The Assault on the Su Family Begins

Several hours later, night fell. Deep darkness swallowed the last light of day, and a crescent moon hung high in the ink-black sky.

At the White Ram Gang's headquarters, lights glimmered and torches stood in rows. A great many of the gang's elite fighters had gathered.

Following the Flower Thief's orders, the White Ram Gang's leader, Bai Jingtian, had sent riders to invite Bone Tempering Realm warriors from several friendly nearby towns. He promised them generous pay, treasures, and other rewards for joining the attack.

Bone Tempering Realm warriors moved swiftly; even those more than a hundred li away arrived within half an hour. Many experts from nearby towns, tempted by the rewards, hurried over as soon as they received the invitation.

After all, they figured the White Ram Gang would not dare launch a war to wipe out the Su Family unless it had some chance of winning. They themselves only needed to pick up whatever spoils they could and lend a hand. If things turned ugly, there would still be time to run. Because everything had happened so suddenly, many warriors in the surrounding towns had not yet heard that the Su Family's Lin Fan had broken through to the Bright Force Realm when the gang leader's urgent invitation arrived. Naturally, Bai Jingtian had no intention of telling them the Su Family might have a Bright Force Realm warrior.

For a time, men shouted and horses neighed throughout the headquarters. Torches blazed everywhere, lighting the entire compound as brightly as day. The gang's elite members had all assembled: several dozen Force Tempering Realm warriors and hundreds at the Skin Tempering Realm. Blades, spears, and armor clattered without pause in the courtyard. The Bone Tempering Realm reinforcements from nearby towns had also geared up and taken their places on