The Might of Talent! Frenzied Slaughter!

Hundred Fragrance Tower.

This was the largest restaurant in the western part of East Camp City.

If not for the proprietor and several waiters all being martial artists, they would likely have fled for refuge like the other businesses long ago.

"Everyone, upstairs, please. I've already reserved a private room here."

After arriving at Hundred Fragrance Tower, Fan Jie smiled as he welcomed Lei Tao and his group, then turned to the proprietor at the side. "Proprietor, the guests have arrived. You may serve the dishes now."

"Yes, yes! Lord Fan, the dishes will be here shortly!" The proprietor bowed repeatedly before quickly heading toward the kitchen.

Jiang Bei and the others followed Fan Jie to the second floor and entered the largest private room.

A large round table stood in the middle of the room. No dishes had been served yet, but two jars of wine had already been set out.

A row of young women stood beside the table. Seeing them enter, they all bowed in greeting.

"Constable Fan, this is merely an ordinary meal. Why go to such extravagance? Wouldn't it be better to celebrate after the Barbarians have been wiped out?"

Lei Tao looked somewhat uncomfortable and spoke up.

"This was specially arranged by the County Magistrate. You gentlemen have come from afar to help East Camp City through this crisis. Naturally, we must show you proper hospitality."

As Fan Jie spoke, he pulled out chairs and invited Lei Tao, Shen Changyang, and Jiang Bei to sit.

"This... very well."

Lei Tao exchanged a glance with Shen Changyang, then sat down helplessly.

Jiang Bei also took a seat, but one hand remained resting on the hilt of the saber at his waist.

"Come, Brother Lei, Brother Shen, Brother Jiang! Try this thirty-year-aged wine. Ordinary alcohol has little effect on martial artists like us anyway, so let's have a drink first."

Fan Jie opened the wine jars on the table and had the young women in the room personally pour wine for Jiang Bei and the others.

"Constable Fan, we can drink later. Let's discuss East Camp City's situation first. And have these ladies leave as well. Lei is a rough man and isn't used to being watched by women."

Lei Tao said.

"Very well, very well! You may all leave first."

Fan Jie waved his hand, dismissing the women. He then looked at Lei Tao and Jiang Bei. "East Camp City is indeed under attack from both sides. The Heavenly Wolf Gang had been restless for some time. Once the Barbarians arrived, they openly defected to the enemy. As you have seen, the eastern district has already fallen, and there are scarcely any civilians left on the streets. Alas!"

"What exactly is the strength of those Barbarians and the Heavenly Wolf Gang? How many Eighth Rank Minor Training martial artists do they have?"

Shen Changyang asked.

"On the Barbarians' side, there are two Eighth Rank Minor Training martial artists: Ironwood Flying and his younger brother, Tie Mule. As for the Heavenly Wolf Gang, they likewise have two Eighth Rank Minor Training martial artists—the gang leader Qi Hong and the deputy gang leader Wei Yan."

Fan Jie said.

"Four Eighth Rank Minor Training martial artists... That is indeed troublesome."

Shen Changyang frowned. If they had not come, Fan Jie and the others truly would not have been able to contend with them.

"Precisely. If not for you three arriving, East Camp City would likely have fallen completely into the Barbarians' hands within days."

Fan Jie shook his head with a sigh. By then, dishes had begun arriving one after another. His expression changed into a smile as he said, "Please eat first, everyone. Hundred Fragrance Tower's dishes are renowned throughout the city."

Then, he suddenly noticed something. Looking at Jiang Bei, he said, "Why has Brother Jiang been silent the entire time? You do not intend to touch your chopsticks either. Could it be that these dishes do not suit your taste?"

Lei Tao and Shen Changyang had originally been about to pick up their chopsticks, but seeing that Jiang Bei had not moved, they too looked over in surprise.

"It is not that the dishes do not suit my taste."

Jiang Bei said calmly.

"Oh? Then what is the reason?"

Fan Jie asked in confusion.

"I simply do not know whether, after eating this meal and drinking this cup of wine, I will still live to see tomorrow's sun."

Jiang Bei's words seemed calm.

Yet they exploded in the private room like a thunderclap.

The atmosphere throughout the room instantly froze.

Lei Tao and Shen Changyang frowned at once, unable to understand why Jiang Bei had suddenly said such a thing.

Fan Jie's expression darkened somewhat as well, though he still forced out a smile. "What do you mean by that, Brother Jiang? I—"

Bang—!

Before he could finish, Jiang Bei suddenly kicked the wine table over! The entire round table smashed straight toward Fan Jie's face!

Fan Jie's eyelids twitched, but his reaction was incomparably swift as well. He drew his saber and slashed furiously!

With a boom, the enormous round table was split directly in two!

"Brother Jiang, what is the meaning of this?!"

Fan Jie's gaze immediately turned icy cold.

"Brother Jiang, why did you suddenly attack Constable Fan?"

Lei Tao and Shen Changyang were also startled by the sudden turn of events.

"You'd better take a good look at who he really is!"

Jiang Bei shouted sharply. Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped forward, instantly rushing before Fan Jie. He drew the Mystic Cloud Saber from his waist and slashed down!

"Ah—!"

The strike was incredibly fast. Before Fan Jie could even react, Jiang Bei had severed one of his arms on the spot.

Jiang Bei then kicked out, sending Fan Jie flying. The tremendous impact smashed through the tavern wall, and Fan Jie's body crashed heavily onto the street outside. He coughed up mouthfuls of blood and fell unconscious.

Lei Tao and Shen Changyang's expressions changed drastically. Yet when they stepped closer, they discovered that Fan Jie lying in the street had undergone a startling transformation!

A green mask had flown off his body, and beneath it was the face of a scarred middle-aged man!

It looked completely different from Fan Jie's earlier appearance!

"How could this be? Who is this?!"

Lei Tao could not believe it.

"We've all been deceived! The real Fan Jie is probably already dead. This is an enemy impersonating him!"

Shen Changyang frowned tightly, then looked at Jiang Bei gratefully. "Fortunately, Brother Jiang's perception is astonishing. You saw through this man's disguise in time. Otherwise, we might all have died here!"

"Stop talking. Get outside, quickly."

Jiang Bei growled and was the first to leap down from the second floor, landing steadily on the street. Lei Tao and Shen Changyang followed without hesitation.

"Jiang Bei!"

Seeing Jiang Bei and the others come down, Guo Xiu Yong hurried over with three ten-man squads from the distance.

Jiang Bei looked at Guo Xiu Yong and nodded.

Fan Jie had said earlier that there were not enough tables on the first floor of Hundred Fragrance Tower, so he had arranged for the soldiers of the three ten-man squads to eat at another tavern nearby.

However, Jiang Bei had privately instructed Guo Xiu Yong not to go and not to eat. There was something strange about this place, and fighting could break out at any moment.

The reason he had been able to see through this scheme, the reason he had recognized at a glance that the "Fan Jie" before them was an impostor, was naturally because of the talent he had obtained in Li Star Cave last time—the Thousand Illusions True Eye!

The very first moment he saw Fan Jie, he had recognized that this was not the real Fan Jie. Rather, someone had used a face-changing mask to disguise himself as Fan Jie.

In other words, this had been a trap from the very beginning.

But he had not alerted the enemy. The fake Fan Jie had been extremely vigilant and had kept his distance from them the entire time. It had not been the right opportunity to strike.

It was only after they entered Hundred Fragrance Tower that the distance between them closed.

Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for him to sever one of this Fan Jie's arms and severely injure him in a single move!

"I never expected East Camp City's situation to have deteriorated to this extent! Let's leave first!"

Lei Tao frowned deeply and was about to lead everyone away.

Suddenly, a furious shout rang out.

"You come when you please and leave when you please—what do you take this place for?!"

As the shout fell, the entire ground trembled faintly!

Everyone abruptly looked around, only to see figures rushing out from the alleys in all directions. There were more than a hundred of them!

Some of these people were Barbarians.

Others wore gang uniforms!

Without question, they were from the Barbarian tribes and the Heavenly Wolf Gang!

Jiang Bei looked up. At the head of the group stood two Barbarians who looked very alike.

They were clearly Ironwood Flying and Tie Mule.

Beside them stood a middle-aged man with an extraordinary presence.

"Wei Yan!"

When the middle-aged man saw "Fan Jie" lying on the ground, his pupils contracted. He nearly rushed forward, but Jiang Bei and the others stood in his way, forcing him to stop.

"So this is the Heavenly Wolf Gang's deputy gang leader."

Jiang Bei glanced at the severely injured "Wei Yan" on the ground, his gaze sharpening.

Then this middle-aged man was the Heavenly Wolf Gang's leader, Qi Hong.

"I truly didn't expect that you could see through Wei Yan's disguise even under the Illusion Shifting Mask. I underestimated you!"

Qi Hong said viciously.

"Even the chief constable was killed by you. It seems East Camp City has already completely fallen."

Shen Changyang said in a deep voice.

"That's right! The authorities have long since fallen under our control. It's just a pity that the plea for aid still reached your Ren-Rank Camp—we couldn't stop it." Qi Hong sneered, clenching his fists. "So we had no choice but to play along, making the people of the western district believe the authorities were still in control, and wait for you to walk into our trap!"

As he said this, killing intent burst from his eyes. "I just never expected... every last one of you to be so cautious. You didn't even touch the food or wine!"

"Enough talk! Since these Dry People are here, let's get moving! I said it long ago—why poison them? We should've just killed them outright!"

Beside Qi Hong, Ironwood Flying barked sharply, his eyes brimming with ferocity.

With a sweep of his arm, killing intent surged forth like a raging tide. "Slaughter them!"

"Kill—!"

In an instant, Barbarians charged out from every direction, howling like wolves and tigers.

Qi Hong did not hesitate either. At his command, the Heavenly Wolf Gang surged toward Jiang Bei and the others like a tidal wave.

"Damn it! You think I'm afraid of you beasts? Kill!!"

With an enraged roar, Lei Tao yanked out the saber at his waist and led his squad head-on into battle, clashing bloodily with the Barbarians and the Heavenly Wolf Gang.

"Third Squad, heed my command! Barbarians or Heavenly Wolf Gang—leave none alive!"

Shen Changyang followed close behind, his voice cold and sharp as a blade.

Jiang Bei watched the scene before him.

Not only was there no fear in his eyes.

Instead, fervent battle intent boiled within him, while killing intent spread wildly!

These were all Merit Points. Today... he would slaughter to his heart's content!

"Watch yourself! I'm going in first!"

Jiang Bei tossed those words to Guo Xiu Yong beside him, then led the Second Squad into the enemy ranks.

Like a fierce tiger charging into a flock of sheep, he swept through them with the Mystic Cloud Saber flashing coldly in his hand, leaving blood and flesh flying wherever he passed.

Barbarians and Heavenly Wolf Gang members fell one after another like stalks of wheat. Severed limbs scattered through the air, while heads rolled across the ground.

Merit Points soared wildly!!

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