Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Xiantao Village, Mianshui County, is where Chen Jie started his career, and also where the entire Hubei Road region started its career.

Currently, there are quite a few people in the Huangzhou Prefecture army who come from the Chen family of Xiantao. A village prospers because of one person.

This is a concrete example, and from this, we can understand why Xiang Yu refused to cross the river to see the elders of Jiangdong after his defeat.

Just like now, if Chen Jie is defeated, he will have no face to return to Xiantao. After all, all the clansmen in Xiantao, as well as the villagers who believed in him, all the relatives and friends sent their young men to his army. His defeat means that all the villagers who followed him are dead.

How could Chen Jie possibly face his fellow villagers in this situation?
When these mothers ask for their sons, these wives ask for their husbands, and these children ask for their fathers, what can he do?

If I can't give them anything, I'll feel ashamed.

Fortunately, things didn't get that bad. I managed to save Huangzhou Prefecture and Hubei Province. Their son, husband, and father are still alive!
Thinking about it, Chen Jie looked at the thriving Xiantao Village in front of him. The Xiantao of today is not the same as the Xiantao of the past.

Back then, Xiantao Village only had a few decent tiled houses; everywhere were mud-brick houses, which looked backward. But now it's completely different.

The entire village was clearly planned in a unified manner. All the old low mud-brick houses in the village were demolished and replaced with neat and uniform large tile-roofed houses with blue bricks and red tiles.

This was planned and renovated by Chen Jie himself, and it was also built with Chen Jie's personal funds, all for the purpose of providing a suitable home for the veterans who had worked with him to start the business.

Although the investment wasn't much, after the new houses were built, the loyalty of the entire army clearly increased significantly.

Honestly, people follow you out into the world, risking their lives, all for the sake of giving their families a better life, right?
Now that you're in power, if you can't even ensure that those who followed you the earliest live well, what will others think of you?

So the entire Xiantao Village has been built in a decent manner, and this is only the first phase of the project. The second phase is even larger, encompassing multiple villages such as Shangtao and Xiatao. At the same time, some houses were also built in Mianshui County, all of which were distributed to those who made contributions.

For example, if you achieve a great feat in the army, such as beheading ten people, you can get a large tiled house.

This is the guarantee provided by Huangzhou Prefecture, and Xiantao Village is the model project. Chen Jie looked at the big tile-roofed houses in front of him and saw that every family in the village was doing very well. He was in a good mood.

Meanwhile, Tang Bao frantically ran to Xiantao Village. Looking at the surrounding tiled houses, he couldn't help but sigh, "The people here are really rolling in wealth."

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Chen Jiu Si chasing after him from behind. Tang Bao was so frightened that his face turned pale and his eyes widened. Why was this harbinger of death chasing after him?

As he looked up, he saw a large mountain not far away, with a gray fog covering the mountain.

The gray fog was a good place to escape to. With that thought, Tang Bao accelerated and rushed forward.

Chen Jie followed behind and saw Tang Bao rushing towards the Black Mountain ahead, with Wild Wolf Gully at its foot!
Speaking of Wild Wolf Gully, Chen Jie hasn't been here for a long time. But he was able to rise step by step back then thanks to the help of Wild Wolf Gully. The first time he rescued Bai Wenjing, Master Bai, was in Wild Wolf Gully.

Later, they found wild ginseng in Wild Wolf Gully, and even caught the red-bellied pheasant that Yu Biao and his son wanted to catch, also in Wild Wolf Gully!

As Chen Jie looked up, he felt that Wild Wolf Gully was his blessed land!

It seems that killing Tang Bao today will have to be done in this Wild Wolf Gully.

At this moment, Chen Jie was chasing after him, and Tang Bao was also running wildly forward. He looked around at the surrounding environment and said, "How come this place is so similar to the landscape recorded by my ancestor?"

The Tang Sect records state that their ancestor and three fourth-level Molten God experts were ambushing the one who knew the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique here!

Thinking that Tang Bao had already rushed into the dense forest and arrived at Wild Wolf Gully, looking at the deep ravine, Tang Bao said, "This is really true, this ravine must have been left behind during their great battle."

Thinking this, Tang Bao charged straight into the gray mist at the mountaintop. Chen Jie also caught up with him at Wild Wolf Gully. Looking at the unchanged environment around him, he saw the cave not far away. It was here that he and Brother Ni Wenjun had hidden from the enemy's pursuit.

This Wild Wolf Gully is quite something. As he looked at it, he suddenly felt that it was even more unusual. It didn't seem to be formed naturally, but rather like a place left behind by a battle between powerful beings. This gully must have been created by the collision of powerful beings during their battle.

Chen Jie hadn't noticed it before, not because of Chen Jie, but mainly because the ditch was too deep; Chen Jie couldn't believe it had been plowed out during battle.

However, once Chen Jie's strength reached that level, he realized that the trenches were plowed out during battle, because he could do it now as well.

Could it be that a great battle took place here back then? Why haven't the old folks in the village said anything? No, judging from these ravines, they couldn't have been formed in just the last hundred years. They must have been there hundreds of years ago, two or three dynasties ago. We don't even know if our ancestors lived here back then, so how could they know these things!
"Tang Bao must have entered the gray fog!"

Chen Jie had a good understanding of the gray fog. It was actually caused by the radiation of the dragon vein. Moreover, as the location of the dragon vein gradually shifts, the gray fog may disappear in a hundred or two hundred years. This is caused by geological changes, which cannot be reversed by human power.

Thinking this way, but now is not the time to worry about these things. The most important thing now is to catch Tang Bao first. We must not let this old bastard run rampant.

Thinking this, Chen Jie accelerated, his target being Tang Bao, who had escaped into the gray fog.

At this moment, Chen Jie moved very fast and followed Tang Bao into the gray fog. The gray fog had not changed much from a few years ago. There were some wild beasts. Back then, these beasts seemed even powerful to Chen Jie, but now they seemed to be nothing special.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a group of ordinary wild animals.

At this moment, Chen Jie turned his head and saw Tang Bao preparing to escape. Chen Jie then used all his power and performed the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth. The next moment, just as Tang Bao was about to escape, Chen Jie instantly moved in front of Tang Bao and blocked his path.

At this moment, Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said, "Hehe, Mr. Tang, don't be in such a hurry to leave. How about staying for a chat?"

Tang Bao then looked at Chen Jie, his gaze hardening, and said, "Chen Jiu Si, what do you want?"

Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said, "Hehe, things have come to this point, guess what I'm going to do?"

Tang Bao said, "Chen Jiu Si, can't you let me off the hook? I swear from now on, wherever you are, my Tang Clan will take a detour!"

Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said, "No, no, I don't need your Tang Clan to take a detour. What I need is for the Tang Clan to be gone."

"You...you're going too far!" Tang Bao glared angrily at Chen Jie upon hearing this. Chen Jie replied, "Going too far? Heh, you, Tong Wei, and those Japanese invaders didn't think about going too far when you attacked my Huangzhou Prefecture. You didn't think about going too far when you besieged the city, killed my soldiers, and slaughtered my people. You didn't think about going too far when you occupied my city and robbed my silver and grain!"

"Now that a knife is at your throat, are you saying I've gone too far? Who's going too far, you or me?"

Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said.

Tang Bao paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "These are our faults. We can withdraw from Hubei Road immediately and return everything to you. You said you lost people, you can tally it up, and I will compensate you for all of them. If you think one-to-one compensation is not enough, then I will compensate you two-to-one, three-to-one. Everything is negotiable!"

"No need for all that trouble. I have to keep track of everything. Once I kill you, everything you have will gradually become mine, won't it?"

"So now, money is not important to me, land is not important to me, people are not important to me, and even you are not important to me!"

"Then, what is important?"

Tang Bao looked at Chen Jie and asked, and Chen Jie chuckled and said, "You are very important to me!"

Tang Bao's expression changed at this moment, and he said, "Chen Jiu Si, don't push your luck too far. I know I can't beat you, but if you keep pushing like this, even a cornered dog will jump over the wall. You are indeed powerful, but if I fight back with all my might, I might be able to take a piece of your flesh. Think twice before you act!"

Chen Jie said, "I have thought it over carefully. You must die here today. There is no other way."

"Fine, then don't blame me for taking you down with me!"

Tang Bao roared, and immediately his entire body's protective aura exploded. The next moment, he roared angrily, and his entire body's protective aura emerged. Black energy rose and condensed into a poisonous mirage behind him.

That is, the monster that looks like a geoduck on the city wall.

Then the poisonous mirage appeared, and in an instant, black poisonous gas filled the entire space. The towering ancient trees around them received this terrifying poisonous gas, and their branches and leaves withered and fell off instantly, leaving only dry branches that looked like ghostly claws baring their fangs in the air.

In an instant, Tang Bao transformed the area into a toxic gas field resembling a ghostly realm. As the gas spread, visibility plummeted. Tang Bao then moved suddenly, his body darting around like a ghost.

His eyes, like those of a sinister venomous snake, were fixed intently on Chen Jiu Si in front of him.

Chen Jie was dressed in black at this moment. His eyes looked up and down, and he remained as still as a mountain. He seemed nonchalant, but the aura around him was refined, like a deep pool and a towering mountain.

"Chen Jiu Si, you forced me into this situation. Today, this will be your burial ground."

Tang Bao spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes bloodshot, and his face contorted in a menacing manner.

Chen Jie stopped and looked at Tang Bao, who was hiding in the poison gas, and said, "Hehe, Tang Bao, I've always heard that the Tang Clan's poisons are the best in the world. Today I'll have to experience it for myself. Don't disappoint me!"

Tang Bao gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Jiu Si, don't be arrogant. Today I'll make you regret it!"

Chen Jie then laughed and said, "I really don't know what regret is."

Before Chen Jie could finish speaking, Tang Bao suddenly sprang up and turned around abruptly. The next moment, he saw the geoduck spit out countless dark green venomous liquids. These venomous liquids seemed to come alive, churning in the air before transforming into poisonous tentacles.

Then it suddenly attacked Chen Jie. These tentacles were filled with the most terrifying toxins of the Tang Clan. When it was suddenly activated, the tentacles slammed down with a loud bang!
Wherever it landed, it was instantly smashed to pieces by the tentacle. At the same time, all the surrounding toxins flew out and landed on the surrounding bushes and flowers, causing these plants to wither rapidly at a visible speed.

"That's really vicious."

Chen Jie suddenly dodged, stomped his feet on the ground, and jumped up. As he landed, a figure of Jumang, the God of Spring, appeared behind him. Green light shone on the earth, and the flowers and plants that had been ravaged by the poison seemed to regain their vitality in an instant.

Withered trees sprout new buds, withered grass turns green again, and everything seems so full of life.

Tang Bao roared, "Chen Jiu Si, can't you just let me go?"

As he spoke, he suddenly raised both hands and slammed them together, smashing them hard against the ground. Seeing this, Chen Jie waved his hand, and green vitality surged up, supporting Tang Bao's attack.

At this moment, Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said, "Sorry, I'm in a hurry today. I have some things to deal with in Huangzhou Prefecture, so I can't play with you anymore!"

After saying this, Chen Jie suddenly raised his hand, and flames immediately appeared. The three main gods of earth, ice, summer, autumn, and winter took their positions. At this moment, Chen Jie looked at Tang Bao and said, "I will only make one move. If you can withstand it, then I will spare your life. If you can't, then don't blame me!"

After Chen Jie finished speaking, he immediately raised his hand and said, "The three gods of spring, summer, and winter merge into the god of autumn."

Immediately afterward, Chen Jie raised his hand and looked at Tang Bao in front of him, saying, "Take this! Heaven and Earth Reincarnation Fist!"

After saying that, Chen Jie suddenly raised his hand and threw a punch at Tang Bao. This punch was too powerful. When the punch was thrown, the sky and earth changed color. In the next moment, it hit Tang Bao with unparalleled power.

Tang Bao's eyes widened at the sight, and he roared, "I'll block it!"

Immediately afterwards, he pushed his martial arts illusion, the Poison Mirage, forward. The next moment, a loud bang was heard, and the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation Fist instantly blasted the Poison Mirage into dust. Then, he punched Tang Bao directly in the chest.

Tang Bao's chest collapsed instantly, and the clothes on his back were also directly blasted by the inertia of the punch. His internal organs were instantly shredded, and he fell to the ground with a thud like a kite with a broken string, motionless!
Seeing Tang Bao lying motionless on the ground, Chen Jie's gaze narrowed slightly. He must be dead. His internal organs were all crushed. How could he not be dead?

Thinking this, Chen Jie slowly walked over and, while it was still warm, quickly sucked out the Dao Fruit.

Thinking this, Chen Jie approached Tang Bao. Just as he squatted down, Tang Bao suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with savagery.

"Chen Jiu Si, I'll drag you down with me even if I die!"

[Dan Shi] (End of Chapter)