Chapter 330: The New King

Under the "Beast King" Yu Longqing, there were "one general and three scholars."

The "one general" refers to Zhang Shan, a powerhouse at the Dao Foundation realm; the most capable fighters under Yu Longqing all followed Zhang Shan.

The "three scholars" refers to three strategists who devised plans for Yu Longqing and were each responsible for a specific industry.

With one side handling military matters and the other civil, they were the four most important components of the "Beast King's" power.

Half of the thugs led by Zhang Shan were at the Human Face Villa, while the other half were scattered throughout Datong Prefecture, responsible for guarding Yu Longqing's properties.

Of the three scholars, one was in charge of the trade of implants, one was responsible for matters related to exotic beast breeding, and the last was responsible for matters related to exotic beast feed.

Because the Human Face Villa was the largest exotic beast breeding farm and feed plantation in Yu Longqing's hands, all three scholars were stationed at the villa.

After the news of Yu Longqing's death was sent back, the Human Face Villa did not immediately fall into chaos, as many did not believe it.

It was not until the corpses of two exotic beasts were transported back and displayed in the city that the Human Face Villa began to collapse completely, and infighting followed:

After Zhang Shan died, the group of thugs was left leaderless and was recruited by the three scholars respectively, after which the three factions engaged in bloody slaughter within the villa!

In the end, only one side survived; the leading strategist was named Yang Zhe.

"Respectfully welcome the Ghost King!"

At the villa gate, Yang Zhe waited here with a large group of people.

Following his shout, the hundreds of people behind him also shouted loudly:

"Respectfully welcome the Ghost King—"

After finishing, Yang Zhe and the hundreds of people bowed to Li Fei together.

Li Fei looked at these people before him calmly.

He did not speak, so these people maintained their bowing posture.

"Are you the only ones left alive in the villa now?"

Li Fei asked.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhe maintained his bowing posture, raised his head, and looked at Li Fei: "Yes."

He looked to be in his thirties and had a naturally smiling face.

It was this very person, who appeared so amiable, who had killed the other two factions during the internal struggle at the Human Face Villa and survived to the end.

Li Fei had previously learned about the situation at the Human Face Villa; there were usually over five hundred permanent residents, yet now only these hundred-plus people remained.

In other words, in just four days, over three hundred people had died in the infighting!

Li Fei felt that even if the four major powers had attacked the Human Face Villa directly, they might not have killed this many people.

"I have already organized all the resources of the Human Face Villa and all the industries controlled by Yu Longqing for the Ghost King; please take a look, Ghost King."

As he spoke, Yang Zhe took a thick booklet from his bosom, stepped forward a few paces, and while maintaining a bowed posture, handed it to Li Fei with both hands.

The resources of the Human Face Villa were fine, as they were out in the open; whoever conquered this villa would possess them.

But as for all the industries controlled by Yu Longqing, only confidants and high-level figures like Yang Zhe were clear about them; outsiders could not fully understand them, such as hidden accounts, invisible assets, and concealed connections.

This was Yang Zhe's greatest value, and he was now presenting his "value" before Li Fei.

Li Fei glanced at the booklet in the other's hands without taking it:

"Since you have completely mastered what Yu Longqing left behind, you could have easily offered these things to one of the four major powers outside; why choose me?"

Yang Zhe maintained the gesture of offering with both hands:

"Naturally, it is because the Ghost King's might is as deep as the sea, and following you is the most promising path!"

He spoke with great sincerity.

Li Fei was noncommittal and took the booklet from the other's hands.

Seeing this, the hundreds of people behind Yang Zhe immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Fei flipped through the booklet in his hand and could not help but feel shocked by the wealth and resources Yu Longqing had accumulated:

Over 6. 3 million yuan in cash!

Deposits in various banks totaling over 56. 8 million yuan!

Various elixirs needed for martial arts cultivation, several swords, spears, staves, and clubs, several crossbows, and several pieces of anti-stab clothing.

Over three hundred full sets of infantry armor and over two hundred bulletproof shields.

A total of over five hundred revolvers and rifles, and over one hundred thousand rounds of general-purpose ammunition.

Over a dozen crates of hand grenades, totaling over a thousand pieces!

Four heavy machine guns, equipped with over one hundred thousand rounds of machine gun ammunition!

Two 75mm caliber howitzers, with twelve shells!

Seeing this, Li Fei felt his horizons had been broadened.

So the rumors were true; civilian forces in this era could actually obtain cannons.

Below were also recorded the numbers and types of exotic beasts raised at the Human Face Villa, as well as the various herbs and livestock used to make exotic beast feed.

Besides the Human Face Villa, Yu Longqing had also opened three exotic beast feed plantations within Datong Prefecture.

In addition, there were gambling dens, brothels, black market elixir trades, arms dealing, and various other businesses.

Although the main business was exotic beast feed, it did not mean Yu Longqing did not dabble in other industries.

Finally, this booklet recorded a list of officials bribed by the "Beast King's" faction over the years, as well as spies planted in various places!

Li Fei had not expected Yang Zhe to write even these things in the booklet and hand them over to him.

He put away the booklet and looked at Yang Zhe:

"By giving all this to me, aren't you afraid I'll discard you once you've served your purpose?"

The smile on Yang Zhe's face did not change as he bowed and said:

"If the Ghost King wishes to better receive and control everything left by the 'Beast King,' using me is the best choice. Moreover, my value is not limited to what this booklet can reflect."

He was not boasting; the various businesses and connections of the "Beast King" all required someone like him to manage them properly.

Even if Li Fei wanted to replace him with someone else to manage these businesses in the future, he would still need someone like Yang Zhe to ensure a smooth transition.

This was the sinister nature of Yang Zhe; he had killed the other two strategists to make himself the only choice.

Only in this way could he ensure he had the greatest chance of survival!

Li Fei looked deeply at Yang Zhe and said:

"Take me to see this Human Face Villa."

Only then did Yang Zhe finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He had survived!

Subsequently, Yang Zhe led Li Fei on a tour of the entire Human Face Villa, viewing the resources written in the booklet one by one.

Yang Zhe had already categorized the various resources in advance, making it convenient for Li Fei to see them at a glance.

Li Fei noticed that many items were still stained with blood.

After roughly viewing the entire villa, Li Fei arrived in front of a villa residence.

This villa was Yu Longqing's residence; there were guards with guns outside, but they were guarding inward rather than outward.

"Ghost King, the family members of Yu Longqing live inside here."

Yang Zhe came to Li Fei's side and said softly.

Yu Longqing had not officially taken a wife, but there were naturally many women by his side.

Living in this villa were Yu Longqing's women and a group of servants.

After Yang Zhe took control of this villa, he had not allowed the women inside to suffer any harm.

It was not that he was tender-hearted, but he knew that there was no shortage of beautiful women in this world, but a shortage of beautiful women with status.

The status of being the "Beast King's" woman was extremely attractive to many people!

Perhaps the Green-Faced Ghost King also had a taste for this?

So, this was a piece of flattery Yang Zhe had specially prepared.

Unfortunately, Li Fei completely ignored it.

He had no intention of entering the villa at all, turned around, and looked at Yang Zhe:

"Yu Longqing had no children?"

"None."

Yang Zhe looked into Li Fei's eyes and shook his head very firmly.

"Disperse the women inside, send them out of Datong Prefecture quietly, and leave them a sum of money."

Li Fei issued his first order after entering the villa.

It was not that he did not like beautiful women, but he could not muster interest in things others had already used.

Yang Zhe nodded in agreement: "Understood, but there is one woman inside; if she is just sent away like this, I fear there will be future trouble."

"Oh?"

Li Fei looked at him.

Yang Zhe turned and gave a look to a subordinate behind him.

The other person immediately ran into the villa.

Soon, this person ran out, dragging a woman with one hand.

This woman's figure and appearance were top-tier, and her entire body was bound by specially made iron chains.

These kinds of chains were specifically used to bind martial artists.

The man placed the woman at Li Fei's feet and, without a word of nonsense, retreated cleanly.

Yang Zhe pointed at the woman at Li Fei's feet and said:

"This person is named Liu Wenjun, twenty-nine years old, a Qi-Transformation realm peak martial artist; she was Yu Longqing's woman and also a disciple personally trained by him. Yu Longqing had high hopes that she would be able to break through to the Dao Foundation realm in the future."

Li Fei glanced at the woman at his feet; a twenty-nine-year-old peak Qi Transformation martial artist, she was indeed very talented and had a chance to become a Dao Foundation powerhouse in the future.

And a Dao Foundation enemy hiding in the shadows would be very troublesome for any faction.

That was why Yang Zhe said this person could not be let go.

Liu Wenjun also looked up at Li Fei at this moment, her eyes filled with hatred: "Did you kill him?"

Li Fei met her gaze, his right hand touching the hilt of the Ghost Severing Blade.

Seeing this, Liu Wenjun revealed a fearless smile, closing her eyes to prepare for death.

"Is the implant you use 【Steel Armor】?"

Li Fei asked suddenly.

Liu Wenjun did not answer, but Yang Zhe immediately answered for her:

"She uses a metal-attribute second-grade inferior 【Steel Armor】 implant."

Li Fei's 【Steel Armor】 was an extremely rare second-grade superior, while a normal 【Steel Armor】 was only second-grade inferior.

"You have recently started attempting 'Unity'."

Li Fei looked at Liu Wenjun at his feet and continued.

Liu Wenjun showed a look of surprise.

'Unity' is the process of slowly gathering the 'branches' of the implant that have spread throughout the body into a single mass, without affecting the use of innate Qi and extraordinary abilities, nor causing any impact on one's own physique.

This is the most important step in breaking through from the Qi Transformation stage to the Dao Foundation stage, and also the most difficult hurdle.

Because it involves all the details and changes within the body, this process is actually very covert; if one does not use innate Qi to probe into the body to check carefully, outsiders cannot see it.

Yet Li Fei had actually seen it at a glance?!

And he even knew she had only recently started attempting it.

Is this Green-Faced Ghost so unfathomable?

No wonder he lost to him.

Liu Wenjun's eyes dimmed.

Yang Zhe, standing to the side, observed Li Fei; although he could not see his face, he could tell that Li Fei seemed to have suddenly become interested in this Liu Wenjun, so he immediately said:

"If the Ghost King wishes to keep her, this subordinate can make arrangements for you."

He had already consciously referred to himself as a subordinate.

"Good, watch over her; I want her alive."

Li Fei issued his second order.

Ordinary people, after breaking through to the late Qi Transformation stage, still need to slowly polish their strength, using the effort of a water-grinding process to reach the peak of Qi Transformation before they can start attempting to break through the realm.

Li Fei had already broken through to the late Qi Transformation stage, and because his mental power was strong enough, coupled with the fact that his Vajra Strength had been tempered by Hao Yi using the Heaven and Earth Furnace Strength, he was actually at the peak of the Qi Transformation stage as soon as he broke through, and did not need to slowly polish his strength anymore.

This meant he could start 'Unity'.

Liu Wenjun's implant was also 【Steel Armor】, and she had just happened to start attempting 'Unity', which was why Li Fei could see it at a glance.

He specifically kept this person because he wanted to use Liu Wenjun to 'Observe the Dao'!

Although individual constitutions differ and the grades of implants are different, Liu Wenjun's 'Unity' and Li Fei's 'Unity' would certainly have many differences, but it still had great reference value.

"As long as I am alive for one day, I will always want to kill you! You had better kill me now; don't even think about making me work for you!"

After hearing Li Fei's words, Liu Wenjun suddenly shouted.

She thought that after Li Fei knew she had started attempting 'Unity', he had the intention to subdue her.

Li Fei looked into her eyes and said coldly:

"When you break through your realm, I will give you a chance to avenge Yu Longqing one-on-one."

"What did you say?"

Liu Wenjun was stunned.

"Scared?"

Li Fei asked back.

"Fine! I will definitely kill you!"

Liu Wenjun said through gritted teeth.

Li Fei stopped looking at her.

Yang Zhe waved his hand, and someone immediately took Liu Wenjun away.

Then he smiled and bowed to Li Fei:

"Ghost King, please wait a moment."

Li Fei looked at him, wanting to see what else he had prepared.

Yang Zhe turned to look at the hundreds of people who had followed all the way, his smile unchanged, and raised his hand to make a throat-slitting gesture.

Swish, swish, swish, swish—

In the crowd, blade light suddenly erupted, and immediately after, heads flew up one by one!

Blood flowed like a waterfall, and the crowd was in a state of chaos.

Li Fei watched this scene quietly, without moving.

Soon, this sudden slaughter ended, more than twenty corpses were left on the ground, and the pungent smell of blood rushed toward them.

Yang Zhe turned and bowed to Li Fei:

"This subordinate knows the Ghost King's rules; those killed just now were all people who had committed numerous crimes and were unforgivable!"

He knew that after the Green-Faced Ghost took over the forces of the Tiger Blade Gang in Xingcheng, he had launched a slaughter.

Now, without Li Fei having to speak, he had taken the initiative to lead a slaughter!

"Although the rest of these people are not exactly innocent, their crimes are not enough to warrant death. If the Ghost King does not believe me, you can investigate them one by one."

Yang Zhe continued.

Li Fei looked at this strategist who was born with a smiling face and nodded:

"Good, since you understand my rules, then you should also be clear about which industries to discard and which industries to change."

"Yes, this subordinate understands; please rest assured, Ghost King."

Yang Zhe bowed and said.

Li Fei looked at the remaining people present and said word by word:

"From now on, there is no more 'Beast King'."

A martial artist who had just wielded a blade to kill someone knelt on one knee directly to Li Fei:

"We swear to serve the Ghost King to the death!"

Following his kneeling, the rest of the people knelt on one knee one after another and said in unison:

"We swear to serve the Ghost King to the death—"

The voices of dozens of martial artists mixed together, resounding through the night sky of the Human Face Shanzhuang, and also allowing everyone outside the Shanzhuang to hear it clearly.

The forty-sixth year of Hongguang, the evening of the second day of the fourth month.

Surrounded by the four major forces, the Green-Faced Ghost walked into the Human Face Shanzhuang alone and took over everything left behind by the 'Beast King' Yu Longqing.

The entire Human Face Shanzhuang was a compensation gift left for the Green-Faced Ghost by the 'Poison King', the 'Cannon King', and the 'Shadow King'!

After tonight, the 'Beast King', one of the 'Seven Kings' of Datong Prefecture, no longer existed.

But the 'Seven Kings' still existed, because there was one more Green-Faced Ghost King!

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