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Monkey Head Gang Headquarters.

Ning Xiangqian, Ning Xiangguo, and other former stewards of the Ning family, heads held high and chests out, strode together, barging straight through the gates of the Monkey Head Gang.

“Halt! Those who come, please stop!” The normally arrogant gang guards, seeing such a formidable group approaching with menacing aura, instantly paled and cried out in alarm.

Ning Xiangqian, Ning Xiangguo, and others, being stewards of the Ning family, all possessed Foundation Establishment stage cultivation.

The Ning family’s main branch had dismissed numerous branch stewards, nearly twenty in total.

Ning Zhuo, leveraging Ning Houjun’s reputation, had gathered more than a dozen of them.

More than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators outnumbered the entire high-level combat strength of the Monkey Head Gang by more than double.

The Monkey Head Gang members were already cowering at the sight of these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Then, seeing the Ning family waist tokens that each of them wore, their hearts trembled, secretly exclaiming, “The Ning family, one of the Three Great Clans, why are they coming to make trouble for us?”

“Not good, not good, Gang Leader!”

The gang members cried out in panic as they rushed toward the rear of the headquarters.

The Monkey Head Gang’s new gang leader had only been in office for a short time, but relying on his seasoned shrewdness and stable interpersonal relationships, he sat in the gang leader’s position far more securely than Yuan Er had.

Hearing the urgent report from his gang members, he frowned deeply, feeling a strong sense of foreboding: “They are approaching with fierce momentum, their intentions are far from good.”

After considering it, he stood up and said, “Invite, invite the heroes of the Ning family in.”

*Boom…*

In the next moment, the gates of the gang leader’s residence were blasted into pieces.

The gatekeepers were sent flying.

They collapsed among the rubble of bricks and broken doors, moaning in pain.

Amidst the dust and smoke, the Ning family members entered the courtyard in a grand and imposing manner, acting outrageously.

Even more outrageous was the massive, ornate mechanical carriage that crushed the rubble along the way, advancing to a halt before the Monkey Head Gang leader.

The carriage door was opened from the outside by Ning Xiangguo, behind whom several Foundation Establishment cultivators stood in a line.

As Ning Zhuo slowly stepped out of the carriage, each of these Foundation Establishment cultivators lowered their heads in a display of respect.

The Monkey Head Gang’s new gang leader’s pupils constricted slightly. He had assumed that the carriage held at least an elder of the Ning family, but unexpectedly, it was a mere Qi Refining third-layer young cultivator.

However, the Monkey Head Gang leader did not dare to be careless in the slightest. With a face full of smiles, he stepped forward.

“Halt!”

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

The Monkey Head Gang leader did not dare to force his way past. He stood in place, cupping his hands and shouting, “So it is Young Master Ning Zhuo who has graced us with his presence. This humble one has failed to welcome you properly, please forgive me, forgive me.”

Ning Zhuo glanced at him, sneering, “It’s just as well you’re here. Enter the house, I’ve come this time to settle accounts with you.”

The Monkey Head Gang leader was greatly alarmed: “What are you saying? There must be some misunderstanding!”

Ning Zhuo was impatient to exchange pleasantries with him. With a wave of his hand, the Foundation Establishment cultivators beside him filed out, immediately forming a small encirclement.

A palpable killing intent filled the air, sending chills down the spine.

The Monkey Head Gang leader felt as though he had fallen into an ice cavern, his face filled with fear: “Misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding, someone, someone!”

The commotion caused by Ning Zhuo’s arrival was immense, alarming the entire Monkey Head Gang. Many Foundation Establishment elders of the gang rushed over.

But they did not step forward, merely watching cautiously.

It was too terrifying.

Ning Zhuo had brought nearly twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators, a force capable of completely sweeping the Monkey Head Gang.

Even more critical was their identity.

The Ning family!

This was one of the Three Great Clans.

Possessing Golden Core stage combat strength.

Compared to them, the Monkey Head Gang was like an egg facing a boulder.

Ning Zhuo swept his sharp gaze over the surrounding gang members, shouting loudly, “Yuan Er was my friend, although we met infrequently, our friendship was deep.”

“Your gang’s Yuan Dasheng passed away, and Yuan Er entrusted his corpse to me. I did my utmost to refine the mechanical ape, the Tree Martial Fighting Ape, for him. You all know this.”

“However, even with the Tree Martial Fighting Ape, my friend still died, right here in the gang headquarters.”

“Now, someone among you has reported to me that I suspect this was not a simple revenge incident, but a conspiracy.”

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

Ning Zhuo’s rationale sounded very reasonable.

Some gang elders’ pupils constricted, their morale plummeting.

Because they all knew that the truth was that the gang elders were dissatisfied with Yuan Er’s performance and, with the help of Bao Chou, staged an assassination.

“But, when did Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er become so close?”

“Hard to say, Yuan Er did entrust Yuan Dasheng’s corpse to Ning Zhuo, and Ning Zhuo did dispatch the Tree Martial Fighting Ape to Yuan Er’s side to protect him?!”

“During that time, Ning Zhuo even sent two Ning family envoys to support Yuan Er.”

The gang elders secretly communicated, and after a discussion, it really seemed as Ning Zhuo said.

The Monkey Head Gang’s new gang leader was filled with regret.

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

Originally, he was also wary of Ning Zhuo’s side of things. After Yuan Er’s death, he didn’t rush to take over, but waited for some time to see the situation and probe for any signs.

The result was calm. Ning Zhuo’s side barely reacted.

Coupled with the other gang elders’ indecision, the situation was pressing, and the Monkey Head Gang leader finally officially took over, becoming the third-generation gang leader.

He cherished his hard-won achievements, changing many of the gang’s shortcomings, increasing the rewards for the gang members, painfully cutting his own benefits, and wooing other gang elders.

From the day he took office, he worked tirelessly, only sleeping two hours a day, racking his brains and dedicating himself wholeheartedly, finally stabilizing the situation and giving the entire gang a new positive and upward trend.

As a result, now Ning Zhuo had come knocking.

Unable to defeat him, unable to offend him.

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

Ning Zhuo said directly that he wanted to avenge his friend, and the Monkey Head Gang leader was extremely frustrated.

“If I had known it would be like this, why didn’t you, Ning Zhuo, come sooner?”

“Were you deliberately waiting for me to become the gang leader before coming to make trouble?”

“Even so, when I had just taken office, why didn’t you come?”

“You waited until I was almost done and had straightened things out before you came!”

“What do you mean?”

“I haven’t even enjoyed a single day yet!”

Looking at Ning Zhuo, the Monkey Head Gang leader dared not speak his anger.

Ning Zhuo looked at the Monkey Head Gang leader and sneered.

Ning Xiangqian came to report, “Young Master Zhuo, the house has been searched, there are no problems.”
“Good!” Ning Zhuo looked at the Monkey Head Gang Leader, “Enter the house, and you better give me an honest explanation.”

Ning Zhuo then commanded, “Uncle Xiangqian, bring some men and come into the house with me. Uncle Xiangguo, take a portion of the men and guard the outside of the door. See if any of the other gangs’ elders have reported their gang leaders.”

“Let’s go!”

Ning Xiangguo and the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators walked to the Monkey Head Gang Leader’s side, their tone and expression icy cold.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader gritted his teeth, “I am innocent! I am innocent!”

He constantly looked around, wanting to see if any of the gang elders would echo his sentiments.

The result brought him only despair.

With a desperate heart, the Monkey Head Gang Leader returned to the house, only to see Ning Zhuo sitting directly in the main seat.

“Kneel!”

Ning Xiangguo kicked him.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was already panicked and fearful, his legs weak. With the sudden strike to his knees, he fell to the ground with a *plop*.

In the next moment, shame and anger drove him to want to stand up, but both shoulders were pressed down by two Foundation Establishment cultivators. Snow-white frost quickly spread, freezing his shoulders.

“You still dare to resist?”

Ning Zhuo sneered, “Then I might as well grant you death!”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was terrified and immediately dared not move.

Seeing this, Ning Zhuo continued, “Yuan Er was my friend. He died, so you are the murderer.”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader took a deep breath and barely calmed down: “Lord Ning Zhuo, you say that I am the murderer, may I ask what evidence you have? If you can produce it, I will admit it.”

Ning Zhuo chuckled coldly, “Of course I have evidence. This evidence is in your hands; you just need to take it out.”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was stunned on the spot.

“W-what do you mean?”

He widened his eyes and looked at Ning Zhuo, “You want me to take out evidence to incriminate myself and engineer my own downfall?”

Ning Zhuo nodded, “Engineer your own downfall? That depends on your performance!”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was trembling with anger. He had never seen such a deliberately difficult and unreasonable person.

Coming over without any evidence, yet acting so confident and self-righteous.

Is your Ning family even righteous?

Leading a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, directly attacking someone else’s lair, and even forcing the leader to take out evidence to incriminate himself!

Isn’t such behavior too impudent?

Too arrogant?

Is there still any justice in this world?

Ning Zhuo seemed to know what the Monkey Head Gang Leader was thinking. He narrowed his eyes and sneered, “It seems you have misunderstood something!”

“I am not some official, nor am I some divine constable.”

“When I handle matters, I don’t care about evidence!”

“Now, my friend died, assassinated, and you gained the legacy he left behind. From this point of view, you are the murderer.”

“Because you gained the most.”

Ning Zhuo laughed loudly, leaning back in the chair, pointing his finger 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 was dripping with cold sweat.

His face was as pale as paper, “L-Lord Ning Zhuo, does that mean I am doomed to die today?”

“No, no, no, I only just took over as gang leader; it hasn’t been long at all!”

“Please, spare my life, spare my life!”

“From now on, I will offer you tribute every year and pay a generous protection fee!”

“You, whatever you want, I can take it out, as long as I have it.”

“Please, please don’t kill me!”

“I only became the gang leader, it really hasn’t been long!”

Ning Zhuo revealed a smile, his tone becoming more relaxed, “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, this subordinate will follow your lead, my Lord.”

“Hahaha,”

Ning Zhuo looked up and laughed, triumphantly and arrogantly.

He suddenly stopped laughing, using sharp eyes like an eagle, locking onto the Monkey Head Gang Leader, “Since that’s the case, then hand over all the evidence of plotting against Yuan Er.”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was stunned once again.

His heart was icy cold, and he completely understood, “He must hand over all the evidence.”

And only when Ning Zhuo takes this evidence, will he trust him.

Because if he betrays in the future, Ning Zhuo only needs to release this evidence, and he will no longer be able to be the gang leader.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was as stiff as a stone statue. His face struggled for a few breaths before he finally took a deep breath and bowed to Ning Zhuo, “Yes, this subordinate obeys.”

End of Chapter.