Chapter 65: Striking First

The moon hung above the treetops, and the firelight was bright.

In the shantytown outside the border city, it was not that there were no large houses; it was just that they were sparsely distributed and lacked high-rise buildings, making them unremarkable and unobtrusive, which gave people a false impression.

At this moment, one of them appeared somewhat lively.

The eighteen Hall Masters, all of them at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, would be considered big shots with status in this shantytown, yet at this moment, they had to slow their pace, following the rammed-earth courtyard wall to the main gate of the courtyard with the plaque.

The plaque bore two characters: Green Garment.

"Who is it?"

After the door was knocked, a vigilant voice immediately came from behind the door.

Whether it was the deliberately aged door hinges, the cautious gatekeeper, or the fact that he had handpicked the backbone of his original Hall Masters to guard his home, it was all based on this.

The gang leader and the Hall Masters naturally stood up with a start, appearing extremely nervous, wanting to rush out together to see what exactly was going on.

Of course, it was not the leader of the Green Garment Gang, but rather one of his trusted subordinates guarding the gate, who also held the secondary duty of relaying messages and announcing visitors.

"But..."

Immediately following was the backyard, then from all directions... In a short span of time, the mid-stage Qi Refining experts who had been stationed outside to guard the house all lost their breath.

A middle-aged man wearing a green long gown, with a feminine appearance and a headpiece, paced out from behind the hall wall at this moment and sat on this chair.

The Hall Masters filed in one by one.

"Understood."

Pfft~

The Green Garment Gang leader's thoughts had not yet finished, and the order to officially issue a kill order for Du En had naturally not yet been uttered, but at this moment, an unusually faint sound rang out.

"Speak, why have you all come over so late? Has some urgent matter arisen?"

The Hall Masters entered in sequence, accepting this naked scrutiny without any complaints.

Ever since the previous evil cultivator went on a rampage, killing the leaders of the other two gangs and turning them into a intimately fused corpse, it had thoroughly stimulated him, causing him to set up layers of defensive measures within his own residence!

Now, with the collapse of the Rock Digging Gang, all the major gangs were sharpening their knives, and the Green Garment Gang was naturally no exception; therefore, at nightfall, he had already summoned his people, telling them to prepare for a fight after returning.

Or rather, they dared not.

He could not help but recall the struggles of the first half of his life, as well as the bitter feeling he had when watching Shi Lei's success back then.

He was currently at the very back, intending to let these subordinates go out first to test the waters while he mingled among them, waiting for an opportunity to strike or escape, but he had not expected these guys to be so scared that they dared not go out!

The supervisor who took action back then was the manager who now stood behind the Rock Digging Gang.

"Gang Leader, it is like this..."

Not to mention the pit of the corpse-burying supervisor, where a radish would only be inserted every so often and no one had ever held the post for more than five years, just speaking of...

Cold sweat dripped, pooling on his forehead.

Finally, these reminiscences converged into jealousy and hatred.

As for the supervisor Ren Li, who had a good relationship with Du En, he did not pay much attention to him.

At a loss, they looked at the Gang Leader in unison.

Creak~

The Green Garment Gang leader merely squinted his eyes, having long been accustomed to his subordinates' exaggerations, and quickly extracted the key points.

However, before they could even step over the threshold, they subconsciously halted their steps because the outside had suddenly fallen into silence.

Before the people inside the room could recover, a series of short, sharp sounds came from the front courtyard.

The fact that Shi Lei was only beaten until his foundation was damaged when he tried to take back his child back then, rather than dying a tragic death on the spot, was already a result of mercy.

Therefore, although Shi Lei was now dead and the Rock Digging Gang existed in name only, they still had to wait a day or two to see what that manager would do.

Upon hearing the Gang Leader's inquiry, one of the Hall Masters whose seat had not yet warmed up—the one who had been to Du En's place—immediately sprang up again and began to speak vividly, adding his own embellishments.

Compared to other managers, he showed more and more obvious care for the Rock Digging Gang, or rather, for Shi Lei.

That brat had dared to rely on his power to refuse to pay protection fees before, and this time, he had even killed a gang member right in front of his useless subordinates; it was simply lawless, and he completely disregarded him!

Such a guy, if not nipped in the bud, would surely become worse if he were allowed to develop in the future; he dared not even imagine what he would end up doing!

An impulse to cripple that brat and make him repeat Shi Lei's old story could not help but surface in his heart, but immediately, this cautious Gang Leader dismissed the thought and planned to kill Du En directly.

"You all..."

"Come in."

Upon entering, there was a large hall for meetings, spacious and bright, with dozens of chairs placed on both sides; in the center at the head was the largest and most prominent Grandmaster chair, with a fierce tiger carved into the backrest, appearing exceptionally lifelike.

And the reason why these bullying gangs could still restrain themselves now naturally had deep-seated reasons.

Looking through the open door, one could only see three people scattered in the front courtyard, either standing or sitting, either idle or nervous, who now cast their scrutinizing gazes over.

It sounded like a bag filled with liquid suddenly bursting?

"Ah!"

Because this manager was quite unconventional and belonged to the one who was vaguely ostracized, and now that the main reason of Shi Lei was gone, as long as the other managers exerted pressure, it was basically impossible for him to continue to work thanklessly and intervene in the total annihilation of the Rock Digging Gang.

And he also calmly and practically noted that there were indeed hidden dangers in Du En!

The door hinges were unexpectedly rough; once opened, a hoarse and sharp sound was emitted.

Because these people were all specially arranged and deployed here by their Gang Leader.

A moment later, he finished speaking.

They were just waiting for the opportunity to appear, and then they would swarm out to join this feast of division that was destined to sweep through.

His expression immediately darkened, and his feminine face revealed murderous intent, hiding deep dissatisfaction.

The manager behind the Rock Digging Gang.

Even the people of the Rock Digging Gang knew very little about this, otherwise they would not have scattered so quickly.

But these gang leaders who coveted the fat meat were all very clear about it!

Because many of them had actually witnessed with their own eyes how Shi Lei, who had emerged out of nowhere and made others jealous, was beaten off a cliff, fell into an abyss, and how he climbed back up from the bottom of the valley to forge a reputation once again.

The Hall Masters took their seats in turn.

They were actually quite optimistic about this.

The gatekeeper had already arrived in front of the main room door and reached out to pull it open.

The Hall Masters were not surprised; they spoke up one by one to state their names, then added that they had urgent matters to report to the Gang Leader.

"You..."

"Everyone sit."

The Gang Leader in green nodded, a flash of ruthlessness appearing in the depths of their eyes, "It is indeed necessary to take action; after all, for a fellow like Shi Lei, appearing once while we are still alive to see it is already more than enough!"

Because no abnormal feedback was received, a faint voice drifted out from inside the main room at this moment.

"So that's how it is, the Corpse Buriers have had a change of fortune again and produced someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

Just as they were about to give them instructions, suddenly, another 'pfft' sound rang out.

In their eyes, a head had been blown apart!

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