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Lu Chen's hand speed was very fast.

Wang Hu passed away without any pain.

They saved him face.

[Under the host's influence, Wang Hu's fate has changed.]

Wang Hu is dead; his life points have increased by 270.

Total: 882

He took a key from Wang Hu, went out from behind the main hall, and arrived at the Green Bamboo Gang's warehouse.

Lu Chen opened the warehouse door and went inside.

The warehouse was small, containing only a few boxes and a bookshelf.

Lu Chen went to the bookshelf first.

This is a collection of cultivation techniques that Wang Hu and the Green Bamboo Gang have gathered over the years. They are all severely incomplete, and even the best one can only be cultivated up to the Refining Stage.

It's Rolling Stones.

The other techniques can only be cultivated up to the Iron Bone Realm at most. These include knife techniques, sword techniques, spear techniques, and a relatively rare archery technique that can only be cultivated up to the Copper Skin Realm.

There wasn't even a matching prescription.

However, Lu Chen didn't mind at all. He found a burlap sack and put all the books on the bookshelf into it.

Then there was some money.

His primary goal was banknotes, followed by gold bars, silver ingots, and jewelry.

The sack was almost too big to fit.

"I'm content, let's go home!"

Lu Chen lifted the sack; it was quite heavy.

If he hadn't upgraded to the Blood Exchange Realm, possessing a strength of three to four thousand jin, he probably wouldn't have been able to carry it.

Carrying his spoils, Lu Chen slipped out through the back door of the Green Bamboo Gang.

Long after he left, the middle-aged man who had been knocked away by him finally dared to cautiously enter the main hall.

Upon seeing Wang Hu sitting upright in the high seat, the middle-aged man was startled and hurriedly ran over.

Wang Hu was dead; his neck had been cut open, and blood was flowing everywhere.

The middle-aged man looked sad, then seemed to remember something and quickly started touching Wang Hu all over.

"Gone? Could it be...?"

He immediately turned around and went to the warehouse, his face twitching.

"really!"

Upon entering the warehouse, they found that all the valuables had been moved out.

He sighed.

The Green Bamboo Gang is finished.

He was just a small leader. The gang leader, Wang Hu, was dead, and his younger brother, Wang Bao, was also in trouble. The hall master, Chen Biao, had been surrounded and killed in the previous melee.

The only remaining leader, Pan Chen, left Shahu County yesterday to inspect a mine more than ten miles away, and has not yet returned.

The once-powerful Green Bamboo Gang collapsed overnight.

The middle-aged man was somewhat lost, wondering what the future held for them.

……

The night was long, and Lu Chen had had such a wonderful night, but it was still dark now.

After putting everything inside, Lu Chen thought for a moment and decided not to go out and have fun today.

After all, he initially thought that he was already the strongest in Shahu County, and as long as he didn't stubbornly try to become the county magistrate, he should be able to do whatever he wanted.

But the news I received today was too shocking. He's no longer among the strongest; there are several stronger than him, so he doesn't dare to be reckless anymore.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep. The Black Gang is not someone I can handle right now."

He closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes again.

Wang Hu's words kept echoing in his mind; he could recall them whenever he closed his eyes, making it impossible for him to fall asleep.

Grass!

"There must be many more trafficked children there. If you save them, perhaps you can also accumulate some good fortune for me..."

"Many of these are children who were trafficked..."

Lu Chen tried to force himself to sleep.

"This is beyond my control right now. I'm just undergoing a blood transfusion; just over ten days ago, I was just an ordinary animal!"

"The opponent is so strong, and they're even right next to the county government office. That registrar is at the Marrow Cleansing Realm; I can't beat them!"

Lu Chen made excuses for himself.

But he couldn't convince himself.

"Damn it, I forgot there was someone else!"

Lu Chen sat up in bed.

Li Feng! Li Ziren's second son!

Damn it, he's the one who beat me to death in my previous life, and he even scolded me when I went to a brothel at night?

I've already had a blood transfusion, and I still get scolded by a spoiled brat?

Is there any truth to this?

Cripple him!

Grass!

If I can't beat others, can't I beat him?

Lu Chen grew angrier the more he thought about it, so he put on a black outfit, fully armed, and returned to the Jade Pavilion, climbing back up from where he had jumped down.

Little Peach Blossom was sleeping soundly.

The noise in the brothel had decreased considerably by this time.

Many people were already asleep, but quite a few were still drinking.

Thinking back to where I met Li Feng before, it seemed to be by the stairs.

"Li Feng obviously wouldn't go to any of the 'Earth' level rooms; he must have gone to the 'Heaven' level rooms. The 'Heaven' level rooms are all on the third floor, so he must have come down from upstairs. Go check upstairs!"

There are only four rooms in total, excluding the one for Wang Bao and the one for Li Mantun, leaving only two.

Lu Chen glanced out the window into the corridor and saw that there were still people there. If he went out, he obviously couldn't avoid everyone.

After thinking for a moment inside the room, his gaze turned to the window.

"Climb one more floor, to the third floor!"

Lu Chen covered his face and climbed up through the window.

He never dreamed that he, a dignified martial artist at the Blood Exchange Realm, would spend his days either launching sneak attacks, picking locks, or climbing walls, never doing a single decent thing.

"I'm doing this for safety reasons. The means don't matter; achieving the goal is the most important thing!"

Lu Chen comforted himself, gripping the windowsill with his body suspended in mid-air. With a strong pull-up, he easily lifted himself up, his head over the windowsill, looking inside.

Because there was no sound here, they were most likely asleep, which is why he dared to do this.

The room was a mess, with clothes scattered here and there, and three naked bodies lying on the bed, entangled together.

They're all asleep.

Lu Chen glanced at the slit carefully... no, the peak.

It's Li Feng!

Such good luck?

Lu Chen felt that God was helping him!

The window was ajar, not closed completely, leaving a crack for ventilation.

This gave Lu Chen an opportunity.

He quietly pushed open the window and jumped in in a flash.

A strange smell filled the room.

Lu Chen remained expressionless and stood by the bed.

"You little rascal, you've got your fun with two girls on either side of you!"

Lu Chen has complete memories of his predecessor, so although he will not be affected, he is still full of hatred for Li Feng.

"I can't let you die so easily, you have to prove yourself useful!"

He looked at the other two women, pressed down on the back of their heads to make sure they wouldn't wake up anytime soon, then grabbed Li Feng by the neck and roughly pulled him out of their arms.

Li Feng was still unconscious when such a violent hand grabbed his neck, making it hard for him to breathe, and his eyes almost popped out.

He suddenly woke up from his drowsiness, his face flushed, and he tried to struggle, grabbing Lu Chen's hand tightly with both hands, trying to pry his fingers open.

Lu Chen's fingers remained as still as steel as he lifted Li Feng into the air, then shook his head as he watched Li Feng's legs kick wildly.

Even the most powerful person will die if they are killed.

Regardless of status or wealth.

"You...it's you!"

Li Feng recognized Lu Chen through his eyes.

He remembered those stubborn, hateful eyes!

But why him?!

How dare he!

He tried to shout, but no sound came out; only a faint, painful groan escaped his throat.

Li Feng slowly suffocated, his legs grew weaker and weaker, and his grip on Lu Chen's hand gradually went limp.

Lu Chen watched as blood vessels began to bulge from Li Feng's eyes, but he felt no pleasure in revenge.

Because the predecessor had indeed died.

He was simply a time traveler.

"Let me go! Do you know... who I am?"

Lu Chen glanced at Li Feng, punched him in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious, and then jumped out of the window with the naked Li Feng, making a muffled thud.

He then led his men and ran quickly toward the county government office, dodging night patrols several times along the way.

"The constables' quarters across from the county government office, that's the place!"

After arriving at the location with his men, Lu Chen hid them in a corner and then began searching for the entrance.

According to Wang Hu, since the Black Gang operates underground, there must be a secret, above-ground exit.

Lu Chen's gaze fell on the sewer.

There is a drain on the side of the road.

Next to it was an inconspicuous, ordinary three-courtyard house. The entrance was not on the main street, but in a small alley, making it very hidden.

Lu Chen arrived at the entrance of the house and observed it carefully.

The bluestone slabs at the entrance were worn smooth from being walked on, as was the threshold, clearly indicating that people frequently came and went.

This must be it; the details match what Wang Hu mentioned!

This time, instead of climbing over the wall directly, he was more cautious. He came to Li Feng's side, covered his mouth, picked up a stone, and hit him with the stone to wake him up.

"You're awake? Don't worry, I won't kill you! However, to prevent you from screaming, I'll confiscate your tongue for now! Hmm, I'll knock you out later, I'm just letting you know so you can be mentally prepared."

Li Feng's eyes widened, filled with terror.

What does that mean? What does "temporary confiscation" mean?

If it's confiscated, can it be returned?

He struggled frantically, kicking his hairy legs wildly and making incoherent noises.

Lu Chen knocked him unconscious with another blow, leaving a large bump on the back of his head.

Lu Chen wasn't afraid of killing him; if he died, so be it.

I never intended for him to live.

Taking out a dagger, Lu Chen pried open the man's teeth, roughly pulled out his tongue with a slightly disgusting motion, and then slashed it down.

One tongue splits directly into two.

"Ugh!"

Li Feng was awakened once again by the excruciating pain.

"You've struck gold! An ordinary person only has one tongue, but you have two!"

Lu Chen muttered something to himself, thought for a moment, and then chopped off both of the man's hands.

I can't speak or write, that's a bit safer.

After doing all this, he smeared Li Feng's face with blood and sprinkled some dirt on it, making it unrecognizable and terrifying.

Li Feng trembled all over in pain, his face turned pale, and blood gushed from his mouth.

Lu Chen didn't care about any of that. He grabbed Li Feng by the neck with one hand, found a stone, weighed it in his hand, and threw it violently against the gate in the yard.

"Bang!"

The sound of stones hitting the wooden door was extremely jarring in the quiet night.

Soon after, there seemed to be some movement in the yard.

Lu Chen looked at Li Feng, a smile playing on his lips, and then, under Li Feng's venomous gaze, suddenly threw him into the courtyard.

"Get out of here!"