Chapter 77

The battle against the Green Bamboo Gang ended much faster than Su Xin had imagined. The sky had just begun to brighten when Li Huaibad's fight was already over.

"Boss, Ma Qingyuan and Chen Hong escaped. We only managed to capture the puppet leader Wei Feng," Li Huaibad said, his expression somewhat ashamed.

Su Xin patted his shoulder. "Don't worry about it. They are both at the middle stage of the Later Heaven realm. It's normal that you couldn't stop them from running. As for Wei Feng, bring me to see him."

Li Huaibad had Wei Feng brought up. Su Xin looked at Wei Feng, who was crying and trembling, and said calmly, "Leader Wei, it's been a long time."

Wei Feng stared blankly at Su Xin. When had he ever met Su Xin?

"Poor guy," Su Xin sighed, waving his hand. "Kill him."

Wei Feng suddenly shuddered and struggled frantically, shouting, "Boss Su, don't kill me! The Green Bamboo Gang is willing to surrender, willing to surrender!"

Su Xin turned away and said calmly, "Sorry, there is no longer a Green Bamboo Gang. Once you, the leader, are dead, the Green Bamboo Gang will be just a thing of the past."

Li Huaibad didn't give Wei Feng another chance to speak and killed him with a single sword strike.

In Su Xin's view, Wei Feng was indeed pitiful. He was the legitimate successor of the Green Bamboo Gang, but was ultimately sidelined by his subordinates.

But what did this have to do with Su Xin? A useless waste, keeping him around would just be a waste of food. It was better to just kill him.

At this moment, Liu Shengming also arrived with his men. His expression was grim as he said resentfully, "Boss, nearly half of the Green Bamboo Gang's assets have been taken away by Ma Qingyuan and Chen Hong. We've suffered a huge loss on this trip."

Su Xin frowned. These two guys were indeed cunning. Knowing they couldn't hold onto the Green Bamboo Gang, they had already transferred their assets and fled when the time came.

"Never mind, if it's gone, it's gone. First, send the brothers to secure the Green Bamboo Gang's territory. We'll deal with those two dogs whenever we find them."

By the time it was fully light, the news that the Green Bamboo Gang had been wiped out overnight had already spread throughout Changning Prefecture.

Although everyone had always thought the current Flying Eagle Gang was strong, they hadn't really had a direct understanding of it.

But the Flying Eagle Gang's overnight destruction of the Green Bamboo Gang demonstrated a strength that could rival the top gangs in Changning Prefecture.

Not to mention compared to the Three Heroes Association, at least it was on par with the Divine Wind Association and the Iron Knife Association.

At this moment, in a secret room of the Three Heroes Association, Meng Changhe sat in the middle of a chair, with Ma Qingyuan and Chen Hong standing in front of him, who had escaped from the Green Bamboo Gang.

Meng Changhe said calmly, "Your base has been destroyed, and you didn't even try to save your lives. Why are you here? Do you think I can save you?"

Chen Hong smiled awkwardly. "Boss Meng, you're joking. Actually, we came to seek your cooperation. Su Xin killed your beloved son and disciple, and has long been your mortal enemy.

Now that he has destroyed our Green Bamboo Gang, our enmity is also irreconcilable. So why don't we cooperate and find an opportunity to get rid of Su Xin? Otherwise, with his current momentum, he will eventually become a huge threat to all the gangs in Changning Prefecture!"

After hearing Chen Hong's words, Meng Changhe's face immediately showed a look of disdain. "Cooperate? Hahaha, what a joke! You two, who didn't even fight and fled like dogs, also think you're worthy of talking about cooperation with me?"

Meng Changhe looked at them coldly. "You two are just minor figures at the middle stage of the Later Heaven realm. I could easily find two disciples to wipe you out. What makes you think you have the right to talk about cooperation with me?"

Seeing Meng Changhe's attitude, Chen Hong and Ma Qingyuan both realized they had misjudged his stance. He did hate Su Xin, but without the Green Bamboo Gang, they were just dogs with no value.

"Now get out of here. You two useless people coming to talk about cooperation is a waste of my time." Meng Changhe waved them away.

Chen Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Meng, please hear me out! When we left, we took nearly half of the Green Bamboo Gang's assets, worth nearly two million taels of silver! If you can help us reclaim the Green Bamboo Gang, all this money will be yours!"

"You're crazy!" Ma Qingyuan shouted at Chen Hong in a low voice.

They had previously agreed to use this money to live a carefree life in other prefectures, but Chen Hong suddenly changed his mind and now wanted to use the money to seek Meng Changhe's help.

Chen Hong said coldly, "In the world of martial arts, one cannot always do as they please. Are you sure that going to other prefectures will bring us a carefree life? Besides, are you willing to give up the Green Bamboo Gang, which we have operated for half our lives? Two million taels of silver, as long as we have the Green Bamboo Gang, we can get it back eventually!"

Ma Qingyuan fell silent. Once one tastes power, it's hard to let go. He was not willing to be a wealthy man. Of course, he was not willing!

Chen Hong turned to Meng Changhe. "Boss Meng, if you agree, these two million taels of silver will all be yours! As long as you can help us reclaim the Green Bamboo Gang!"

"Did you really take out nearly half of the Green Bamboo Gang's assets?" Meng Changhe was now moved.

He had two million taels of silver, but that was the Three Heroes Association's public funds, not his own.

The Three Heroes Association usually collected over 500,000 taels of silver each month, but after distributing the monthly pay to the members and allocating a portion to the association, only about 100,000 taels reached his hands. Two million taels was enough to make Meng Changhe心动 (heart move).

Chen Hong nodded. "We knew we couldn't resist the Flying Eagle Gang, so we sold everything in the gang that could be converted into money to gather this amount. It's all stored in the government bank."

Meng Changhe thought for a moment and then said solemnly, "Give me the money, and I guarantee I will reclaim the Green Bamboo Gang for you within a month."

Chen Hong didn't hesitate, took out a document from his chest, and handed it to Meng Changhe. "This is the exchange ticket from the government bank, but only the person who matches the fingerprint can withdraw the silver."

A playful smile appeared on Meng Changhe's lips. Chen Hong still didn't trust him and had left this as a precaution.

But it didn't matter. Meng Changhe had no intention of keeping their money.

He had long planned to move against Su Xin, but Duan Xiao and Ning Luojun opposed it, leaving him no chance to act.

Now with these two million taels of silver, even without using the Three Heroes Association's resources, he could still deal with Su Xin, and most of the two million taels would end up in his hands.

"First, go to the bank and withdraw one million taels of silver for me," Meng Changhe said calmly.

Chen Hong asked cautiously, "What does Boss Meng want to use it for?"

Meng Changhe didn't hide it. "You know, the Three Heroes Association's position is too sensitive, so I can't use its resources to deal with Su Xin. Since that's the case, I can only hire people from outside, and that will require a lot of silver."

Meng Changhe's background was well-known to Chen Hong. He knew that Meng Changhe was different from the locals of Changning Prefecture and had connections outside.

But even so, Chen Hong still asked with some concern, "Boss Meng, Su Xin has reached the peak of the Later Heaven realm. Luo Zhen, the traitor, is already a middle-stage Later Heaven martial artist, but he couldn't even block Su Xin's one move. Besides, the Flying Eagle Gang has a large number of people, with ten thousand disciples in the War Hall. If the people you hire are too few, it won't be useful."

"I only need one person, and it will be enough," Meng Changhe said calmly, looking at Chen Hong. "Is a先天武者 (Xian Tian martial artist) enough?"

"A Xian Tian martial artist!"

Chen Hong and Ma Qingyuan's faces immediately showed excitement.

A Xian Tian martial artist was certainly enough!

For them, who had only reached the middle stage of the Later Heaven realm and had spent their entire lives in Changning Prefecture, a Xian Tian martial artist was like a god!

Just with these four words, Chen Hong and Ma Qingyuan immediately went to the government bank to withdraw one million taels of silver and handed it to Meng Changhe, who left the city that night.

The Three Heroes Association was different from the other three gangs and four associations. The three leaders were all outsiders and had many connections outside Changning Prefecture.

This time, Meng Changhe was going to see his uncle, Chen Zhao.

Meng Changhe's master, Zhou Dingfang, was a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, but his uncle had no connection with Shaolin Temple.

Chen Zhao and Zhou Dingfang had both trained in a martial arts school in their youth and always referred to each other as master and disciple. However, Zhou Dingfang was later selected by Shaolin Temple to become a lay disciple.

After Zhou Dingfang returned to secular life, he found Chen Zhao, who had also become a Xian Tian martial artist, and the two of them opened a security company in Chen Prefecture, responsible for protecting merchants traveling between Xiangnan and Central Plains.

Unfortunately, neither of them was good at business, and their large security company had only two Xian Tian martial artists. It was too difficult to deal with the bandits in the mountains of Xiangnan, and the company went bankrupt after a few years.

After Zhou Dingfang died from an old injury, Chen Zhao took all the assets from the sale of the company and did not give a single penny to his nephew, Meng Changhe.

This is why Meng Changhe, in a fit of anger, left Chen Prefecture and went to Changning Prefecture to make his way.

Since then, Chen Zhao had lived a comfortable life with the millions of taels of silver from the sale of the company, enjoying a life of retirement.

Meng Changhe, on the other hand, had met Ning Luojun and Duan Xiao and fought for over a decade in the bloody battles of Changning Prefecture to achieve his current status.

Looking at the tall city walls of Chen Prefecture, if there were no special circumstances, Meng Changhe would never want to return to see his greedy uncle.

But today's Meng Changhe was no longer the impulsive young man he once was.

As one of the strongest leaders of the Three Heroes Association, Meng Changhe had not only honed his strength over the years but also his mind.

Even if he hated Chen Zhao, as long as Chen Zhao could bring him benefits, he would treat him with respect. The ability to hide one's intentions and smile while harboring deadly intentions was just a basic skill.

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