Chapter 179: Taking Charge of the Black Market Again

The first leader of the Crane Beak Gang was a medicinal herb picker who possessed a family-inherited Crane Beak Hoe magic treasure, which was very effective for picking wild spiritual plants.

Medicinal herb pickers huddled together for warmth to resist extortion and blackmail, eventually forming the Crane Beak Gang.

Therefore, the foundation of this gang was not strong.

During Sun Lingtong's time, the Crane Beak Gang surrendered under coercion.

Sun Lingtong was wanted, the Poisonous Snake Gang rose up, and when they had the posture of managing the black market, the Crane Beak Gang was the first to send gifts.

And now, when the Monkey Head Gang leader brought the Poisonous Snake Gang leader's head as a greeting gift to the Crane Beak Gang, the Crane Beak Gang leader felt no shame or anger at being threatened, but was full of emotion.

Watching him build a high building, watching him feast guests, watching his building collapse.

Not long ago, the Poisonous Snake Gang leader, who was still in high spirits, was left with only his head, dying with his eyes wide open.

Not long ago, the Poisonous Snake Gang, which still had the atmosphere of ruling the black market, had disintegrated and fallen apart overnight.

"The old leader was right!"

"Those who kill will always be killed."

"Things like fighting and killing, unless necessary, don't need to be done."

"Days like ours are quite good, picking herbs, selling them for money, and paying some protection fees."

"There is always someone stronger than you."

"Without talent, without excellent spiritual roots, and without a reliable background, if you want to survive in this world for a long time, then become a medicinal herb, act as a spiritual plant. Then contribute fruits, show value, instead of showing fangs."

The Crane Beak Gang leader sighed in his heart.

He had his own survival strategy.

The Monkey Head Gang leader issued a warning to him, informing him that the Monkey Head Gang was intervening in the black market, and there was the Ning family as a backer behind them, hoping that the Crane Beak Gang would be sensible.

The Crane Beak Gang leader said he wanted to gather the gang elders to discuss it, and asked the Monkey Head Gang leader to wait for a while.

The Monkey Head Gang leader only waited for the time of a cup of tea before receiving a response from the Crane Beak Gang leader—the Crane Beak Gang was willing to surrender, but the specific terms had to be discussed with Ning Zhuo in person.

The Monkey Head Gang leader was overjoyed; the Monkey Head Gang had suffered heavy casualties after destroying the Poisonous Snake Gang and urgently needed to rest. It was best that the Crane Beak Gang could bow their heads.

He laughed immediately: "You are sensible! Follow me, don't keep Young Master Zhuo waiting."

Ning Xiangqian stood at the window, staring at the Crane Beak Gang's headquarters. His brow was locked, paying close attention to the development of the situation.

The Monkey Head Gang leader had been in the headquarters for a while without appearing, which made Ning Xiangqian feel increasing anxiety.

"Why is there still no movement?"

He couldn't help but look at Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo sat in the main seat, and since he sat down, he hadn't stood up.

A cluster of pure white clouds wrapped around him, the clouds were dense, covering all the fluctuations of his cultivation.

"Quite diligent..." Ning Xiangqian thought.

Before he went to the ancestral hall to publicly support Ning Zhuo, he had never had close contact with Ning Zhuo.

This time, Ning Zhuo invited them to act together and intervene in the black market, which was the first time Ning Xiangqian cooperated with Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo's various performances were truly beyond his expectations.

"Cultivating diligently, simply racing against time!"

"Very capable, not at all like a student who just graduated from school."

"However, he is still a bit young, and his actions are relatively impulsive!"

Ning Xiangqian believed that Ning Zhuo's arrangement for the Monkey Head Gang leader to go and persuade surrender was too radical and risky.

The Monkey Head Gang leader was the key person for Ning Zhuo to control the entire Monkey Head Gang.

The battle to wipe out the Poisonous Snake Gang allowed the Ning family members to see the value of the Monkey Head Gang leader.

He commanded well in this battle, could fully mobilize all the gang members of the Monkey Head Gang, constantly boosted morale, and maintained military spirit.

From this point, it can be seen that the third leader was popular and had enough control over the entire Monkey Head Gang.

Apart from him, there was no second person.

This point could also be seen in the battle.

No second person had the prestige of the Monkey Head Gang leader and had any bright performance in the battle.

"If the Monkey Head Gang leader dies, then the entire Monkey Head Gang will be difficult to control, and it might become a mess."

"Sigh..."

This was what Ning Xiangqian was most worried about.

The footsteps of several people gradually approached, and then the door was knocked.

Ning Xianguo's voice came: "Young Master Zhuo, the Monkey Head Gang leader has completed his mission, and he has brought the Crane Beak Gang leader to see you."

Ning Xiangqian stared, he had been looking out the window, and hadn't seen anyone walk out of the gang headquarters.

It turned out that the Crane Beak Gang leader had come through an underground secret passage with the Monkey Head Gang leader.

Specific terms needed to be discussed and negotiated before they could be decided.

According to the terms, the Crane Beak Gang could determine in what posture to surrender.

The Crane Beak Gang leader entered the room and bowed to the clouds.

The clouds gradually dispersed, and Ning Zhuo's cold voice came out: "Since it is a surrender, why don't you kneel when you see me?"

"Kneel!" Ning Xiangqian shouted coldly.

The Crane Beak Gang leader's heart trembled, a large amount of divine sense inside and outside the room locked onto him, and the gazes of the Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators also stayed on him.

Forced by the enemy's momentum, the Crane Beak Gang leader gritted his teeth and knelt down.

The clouds dispersed, and Ning Zhuo saw the Crane Beak Gang leader; for Ning Zhuo, the latter was an old acquaintance.

The Crane Beak Gang leader had seen the 'Tiao-Ling Ke' many times, but this was the "first time" seeing Ning Zhuo. He didn't know the secret that Ning Zhuo was the 'Tiao-Ling Ke'.

"Too young!" The Crane Beak Gang leader's first impression was this.

Ning Zhuo was only sixteen years old, really too young.

This young and immature face added a lot of courage to the Crane Beak Gang leader.

He opened his mouth to put forward his own requirements, attempting to retain the power to act independently.

Ning Zhuo sneered: "It seems you haven't recognized the current situation. What you hold are all extravagant hopes and fantasies!"

The Crane Beak Gang leader said: "Lord Ning Zhuo, the old man might be able to bring you unexpected help."

"Just for now, you seem to want to unify the black market. You might not know yet, there are three major gangs in the black market."

"Anyone or any force that wants to control the black market cannot bypass these three major gangs."

"Now, among these three gangs, the Poisonous Snake Gang has been wiped out by you, and my Crane Beak Gang has also surrendered to you. And this third gang is the most mysterious, and has always been little known, but its influence is extremely great."

Ning Zhuo smiled: "You are talking about the Turtle Breath Gang?"

"Uh." The Crane Beak Gang leader's expression stagnated.

Ning Zhuo looked up at the door, his gaze as if it could penetrate: "Counting the time, he should be here soon."

The next moment, the Ning family cultivators outside the door shouted: "Who is it?!"

"I am the Turtle Breath Gang leader, thanks to the messenger's persuasion, I have come to surrender to Lord Ning Zhuo." A middle-aged man's voice came.

Ning Zhuo laughed: "Invite him in."

The Turtle Breath Gang leader walked in, dressed in black.

Behind him followed two Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators, the latter two looking alert, transmitting to others: "Be careful! This person's stealth skills are very strong, he got within a zhang of me before triggering my magic treasure's warning."

The Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators' expressions became serious, and their gazes and divine sense shrouded the Turtle Breath Gang leader.

The Turtle Breath Gang leader was expressionless, feeling a bit of disdain in his heart. He had received Sun Lingtong's guidance and was quite skilled in hiding his form. Just now, it was just him taking the initiative to leak his aura that was discovered.

If he really exerted his full strength, even if he came behind the Ning family cultivators, they wouldn't have discovered him.

"It really is you!" The Crane Beak Gang leader stared.

He felt it was incredible!

Because in his cognition, the Turtle Breath Gang was very mysterious, had no regular gang headquarters, and the identities of gang members were not very clear to each other, often in single-line contact.

Even during Sun Lingtong's time, the Turtle Breath Gang was independent.

The Poisonous Snake Gang rose up, swallowed Sun Lingtong's sphere of influence, and when they were in high spirits, the leader woke up one morning and found a letter on the bedside, written by the Turtle Breath Gang leader.

This matter spread very quickly.

The Poisonous Snake Gang therefore restrained a lot, sweeping away the previous wanton and arrogant posture.

"How could such a gang, such a leader, surrender to Ning Zhuo for no reason?!" The Crane Beak Gang leader felt very confused.

"So Ning Zhuo really has strategies and arrangements!"

"Apart from us, this genius boy seems to have another force that he uses."

"Amazing, his action of intervening in the black market was not a temporary idea, but a plan before acting!"

For a time, the Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators also frequently cast admiring glances at Ning Zhuo.

Although Ning Zhuo only had the cultivation of the "third level of Qi Refining," such methods made people have to pay attention.

The Monkey Head Gang leader was shocked by Ning Zhuo.

He had heard a lot of rumors about the Turtle Breath Gang.

Ning Zhuo actually took down this gang calmly, which greatly exceeded his imagination limit.

"The Turtle Breath Gang has always been in the intelligence business. With such people to monitor, we must be extremely cautious under Ning Zhuo!"

The Monkey Head Gang leader's mood was even heavier.

He originally wanted to make some small moves, but the surrender of the Turtle Breath Gang made him give up!

The Monkey Head Gang leader took a deep breath, suddenly opened his mouth, and loudly congratulated Ning Zhuo on unifying the black market, turning his hands into clouds and covering them into rain overnight, with amazing achievements.

The Turtle Breath Gang leader remained silent.

The Crane Beak Gang leader's face was pale.

The surrender of the Turtle Breath Gang made him lose his footing. Ning Zhuo became more aggressive, the Crane Beak Gang he represented was too weak, what qualifications did he have to negotiate?

Unexpectedly, Ning Zhuo heard the flattering words of the Monkey Head Gang leader, but shook his head.

"Still far from it."

"To control the black market, at least three gangs and three loose cultivators must be mastered."

"Now the Poisonous Snake Gang has been replaced by the Monkey Head Gang, and the Crane Beak Gang and the Turtle Breath Gang have surrendered to me."

"Next, we have to deal with Feng Heizi, the One-Armed Craftsman, and the Unclean."

Hearing this, the Ning family cultivators looked at each other.

They didn't know much about the inside story of the black market, and this was the first time they heard about these people.

The Crane Beak Gang leader's face turned even paler.

The Turtle Breath Gang leader remained expressionless, but his pupils shrank imperceptibly.

Ning Zhuo's deep understanding of the black market made them all feel surprised.