Chapter 68: The Position of Head of Hall

With that, Qin Jiang's figure flashed, giving no one time to react.

He instantly arrived before Sun Qianzhao and brought down a palm! The massive palm compressed the air into a ball, and one could faintly see the scenery beneath the palm distort.

Sun Qianzhao's expression changed drastically. *Is this fierce and terrifying force something a human can produce?! * Not daring to hesitate, he went all out. His muscles bulged, and all his strength poured into his fists as he attacked the giant palm!

*Thud! * Fist and palm met, stopping in mid-air. The air distortion caused by Qin Jiang's palm directly enveloped Sun Qianzhao.

Wisps of fresh blood squeezed out from the cracks in Sun Qianzhao's skin, only to be crushed into blood threads by the distorted air! *Pfft—! * The massive counter-shock force made him unable to stop vomiting blood, and the stalemate was broken at this moment.

*Boom—! * A massive sonic boom sounded, and the intense shockwave directly sent the people behind Sun Qianzhao flying. They vomited blood in mid-air and fell into a coma before even hitting the ground.

Sun Qianzhao's body was deeply embedded in the ground, with only his waist and above exposed.

He looked at Qin Jiang with eyes full of shock. *How is this possible?! You seriously injured me with one palm?! * Suddenly, a wisp of fiendish energy drifted past his eyes, and his pupils contracted violently.

He clearly saw that within the blood-red fiendish energy, there was substantial fiendish energy flowing like sand.

Red Tiger Fist mastered! A Grandmaster-level expert! "You... you have already... Grandmaster..."

Before he could finish, he had already fainted.

Qin Jiang glanced at him without speaking. It was normal for an old man to feel embarrassed after being defeated by a young man and to fake a faint.

Standing straight, his massive four-meter-tall body was almost level with the eaves, surrounded by fiendish energy, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression.

*Whoosh~* A breeze rose, blowing the fiendish energy in the courtyard toward Kong Hai and the others.

The next instant, Qin Jiang had arrived before Kong Hai, his palm pressing down without any fancy tricks.

Just as the palm was about to reach Kong Hai's face, he directly knelt on one knee and raised his cupped hands high, "Fourth Master, spare my life!"

*Whoosh—! * The palm stopped above his head, the powerful palm wind blowing across his cheeks, causing his facial skin to twitch involuntarily, and cold sweat instantly climbed up the back of his neck.

He didn't doubt for a second that if he hadn't decided to surrender decisively, he would be like Sun Qianzhao right now, planted in the ground like a leek!

He didn't dare to look up, only roaring in his heart, *Is this still a human?! Four meters! Four meters! Could he be some demon in disguise?! * Qin Jiang naturally didn't know what he was thinking. His gaze passed over Kong Hai and fell on the few people behind him.

Immediately, they also knelt on one knee just like Kong Hai, directly cracking the ground, "Fourth Master, spare our lives!"

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, his figure returning to normal. Just as he was about to say something, his ears twitched.

*Creak~*

In the silent night, the sound of a door opening sounded abruptly.

Everyone looked over and saw Lu Xuanwu breathing in the cool night air with an expression of enjoyment.

"Inhale—*cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough! * What's the situation? Where did such thick fiendish energy come from?"

He coughed continuously; clearly, his injuries hadn't fully recovered, and he barely had some ability to move.

He held onto the wooden door and raised his head, looking into the courtyard, and then froze.

"You... what are you doing?"

"Gang Leader, you're not dead?" Qin Jiang said.

Lu Xuanwu's expression stiffened, "Is the Fourth Master so eager for this old man to die?"

"That's not it, it's just that someone sent a message using the gang's whistle earlier, saying the Gang Leader was dead, which is why there was a struggle tonight," Qin Jiang said. Kong Hai, who was in front of him, shrank his head upon hearing this. *Good fellow, Fourth Master, you call this a struggle? Whose struggle is resolved with one slap? How am I worthy? *

Lu Xuanwu looked puzzled, "A struggle?"

After speaking, he revealed an expression of sudden realization, "So it was for the position of Gang Leader."

He turned back into the room, "Come in and talk. Elder Sun, no need to keep faking a faint."

As his voice fell, Sun Qianzhao's body trembled, and then he slowly woke up, "What happened? How did this old man end up here?"

He pulled his legs out of the dirt and looked at Qin Jiang, "Ah~ Fourth Master, just a moment ago I heard in a trance that Fourth Master had taken the position of Head of Hall, and this Elder was saying that I absolutely support Fourth Master."

Kong Hai couldn't help but curl his lips upon hearing this. *You absolutely support him? Heh, you were beaten into fear, right? *

Qin Jiang laughed upon hearing this, "Haha, the Elder descending from the sky just now was truly an eye-opener for us. However, let's go into the room first; the Gang Leader is still waiting."

"Indeed! Indeed!" Sun Qianzhao also laughed, enduring the soreness all over his body to kick Sun Yi'an and that Deacon awake.

Entering the room, after Lu Xuanwu understood the situation, he picked up the teacup and sipped it lightly.

"So that's how it is. It was this old man's lack of consideration. However, since things have come to this, it is a fortunate thing that there were no casualties."

As he spoke, he looked at Qin Jiang, "Fourth Master, this old man is seriously injured and I'm afraid I won't be able to recover for a month or more.

In my current state, I am unable to manage the gang. How about you temporarily manage the gang for me?"

Qin Jiang pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, "Very well."

Lu Xuanwu laughed, "Good! Since Hall Master Qin is willing, then Hall Master Qin will succeed to the position of Head of Hall. Does anyone have any objections?"

He looked at Sun Qianzhao, who directly cupped his hands, "This old man naturally has no objections. To tell you the truth, yesterday in a dream, I recommended Hall Master Qin as Head of Hall. I didn't expect the dream to be so accurate! Hahaha!"

Kong Hai, sitting opposite him, curled his lips and muttered in a low voice, "Sycophant, *tch*, despicable."

"Oh? Second Master seems to have objections?" Lu Xuanwu's gaze fell on him.

Kong Hai gave a start and stood up directly, kneeling on one knee, "Gang Leader! What are you saying? I, Old Kong, absolutely have no objections! Fourth Master sitting in this position of Head of Hall is absolutely the most appropriate!"

*Does this even need to be said? It was truly won with fists! If he dared to say a word of dissent, he would probably be planted in the courtyard by Qin Jiang in a moment! *

"Good. Since you all have no objections, then this old man announces that the position of Head of Hall of the Red Tiger Gang, which has been vacant for thirty years, is now Qin Jiang, Head of Hall Qin!" Lu Xuanwu said.

After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took another sip, using some effort to swallow it.

"There is one more thing, regarding the reason for my serious injury."

Speaking of this, everyone looked over. They had long wanted to know how Lu Xuanwu had been injured.

After all, with Lu Xuanwu's strength, even though he was now elderly, he was by no means comparable to ordinary Advanced True Martial Arts Fourth Layer experts.

It could be said that Lu Xuanwu was still the number one expert in Heishan City and several surrounding cities, apart from Qin Jiang!

But such an expert had actually suffered such a serious injury outside the city!

Who could have such strong strength? Lu Xuanwu sighed and spoke slowly, "That day, I received a secret letter from County Lieutenant Long and went to Daheishan to suppress a powerful weirdness. I never expected to encounter a White Bone Army on the way back."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 69 =====