Ultimate True Lord

However, Zhang Chengye raised his hand to interrupt him.

"You can tell me about these messy things later."

"Right now, the most important thing is to remove Jiang Ming as a thorn in my side!"

His expression was cold and stern as he spoke in a deep voice.

"Back when this person was still at the Qi Refining stage, I secretly contacted the third leader of Black Stone Stronghold, planning to have the bandits ambush and wipe out the Wen family's herb-gathering team. But unexpectedly, Jiang Ming appeared out of nowhere..."

"On the contrary, he killed the third leader of Black Stone Stronghold."

Zhang Chengye took a deep breath.

"How much time has passed? Our Guang Sheng Pharmacy has two masters, one with a soft style and the other with a hard style, who have both died at his hands."

His tone grew increasingly cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"This man will be a major threat to our Guang Sheng Pharmacy sooner or later!"

Zhang Chengye pondered for a moment before making a decision.

"We must get rid of Jiang Ming as soon as possible and cripple that herb-gathering team. Wen Jin is originally a branch of the Wen family, and in recent months, his momentum has been growing stronger, and his businesses have also started to develop."

"It's not impossible that they might steal our business from Guang Sheng Pharmacy in the future, we can't let this go on."

His gaze sharpened slightly: "Tomorrow, send a message to Black Stone Village. Invite the chief and second-in-command of Black Stone Village to personally take action. The next time Jiang Ming leads a team into the mountains to collect herbs, we'll ambush them directly."

"I will send another expert from the pharmacy to work together to ensure everything goes smoothly."

Half a month ago, the conflict between the three factions and the five families completely strained the relationship. With each side preoccupied with its own problems, it was the perfect opportunity to take action.

Black Stone Village can disregard the overall situation and take direct action.

At this moment, one of Zhang Chengye's trusted subordinates had a sudden thought and quickly stepped forward to remind him.

"Manager, if we directly attack Wen Jin's herb-gathering team, what if we are discovered? Won't that immediately escalate the conflict between us and the Wen family's pharmacy? A direct confrontation could cause a lot of trouble."

Zhang Chengye smiled coldly, confident in his abilities.

"Don't worry, Wen Jin only recently became independent, and he has a conflict with Wen Hong, the eldest son of the Wen family."

"If Wen Jin's herb-gathering team in the deep mountains runs into trouble, I reckon Wen Hong will just be secretly pleased. Not only will he not stand up for Wen Jin, he might even be happy to see it happen."

After hearing this, his subordinates felt relieved and said no more.

Zhang Chengye leaned back in his chair, a confident expression on his face.

"Jiang Ming killed Xia Feng and another person in the desolate mountains to silence them, thinking he had done it flawlessly and would leave no future trouble."

"But he probably never dreamed that on that day, there were our people hiding in the bushes, watching everything."

"Heh, you idiot."

"Now, the enemy is in the open, while we are in the shadows. Furthermore, experts from both sides have joined forces to devise a plan. This time, Jiang Ming is doomed!"

The atmosphere in the room was oppressive, and the candlelight flickered and distorted slightly.

However, no one noticed that a tall, dark figure was quietly lying on the roof tiles.

The man's body was pressed against the roof, as silent as a corpse, without making a sound or breathing.

He casually shifted into a relaxed posture, reached into his pocket, pulled out a candied fruit, popped it into his mouth, and chewed it a few times.

His head was turned slightly, and the moonlight shone on his face.

It was none other than Jiang Ming, the idiot Zhang Chengye had just mentioned!

Ever since he returned to Wangyue City, he had been wondering if Guang Sheng Pharmacy would discover any clues. Even though he had done everything within his power, many things were ultimately impossible to guard against.

For example, who would have thought that another guard from Guang Sheng Pharmacy had followed them? However, he was too slow and fell behind. By the time he arrived, he could only hide in the bushes and watch everything from afar.

Therefore, after leaving Wen Family Pharmacy, Jiang Ming, out of caution, decided to check on Guang Sheng Pharmacy's reaction overnight.

With a swift movement of his light footwork, he activated the "Ghostly Unnoticed" effect, his entire being disappearing into the surrounding night like a wisp of black smoke. The patrolling guards of Guang Sheng Pharmacy were completely unaware of Jiang Ming, who had infiltrated their territory.

Jiang Ming felt that since Guang Sheng Pharmacy had killed experts with both strong and soft martial arts skills, they must have reacted. As long as he was present at that time, he could determine whether Guang Sheng Pharmacy had discovered the truth.

As expected, Jiang Ming overheard important information from the rooftop.

Not only did he learn in advance that Guang Sheng Pharmacy planned to contact the top and second-in-commands of Black Stone Village to ambush him and kill him.

They also learned that the attack on the third leader of Black Stone Village was actually orchestrated by Guang Sheng Pharmacy.

on the roof.

Jiang Ming, having nothing else to do, listened for a while longer and ate a few candied fruits.

Perhaps feeling increasingly bored, he got up and slipped out unnoticed, disappearing into the darkness.

Fifteen minutes later.

Wen Family Pharmacy.

Wen Jin stared in shock at Jiang Ming, who was slowly recounting a great deal of classified information. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask Jiang Ming how he knew all this. But after a moment's hesitation, Wen Jin kept his mouth shut.

Everyone has their own secrets.

The process by which Jiang Ming obtained the intelligence is irrelevant; the intelligence itself is the key!

Wen Jin took a deep breath and spoke.

"Old Jiang, I understand."

"I will use the Wen family's resources to handle this matter properly."

Jiang Ming's expression shifted, and he reminded him, "At least half of the Wen family's power is in your elder brother's hands, and your relationship with him is already delicate. At this critical juncture, if he trips you up or holds you back..."

Wen Jin frowned slightly.

Jiang Ming's words made sense; such a possibility did exist. He fell silent for a moment, a hint of worry showing between his brows.

However, Wen Jin never expected this.

That evening, the eldest brother, Wen Hong, surprisingly showed exceptional courtesy, offering no objection whatsoever. Instead, he proactively shifted the focus to the outside world, uniting against the common enemy. At least this time, he didn't make things difficult for Wen Jin in the slightest.

late at night.

Inside the Wen family's inner hall, the discussion between the father and his two sons had come to an end.

Wen Hong returned to his room, where his trusted subordinate slowly approached and, after hearing what had happened, asked a question with slight confusion.

"Young Master, the Second Young Master's current predicament might be our opportunity. If we can manipulate things, we can significantly weaken his momentum and ensure our..."

However, Wen Hong's sneer interrupted his subordinate.

"Your perspective is still too narrow."

"At this juncture, if I were to trip up Wen Jin, it might seem on the surface that I have gained the upper hand and won. But in reality, doing so would only damage my prestige within the Wen family and harm the interests of the entire Wen family."

"This is not a good deal at all!"

Wen Hong slowly turned around, a hint of arrogance on his face.

"The Wen family will ultimately be handed over to me. What I want is a complete and powerful Wen family. If the family falls apart and declines due to infighting among brothers, then that is my incompetence, Wen Hong's fault!"

"Since Wen Jin is determined to compete with me for the position of family head, then I'll wait and see. I will defeat him fair and square."

"I would never stoop to such underhanded tactics."