Dead

The Blood Fiend Asura Saber alone wouldn't be enough to kill Pang Heihu.

After all, he was in the late stage of the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm, on the same level as Gao Kaiyuan in his prime.

Furthermore, Pang Heihu wasn't alone; he had the entire Black Tiger Gang backing him.

Han Zheng had no intention of seeking out Zhang Tianyang.

If the Incense Cult had come to trouble him today, Han Zheng would have unhesitatingly sought help from Zhang Tianyang.

However, preemptively killing Pang Heihu had nothing to do with the threat from the Incense Cult.

Zhang Tianyang was currently focused entirely on investigating the Incense Cult, and Han Zheng wouldn't be so tactless as to ask Zhang Tianyang for assistance.

He and Zhang Tianyang, and by extension the Demon Extermination Division behind Zhang Tianyang, had a cooperative relationship from the very beginning.

He wouldn't sell his life to Zhang Tianyang, just as Zhang Tianyang wouldn't truly clean up every mess for him.

Besides, even without Zhang Tianyang, Han Zheng was confident he could kill Pang Heihu and destroy the Black Tiger Gang!

Han Zheng turned and headed straight for the Three Harmonies Gang.

By this time, night had fallen, but Jiang Tai had not yet retired.

He was now the sole leader of the Three Harmonies Gang.

Yet, despite achieving his long-held ambition of becoming the gang leader, Jiang Tai didn't feel any lighter.

Previously, the Three Harmonies Gang had been the foremost of the three gangs because they had three experts in the late stage of the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm.

Even though the three of them were constantly scheming against each other, they could still act together when faced with external pressure.

Now that Cao Bin and Gao Kaiyuan were dead, and he was still young with a weaker foundation than Pang Heihu and Qiu Tianying, he was no match for them.

Moreover, the Three Harmonies Gang had been severely weakened by internal strife, instantly falling from the top position to the bottom of the three gangs.

In just a few days, the streets and gambling dens that the Three Harmonies Gang had controlled were largely seized by the other two gangs.

Jiang Tai had been preoccupied with these matters for days, but he was helpless.

At that moment, a gang member knocked on the door and said, "Gang Leader, there's someone outside who claims to be an old friend of yours and wishes to see you."

Jiang Tai was taken aback. An old friend of his?

Aside from the people within the gang, who else could be his old friend in Black Stone County?

"Let him in."

This was the Three Harmonies Gang's territory, so Jiang Tai wasn't worried about the visitor playing any tricks.

After instructing his subordinate to bring the person to the meeting hall of the main branch, Jiang Tai came out and saw Han Zheng leisurely sipping tea.

"Han Zheng? Since when did you become my old friend?"

Jiang Tai was stunned to see Han Zheng.

Strictly speaking, he had only met Han Zheng once at the Moon Drinking Pavilion, and they had exchanged polite greetings.

He remembered Han Zheng vividly because he felt Han Zheng looked somewhat familiar.

Han Zheng smiled and lowered his voice, "Gang Leader Jiang, I helped you secure the position of Gang Leader of the Three Harmonies Gang, didn't I? How can I not be considered your old friend?"

"It was you!"

Jiang Tai's pupils contracted instantly.

He had indeed felt that Han Zheng's figure was familiar before.

But he never would have imagined that the person who helped him seize the Three Harmonies Gang and kill Gao Kaiyuan was Han Zheng, a disciple from a martial arts school!

A martial arts school disciple who was just starting out, no, not even officially graduated, had secretly orchestrated the internal strife of the Three Harmonies Gang, Black Stone County's largest gang, and killed Gao Kaiyuan, an expert in the late stage of the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm.

No one would believe such a story if it were told!

Jiang Tai took a deep breath and said, "Han Zheng, you've been hiding your true nature very well!

I suspect even your master, Li Jingzhong, doesn't know what kind of disciple he has taught?"

Han Zheng said calmly, "My master is only responsible for teaching me martial arts. How I kill people is my own business."

"So, why have you revealed your identity to see me today? Are you here to kill someone again?"

"Gang Leader Jiang is indeed sharp!"

Jiang Tai sneered, "But why should I help you kill someone? You don't think knowing a bit of the inside story gives you leverage over me, do you?

Now that Gao Kaiyuan and Cao Bin are dead, their confidantes have all become my confidantes.

The Three Harmonies Gang is now my Jiang Tai's gang alone!"

"Gang Leader Jiang, don't be so sensitive. If I wanted to leverage anything against you, why would I reveal my identity?

I do want you to help me kill someone, but this will also benefit you.

Pang Heihu's daughter, Pang Feiyan, foolishly got involved in colluding with the Incense Cult and has already been killed by me.

Along with her, a martial artist in the early stage of the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm and three martial artists in the late stage of Houtian also died.

With these high-end combatants gone, the Black Tiger Gang will inevitably be severely weakened."

Pang Heihu probably doesn't know what's going on yet. It's the perfect opportunity for us to join forces and kill Pang Heihu, then destroy the Black Tiger Gang!"

Han Zheng looked at Jiang Tai, pointing to him and then to himself.

"You can have the Black Tiger Gang. I want Pang Heihu's life."

Jiang Tai licked his lips and stared intently at Han Zheng.

He wanted to say something, but at that moment, he found he had no other choice but to nod in agreement.

The Three Harmonies Gang was currently being suppressed by the Black Tiger Gang and the Sky Eagle Gang, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

Just when he was feeling down, Han Zheng had sent him a pillow. Why would he refuse?

The most terrifying thing about this young man was that he could always find a reason to make you do things for him, according to his plan.

It wasn't coercion; it was about following his plan. He would get the most benefits, so why should he refuse?

Jiang Tai let out a long sigh. "I suddenly feel like that old man from the Cangshan Sword Sect is completely blind.

He took Song Tianqing and Lin Qing with him, but he missed you."

Han Zheng shrugged helplessly. "What can I do? My talent is just not good enough."

"Talent? Talent is bullshit!"

Jiang Tai burst into laughter. "I dare say that those who grew up in greenhouses will never be able to fight you. The Cangshan Sword Sect will definitely regret it one day!"

After speaking, Jiang Tai directly shouted outside, "Someone! Gather all the elites from the Three Harmonies Gang's War Hall and attack the Black Tiger Gang!"

Han Zheng smiled. He knew it would turn out this way.

He had given Jiang Tai benefits, so he couldn't refuse.

Inside the Black Tiger Gang.

Pang Heihu suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if he had lost something, and felt a palpitation.

"Someone, make some of the things the young lady likes to eat and send them over. Don't let my Feiyan go hungry."

Pang Heihu instructed someone to prepare some food for Pang Feiyan.

But after giving the order, he still felt uneasy, so he decided to go check on her himself.

When he got there, he found that Pang Feiyan was not there, and neither was He Sheng.

"Where are they!? Where is the young lady? Where did He Sheng go?"

Pang Heihu exploded.

One of He Sheng's subordinates stammered, unable to speak.

"I'm asking you, where did the young lady go!"

Pang Heihu grabbed the subordinate, like a fierce tiger.

"The young lady went with Hall Master He to capture that Han Zheng."

He Sheng's subordinate knew the details. He was left behind to guard against Pang Heihu's sudden arrival.

However, facing Pang Heihu's imposing presence, he didn't dare to lie and told Pang Heihu everything.

"Idiot! Damn it!"

Pang Heihu cursed twice, not at his daughter, but at He Sheng.

He was a hall master of the Black Tiger Gang, a martial artist who had entered the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm, yet he was so brainless!

Pang Feiyan wasn't originally involved in the Incense Cult's affairs.

If she messed with Han Zheng, she would truly be involved!

Although Han Zheng was Li Jingzhong's disciple, he was currently working for Zhang Tianyang.

You don't hit a dog without considering its owner.

Messing with Han Zheng would be like slapping Zhang Tianyang in the face!

"Quick! Go find the young lady and He Sheng immediately!"

Pang Heihu had no time to think and immediately called his trusted subordinates from the Black Tiger Gang to prepare to leave.

Just then, a fierce battle cry was heard from outside the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters.

"Help! It's bad! The Three Harmonies Gang is attacking!"

A ferocious expression appeared on Pang Heihu's face. "That fratricidal, shameless scoundrel Jiang Tai actually dares to attack us. He's got the guts of a bear! Come with me and kill them!"

While rallying his men, Pang Heihu led his people out of the headquarters.

Upon exiting, Pang Heihu saw that Han Zheng was actually with Jiang Tai.

Weren't Pang Feiyan and He Sheng going to ambush Han Zheng?

But now Han Zheng was with Jiang Tai, so where were his daughter and He Sheng?

Pang Heihu's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling.

"Han Zheng! Where is my daughter?"

Pang Heihu's hands trembled slightly.

Han Zheng grinned, revealing two rows of neat, white teeth. "She's dead!"

Pang Heihu's head buzzed, and his mind went completely blank.

The next moment, his internal energy and Blood Essence surged wildly, the powerful aura even blasting away the gang members around him.

"I'll tear you to shreds!"

Instantly, Pang Heihu's hair and beard bristled. He drew a long, ink-black saber from his back.

The saber was slender yet broad, half a person's height, entirely black as ink, but its edge gleamed with a dark luster.

A ferocious tiger head was carved into the hilt, and the blade extended from its mouth.

Jiang Tai held a short, seasoned copper staff in his hand.

He wasn't actually that skilled with weapons; his true mastery lay in his palm techniques.

"Be careful! Pang Heihu is wielding the 'Ink Saber Killing Tiger,' a Profound Weapon he purchased at great expense from the Refining Blade Forge, a top weapon-smithing sect in Shannan Dao.

With this Profound Weapon and his Tiger Roar Saber, Cao Bin and I could only suppress him when we fought together!"

A look of solemnity appeared in Jiang Tai's eyes.