"What boss? I don't know what you're talking about," Chen Xiong began to play dumb.
He knew that falling into Zhang Yang's hands might not end well, but it wouldn't necessarily mean death.
However, if he betrayed his boss, Chen Xiong knew it was a sure path to death.
Even now, he vaguely remembered the previous leader of the Shanhe Gang.
He was silently dealt with by the boss behind the scenes.
Yet, Chen Xiong's thinking was clearly too superficial.
He didn't understand Zhang Yang's character at all.
"You're quite stubborn. I want to see how long you can hold out," Zhang Yang's gaze turned cold.
True Qi appeared on his fingertips, and he pressed it onto Chen Xiong's pressure points, amplifying the man's pain nerves tenfold.
Then.
Zhang Yang waved his hand behind him and shouted.
"All of you, come up and beat him severely."
The brothers of the Fengyun Association immediately revealed sinister smiles and rushed towards Chen Xiong.
Instantly.
Chen Xiong's screams echoed throughout the entire bar, almost shattering the ceiling.
"Divine Doctor Zhang, Chen Xiong has fainted."
After a short while, a disciple of the Fengyun Association called out.
Zhang Yang smiled sinisterly and walked forward.
He inserted a few needles into Chen Xiong, who was covered in shoe and fist prints, reviving him once more.
"Continue the beating."
Zhang Yang said, then retreated again.
Chen Xiong was stunned. How could this be?
But before he could think further, the pain spread throughout his body again.
After a period of wailing, Chen Xiong fainted again.
Zhang Yang followed the same pattern, waking him up, then beating him.
He continued to faint, so he continued to wake him up.
This cycle repeated until Chen Xiong fainted and woke up for the fifth time.
He finally felt fear. Using his remaining strength, he grabbed Zhang Yang's clothes and begged, shaking his head.
"Don't... don't hit me anymore, I... I'll talk."
"If you had cooperated earlier, you wouldn't have suffered so much," Zhang Yang glanced at him and said lightly.
He never feared tough nuts to crack, because he had plenty of ways to make them compromise.
"Speak, who is your boss behind the scenes?" Zhang Yang asked.
Chen Xiong gasped in pain, cleared the blood foam from his throat, and said.
"My boss is..."
Whoosh~
Suddenly!
Several silver needles shot in from the bar entrance.
The needles moved so fast that no one had time to react.
One needle pierced Chen Xiong's neck.
Including the five body-refining realm experts Chen Xiong brought, none of them escaped.
Each had a silver needle in their neck, sealing their fate with a single prick.
They all died on the spot!
Damn it!
Zhang Yang was furious.
He was just about to find out about the mastermind, and now they were all killed!
"Don't run!"
Zhang Yang shouted and chased outside the bar.
But when he reached the entrance, the person who had dealt the blow had already disappeared.
However...
Zhang Yang was not without gains.
He smelled a unique fragrance nearby.
This scent reminded Zhang Yang of a period of time ago.
When his home was broken into, the clothes left behind by the intruder also had this scent.
"These incidents were indeed done by the same person! Who is it!" Zhang Yang said angrily.
With Chen Xiong dead and the other party gone, Zhang Yang's clue was broken again.
At the same time.
Qin Shengnan, who had escaped a distance away, had a gloomy expression.
"Zhang Yang! Why are you always involved? If it weren't for the fact that I haven't obtained my junior brother's items, I would really want to kill you!"
Qin Shengnan never expected that Zhang Yang would also interfere in the matter of Chen Xiong attacking the Fengyun Association.
Originally, she wouldn't have personally shown up for such a small matter today.
But this matter was related to her master's instructions, so to be safe.
Fearing any mishaps, Qin Shengnan decided to follow and observe.
Unexpectedly.
An accident did occur in the end.
After eliminating Chen Xiong, Qin Shengnan got into her car parked by the roadside.
She returned home.
She changed into another set of clothes and threw the ones she wore outside into the trash can.
She was about to take a bath when she encountered Liao Zixia and another woman.
This woman was tall, with flawless features, and a head of light yellow, wavy hair cascading down.
Most unique was the long whip she carried at her waist, which was extremely conspicuous.
"Old Six, don't you greet your senior sister when you see her? You're so impolite," He Qiyan raised her head proudly, scrutinizing Qin Shengnan.
"He Qiyan, this is my home. Who allowed you to come in?" Qin Shengnan said coldly.
"If it weren't for Master asking me to inquire about the progress of things, do you think I'd like coming to your doghouse?" He Qiyan said with disdain.
Suddenly.
Her nose twitched, and she walked towards Qin Shengnan, frowning.
"Why does the scent on you resemble mine so much?" He Qiyan said in a deep voice.
Qin Shengnan's heart skipped a beat, and she thought, "This is bad."
However, being more composed, she quickly adapted and said, "I ran into a woman of the night on the road, and she used the same perfume as you. I initially thought you were financially strapped and had taken up another profession."
Instantly.
The temperature around them dropped to freezing point.
He Qiyan slowly picked up the long whip at her waist and cracked it in the air with a "pa ta" sound.
"Have you been looking for trouble in Jiangnan City recently?"
"You want to fight? Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Qin Shengnan's face turned cold. She held the dagger she carried in her hand, responding without panic.
Liao Zixia beside them felt helpless.
They were all fellow disciples, but these two just couldn't stand each other.
"My dear senior sisters, please calm down. Why the hostility as soon as you meet?" Liao Zixia quickly stood between them, trying to mediate.
However.
Liao Zixia's mediation had no effect.
Qin Shengnan and He Qiyan shouted simultaneously.
"Zixia, get out of the way. This has nothing to do with you!"
Liao Zixia stood her ground, her face full of helplessness.
"If you really want to fight, I'll tell Master."
Liao Zixia took out her phone and shrugged.
He Qiyan and Qin Shengnan fell silent.
After thinking for a moment, they let it go.
The two put away their weapons and glared at each other.
He Qiyan spoke first, "Tomboy, I came to your doghouse tonight to deliver Master's orders."
"Master said I'll be taking over matters in Jiangnan City, and you're only responsible for the junior brother's affairs."
What?
Qin Shengnan was slightly surprised.
She didn't doubt He Qiyan's words, because no matter how much they disliked each other, they wouldn't joke about their respected master.
It was just that Qin Shengnan was somewhat unwilling. Had the master lost faith in her?
Although her heart ached, Qin Shengnan acted indifferent.
"Heh, even my Qin family hasn't made progress on that matter. With your poor background, can you handle what Master assigned?"
Qin Shengnan's taunt reignited He Qiyan's anger.
He Qiyan was extremely domineering and swung her whip directly.
If Qin Shengnan hadn't turned her face away in time, she would have been disfigured.
"The Qin family does have some status in Jiangnan City, but what have you accomplished after being in Jiangnan City for so long?"
"Qin Shengnan, do you think with my current abilities, I can make you a mere figurehead of the Qin family overnight?"