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Shortly after Tang Caizhu led a group of disciples to become temporary members of the Giant Bear Gang, bringing thirty-two points of good fortune to Geng Xuan.

In the deep wilderness more than 20 miles away from Qingyuanji, a team of more than a thousand people stood like stubborn stones in the wilderness at night.

Gathered together in silence, the air around them seemed to become increasingly sticky and stagnant because of this overly low and depressing atmosphere.

In the middle of this group of people, Lin Feiyu swept his indifferent eyes over the dozen people around him.

He said coldly:
"It's already this late, what are you still dawdling about?
...This is the fighter plane that Xi Zuoshi, Xiang Youshi and the other five of them created for us with their lives!

If we continue to procrastinate like this, when Su Ruiliang fully recovers... Could it be that you still want to see his skills in his prime?"

Hearing him say this, everyone showed a look of fear on their faces.

The more than a thousand people gathered here all came from Wuyou Palace.

To be more precise, they are all the left envoy Xi Hanyue, the right envoy Xiang Ling, the Sifang Hall Master, the Dingxing Hall Master, and the Zhan Hall Master, these five people are the direct confidants of Wuyou Palace.

These five people are well-known for being powerful in Wuyou Palace, and they run their own territory like an iron barrel.

Although it cannot be said that 100% of them are his trusted confidants, they all have absolute control over them, especially the high-level core members who are closest to them, more than 90% of them are his absolute trusted confidants.

Most of the remaining "impurities" of less than 10% were "opened" by them on their own initiative, specifically for the Lord of Wuyou Palace to "insert needles" into.

All those present have benefited from this situation.

But now, with the "boss" who could protect them from wind and rain dying at the hands of "Su Ruiliang", this has become the reason for a group of people led by the palace envoy to push them out to die.

Faced with such persecution, they had no way to resist.

Following this "push", it "rolled" all the way from Yuanjing to the vicinity of Qingyuanji.

But when Qingyuan Jizhen was within sight, their instinctive fear of death made them dare not take this final step.

Hearing Lin Feiyu's urging, a deputy hall master who was born in Sifang Hall and had the cultivation base of the late stage of marrow refining, hesitated for a moment and said softly:
"So, was 'Su Ruiliang' really seriously injured?"

Having said this, he paused and said:
"That bastard Xiao Jingwen wants us all to die. The information he provided is totally unreliable!"

Lin Feiyu said calmly:

"Whether it's true or not, don't you find out through your own channels?
...'Su Ruiliang' is really made of iron. How could he not suffer any damage when he killed six peak marrow refining masters in one battle?

Let’s not talk about the head of the Xu family. As for the five people including Xi Zuoshi, Xiang Youshi and so on, which one of them is easy to get along with?

As far as I know, although 'Su Ruiliang' killed six peak marrow refining masters in one battle, he used many methods that hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred.

In the end, some very despicable means were even used to kill the Master of the War Hall and Xiang Youshi.

After the battle, he couldn't even pretend that nothing had happened. He stepped down to recuperate for a while before returning to the stage and using bluffing threats to drive away the frightened representatives from various parties.

...By doing so, he only further proved his weakness at the time.

How many days has it been?

I guess that 'Su Ruiliang' is far from fully recovered!"

At the end, Lin Feiyu said in a decisive tone.

Another person raised an objection.

"If that's the case, then why did Xiao Jingwen just let us die?

Shouldn't the entire palace be mobilized, with the strongest force, and rush to Qingyuanji as quickly as possible?

Do you want to strike a fatal blow to Su Ruiliang before he recovers? "

Another person next to him said:

"In just a few months since 'Su Ruiliang' emerged, he has become a major concern for us.

Isn't the most important reason that he is good at disguise, making us misjudge him time and time again?

Every time, we feel that we have a rough idea of his true strength.

But it didn't take long before we were slapped in the face. Every time, the facts proved that our original estimates were wrong!

...This time, how can you be sure that this is not another trick played by 'Su Ruiliang'?

What he showed might be what he deliberately wanted us to see!"

"Although that bastard Xiao Jingwen deserves to die, he is very smart. It is very likely that he had thought of this a long time ago, so he did not take the risk and threw us out to test the water!" said another person.

Lin Feiyu looked around at everyone, his eyes becoming colder and colder, and suddenly asked: "So what?"

"..."Everyone turned their heads to look at him.

"If the strength of 'Su Ruiliang' is stronger than what he showed.

He killed six peak marrow refining masters in one battle, and did not forget to continue setting traps for Wuyou Palace. Does that mean that an enemy who is as powerful as Meng Tiexin but more cunning than him has appeared?

You all know his attitude towards Wuyou Palace... Anyone who comes from Wuyou Palace is doomed!
In that case, what are you afraid of?
We are going to die anyway, so it is better to die immediately rather than live in fear all day long!"

Seeing someone opening his mouth as if to refute, Lin Feiyu sneered:
"Want to escape?

Regardless of whether Su Ruiliang agrees or not, Xiao Jingwen will be the first one to not let us off.

You don't think that he will let us off easily after we openly disobeyed his orders, do you?
...Or, do any of you want to go to Caizheyuan and then die?"

Lin Feiyu's last words were like a fatal blow, completely shattering the hope in everyone's hearts.

For other people in Wuyou Palace, entering Caizheyuan was painful and frightening, but at least there was a decent hope of survival.

Not only can you survive, but you can also become stronger.

But for people like them, it is the ultimate torture of being unable to live or die.

Rather than this, it would be better to die and be done with it all.

Under Lin Feiyu's gaze, after a period of torment and struggle, a deputy hall master from the War Hall gnashed his teeth and said:
"Okay, I'll listen to you... Life or death depends on tonight!"

Lin Feiyu stretched out a hand and tightly clasped the hand of the deputy head of the War Hall.

The next moment, another hand stretched out and pressed heavily on it.

Soon, the fourth, the fifth... more and more hands pressed forward.

Once they reach a consensus, no matter what the others think, they will have no other choice.

Soon, these figures, like still stones, began to move quickly across the wilderness.

Towards the direction of Qingyuanji.

As the distance gets closer, the speed of movement becomes faster and faster.

Like a silent wave in the dark night, it hits towards the quiet Qingyuanji.

Just when this wave of over a thousand people was about to hit the Qingyuan Collection——

"Whoosh whoosh—"

Like javelins, they flew out of Qingyuanji and plunged into the rapidly rushing crowd of varying densities.

As the javelins fell, screams quickly rang out among the crowd.

This sudden attack startled the crowd that was rushing towards Qingyuanji.

But this was not enough to stop the onslaught of people.

Even though several more waves of javelins were shot out after the first wave, they could not stop the crowd from continuing to rush into Qingyuanji.

And after the first wave of attacks, the crowd that launched a desperate attack on Qingyuanji became more dispersed, causing the effectiveness of those javelin throwers to become increasingly low.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, those javelins are just throwing randomly, they are not accurate at all.

It’s all lies, it’s all lies!”

"Spread out a little, be careful to avoid, spread out a little, be careful to avoid..."

Loud reminders continued to ring out among the crowd.

After leaving behind two or three hundred corpses, the "tide of people" who were going to die from Wuyou Palace all rushed into Qingyuanji, and faced each other head-on with the teams that had been ready for battle!

After a moment of surprise, these people who were going to die rushed towards the teams.

There was no hesitation at all!

Perhaps it was due to the inherent arrogance, the only person everyone from top to bottom was afraid of was "Su Ruiliang".

As for the other members of the Giant Bear Gang except "Su Ruiliang", none of them were taken seriously by them.

Even though the other side was on high alert, it seemed that they had known of their arrival.

Even though the other side has many more people than them.

None of this affected the crowd of people from Wuyou Palace who were ready to die, and they launched a fierce charge without hesitation.

In front of the crowd were “sharp arrows” composed of people in the late, middle, and early stages of marrow refining.

They penetrated into the intercepting teams almost unhindered, like a hot knife into butter.

The two sides quickly entangled with each other, you in me and me in you.

When the Giant Bear Gang's team, with more manpower and the power of refining marrow, finally dissipated the resolute forward momentum of this "human tide", the ground was littered with broken limbs and bodies along the way.

Among the dead, there were both those from Wuyou Palace who were determined to die and a large number of members of the Giant Bear Gang.

Many members of the Giant Bear Gang died before they could even react.

Many people are in a daze until the moment of their death.

The intensity of this fighting is really too high.

It was completely beyond their expectations.

How cruel!

But soon they realized that there is no most brutal, only more brutal.

All I heard was an almost excited voice shouting fiercely:
"'Su Ruiliang' didn't show up! 'Su Ruiliang' didn't show up!

He is really injured! ... Seize this opportunity, you must seize this opportunity!"

"Kill!"

"Kill quickly!"

Most of the people coming to Wuyou Palace have already made mental preparations for death.

Now, the hope of life suddenly fell from the sky.

Many people even couldn't help but imagine that if they seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they could kill the seriously injured and weak "Su Ruiliang" and get rid of this major threat to Wuyou Palace.

They are the heroes of Wuyou Palace!

Who dares to force them to die?

Even the Lord of Wuyou Palace had to escort them personally and send them to the peak of marrow refining.

Otherwise, it would not be enough to reward such a great achievement!

Amid such fantasies, these people from Wuyou Palace who were going to die became completely insane.

For a moment, there was obvious chaos in the team belonging to the Giant Bear Gang.

In addition to the overall burst of this group of people, there was also a huge gap in the number of people in the late stage of marrow refining on both sides.

And their momentum on the battlefield is most obvious.

There are only two people in the Giant Bear Gang who have reached the late stage of marrow refining, Chen Zhan and Han Jian. Xu Yao's cultivation level has dropped due to his organ transplant, and Fang Jintang has just stepped into the late stage of marrow refining, and his combat effectiveness has not kept up at all.

It is already very difficult for them to hold back the same number of people in the late stage of marrow refining.

You also have to be on guard against being attacked from behind by others in the late stage of marrow refining.

With more than a dozen people in the late stage of marrow refining, the Wuyou Palace naturally seems to have a strong momentum and is in the limelight.

However, Lin Feiyu and others who were so engrossed in killing did not notice that there was an ordinary-looking woman who was quietly wandering around the battlefield.

She would always quietly destroy some of the late-stage marrow refiners who were in the middle of a killing spree without causing any big commotion. And the Wuyou Palace only had an absolute advantage in the late-stage marrow refiners.

In addition, from the middle stage of marrow refining, to the early stage of marrow refining, to below the stage of marrow refining, they are all at an absolute disadvantage compared to the Giant Bear Gang.

Although the momentum created by a late-stage marrow refining warrior was great, it would be difficult for him to create too eye-catching results in a short period of time due to the restraint of many middle- and early-stage marrow refining warriors.

When the initial enthusiasm passed, Lin Feiyu, who was beating Fang Jintang, suddenly felt doubtful.

It was because the commotion around them, which was originally very lively, seemed to have suddenly become much quieter.

He turned his head curiously, and then his enthusiastic heart cooled down.

The team that originally had over a thousand people has dwindled to less than two hundred.

What made him feel most disappointed was that the number of his dozen companions, all of whom were in the late stage of marrow refining and who had been committing atrocities all over the battlefield, had been reduced to single digits without him noticing.

Before Lin Feiyu could search further, he saw an ordinary-looking woman in her fifties or sixties suddenly appear in his sight.

"Go away——"

Seeing the opponent swinging his fist towards his chest, Lin Feiyu subconsciously swung his fist to block and dodged to the side to avoid being attacked by Fang Jintang who had circled to the side.

"Click——"

His blocking fist was like an egg hitting a stone, easily deflected with the crisp sound of breaking bones.

The next moment, the woman's fist hit his chest hard.

“Ka-po-po-po”

The violent force instantly rushed into the body, breaking bones and shattering internal organs.

Lin Feiyu was hit by this fierce punch, but his body did not fly out. Instead, he was nailed to the spot like a nail.

The woman who threw the first punch didn't even bother to throw the second punch before she dodged and disappeared in front of him.

"What a heavy fist!"

Lin Feiyu, with blood spurting out of his mouth, was thinking this in his heart. Fang Jintang, who had been beaten by him and had narrowly escaped death several times, suddenly passed by his side, accompanied by a cold arc of light.

The next moment, Lin Feiyu's head spun and flew high into the sky.

With one sword, Fang Jintang, who had vented his anger, shouted:

"Be careful, don't let anyone escape!"

……

After a brief moment of astonishment, Geng Xuan, who had already guessed what was going on, did not stop. He went up to the Blood Fang Group's training ground platform despite the "attack" of red names like a school of fish.

Below the stage were six hundred elite warriors from the Blood Fang Corps.

Surrounding them were the top leaders of the Blood Fang Group, led by Group Leader Xue Zhiheng.

After a cup of tea, following Xue Zhiheng's explanation, the six hundred Blood Fang warriors went through a mental journey of uproar, suspicion, and half-belief.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, as Xue Zhiheng and the Blood Fang Group's high-level officials took the lead in saluting, they had no choice but to follow suit and shouted in unison:
"Gang leader!"

【Forty-eight points of white luck.】

The number of people was nearly ten times that of Tang Caizhu and her subordinates, but Bai Yun only had sixteen more.

But the process does not end there.

After that, Geng Xuan spent another quarter of an hour, with the active cooperation of Xue Zhiheng, to "drastically" reduce the number of the 600 Blood Fang Warriors by 70 people, from 600 to 530.

As for the seventy "shrunk" people, without exception, they all turned into corpses.

They lay in neat rows next to the training ground.

The 530 living people looked at "Su Ruiliang" on the platform as if they were looking at a devil.

It was clearly Xue Zhiheng and other high-ranking members of the Blood Fang Group who committed the murders.

But what really made them feel cold in their hearts was "Su Ruiliang", who casually moved his fingers and picked out his former companions one after another.

At the beginning, after understanding the basic facts, Xue Zhiheng did not hesitate to deal with these subordinates who were disloyal, treacherous, and never fully trained.

And with anger in his heart.

But as the number of people increased little by little, the anger on Xue Zhiheng's face disappeared, and was replaced by panic.

In the end, he looked at Geng Xuan with an almost pleading look.

It seems to be saying "Don't point", "Don't point", "Please be merciful and stop pointing"...

When Geng Xuan finally said, "Okay, it's clean."

From the team leader Xue Zhiheng to every member of the Blood Fang Team, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But when they looked at the seventy corpses, they couldn't feel relaxed at all.

Xue Zhiheng's gaze lingered on the corpses for a moment, and he said to the two deputy captains beside him:

"Take some people to clean it up, don't let them be exposed in this training ground."

As the Blood Fang Group was quickly clearing the bodies, Xue Zhiheng came to Geng Xuan, stared at him for a while, then suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I fell for your trick!"

Geng Xuan was surprised and asked, "What do you mean? Did I lie to you?"

"You didn't lie to me." Xue Zhiheng shook his head.

"Then why are you saying that I fooled you?" Geng Xuan was dissatisfied.

"I am reminded of an old saying: If the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the man is too cautious, there will be no followers.

...How can human hearts withstand such scrutiny from you?
Who doesn’t have some selfish thoughts in their heart?

Who can guarantee that a person's loyalty is truly consistent and without any impurities?

Even if he really had some improper thoughts and did something wrong, as long as he could keep it secret for the rest of his life.

Being respectful to me all your life, to me, what's the difference between this and true loyalty?
Now look what happened. You just pointed out the person to me.

I wanted to pretend I didn't see it, but I couldn't.

It is also not possible for others to pretend to be innocent.

With that one finger of yours, we are all left with no room for maneuver.

I can’t not deal with it!”

By the end of his words, Xue Zhiheng's resentment had solidified into substance.

Geng Xuan suddenly understood, nodded slightly, and said approvingly:
"Captain Xue is indeed a man who started his business from scratch... But you have wronged me on one point."

Xue Zhiheng looked at him puzzledly.

Geng Xuan stared at him, smiled and said softly:
"You don't really think that your Blood Fang Group is now completely clean, do you?"

Xue Zhiheng was shocked when he heard this and stared at Geng Xuan.

"If I really follow the most stringent standards and turn your bloody fangs into 'pure water', there won't even be a hundred 'fish' left. Do you believe me?"

Xue Zhiheng stared at Geng Xuan.

"Captain Xue, do you want to know which 'fish' will survive in the end? And which 'fish' will be eliminated?" Geng Xuan suddenly asked again.

Xue Zhiheng immediately showed a look of fear on his face, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, please forgive me!"

"Don't you want to know?" Geng Xuan asked with a smile.

"Do not want to."

"Not curious at all?"

"Not curious."

Xue Zhiheng answered very firmly. In order to change the subject as quickly as possible, he asked directly: "Boss Su, where are the rest of your people?"

As he spoke, he looked at Tang Caizhu who was standing beside Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan said: "It's just outside the Blood Fang Group's base."

Xue Zhiheng was shocked.

Geng Xuan said to Tang Caizhu, "Senior Sister Tang, go and call them in."

Tang Caizhu nodded slightly, and soon she led a group of people into the Blood Fang Group’s base.

Looking at the sixty people following her, Xue Zhiheng's expression became dull little by little.

He slowly turned his head to look at Geng Xuan and asked, "Boss Su, is there anyone else?"

"No, it's all here."

"..."

Xue Zhiheng's eyelids twitched wildly, and his cheeks were visibly tightening up: "What about their strength? They must be very strong, right?"

“It’s really good, but it still can’t compare to the Blood Fang Group.

Except for Senior Sister Tang, these two are her direct disciples. They are stronger than the two deputy captains under your command. Together they can be regarded as a peak combat force.

There are six in the middle stage of marrow refining, thirteen in the early stage, and the rest are experts at the bone refining level."

"..."

Xue Zhiheng waited for Geng Xuan. He opened his mouth several times and tried to speak, but no sound came out.

Finally, facing the smiling "Su Ruiliang", Xue Zhiheng, who had resisted the urge to punch out, suddenly said:
"Boss Su, before we go to the Wuyou Palace, there is another place we can go.

We can get some help there!"

Geng Xuan asked curiously, "Oh, where?"

"The Xu family." Xue Zhiheng said.

"Xu family?" Geng Xuan blinked and said, "You are not talking about the Xu family of Xu Peng and Xu Yao, are you?"

Xue Zhiheng nodded and said:

"Yes, it's the Xu family. As far as I know, there are many members of the Xu family working for you now, right?
Now, many forces in Yuanjing have regarded the Xu family as your subordinate.

Since you have come to Yuanjing, isn't it only natural for you to let them serve you?"

"Makes sense."

Geng Xuan nodded. "However, I have heard a lot about the customs of these high-ranking families in Yuanjing. This shouldn't be as simple as you say, right?"

Xue Zhiheng said: "Of course it's not that simple, but don't you have a keen eye for people?

... Apart from anything else, these high-ranking families in Yuanjing are all very aware of the current situation.

You just need to show your strength and determination and kill a group of those who refuse to obey. As for the others, you don't need to say anything. They will know what to do themselves. "

Geng Xuan nodded, showing an excited look, but he hesitated and said:
"I heard that all these high-ranking families in Yuanjing live together in Yuanjing City. Isn't it difficult to take action?

...Before we attack Wuyou Palace, we must completely prevent any news from leaking out!"

Xue Zhiheng nodded and said:

“This is exactly why I’m making this suggestion to you. Ever since your achievements were reported to Yuanjing, the Xu family has become an outlier among the noble families in Yuanjing.

In order to avoid accidents, the Xu family members who stayed in Yuanjing took the initiative to move out of their mansions in the city.

Because they were afraid of being wiped out by Wuyou Palace or other forces, they didn’t even dare to return to the Acropolis.”

——The Acropolis is a private territory, usually located in a remote area or with no other forces around.

"...Now, they are all hiding in a courtyard in the East Outer City, not far from our base."

Geng Xuan raised his eyebrows and said excitedly, "Then... let's go take a look?"

"I'll lead the way for you right now!" Xue Zhiheng said. (End of this chapter)