“Who dares to trespass in the rear courtyard!” a servant shouted.

Ning Zhuo strode forward, raising his foot to kick, sending the servant tumbling.

Then, a warrant was thrust almost into the servant’s face.

“Open your eyes wide and take a good look!”

“I am acting under the orders of Lord Fais, carrying out an urgent mission to find Gang Leader Yuan Er. How dare you obstruct me?” Ning Zhuo roared, scanning the other servants with an imposing air.

“Another one from the City Lord’s mansion?”

“That envoy before directly strong-armed us into selling the monkey corpse from our gang. And Gang Leader didn’t dare to utter a single peep!”

“What has the envoy come for this time?”

The Monkey Head Gang had already harbored a considerable amount of resentment toward Yuan Er.

Most of the gang members were beast tamers. After cultivating monkey pets for so many years, who could be without sentiment? A proper burial for the monkey corpse was the righteous thing to do, but Yuan Er couldn’t withstand the pressure last time and sold it directly to the mechanical workshop. This action caused his reputation to plummet severely.

Now, with the major event of Yuan Dasheng being critically injured and on the verge of death, the entire Monkey Head Gang was in a state of panic.

Ning Zhuo needed only a token to enter with his head held high, proceeding unimpeded.

Soon, he arrived directly at the rear courtyard.

In the master bedroom of the rear courtyard, the light was dim.

Yuan Er sat listlessly, gazing at Yuan Dasheng, who lay unconscious with closed eyes on the bed, silently shedding tears.

He had always known about the significance of Yuan Dasheng to himself and to the Monkey Head Gang. But only when it truly collapsed did Yuan Er fully realize how heavy this significance was!

Although Zhu Xuanji had saved Yuan Dasheng’s life, it was only a temporary reprieve. Even after taking the Late Autumn Life-Sustaining Pill, he would be crippled for life, confined to his sickbed.

Such devastating news was like a thunderbolt from the blue for Yuan Er.

The commotion spread from outside the door.

Yuan Er’s body trembled, wondering if the elders had come to force him to abdicate.

Without Yuan Dasheng, who could support him?

But then Ning Zhuo’s voice came, “Where is Gang Leader Yuan Er? I am here under the orders of Lord Fais, with urgent business.”

Tear stains were still visible on Yuan Er’s face as he walked out of the bedroom and came outside, where he saw Ning Zhuo with an arrogant expression.

He was in the Foundation Establishment stage, already possessing spiritual sense.

At this moment, a scan with his spiritual sense confirmed that the warrant was genuine, and he immediately dared not neglect, cupping his hands towards Ning Zhuo and said, “Monkey Uncle watched me grow up, his kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Now that he is critically injured, I must take care of him and cannot get away. Please report this truthfully to Lord Fais, and forgive my inability to participate in the Fire Persimmon Festival.”

Yuan Er had an air of defeat.

The explosion at the Thousand-Year Fire Persimmon Forest, and Yuan Dasheng’s near-fatal injuries, had completely defeated him, and the entire Monkey Head Gang.

Without Yuan Dasheng’s protection, how dare he venture out again?

Ning Zhuo smiled at this moment, putting away the warrant, “Gang Leader Yuan Er, I am here precisely to save your life. Are you aware that you don’t have long to live?”

Yuan Er was annoyed, “Envoy, why are you being alarmist!”

Ning Zhuo immediately said, “Whether it is alarmist or not, Gang Leader Yuan Er, dare you dismiss everyone and listen to what I have to say?”

Yuan Er snorted coldly, his eyes flashing, and finally waved his hand, saying to the servants around him, “All of you, withdraw.”

Seeing that there was no third person present, Ning Zhuo directly barged into the master bedroom.

This action was quite impolite, and Yuan Er’s face turned green with anger, but he ultimately endured it.

Ning Zhuo stepped into the master bedroom and immediately saw Yuan Dasheng on the sickbed.

It was dying, its life hanging by a thread.

In that instant, Ning Zhuo had a strong urge to directly kill this monkey!

But he took a deep breath and restrained himself.

He couldn’t kill it.

Many things seem straightforward, but are actually quite different.

On the one hand, if he suddenly acted now, Yuan Er behind him would definitely stop him. The latter was in the Foundation Establishment stage, with cultivation far exceeding Ning Zhuo.

On the other hand, even if he succeeded in killing the ape, it would be difficult for him to escape since he was in the Monkey Head Gang’s residence.

Third, and most importantly, if Ning Zhuo directly killed Yuan Dasheng, he would be offending Zhu Xuanji in public!

Zhu Xuanji had just saved its life, and you rushed to its home to slaughter it. Where would you place Lord Zhu Xuanji?

Zhu Xuanji himself was a divine constable, investigating the Lava Immortal Palace. He had already interrogated Ning Zhuo once, and for Ning Zhuo to do this was simply pointing at Zhu Xuanji’s nose, provoking him and inviting him to investigate himself.

In fact, even Fais dared not do this directly.

Yuan Er followed, lowered his voice, and said unhappily, “Please do not disturb my Monkey Uncle’s rest, Envoy. This way, please.”

Yuan Er led Ning Zhuo into a side room.

It was a small study.

Ning Zhuo took the initiative to close the door and said directly, “Gang Leader Yuan Er, how long do you think you can sit in this position?”

Yuan Er’s face darkened, “If the envoy intends to sow discord, please leave.”

Ning Zhuo sneered, “Gang Leader Yuan Er, I am here to help you, to save your life. Yet you treat your savior like this?”

“The elixir that Lord Zhu Xuanji gave you, and the words he said to you, have all been recorded by the array and are now widely known.”

“Even if Yuan Dasheng can live, it will be a cripple lying in bed. Without it, who can subdue you, Yuan Er?”

“You know very well how your father rose to power!”

“The Monkey Head Gang gradually rose and gained a foothold in fights and deadly battles, amidst bloody storms.”

“How many people have you offended in this process?”

“How many enemies are hiding in the shadows? Now that they have finally waited for an opportunity to avenge themselves, do you think they will sit idly by and watch you enjoy a peaceful life, watching you enjoy wealth and glory?”

These words struck Yuan Er’s heart, and Yuan Er’s eyes flickered, “How can the envoy help me?”

Ning Zhuo raised the warrant again, deliberately showing the words Fais on the back to Yuan Er.

“How can a mere ape used as a backer compare to Lord Fais?”

A flash of insight appeared in Yuan Er’s eyes, somewhat incredulous, “Are you saying that I can rely on Lord Fais?”

Ning Zhuo sneered, directly shattering his illusion, “Stop dreaming. When the Monkey Head Gang was powerful, it was still not in Lord Fais’ eyes. How much less now?”

“I mean, you rely on me!”

Yuan Er felt a burst of shame and annoyance, but he also knew that everything Ning Zhuo said was true.

Gang members were almost all courageous and fierce characters, involved in the gray areas and not clean.

The officials of the Southern Bean Immortal Dynasty would not get involved in these things, lest they tarnish their official reputations.

Fais was as high as the Golden Core stage. To put it bluntly, the entire Monkey Head Gang would be considered too weak to be his thugs! Of course, this was under the premise that Yuan Dasheng had not displayed his true strength.

Yuan Er stared at Ning Zhuo, sizing him up and down, then cupped his hands and said, “May I ask, what kind of deity is the envoy?”

“My surname is Ning, my name is Zhuo, and I am a member of the Ning family.”

Ning Zhuo directly used his family to act as a tiger skin.

A look of caution appeared on Yuan Er’s face.

Ning Zhuo shook the token in his hand again, “I am also appreciated by Lord Fais and do errands as a small errand boy.”

Yuan Er’s expression was serious. He reached out and said, “Please sit down.”

Ning Zhuo spoke modestly and politely, but Yuan Er knew that the so-called errand runner was actually a close aide of Fais, or even a confidant.

Yuan Er invited Ning Zhuo to sit down, and he also slowly sat down.

The two were separated by a desk.

Ning Zhuo said again, “I am also a member of the Flying Disk Workshop. Many mechanical monkeys were born through my hands.”

Yuan Er suddenly stood up, bursting with anger, “Was it you who came to assassinate me? To poison the monkey pets of my gang! How dare you come here?!”