Chapter 1 Infinite Spring

Outside, the fog was thick, but inside the room, the air was thick with the scent of spring.

Zhang Ji enjoyed the life of a powerful figure. He got up, put on his clothes, and opened the door, the sound waking the woman on the bed. She murmured, seemingly too exhausted, and fell back into a deep sleep.

"Snake Lord!"

Not far from the door, Liu Youshan walked over quickly, his face full of respectful smiles.

Seeing that Zhang Ji's clothes weren't buttoned up, he reached out to help, but Zhang Ji glanced at him, and he awkwardly retracted his hand, stepping back to signal a beautiful woman in the corridor to come and help Zhang Ji dress.

"Have all the hall masters of the twelve halls been gathered?" Zhang Ji asked, raising his arm and letting the woman put a black cloak on him.

Liu Youshan replied respectfully, "The twelve hall masters and thirty-six sub-hall masters have all been recruited and are waiting in the courtyard to pay their respects to Snake Lord."

Zhang Ji nodded and walked quickly. Liu Youshan stepped aside and bowed, letting Zhang Ji pass before following behind.

This was a detached villa in the West District.

The former owner had died in the disaster, and after a little tidying up, it became Zhang Ji's gang headquarters.

In the courtyard of the villa, a group of people had been waiting for a long time.

There were men and women, gathered in twos and threes, talking to each other in low voices, their faces serious. No one dared to joke around.

Guards stood around, all carefully selected elite gang members, tall and burly, with sharp eyes.

"Snake Lord has arrived!"

A gang member shouted, and the people in the courtyard hurriedly lined up, clasped their hands in front of them, leaned forward slightly, and looked excitedly and curiously towards the entrance of the villa.

Zhang Ji came out, wearing a black cloak, two and a half meters tall, his eyes majestic and sinister. Even from a distance, everyone felt a strong sense of oppression.

Everyone was awe-stricken.

"Greetings, Snake Lord!"

They saluted in unison, their voices loud and clear.

Zhang Ji scanned the crowd and nodded. "It is my honor, Zhang, that you have joined my Heavenly Snake Gang, and it is also your honor!"

"Because from today onwards, you will no longer have to worry about being swallowed by the ferocious King Cobra!"

"As for the others, they will all be food and rations for the great and ferocious King Cobra!"

Zhang Ji's voice was very powerful, carrying far.

He clapped his hands, and a gang member behind him brought a plate with many thumb-sized bottles on it. Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Zhang Ji smiled.

"As we all know, if we want to survive today, we must evolve, we must become stronger. If we fall behind, we will be eliminated, or even become food!"

"Since you have chosen the Heavenly Snake Gang and followed me, Zhang, I will not mistreat you."

Zhang Ji said, pointing to the bottles on the plate.

"This is the Heavenly Snake Gang's unique advanced evolution fluid, secretly made by a team of experts. It can help you evolve your beast body once and increase your strength."

As soon as he said this, the hall masters and sub-hall masters in the courtyard were so excited that their eyes shone.

They had long heard rumors that there was a secret laboratory in the West District researching the strange fog and evolutionary elixirs. The laboratory was located in the West District office building, but everyone who went to pry into the news had their necks broken.

Now that Zhang Ji had announced the news, everyone was surprised and suddenly realized, their eyes filled with awe.

So that was Snake Lord's business.

Zhang Ji smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"Come on, Liu Youshan, distribute the advanced evolution fluid to the hall masters and sub-hall masters, one bottle each. This is my, Zhang's, greeting gift to everyone!"

"Yes!"

Liu Youshan obeyed the order and hurriedly distributed a bottle to each of the eleven hall masters and thirty-six sub-hall masters in the courtyard.

He was the Rat Hall Master, so he took a bottle and put it in his pocket, and when he saw that there was one bottle left, he quietly took it away.

The crowd received the evolution fluid and held it in their hands like a treasure, very excited.

Opening the bottles, they saw a colorful fluid flowing inside, emitting an enticing fragrance. Just a whiff of it invigorated them. Everyone's eyes lit up. As expected of advanced evolution fluid, it looked extraordinary.

"Take it a second before the beast transformation, and you will evolve once." Zhang Ji added, glancing at Liu Youshan.

Liu Youshan understood and took out a booklet, saying loudly, "According to the instructions of the Heavenly Snake Gang Leader, the task responsibilities of each hall master will now be assigned."

Now that they had received the benefits, they had to work.

The hall masters and sub-hall masters in the courtyard looked serious and listened attentively.

"The Rat Hall of the Twelve Halls will serve as the intelligence agency, including but not limited to gathering intelligence, finding escape routes, rescue signals, observing anomalies in the sinkholes, changes in the Misty Forest, and the distribution of other forces in Xichuan Town."

"The Chicken Hall is responsible for the Heavenly Snake Gang's sentry patrols."

"The Ox Hall, Horse Hall, Sheep Hall, and Pig Hall will be unified as the logistics agency. The Ox Hall is responsible for building Snake King Fortress, the Horse Hall is responsible for building the Blood Food Factory, the Sheep Hall is responsible for building the Experimental Base, and the Pig Hall is responsible for the breeding and production of foreign species."

Speaking of this, Liu Youshan looked at Zhang Ji. After receiving his approval, he said sternly, "Pig Hall Master!"

In the courtyard, a bald middle-aged man stepped forward and said loudly, "Pig Hall Master Zhu Dagang is awaiting orders!"

Liu Youshan said, "Now, the work of your Pig Hall is the most important. Snake Lord has captured three giant wolves, one of which is reserved for his own use, and the remaining two are being held in custody. You must find all the female dogs in Xichuan Town to breed with them."

"You must produce one thousand pups within three months, and then use hormone feed to make them grow up."

"The task is heavy and the time is tight. If you do it well, Snake Lord will reward you greatly. If you don't do it well, your life will be in danger!"

Pig Hall Master Zhu Dagang trembled and said loudly, "Zhu Dagang obeys the order and will definitely complete the task on time!"

Zhang Ji coughed, and Zhu Dagang hurriedly bowed and listened attentively.

"Any problems with breeding female dogs and giant wolves can be referred to Professor Zhu Tiandao. He is an expert, and you must respect his opinions."

"Yes, Snake Lord!"

Zhu Dagang stepped back.

Liu Youshan saw Zhang Ji squinting again, and immediately understood, continuing to read the booklet:

"The Tiger Hall, Dragon Hall, Snake Hall, and Monkey Hall are unified as combat agencies, launching attacks on the East District, South District, North District, and High-tech Zone of Xichuan Town respectively, plundering all resources to strengthen our Heavenly Snake Gang."

Tiger Hall Master Chen Ping'an, Snake Hall Master Leng Yue, the eldest of the Black Silk Triplets, and the other two hall masters, hurriedly memorized it in their hearts.

"The Rabbit Hall is responsible for the security of the Heavenly Snake Gang's station and the daily alert of the experimental base. Security is the responsibility of the Rabbit Hall."

Speaking of this, Liu Youshan shouted, "Rabbit Hall Master?"

Below, a tall and enchanting woman stepped forward and said loudly, "Rabbit Hall Master An Yue is awaiting orders."

Liu Youshan stared into her eyes and said in a low voice, "Snake Lord's woman and Snake Lord's family are the most important. You must protect them! Understand?"

An Yue nodded, "Understood!"

She secretly glanced at Zhang Ji on the steps, but found that Zhang Ji was closing his eyes as if in a doze, as if his mind were wandering.

The window on the third floor of the villa opened, and a woman wearing black gauze was lazily stretching and yawning, her skin as white as snow, her face full of moving spring light and smiles, as if the disaster in Xichuan Town had nothing to do with her.

"Is this Snake Lord's woman? I heard she was Snake Lord's high school classmate..."

An Yue felt a burst of envy in her heart and retreated back into the ranks.

Liu Youshan finally looked at Hu San in the ranks and said loudly:

"The Dog Hall serves as a special affairs agency, responsible for supervising and inspecting other halls for any collusion with the enemy, and eliminating enemy spies who have infiltrated in a timely manner. Interrogation and detention are carried out by you."

"The Dog Hall is equivalent to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. You are the sharpest knives in Snake Lord's hands. You must strictly control, strictly train, and strictly enforce discipline."

Dog Hall Master Hu San hurriedly replied, "Yes, the Dog Hall will swear to be loyal to Snake Lord! Always loyal to the Heavenly Snake Gang!"

Liu Youshan nodded and looked at Zhang Ji, who was closing his eyes, and said respectfully with a smile, "Snake Lord, I have finished speaking. Do you have anything to add?"

Zhang Ji opened his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "The others retreat. The Rabbit Hall Master and the Dog Hall Master stay."

Everyone retreated.

Zhang Ji looked at Rabbit Hall Master An Yue and asked with a smile, "In my Zhang family, only the old man is left as a relative. If the old man and my woman fall into the water at the same time, who would you save?"

"Save both!"

"This is a multiple-choice question."

An Yue thought for a moment and immediately said, "Save the old man!"

A sharp light flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes, and he grinned, revealing his white teeth, and smiled, "Not bad, you, the Rabbit Hall Master, are still qualified. Go!"

"Yes, this subordinate will take my leave!" An Yue bowed and left, but her back was covered in cold sweat. She knew that if she had answered wrong just now, she might have lost her position as hall master.

In order to become this hall master, she had paid too great a price, even giving herself to Liu Youshan, who had recommended her to be the Rabbit Hall Master.

Zhang Ji looked at Hu San, who was standing in front of him with a bow, staring at him without speaking.

Hu San's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He felt like he was being stared at by a bloodthirsty beast. The invisible fear and oppression made him almost unable to stand.

"I heard that you killed your elder brother and occupied your sister-in-law?" Zhang Ji's first sentence made Hu San panic and kneel on the ground in fright.

He didn't know how Zhang Ji knew about this. He had done it so secretly.

Zhang Ji smiled slightly and said, "No need to be nervous. Just like I said to Liu Youshan at the beginning, I don't care about your past. I only look at your future and value. If you dare to betray me in the future, or are a waste..."

He revealed a mouthful of white teeth, "Then I will swallow you alive, bit by bit!"

Hu San's terrified Adam's apple bobbed, and he said loudly, "Hu San will always be loyal to Snake Lord and follow in Snake Lord's footsteps to prove his value!"

Zhang Ji took out a list and handed it to him. "These people have special bloodlines. Find them, catch them all, and send them to Zhu Tiandao's laboratory."

"Yes!"

Hu San took the list with both hands and glanced at it, finding that the first name on the list was Long Chen.

His heart trembled. He had heard of this person before. He had once led a team to attack the King Cobra and was very powerful. He didn't expect that he was also on Snake Lord's list.

Zhang Ji pondered, "Among the gang members recruited this time, whether they are hall masters or sub-hall masters, as long as they have special bloodlines, their blood should be drawn and sent to the laboratory as soon as possible... Well, just say it's a physical examination."

"Understood, please rest assured, Snake Lord. I will arrange it immediately." Hu San replied with a bow. Seeing Zhang Ji closing his eyes, he wisely saluted and retreated quietly.

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Not long after.

Zhang Ji came to Zhu Tiandao's laboratory. The other party was wearing a white coat and holding a scalpel, busy at the dissection table.

Two dissection tables, one tied with a giant wolf, and one tied with Liu Tao, Zhang Ji's old high school classmate, the class monitor.

At this moment.

He was howling in pain with fear in his eyes. Zhu Tiandao in front of him had an excited smile on his face, and like a devil, he was cutting open his stomach with a knife. He was so scared that he pulled out foul-smelling, golden excrement.

Seeing Zhang Ji, Liu Tao saw a savior and eagerly begged for help, "Zhang Ji, save me, I've been kidnapped, he wants to use me for live experiments, save me!"

Zhang Ji ignored him and looked at Zhu Tiandao, asking, "How long can the poison in the advanced evolution fluid given to those hall masters and sub-hall masters control them?"

Zhu Tiandao put down the scalpel and smiled. "They must take an antidote every ten days, otherwise they will die immediately from the poison!"

Zhang Ji said with satisfaction, "Okay, then the next time we reward them with evolution fluid will be in ten days!"

Zhu Tiandao took out a new bottle of evolution fluid from the cabinet and said, "This is prepared for the old man, a truly advanced evolution fluid, non-toxic, don't worry!"

Zhang Ji put it away, turned around and left. Liu Tao on the dissection table had already understood at this moment that the demon dissecting himself and Zhang Ji were birds of a feather.

Neither of them was a good thing.

He angrily cursed, "Zhang Ji, you son of a bitch, you dared to harm me, this is illegal, illegal, do you know? ... When Xichuan Town is unblocked, I will sue you, I will let you die!"

Zhang Ji suddenly turned his head, looked at Zhu Tiandao, and grinned. "Professor Zhu, is your scalpel rusty? How is this guy still shouting so loudly?"

Zhu Tiandao picked up the scalpel and approached the dissection table, grabbed Liu Tao's tongue, and with a flash of the knife, he immediately cut it off, threw it into the trash can, and then clapped his hands and smiled, "Snake Lord, look, my scalpel is as sharp as ever!"