Chapter 177: Taking the Monkey Head First

Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Monkey Head Gang headquarters.

Ning Xiangqian, Ning Xianguo, and other former Ning family Deacons walked with their heads held high, stepping forward together, straight into the Monkey Head Gang's main gate.

"Stop, stop right there!" The usually arrogant gang guards, seeing such a group coming with such aggressive momentum, changed their expressions instantly and shouted in panic.

Ning Xiangqian, Ning Xianguo, and the others were able to become Ning family Deacons because their cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Ning family main branch had dismissed many branch Deacons, as many as nearly twenty.

Unlike Ning Zhuo, with the help of Ning Houjun's reputation, gathered more than a dozen people.

More than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators were more than double the entire high-level combat strength of the Monkey Head Gang!

The Monkey Head Gang members, just seeing these Foundation Establishment cultivators, had already lost their nerve. Then, seeing the Ning family waist tokens hanging on each of them, their hearts were shaken, and they secretly cried out, "The Ning family, one of the three great families! Why have they come to cause us trouble?"

"Bad, this is bad, Gang Leader!" The gang members shouted in panic while running toward the back of the headquarters.

The new Monkey Head Gang leader hadn't been in office for long, but relying on his seasoned methods and stable interpersonal relationships, he sat in the Gang Leader position much more stably than Yuan Er.

Hearing the urgent report from the gang members, he frowned deeply, feeling that something was very wrong, "The other party is coming with aggressive momentum; they are not here with good intentions!"

Thinking for a moment, he stood up, "Please, please invite the heroes of the Ning family to..."

Boom!

The next moment, the gate of the Gang Leader's residence was shattered.

The gate-guarding gang members flew backward, falling to the ground in the ruins of bricks and broken doors, letting out bursts of painful groans.

In the smoke and dust, the Ning family group walked into the courtyard openly and brazenly, quite arrogantly.

And even more arrogant was a large, beautifully styled mechanical carriage, which crushed the broken bricks and tiles along the way, moved to the front of the Monkey Head Gang Leader, and slowly stopped.

The carriage door was opened from the outside by Ning Xianguo, and behind him, several Foundation Establishment cultivators lined up in a row.

When Unlike Ning Zhuo slowly stepped out of the carriage, these Foundation Establishment cultivators all lowered their heads to show respect.

The Monkey Head Gang's new leader's pupils shrank; he had originally thought that there would be at least a Ning family Clan Elder in the carriage, but he didn't expect it to be a young cultivator at the third layer of Qi Condensation.

But the Monkey Head Gang Leader didn't dare to be the least bit careless, his face full of smiles as he walked forward.

"Stop!" Halfway there, he was intercepted by Ning Xiangqian with an indifferent expression.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader didn't dare to force his way in, stood in place, cupped his hands, and shouted loudly, "So it is Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo who has graced us with his presence; I have failed to welcome you from afar, and I hope you will be magnanimous, magnanimous!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked up at him and sneered, "It is best that you are here; come inside, I have come here to settle accounts with you!"

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was shocked, "Where does this come from? There must be some misunderstanding!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo was impatient to communicate with him, waved his hand, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators beside him filed out, immediately forming a small encirclement.

Killing intent overflowed, and the cold air was biting.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his face full of panic, "Misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding! Someone, someone come here!!"

The commotion Unlike Ning Zhuo made on this trip was huge, and the entire Monkey Head Gang was alarmed; many Foundation Establishment gang elders rushed over.

But they didn't step forward, only watching cautiously.

It was too terrifying!

Unlike Ning Zhuo had brought nearly twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators on this trip; this combat strength was completely capable of sweeping through the Monkey Head Gang.

Even more critical was their identity.

The Ning family!

This was one of the three great families, possessing Golden Core-level combat strength. Compared to them, the Monkey Head Gang was like an egg against a giant rock.

Unlike Ning Zhuo scanned the surrounding gang members with sharp eyes and shouted, "Yuan Er is my good friend; although we haven't met much, our friendship is deep."

"Your gang's Yuan Dasheng passed away, and Yuan Er entrusted his corpse to me. I did my best to refine a mechanical ape for him—the Tree Martial Wu Dou Ape; you all know about this situation."

"However, even with the Tree Martial Wu Dou Ape, my friend still died, and he died right here in the gang headquarters."

"Now someone among you has reported to me, and I suspect this is not a simple revenge incident, but a conspiracy."

For a time, the gang members looked at each other, and the anger and fear in their hearts were greatly relieved.

The reason Unlike Ning Zhuo found was very legitimate.

Some gang elders' pupils shrank violently, and their morale was greatly frustrated. Because they all knew that the truth of the matter was that the gang elders were dissatisfied with Yuan Er's performance and used Bao Chou to stage an assassination.

"It's just, since when did Unlike Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er have such a good friendship?"

"Hard to say! Yuan Er did entrust Yuan Dasheng's corpse to Unlike Ning Zhuo, and Unlike Ning Zhuo did send the Tree Martial Wu Dou Ape to Yuan Er's side to protect him."

"During this period, Unlike Ning Zhuo also sent two Ning family messengers to support Yuan Er."

The gang elders secretly transmitted their voices; discussing it like this, it was really as Unlike Ning Zhuo said.

The Monkey Head Gang's new leader was filled with regret.

He was indeed the mastermind behind the assassination of Yuan Er.

Originally, he was also wary of Unlike Ning Zhuo; after Yuan Er died, he didn't rush to take the position, but specifically waited for a period of time to observe the situation and probe the wind.

As a result, it was calm and quiet; Unlike Ning Zhuo's side didn't have much reaction at all.

Coupled with the fact that other gang elders had uncertain minds and the situation wouldn't wait for anyone, the Monkey Head Gang Leader finally officially took the position, becoming the third-generation leader.

He cherished his hard-earned results, corrected many gang abuses, increased the remuneration for gang members, and painfully cut his own interests to win over other gang elders.

From the day he took office, he worked around the clock, sleeping only two hours a day, racking his brains, and dedicating himself wholeheartedly; he finally stabilized his footing and made the entire gang's atmosphere change, having a strong trend of positive progress.

As a result, now, Unlike Ning Zhuo has come to the door!

Can't beat them.

Can't afford to provoke them!

The Monkey Head Gang Leader wanted to admit defeat, but Unlike Ning Zhuo wouldn't let him.

Unlike Ning Zhuo stated directly that he wanted to avenge his friend, and the Monkey Head Gang Leader felt extremely aggrieved at this moment.

"Knowing this would happen, why didn't you, Unlike Ning Zhuo, come earlier?"

"Are you specifically waiting for me to become the Gang Leader before coming to find trouble?"

"Even if that's the case, why didn't you come when I just took office?"

"You waited until I was almost done being busy and had everything sorted out, and then you came!"

"What do you mean?"

"I haven't even enjoyed a single day yet!"

Looking at Unlike Ning Zhuo, the Monkey Head Gang Leader dared to be angry but dared not speak.

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at the Monkey Head Gang Leader and sneered.

Ning Xiangqian came to report, "Young Master Zhuo, the house has been checked, there are no problems."

"Good." Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at the Monkey Head Gang Leader, "Go inside, you had better be honest and confess to me!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo also commanded, "Uncle Xiangqian, take some people and come inside with me; Uncle Xianguo, take a portion of the people and guard outside, and see if other gang elders have reported their leader."

"Let's go!" Ning Xianguo and the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators walked to the side of the Monkey Head Gang Leader, their tone and expression both very cold.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader gritted his teeth, "I am innocent, I am innocent!"

He kept looking around, wanting to see if any gang elders would respond to him.

The result left him in despair.

With a feeling of despair, the Monkey Head Gang Leader returned to the house and saw Unlike Ning Zhuo sitting directly in the main seat.

"Kneel!" Ning Xianguo kicked him.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was already panicked and fearful, his legs were weak, and when his leg bend was attacked, he fell to his knees with a thud.

The next moment, humiliation and anger drove him to want to stand up, but both shoulders were pressed down by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and white frost quickly spread, freezing his shoulders.

"Still dare to resist?" Unlike Ning Zhuo sneered, "Then I'll grant you death."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was terrified, and instantly didn't dare to move.

Seeing this, Unlike Ning Zhuo continued, "Yuan Er was my friend; he died, and you are the murderer!"

The Monkey Head Gang Leader took a deep breath, barely calming down, "Lord Unlike Ning Zhuo, you say I am the murderer; may I ask what evidence you have? If you can produce it, I will admit it."

Unlike Ning Zhuo laughed coldly, "Of course I have evidence; this evidence is in your hands, take it out."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was stunned on the spot.

"Wh-what do you mean?"

He widened his eyes and looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo, "Are you asking me to produce evidence to testify against myself and kill myself?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded, "Kill you? Let's see your performance."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was trembling all over with anger; he had never seen such a difficult and unreasonable person!

Running over without evidence, and still acting so righteous!

Is your Ning family still a righteous path?

Bringing a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, directly hitting someone else's lair, and forcing the leader to produce evidence to testify against himself.

Isn't such conduct too rude?

Isn't it too arrogant?!

Is there no law anymore?!!

Unlike Ning Zhuo seemed to know the Monkey Head Gang Leader's psychology; he narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You seem to have misunderstood something."

"I am not an official, nor am I a divine catcher."

"I don't care about evidence when I do things."

"Now, my friend is dead, assassinated. The foundation he left behind was obtained by you; from this point of view, you are the murderer!"

"Because you benefited the most."

Unlike Ning Zhuo laughed, leaned back in his chair, and pointed his hand at the Monkey Head Gang Leader, "I never said I wanted evidence; you were the one who brought it up."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader broke out in a cold sweat.

His face was as pale as paper, "Lord Unlike Ning Zhuo, am I doomed to die today?"

"No, no, no, I just took over the position of Gang Leader, not long ago!"

"Please, spare my life, spare my life!"

"From now on, I will pay tribute to you every year and pay a generous protection fee!"

"What else do you want, I can take it out, as long as I have it."

"Please, please don't kill me."

"I just became Gang Leader, really not long ago!!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo revealed a smile, his tone becoming gentle, "Hmm, not bad."

"You are a smart person."

"It is possible to spare your life."

"But from now on, I want you to work for me. I want the entire Monkey Head Gang to work for me!"

The Monkey Head Gang Leader's pupils shrank fiercely, and he shouted busily, "Understood, understood, from now on, this subordinate will only follow your lead, Lord!"

"Hahaha!" Unlike Ning Zhuo looked up and laughed, proud and arrogant.

He suddenly stopped laughing and locked onto the Monkey Head Gang Leader with sharp, hawk-like eyes, "Since that's the case, hand over all the evidence of your plotting against Yuan Er."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was stunned again.

His heart was cold; he completely understood: he had to hand over all the evidence!

And only after Unlike Ning Zhuo received this evidence would he trust him. Because if he betrayed him in the future, Unlike Ning Zhuo would only need to throw out this evidence, and he would no longer be able to be a Gang Leader.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was as dull as a stone statue; he struggled for a few breaths, finally took a deep breath, bowed to Unlike Ning Zhuo, and said, "Yes, this subordinate obeys!" ===== CHAPTER 178 =====