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, marching 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 and shouted in panic.

Ning Xiangqian, Ning Xianguo, and the others could 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.

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 were already intimidated just by seeing these Foundation Establishment cultivators. Then, seeing the Ning family waist tokens hanging on each of them, their hearts were shocked, secretly exclaiming: "The Ning family, one of the three great families! Why are they here 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 on the gang leader position much more steadily than Yuan Er.

Hearing the urgent report from the gang members, his brow furrowed deeply, feeling a great sense of foreboding: "The other side is coming with aggressive momentum; they are not here with good intentions!"

After thinking for a moment, he stood up: "Invite, 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, emitting bursts of painful groans.

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

And even more arrogantly, a huge, beautifully styled mechanical carriage 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.

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

The new Monkey Head Gang 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 level of Qi Refining.

But the Monkey Head Gang leader didn't dare to be careless at all, walking up with a face full of smiles.

"Stop!" Halfway there, he was intercepted by Ning Xiangqian with a cold expression.

The Monkey Head Gang leader didn't dare to force his way in, stood where he was, and shouted with cupped hands: "So it is Young Master Ning Zhuo who has graced us with his presence. I have failed to welcome you in time, I hope you will forgive me, forgive me!"

Ning Zhuo looked up at him and sneered: "It is best that you are here. Go inside; I am here to settle accounts with you!"

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

Ning Zhuo was impatient to communicate with him and waved his hand. 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, come here!!"

The commotion Ning Zhuo caused this time was huge, and the entire Monkey Head Gang was alarmed. Many Foundation Establishment gang elders rushed over.

But they didn't step forward, just watched cautiously.

It was too scary!

Ning Zhuo brought nearly twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators this time, and this combat strength was enough to sweep 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.

Ning Zhuo scanned the surrounding gang members with sharp eyes and shouted: "Yuan Er is my good friend. Although we haven't met many times, our friendship is deep."

"Your gang's Yuan Dasheng passed away, and Yuan Er handed his corpse over to me. I went all out to refine a mechanical ape for him—the Tree Martial Combat Ape; you all know about this situation."

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

"Now some of you have reported to me, and I suspect this is not a simple revenge incident, but a conspiracy."

For a moment, the gang members looked at each other, their anger and fear greatly relieved.

The reason Ning Zhuo found was very legitimate.

Some gang elders' pupils shrank sharply, 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.

"But when did Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er's friendship become so good?"

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

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

The gang elders secretly transmitted their voices, and after discussing it, it was really as Ning Zhuo said.

The new Monkey Head Gang leader was full of regret.

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

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

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

Coupled with the wavering minds of other gang elders and the fact that the situation didn't wait for anyone, the Monkey Head Gang leader finally officially took the position and became the third-generation leader.

He cherished his hard-won achievements, corrected many gang abuses, increased the remuneration for gang members, endured the pain of cutting his own interests, and won over other gang elders.

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

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

Can't beat them.

Can't afford to offend them!

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

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

"If I had known this, why didn't you come earlier, Ning Zhuo?"

"Are you specifically waiting for me to become the gang leader before coming to find trouble?"

"Even so, when I just took office, why didn't you come?"

"You just happened to wait until I was almost done working and had everything organized, and then you came!"

"What do you mean?"

"I haven't enjoyed it for a single day yet!"

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

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 is no problem."

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

Ning Zhuo also directed: "Uncle Xiangqian, take some people and go inside with me; Uncle Xianguo, take a part of the people and guard outside, to 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 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 made him despair.

With a feeling of despair, the Monkey Head Gang leader returned to the house and saw 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 knees were struck, he fell to his knees with a thud.

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

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

The Monkey Head Gang leader was terrified and didn't dare to move.

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

The Monkey Head Gang leader took a deep breath and tried to calm down: "Lord Ning Zhuo, you say I am the murderer, may I ask what evidence you have? If you can produce it, I will admit it."

Ning Zhuo sneered: "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 Ning Zhuo: "You want me to produce evidence to testify against myself and kill myself?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "Kill you? Depends on your performance."

The Monkey Head Gang leader was trembling with anger; he had never seen such an unreasonable and overbearing person!

Running over without evidence, and still looking righteous!

Is your Ning family still on the 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 this behavior too rude?

Isn't it too arrogant?!

Is there still any law?!!

Ning Zhuo seemed to know the Monkey Head Gang leader's psychology, 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."

Ning Zhuo laughed, leaned back in his chair, and pointed 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, Lord Ning Zhuo, am I destined 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 hand over a generous protection fee!"

"What, 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 the gang leader, really not long ago!!"

Ning Zhuo showed a smile, and his tone became softer: "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 hurriedly shouted: "Understood, understood, from now on, the subordinate will only follow your lead, Lord!"

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

He suddenly stopped laughing, and with sharp eyes like a hawk, locked onto the Monkey Head Gang leader: "In that case, hand over all the evidence of your murder of Yuan Er."

The Monkey Head Gang leader was stunned again.

His heart was cold, and he completely understood: he must hand over all the evidence!

And only when Ning Zhuo gets this evidence will he trust him. Because if he betrays him in the future, Ning Zhuo only needs to throw out this evidence, and he will not be able to be a gang leader anymore.

The Monkey Head Gang leader was as dull as a stone statue. He struggled for a few breaths, finally took a deep breath, and bowed to Ning Zhuo: "Yes, subordinate obeys!"