Chapter 104

The gang I founded, the Shocking Serpent Gang, has sixty-four thousand ordinary members and over seven thousand core members; it is one of the three dominant powers in Lanzhou, with its main headquarters in Jiayuan City and numerous branches across the region...

I married five wives in my lifetime, bore two daughters, and took on several disciples...

The first lady, Lady Jin, was gentle by nature, the only daughter of Jin Can, chief escort of the Golden Lion Escort Agency; she has been murdered, leaving behind a daughter named Mo Yuzhu. WWW.feiazw.COM

The second lady, Lady Li, was well-educated and refined, the daughter of a prominent family; she bore no children.

The third lady, Lady Liu, was fiery-tempered but highly ambitious, the younger sister of Liu Feng, head of the Changfeng Gate in Quling City; she bore no children—she must be watched closely.

The fourth lady, Lady Yan, is my cousin; she is calm and calculating, possesses the bearing of a noblewoman, bore one daughter named Mo Caihuan; before I left, I entrusted most of the Shocking Serpent Gang’s authority to her—she can be trusted.

The fifth lady, Lady Wang, is quiet and reserved, utterly devoted to me; she was originally the personal maid of the first lady, Lady Jin; she bore no children but secretly controls a hidden force—she can be absolutely trusted.

My adopted daughter, Mo Fengwu, was originally the daughter of a trusted subordinate; after her parents died, I took her in as my own; she was only seven years old when I left, exceptionally intelligent.

Yan Ge, my eldest disciple, has average talent; I have already taught him the supreme skill, Demon Silver Hand; he was twelve years old when I left, his character still undeveloped.

Zhao Kun, my second disciple, has exceptional talent; I have already taught him the supreme skill, Trapped Dragon Art; he was ten years old when I left, his character still undeveloped.

Ma Kongtian, my sworn brother, serves as the Shocking Serpent Gang’s Chief Guardian; his disposition...

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Han Li held the late Master Mo’s will, covered in handwriting, pacing back and forth in a private room at the Huiyuan Inn, deep in thought.

The will was written in meticulous detail: it clearly outlined Master Mo’s legacy—the Shocking Serpent Gang—and briefly described the nature of each of his wives, giving Han Li some foundation to work from.

But the information in the will was from nearly ten years ago; the current situation must have changed drastically.

What exactly should he do? Should he approach Master Mo’s wives, or steal the jade and flee? He could only decide after learning the full details.

Thus, the local thug Sun Ergou, whom he had subdued yesterday, became immensely useful—he would surely yield many valuable insights.

After reading the will once more in detail, Han Li tucked it into his robe, looked up in thought, then walked to the bed and sat down.

He spread his legs apart, placed his palms upward on his knees, closed his eyes, and began to internally inspect his body.

The faint cold poison in his dantian had begun spreading outward a month ago; originally a mere shadow, it had now coalesced into a black mass the size of a pea, and continued to grow.

According to Han Li’s own estimate, within at most two months, this poison would erupt completely; at that point, he would surely face certain death.

As Han Li worried deeply and resolved to obtain the “Warm Sun Jade,” someone knocked on the door.

“Enter!” Han Li opened his eyes and said coldly.

The door opened softly; Sun Ergou entered with his head bowed, bowed deeply upon seeing Han Li, and spoke respectfully:

“Young Master, greetings! Sun Ergou has come to serve your orders!”

“Good, you came so quickly—you truly have some ability!” Han Li said approvingly, then rose from the bed, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked to stand before Sun Ergou.

“Your praise is too kind—if I couldn’t even manage this small task, what use would you have in keeping my life?” Sun Ergou beamed with loyalty.

When Sun Ergou returned home that day, he had indeed considered reporting Han Li to his superiors and bringing in experts for revenge. But the moment he recalled the “Rotting Heart Pill” he had ingested, all his courage vanished.

After a night of desperate thought, he found no solution; reluctantly, he came to see Han Li, hoping that by aiding him, Han Li might truly give him the antidote and lift the deadly “Rotting Heart Pill.”

“First, tell me about your position. From how you acted the other day, you seem to be a minor leader.”

“I am the manager of the western dock for the Siping Gang, commanding about forty or fifty men—I count as a minor boss.”

“Siping Gang?” Han Li asked indifferently.

“Yes, the Siping Gang is one of the thirty-three minor gangs in western Jiayuan City, with nearly a thousand members, mostly dock laborers; its boss is Shen Chongshan with three chief guardians.”

“Was the big black man who attacked me yesterday also from the Siping Gang?”

“No, that man is called Black Bear—he’s the leader of the Iron Fist Gang, one of the thirty-three gangs; we’ve always been at odds.”

“Just in the western district there are so many small gangs—how many must there be across the entire Jiayuan City?”

“Indeed, there are over forty small gangs with under a thousand members, seven or eight mid-sized gangs with two or three thousand members, and three major gangs with over ten thousand members each.”

“Tell me about the major and mid-sized gangs—skip the small ones!” Han Li lifted his robe and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting silently for Sun Ergou’s account.

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