Black Tiger Gang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Black Tiger Gang (黑虎帮)
Type	Gang faction
Affiliation	Green Mountain Town; led by Feng Chen
Occupation/Role	Operates gambling dens, pawnshops, medicinal-herb businesses, shops, taverns, and a brothel
Status	Active as of Feng Chen's return to Green Mountain Town 239 243
First Appearance	Chapter 21 21

Leadership

Position	Holder	Notes
Gang Leader	Feng Chen	Seized leadership after He Datian's death; uses the gang to gather resources and manage affairs while he cultivates 101 102
Deputy Gang Leader	Wang Kun	Surrendered to Feng Chen and became his principal administrator; maintained the gang during Feng Chen's two-month absence 101 102 239
Former Gang Leader	He Datian	A Body Tempering Fourth Heaven Martial Artist who led the gang for roughly a decade; killed by Feng Chen's flying knives after the Wolf Demon hunt 74 96 107
Former Deputy Gang Leader	Lin Dachen	Managed the gang's gambling-house interests and secretly operated its gambling business; killed by Feng Chen 68 73 74
Former Herb Manager	Sun Wangping	Managed medicinal herbs and concealed part of his cultivation with the Breath Concealment Art; his death triggered an internal investigation 64 66 68

Organization

Businesses and holdings

• Gambling dens and pawnshops — core town businesses from the gang's early appearance. 21 102
• Medicinal-herb trade — controlled Hundred Herbs Hall, two additional shops, and a valley used for long-term herb gathering. 55 102
• Herb valley — monthly shipments consisted of minor herbs, while annual harvests targeted older, more valuable medicinal herbs. 55
• Brothel and taverns — the gang operated a brothel and two taverns in Green Mountain Town. 102
• Zhao Clan Martial Academy assets — Feng Chen ordered the academy's territory, businesses, and assets absorbed into the gang after Zhao Tianshan's death. 109

Manpower and combat strength

Period	Documented force	Notes
He Datian's rule	Roughly one hundred members; He Datian was Body Tempering Fourth Heaven and had several Third Heaven chiefs	The gang's guards and ordinary members commonly practiced external martial arts and carried sabers. 52 88
After repeated losses	Recruitment offered 5 taels monthly for First Heaven Martial Artists, 10 for Second Heaven, and 20 for Third Heaven	The gang had lost its herb-gathering team, gambling-house guards, and Lin Dachen. 75
Black Mountain expedition	Over a dozen elite Second Heaven members, including two concealed Third Heaven fighters	He Datian deployed them in the hunt for the injured Wolf Demon. 93 96
Feng Chen's mountain expedition	10 Third Heaven and 20 Second Heaven elite members	This was the strongest force the gang could assemble at the time. 127
Later roster	8 Third Heaven and 10 Second Heaven Martial Artists selected as a relatively strong lineup	Earlier purges and mountain casualties had reduced the gang's capable fighters. 140

Insignia and Headquarters

• Members traditionally wear black short jackets marked with the three white characters for “Black Tiger Gang,” usually carrying sabers or other weapons. 52 54
• The original headquarters consisted of connected gray-walled residences guarded by black-clad patrols; stone tiger statues stood outside its main gate. 63
• By Feng Chen's later return, the headquarters had grand vermilion doors studded with bronze nails and a prominent Black Tiger Gang plaque. 238
• Black-tiger imagery appears on gang property, including manuals and embroidered pouches. 97 149

History

Criminal faction under He Datian

The Black Tiger Gang was a feared Green Mountain Town faction that ran gambling dens, pawnshops, usurious lending, medicinal-herb operations, and human trafficking. Its members invoked the gang's name to intimidate victims, claiming no one could remain within a hundred miles of Green Mountain Town after offending it. 21 52

The gang seized a herb-rich valley in the Black Mountain Range and established a guarded gathering operation there. Wang Dashan's team controlled access to the valley, while an encampment near its entrance held harvested herbs awaiting transport. 52 54 55

Feng Chen first came into conflict with the gang after killing two robbers in a town alley. He later wiped out Wang Dashan's valley team, eliminated the encampment guards, and stole the monthly herb shipment. The gang retaliated by sending Li Ergou and five men to invade Feng Chen's home, intending to kill him and assault Lin Qing'er. 21 54 55 60

The gang's attempt to trace the stolen herbs led it through Hundred Herbs Hall and Sun Wangping. Feng Chen killed the gang members stationed at the hall, infiltrated the headquarters, and confronted Sun; Sun's death later became the subject of Lin Dachen's investigation. 63 64 68

Collapse of He Datian's leadership

Feng Chen next struck the gambling house, killing Lin Dachen and the guards while taking 3,000 taels of silver. The losses forced the gang to recruit Martial Artists aggressively, but it failed to identify Feng Chen as the attacker. 73 75

He Datian attempted to preserve his life after being overpowered by Feng Chen, agreeing to pay 35,000 taels of silver. He later led elite gang members, Luo Daqian, and Zhao Qingyun into the Black Mountain Range to hunt an injured Wolf Demon. After betraying his allies, He Datian and his surviving men were killed by Feng Chen's concealed flying knives. 88 90 93 96

Feng Chen's takeover and expansion

With He Datian dead, Feng Chen infiltrated the headquarters and compelled Wang Kun to surrender. He installed himself as the new gang leader, leaving daily management to Wang Kun while requiring High-Grade Blood-Qi Medicinal Herbs and information useful to his cultivation. 101 102

Under Feng Chen's orders, the gang attacked the Zhao Clan Martial Academy overnight and absorbed its territory, businesses, cash reserves, and medicinal herbs. The takeover made the Black Tiger Gang one of Green Mountain Town's dominant forces. 109 112

Feng Chen also used the gang as an expeditionary force. He led thirty elite members into the Black Mountain Range, and later returned with the captured corpse of a Boar Demon, greatly increasing the gang's standing among the townspeople. 127 131

Reforms and anomaly incidents

After taking power, Feng Chen abolished the gang's former practice of forcing women into prostitution. Women at the brothel could choose whether to remain or leave, while the gang received a commission for providing the venue and protection. He also ordered the replacement of protection-fee collection with income from purchased rental properties. 121 144

The gang became entangled with the Sacrificial Road Anomaly when Feng Chen used condemned criminals from its dungeons as sacrifices to disperse mountain fog. An Anomaly later possessed a gang member, infiltrated the headquarters, and attacked Feng Chen; Feng Chen destroyed it with Blood Vitality Force. He ordered compensation for the dead member's family and stricter internal surveillance afterward. 140 145 146 148

Wang Kun's administration and Feng Chen's return

When Feng Chen left Green Mountain Town, Wang Kun remained in charge and swiftly executed the disloyal Zhao Xiaoliu to deter further betrayal. 155

After two months away, Feng Chen returned to find the gang more disciplined, better trained, wealthier, and more loyal under Wang Kun's management. Feng Chen revealed his True Qi Realm cultivation and considered relocating the Black Tiger Gang to Green Mountain County, where it could serve as a stable logistics network for acquiring cultivation resources. 238 239 240 243

Relationships

• Feng Chen — Current gang leader; transformed the gang from a predatory local faction into a resource network under his personal control. 101 102 144
• Wang Kun — Deputy Gang Leader and trusted administrator; surrendered after He Datian's death and managed the gang during Feng Chen's absence. 101 102 239
• He Datian — Former leader; sought revenge against Feng Chen before dying during the Wolf Demon expedition. 87 93 96
• Lin Dachen — Former deputy and gambling-house manager; his death severely weakened the gang and prompted its recruitment drive. 73 75
• Sun Wangping — Former medicinal-herb manager whose death exposed internal rivalry over the gambling-house business. 64 68
• Zhao Clan Martial Academy — Rival local force whose holdings were seized by the gang under Feng Chen. 109 112
• Zhou Kailin and the yamen — The gang's relationship with town authorities is tense but maintained through a status-quo agreement after Feng Chen's duel with Zhou Kailin. 121 123