Chapter 178: Destroying the Poison Snake Later

Late at night.

"Kill, kill!"

"Charge for me!"

"Kill one Qi Condensation cultivator, and you get a magic treasure as a reward. Kill one Foundation Establishment cultivator, and you become a gang elder."

The apes shrieked, and under the command of the cultivators, launched a fierce attack.

The attacked gang was resentful and suspicious, unable to understand why the Monkey Head Gang would attack them!

"Don't be afraid!"

"We have a defensive formation protecting us; the Monkey Head Gang attacking us will inevitably pay a heavy price."

"No matter what madness they've fallen into, making such a big scene, the City Guard will definitely come!"

The gang elders and the Gang Leader were trying their best to stabilize morale.

On the top floor of a certain restaurant, Unlike Ning Zhuo was consuming talismans to increase his own vision, watching the offensive and defensive battle triggered by this surprise attack clearly.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader's expression was very ugly; standing beside Unlike Ning Zhuo, he said in a low voice, "Lord, if this continues, our Monkey Head Gang will suffer heavy losses!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo was expressionless.

The battle lasted for a while.

Ning Xiangqian couldn't watch anymore, "Young Master Zhuo, should I lead the charge?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly, "There is no need for that."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader felt as if he were in winter; his body and mind were cold.

Unlike Ning Zhuo did not care about the Monkey Head Gang at all, using human lives and ape lives to consume the enemy's defensive formation; it was simply too cruel, as if he were a cold-blooded general on the battlefield.

But he had no choice.

After he admitted defeat, he not only signed a contract with strict and harsh terms but also handed over the evidence of plotting against Yuan Er to Unlike Ning Zhuo himself.

He only had one path to follow: listen to Unlike Ning Zhuo.

The opposing gang cursed loudly from within the defensive formation.

"Crazy, the people of the Monkey Head Gang are crazy!"

"When did we ever provoke them?"

"Why hasn't the City Guard come yet? Are they blind?!"

The enemies were all intimidated by the Monkey Head Gang's crazy attack. Their strength was not as good as the Monkey Head Gang's; if it weren't for the effective defensive formation, they would have collapsed long ago.

"Gang Leader, should we continue to fight?"

"If this continues, the old fellows will all be dead!"

The Monkey Head Gang's elders found the Gang Leader, complaining endlessly.

They had, of course, thought about running away or counterattacking Unlike Ning Zhuo, but the nearly twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators standing beside Unlike Ning Zhuo made them dismiss the thought as soon as it arose.

Attacking the enemy gang still had a chance of survival; attacking Unlike Ning Zhuo and the others would absolutely be more miserable!

"That's enough, let the people in front withdraw and replace them with the reserve team." Unlike Ning Zhuo commanded.

"Yes, Lord." The Monkey Head Gang Leader said.

"Wait, use this talisman." Unlike Ning Zhuo took out a talisman.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader took it and was overjoyed, "It's a Formation-Breaking Talisman!"

Not long after.

Under the effect of the Formation-Breaking Talisman, the defensive formation collapsed, the enemy gang's morale collapsed, and they were either killed or surrendered.

"How should these prisoners be handled?" The Monkey Head Gang Leader asked Unlike Ning Zhuo for instructions.

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled, "This gang has done many evil deeds; which one of them isn't guilty of heinous crimes? Hmph, they deserve to die! Kill them all."

The light words intimidated everyone present. Even the Ning family's Foundation Establishment cultivators felt cold in their hearts.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was only sixteen years old, and before this, he had lived in the school.

What he had shown the public was his talent, his hard work, his shrewd planning, and his resistance against the main branch.

But this battle tonight let others see the coldness and cruelty in Unlike Ning Zhuo's bones.

Not long after, the Monkey Head Gang Leader reported that everything was done according to Unlike Ning Zhuo's instructions, and not a single person from the opposing gang survived.

Unlike Ning Zhuo clapped his hands and sighed, "Destroying evil and promoting the righteous path is truly a happy thing in life! It's a pity there is no wine, otherwise, I would drink a large cup."

Ning Xianguo smiled slightly and took out fine wine from his storage belt, "I have wine here."

Ning Xianguo proactively poured a cup for Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo praised it as wonderful, but didn't drink it, instead handing it to the Monkey Head Gang Leader, "I bestow this wine upon you; drink it."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader thanked him hurriedly and obediently drank it in one gulp.

"I want to congratulate you, Gang Leader." Unlike Ning Zhuo said to him, "From now on, the Monkey Head Gang will replace this gang's position and enter the black market aggressively."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader's Adam's apple rolled, his heart filled with anger and hatred.

His Monkey Head Gang had found a legitimate business of picking fire persimmons and had finally managed to wash themselves clean; now, this battle had directly caused years of effort to go down the drain, and they had become a gang involved in the black market again!

Unlike Ning Zhuo took a storage bag from his waist and threw it to the Monkey Head Gang Leader, "Your battle today let me see the loyalty of your Monkey Head Gang. This is a reward for you."

The Monkey Head Gang Leader thanked him again, opened the bag, and probed with his divine sense; his expression changed, "Mechanical Fire-Exploding Apes?!"

"Not bad." Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded, "You lost too many ape pets; these Mechanical Fire-Exploding Apes will serve as compensation. Work well for me in the future, work for my Ning family, and I will not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Lord!!" The Monkey Head Gang Leader knelt and kowtowed, so angry that his teeth were about to shatter.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was doing too much, being aggressive to this extent!

He clearly had the Formation-Breaking Talisman, yet he insisted on waiting until the Monkey Head Gang had suffered heavy casualties before taking it out to use.

He was doing it on purpose, just to let the Monkey Head Gang's ape pets lose almost everything, and then replace them with Mechanical Fire-Exploding Apes.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader saw Unlike Ning Zhuo's purpose at a glance, "He wants to use the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Apes to deepen his control over the Monkey Head Gang by another layer!"

The Monkey Head Gang Leader's heart was gray.

Contract, evidence, and Mechanical Fire-Exploding Apes; Unlike Ning Zhuo planted three layers of means, so what hope of freedom did he and his Monkey Head Gang have?

Very little!

He looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo; although the latter was only at the third layer of Qi Condensation, he fully felt Unlike Ning Zhuo's strength.

Many times, cultivation does not represent anything.

The Ning family members also felt this quite deeply.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's tough and ruthless methods made the last trace of contempt in their hearts disappear completely.

Unlike Ning Zhuo then instructed the Monkey Head Gang Leader, "Go and surround the Crane Beak Gang's headquarters, bring the enemy's heads, and tell the Crane Beak Gang directly that the black market is now taken over by me, Unlike Ning Zhuo."

"If they don't surrender, they will end up like these heads!"

"Yes." The Monkey Head Gang Leader received the order and stepped back.

Ning Xianguo showed a worried expression, "Young Master Zhuo, you said you wanted to obtain the black market and asked us to come and help you."

"We can plan carefully; we can be mobilized by you in the coming days, there is no need to rush for a moment."

"Tonight we have already destroyed one gang, and the Monkey Head Gang is already exhausted; to fight another gang in a complete state... this..."

"Our control over the current leader of the Monkey Head Gang is solid. It cannot be easily replicated with other gang leaders."

"Such a force should be able to help us consolidate the black market in the future. Just now, the Monkey Head Gang has already suffered a lot of losses; letting them bleed further is not beneficial to the overall situation."

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, "Uncle Xianguo, there are no outsiders here, there is no need to call me Young Master."

"I have the same background as all of you uncles; we are all branch members."

"As for the Crane Beak Gang, I judge that they will likely surrender."

"Regarding the black market, I know quite a bit, and I also have some plans and schemes."

"Uncle Xianguo can just wait and see."

Seeing that they couldn't persuade Unlike Ning Zhuo, and that Unlike Ning Zhuo was full of confidence, Ning Xianguo and the others stopped persuading him.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's gaze was deep, recalling the conversation he had with Sun Lingtong before the action.

"Boss Sun, this time I'm going to step forward and take back our black market!" Unlike Ning Zhuo informed Sun Lingtong of his current situation.

Sun Lingtong clapped his hands excitedly, "Haha, wonderful. It was hard for us brothers to take down the black market, and now that I'm wanted, it's best for you to take over."

"It's just that you are a member of the Ning family, a member of one of the three great families. You openly taking over the black market will break the tacit understanding in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng, right?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, "I've thought about it; this point is not worth worrying about."

"First, I will try not to do it myself; in the early stages of the action, I will use the Monkey Head Gang. The Monkey Head Gang has long been washed clean; I will use the excuse of avenging Yuan Er to find trouble with them openly and force them to submit."

"I and the Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators will try not to make a move, letting the Monkey Head Gang charge forward."

"Second, my relationship with the Zhou family and the Zheng family is not bad, and I am also on good terms with the City Lord's mansion's Fei Si. If it were other Ning family members, they would definitely intervene to stop it. But for me to control the black market, they will only be happy to see it happen."

"All because they want to see the confrontation and internal friction between the Ning family's main branch and the branch. Although I have greatly offended the Ning family's main branch, these people will support me!"

"Now, I have been plotted against by the main branch; on one hand, they dismissed a large number of branch Deacons, and on the other hand, they rewarded me heavily, forcing me to share cultivation resources, attempting to disintegrate my popularity."

"I have no choice but to find another way out. I am also very young; breaking a bit of the Xiancheng's tacit understanding and reaching my hand into the black market is nothing. The other three parties will definitely be able to 'understand'!"

Sun Lingtong pondered for a while, nodded, and recognized Unlike Ning Zhuo's analysis, "Little Brother, you see things very thoroughly. This is indeed a rare opportunity that allows you to take over the black market as a member of the Ning family."

"Then let's have a big fight!"

Sun Lingtong continued to analyze, "To quickly take down the black market, it mainly depends on three gangs and three loose cultivators."

"The three gangs are the Poison Snake Gang, the Turtle Breath Gang, and the Crane Beak Gang. The three loose cultivators are Feng Heizi, the One-Armed Craftsman, and the 'Neither Clean Nor Dirty'."

"That's right." Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded.

He, in the identity of the 'Young Guest', assisted Sun Lingtong and spent several years integrating the current black market, and he knew the forces and figures in the black market very well.

Unlike Ning Zhuo said, "The Poison Snake Gang is the one jumping the most joyfully, especially after you, Boss, were wanted; they made great efforts to invade our basic territory."

"Hmph!"

"This time, I will order the Monkey Head Gang to attack the Poison Snake Gang, killing one to warn a hundred, and showing off our prestige!"

"Then bring many Ning family Deacons, as well as the Monkey Head Gang, to force the Crane Beak Gang to submit."

Sun Lingtong agreed, "Feasible! The leaders and elders of the Crane Beak Gang are mostly bullies who fear the strong; that's how we did it back then."

"As for the Turtle Breath Gang, it will depend on you, Boss, to make a move." Unlike Ning Zhuo said to Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong laughed, "Who would have thought that the mysterious Turtle Breath Gang today was once just a group of beggars cultivating the Turtle Breath Technique to enter a hibernation state and delay hunger."

"It was you, Little Zhuo, who saw that they were pitiful and usable, which is why you had me step forward and secretly teach their leader some stealing techniques."

"This group of beggars was also promising, gradually developing into the Turtle Breath Gang of today."

"I will personally step forward and secretly give orders to the Turtle Breath Gang Leader, letting him lurk by your side, monitoring while waiting for my return in the future."

The Turtle Breath Gang Leader didn't know the true identity of the 'Young Guest' and had always been grateful for Sun Lingtong's kindness.

On the surface, the relationship between the Turtle Breath Gang and Sun Lingtong was distant. In reality, the Turtle Breath Gang had always been Sun Lingtong's capable subordinate.

A large part of Sun Lingtong's intelligence sources were gathered by the Turtle Breath Gang. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====