Meeting

Hearing Lei Jue's question, Zhang Yunhao smiled and said, "Your fatal flaw is that you haven't made a move in twenty years!"

Lei Jue didn't expect such an answer and looked confused, "Haven't made a move in twenty years?"

"That's right, no moves in twenty years. You've long lost your sharp reflexes, which is why you couldn't figure out how to escape the predicament immediately when I suddenly attacked. Moreover, you've lost your awareness of your surroundings."

Zhang Yunhao nodded and said, "If it were you twenty years ago, I think you would have discovered it in time when I used my ultimate move, and even seized the opportunity to counterattack."

"That's true. I have indeed been inactive for too long, I'm rusty."

Lei Jue chuckled self-deprecatingly. He continued, "Since I lost to you, I'll take your money and do one thing for you. But before that, I need to find that old feeling."

"Good, stay with my Good Men Gang, and you'll get whatever you want."

Zhang Yunhao nodded with satisfaction. He didn't ask Lei Jue what he needed the money for; it was unnecessary. As long as Lei Jue kept his promise to help, that was enough. As for money, he had plenty and didn't care.

The eighteen heroes Zhang Yunhao had cultivated were skilled, and with the other True Qi experts joining the encirclement, it didn't take long. Accompanied by screams, all the bandit leaders were killed.

At the same time, the bandits who had been resisting were also completely eliminated, and the rest surrendered. Zhang Yunhao was very satisfied. He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, and then looked at the nearly ten thousand bandits, declaring with imposing dominance, "From now on, in Nanyang Prefecture, I have the final say!"

"Long live the Gang Leader!"

The bandits were stunned at first, then erupted in thunderous cheers. All the bandits were filled with excitement and pride. From now on, this Nanyang Prefecture belonged to their Gang Leader, and thus, to them!

The martial artists watching from the mountaintop were filled with emotion. A hegemon of Nanyang Prefecture had been born. Even the government couldn't do anything about this person; the only option was to offer amnesty—after all, the government had been weakened for many years.

"Divine Fist Blood Hand, another Southern Heavenly King."

Many of them made up their minds to quickly prepare gifts to congratulate him. Otherwise, offending this new overlord might leave them with no place to stand!

The couple known as the Righteousness Twin Swords were also very excited. Li Mei whispered to Huang Lei, "Madam, your senior brother has become the overlord, and Raging Fire Mad Saber is going to help him. As long as we persuade him, we can lead a group of experts to complete the mission. Cao Dan is surely dead."

"Keep your voice down, don't mention names."

Huang Lei was calmer and reprimanded in a low voice. Li Mei also realized her mistake and quickly shut her mouth. The assassination of Cao Dan was a matter of extreme importance, and they had always referred to it as "the plan" or something similar. She had just been too excited, otherwise, she wouldn't have said it directly.

"When evening comes, I'll go find my senior brother. I believe he will help me," Huang Lei said after some thought, her gaze holding a hint of something unusual. Her senior brother was too powerful, which was not a good omen for Jin State!

That evening, after reporting, Huang Lei met her senior brother, Divine Fist Blood Hand Tian Ming, who was Zhang Yunhao, in the study.

"Finally here? Good, my preparations are sufficient. It's time to complete the mission."

Seeing his junior sister, Zhang Yunhao inwardly sneered. In the original history, it was because of Huang Lei's request that Tian Ming went to assassinate Cao Dan.

Tian Ming had always secretly admired this junior sister, which was why he agreed. Little did he know that he would be betrayed by Huang Lei's husband, the Great Hero of Southern Mountain, and die in the chaos of battle—a truly tragic fate!

What made Tian Ming's death even more regretful was that Huang Lei had known the truth all along. When Tian Ming was surrounded by the army, she stood beside the Great Hero of Southern Mountain and was unharmed!

This meant that, from beginning to end, Huang Lei had deliberately sent Tian Ming to his death, rather than being betrayed by the Great Hero of Southern Mountain herself!

"Let me play along with you in this act."

Zhang Yunhao looked at Huang Lei with fervent eyes and a smile, saying, "Junior sister, it's been a long time."

"Senior brother, it has indeed been a long time. I didn't expect you to become the overlord of Nanyang. Congratulations."

Huang Lei smiled demurely, but inwardly she was quite surprised. Every time she saw him, Tian Ming would be excited, nervous, or happy. Now, he had become so calm. Fortunately, the eagerness in his eyes was still the same.

"What's there to congratulate? It's nothing compared to that Great Hero of Southern Mountain," Zhang Yunhao said with a mocking smile. He made a gesture to invite them, saying, "Junior sister, and the two behind you, please sit. Speaking of which, you and I are from different paths, what brings you here?"

"It is a bit of something."

After sitting down with the Righteousness Twin Swords couple, Huang Lei tentatively asked, "Senior brother, what do you think of the current situation in Jin State?"

To the surprise of Huang Lei and the other two, Zhang Yunhao replied with great satisfaction, "Good, very good, excellent."

Shi Chao of the Righteousness Twin Swords couldn't help but say, "Where is it good? Eunuchs hold power, the people suffer, and if this continues, our Jin State will be finished."

"Do you think it will end so easily?"

Zhang Yunhao scoffed and said, "This current situation is perfect for me to achieve great things!"

The three were stunned. Huang Lei couldn't help but ask, "Great things? Senior brother, what do you plan to do?"

"Junior sister, your senior brother now commands over ten thousand bandits. As long as I bribe the great eunuch Cao Dan, I can be granted amnesty." Zhang Yunhao glanced at Huang Lei, saying with a hint of pride, "At least I'll be a general. With a little more effort, bringing honor to my ancestors, wealth, and prosperity will be within reach. This is my grand ambition!"

Shi Chao angrily said, "You actually intend to aid the wicked!"

Zhang Yunhao said matter-of-factly, "Isn't this normal? I am a person of the evil path. Do you expect me to be like the Great Hero of Southern Mountain and rescue loyal officials from the execution ground?"

The Righteousness Twin Swords were speechless. He wasn't a good person to begin with, so aiding the wicked was only natural. Were they expecting him to sacrifice himself for the country?

Seeing the stalemate, Huang Lei said, "Brother Shi, you and Sister Li should leave for a while. I want to have a private chat with my senior brother!"

Shi Chao and Li Mei could only place their hopes on Huang Lei. They took their leave and departed. Huang Lei looked at Zhang Yunhao, her gaze distant, and said, "Senior brother, you've changed so much. You're not even using Master's Thunderous Blood Hand Technique anymore."

Zhang Yunhao leaned back in his chair and said confidently and domineeringly, "People always change. I used to think the world owed me a lot. Recently, I've realized that destiny is in one's own hands. If the world truly owes me, I shouldn't complain; I should fight back with my fists."

"Senior brother has truly changed," Huang Lei sighed, her resolve strengthening. She was determined to have her senior brother join the assassination of Cao Dan!