“Presumptuous!”
Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes and shouted sternly as he watched Young Master Hu, swift as a tiger, pounce directly towards him.
Swish!
The large saber in Chen Ping'an's hand chopped straight at Young Master Hu.
At this moment, in terms of saber techniques, Chen Ping'an held nothing back.
The Major Achievement-level Gongmen Thirteen Blades appeared incredibly powerful at this moment.
The speed of his saber technique far exceeded Young Master Hu's expectations. Although his sudden attack was swift, he was empty-handed. According to his plan, with this pounce, Chen Ping'an should have fallen into his hands, to be manipulated as he wished.
But now...
A bright white flash streaked across the moonlight, and Young Master Hu had no time to dodge. This pounce seemed to be heading directly into the blade.
“Get lost!”
Young Master Hu roared, his Qi and blood surging throughout his body, hoping to withstand this saber strike with his powerful Qi and blood.
He had achieved success in skin refining, making it like thin oxhide. He had achieved success in muscle refining, granting him immense strength.
If Chen Ping'an's saber strike was merely for show, looking good but useless, then even if he took the blade, at most he would only be injured. It wouldn't harm his foundation. By directly withstanding this saber strike, he would still have a chance to seize Chen Ping'an and use the opportunity to break through.
Pfft!
Young Master Hu's eyes widened, as if he had witnessed something incredible.
In the moonlight, Chen Ping'an held the large saber, its blade stained with fresh blood.
Bang!
Young Master Hu's body fell heavily.
“Ho ho ho... ho ho...”
Young Master Hu clutched his throat, blood saturating his hand, a deep crimson. He wanted to say something, but his throat was leaking air, and he couldn't speak a word.
This saber technique...
Just now, Chen Ping'an seized that extremely rare opening, bypassing the protection of his arm, and directly struck his neck.
Chen Ping'an's Gongmen Thirteen Blades was executed with masterful skill!
Just like Chen Father back then!
“This is impossible!”
Having witnessed the entire process, Tan Huacong watched Young Master Hu, clutching his throat and splattering blood, fall to the ground in disbelief.
Young Master Hu of the Tiger Head Gang, as the adopted son of Qing Ye, was renowned! This was a person at Qi Blood Second Realm Muscle Changing Perfection!
With one saber strike, Young Master Hu was on the verge of death.
This saber technique... Unbelievable!
Tan Huacong's face was filled with shock.
Young Master Hu's Qi and blood were strong; although his throat was cut open, he still had a breath for a while.
Chen Ping'an walked forward indifferently and stood before Young Master Hu.
“Young Master Hu, it's time to go!”
Swish!
With a flash of the blade, Young Master Hu's body heavily collapsed. Before his death, the gaze he directed at Chen Ping'an still held shock and fear.
“Thank you, Young Master Hu, for the reprieve, Young Master Hu, take your time.”
“Young Master Hu is merciful, thank you, Young Master Hu.”
“...”
The images in his mind still lingered on the humble, bowing, smiling youth.
The scene solidified on Chen Ping'an's indifferent face as he struck, then was abruptly extinguished, ending Young Master Hu's life.
Tiger Head Gang Protector, Young Master Hu, dead!
The many Yamen Runners and the ruffians of the Tiger Head Gang around, looking at Young Master Hu's corpse on the ground, were filled with horror.
Young Master Hu, a dignified Qi Blood Second Realm Muscle Changing Perfection individual!
He just died like that?
Died at Chen Ping'an's hands!
In this process, Chen Ping'an only used two moves: one to bring him to the brink of death, and one to kill him!
“Major Achievement-level Gongmen Thirteen Blades, not bad!”
Chen Ping'an held the large saber, looking at Young Master Hu's corpse, a slight change appearing on his indifferent face.
The Qi he had suppressed for so long finally eased quite a bit at this moment! Next, there was...
Chen Ping'an turned his head and glanced at Tan Huacong.
Tan Huacong just happened to see Chen Ping'an's look, and his heart was greatly alarmed, his forehead instantly covered in sweat.
Thump! Thump!
Tan Huacong's heart began to beat extremely fast.
Chen Ping'an merely looked at Tan Huacong before turning his head away.
“The chief culprit has been executed; those who resist will be killed without mercy!”
With Young Master Hu's death, the remaining ruffians and scoundrels of the Tiger Head Gang no longer had the courage to fight. If Young Master Hu, at Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection, was not an opponent, much less were they.
The morale of the Tiger Head Gang members in this stronghold instantly crumbled, and they all gave up resistance.
Of course, a very small number of ruffians still tried to escape, but they were captured by the Zhenfu Division's Yamen Runners.
In a very short time, this stronghold of the Tiger Head Gang was completely captured, and the situation was pacified.
“Leave a few people here to guard, the rest follow me to provide support!”
Seeing the Tiger Head Gang members completely controlled, Chen Ping'an immediately led his men out.
Tonight, his target was not just Young Master Hu alone, but the entire Tiger Head Gang!
The main force of the Tiger Head Gang was not here; at this time, on the other side of Hu Pao Alley, there should still be a tough battle being fought.
...
Inside Hu Pao Alley, at the Tiger Head Gang's base, the firelight was bright.
The Zhenfu Division's Yamen Runners and the Tiger Head Gang members had long since devolved into a chaotic battle. From the perspective of the lower ranks, the Zhenfu Division's Yamen Runners undoubtedly held a great advantage. Basically, one Yamen Runner could easily handle one or two ruffians.
In terms of core strength, the official Yamen Runners of the Zhenfu Division also had a considerable advantage.
However, in terms of high-end combat power, the Zhenfu Division did not hold much of an advantage.
In the innermost area, Li Chatou, Huang Chatou, and Chief Liu were locked in battle with the Tiger Head Gang's leader, Qing Ye, and the Vice Leader, Qing Ye.
Chief Liu's team was initially mobile, but after dealing with and encircling some Tiger Head Gang ruffians, they also came to provide support.
Although Qing Ye was old and frail, having entered the Bone Forging Realm, he was not someone any of the three of them could deal with.
The strongest among the three was Li Chatou, at Qi Blood Third Stage Perfection. He was on the same level as the Vice Leader, Qing Ye.
The current situation was that Li Chatou and the Tiger Head Gang's Vice Leader, Qing Ye, were fighting to a draw. Chief Liu and Huang Chatou were jointly fighting the Tiger Head Gang's Qing Ye.
For a time, it was difficult to distinguish who was superior.
The Tiger Head Gang's leader, Qing Ye, wielded a giant weapon like a large crab saber, constantly parrying the attacks of the two Chief Constables.
“Damn it! Damn it!”
The two in front of him, though at the Qi Blood Third Stage Muscle Changing Realm, cooperated tacitly and struck with veteran skill. After a prolonged battle, he was surprisingly unable to do anything to them.
“A tiger falls into a flat plain and is bullied by dogs!”
Qing Ye grew angrier the more he fought.
If he were still in his prime, how would these two dare to bully him like this! Even if they teamed up, he could defeat them one by one by breaking through their defenses.
But now...
He was old and frail, and his strength was failing him.
The sound of clashing weapons rang out continuously.
The Tiger Head Gang's Vice Leader, Qing Ye, used twin axes and was fighting Li Chatou to a standstill. At this moment, his mind was full of questions.
Why did the Zhenfu Division suddenly attack the Tiger Head Gang?
However, it was clear that no one had answered him up to now.