humble and cowardly as he was at this moment.

After seeing Jiang Ran kill a group of people first and then fight with Gu Longzhang to take his life,

Jiang Shoucheng had put all the unimportant things behind him, and even after being beaten like this, he never showed any resentment.

"Master Jiang!"

About half a minute after he came closer, Jiang Shoucheng finally couldn't help but remind him.

Xiao Songping was extremely grateful that he had saved his life. Seeing Jiang Shoucheng standing up for him,

He never thought that when Jiang Ran's murderous intentions were rising, it was Jiang Shoucheng who saved him.

I felt a little relieved and decided that if I could pass this time, I would find a way to help him get what he wanted and go one step further.

Jiang Ran, who heard Jiang Shoucheng's somewhat urgent voice, seemed to have just reacted, frowned and asked in confusion,

"Did I ever tell you that if you dare to make noise again, I will touch your head and see how many heads you have?"

Jiang Shoucheng took a deep breath and shook his head hastily, "Master Jiang, calm down. I am really concerned about Brother Xiao's safety, so I resorted to this desperate measure. Please ask someone with enough weight to negotiate with you."

"Why don't you take the phone call and have a chat to hear what his conditions are?"

Xiao Songping could ignore Jiang Shoucheng, but the latter could not just stand idly by.

The main reason is that most of his actions over the years were closely related to Xiao Songping.

Whether he can sit in this position safely, or even go further, has a lot to do with Xiao Songping's decision.

In a practical sense, Zhu Yonghai was a hidden chess piece he had laid out, and the fundamental reason for this was that he had a close relationship with Zhu Shao.

It doesn't matter if I can't get in touch with Zhu Shao, but there is no problem at all in using him to restrain Lin Huaizhang.

In this way, Zhu Yonghai and Zhu Shao restrained Lin Huaizhang, and Xiao Songping, who was beyond Xie Heng's expectation, was added.

He just needed to seize the right opportunity to stop Xie Heng from being in power in Nandu, so that he would never be able to bully him again.

Originally, he used Guo Xingmin's betrayal as an inducement to start from Xie Yuan and then implicate Xie Heng.

Coupled with the hard work he had put into Zhu Yonghai over the years, he could have easily suppressed Xie Heng.

I never expected that an ordinary peasant woman who lost her girl in Nangang Street would attract a top martial arts master.

It easily took the matter to another level.

The fight between him and Xie Heng was no longer important. The most important thing now was how to save Xiao Songping's life.

So that all his hard work over the years will not be in vain.

Because Zhu Yonghai and Zhu Shao can only make this move against Lin Huaizhang once. If Xiao Songping dies, what can he use to fight Lin Huaizhang?

Therefore, after an extremely intense psychological struggle, Jiang Shoucheng finally dialed the number.

I thought this was a number that I would never call in my life.

Jiang Ran heard Jiang Shoucheng's words, thought for a moment and then reached out his hand.

Perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps because he thought it was nothing to do, he finally took the phone.

"Master Jiang, everything can be discussed." Jiang Shoucheng breathed a sigh of relief and reminded, "You can trust every promise made on this phone call without reservation."

"Anything he promised you, he will definitely do."

As if Jiang Shoucheng's words were heard, a crazy male voice rang out from the phone.

He sounded to be in his thirties, but the innate respect in his tone was not concealed at all.

"Are you Grandmaster Jiang?"

"I heard from Jiang Shoucheng that you killed all the people that Fatty Xiao brought over. Even Gu Longzhang was killed by you?"